Home fans at Jubilee Stadium were entertained by a dominate Sky Blues side who went into the first half one goal to the good thanks to a Nigel Boogaard own goal.
Alex Brosque, Adam le Frondre were terrorising Newcastle defence with their pace and movement up front, supported by the midfield play of Brandon O’Neill and co. Newcastle had chances but didn't have the quality to really threaten Andrew Redmayne
Second-half saw Jason Hoffman sent off for kicking out, letting himself down and his team mates who were already battling to get back into the game.
Adam le Fondre should have buried his shot from six yards out to double the advantage - a poor miss from the golden boot leader - still Sydney collected all three points which was deserved.
Cameron Devlin celebrates the win
Sydney FC
Andrew Redmayne -7
Good finger touch to deny Roy O’Donovan a chance. Showed good concentration throughout the match.
Jacob Tratt – N/A
Went off injured in the first 6 minutes
Aaron Calver – 7
Comfortable on the ball, couple of runs forward, providing good width. A superb long ball to Adam le Fondre early on.
Alex Wilkinson – 7
Looked comfortable in his defensive duties.
Michael Zullo – 7
Couple of very lazy tackles but displayed decent defending and energy getting forward.
Siem De Jong – 6
Off the pace, decision making too slow. Subbed in the 85th minute
Anthony Caceres – 7
Worked hard in the midfield. Wild shot in the final third.
Brandon O’Neill – 7.5
Lively early on, dominating the midfield. Fantastic cross for Brosque put pressure on Boogaard who tapped it in for own goal. Decent strike in the second-half. Solid 90 minutes from the midfielder.
Daniel De Silva – 6.5
Decent first-half, linking up well in the front third. His ankle appeared to cause him some trouble. Subbed in the 80th minute.
Alex Brosque – 8
Fantastic pace saw the captain create space with his penetrating runs and link up well with Adam le Fondre. Made intelligent runs into the box. Cause trouble all game for the Jets defence
Adam le Fondre – 7
Brilliant two efforts early on. Showed good understanding with Brosque linking up very well. Displayed good pace and awareness in transition shifting the ball around the park. A wild shot in the second half with only the keeper to beat was an uncharacteristic miss by the golden boot leader.
SUBS
Ben Warland – 7
On for Jacob Tratt. Went about his business in a professional manner and proved a capable replacement for Tratt.
Cameron Devlin – 6
On for Daniel De Silva but nothing of note when on the field.
Luke Ivanovic – 6.5
Lively run to set up Adam le Fondre. Fantastic sub for Sydney injecting pace and good runs in the final 10 minutes.
Newcastle Jets
Glen Moss – 7.5
Fantastic save from Adam De Fronte twice. Busier of the two keepers. Fantastic saves in the second -half, kept the score line to just one goal
Jason Hoffman – 6
Worked hard along with his defenders. Got forward but let himself down by kicking out and receiving a red card in the 72nd minute.
Nigel Boogaard – 7.5
Showed his experience by tracking the attackers and defending well. Unlucky about the own goal something you never want. But had excellent match alongside Topor-Standley
Nikolai Topor-Standley – 7.5
Went about his defensive duties well, worked hard and showed good concentration through the match.
Johnny Koutroumbis – 7
Defended really well, reads the play and tracks the attackers.
Mathew Ridenton – 7
Well weighted long balls. Worked hard in defence but a couple of sloppy passes in the second-half.
Steven Ugarkovic – 6
Slow in possession, caught out a couple of times.
Ronald Vargas – 7
Looked lively throughout the match. Excellent pace and ran at players, trying to move the ball through the midfield. Hassling and bustling. Subbed on 65 minutes.
Dimi Petratos – 6
Quiet first-half. Decent cross in the second-half but had an off-day.
Roy O’Donovan – 6
Had a chance early on but was denied by the goalkeeper’s fingertips. He went missing for the majority of the match.
Jair – 7
Good pace and control of the ball down the lefthand side caused a lot of trouble for Sydney's defence. Nice cross cum shot. Subbed in the 68th minute.
SUBS
Kaine Sheppard – 6
On for Vargas. Went about his business but nothing of note.
Joey Champness – 6
Tried to make an impact with his pace.
