Red tide swamps Jets

ADELAIDE United has warned its rivals of its finals intentions with a resounding 5-2 home win over the Newcastle Jets.

A first-half double from Daniel Adlung sent the Reds on their way against an undermanned Jets missing a host of key players. The Jets finished the clash with 10 men when Jason Hoffman was sent off in the final quarter hour.

The Jets fought and pulled a goal back on 62 minutes thanks to a goalmouth scramble from a Riley McGree corner. The ball took a touch off Ben Kantarovski and crossed the line.

Newcastle looked to be working its way back into the contest but it didn’t last long as the home side added a third on 68 minutes.

Three minutes later Johan Absalonsen made it 4-1 with the pick of the bunch. With Adelaide deep in attack, the winger drifted to the back post and thundered home a Michael Marrone cross with a delightful volley.

Soon after the Jets’ evening went from bad to worse when Hoffman was given his marching orders for a second bookable offence.

The nightmare continued for Newcastle with Adelaide scoring a fifth a minute later. Dzengis Cavusevic was rewarded for his solid performance with his first United goal, finishing truly from 10m. Kantarovski grabbed the Jets’ second a minute from full-time, again capitalising on poor Reds defending at a corner.