Match Report


Newcastle UnitedNewcastle United     Northampton TownNorthampton Town
Tony SchofieldTony Schofield Andy Moyes Andy Moyes
Duncan NivenD. Niven71
G
1
G
81Ali El BraziA. El Brazi
Tonino EvangelistiT. Evangelisti71
D
2
D
72Kubilay TürkyilmazK. Türkyilmaz
Steve KahnS. Kahn74
D
captain3
D
75Levin VogelL. Vogel
Patrick ZuidamP. Zuidam72
D
4
D
74Gary StrachanG. Strachan
Benjamín TapiaB. Tapia70
D
5
M
75Jakob RothJ. Roth
Marvin CortM. Cort72
M
6
M
77Marcos ZubizarretaM. Zubizarreta
Houssin BezzaiH. Bezzai78
M
7
M
79Jan PiquéJ. Piqué
Jaime SantosJ. Santos76
M
8
M
68Craig StrachanC. Strachan
Hauke MeidtH. Meidt72
A
9captain
A
73Ruel DaviesR. Davies
Gregoor PiketG. Piket72
A
10
A
72Tom MentinkT. Mentink
Stefan FreundS. Freund76
A
11
A
71Jan-Willem KokJ. Kok
 
Geoffrey RoolG. Rool70
A
12
D
71Msaddeck BoriosM. Borios
Jimmy SovieroJ. Soviero71
M
13
M
74Brian DraperB. Draper
Anthony GalloA. Gallo70
D
14
A
66Gavin YoudsG. Youds

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at St James Park where Newcastle United play host to Northampton Town. A crowd of 18,883 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Newcastle United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Northampton Town appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Daniel Britton.


0.00
The whistle blows and Northampton Town get the match underway!
4.58
Craig Strachan takes it forward alone. Craig Strachan knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Tonino Evangelisti.
10.53
Marcos Zubizarreta changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Marcos Zubizarreta puts a great ball through. Tom Mentink runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
15.21
Jan Piqué flicks a high pass forward to Jan-Willem Kok who brings the ball under control. Jan-Willem Kok knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Steve Kahn.
16.09
Kubilay Türkyilmaz picks a pass forward to Marcos Zubizarreta. Marcos Zubizarreta passes the ball forward to Ruel Davies. Ruel Davies plays a quick one-two with Jan-Willem Kok and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Ruel Davies provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
21.52
Levin Vogel hits a low pass to Marcos Zubizarreta. Marcos Zubizarreta flicks a high pass forward. Jan-Willem Kok comfortably collects the pass. Jan-Willem Kok knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Duncan Niven who gathers it comfortably.
22.56
Steve Kahn threads the ball through to Marvin Cort. Marvin Cort flicks a high pass forward. Stefan Freund collects the pass. Stefan Freund knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
27.59
Marvin Cort flicks the ball to his team mate, Stefan Freund. Stefan Freund knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Kubilay Türkyilmaz.
32.51
Seeing a gap ahead, Jaime Santos plays the ball forward to Stefan Freund. Stefan Freund finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
33.38
Levin Vogel comes in with a late challenge on Gregoor Piket. The referee calls over Levin Vogel and warns him to calm down! Gregoor Piket grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
34.33
Craig Strachan makes a simple pass to Tom Mentink. Tom Mentink tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. He makes it look easy!
36.45
Craig Strachan flicks a high pass forward. Tom Mentink holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Tom Mentink shoots from outside the area. Duncan Niven easily gets down and covers it.
39.34
Gary Strachan knocks the ball forward to Marcos Zubizarreta. Marcos Zubizarreta flicks a high ball forward to Jan-Willem Kok who takes it down. Jan-Willem Kok knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Steve Kahn.
42.15
Patrick Zuidam hits a low pass to Houssin Bezzai. With some swift thinking, Houssin Bezzai plays the ball forward to Stefan Freund. Stefan Freund whips in a cross ball towards Gregoor Piket. Gregoor Piket is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Newcastle United appear unchanged since the first half. Northampton Town have changed their lineup with Msaddeck Borios replacing Kubilay Türkyilmaz. The Newcastle United players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Newcastle United get the second half underway!
48.05
Seeing a gap ahead, Jakob Roth plays the ball forward to Ruel Davies. Ruel Davies knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
49.27
Marvin Cort passes the ball forward to Gregoor Piket. Gregoor Piket knocks in a cross ball towards Stefan Freund. Gary Strachan comes in with a late challenge on Stefan Freund. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
51.11
Patrick Zuidam flicks a high pass forward. Jaime Santos controls it well on his chest. Jaime Santos makes a probing pass to Gregoor Piket. Gregoor Piket whips in a cross ball towards Stefan Freund. With a superhuman jump, Stefan Freund connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Stefan Freund scores for Newcastle United!!
54.51
Levin Vogel threads a neat ball through to Craig Strachan. Craig Strachan kicks a strong pass forward to Jan-Willem Kok. Jan-Willem Kok shoots from 25 yards. It curls slightly but Duncan Niven manages to gather it easily.
55.05
Houssin Bezzai flicks a high pass forward. Stefan Freund holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Stefan Freund lofts in a cross ball towards Hauke Meidt. Hauke Meidt flicks the ball with his head. Magnificent save by Ali El Brazi!
59.04
Houssin Bezzai sees space and advances. Houssin Bezzai makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gregoor Piket but he's offside!
60.02
Marcos Zubizarreta deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ruel Davies. Ruel Davies puts a great ball through but Tom Mentink is slow coming back. It's an easy decision for the linesman. Offside!
66.44
Jan Piqué flicks a high pass forward. Tom Mentink holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Tom Mentink shoots from outside the area. Duncan Niven effortlessly gets down and covers it.
69.45
Benjamín Tapia barges into Tom Mentink. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Tom Mentink runs off the knock.
71.41
Benjamín Tapia flicks the ball to his team mate, Jaime Santos. Jaime Santos hits a low pass to Gregoor Piket. Gregoor Piket knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
73.37
Craig Strachan deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tom Mentink. Tom Mentink lofts in a cross ball towards Jan-Willem Kok. Jan-Willem Kok flicks the ball with his head but somehow Benjamín Tapia happens to be in the right place to block it.
77.02
Newcastle United have made 3 substitutions with Geoffrey Rool replacing Gregoor Piket, Jimmy Soviero replacing Marvin Cort and Anthony Gallo replacing Tonino Evangelisti .
78.06
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
79.45
Houssin Bezzai makes a simple pass to Stefan Freund. Stefan Freund shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by Ali El Brazi!
81.16
Jan Piqué chips the ball to his team mate, Ruel Davies. Ruel Davies knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
83.16
Jan Piqué sees Jan-Willem Kok in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jan-Willem Kok shoots from long range but Duncan Niven reads it well. Nice keeping!
87.52
Jan Piqué knocks the ball to his team mate, Tom Mentink. Tom Mentink sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Great keeping!
90.00
Houssin Bezzai sees space and advances. Houssin Bezzai knocks in a cross ball towards Hauke Meidt. Hauke Meidt connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Ali El Brazi didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Newcastle United

Northampton Town
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
4
8
Shots off Target
2
0
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
42.3%
57.7%
Play Area
29.6%
46.5%
23.9%

Scorers
Stefan Freund 51

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Duncan Niven of Newcastle United

Match Ratings
1.Duncan Niven (GK)
9
2.Tonino Evangelisti (DEF)
6
3.Steve Kahn (DEF)
6
4.Patrick Zuidam (DEF)
6
5.Benjamín Tapia (DEF)yellow card
5
6.Marvin Cort (MID)
6
7.Houssin Bezzai (MID)
8
8.Jaime Santos (MID)
7
9.Hauke Meidt (ATT)
6
10.Gregoor Piket (ATT)
7
11.Stefan Freund (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Geoffrey Rool (ATT)
6
13.Jimmy Soviero (MID)
6
14.Anthony Gallo (DEF)
6

1.Ali El Brazi (GK)
7
2.Kubilay Türkyilmaz (DEF)
6
3.Levin Vogel (DEF)
6
4.Gary Strachan (DEF)
6
5.Jakob Roth (MID)
6
6.Marcos Zubizarreta (MID)
7
7.Jan Piqué (MID)
7
8.Craig Strachan (MID)
7
9.Ruel Davies (ATT)
6
10.Tom Mentink (ATT)
7
11.Jan-Willem Kok (ATT)
6
 
12.Msaddeck Borios (DEF)
6
13.Brian Draper (MID)
0
14.Gavin Youds (ATT)
0