Newcastle Jets 1 – 2 Central Coast Mariners
by Callum Logie (10/1/26)
Above: Peta Trimis celebrates after scoring against the Newcastle Jets. Photo: via the A-Leagues.
The Central Coast Mariners have quickly bounced back onto the winners list with a 3-2 win over the Newcastle Jets in the F3 Derby. An initial goal to Newcastle through Keli Brown was quickly cancelled out by Peta Trimis, before Annalise Rasmussen scored what turned out to be the match winner.
The game started off with a high energy level, with the Mariners pressing up on the three backs of Newcastle. Avaani Prakash and Annalise Rasmussen were creating pressure and this saw the midfielders often winning the ball forward.
After 6 minutes, Trimis ran onto a ball from over the top and drove a shot near-post. Anna Leat covered her goal very well and held onto her save after the first meaningful shot on target.
The Jets did not have much in the way of possession, but they broke forward with pace when they did get the ball. For example, at the 12 minute mark Charlotte Lancaster ran down the wing and crossed it into the box toward Alexis Collins. However, Tarren King and Annalee Grove were able to use the former’s strength and the latter’s positioning to stop the visitors conceding.
A moment later, Brown had a shot at goal in the box after some excellent link-up play. Brown opted for a delicate finish but directed her effort slightly wide of the goal to keep the game scoreless.
As the game developed, Newcastle adopted something of a route 1 approach, sending long balls forward and looking to create off the second ball.
Central Coast on the other hand were looking for shorter passing plays and pressing off the ball to create pressure.
There was certainly plenty of back and forth play through the middle part of the first half, but nothing to show for it on the scoreboard.
Sadly at 35 minutes, there was a significant stoppage of play after Isabella Coco-Di Sipio went down for the second time in the game. There was no confirmation of what the injury was, but it looked to be related to her right knee as Tiahna Fuller came in earlier than expected to replace her. Coco-Di Sipio was able to leave the field on her own feet which was a positive sign.
The lack of action on the scoreboard changed in the shadows of the half time whistle when Newcastle was rewarded for their great efforts as Libby Copus-Brown won the ball high up the pitch and played in Brown who hit a terrific shot into the top left-corner and opened the scoring for the Jets.
Despite a few more nervy moments in the Mariners defence, the lead remained a single goal at the break.
The second half started quickly, with Fuller firing a shot at goal in the first minute of the half that was blocked by the defence and Sophie Hoban firing a shot in on the other end which was saved by Grove. A minute later, Lancaster forced a more challenging save out of Grove after a run forward and a driven shot at near-post.
In the 53rd minute – seemingly from nothing – Trimis was able to equalise for the Mariners. Prakash played the ball to Trimis on the edge of the box, who then took a speculative shot from distance and was able to find the back of the net.
A minute later, Rasmussen broke forward after winning the ball in a battle with Prior and Claudia Cicco. Her shot was driven over the bar, but the momentum was suddenly back with the Mariners now that the scores were level.
There was a period of the Jets keeping possession for about six minutes in the second half. It did not lead to too many chances, but it did allow the hosts to control the pace and tempo of the game heading into the last half hour.
The game became more physical from this point, with a lot of possession being held in the middle third of the pitch. The Jets held slightly better territory during this period, but the Mariners still looked dangerous breaking forward with Prakash and Trimis in particular.
A Mariners breakaway in the 70th minute led to the league’s leading scorer finding the back of the net once again. Trimis made a run down the right wing and looped the ball into Rasmussen who drove a volley across Leat’s goal and into the back of the net.
Despite going behind on the scoreboard, the Jets did continue to try and create right up until the final whistle. There was a lot of frantic action particularly in the last five minutes of the match, but ultimately the Mariners’ defence held firm and they managed to see out the rest of the game with the lead.
Teams: NEWCASTLE JETS (3-4-3): Leat, Bates, Cicco, Prior, Lancaster, Copus-Brown, Dundas, Karipidis, Hoban, Collins, Brown. Substitutes: Allan, Allan, Ayres, Davis, Page, Ritchie.
Scorer: Brown 45+2′.
CENTRAL COAST MARINERS (4-5-1): Grove, Baumann, King, Thew, Martin, Coco-Di Sipio, Prakash, Kraszula, Quilligan, Trimis, Rasmussen. Substitutes: Buchanan, Farrow, Fuller, Hughes, Levin, Varley.
Scorer: Trimis 53′, Rasmussen 70′.
Referee: Bec Mackie
Attendance: 1,261.
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