Sydney FC vs Newcastle Jets, 2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Semifinals

· 1st Leg

Sydney FC

50': Apostolos Stamatelopoulos

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1st Leg

Newcastle Jets

58': Eli Adams

About

Sydney FC are hosting Newcastle Jets at Allianz Stadium, Sydney, Australia, starting on . The match is a part of the Australian A-League Men.

Match Commentary

17': Paul Okon (Sydney FC) Yellow Card at 17'
50': Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Sydney FC) Goal at 50'
58': Eli Adams (Newcastle Jets) Goal at 58'
65': Xavier Bertoncello (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 65'
65': Zach Clough (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 65'
66': Patrick Wood (Sydney FC) Substitution at 66'
66': Ahmet Arslan (Sydney FC) Substitution at 66'
73': Joe Shaughnessy (Newcastle Jets) Yellow Card at 73'
75': Kosta Grozos (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 75'
76': Kota Mizunuma (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 76'
77': Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) Substitution at 77'
86': Víctor Campuzano (Sydney FC) Substitution at 86'

Statistics

NEW		SYD
15	Fouls	6
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	5
5	Saves	2
41.6	Possession	58.4
11	SHOTS	15
5	ON GOAL	6
0.5	On Target %	0.4
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

Competition: Australian A-League Men

Venue: Allianz Stadium
Location: Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 17,771

Line-Ups

Sydney FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
12	Harrison Devenish-Meares (GK)
4	Jordan Courtney-Perkins
41	Alexandar Popovic
17	Ben Garuccio
23	Rhyan Grant
20	Tiago Quintal
24	Paul Okon-Engstler
8	Wataru Kamijo
80	Apostolos Stamatelopoulos
7	Piero Quispe
44	Akol Akon

Sydney FC Substitutes:

Rhys Youlley, Joe Lolley, Víctor Campuzano, Ahmet Arslan, Gus Hoefsloot, Patrick Wood, Joel King.

Newcastle Jets (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	James Delianov (GK)
33	Mark Natta
5	Joe Shaughnessy
23	Daniel Wilmering
22	Joel Bertolissio
14	Max Burgess
8	Lachlan Bayliss
28	Will Dobson
11	Ben Gibson
13	Clayton Taylor
7	Eli Adams

Newcastle Jets Substitutes:

Kosta Grozos, Max Cooper, Kota Mizunuma, Zach Clough, Xavier Bertoncello, Jordan Baylis, Alex Nunes.

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