Newcastle Jets vs Melbourne City FC, 2024-25 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
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Match Commentary
- 2': Marco Tilio (Melbourne City FC) Goal at 2'
- 4': Callum Talbot (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 4'
- 33': Yonatan Cohen (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 33'
- 40': Eli Adams (Newcastle Jets) Yellow Card at 40'
- 45': Ben Gibson (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 45'
- 51': Steven Ugarkovic (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 51'
- 62': Clayton Taylor (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 62'
- 65': Harry Politidis (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 65'
- 65': Kosta Grozos (Newcastle Jets) Yellow Card at 65'
- 70': James Jeggo (Melbourne City FC) Red Card at 70'
- 71': Zane Schreiber (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 71'
- 88': Will Dobson (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 88'
- 89': Zane Schreiber (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 89'
- 90': Harry Politidis (Melbourne City FC) Yellow Card at 90'
- 90': Thomas Aquilina (Newcastle Jets) Yellow Card at 90'
- 90'+1': Arion Sulemani (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 91'
- 90'+1': German Ferreyra (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 91'
Statistics
 MBC |
NEW |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 5 |
| 5 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 46.6 | Possession | 53.4 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: McDonald Jones Stadium
Location: Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Attendance: 8,032
A-League Men Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wellington Phoenix | 4 | +6 | 10 |
| 2 | Sydney FC | 4 | +3 | 7 |
| 3 | Brisbane Roar FC | 3 | +2 | 7 |
| 4 | Melbourne City FC | 4 | 0 | 7 |
Line-Ups
Newcastle Jets (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Scott (GK) |
| 33 | Mark Natta |
| 15 | Aleksandar Susnjar |
| 23 | Daniel Wilmering |
| 14 | Dane Ingham |
| 37 | Lachlan Bayliss |
| 17 | Kosta Grozos  |
| 39 | Thomas Aquilina |
| 7 | Eli Adams |
| 10 | Wellissol |
| 29 | Justin Vidic |
Melbourne City FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 33 | Patrick Beach (GK) |
| 26 | Samuel Souprayen |
| 27 | Kai Trewin |
| 16 | Aziz Behich |
| 2 | Callum Talbot |
| 6 | Steven Ugarkovic |
| 13 | Nathaniel Atkinson |
| 8 | James Jeggo  |
| 15 | Andrew Nabbout |
| 23 | Marco Tilio |
| 10 | Yonatan Cohen |
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