Newcastle Jets lastly ended their club-record A-League dropping streak as a second-half penalty salvaged a 1-1 draw at residence to the equally off-colour Perth Glory.
Since a five-game unbeaten run completed on the finish of February, the Jets have been caught in a depressing rut of successive defeats.
They surrendered a one-goal lead of their 2-1 loss to Melbourne Victory final outing and followers would have been forgiven for considering the writing was on the wall when Joel Chianese scored a beautiful purpose for Perth simply previous the hour.
A stunning first-time move from Bruno Fornaroli utilizing the surface of his proper foot launched Andy Keogh into the left aspect of the field and his move throughout the face of purpose was turned in by Chianese.
.@Joel_Chianese with an prompt influence
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— A-League (@ALeague) April 13, 2021
However Roy O’Donovan smashed residence from the spot quickly after as Kosuke Ota tripped Apostolos Stamatelopoulos.
That was in the end sufficient to seal a degree, however the Jets will certainly really feel they might have snatched victory on the finish, with Matthew Millar blazing over from a reasonably tight angle deep into stoppage time.
The draw does neither aspect a lot good, with Newcastle staying eleventh on 12 factors and Perth one place and 6 factors higher off.
A draw right here in Coffs Harbour.#ALeague #NEWvPER #NeverTearUsApart #OneGlory pic.twitter.com/B5SjCbpteY
— A-League (@ALeague) April 13, 2021