Troisi nabs late Adelaide winner against Newcastle

James Troisi scored his first goal for Adelaide United to pull off a late 2-1 win over Newcastle Jets.
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8 | Newc Jets | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
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James Troisi scored his first goal for Adelaide United to pull off a late 2-1 win over Newcastle Jets.
A winner in the final 10 minutes secured Adelaide United a fortunate 2-1 A-League win over Newcastle in oppressive conditions at Coopers Stadium.
The temperature hovered around 38 degrees Celcius on Sunday for the 4:30 p.m. kickoff but Newcastle adjusted better and were on top from the outset. The Jets had the first chance after just three minutes when Ben Kantarovski's header forced a superb reflex save from Paul Izzo after a perfect free kick from Dimi Petratos.
Both sides were rewarded for their...
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