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Newcastle Jets 2 Perth Glory 2: Keogh's eighth of season seals draw

Newcastle Jets missed out on the chance to leapfrog Perth Glory in the A-League table as they were held to a 2-2 draw at McDonald Jones Stadium.

The visitors started strongly and had their reward after seven minutes, with Adam Taggart capitalising on a dreadful error from Lachlan Jackson to score against his former club.

Shane Lowry fouled Morten Nordstrand in the area, allowing Mateo Poljak to convert a 37th-minute penalty and Andrew Nabbout engineered space inside the box to slide home the Jets' second in first-half stoppage time.

Perth responded well and Keogh converted Chris Harold's cross from close range for his eighth goal of the A-League season 11 minutes after the restart.

Neither side was able to force a winner and Glory finished the match with 10 men as their captain Rostyn Griffiths collected a second booking for a foul on Jets substitute Devante Clut.

Newcastle remain a point and a place above Perth in fifth.