Australian A-League Men

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

· 2nd Leg - Tied on aggregate - SYD advance 4-2 on penalties
Newcastle Jets
  • 90'+6': Eli Adams
FT - Penalties
1 - 1
2nd Leg - Tied on aggregate - SYD advance 4-2 on penalties
Sydney FC
  • 64': Piero Quispe

About

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

  • 21': Max Burgess (Newcastle Jets) Yellow Card at 21'
  • 46': Daniel Wilmering (Newcastle Jets) Yellow Card at 46'
  • 54': Piero Quispe (Sydney FC) Yellow Card at 54'
  • 57': Will Dobson (Newcastle Jets) Yellow Card at 57'
  • 64': Piero Quispe (Sydney FC) Goal at 64'
  • 69': Xavier Bertoncello (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 69'
  • 73': Rhys Youlley (Sydney FC) Substitution at 73'
  • 76': Víctor Campuzano (Sydney FC) Substitution at 76'
  • 79': Lachlan Rose (Newcastle Jets) Yellow Card at 79'
  • 80': Ben Gibson (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 80'
  • 82': Paul Okon (Sydney FC) Yellow Card at 82'
  • 87': Patrick Wood (Sydney FC) Substitution at 87'
  • 87': Mark Natta (Newcastle Jets) Yellow Card at 87'
  • 90': Kota Mizunuma (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 90'
  • 90'+6': Eli Adams (Newcastle Jets) Goal at 96'
  • 97': Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) Substitution at 97'
  • 97': Ahmet Arslan (Sydney FC) Substitution at 97'
  • 101': Zach Clough (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 101'
  • 101': Kosta Grozos (Newcastle Jets) Substitution at 101'
  • 103': Joel Bertolissio (Newcastle Jets) Yellow Card at 103'
  • 113': Ahmet Arslan (Sydney FC) Yellow Card at 113'
  • 117': Patrick Wood (Sydney FC) Yellow Card at 117'
  • 120': Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) Penalty - Missed at 120'
  • 120': Kosta Grozos (Newcastle Jets) Penalty - Missed at 120'
  • 120': Rhys Youlley (Sydney FC) Penalty - Scored at 120'
  • 120': Kota Mizunuma (Newcastle Jets) Penalty - Scored at 120'
  • 120': Víctor Campuzano (Sydney FC) Penalty - Scored at 120'
  • 120': Ben Gibson (Newcastle Jets) Penalty - Scored at 120'
  • 120': Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC) Penalty - Scored at 120'
  • 120': Xavier Bertoncello (Newcastle Jets) Penalty - Missed at 120'
  • 120': Ben Garuccio (Sydney FC) Penalty - Scored at 120'

Statistics

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20 Fouls 18
4 Yellow Cards 6
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
5 Corner Kicks 8
5 Saves 6
43 Possession 57
19 SHOTS 22
7 ON GOAL 6
0.4 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
7 Blocked Shots 7
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: 25,082

Line-Ups

NEW Newcastle Jets (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 James Delianov (GK)
33 Mark Natta Yellow Card
5 Joe Shaughnessy
14 Max Burgess Yellow Card
23 Daniel Wilmering Yellow Card
22 Joel Bertolissio Yellow Card
8 Lachlan Bayliss
28 Will Dobson Yellow Card
13 Clayton Taylor
7 Eli Adams
9 Lachlan Rose Yellow Card
Newcastle Jets Substitutes:
Alex Nassiep, Alex Nunes, Zach Clough, Kota Mizunuma, Kosta Grozos, Xavier Bertoncello, Ben Gibson.

SYD 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 Yellow Card
8 Wataru Kamijo
80 Apostolos Stamatelopoulos
7 Piero Quispe Yellow Card
44 Akol Akon
Sydney FC Substitutes:
Patrick Wood, Ahmet Arslan, Joe Lolley, Joel King, Rhys Youlley, Víctor Campuzano, Gus Hoefsloot.

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