Wellington Phoenix
20 Glen Moss (gk)
2 Jeremy Christie
3 Tony Lochhead
5 Karl Dodd
7 Ross Aloisi
9 Shane Smeltz
10 Michael Ferrante
11 Daniel
12 Richard Johnson
14 Steven O’dor
21 Felipe Campos
Substitutes:
30 Jacob Spoonley (gk)
8 Vaughan Coveny
13 Steven Old
22 Royce Brownlie
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Newcastle Jets:
Thompson 77
Venue:
Westpac Stadium
2nd Half 93:35 - Phoenix dominated the first 70 mins, then the momentum swung & the Jets capitalised
2nd Half 93:30 - Full time the Jets claim victory & the 3 points
2nd Half 92:30 - Brownlie takes on 3 players to send the ball forward, the Jets clear the ball
2nd Half 91:00 - After dominating for 70 mins, the Phoenix have failed to pressure the Jets in the final minutes
2nd Half 90:00 - The game goes into injury time, 3 mins added
2nd Half 88:30 - Johnsons kick on goal goes over the bar
2nd Half 88:10 - Ferrente drives the ball forward from the right side of the box, the ball goes to Johnson
2nd Half 85:10 - DApuzzo receives a yellow card for a tackle
2nd Half 83:10 - Joel Griffiths receives a yellow card for using inappropriate language
2nd Half 82:00 - Brownlie comes on the ground for Filipe
2nd Half 80:50 - Thompson goes forward again, the ball comes off the glove of Moss & the Phoenix clear
2nd Half 75:45 - Thompsons kick goes through for a goal after taking a deflection
2nd Half 75:10 - Johnson gives away a free, Thompson takes the kick from outside the box
2nd Half 71:20 - Jets are getting more of the ball in this half, but are failing to capitalise on their opportunities
2nd Half 68:00 - The Phoenix continue to put pressure on the Jets defence as rain begins to come down
2nd Half 65:30 - Ferrante continues to dominate both in defence & forward
2nd Half 62:00 - Dodd is on the right side of goal, he dives & headers the ball, it goes over the crossbar
2nd Half 60:20 - Ferrante has a shot on goal, but Covic manages to stretch & save the goal
2nd Half 58:50 - Play is stopped as Wheelhouse goes down, he recovers to take his kick
2nd Half 58:20 - Smeltz and Felipe combine to send the Phoenix forward, the Jet defence is too strong
2nd Half 56:30 - Felipe goes forward after the Phoenix receive a free for a tackle on Smeltz
2nd Half 54:25 - Ferrante takes a kick on goal from just outside the goal square, but the ball goes over the crossbar
2nd Half 52:20 - Felipe receives a yellow card for elbowing a player in the back while going up for the ball
2nd Half 50:45 - Thomson takes a free in defence for offside, the ball is intercepted in the middle & Phoenix go fwd
2nd Half 48:30 - Phoenix make a change as Coveny comes on for Daniel
2nd Half 46:00 - Teams take to the field as the Phoenix get the second half underway
1st Half 47:00 - Nil-all at half-time, the foot skills of Ferrante & Felipe have entertained the crowd
1st Half 45:45 - A shooting opportunity from Thompson goes over the goal bar
1st Half 45:00 - Game goes into injury time
1st Half 41:50 - Felipe to take a free for a handball on the edge of the box, his kick goes into the wall
1st Half 39:05 - Ferrantes forward domination continues as he has another shot on goal, it is easily stopped by Covic
1st Half 34:45 - A Phoenix corner is taken by Felipe, into the box and cleared by the defence
1st Half 33:50 - Hoffman has a shot on goal, Moss puts his hand up to stop the ball from going through
1st Half 32:20 - The Jets go forward, & a shot on goal is saved by a diving Moss
1st Half 30:50 - Felipes good foot skills have been influential as the Phoenix continue to attack
1st Half 29:30 - Lochhead receives a free in defence for a handball
1st Half 28:45 - Pressure from the Phoenix forces the Jets to overuse the ball as they go forward
1st Half 25:10 - Phoenix continue to dominate play as the Jets play a defensive game
1st Half 23:20 - Johnson sets up a goal for Ferrante, his shot on goal fails as Covic saves the goal off the ground
1st Half 21:30 - Daniel & Felipe continue to put pressure on the Jet defence
1st Half 19:50 - Daniel takes on 3 Jet players, runs into the box, shoots, diving save by Covic
1st Half 17:10 - Phoenix continue their forward attack as Felipes shot on goal is saved
1st Half 15:00 - Lochhead shot on goal saved by Covic
1st Half 13:00 - Phoenix currently dominating play & attacking the ball
1st Half 11:00 - North recovers fine, Daniel is still down
1st Half 10:00 - Daniel drives the balll into attack, & collides with North
1st Half 06:00 - Free taken outside the box, shot on goal blocked by the wall
1st Half 05:45 - Griffiths receives a yellow card for a trip on Daniel
1st Half 04:00 - Phoenix going forward also, Lochhead flagged for offside though
1st Half 02:00 - Jets into attack early, North with the left foot shot, goes wide to the left
1st Half 01:00 - Good conditions here at Westpac Stadium, as the Jets get the game underway
Newcastle Jets
1 Ante Covic (gk)
2 Adam Griffiths
3 Jade North
4 Steve Eagleton
8 Matt Thompson
9 Joel Griffiths
10 Denni
11 Tarek Elrich
12 Paul Kohler
12 Jobe Wheelhouse
15 Jason Hoffman
Substitutes:
7 Jorge Drovandi
13 Adam D’apuzzo
18 Noel Spencer
40 Ben MacNamara