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

· Australian A-League Men

Newcastle Jets

66': Will Dobson
84': Xavier Bertoncello

FT
2 - 0

Sydney FC

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

Match Commentary

14': Mark Natta (Newcastle Jets) Yellow Card at 14'
45': Wataru Kamijo (Sydney FC) Substitution at 45'
45': Akol Akon (Sydney FC) Substitution at 45'
66': Will Dobson (Newcastle Jets) Goal at 66'
67': Lachlan Bayliss (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 67'
68': Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) Substitution at 68'
68': Patrick Wood (Sydney FC) Substitution at 68'
71': Lachlan Rose (Newcastle Jets) Yellow Card at 71'
79': Tiago Quintal (Sydney FC) Substitution at 79'
79': Xavier Bertoncello (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 79'
80': Kota Mizunuma (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 80'
84': Xavier Bertoncello (Newcastle Jets) Goal at 84'
86': Thomas Aquilina (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 86'
86': Ben Gibson (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 86'
90'+1': Piero Quispe (Sydney FC) Yellow Card at 91'
90'+4': Lachlan Bayliss (Newcastle Jets) Yellow Card at 94'

Statistics

SYD		NEW
11	Fouls	7
1	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
6	Corner Kicks	7
7	Saves	5
46.1	Possession	53.9
17	SHOTS	27
5	ON GOAL	9
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
5	Blocked Shots	9
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: McDonald Jones Stadium
Location: Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Attendance: 5,587

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

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Newcastle Jets (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	James Delianov (GK)
33	Mark Natta
42	Max Cooper
17	Kosta Grozos
23	Daniel Wilmering
22	Joel Bertolissio
19	Alexander Badolato
28	Will Dobson
13	Clayton Taylor
7	Eli Adams
9	Lachlan Rose

Newcastle Jets Substitutes:

Joe Shaughnessy, Thomas Aquilina, Xavier Bertoncello, Lachlan Bayliss, Kota Mizunuma, Ben Gibson, Jordan Baylis.

Sydney FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
12	Harrison Devenish-Meares (GK)
5	Alex Grant
32	Marcel Tisserand
17	Ben Garuccio
23	Rhyan Grant
7	Piero Quispe
6	Corey Hollman
36	Rhys Youlley
9	Víctor Campuzano
35	Al Hassan Toure
11	Abel Walatee

Sydney FC Substitutes:

Tiago Quintal, Gus Hoefsloot, Joe Lolley, Wataru Kamijo, Akol Akon, Patrick Wood, Jordan Courtney-Perkins.

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