Newcastle Jets vs Wellington Phoenix FC, 2023-24 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

· Australian A-League Men

Newcastle Jets

15': Alex Paulsen (OG)

FT
1 - 1

Wellington Phoenix FC

71': Kosta Barbarouses

About

Newcastle Jets are hosting Wellington Phoenix FC at McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle, New South Wales, 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.
3': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Finn Surman.
4': Attempt blocked. Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lachlan Bayliss.
4': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Scott Wootton.
4': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Alex Rufer.
5': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Alex Rufer.
6': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Bozhidar Kraev.
7': Attempt missed. Clayton Taylor (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Callum Timmins.
12': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Youstin Salas is caught offside.
13': Foul by Daniel Stynes (Newcastle Jets).
13': Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Attempt missed. Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ben Old.
15': Own Goal by Alex Paulsen, Wellington Phoenix. Newcastle Jets 1, Wellington Phoenix 0.
17': Foul by Callum Timmins (Newcastle Jets).
17': Mohamed Al-Taay (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
17': Callum Timmins (Newcastle Jets) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
18': Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
18': Foul by Carl Jenkinson (Newcastle Jets).
20': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Dane Ingham.
22': Foul by Clayton Taylor (Newcastle Jets).
22': Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Attempt missed. Lachlan Bayliss (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Callum Timmins.
24': Attempt missed. Lachlan Bayliss (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Wilmering.
26': Attempt missed. Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Newcastle Jets) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Stynes with a cross.
26': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Scott Wootton.
30': Attempt blocked. Lachlan Bayliss (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Stynes.
30': Attempt blocked. Callum Timmins (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kosta Grozos.
32': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Dane Ingham.
33': Attempt saved. Mohamed Al-Taay (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ben Old.
33': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Ryan Scott.
34': Attempt blocked. Tim Payne (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Old.
35': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Scott Wootton is caught offside.
36': Attempt missed. Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Tim Payne.
40': Daniel Stynes (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Foul by Mohamed Al-Taay (Wellington Phoenix).
44': Attempt missed. Youstin Salas (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alex Rufer.
44': Delay in match because of an injury Phillip Cancar (Newcastle Jets).
45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Daniel Wilmering.
45'+1': Attempt saved. Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sam Sutton with a cross.
45'+3': Attempt saved. Lachlan Bayliss (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Apostolos Stamatelopoulos.
45'+3': First Half ends, Newcastle Jets 1, Wellington Phoenix 0.
45': Second Half begins Newcastle Jets 1, Wellington Phoenix 0.
45': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. David Ball replaces Mohamed Al-Taay.
45': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Oskar van Hattum replaces Youstin Salas.
46': Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick on the right wing.
46': Foul by Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix).
47': Attempt missed. Daniel Stynes (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kosta Grozos with a cross following a set piece situation.
48': Attempt saved. Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bozhidar Kraev.
48': Offside, Wellington Phoenix. Tim Payne is caught offside.
50': Attempt missed. Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) header from very close range is just a bit too high.
51': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Dane Ingham.
53': Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Foul by Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix).
55': Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Newcastle Jets) hits the bar with a right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right.
55': Attempt missed. Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
56': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Dane Ingham.
57': Attempt blocked. Scott Wootton (Wellington Phoenix) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Tim Payne with a cross.
57': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Phillip Cancar.
57': Attempt blocked. Finn Surman (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oskar van Hattum with a cross.
59': Attempt missed. Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
60': Attempt saved. Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Old.
60': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Ryan Scott.
62': Attempt blocked. Lachlan Bayliss (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Apostolos Stamatelopoulos.
63': Attempt saved. Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Oskar van Hattum with a cross.
63': Daniel Stynes (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Foul by Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix).
64': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Trent Buhagiar replaces Daniel Stynes.
64': Attempt blocked. Clayton Taylor (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
64': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Finn Surman.
65': Alex Paulsen (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Foul by Phillip Cancar (Newcastle Jets).
65': Phillip Cancar (Newcastle Jets) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
65': Ben Old (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick on the left wing.
65': Foul by Carl Jenkinson (Newcastle Jets).
66': Carl Jenkinson (Newcastle Jets) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
66': Attempt blocked. Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tim Payne.
66': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Callum Timmins.
67': Attempt blocked. Bozhidar Kraev (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Tim Payne with a cross.
67': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Callum Timmins.
68': Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Foul by Scott Wootton (Wellington Phoenix).
68': Scott Wootton (Wellington Phoenix) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
70': Attempt missed. Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
71': Goal! Newcastle Jets 1, Wellington Phoenix 1. Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
72': Foul by Lachlan Bayliss (Newcastle Jets).
72': Sam Sutton (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Jason Hoffman replaces Lachlan Bayliss.
74': Attempt missed. Jason Hoffman (Newcastle Jets) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
77': Attempt missed. David Ball (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kosta Barbarouses with a cross.
78': Attempt blocked. Kosta Grozos (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
78': Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Bozhidar Kraev with a through ball.
79': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Alex Rufer.
80': Callum Timmins (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Foul by Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix).
81': Delay in match because of an injury Kosta Grozos (Newcastle Jets).
81': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Brandon O'Neill replaces Kosta Grozos because of an injury.
81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
82': Corner, Newcastle Jets. Conceded by Kosta Barbarouses.
83': Attempt missed. Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Newcastle Jets) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dane Ingham with a cross.
84': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Oskar Zawada replaces Bozhidar Kraev.
84': Offside, Newcastle Jets. Trent Buhagiar is caught offside.
85': Carl Jenkinson (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Foul by Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix).
86': Attempt missed. Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tim Payne with a cross.
87': Offside, Newcastle Jets. Trent Buhagiar is caught offside.
87': Foul by Jason Hoffman (Newcastle Jets).
87': Kosta Barbarouses (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Corner, Wellington Phoenix. Conceded by Phillip Cancar.
89': Attempt missed. Oskar Zawada (Wellington Phoenix) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Oskar van Hattum with a cross following a corner.
90': Substitution, Wellington Phoenix. Nicholas Pennington replaces Tim Payne.
90': Callum Timmins (Newcastle Jets) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Foul by Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix).
90'+1': Attempt missed. Dane Ingham (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Clayton Taylor.
90'+1': Attempt missed. Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Clayton Taylor following a fast break.
90'+2': Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+2': Foul by Trent Buhagiar (Newcastle Jets).
90'+2': Penalty conceded by Carl Jenkinson (Newcastle Jets) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
90'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Carl Jenkinson (Newcastle Jets).
90'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+5': VAR Decision: Penalty Wellington Phoenix.
90'+6': Penalty missed! Still Newcastle Jets 1, Wellington Phoenix 1. Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix) hits the right post with a right footed shot.
90'+6': Dane Ingham (Newcastle Jets) is shown the yellow card.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Newcastle Jets 1, Wellington Phoenix 1.
0': Match ends, Newcastle Jets 1, Wellington Phoenix 1.

Statistics

WEL		NEW
8	Fouls	10
1	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	2
11	Corner Kicks	9
1	Saves	5
64.3	Possession	35.7
22	SHOTS	18
6	ON GOAL	1
0.3	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
486	Accurate Passes	240
560	Passes	299
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
10	Accurate Crosses	7
32	Crosses	23
0.3	Cross %	0.3
41	Long Balls	43
23	Accurate Long Balls	17
0.6	Long Balls %	0.4
5	Blocked Shots	6
9	Effective Tackles	8
15	Tackles	15
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
8	Interceptions	8
14	Effective Clearances	34
14	Clearances	34

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: McDonald Jones Stadium
Location: Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Attendance: 4,376

A-League Men Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Auckland FC	17	+19	39
2	Adelaide United	16	+7	31
3	Melbourne Victory	18	+5	29
4	Western Sydney Wanderers	18	+8	28

Full Table

Line-Ups

Newcastle Jets (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Ryan Scott (GK)
22	Philip Cancar
25	Carl Jenkinson
23	Daniel Wilmering
14	Dane Ingham
37	Lachlan Bayliss
17	Kosta Grozos
19	Callum Timmins
8	Apostolos Stamatelopoulos
13	Clayton Taylor
18	Daniel Stynes

Newcastle Jets Substitutes:

Brandon O'Neill, Jason Hoffman, Justin Vidic, Michael Weier, Archie Goodwin, Nathan Grimaldi, Trent Buhagiar.

Wellington Phoenix FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
40	Alex Paulsen (GK)
4	Scott Wootton
3	Finn Surman
19	Sam Sutton
6	Tim Payne
11	Bozhidar Kraev
14	Alex Rufer
12	Mohamed Al-Taay
7	Kosta Barbarouses
8	Ben Old
17	Youstin Salas

Wellington Phoenix FC Substitutes:

David Ball, Nicholas Pennington, Matthew Sheridan, Lukas Kelly-Heald, Jack Duncan, Oskar van Hattum, Oskar Zawada.

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