Gamba Osaka Beats Newcastle Jets 3-1 in Asian Champions League
Gamba Osaka rallied to beat Newcastle Jets 3-1, with second-half goals from Deniz Hümmet and Welton Felipe lifting the Japanese side in the standings.
For clubs from Australia and Japan, the AFC Champions League Elite offers a direct test against opponents from across the region. Gamba Osaka came from behind to beat Newcastle Jets 3-1 on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at Newcastle International Sports Centre, moving the Japanese side on from second place while the hosts remained 16th.
Gamba entered the match with three points; Newcastle had none and had yet to score. The win gave Gamba a boost in its pursuit of the top of the standings, while Newcastle could not turn an early lead into its first points.
Newcastle strikes first, but Gamba responds
Nikos Vergos put the hosts ahead in the 32nd minute. Gamba equalized eight minutes later through Yusei Toshida, and the sides went into halftime level at 1-1.
The match swung after the break. Gamba was awarded a penalty in the 72nd minute, but the decision was overturned after a video assistant referee review. A minute later, Deniz Hümmet scored to put the visitors in front.
That changed the pressure. Newcastle lost its grip on the game, and Welton Felipe sealed Gamba’s 3-1 victory with a goal in the 86th minute.
The standings stakes
Gamba had started the match in second place, just below the league leader, with three points. Its previous five matches had brought two wins and three losses. The result keeps the club in contention near the top, though the supplied match information does not give an updated points total or a revised position after the final whistle.
Newcastle began in 16th place without a point. Vergos’ opener briefly offered a route to a better result, but the equalizer before halftime and Gamba’s two second-half goals denied the Australian side a first scoring breakthrough in the competition.
The clubs come from different domestic leagues: Newcastle competes in Australia’s A-League Men, while Gamba Osaka plays in Japan’s J.League. For Newcastle, the immediate cost was another defeat without points; for Gamba, the three points strengthened its push near the top of the table.
Gamba’s decisive sequence came after the penalty review: Hümmet scored in the 73rd minute, and Welton Felipe added the third in the 86th.
Source: vietnam.vn
