Newcastle Jets gradually dominated the Mariners after a slow start and knocked in four goals to sent the home side to the bottom of the table.

The first 10 minutes of the game was full of very tentative play with the Mariners shading the visitors, with the first chance of the game falling to Laurence Braude who received a ball played in after the Mariners won it with a solid challenge on the left. Braude shot through players in the area and it was on target until Jets keeper Jordan Griffiths saw it late and made an acrobatic save to his left.

In the 21st minute the Newcastle side drew first ‘blood’ in the derby when Jesse Pinto blasted a free kick from outside the area, off the wall and past a beaten Coast keeper Matthew Nash. 0-1

The Jets’s confidence grew through the half, and although Darko Vidovic had a great chance with a header right in the front but sent high and well over. In the 34th minute Adrian Krakolevski made it 0-2 when his show from range curled into the top left corner of the net with Nash slow to react. 0-2

In the second half the Mariners had some chances that were generally squandered, and their formation was disjointed.

The visitors finished stronger with Coast central defender Nathan Sherlock a contributor to both. Firstly substitute Virgil outran Sherlock and with Nash out but hesitent, Virgil rounded them both and slotted the ball home. 0-3

In the fourth and final goal Sherlock miss-hit his pass back to his keeper, so former Marconi Stallion Brodie Mooy pounced and slipped it inside the upright with Nash beaten. 0-4

Newcastle thoroughly deserved their win and moved off the bottom of the table to be replaced by the Mariners, who have a lot more work to do on their formation.

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