Western United vs Newcastle Jets, 2023-24 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
· Australian A-League MenAbout
Western United are hosting Newcastle Jets
at AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia, starting on
. The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt blocked. Lachlan Wales (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 8': Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Foul by Angus Thurgate (Western United).
- 8': Attempt missed. Matthew Grimaldi (Western United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lachlan Wales following a fast break.
- 10': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Lucas Mauragis.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Noah Botic (Western United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lachlan Wales.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Matthew Grimaldi (Western United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastian Pasquali.
- 11': Attempt saved. Trent Buhagiar (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Dane Ingham.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Daniel Penha (Western United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lachlan Wales.
- 14': Penalty conceded by Nathan Grimaldi (Newcastle Jets) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 16': Goal! Western United 1, Newcastle Jets 0. Daniel Penha (Western United) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 18': Foul by Noah Botic (Western United).
- 18': Kosta Grozos (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Attempt missed. Nathan Grimaldi (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mark Natta with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
- 20': Attempt missed. Angus Thurgate (Western United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Noah Botic.
- 22': Delay in match because of an injury Kosta Grozos (Newcastle Jets).
- 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 24': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Callum Timmins replaces Kosta Grozos because of an injury.
- 24': Dane Ingham (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Matthew Grimaldi (Western United).
- 25': Foul by Daniel Wilmering (Newcastle Jets).
- 25': Noah Botic (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Foul by Dane Ingham (Newcastle Jets).
- 28': Matthew Grimaldi (Western United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Attempt missed. Noah Botic (Western United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Matthew Grimaldi following a set piece situation.
- 30': Charbel Shamoon (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Lucas Mauragis (Newcastle Jets).
- 31': Attempt missed. Callum Timmins (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Trent Buhagiar.
- 32': Attempt saved. Trent Buhagiar (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Wilmering.
- 34': Attempt saved. Trent Buhagiar (Newcastle Jets) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Mauragis with a cross.
- 35': Attempt saved. Matthew Grimaldi (Western United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Daniel Penha.
- 35': Corner, Western United. Conceded by Ryan Scott.
- 36': Charbel Shamoon (Western United) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
- 36': Charbel Shamoon (Western United) is shown the yellow card.
- 37': Foul by Lachlan Wales (Western United).
- 37': Lucas Mauragis (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Dane Ingham (Newcastle Jets).
- 38': Matthew Grimaldi (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Hand ball by Trent Buhagiar (Newcastle Jets).
- 40': Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Tomoki Imai (Western United).
- 41': Attempt blocked. Daniel Wilmering (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Trent Buhagiar.
- 42': Foul by Joshua Risdon (Western United).
- 42': Thomas Aquilina (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Joshua Risdon (Western United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Matthew Grimaldi (Western United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Penha.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Western United 1, Newcastle Jets 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Western United 1, Newcastle Jets 0.
- 45': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Clayton Taylor replaces Thomas Aquilina.
- 46': Offside, Western United. Joshua Risdon is caught offside.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Clayton Taylor (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Apostolos Stamatelopoulos.
- 50': Attempt missed. Dane Ingham (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 53': Attempt missed. Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Newcastle Jets) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Brandon O'Neill with a cross.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Callum Timmins (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Clayton Taylor (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
- 54': Attempt missed. Noah Botic (Western United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lachlan Wales following a fast break.
- 55': Goal! Western United 2, Newcastle Jets 0. Noah Botic (Western United) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Joshua Risdon with a cross.
- 57': Foul by Lachlan Wales (Western United).
- 57': Lucas Mauragis (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Daniel Stynes replaces Lucas Mauragis.
- 58': Offside, Newcastle Jets. Apostolos Stamatelopoulos is caught offside.
- 60': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Charbel Shamoon.
- 62': Attempt saved. Daniel Penha (Western United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Noah Botic.
- 62': Substitution, Western United. Nikita Rukavytsya replaces Noah Botic.
- 63': Foul by Trent Buhagiar (Newcastle Jets).
- 63': Sebastian Pasquali (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Callum Timmins (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Foul by Angus Thurgate (Western United).
- 65': Charbel Shamoon (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Clayton Taylor (Newcastle Jets).
- 66': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Charbel Shamoon.
- 67': Attempt saved. Matthew Grimaldi (Western United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Penha.
- 67': Attempt missed. Joshua Risdon (Western United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 70': Angus Thurgate (Western United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Callum Timmins (Newcastle Jets).
- 70': Substitution, Western United. Michael Ruhs replaces Matthew Grimaldi.
- 70': Substitution, Western United. Zach Lisolajski replaces Sebastian Pasquali.
- 70': Substitution, Western United. Rhys Bozinovski replaces Charbel Shamoon.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Lachlan Wales (Western United) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Joshua Risdon with a cross.
- 74': Attempt missed. Rhys Bozinovski (Western United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nikita Rukavytsya.
- 75': Daniel Stynes (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Zach Lisolajski (Western United).
- 75': Dane Ingham (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Lachlan Wales (Western United).
- 76': Attempt saved. Trent Buhagiar (Newcastle Jets) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Dane Ingham with a cross.
- 76': Attempt missed. Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Newcastle Jets) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Brandon O'Neill with a cross.
- 76': Attempt missed. Clayton Taylor (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Apostolos Stamatelopoulos.
- 77': Substitution, Western United. Luke Vickery replaces Daniel Penha.
- 80': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Phillip Cancar replaces Nathan Grimaldi.
- 80': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Justin Vidic replaces Trent Buhagiar.
- 80': Attempt saved. Callum Timmins (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Stynes.
- 83': Dane Ingham (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Luke Vickery (Western United).
- 85': Attempt missed. Callum Timmins (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 87': Offside, Western United. Lachlan Wales is caught offside.
- 88': Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Foul by Rhys Bozinovski (Western United).
- 89': VAR Decision: Card upgraded James Donachie (Western United).
- 90': James Donachie (Western United) is shown the red card.
- 90'+1': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Joshua Risdon.
- 90'+2': Hand ball by Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Newcastle Jets).
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Justin Vidic (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Apostolos Stamatelopoulos with a cross.
- 90'+4': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Zach Lisolajski.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Newcastle Jets) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Phillip Cancar.
- 90'+4': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Joshua Risdon.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Newcastle Jets) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Wilmering with a cross.
- 90'+5': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Tom Heward-Belle.
- 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brandon O'Neill.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Western United 2, Newcastle Jets 0.
- 0': Match ends, Western United 2, Newcastle Jets 0.
Statistics
 NEW |
WTU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 13 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 4 | Saves | 6 |
| 55.4 | Possession | 44.6 |
| 20 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 504 | Accurate Passes | 404 |
| 581 | Passes | 480 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 9 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 25 | Crosses | 6 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 48 | Long Balls | 44 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 17 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 29 |
| 19 | Clearances | 29 |
Game Information
Competition: Australian A-League Men
Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 2,947
Venue: AAMI Park
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 2,947
A-League Men Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auckland FC | 3 | +5 | 9 |
| 2 | Melbourne Victory | 3 | +3 | 7 |
| 3 | Sydney FC | 3 | +1 | 6 |
| 4 | Melbourne City FC | 3 | 0 | 6 |
Line-Ups
Western United (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Heward-Belle (GK) |
| 4 | James Donachie  |
| 6 | Tomoki Imai |
| 19 | Joshua Risdon  |
| 29 | Charbel Shamoon |
| 32 | Angus Thurgate |
| 21 | Sebastian Pasquali |
| 39 | Matthew Grimaldi |
| 8 | Lachlan Wales |
| 38 | Noah Botic |
| 11 | Daniel Penha |
Newcastle Jets (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Scott (GK) |
| 33 | Mark Natta |
| 27 | Nathan Grimaldi |
| 5 | Lucas Mauragis |
| 14 | Dane Ingham |
| 6 | Brandon O'Neill |
| 17 | Kosta Grozos |
| 23 | Daniel Wilmering |
| 39 | Thomas Aquilina |
| 8 | Apostolos Stamatelopoulos |
| 7 | Trent Buhagiar |
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