Newcastle Jets vs Melbourne V 2022-23 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
2 - 1
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 31': Kosta Grozos (Newcastle Jets) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 37': Goal! Newcastle Jets 1, Melbourne Victory 0. Beka Mikeltadze (Newcastle Jets) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 46': Dane Ingham (Newcastle Jets) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 51': Goal! Newcastle Jets 1, Melbourne Victory 1. Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joshua Brillante.
- 58': Goal! Newcastle Jets 2, Melbourne Victory 1. Kosta Grozos (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Beka Mikeltadze following a set piece situation.
- 62': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Manabu Saito replaces Trent Buhagiar.
- 64': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Chris Ikonomidis replaces Nishan Velupillay.
- 64': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. William Wilson replaces Leigh Broxham.
- 77': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Stefan Nigro replaces Connor Chapman.
- 77': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Bruce Kamau replaces Jake Brimmer.
- 78': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Beka Dartsmelia replaces Kosta Grozos.
- 78': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Thomas Aquilina replaces Jason Hoffman.
- 82': Substitution, Melbourne Victory. Tomi Juric replaces Ben Folami.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Mark Natta replaces Mohamed Al-Taay.
- 90'+8': Jaushua Sotirio (Newcastle Jets) is shown the yellow card.
Game Information
Venue: McDonald Jones Stadium
Location: Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Attendance: 5,595
Australian A-League Men Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +13 | Wellington Phoenix FC | 26 | 50 | 4 |
| +18 | Central Coast Mariners | 25 | 49 | 6 |
| +11 | Melbourne Victory | 26 | 42 | 4 |
| 0 | Macarthur FC | 26 | 41 | 7 |
Statistics
 MVC |
NEW |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 11 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Saves | 4 |
| 46.5 | Possession | 53.5 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 6 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 301 | Accurate Passes | 376 |
| 385 | Passes | 458 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 22 | Crosses | 10 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 34 | Long Balls | 40 |
| 10 | Accurate Long Balls | 11 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 19 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 8 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 8 | Clearances | 19 |
Newcastle Jets (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Duncan (GK) |
| 5 | Matthew Jurman |
| 25 | Carl Jenkinson |
| 14 | Mohamed Al-Taay |
| 3 | Jason Hoffman |
| 2 | Dane Ingham  |
| 17 | Kosta Grozos |
| 32 | Angus Thurgate |
| 11 | Jaushua Sotirio |
| 7 | Trent Buhagiar |
| 9 | Beka Mikeltadze |
Melbourne Victory (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Acton (GK) |
| 21 | Roderick Miranda |
| 5 | Damien Da Silva |
| 3 | Cadete |
| 14 | Connor Chapman |
| 22 | Jake Brimmer |
| 6 | Leigh Broxham |
| 8 | Josh Brillante |
| 10 | Bruno Fornaroli |
| 11 | Ben Folami |
| 24 | Nishan Velupillay |
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