KAMEOKA, Japan (Interstat) — Souza Alex scored twice and added an assist as Kyoto beat Newcastle Jets (Aus) 5-2 on Tuesday at Sanga Stadium by Kyocera, using a five-goal performance to remain unbeaten in the competition. Kyoto, the home side, scored five goals in all, while Newcastle Jets (Aus) got both of its goals from Patrick Wood. The result moved Kyoto to two wins and no losses in the competition and two wins, two losses and two draws across all competitions. Newcastle Jets (Aus) dropped to no wins and two losses in the competition and no wins, two losses and two draws overall. Kyoto entered the match after a 2-2 draw at Gamba Osaka, a 2-2 draw with Kashima Antlers, a 0-3 loss at Sanfrecce Hiroshima, a 1-0 win over Ratchaburi and a 1-0 loss to Machida. Newcastle had drawn 1-1 with Macarthur FC, drawn 2-2 at Central Coast Mariners and lost 1-3 to Gamba Osaka.

Souza Alex was Kyoto’s top star, recording two goals and one assist in 44 minutes. Marco Tulio added one goal and one assist in 64 minutes, Hisashi Tawiah scored in 90 minutes, and Rafael Elias scored in 72 minutes. Takaaki Shichi recorded an assist and a yellow card in 90 minutes. Masaya Okugawa supplied an assist in 18 minutes, and Haruki Arai added an assist in 26 minutes. Patrick Wood scored both Newcastle goals during a 60-minute shift. Souza Alex had played 69 minutes at Gamba Osaka, 75 minutes against Kashima Antlers and 35 minutes at Sanfrecce Hiroshima in his previous three matches. Marco Tulio’s goal and assist gave him a second multiple goal involvement for Kyoto, while Tawiah and Rafael Elias each finished with one goal.

Hisashi Tawiah opened Kyoto’s scoring in first-half stoppage time at 45+6. Souza Alex scored in the 56th minute, Marco Tulio in the 60th, Rafael Elias in the 67th and Souza Alex again in the 84th. Newcastle’s Recchia J. was booked in the 37th minute, Shaughnessy J. in the 54th and Schreiber Z. in the 94th. Kyoto’s Joao Pedro received a yellow card in the 21st minute, and Takaaki Shichi was booked in first-half stoppage time. The yellow cards were issued throughout the match, beginning with Joao Pedro’s 21st-minute booking and ending with Schreiber’s 94th-minute card. The match had five yellow cards in all. Kyoto’s goals came in a steady second-half push after Tawiah’s opener, and the home side kept Newcastle from building a comeback.

Kyoto made substitutions at the 46th, 64th, 65th, 72nd and 72nd minutes. Everton Maceio was listed for the 46th-minute change, Marco Tulio for the 64th, Fukuoka S. for the 65th, and Joao Pedro and Rafael Elias for the 72nd-minute changes. Newcastle’s substitutions came at the 60th minute with Wood P. and Lolley J., at the 69th with Recchia J. and at the 82nd with Bertoncello X. Newcastle made four changes in all, while Kyoto made five. The substitution report listed five Kyoto changes and four Newcastle changes, with the final change coming at the 82nd minute. The substitutions did not stop Kyoto from closing out the match after its five-goal display.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Kyoto 3, Newcastle Jets (Aus) 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Kyoto with a 94.7 percent probability to win. Kyoto had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.25. The total score of 7 went under the over/under line of 3.5.