On Sunday Mar 13th, Adelaide United hosts Newcastle Jets at Coopers Stadium in a meeting of these two mismatched A-League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 24 degrees, a perfect day for football. Adelaide United sits at 3rd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Perth Glory. Hiroshi Ibusuki struck first for Adelaide United in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a feed from Craig Goodwin, then Toure added another in the 59th minute. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Adelaide United should be reasonably happy with their performance, while 9th placed Newcastle Jets is fresh off their 2-3 loss against Wellington Phoenix. Jaushua Sotirio scored the first goal for Wellington Phoenix in the 25th minute on a penalty, but Daniel Penha got the equalizer for Newcastle Jets in the 42nd minute on a penalty , but luckily for Wellington Phoenix it didn’t end there. They were able to keep scoring to earn the win. Newcastle Jets looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
In their last match on Jan 30th, Adelaide United took the match by a score of 2 to 1. Beka Mikeltadze struck first for Newcastle Jets in the 59th minute on a feed from Olivier Boumale, then Nestory Irankunda tied it up for Adelaide United in the 88th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 91st minute on a goal by Hiroshi Ibusuki.
Angus Thurgate has been the most effective weapon for Newcastle Jets lately. The Australian midfielder has netted two goals in his last 5 matches. Adelaide United is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Mohamed Toure and Hiroshi Ibusuki each having 2 goals in their last 5.