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Jets thump Glory to boost ALM finals push

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Newcastle Jets have boosted their A-League Men finals push with a thumping 6-1 win over Perth Glory at McDonald Jones Stadium.

At their box office best, a Daniel Penha brace, hat-trick from Beka Mikeltadze and strike from Valentino Yuel lifted the rampant Jets within five points of the top six.  

The three goals took Mikeltadze to 12 for the campaign, just two back of Jamie Maclaren for the ALM lead despite playing four games fewer.

“He’s one of the best strikers in the league,” Jets coach Arthur Papas said of his leading man.

“There’s a lot of growth remaining in him.

“He’s 24-years-old and it’s his first time playing outside of Europe.

“Today it was really good to see him get rewards.”

His side’s significant injury woes continuing, Glory coach Ruben Zadkovich was forced once again to field a young, heavily undermanned side in the Hunter, giving an ALM debut to Jayden Gorman.

The 19-year-old, though, was lucky to be on the park for more than 13 minutes after he slid with a heavy challenge on Penha that survived a VAR review for a potential red card upgrade.

Penha responded in the best possible way for his side in the 21st minute when he met a cutback from Valentino Yuel with a first-time effort into the bottom corner of Glory’s goal.

Fortuitously found when Perth’s attempted clearance came straight back, Mikeltadze danced into the box and netted in the 31st.

The Jets were playing some scintillating football as Dane Ingham promptly set up the Georgian for his second in the 37th.

Five minutes into the second half it was four when Penha latched onto the rebound of Angus Thurgate’s saved shot.

Mikeltadze then stepped up to convert a penalty won by Ingham for his 12th goal of the campaign in the 78th and Yuel added a cherry on the sundae in the 81st.

Despite Ciaran Bramwell’s 69th minute consolation, Perth is winless in 12 games and firmly rooted at the bottom of the ALM table.

They will attempt to regroup against Wellington on Wednesday.

The Jets will host Melbourne Victory next Saturday but will be absent Matt Jurman and Thurgate after the pair earned suspensions for yellow card accumulation.

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