Preston Lions 3–2 Newcastle Jets

Australia Cup 2026 Round of 32 · 21 Jul 2026

Preston Lions vs Newcastle Jets in the Australia Cup 2026.

At Genis Steel Stadium, Melbourne.

Referee: E. Saba.

Preston Lions beat Newcastle Jets 3–2. W. Dobson opened the scoring for Newcastle Jets after 16 minutes. D. Lazarevski made it 3–2 after 90 minutes, and that was the winner.

Goalscorers

• Preston Lions: N. Bonada 56', N. Bonada 62', D. Lazarevski 90'
• Newcastle Jets: W. Dobson 16', N. Vergos 23'

Newcastle Jets starting lineup (4-3-3)

• 1 J. Delianov (G)
• 22 J. Bertolissio (D)
• 42 M. Cooper
• 2 A. Grant (D)
• 23 D. Wilmering (D)
• 10 Z. Clough (M)
• 14 M. Burgess (M)
• 9 N. Vergos (F)
• 28 W. Dobson (F)
• 43 X. Bertoncello
• 24 A. Nunes

Preston Lions starting lineup

• 1 R. Scott
• 4 J. Ali
• 2 D. Folino
• 5 A. Brice
• 32 S. Nigro
• 9 J. Romero
• 19 O. Kubilay
• 80 C. Cuba
• 20 Z. Cianci
• 24 N. Bonada
• 77 G. Albano

Match events

• 16′ Newcastle Jets: Normal Goal, W. Dobson
• 23′ Newcastle Jets: Normal Goal, N. Vergos, X. Bertoncello
• 46′ Preston Lions: Substitution, M. Bozinovski, S. Nigro
• 46′ Preston Lions: Substitution, Z. Lisolajski, D. Folino
• 46′ Newcastle Jets: Substitution, O. Cockle, X. Bertoncello
• 56′ Preston Lions: Normal Goal, N. Bonada
• 62′ Newcastle Jets: Substitution, T. Aquilina, A. Grant
• 62′ Newcastle Jets: Substitution, Z. Schreiber, Z. Clough
• 62′ Preston Lions: Normal Goal, N. Bonada
• 63′ Newcastle Jets: Substitution, P. Wood, N. Vergos
• 72′ Preston Lions: Substitution, L. Brooks, Z. Cianci
• 75′ Preston Lions: Substitution, D. Lazarevski, N. Bonada
• 82′ Newcastle Jets: Yellow Card, M. Burgess
• 82′ Preston Lions: Substitution, S. Zinni, G. Albano
• 90′ Preston Lions: Normal Goal, D. Lazarevski, L. Brooks