Newcastle Jets vs Perth Glory, 2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Regular Season
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Match Commentary
- 15': Xavier Bertoncello (Newcastle Jets) Goal at 15'
- 25': Callum Timmins (Perth Glory) Yellow Card at 25'
- 38': Tom Lawrence (Perth Glory) Goal at 38'
- 43': Sebastian Despotovski (Perth Glory) Yellow Card at 43'
- 45': William Freney (Perth Glory) Substitution at 45'
- 52': Tom Lawrence (Perth Glory) Yellow Card at 52'
- 54': Trent Ostler (Perth Glory) Substitution at 54'
- 54': Adam Taggart (Perth Glory) Substitution at 54'
- 54': Clayton Taylor (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 54'
- 67': Ben Gibson (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 67'
- 74': Nicholas Pennington (Perth Glory) Substitution at 74'
- 76': Scott Wootton (Perth Glory) Yellow Card at 76'
- 79': Nicholas Pennington (Perth Glory) Penalty - Scored at 79'
- 82': Alexander Badolato (Newcastle Jets) Yellow Card at 82'
- 82': Alex Nunes (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 82'
- 83': Thomas Aquilina (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 83'
- 83': Lachlan Bayliss (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 83'
- 90'+6': Riley Foxe (Perth Glory) Substitution at 96'
- 90'+7': Matthew Sutton (Perth Glory) Yellow Card at 97'
Statistics
 PER |
NEW |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 13 |
| 5 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 4 | Saves | 0 |
| 35.6 | Possession | 64.4 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | 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 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 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: 5,578
A-League Men Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auckland FC | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| 2 | Wellington Phoenix FC | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 3 | Macarthur FC | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 4 | Newcastle Jets | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Line-Ups
Newcastle Jets (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | James Delianov (GK) |
| 15 | Aleksandar Susnjar |
| 42 | Max Cooper |
| 17 | Kosta Grozos |
| 23 | Daniel Wilmering |
| 22 | Joel Bertolissio |
| 19 | Alexander Badolato  |
| 14 | Max Burgess |
| 28 | Will Dobson |
| 43 | Xavier Bertoncello |
| 9 | Lachlan Rose |
Perth Glory (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 29 | Matthew Sutton (GK) |
| 4 | Scott Wootton |
| 45 | Brian Kaltack |
| 2 | Charbel Shamoon |
| 24 | Andriano Lebib |
| 8 | Callum Timmins |
| 18 | Rhys Bozinovski |
| 11 | Lachlan Wales |
| 25 | Sebastian Despotovski |
| 34 | Tom Lawrence |
| 9 | Jaiden Kucharski |
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