Jets finish GCU season

off another great save in the 65th minute when Porter played Jason Culina into space.

Taking the ball in his stride as he streamed into the box, the United captain pulled the trigger but Kennedy held firm, desperate to keep the Jets in the game.

After a bright start to the second half, it took until the 83rd minute for goal to be threatened again with Porter heading second-half substitute Dino Djulbic's cross past the wrong side of the upright.

As the stalemate drew on, the full-time whistle was eventually blown and with the scores locked at 0-0 the knockout semi final moved into extra-time.

Anderson unleashed a low driven left-foot effort early in the piece for the home side, and with 10 minutes played Smeltz thought he had done enough when he manoeuvred in the box and fired low only to see the ball skid inches past the post.

Moments later a mistake from Anderson on the halfway line gifted Mirjan Pavlovic acres of space, but as the striker was heading towards goal, United defender Bas Van Den Brink made a great sliding tackle to clear the danger.

With Gold Coast desperate for the goal, Newcastle's rock between the posts made sure things stayed level, Kennedy pulling off a string of great saves firstly to deny James Brown and then Smeltz, after the All White's first attempt was cleared from the line by Tarek Elrich.

Starting the second half of extra time, Kennedy made another brilliant save to deny Smeltz who found time and space in the box.

But with little more action to come, the match's fate hinged on the outcome of the penalty shoot-out.