Newcastle Jets suffered a 3-0 defeat to Western Sydney Wanderers at McDonald Jones Stadium on Saturday.
A headed double to Wanderers skipper Robbie Cornthwaite combined with a 42nd minute strike from attacker Jaushua Sotirio did the damage for the visitors in the Hunter.
Newcastle Jets must now prepare themselves for a penultimate round F3 Derby away to Central Coast Mariners next Sunday.
Mariners are 10th on the competition standings, and the Jets 9th. The winner should avoid the dreaded wooden spoon.
Tickets for Sunday’s F3 Derby are available here. All full season Jets Members can access the game free of charge. Bus tickets from Newcastle to Gosford and back can be purchased here.
Newcastle Jets 0
Western Sydney Wanderers 3 (Cornthwaite 40’ & 50’, Sotirio 42’)
Venue: McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle
Referee: Shaun Evans
Attendance: 9,380
Newcastle Jets: 2. Daniel MULLEN, 3. Jason HOFFMAN (11. Labinot HALITI 81’), 4. Nigel BOOGAARD (C), 6. Steven UGARKOVIC, 7. Andrew HOOLE (16. Nicholas COWBURN 67’), 8. Mateo POLJAK, 10. Wayne BROWN (12. Harrison SAWYER 62’), 15. Andrew NABBOUT, 19. Morten NORDSTRAND, 20. Jack DUNCAN (Gk), 22. Lachlan JACKSON
Substitutes not used: 5. Ben KANTAROVSKI, 50. Tomislav ARCABA
Yellow cards: Boogaard, Jackson, Brown
Red cards: Nil
Western Sydney Wanderers: 3. Jack CLISBY (5. Brendan HAMILL 75’), 10. Nicolas MARTINEZ (2. Shannon COLE 84’), 12. Scott NEVILLE, 14. Jumpei KUSUKAMI, 15. Kearyn BACCUS, 16. Jaushua SOTIRIO, 18. Robert CORNTHWAITE, 20. Vedran JANJETOVIC (Gk), 22. Jonathan ASPROPOTAMITIS, 23. Lachlan SCOTT, 24. Terry ANTONIS (8. DIMAS 70’)
Substitutes not used: 1. Jerrad TYSON (Gk), 29. Ryan GRIFFITHS
Yellow cards: Nil
Red cards: Nil
