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Shayne Hope

Melbourne City blow ALM chance in Newcastle stalemate

Newcastle Melbourne City Ryan Scott Jets Steven Ugarkovic Leo Natel Max Caputo Tolgay Arslan Newcastle Jets Aurelio Vidmar
Newcastle Jets goalkeeper Ryan Scott kept A-League Men finals hopefuls Melbourne City scoreless. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

Melbourne City stand-in coach Raffaele Napoli has lamented his side's lack of cutting edge after they squandered the chance to move back into the A-League Men top-six in an ill-tempered stalemate with Newcastle.

Under assistant Napoli's temporary guidance, with head coach Aurelio Vidmar out of action because of illness, City desperately needed three points against the languishing Jets at AAMI Park.

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