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Blocked ... Zadkovich has a shot at goal as the Jets try to wear the Reds down. Source: Liam Driver / News Limited
Newcastle coach Gary van Egmond was relieved to throw the clean sheet gorilla off his back as his young defence held high-riding Adelaide to a scoreless draw at Hunter Stadium on Saturday.
Second-placed Adelaide looked the more fluent and dangerous team early in the first half, which featured a drinks break after 22 minutes due to the heat.
Dario Vidosic had a shot stopped by former Adelaide goalkeeper Mark Birighitti in the sixth minute and a few seconds later Bruce Djite shot wide.
| P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central Coast | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 30 |
| 2 | Adelaide | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 29 |
| 3 | Victory | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 26 |
| 4 | Western Sydney | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 23 |
| 5 | Perth | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 19 |
| 6 | Brisbane | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 17 |
| 7 | Newcastle | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | -9 | 17 |
| 8 | Wellington | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 16 |
| 9 | Heart | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 15 |
| 10 | Sydney | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -14 | 14 |
Newcastle, who hadn't kept a clean sheet in their previous 14 games, took over from about the half hour mark and dominated the second half.
Jets' marquee player Emile Heskey was replaced at halftime by Adam Taggart after suffering a minor quadriceps injury.
"It wasn't a monkey mate, it was like a gorilla," van Egmond said on the clean sheet issue.
"It was hanging over us. It is a good feeling, and it's great for the fact that the players can get some real confidence from keeping that clean sheet and creating the number of chances."
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It needed some fine stops from Adelaide goalkeeper Eugene Galekovic to keep his side level.
He used his legs early in the second half to keep out a shot from lively substitute Adam Taggart, who came on at halftime for Heskey.
Adelaide coach John Kosmina wasn't sure if it was a point gained or two lost.
"We made two really good chances in the first half, we had a long period where we probably dominated the first half and maybe did enough to get a couple of goals and go on with it," Kosmina said.
"We switched off a little bit and let Newcastle back in the game and they did pretty well.
"Then second half we were all over the shop, we turned the ball over too easy."
Both coaches praised the youthful Jets defence for containing Vidosic, Djite and Marcelo Carrusca, who will have an MRI on Monday to determine the extent of a groin injury.
Kosmina singled out Newcastle's Taylor Regan for the job he did on the much bigger Djite.
Heskey revealed his substitution was a precautionary measure.
"Early in the first half my thigh felt tight and while it didn't get worse I could still feel it there," he said.
"It was one of those ones where you have to decide to come out or carry on and see if you can make it through the match.
"I thought it was best to pull out in case I made it worse. Hopefully it will be OK."
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