Jets coach Gary Van Egmond. Picture: Liam Driver Source: The Daily Telegraph
FOLLOW all the action as Newcastle Jets host Brisbane Roar in their A-League at Hunter Stadium.
45 MINS: Drama as Ryan Griffiths goes to ground in the box under pressure from Roar skipper Matt Smith. Griffiths is furious, thinking that he's been blocked off by Smith, and lets the referee know it. He earns something for his troubles but it's not a penalty - Strebre Delovski issues a yellow card for dissent.
43 MINS: Craig Goodwin fluffs a golden chance to put Newcastle ahead after a nice ball from Ryan Griffiths. His first touch isn't the best as he charges into the box and his left-footed shot is far from clinical, flashing wide of the far post. Needed to do better there.
41 MINS: Ruben Zadkovich wins a corner for the Jets as his shot is blocked by Matt Smith after the Roar again give away possession in their own third. Zadkovich is again in the thick of it as Brisbane fail to clear convincingly, but his shot from outside the area flies over the crossbar.
35 MINS: Ryan Griffiths flashes wide with an opportunistic effort from outside the area. The Jets striker found himself in a decent position after neat work from James Brown on the right touchline, but really should have hit the target to make Roar goalkeeper Michael Theo work for it.
32 MINS: Samuel Galloway bursts down the left touchline and whips in a decent cross that is gathered at the near post by Michael Theo. Then Ruben Zadkovich wins a corner after a charge down the right. Jets can't conjur a chance but that's a better passage from the home side.
27 MINS: Roar winger Ben Halloran appeals to the referee for a decision after he goes to ground in the box - or on the edge of it - after getting in between two Jets defenders but Strebre Delovski is having none of it. Replays not entirely conclusive but Halloran might have had a case.
25 MINS: Roar winger Nick Fitzgerald finds himself in the book as he earns a yellow card for dragging down James Virgili from behind. Newcastle fail to make anything from the resulting free kick.
19 MINS: Super save, Michael Theo! More charity from Brisbane's defenders as they make a hash of clearing the ball, which falls in the lap of Craig Goodwin. The Jets young gun fires in an early shot from the edge of the area but Theo gets down quickly to his left and just does enough to tip it around the post.
16 MINS: Sloppy stuff from Brisbane as goalkeeper Michael Theo makes an absolute meal of a back-pass from Matt Smith, almost gifting Ryan Griffiths a goal. The Newcastle striker is surprised by Theo's generosity, however, and can't control the ball, with Roar scampering the ball clear. The Jets win back-to-back corners on the follow-up but can't create any kind of decent chance.
13 MINS: Chance for Brisbane as Ben Halloran steams down the right following a neat one-two with striker Besart Berisha. The Roar winger cuts the ball back into the box for Nick Fitzgerald but his right-footed shot is easy pickings for Jets goalkeeper Mark Birighitti.
10 MINS: It's been a sloppy start to the game, that's for sure. Brisbane have had the majority of the possession but plenty of their passes have been wayward while the Jets have yet to find their groove.
7 MINS: Nick Fitzgerald races into the clear down the left for Brisbane. The attacker, making a rare start for the Roar, tries to find a teammate in the area but his pass is cut out.
1 MIN: The match is just seconds old before the referee is forced to intervene, issuing a yellow card to Newcastle's Taylor Regan for a brutal challenge on Roar star Thomas Broich. Brisbane can't make anything of the resulting free kick.
PREAMBLE: The Jets will be looking to overturn their horror home record against the Roar, having won just once when hosting the Brisbane side.
Their job hasn't been easy with star striker Emile Heskey ruled out through injury.
Brisbane, meanwhile, are looking to bounce back from their loss to Melbourne Heart last week.
A win for either side would see them jump into the top six ahead of the Heart's trip to Sydney tomorrow.
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