Welcome to our Match Day blog for Saturday’s clash between Newcastle Jets and Central Coast Mariners at McDonald Jones Stadium.
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NEWCASTLE JETS 0 – CENTRAL COAST MARINERS 1
FT: A controversial penalty seals the win for the Mariners
90+3 SUB CCM Smylie and Hatch replace Urina and Bouman
90+2 Thurgate’s shot is just wide
There are to be 5 added minutes
88′ YELLOW-CARD O’Donovan is cautioned for a dangerous challenge and then Krasniqi is also cautioned for descent
87′ CHANCE Yuel tries to take it around the keeper but the ball gets away from him
85′ CHANCE Najjarine drives and his long-range shot narrowly fires over the crossbar
84′ YELLOW-CARD Yuel is carded after a strong challenge
82′ FOUL Millar is brought down just over the halfway line
78′ SUB CCM Josh Nisbitt makes way for Michal Janota
74′ SUB JETS Hoffman makes way for Krasniqi
70′ FOUL O’Donovan brings down Stensness
68′ CHANCE Yuel’s header on finds O’Donovan but the header flies wide, the flag goes up for offside
67′ CHANCE An audacious volley from O’Toole sails wide
66′ FOUL Thurgate is fouled just outside the area
64′ SUB JETS Koutroumbis comes on for Boogaard
63′ FOUL Tongyik brings down Hoffman
61′ FOUL Boogaard is tripped from behind from Kuol
59′ SUB JETS Double change see’s Prso and Abbas make way for Najjarine and Yuel
59′ SUB CCM Simon makes way for Kuol
54′ GOAL Matt Simon converts the contentious penalty
51′ PENALTY A penalty is blown for Thurgate’s challenge – Very soft!
47′ FOUL Clisby rakes down Abbas
46′ CHANCE Nisbitt bursts into the box but his shot is calmly dealt with by Italiano
45′ Thurgate gets us underway for the second half
HT: After a dominant first half, we head into the sheds all square
LIVE | Plenty of fire in this one but we head to the break all square!
➡ https://t.co/FxeKvJtG8w#ALeague #NeverTearUsApart pic.twitter.com/fNnlijZS61
— NEWCASTLE JETS FC ✈️ (@NewcastleJetsFC) May 15, 2021
45+3 FOUL Topor-Stanley is called for a push in the back
45+1 YELLOW CARD Stensness’ tough challenge on Hoffman puts him in the book
There is to be 3 minutes of added time
42′ FOUL Hoffman is sandwiched between Stensness and Tongyik
38′ FOUL Simon is pulled up for a push in the back on Boogaard
37′ CHANCE O’Donovan’s volley from an acute angle hits the side netting
35′ CHANCE Italiano stakes claim on a cross from Nigro down the right flank
31′ INJURY Prso is treated for a shoulder niggle but is set to continue
30′ CHANCE No offside called on Simon and his header is aimed across goal but is hit over by Urina
29′ SAVE Italiano makes himself big and blocks Simon’s shot
The Jets are dominating the possession and have had the majority of the chances but the score remains 0 – 0
22′ FOUL A foul on Hoffman is called in an attacking position
20′ CHANCE Topor-Stanley’s header from the back post is claimed by Birighitti
18′ FOUL Rowles leaves Prso on the floor with a strong challenge
17′ FOUL Hoffman clatters through the back of Bozanic
16′ YELLOW CARD The first caution of the night is shown to Tongyik for a heavy challenge on O’Donovan
15′ CHANCE A scramble in the box leads to a volley by O’Donovan but it fires just wide
14′ FOUL A push in the back of O’Donovan gives the Jets a free-kick in an attacking position
10′ OFFSIDE Matt Simon has a sight of goal but the flag goes up
9′ TACKLE A strong challenge from Nigel Boogaard has left Urina on the deck but no foul is called by the referee
8′ FOUL Matt Simon crashes into Ali Abbas
7′ CHANCE Urina has a low driven shot from outside the box but it goes harmlessly wide
5′ CORNER Boogaard’s header is narrowly over the crossbar
3′ CHANCE Hoffman is through on goal after a defending slip and his shot is blocked by Birrighitti, the follow is attacked by Thurgate and deflected for a corner
0′ Matt Simon gets us underway
Just under 10 minutes until kick-off
The Mariners have named their starting XI
Marco returns to the starting XI 😎#F3Derby #CCMFC #WontBackDown pic.twitter.com/9ceh1NWbEm
— Central Coast Mariners (@CCMariners) May 15, 2021
Here is how the Newcastle Jets line-up for tonight’s derby
Here’s how we will start the #F3Derby 👊 A stomach bug has ruled Jordan O’Doherty out which means Ali Abbas will start in his 150th A-League game 🙌#ALeague #NeverTearUsApart #NTUA pic.twitter.com/3TLsBEQxNt
— NEWCASTLE JETS FC ✈️ (@NewcastleJetsFC) May 15, 2021
