Newcastle Jets is set to face Melbourne Heart FCin Morwell tonight (7:30pm kick-off) as the countdown to the Hyundai A-League season dips below 50 days.
The two sides have previously met in Morwell during last year-s Westpac Community Football Festival, with Newcastle prevailing 2-0 on a sodden pitch at the Latrobe City Sports and Entertainment Stadium.
However, the match was anything but a precursor to the side-s encounters during the regular season as the teams split their three results – a win apiece and a draw – to highlight the even nature of the competition.
Squad
Melbourne Heart FC
2. Michael MARRONE, 3. Brendan HAMILL, 6. Matt THOMPSON, 7. Rutger WORM, 8. Kristian SARKIES, 9. MAYCON, 10. Wayne SRHOJ, 11. Alex TERRA, 13. Sebastian MATTEI (triallist), 14. Kamal IBRAHIM, 15. David WILLIAMS, 16. Aziz BEHICH, 17. Jason HOFFMAN, 18. Curtis GOOD, 21. Kliment TASESKI, 22. Nick KALMAR, 23. Mate DUGANDZIC, 25. Alon BLUMGART (triallist), 26. Kristian KONSTANDINIDIS (triallist), 30. Codey LARKIN (triallist)
Newcastle Jets
1. Ben KENNEDY, 2. Taylor REGAN, 4. Nikolai TOPOR-STANLEY, 5. Tiago CALVANO, 6. Ben KANTAROVSKI, 8. Jeremy BROCKIE, 10. Ruben ZADKOVICH, 11. Tarek ELRICH, 12. Jobe WHEELHOUSE, 13. Byun SUNG-HWAN, 14. Labinot HALITI, 17. James VIRGILI, 18. Marko JESIC, 19. Matt NASH, 22. Ali ABBAS, 23. Ryan GRIFFITHS
Previous Results
8 July 2010 – Melbourne Heart FC 1 Newcastle Jets 2 @ Latrobe City Sports and Entertainment Stadium
13 August 2010 – Newcastle Jets 1 Melbourne Heart FC 1 @ Ausgrid Stadium
31 October 2010 – Newcastle Jets 0 Melbourne Heart FC 2 @ Port Macquarie
8 December 2010 – Melbourne Heart FC 0 Newcastle Jets 2 @ AAMI Park
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