2018–19 Newcastle Jets FC season

The 2018–19 Newcastle Jets FC season was the club's 18th season since its establishment in 2000. The club participated in the A-League for the 14th time, the FFA Cup for the 5th time, and the AFC Champions League for the 2nd time.

Newcastle Jets

2018–19 season
Chairman	Martin Lee
Manager	Ernie Merrick
Stadium	McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle
A-League	7th
FFA Cup	Round of 16
AFC Champions League	Play-off round
Top goalscorer	League: Roy O'Donovan (12 goals) All: Roy O'Donovan (12 goals)
Highest home attendance	11,814 vs. Melbourne Victory (3 November 2018)
Lowest home attendance	6,701 vs. Perth Glory (16 December 2018)
Average home league attendance	9,079
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2017–18 2019–20 →

Players

Squad information

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  NZL Glen Moss 3 DF  AUS Jason Hoffman 4 DF  AUS Nigel Boogaard (Captain) 5 MF  AUS Ben Kantarovski 6 MF  AUS Steven Ugarkovic 7 FW  AUS Dimitri Petratos 8 FW  BRA Jair 9 FW  IRL Roy O'Donovan 10 MF  VEN Ronald Vargas 11 MF  NZL Kwabena Appiah (Injury replacement player) 13 DF  AUS Ivan Vujica 14 FW  ENG Kaine Sheppard 16 MF  AUS Nick Cowburn

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 DF  MKD Daniel Georgievski 18 DF  AUS John Koutroumbis 19 FW  AUS Kosta Petratos 20 GK  AUS Lewis Italiano 22 DF  AUS Lachlan Jackson 23 MF  NZL Matthew Ridenton 24 FW  AUS Joe Champness 28 DF  AUS Patrick Langlois (Scholarship) 29 DF  AUS Jake Adelson 32 MF  AUS Angus Thurgate 34 MF  AUS Jack Simmons (Scholarship) 40 GK  AUS Noah James (Scholarship) 44 DF  AUS Nikolai Topor-Stanley (Vice-captain)

Transfers

Transfers in

No.	Position	Player	Transferred from	Type/fee	Contract length	Date	Ref
23	MF	Matthew Ridenton	Wellington Phoenix	Free transfer	2 years	9 May 2018	[1]
11	FW	Mitch Austin		Free transfer	1 year	30 August 2018	[2]
8	FW	Jair		Free transfer	1 year	10 September 2018	[3]
14	FW	Kaine Sheppard	Avondale	Free transfer	1 year	19 September 2018	[4]
20	GK	Lewis Italiano	Stirling Lions	Free transfer	1 year	26 September 2018	[5]
11	MF	Kwabena Appiah		Injury replacement loan	3 months	8 March 2019	[6][7]

Transfers out

No.	Position	Player	Transferred to	Type/fee	Date	Ref
11	FW	Patito Rodríguez		End of contract	16 May 2018	[8]
27	MF	Riley McGree	Club Brugge	Loan return	4 June 2018	[9]
12	MF	Mario Shabow	Central Coast Mariners	Free transfer	7 June 2018	[10]
10	MF	Wayne Brown		Mutual contract termination	23 July 2018	[11]
1	GK	Jack Duncan	Al-Qadsiah	$450,000	30 July 2018	[12]
11	FW	Mitch Austin	Sydney FC	Free transfer	31 January 2019	[13]

From youth squad

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Notes
32	MF		Angus Thurgate	18	3 year senior contract[14]
34	MF		Jack Simmons	16	3 year scholarship contract[15]
40	GK		Noah James	17	1 year scholarship contract[15]

Contract extensions

No.	Name	Position	Duration	Date	Notes
10	Ronald Vargas	Midfielder	1 year	14 May 2018	[16]
3	Jason Hoffman	Right-back	1 year	2 October 2018	[17]
4	Nigel Boogaard	Centre-back	1 year	2 October 2018	[17]
7	Dimitri Petratos	Forward	4 years	4 October 2018	[18]
6	Steven Ugarkovic	Midfielder	3 years	8 October 2018	[19]
18	John Koutroumbis	Defender	3 years	16 January 2019	[20]
14	Kaine Sheppard	Forward	1 year	21 January 2019	[21]
22	Lachlan Jackson	Defender	2 years	30 January 2019	[22]
20	Glen Moss	Goalkeeper	1 year	26 February 2019	[23]
44	Nikolai Topor-Stanley	Centre-back	2 years	5 March 2019	[24]
20	Lewis Italiano	Goalkeeper	1 year	21 March 2019	[25]

Technical staff

Position	Name
Head Coach	Ernie Merrick
Assistant Coach	Clayton Zane
Youth Coach	Labinot Haliti
Assistant Youth Coach	Lawrie McKinna
Goalkeeping Coach	Chris Bowling
Physiotherapist	Nathan Renwick

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Total					A-League					FFA Cup					AFC Champions League
				Apps	Goals				Apps	Goals				Apps	Goals				Apps	Goals
1	GK		Glen Moss	24	0	1	0	0	20+0	0	1	0	0	2+0	0	0	0	0	2+0	0	0	0	0
3	DF		Jason Hoffman	18	3	5	0	1	14+2	3	5	0	1	2+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
4	DF		Nigel Boogaard	25	1	6	0	0	22+0	0	6	0	0	1+0	0	0	0	0	2+0	1	0	0	0
5	MF		Ben Kantarovski	19	0	2	0	0	12+4	0	2	0	0	1+0	0	0	0	0	2+0	0	0	0	0
6	MF		Steven Ugarkovic	28	0	2	0	0	22+2	0	2	0	0	2+0	0	0	0	0	2+0	0	0	0	0
7	MF		Dimitri Petratos	27	4	1	0	0	22+1	4	1	0	0	2+0	0	0	0	0	2+0	0	0	0	0
8	FW		Jair	20	2	0	0	0	16+4	2	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
9	FW		Roy O'Donovan	18	9	2	0	0	15+1	9	1	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	2+0	0	1	0	0
10	MF		Ronald Vargas	22	7	3	1	0	17+2	5	3	1	0	1+0	0	0	0	0	2+0	2	0	0	0
11	MF		Kwabena Appiah	1	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
13	DF		Ivan Vujica	13	0	1	0	0	6+6	0	1	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
14	FW		Kaine Sheppard	22	3	1	0	0	6+14	3	1	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0	0	0	0
16	MF		Nick Cowburn	12	1	2	0	0	4+6	1	2	0	0	1+0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0
17	DF		Daniel Georgievski	26	0	7	0	0	22+0	0	7	0	0	2+0	0	0	0	0	2+0	0	0	0	0
18	DF		John Koutroumbis	14	1	1	0	0	11+0	1	1	0	0	1+0	0	0	0	0	2+0	0	0	0	0
19	FW		Kosta Petratos	2	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	2+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
20	GK		Lewis Italiano	5	0	0	0	0	4+1	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
22	DF		Lachlan Jackson	18	0	2	0	0	12+3	0	2	0	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0
23	MF		Matthew Ridenton	23	2	1	0	0	13+6	1	1	0	0	2+0	0	0	0	0	1+1	1	0	0	0
24	FW		Joe Champness	8	1	0	0	0	1+5	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0
28	DF		Patrick Langlois	1	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
29	DF		Jake Adelson	1	0	1	0	0	0+1	0	1	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
32	MF		Angus Thurgate	10	1	0	0	0	1+6	1	0	0	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0
34	MF		Jack Simmons	0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
40	GK		Noah James	0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
44	DF		Nikolai Topor-Stanley	28	1	4	0	0	24+0	0	3	0	0	2+0	1	1	0	0	2+0	0	0	0	0
Players no longer at the club:
11	FW		Mitch Austin	0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0

• Last updated: 6 April 2019
• Source: Soccerway
• = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Pre-season and friendlies

Shanghai Shenhua v Newcastle Jets

6 July 2018 Free Trade Port Super Champions Cup	Shanghai Shenhua	0–2	Newcastle Jets	Haikou, China
		Report	Hoffman 25' Simmons 87'	Stadium: Haikou City Stadium

Changchun Yatai v Newcastle Jets

8 July 2018 Free Trade Port Super Champions Cup	Changchun Yatai	1–1 (a.e.t.) (1–3 p)	Newcastle Jets	Haikou, China
	Tan 4'	Report	Ridenton 13'	Stadium: Haikou City Stadium
	Penalties
	Mierzejewski Zhou He Cheng		Hoffman Koutroumbis Kantarovski

Mid North Coast Select v Newcastle Jets

17 July 2018 Mid North Coast Pre-Season Tour	Mid North Coast Select	0–9	Newcastle Jets	Port Macquarie, Australia
19:30 AEST		Report	Georgievski 14' Hoffman 17', 31', 42' Boogaard 19', 35' Champness 36' Thurgate 65' Vujica 80'	Stadium: Port Macquarie Regional Stadium Attendance: 4,200

Newcastle Jets v Al-Ahli

30 July 2018 Genova International Soccer School Tour	Newcastle Jets	2–1	Al-Ahli	Murcia, Spain
19:00 CEST	Hoffman 40' K. Petratos 65'	Report	Khalil 21'

Newcastle Jets v Al-Fayha

1 August 2018 Genova International Soccer School Tour	Newcastle Jets	1–2	Al-Fayha	Murcia, Spain
21:30 CEST	Jackson 75'	Report	Fernández 6' Al Salem 66'	Stadium: Pinatar Arena Football Centre

FC Cartagena v Newcastle Jets

3 August 2018 Genova International Soccer School Tour	FC Cartagena	3–2	Newcastle Jets	Murcia, Spain
	Jackson 7' (o.g.) Cruz 13' Aketxe 65'	Report	O'Donovan 53' (pen.), 80'	Stadium: Estadio Cartagonova Attendance: 3,000

Newcastle Jets v Central Coast Mariners

25 August 2018	Newcastle Jets	2–2	Central Coast Mariners	Maitland, Australia
15:30 AEST	Hoffman 40' O'Donovan 61'	Report	Clisby 10' Pain 66'	Stadium: No.1 Sportsground Attendance: 3,500

Young Socceroos v Newcastle Jets

6 September 2018	Young Socceroos	1–4	Newcastle Jets	Lisarow, Australia
17:00 AEST	Folami 41'	Report	O'Donovan 10' Georgievski 53' Sheppard 77' M. Petratos 90'	Stadium: Pluim Park Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Sydney FC v Newcastle Jets

12 September 2018	Sydney FC	2–1	Newcastle Jets	Sydney, Australia
15:00 AEST	Le Fondre 12' (pen.), 55'	Report	Thurgate 32'	Stadium: Leichhardt Oval Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Newcastle Jets v Edgeworth FC

22 September 2018	Newcastle Jets	5–0	Edgeworth FC	Newcastle, Australia
12:00 AEST	D. Petratos 3', 9' Vargas 33' Hoffman 47', 61'	Report		Stadium: Jack McLaughlan Oval

Newcastle Jets v Western Sydney Wanderers

29 September 2018	Newcastle Jets	4–0	Western Sydney Wanderers	Maitland, Australia
12:00 AEST	D. Petratos 7' Boogaard 16' Vargas 19' Sheppard 89'	Report		Stadium: No.1 Sportsground Attendance: 1,600

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
A-League	—	7th	21 October 2018	27 April 2019
FFA Cup	Round of 32	Round of 16	7 August 2018	29 August 2018
AFC Champions League	Preliminary round 2	Play-off round	12 February 2019	19 February 2019

A-League

Main article: 2018–19 A-League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Perth Glory	27	18	6	3	56	23	+33	60	Qualification for 2020 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series[a]
2	Sydney FC (C)	27	16	4	7	43	29	+14	52
3	Melbourne Victory	27	15	5	7	50	32	+18	50	Qualification for 2020 AFC Champions League preliminary round 2 and Finals series[a]
4	Adelaide United	27	12	8	7	37	32	+5	44	Qualification for Finals series[a]
5	Melbourne City	27	11	7	9	39	32	+7	40
6	Wellington Phoenix[b]	27	11	7	9	46	43	+3	40
7	Newcastle Jets	27	10	5	12	40	36	+4	35
8	Western Sydney Wanderers	27	6	6	15	42	54	−12	24
9	Brisbane Roar	27	4	6	17	38	71	−33	18
10	Central Coast Mariners	27	3	4	20	31	70	−39	13

Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. The top two teams enter the Finals series at the semi-finals, while the teams ranked third to sixth enter the Finals series at the elimination-finals.
2. Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
27	10	5	12	40	36	+4	35	5	4	4	18	15	+3	5	1	8	22	21	+1

Last updated: 6 April 2019.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27
Ground	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	L	D	L	D	W	L	W	L	W	L	L	D	L	L	W	L	W	D	W	D	W	L	L	W	L	W	W
Position	9	8	10	9	7	7	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7

Updated to match(es) played on 6 April 2019. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Wellington Phoenix v Newcastle Jets

21 October 2018 1	Wellington Phoenix	2–1	Newcastle Jets	Wellington
15:00 AEST	Georgievski 32' (o.g.) Krishna 90'	Report	D. Petratos 90+5'	Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 9,174 Referee: Daniel Elder

Adelaide United v Newcastle Jets

26 October 2018 2	Adelaide United	1–1	Newcastle Jets	Adelaide
19:20 ACDT	Goodwin 63'	Report	Vargas 52'	Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 7,906 Referee: Shaun Evans

Newcastle Jets v Melbourne Victory

3 November 2018 3	Newcastle Jets	0–1	Melbourne Victory	Newcastle
19:50 AEST		Report	Antonis 71'	Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 11,813 Referee: Chris Beath

Newcastle Jets v Sydney FC

10 November 2018 4	Newcastle Jets	1–1	Sydney FC	Newcastle
19:50 AEST	Cowburn 87'	Report	Brosque 20'	Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 11,415 Referee: Shaun Evans

Western Sydney Wanderers v Newcastle Jets

23 November 2018 5	Western Sydney Wanderers	0–2	Newcastle Jets	Sydney
19:50 AEST		Report	Hoffman 25' Vargas 90+4'	Stadium: Spotless Stadium Attendance: 10,458 Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)

Melbourne City v Newcastle Jets

2 December 2018 6	Melbourne City	3–0	Newcastle Jets	Melbourne
19:00 AEST	McGree 2' Brattan 45' Wales 75'	Report		Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 6,013 Referee: Alex King

Newcastle Jets v Brisbane Roar

9 December 2018 7	Newcastle Jets	2–0	Brisbane Roar	Newcastle
17:00 AEST	Sheppard 45' Jair 58'	Report		Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 9,719 Referee: Kurt Ams

Newcastle Jets v Perth Glory

16 December 2018 8	Newcastle Jets	0–2	Perth Glory	Newcastle
17:00 AEST		Report	Kilkenny 3' (pen.) Davidson 25'	Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 6,701 Referee: Stephen Lucas

Central Coast Mariners v Newcastle Jets

23 December 2018 9	Central Coast Mariners	1–2	Newcastle Jets	Central Coast
17:00 AEST	Simon 36'	Report	Hoffman 66' Vargas 82'	Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 8,923 Referee: Alex King

Newcastle Jets v Adelaide United

30 December 2018 10	Newcastle Jets	1–2	Adelaide United	Newcastle
19:00 AEST	O'Donovan 75'	Report	Mileusnic 38' Goodwin 90+1' (pen.)	Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 9,005 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Melbourne City v Newcastle Jets

6 January 2019 11	Melbourne City	2–1	Newcastle Jets	Melbourne
17:00 AEST	McGree 27' (pen.) Brattan 32'	Report	O'Donovan 4'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 7,368 Referee: Kurt Ams

Newcastle Jets v Brisbane Roar

2 January 2019 12	Newcastle Jets	2–2	Brisbane Roar	Newcastle
19:50 AEST	D. Petratos 5' O'Donovan 67'	Report	Taggart 65' Bauthéac 87'	Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 8,519 Referee: Shaun Evans

Melbourne Victory v Newcastle Jets

12 January 2019 13	Melbourne Victory	2–1	Newcastle Jets	Melbourne
19:50 AEST	Antonis 48' Troisi 84'	Report	Sheppard 78'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 16,694 Referee: Daniel Elder

Sydney FC v Newcastle Jets

19 January 2019 14	Sydney FC	1–0	Newcastle Jets	Sydney
17:35 AEST	Boogaard 44' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Jubilee Oval Attendance: 12,681 Referee: Adam Fielding

Newcastle Jets v Central Coast Mariners

23 January 2019 15	Newcastle Jets	1–0	Central Coast Mariners	Newcastle
19:50 AEST	Sheppard 54'	Report		Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 9,466 Referee: Shaun Evans

Perth Glory v Newcastle Jets

27 January 2019 16	Perth Glory	2–0	Newcastle Jets	Perth
20:00 AEST	Keogh 16' Kilkenny 48'	Report		Stadium: HBF Park Attendance: 11,393 Referee: Alex King

Western Sydney Wanderers v Newcastle Jets

1 February 2019 17	Western Sydney Wanderers	1–5	Newcastle Jets	Sydney
19:50 AEST	Duke 69'	Report	D. Petratos 18' Hoffman 22' O'Donovan 45+2', 59' (pen.) Ridenton 50'	Stadium: ANZ Stadium Attendance: 7,594 Referee: Peter Green

Newcastle Jets v Wellington Phoenix

7 February 2019 18	Newcastle Jets	1–1	Wellington Phoenix	Newcastle
19:50 AEST	Vargas 33'	Report	Williams 58'	Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 7,394 Referee: Stephan Lucas

Newcastle Jets v Melbourne City

15 February 2019 19	Newcastle Jets	3–1	Melbourne City	Newcastle
19:50 AEST	Jair 22' Champness 75' O'Donovan 79'	Report	Maclaren 55'	Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 7,980 Referee: Adam Kersey

Newcastle Jets v Adelaide United

24 February 2019 20	Newcastle Jets	0–0	Adelaide United	Newcastle
17:00 AEDT		Report		Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 8,912 Referee: Adam Fielding

Melbourne Victory v Newcastle Jets

2 March 2019 21	Melbourne Victory	0–2	Newcastle Jets	Geelong
19:50 AEDT		Report	Koutroumbis 34' D. Petratos 90+6'	Stadium: GMHBA Stadium Attendance: 8,039 Referee: Shaun Evans

Newcastle Jets v Central Coast Mariners

16 March 2019 22	Newcastle Jets	2–3	Central Coast Mariners	Newcastle
17:35 AEST	O'Donovan 74' Vargas 81'	Report	Murray 51' Karacan 64' Pain 67'	Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 8,173 Referee: Adam Kersey

Wellington Phoenix v Newcastle Jets

30 March 2019 23	Wellington Phoenix	4–1	Newcastle Jets	Wellington
17:35 AEST	Williams 1', 60' (pen.), 65' Singh 73'	Report	O'Donovan 62'	Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 9,028 Referee: Matthew Conger

Newcastle Jets v Western Sydney Wanderers

6 April 2019 24	Newcastle Jets	3–2	Western Sydney Wanderers	Newcastle
17:35 AEST	O'Donovan 63' Janjetović 70' Thurgate 82'	Report	Mahazi 43' Baccus 74'	Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Referee: Adam Fielding

Perth Glory v Newcastle Jets

14 April 2019 25	Perth Glory	1–0	Newcastle Jets	Perth
17:00 AEST	Franjic 65'	Report		Stadium: HBF Park Attendance: 11,349 Referee: Kurt Ams

Brisbane Roar v Newcastle Jets

20 April 2019 26	Brisbane Roar	1–6	Newcastle Jets	Brisbane
17:35 AEST	Duncan 49'	Report	Champness 23', 68' O'Donovan 27', 55' D. Petratos 65' Appiah 90'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 7,985 Referee: Alex King

Newcastle Jets v Sydney FC

27 April 2019 27	Newcastle Jets	2–0	Sydney FC	Newcastle
17:35 AEST	Kantarovski 41' D. Petratos 53'	Report		Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 10,260 Referee: Peter Green

FFA Cup

Main article: 2018 FFA Cup

Gold Coast Knights v Newcastle Jets

7 August 2018 Round of 32	Gold Coast Knights	0–1	Newcastle Jets	Gold Coast
19:30 AEST		Report	Topor-Stanley 11'	Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium Attendance: 2,222 Referee: Lara Lee

Melbourne City v Newcastle Jets

29 August 2018 Round of 16	Melbourne City	1–0	Newcastle Jets	Melbourne
19:30 AEST	Fornaroli 54'	Report		Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 3,673 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro

AFC Champions League

Main article: 2019 AFC Champions League

Qualifying play-offs

Newcastle Jets v Persija Jakarta

12 February 2019 Preliminary round 2	Newcastle Jets	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Persija Jakarta	Newcastle
19:00 AEDT	Vargas 49' Boogaard 101' Ridenton 120'	Report	Lestaluhu 72'	Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre Attendance: 6,647 Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)

Kashima Antlers v Newcastle Jets

19 February 2019 Play-off round	Kashima Antlers	4–1	Newcastle Jets	Kashima
19:00 JST	S. Ito 18' Yamamoto 32' Serginho 67' (pen.), 90+1'	Report	Vargas 23'	Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 5,477 Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)