Newcastle Jets 3-1 Adelaide United
by Emma Burke (31/12/23).
Above: Newcastle Jets icon Gema Simon in action last season, made a historic 150th appearance for the club today. Photo: Newcastle Jets.
In the final A-League Women game of 2023, Newcastle Jets defeated visitors Adelaide United in a 3-1 win at Number Two Sportsground.
Adelaide opened the scoring through Dylan Holmes early in the first half. Against the run of play, Holmes slipped past the diving Jets keeper, Isobel Nino, and scored into an empty net securing the lead for the visitors.
It took the Jets less than five minutes to find a response to Holmes’ goal. Swiss international Lorena Bauman played in Libby Copus-Brown with an incredible long ball that sailed over three defenders before landing perfectly as Copus-Brown made no mistake in her shot and the scores were set at one apiece.
Newcastle’s lead was soon extended by defender Natasha Prior. Copus-Brown’s corner delivery fell into space that Prior almost fell onto, which she fired into the roof of the net.
The Jets’ final goal of the year came through Philippines international Sarina Bolden, at the beginning of the second half. Bolden managed to stay onside of the play when Laura Allen sent in a through ball and went in one-on-one with Grove in goal. Bolden came out on top with the cooly executed finish that went under Grove’s outstretched arm.
The win for the Newcastle Jets also saw an inaugural member of the Women’s side, Gema Simon, make her 150th A-League Women’s appearance.
Teams: NEWCASTLE JETS (3-5-2): Nino, Karipidis, Prior, Cicco, Allan, Davis, Dundas, Hoban, Baumann, Bolden, Copus-Brown. Substitutes: Wilson, Simon, Barbieri, Rochaix (GK), Ayres.
Scorers: Copus-Brown 15′, Prior 20′, Bolden 49’.
ADELAIDE UNITED (4-3-3): Grove, E. Hodgson, Waldus, Tolland, I. Hodgson, Holmes, Sasaki, Jancevski, Lee, Blake, Dawber Substitutes: Morgan, Condon, Holtz, Bowler, Jenkins (GK).
Scorers: Holmes 10’.
Referee: Caitlin Williams.
Attendance: TBC.
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