ADELAIDE, Australia (Interstat) — Clayton Taylor’s hat trick powered the Newcastle Jets to a 3-2 victory over Adelaide United in an A-League match Sunday at Coopers Stadium.

The Jets, opening their season, defied pregame projections that favored the hosts. Taylor scored in first-half stoppage time and twice more in the second half, including the 72nd-minute winner. Adelaide’s Juan Muñiz and Yaya Dukuly answered with quick goals after Taylor’s second, briefly tying the match 2-2. Dukuly and Adelaide’s Luka Jovanovic received yellow cards in the frantic sequence.

The result gives Newcastle a winning start to its campaign, while Adelaide begins with a loss. Interstat’s game simulator had projected a 2-1 Adelaide win.