Sydney FC vs Newcastle Jets, 2025-26 Australian A-League Men, Semifinals
· 1st LegAbout
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
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 |
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 |
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