Welcome to our Match Day blog for Friday’s clash between Newcastle Jets and Brisbane Roar at McDonald Jones Stadium.
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NEWCASTLE JETS 1 – BRISBANE ROAR 2
FT: 1-2 Two deflections see the Jets go down at home
90’+3 Danzaki’s one on one is saved by Duncan
90’+1 SUBSTITUTION ROAR Wenzell-Halls is replaced by Kudo
There are to be 4 minutes of added time
90′ Najjarine’s low driven shot is comfortably saved by Young
88′ FOUL O’Doherty has his shirt pulled by Wenzel-Halls
86′ CHANCE A smart counter-attack through Mauragis fires in a searching ball but it isn’t met by anyone in the box
86′ CHANCE O’Shea with a curling effort going just wide
84′ CORNER O’Donovan plays it out off the Brisbane defender for a corner
81′ YELLOW-CARD Scott Neville is cautioned for bringing down a runaway Goodwin
79′ CHANCE Mauragis with a long-range shot has Young scrambling but it flies just wide
78′ FOUL Akbari with a strong challenge on Thurgate
76′ FOUL Najjarine brings down O’Shea on the edge of the box
73′ GOAL Brisbane put it to the edge of the box from the Corner and a deflected shot from O’Shea finds the bottom corner
72′ CHANCE Brisbane get to the byline and cut it back but Topor-Stanley puts it behind for a corner
69′ CHANCE Duncan makes himself big to deny Danzaki
67′ CHANCE The Jets look dangerous on the counter-attack but Najjarine can’t get the shot away
65′ CHANCE A huge let off the Jets as Danzaki squanders a golden chance from close range for the Roar
62′ GOAL A dangerous corner from Najjarine see’s the ball go in off O’Shea for an own-goal
60′ SUBSTITUTION JETS Najjarine replaces Millar
59′ CORNER The Jets have their first corner of the second half
57′ CHANCE Parsons has a pop from long range but the ball sails harmlessly over the crossbar
55′ CHANCE Boogaard puts a stop to a dangerous counter-attack from Brisbane and see’s the ball out for a corner
54′ YELLOW-CARD Boogaard is cautioned for descent
52′ FOUL O’Doherty is called for a foul
50′ CHANCE A low ball into the box by Brisbane is sniffed out by Mauragis
49′ CHANCE O’Donovan spoils a golden chance as a lob shot is cleared for a corner
48′ CHANCE Boogaard is beat down the sideline and a dangerous ball is put in but its cleared by O’Doherty
46′ SUBSTITUTION JETS Two half-time changes for the Jets see’s Abbas and O’Toole make way for Mauragis and Goodwin
HT: 1-1 We trail at the break but we are well and truly in this
There is to be 2 minutes of added time
45′ CHANCE The header is headed wide from Brisbane
45′ FOUL Topor-Stanley is called for a push in the back
44′ CHANCE Danzaki drives a low cross from the left edge and it is put behind for a corner
43′ YELLOW-CARD Hoffman is the first man into the book for the Jets
42′ CHANCE Wenzel-Halls drives into the box but his shot is deflected to safety
41′ FOUL Akabri is called for a foul on O’Donovan
39′ FOUL Topor-Stanley brings down Parsons
37′ FOUL Hoffman goes in on a strong challenge and the foul is called
35′ FOUL Wenzel-Halls brings down Abbas
34′ GOAL A deflected shot by Parsons sneaks past Duncan
33′ FOUL O’Donovan is brought down
29′ CHANCE Wenzell-Halls’ shot can’t be held by Duncan but it’s parried to safety
28′ FOUL O’Doherty is called for a strong challenge
26′ OFFSIDE The ball is in the net for the Roar but the offside flag has gone up
25′ CORNER The Roar have their first corner of the night
24′ FOUL Topor-Stanley is called for a clear foul
23′ INJURY Millar has gone down with an apparent knee injury but is set to continue
21′ YELLOW-CARD Gillesphey is the first name into the book as he takes down Millar
19′ FOUL Akabri with a foul on O’Doherty
15′ FOUL Akbari is called for a foul on Hoffman
14′ CHANCE Brisbane come down the left flank but the cross from Wenzel-Halls is too deep
11′ CHANCE Abbas tries his luck from distance but it sails over the crossbar
9′ FOUL O’Donovan with a strong challenge on Parsons
7′ CHANCE Brisbane put a searching ball into the box but the volley is sent over the bar
0′ Thurgate gets us underway
6:30pm: The teams are out on their field going through their final preparations
6:15pm: Brisbane team list.
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— Brisbane Roar FC (@brisbaneroar) May 21, 2021
5.45pm: Jets team list.
4pm: The sheds are ready for the players to arrive.