Ladies First: Liberty A-League 2023 2024 Elimination Final Western United Newcastle Jets

Elimination Final 1

13 avril 2024

ENG

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Newcastle Jets have won a Liberty A-League Final for the very first time in club history, having eclipsed Western United in a thrilling 4-2 extra-time Elimination Final triumph on Saturday night. The Jets travelled to the Regional Football Facility in Tarneit eager to end the club’s 16-year wait for a Finals win and after taking the lead twice through 90 minutes, were forced to win it in 30 minutes of additional extra time. Sarina Bolden scored a first-half brace for the Jets but Alana Cerne and Catherine Zimmerman struck for Western on either side of half time as the home side refused to say die. But extra time belonged to the Jets; Melina Ayres came off the bench to score her ninth Finals goal and give Newcastle the lead for the third time in the game an advantage that Sophie Hoban doubled with her first ever Liberty A-League goal as the Jets ran out 4-2 winners against third-place finishers Western.

The Jets are now through to a two-legged Semi-Final against Premiers Melbourne City; Newcastle will host the first game in the tie (April 19-21) before travelling to Melbourne for the return leg (April 26-28), with a spot in the Grand Final (May 4) on the line. Second-place finishers Sydney FC will play either Melbourne Victory or Central Coast Mariners in the other Semi; Victory and the Mariners face off in the second Elimination Final at the Home of the Matildas on Sunday, April 14. Ayres’ extra-time strike enhanced the 25-year-old’s incredible Finals record. Through stints at Melbourne City, Victory and now the Jets, Ayres has scored 36 Liberty A-League goals, and nine of those have come in finals – an astonishing 25% of her goals tally. Those nine goals include two Finals hat-tricks (both at Victory). “What a record!” Said Paramount+ commentator Teo Pellizzeri.