Match Report


Newcastle UnitedNewcastle United     Manchester CityManchester City
Steve LowerySteve Lowery Tamás Magony Tamás Magony
Artur RipanuA. Ripanu77
G
1captain
G
66Jose SerranoJ. Serrano
Oleksandr DemyanchukO. Demyanchuk69
D
2
D
56Rodolfo CruzR. Cruz
Jason CarterJ. Carter71
D
3
D
70Wayne HuckerbyW. Huckerby
Sylvain MarrS. Marr69
D
4
D
50Liam EdwardsL. Edwards
Kevin DeaneK. Deane73
M
5
D
65Alexandre QuaresmaA. Quaresma
Paul LockleyP. Lockley79
M
6
M
60Elena FernandezE. Fernandez
Ben McgrealB. Mcgreal78
M
captain7
M
66Teddy FabianoT. Fabiano
Paul CarltonP. Carlton75
M
8
M
52Norman Lua-LuaN. Lua-Lua
Aaron ByrneA. Byrne75
A
9
A
62Giovanni ZonneveldG. Zonneveld
David HuckerbyD. Huckerby66
A
10
A
60Ronnie Van Der MeydeR. Van Der Meyde
Seth MilliganS. Milligan70
A
11
A
40Paul AdrianoP. Adriano
 
Stuart HendryS. Hendry59
D
12
A
39Agustín MirandaA. Miranda
Danny MercerD. Mercer73
M
13
M
48Victor PastorV. Pastor
Orlando IniaO. Inia72
A
14
G
48Darren BeagrieD. Beagrie

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at St James Park where Newcastle United play host to Manchester City. A crowd of 12,197 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Newcastle United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Manchester City appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Thierry Vickers.


0.00
Manchester City get the match underway!
4.08
Norman Lua-Lua makes a simple pass to Teddy Fabiano. Teddy Fabiano passes the ball forward to Giovanni Zonneveld. Giovanni Zonneveld whips in a cross ball towards Norman Lua-Lua. Norman Lua-Lua is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
8.25
Oleksandr Demyanchuk flicks a high pass forward to David Huckerby who brings the ball under control. David Huckerby whips in a cross ball towards Seth Milligan. Seth Milligan makes a convincing header but it slams into the crowd!
16.22
Elena Fernandez passes the ball forward to Teddy Fabiano. Teddy Fabiano controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Ronnie Van Der Meyde through on goal. Some good footwork from Ronnie Van Der Meyde provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
22.34
Norman Lua-Lua comes in with a late challenge on Aaron Byrne. Norman Lua-Lua is warned by the referee! Aaron Byrne grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
24.23
Norman Lua-Lua makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ronnie Van Der Meyde. Ronnie Van Der Meyde edges inside the box! Ronnie Van Der Meyde makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it flies just wide!
26.05
Ben Mcgreal surges forward with the ball. Ben Mcgreal makes a beautiful pass to the feet of David Huckerby but he's offside!
27.21
Wayne Huckerby flicks a high pass forward. Norman Lua-Lua controls it well on his chest. Norman Lua-Lua flicks a high pass forward. Elena Fernandez controls it well on his chest. Elena Fernandez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Solid save from Artur Ripanu. What a great pair of hands!
38.13
Paul Lockley hits a low pass to Aaron Byrne. Aaron Byrne knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jose Serrano who gathers it comfortably.
39.42
Teddy Fabiano chips the ball to his team mate, Elena Fernandez. Elena Fernandez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
42.29
Paul Lockley knocks the ball forward to David Huckerby. David Huckerby skips past Alexandre Quaresma! David Huckerby takes a shot at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
44.52
Ben Mcgreal makes a probing pass to David Huckerby. David Huckerby finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
Seeing a gap ahead, Paul Lockley plays the ball forward to David Huckerby. David Huckerby shoots from 20 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Newcastle United appear unchanged since the first half. Manchester City also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Newcastle United get the second half underway!
47.31
Norman Lua-Lua deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Teddy Fabiano. Teddy Fabiano lofts in a cross ball towards Norman Lua-Lua. Norman Lua-Lua makes a looping header on goal. It's there!! Artur Ripanu has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
53.27
Sylvain Marr makes a beautiful pass to the feet of David Huckerby. David Huckerby threads a neat, attacking ball through to Paul Lockley. Paul Lockley muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but it is blocked by Alexandre Quaresma.
54.45
Alexandre Quaresma plays the ball forward to Teddy Fabiano. Teddy Fabiano knocks the ball forward to Ronnie Van Der Meyde. Ronnie Van Der Meyde flicks a high pass forward. Giovanni Zonneveld controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Some silky footwork from Giovanni Zonneveld provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
57.19
Jason Carter flicks a high pass forward to Kevin Deane who brings the ball under control. Kevin Deane plays a one-two with David Huckerby and rushes in on goal... Kevin Deane side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
59.18
With some swift thinking, Paul Lockley plays the ball forward to Aaron Byrne. Aaron Byrne knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.32
Manchester City have made a substitution with Agustín Miranda replacing Paul Adriano .
61.39
Wayne Huckerby passes the ball forward to Agustín Miranda. Agustín Miranda knocks in a cross ball towards Giovanni Zonneveld. Giovanni Zonneveld knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
65.01
Norman Lua-Lua chips the ball to his team mate, Agustín Miranda. Agustín Miranda knocks in a cross ball towards Giovanni Zonneveld. Giovanni Zonneveld connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it flies well off target!
67.48
Ben Mcgreal knocks the ball forward to Paul Carlton. Paul Carlton kicks a strong pass forward to Aaron Byrne but the referee indicates it's offside!
69.21
Kevin Deane passes the ball forward to Ben Mcgreal. Ben Mcgreal lofts in a cross ball towards Aaron Byrne. Aaron Byrne beats his man to it with a header. The keeper is on top of it. Good save!
71.45
Wayne Huckerby threads a neat ball through to Norman Lua-Lua. Norman Lua-Lua flicks a high ball forward to Agustín Miranda who takes it down. Agustín Miranda passes the ball forward but Ronnie Van Der Meyde is offside!
77.35
Newcastle United have made a substitution with Orlando Inia replacing Aaron Byrne .
83.20
Jason Carter darts forward. Jason Carter runs straight at the opposition's defence. Jason Carter puts a great ball through. Seth Milligan runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
85.51
Norman Lua-Lua sees space and advances. Norman Lua-Lua edges inside the box! Norman Lua-Lua shows great control and tries a shot on goal. What a cracker!! Artur Ripanu had no chance!! Goal for Manchester City!
89.14
Jason Carter sees a break and surges forward. Jason Carter makes a simple pass to Orlando Inia. Orlando Inia shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Newcastle United

Manchester City
Goals
0
4
Shots on Target
2
6
Shots off Target
6
3
Offsides
3
1
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.5%
47.5%
Play Area
22.5%
48.8%
28.7%

Scorers
Norman Lua-Lua 4, 47, 86
Ronnie Van Der Meyde 16

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Norman Lua-Lua of Manchester City

Match Ratings
1.Artur Ripanu (GK)
6
2.Oleksandr Demyanchuk (DEF)
6
3.Jason Carter (DEF)
6
4.Sylvain Marr (DEF)
6
5.Kevin Deane (MID)
6
6.Paul Lockley (MID)
6
7.Ben Mcgreal (MID)
6
8.Paul Carlton (MID)
6
9.Aaron Byrne (ATT)
6
10.David Huckerby (ATT)
6
11.Seth Milligan (ATT)
6
 
12.Stuart Hendry (DEF)
0
13.Danny Mercer (MID)
0
14.Orlando Inia (ATT)
6

1.Jose Serrano (GK)
6
2.Rodolfo Cruz (DEF)
6
3.Wayne Huckerby (DEF)
6
4.Liam Edwards (DEF)
6
5.Alexandre Quaresma (DEF)
6
6.Elena Fernandez (MID)
6
7.Teddy Fabiano (MID)
7
8.Norman Lua-Lua (MID)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
9.Giovanni Zonneveld (ATT)
6
10.Ronnie Van Der Meyde (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Paul Adriano (ATT)
6
 
12.Agustín Miranda (ATT)
6
13.Victor Pastor (MID)
0
14.Darren Beagrie (GK)
0