English:
Melbourne City suffered a narrow defeat against Newcastle Jets in a match played at AAMI Park in Melbourne on March 12th, 2025. The game, corresponding to round 14 of the regular season of the Australian A-League, was marked by Melbourne City’s superior possession (60%), generating a high number of goal-scoring opportunities (27 shots, 8 on target). However, their finishing let them down. Newcastle Jets, with 40% possession, proved more clinical, taking advantage of one chance to score the only goal of the game through Lachlan Rose in the 69th minute, assisted by Trent Aquilina. The match was characterized by Melbourne City’s inconsistent discipline, accumulating three yellow cards (Caputo, Ugarkovic, and Leckie), while Newcastle Jets received only one (Wilmering). Despite the overwhelming difference in shots, the victory went to the Jets, demonstrating the importance of efficiency in front of goal. The referee was Sam Kelly from Australia.
Substitutions newcastle jets: at minute 46 L. Bayliss came in and C. M’Mombwa went out., at minute 76 A. Susnjar came in and L. Rose went out., at minute 85 J. Vidic came in and E. Adams went out.
Substitutions melbourne city: at minute 46 H. Politidis came in and K. Rahmani went out., at minute 76 M. Memeti came in and M. Tilio went out., at minute 76 L. Wong came in and M. Leckie went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Melbourne City
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