NEWCASTLE, Australia (Interstat) — Wellington Phoenix defeated Newcastle Jets 3-0 on Saturday, using an early goal and two late strikes to stay unbeaten. Kazuki Nagasawa led the visitors with three assists. Corban Piper opened the scoring in the 14th minute, played 85 minutes and finished with one goal. Riley Bidois scored in the 87th minute after playing five minutes, and Nathan Walker added a goal in the 90th-plus-3rd minute after playing 32 minutes. Wellington’s Alex Rufer was booked in the 76th minute. Newcastle made substitutions in the 46th and 58th minutes, and Wellington made changes in the 58th and 85th. Wellington improved to 3-0-0 in the competition and 3-0-0 across all competitions. Newcastle dropped to 0-1-2 in the competition and 0-3-2 across all competitions. Wellington previously beat Central Coast Mariners and Melbourne Victory this season. Newcastle’s next match is against Shanghai Port in AFC Champions League play. The Jets could not convert at home.