Sydney FC has demolished Newcastle Jets 4-1 at McDonalds Jones Stadium with a clinical performance thanks to a hat-trick from Al Hassan Toure and Pat Wood’s second goal in a week.
The win moves the Sky Blues into second place on the A-League ladder at this stage of the weekend.
Sydney FC 4 (Al Hassan Toure 11’, 51’, 58’, Patrick Wood 74’) def Newcastle Jets FC 1 (8’ Ben Gibson)
Moments That Mattered:
8’ | GIBSON GOAL – Ben Gibson breaks through the line around Alex Grant to stick it into the near post to put the Jets in the lead early on.
11’ | TOURE GOAL – Campuzano fights for the ball and offloads it onto Al Hassan Toure, a distracting run from Quispe opens up the Newcastle defence for a superb effort outside the box to draw level.
51’ | TOURE GOAL – Campuzano draws the attention of the Newcastle Jets to leave Al Hassan Toure completely unmarked down the left hand side to run it in with a brilliant finish around the goalkeeper into the far post.
58’ | TOURE GOAL – Joe Lolley picks the ball up near halfway before running down to roll it off to Al Hassan Toure just outside the box who runs it in and slots through the legs of the goalkeeper to embarrass Delianov at his near post.
74’ | WOOD GOAL – A deflected effort falls to Patrick Wood in the middle of the box who thunders one home to add to Sydney FC’s lead.
Match Report: Sydney FC have completely overwhelmed the Newcastle Jets away from home, with Al Hassan Toure notching a first career hat-trick and Pat Wood a second consecutive goal.
The Sky Blues arrived in Newcastle seeking to build on a win in the first home fixture against the Central Coast Mariners, and were hoping for a victory away at the McDonald Jones Stadium.
After a period of early Sydney dominance, Newcastle walk away with an early goal through Ben Gibson, who breaks through the line and tucks it away for the lead.
Sydney FC fight back hard as Campuzano offloads to the run of Al Hassan Toure, who sprints just outside the box, Quispe makes a distracting run to further open up the Newcastle defence making plenty of room for Toure to fire one into the back of the net from just outside the box to draw level.
After a spell of both sides exchanging chances, the half comes to an end. Sydney FC head into the dressing room ready to face the second half and ready to get back on top.
Within six minutes of the re-start a run from Campuzano finds an unmarked Al Hassan Toure who controls and slots one home to give Sydney FC a much deserved lead.
Sydney FC don’t take long to add to their lead as Joe Lolley makes a darting run from halfway to find Al Hassan Toure just outside the box. He moves into the box and puts it through the legs of Delianov.
A fourth comes when Rhyan Grant takes smashes a cross which the keeper parries into the path of Pat Wood to meet the rebound with a thunderous effort to give the Sky Blues a fourth goal.
The final whistle brings a close to a comprehensive victory for Sydney FC, four incredible goals to see Sydney FC rise to 2nd in the A-League Men table.
What They Said: Ufuk Talay:
Al Hassan Toure: “It’s one of my best games ever. I’ve never scored a hat-trick but it was also a great team performance.”
Newcastle Jets FC | 5-2-3 |1. James DELIANOV, 39. Thomas Kevin AQUILINA (55’ 22. Joel BERTOLISSIO), 5. Joe SHAUGHNESSY, 15. Aleksandar SUSNJAR, 23. Daniel WILMERING, 17. Kosta GROZOS (c) (55’ 8. Lachlan BAYLISS), 28. Will DOBSON (76’ 45. Christian BRACCO), 14. Max BURGESS, 19. Alexander BADOLATO, 43. Xavier BERRONCELLO (55’ 25. Oscar FRYER), 11. Ben GIBSON (67’ 9. Lachlan ROSE)
Unused Subs | 40. Jordan BAYLISS, 24. Alex NUNES
Head Coach | Mark MILLIGAN
Yellow Cards: None
Red Cards: None
Sydney FC | 4-2-2-2 | 12. Harrison DEVENISH-MEARES, 23. Rhyan GRANT (c), 32. Marcel TISSERAND, 5. Alex GRANT, 16 Joel KING, 10. Joe LOLLEY (72’ 13. Patrick WOOD), 36. Rhys YOULLEY, 24. Paul OKON-ENGSTLER, 35. Al Hassan TOURE (59’ 11. Abel WALATEE), 9. Victor CAMPUZANO (83’ 20. Tiago QUINTAL), 7. Piero QUISPE
Unused Subs | 1. Gus HOEFSLOOT, 4. Jordan COURTNEY-PERKINS, 41. Alexandar POPOVIC, 8. Wataru KAMIJO
Head Coach | Ufuk TALAY
Yellow Cards: Rhyan GRANT 68’.
Red Cards: None
Venue | McDonald Jones Stadium
Referee | Shane SKINNER
