Jets shoot down Gold Coast
The Newcastle Jets have moved into fourth place on the Hyundai A-League ladder with an impressive 3-2 win over Gold Coast United in their Round 18 clash at EnergyAustralia on Sunday afternoon.
The sides were locked at 1-1 at half-time after a spectacular early strike from Jets midfielder Jobe Wheelhouse was cancelled out by a Shane Smeltz penalty in the 44th minute.
Gold Coast looked to have taken control of the match in the second half before hard-fought goals to Sean Rooney and veteran Sasho Petrovski gave the home side a 3-1 lead after 80 minutes.
Smeltz claimed his second six minutes from full-time as the visitors searched valiantly for a share of the spoils but Newcastle was able to hold on for its third win in a row to move just two points behind third-placed Gold Coast.
"It was very pleasing," Newcastle coach Branko Culina said after the match. "It just goes when you put in hard work and determination and have some belief in yourself then you can doing almost anything."
Meanwhile, the Brisbane Roar have progressed through to their second-consecutive Westfield W-League Grand Final after defeating Central Coast 1-0 in the semi-finals.
And in National Youth League action, Perth accounted for the AIS 2-0 while Adelaide claimed a 2-1 victory over the Roar.