Adelaide United
3
Match Complete
Newcastle Jets
1
| 89' |  | J. Vidic | ||
| N. Irankunda |  | 76' | ||
| B. Halloran | | 70' | ||
| Z. Clough | | 68' | ||
| H. Ibusuki | | 14' | ||
| 14' | | A. Stamatelopoulos | ||
| 9' | | D. Ingham |
| 30 | Shots | 12 | ||
| 9 | On Target | 5 | ||
| 11 | Fouls | 7 | ||
| 7 | Corners | 8 | ||
| 2 | Offsides | 1 | ||
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 | ||
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
Friday night’s action takes us to South Australia, where Adelaide United will be looking to get back to winning ways at home to Newcastle Jets. Join The Roar for live scores and commentary from 7:45pm (AEDT).
Prediction
These two are right up next to each other in the table, but have taken different routes to get where they are. United began well with two crushing wins over both of last year’s Grand Finalists, Melbourne City and Central Coast Mariners, plus a creditable draw at Melbourne Victory.
Since, however, they have struggled badly, especially in defence. They were smashed on home turf by Sydney FC, conceded four in defeat to Macarthur and have lost their last two without scoring to Brisbane and Western Sydney.
The Jets have been the competition’s most inconsistent side, recording statement wins over Western United and league leaders Wellington Phoenix but drawing too many games and losing to both City and the Mariners.
Perhaps their biggest hope will come from those victories against the Nix and WU – both were on the road as underdogs.
Adelaide United 2-1 Newcastle Jets
Game information
Venue: Coopers Stadium, Adelaide
Kick-off: 7:45pm (AEDT)
Streaming: Paramount+
Betting: Adelaide United $1.77, Draw $4.10, Newcastle Jets $3.75 – odds via PlayUp
Stevo
Roar Rookie
Oh, like watching Grace Gill on P+ and love her commentary :happy:
Grem
Roar Rookie
App on Samsung. Phone is great. Apple box wasn’t working either, when I tried it because the app was playing up. It has normally been great.
Mike Meehall Wood
Editor
Anyway, that was a great game when I could see it - Adelaide get back on track and now face Victory next week in what should be a belter. I'll have a report coming through on the site, so keep an eye out - thanks for joining me. Merry Christmas!
Grem
Roar Rookie
Thanks for the call.
Stevo
Roar Rookie
Is it via an app on your TV or Foxtel IQ or Apple TV or Chromecast or are you watching via the web ?
Redcap
Roar Guru
Nope - blocked (very well) by Cancar. 3-1 at the close.
Brendan
Roar Pro
Cheers, Mike.
Grem
Roar Rookie
Did Irankunda score? I’ve got a Paramount blackout! APL need to give them an absolute rocket.
Mike Meehall Wood
Editor
FT A comfortable win for Adelaide in the end thanks to goals from Ibusuki, Clough and Halloran. It should have been more, really. Bar a strong start to the second half from the Jets, they were second best throughout.
Redcap
Roar Guru
Well played Reds and thanks Mike. Time to get ready for bed ahead of tomorrow's marathon.
Brendan
Roar Pro
I want a “highlights” video. The excessive footage would make Gone With The Wind seem like a TikTok video.
Redcap
Roar Guru
Bizarre!
Grem
Roar Rookie
And it is frozen.
Mike Meehall Wood
Editor
90+4' A new way for Paramount to break as the screen freezes and the game continues in inset in the top left corner. Then it just goes completely. 3-1
Grem
Roar Rookie
My Paramount is trying to cut out again. Very messy - it is a poor service.
Grem
Roar Rookie
That will be a cracker of a game.
Mike Meehall Wood
Editor
90+2' AU finally decide to take the sting out of this with some innocuous midfield time wasting. 3-1
Brendan
Roar Pro
Newcastle with some pride. Adelaide, the big test comes against Victory next week. Both teams are showing decent form.
Mike Meehall Wood
Editor
90' And Vidic wins a corner... 3-1
Mike Meehall Wood
Editor
90' They'll have six minutes to scrap for two more. 3-1