Newcastle Jets got their A-League season back on track with a gritty 1-0 victory over Western United at GMHBA Stadium on Saturday.
Dimitri Petratos sliced open the home side s defence and Angus Thurgate applied the finish in the 36th minute to end Newcastle s winless start to the season.
The result was not secured without a particularly nervy final 20 minutes, during which Josh Risdon looked to have headed United level.
However, a VAR review found Besart Berisha to be offside in the build-up and the Jets hung on with help from goalkeeper Glen Moss to inflict a second defeat on the competition s newcomers.
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Adelaide United earlier outclassed Central Coast Mariners in a come-from-behind 3-1 win in Gosford.
Milan Duric put the Mariners ahead from the penalty spot, but it was a one-sided affair following his sixth-minute opener.
Ben Halloran beat Mark Birighitti at the near post, Nikola Mileusnic volleyed the visitors ahead and Kristian Opseth converted a Halloran cross in the space of 19 first-half minutes.
Central Coast tightened up after the interval but were unable to avoid a third defeat in five games, while the Reds now have nine points.
