Australian A-League Men

Western Utd vs Newcastle Jets 2021-22 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season

  • 16': Léo Lacroix
  • 52': Léo Lacroix
FT
2 - 1
  • 81': Angus Thurgate

Introduction

Western United are hosting Newcastle Jets at Mars Stadium, Ballarat, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Commentary

  • 16': Goal! Western United FC 1, Newcastle Jets 0. Léo Lacroix (Western United FC) header from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Benjamin Garuccio with a cross following a corner.
  • 25': Neil Kilkenny (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 40': Jason Hoffman (Newcastle Jets) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45': Second Half begins Western United FC 1, Newcastle Jets 0.
  • 49': Daniel Penha (Newcastle Jets) is shown the yellow card.
  • 52': Goal! Western United FC 2, Newcastle Jets 0. Léo Lacroix (Western United FC) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
  • 60': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Dylan Murnane replaces Jason Hoffman.
  • 60': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Taylor Regan replaces Valentino Yuel.
  • 60': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Olivier Boumal replaces Samuel Silvera.
  • 61': Substitution, Western United FC. Jerry Skotadis replaces Rene Krhin.
  • 61': Jerry Skotadis (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 73': Substitution, Western United FC. Adisu Bayew replaces Dylan Pierias.
  • 74': Olivier Boumal (Newcastle Jets) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 81': Goal! Western United FC 2, Newcastle Jets 1. Angus Thurgate (Newcastle Jets) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dylan Murnane.
  • 81': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Eli Babalj replaces Daniel Penha.
  • 81': Substitution, Newcastle Jets. Savvas Siatravanis replaces Dane Ingham.
  • 90'+1': Angus Thurgate (Newcastle Jets) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2': VAR Decision: No Red Card Nikolai Topor-Stanley (Western United FC).
  • 90'+3': Nikolai Topor-Stanley (Western United FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Game Information

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: Mars Stadium
Location: Ballarat, Australia
Attendance: 2,674

Australian A-League Men Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+12 Wellington Phoenix FC 22 43 3
+16 Central Coast Mariners 21 40 5
+2 Macarthur FC 22 35 5
+10 Melbourne Victory 22 35 3
Full Table

Statistics

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14 Fouls 11
4 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 1
10 Corner Kicks 4
3 Saves 4
62.5 Possession 37.5
14 SHOTS 15
5 ON GOAL 6
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
520 Accurate Passes 261
603 Passes 362
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
8 Accurate Crosses 3
25 Crosses 12
0.3 Cross % 0.3
58 Long Balls 69
34 Accurate Long Balls 31
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 2
5 Effective Tackles 4
11 Tackles 8
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
3 Interceptions 9
18 Effective Clearances 21
18 Clearances 21

Line-Ups

WTU Western United (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Jamie Young (GK)
44 Nikolai Topor-Stanley Yellow Card
4 Léo Lacroix
17 Ben Garuccio
6 Tomoki Imai
10 Steven Lustica
88 Neil Kilkenny Yellow Card
16 Rene Krhin
99 Aleksandar Prijovic
8 Lachlan Wales
5 Dylan Pierias

NEW Newcastle Jets (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Jack Duncan (GK)
6 Matthew Jurman
4 Jordan Elsey
3 Jason Hoffman Yellow Card
2 Dane Ingham
11 Daniel Penha Yellow Card
8 Mario Arques
32 Angus Thurgate
9 Beka Mikeltadze
17 Valentino Yuel
25 Samuel Silvera

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