Jordan O’Doherty - 6

Didn’t provide the late runs into the box that we’ve seen in recent weeks. Energetic and made some good tackles but gave the ball away too easily. Substituted after 80 minutes.

Kearyn Baccus - 7

His play was hesitant and indecisive in the first half, but he grew into the game in the second. The pitch made it much more difficult for him to control the game.

Bruce Kamau - 7

Very threatening – timed his runs well and used the ball well in tight areas. Wasted many of the openings that he himself created.

Alex Baumjohann - 8

A class above. On an awful pitch, his superior touch shone through. Constantly the victim of tactical fouls, which the referee should have done more to police.

Abraham Majok – 4

The youngster provided endless reserves of pace and energy, but had a nightmare in front of goal. His failure to convert an early header from point-blank range will go down as one of the misses of the season. Time and again he got himself into promising positions, but a heavy first touch let him down. Regardless of tonight’s struggles, the raw materials are undoubtedly there. He showed more than enough potential to suggest he’ll be an impactful player in future.

Oriol Riera - 5

Mostly outplayed and outmuscled by the Newcastle centre backs. The golden opportunity came in the first half when he peeled off to the back post, and had an open goal to aim at. Any A-League player should have finished that chance – let alone one of the best headers of the ball in the competition.

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Mark Tokich – N/A

Didn’t have enough time to be given a rating.