A-League: Newcastle Jets 1 North Queensland Fury 0

The Newcastle Jets moved back into the A-League’s top six with a 1-0 win over the North Queensland Fury on Tuesday.

Newcastle dominated the match after snatching the lead through striker Marko Jesic in the 12th minute.

The Jets should have added to their tally but some scrambling defence and some amazing work from young goalkeeper Sebastian Usai kept the Fury in the contest.

The win moved Newcastle to sixth just one point behind the Melbourne Victory, with a game in hand, while the Fury remain firmly at the bottom of the table.

The game’s only goal came when Labinot Haliti broke down the left inside the Fury half and took play into the penalty area before crossing at the back post, where an unmarked Jesic slammed a left-foot shot into the corner of the net.

Midfielder Ruben Zadkovich should have doubled the home side’s lead six minutes later when he snuck in behind the Fury defence and picked up Kasey Wehrman’s chipped pass.

Zadkovich’s first touch took him around Usai but his rushed shot went over the crossbar.

Matthew Nash replaced Ben Kennedy in the Jets goal for the start of the second half and was called into action almost immediately as he produced a diving save to deny defender Ramazan Tavsancioglu.

The visitors’ best chance came just after the hour mark after a dangerous Adam Casey cross from the right found Jason Spagnuolo, only for Nash to deny the winger.