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

· Australian A-League Men

Melbourne City FC

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Newcastle Jets

67': Lachlan Rose

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

Match Commentary

47': Daniel Wilmering (Newcastle Jets) Yellow Card at 47'
57': Kota Mizunuma (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 57'
58': Lachlan Bayliss (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 58'
59': Joel Bertolissio (Newcastle Jets) Yellow Card at 59'
61': Alessandro Lopane (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 61'
61': Max Caputo (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 61'
67': Lachlan Rose (Newcastle Jets) Goal at 67'
68': Xavier Bertoncello (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 68'
68': Ben Gibson (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 68'
73': Lawrence Wong (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 73'
82': Benjamin Mazzeo (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 82'
82': Liam Bonetig (Melbourne City FC) Substitution at 82'
85': Alex Nunes (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 85'

Statistics

NEW		MCY
8	Fouls	8
2	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
5	Corner Kicks	7
3	Saves	3
38.4	Possession	61.6
7	SHOTS	15
4	ON GOAL	2
0.6	On Target %	0.1
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
0	Blocked Shots	5
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: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 5,288

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

Melbourne City FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Patrick Beach (GK)
26	Samuel Souprayen
22	German Ferreyra
16	Aziz Behich
13	Nathaniel Atkinson
30	Andreas Kuen
27	Kai Trewin
19	Zane Schreiber
15	Andrew Nabbout
39	Emin Durakovic
35	Medin Memeti

Melbourne City FC Substitutes:

Liam Bonetig, Harrison Shillington, Lawrence Wong, Benjamin Mazzeo, Alessandro Lopane, James Nieuwenhuizen, Max Caputo.

Newcastle Jets (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	James Delianov (GK)
33	Mark Natta
5	Joe Shaughnessy
17	Kosta Grozos
23	Daniel Wilmering
22	Joel Bertolissio
14	Max Burgess
28	Will Dobson
13	Clayton Taylor
7	Eli Adams
9	Lachlan Rose

Newcastle Jets Substitutes:

Ben Gibson, Lucas Scicluna, Alex Nassiep, Alex Nunes, Kota Mizunuma, Lachlan Bayliss, Xavier Bertoncello.

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