Match Report


Newcastle UnitedNewcastle United     LiverpoolLiverpool
Rob BakerRob Baker Peter Heslop Peter Heslop
Phil CollymoreP. Collymore73
G
1
G
81Fabricio PereyraF. Pereyra
Mike RowettM. Rowett67
D
2
D
78Richard HamiltonR. Hamilton
Edward OakesE. Oakes68
D
3
D
86Adrian Lua-LuaA. Lua-Lua
Stanley ElliottS. Elliott65
D
4
D
84Bojan IsakssonB. Isaksson
Brian FerdinandB. Ferdinand64
D
5
D
77Mike TaylorM. Taylor
Simon LjungbergS. Ljungberg73
M
6captain
M
83Robert DixonR. Dixon
Alan DaviesA. Davies68
M
captain7
M
80David QuaresmaD. Quaresma
Alexander ClarkeA. Clarke69
M
8
M
84Neil SeamanN. Seaman
Carl LawtonC. Lawton73
A
9
A
85Pedro LimaP. Lima
John ChadwickJ. Chadwick66
A
10
A
88Marcos BravoM. Bravo
Nicky GranvilleN. Granville63
A
11
A
80Cor Van Den BerghC. Van Den Bergh
 
Miguel AlmeidaM. Almeida76
M
12
D
75Nicky MoffatN. Moffat
Dion LaverD. Laver70
M
13
M
79Paul MikeP. Mike
Seth LawtonS. Lawton70
A
14
A
80Paolo LisbieP. Lisbie

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at St James Park where Newcastle United play host to Liverpool. A crowd of 20,914 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Newcastle United and Liverpool are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Danny Fenton.


0.00
The whistle blows and Liverpool get the match underway!
2.40
Brian Ferdinand threads the ball through to Alan Davies. Alan Davies makes a beautiful solo run. Alan Davies makes a simple pass, allowing Carl Lawton to run into the box. Carl Lawton shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
3.44
Neil Seaman flicks a high pass forward. Marcos Bravo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Marcos Bravo plays a scrappy one-two with David Quaresma and stumbles forward towards the goal... Marcos Bravo side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous stop!
6.46
Pedro Lima hacks Stanley Elliott from behind! The referee brings Pedro Lima to one side and gives him a warning! Stanley Elliott hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
8.04
David Quaresma makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Pedro Lima. Pedro Lima rushes past Edward Oakes! Pedro Lima makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but is blocked by Brian Ferdinand.
10.25
Neil Seaman knocks the ball to his team mate, Pedro Lima. Pedro Lima plays a scrappy one-two with Cor Van Den Bergh and advances towards the goal... Pedro Lima shows great control and tries a shot on goal. What a cracker!! Phil Collymore had no chance!! Goal for Liverpool!
15.19
David Quaresma flicks a high pass forward. Neil Seaman holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Neil Seaman shoots from outside the area. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
16.09
Robert Dixon threads the ball through to Pedro Lima. Pedro Lima lofts in a cross ball towards Cor Van Den Bergh. Cor Van Den Bergh finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
21.32
Alan Davies sees John Chadwick in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. John Chadwick kicks a strong pass forward to Carl Lawton but the referee indicates it's offside!
22.03
Robert Dixon flicks the ball to his team mate, Cor Van Den Bergh. Cor Van Den Bergh plays a quick one-two with Marcos Bravo and rushes in on goal... Cor Van Den Bergh tries a spectacular strike. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
26.53
Bojan Isaksson threads a neat ball through to Neil Seaman. Neil Seaman flicks a high ball forward to Pedro Lima who takes it down. Pedro Lima finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
30.12
Stanley Elliott hits a low pass to Alan Davies. Alan Davies flicks a high pass forward. Nicky Granville controls it well on his chest. Nicky Granville shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
32.19
Neil Seaman threads the ball through to Cor Van Den Bergh. Cor Van Den Bergh cuts inside the box! Cor Van Den Bergh side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Phil Collymore.
33.14
It's a corner kick. Robert Dixon loops the ball out towards the edge of the box. John Chadwick chests the ball down and quickly clears it out of the danger area!
36.22
Bojan Isaksson threads the ball through to Neil Seaman. With a delightful solo run, Neil Seaman stretches the opposition's defence. Neil Seaman knocks the ball forward to Robert Dixon but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
38.44
David Quaresma kicks a strong pass forward to Pedro Lima. Pedro Lima runs straight at the defence! Pedro Lima takes a shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
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. Liverpool also appear unchanged since the first half. The Newcastle United players seem much more motivated whilst the Liverpool players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
Newcastle United kick off and get the second half underway!
48.10
Robert Dixon deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marcos Bravo. Marcos Bravo makes a probing pass to Pedro Lima but he's offside!
51.56
Edward Oakes kicks a strong pass forward to Simon Ljungberg. Simon Ljungberg flicks a high pass forward to Carl Lawton who brings the ball under control. Carl Lawton threads the ball through into the box. Simon Ljungberg makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball curls but is blocked by Neil Seaman's outstretched leg.
53.39
Neil Seaman flicks a high pass forward to Cor Van Den Bergh who brings the ball under control. Cor Van Den Bergh plays a quick one-two with Pedro Lima and rushes in on goal... Cor Van Den Bergh side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Phil Collymore with no chance!! Goal for Liverpool! The crowd cheers as the veteran Dutchman celebrates his hattrick!
57.02
Robert Dixon flicks a high pass forward. Marcos Bravo collects the pass. Without breaking stride, Marcos Bravo plays the ball forward to Pedro Lima. Pedro Lima knocks the ball to his team mate, Neil Seaman. Neil Seaman comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
60.23
Liverpool have made 3 substitutions with Nicky Moffat replacing Adrian Lua-Lua, Paul Mike replacing Robert Dixon and Paolo Lisbie replacing Pedro Lima .
63.11
Alexander Clarke brings the ball forward. Alexander Clarke knocks in a cross ball towards John Chadwick. John Chadwick flicks the ball with his head but is denied by Fabricio Pereyra. Excellent save.
65.46
Edward Oakes threads a neat ball through to Alexander Clarke. Alexander Clarke threads the ball through to John Chadwick. John Chadwick lofts in a cross ball towards Carl Lawton. Carl Lawton outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
67.10
Brian Ferdinand plays the ball forward to Simon Ljungberg. Simon Ljungberg threads a neat ball through to Alan Davies. Alan Davies lofts in a cross ball towards Simon Ljungberg. Simon Ljungberg connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but David Quaresma is on the line. He jumps and heads the ball over the bar!
68.46
Corner kick to Newcastle United. Brian Ferdinand chips it to the near post. Cor Van Den Bergh reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
69.29
Mike Rowett threads a neat ball through to Nicky Granville. Nicky Granville knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Fabricio Pereyra who gathers it comfortably.
72.46
Richard Hamilton flicks a high pass forward to Paul Mike who brings the ball under control. Paul Mike flicks a high pass forward to Paolo Lisbie who brings the ball under control. Paolo Lisbie finds some space and shoots from distance. Phil Collymore gathers the ball up comfortably. Good save!
78.50
Bojan Isaksson threads the ball through to Neil Seaman. Neil Seaman makes a beautiful pass to the feet of David Quaresma. David Quaresma shoots from long range but it whistles just wide of the post!
90.00
Nicky Moffat clumsily knocks into Carl Lawton. The referee brings Nicky Moffat to one side and gives him a warning! Carl Lawton stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Newcastle United

Liverpool
Goals
0
4
Shots on Target
3
9
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
2
2
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
49.4%
50.6%
Play Area
35.8%
39.5%
24.7%

Scorers
Pedro Lima 10
Cor Van Den Bergh 16, 22, 53

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Cor Van Den Bergh of Liverpool

Match Ratings
1.Phil Collymore (GK)
6
2.Mike Rowett (DEF)
6
3.Edward Oakes (DEF)
6
4.Stanley Elliott (DEF)
6
5.Brian Ferdinand (DEF)
6
6.Simon Ljungberg (MID)
6
7.Alan Davies (MID)
6
8.Alexander Clarke (MID)
6
9.Carl Lawton (ATT)
6
10.John Chadwick (ATT)
6
11.Nicky Granville (ATT)
6
 
12.Miguel Almeida (MID)
0
13.Dion Laver (MID)
0
14.Seth Lawton (ATT)
0

1.Fabricio Pereyra (GK)
6
2.Richard Hamilton (DEF)
6
3.Adrian Lua-Lua (DEF)
6
4.Bojan Isaksson (DEF)
6
5.Mike Taylor (DEF)
6
6.Robert Dixon (MID)
6
7.David Quaresma (MID)
6
8.Neil Seaman (MID)
7
9.Pedro Lima (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Marcos Bravo (ATT)
6
11.Cor Van Den Bergh (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Nicky Moffat (DEF)
5
13.Paul Mike (MID)
6
14.Paolo Lisbie (ATT)
6