Match Report
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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at St James Park where Newcastle United play host to Tottenham Hotspur. A crowd of 20,339 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Tottenham Hotspur kick off!
2.38
0-0Nico Masur hacks Scott Henderson from behind! The referee calls over Nico Masur and warns him to calm down! Scott Henderson stretches but gets up unharmed.
4.52
0-0Graham Britton makes a probing pass to Craig Potts. Craig Potts chips the ball to his team mate, Nico Masur. Nico Masur makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Craig Collins. Craig Collins takes a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
14.26
0-0Chris Rufus chips the ball to his team mate, Mike Finney. Mike Finney threads the ball through to Nigel Unsworth but he's offside!
15.58
Roland Schmid threads the ball through to Nico Masur. Nico Masur tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
18.15
0-0Warren Lineker comes in with a late challenge on Nico Masur. The referee calls over Warren Lineker and warns him to calm down! Nico Masur grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
21.40
0-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
28.49
Giacomo Savino brings the ball forward. Giacomo Savino knocks in a cross ball towards Wes Bowyer. Wes Bowyer heads the ball goalwards but it flies wide!
30.52
Graham Britton flicks the ball to his team mate, Gary Meiklejohn. Gary Meiklejohn controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Craig Collins. Craig Collins controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
33.37
0-0Roland Schmid chips the ball to his team mate, Nico Masur. Nico Masur knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Warren Lineker.
34.13
0-0Jaime Pinto makes a simple pass to Mike Finney. Mike Finney kicks a strong pass forward to Nigel Unsworth. Nigel Unsworth makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Massimo Falcone.
39.25
Graham Britton makes a probing pass to Gary Meiklejohn. Gary Meiklejohn threads the ball through to Henry Stockdale. Henry Stockdale shoots from long range. It's miles wide!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Newcastle United kick off the second half!
47.38
1-0Gary Meiklejohn deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Craig Collins. Craig Collins shoots from outside the area. It's there!! Shaun Weir has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
53.29
Nick Crooks brings the ball forward. Nick Crooks makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Henry Stockdale. Henry Stockdale knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Scott Henderson.
55.56
Warren Lineker surges forward with the ball. Warren Lineker sees a break and surges forward. Warren Lineker passes the ball forward but Nigel Unsworth is offside!
61.39
Craig Potts controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Henry Stockdale. Henry Stockdale deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Craig Collins but the linesman indicates offside!
63.47
Giacomo Savino threads the ball through to Mike Finney. Mike Finney knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
71.44
Craig Potts chips the ball to his team mate, Nico Masur. Nico Masur knocks the ball forward to Henry Stockdale. Henry Stockdale makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
72.20
Gary Meiklejohn makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Henry Stockdale. Henry Stockdale shoots from outside the area. Shaun Weir easily smothers it.
75.43
Giacomo Savino knocks the ball forward to Nigel Unsworth. Nigel Unsworth shoots from 25 yards but Massimo Falcone is on top of it.
78.44
Roland Schmid makes a beautiful solo run. Roland Schmid threads the ball through to Nico Masur. Nico Masur takes a shot at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
83.07
Tottenham Hotspur are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
84.26
Tottenham Hotspur are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Newcastle United's defence.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
6
1
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
47.6%
52.4%
Play Area
20.2%
46.4%
33.3%
Scorers