Match Report


Newcastle UnitedNewcastle United     ChelseaChelsea
Jay LivermoreJay Livermore David Bacon David Bacon
Rick WillisR. Willis76
G
1
G
74Clive LoweC. Lowe
Rolf GimplR. Gimpl81
D
captain2
D
72Marvin ClemenceM. Clemence
Jody MccannJ. Mccann78
D
3
D
73Darl JanssenD. Janssen
Thor JúlíussonT. Júlíusson87
D
4
D
76Carsten TimmC. Timm
Kieron PowerK. Power71
D
5
M
75Tommy VickersT. Vickers
Oliver KirschnerO. Kirschner73
M
6captain
M
74Giuseppe RomanoG. Romano
Franceco CupiF. Cupi76
M
7
M
70Gary StandingG. Standing
Franco ParedesF. Paredes85
M
8
M
79Thanassis TsoukalasT. Tsoukalas
Dries HermansD. Hermans77
A
9
A
73Tobias BeckT. Beck
Oscar BertarelliO. Bertarelli71
A
10
A
73Alun CoppingerA. Coppinger
Paul SterjovskiP. Sterjovski86
A
11
A
72Bojan DahlinB. Dahlin
 
Hannes SchöllH. Schöll70
D
12
G
51Mick WrightM. Wright
Benício DidiB. Didi76
M
13
D
57Tim ClemenceT. Clemence
Miguel DominguezM. Dominguez75
A
14
A
68Daniel PinheiroD. Pinheiro

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at St James Park where Newcastle United play host to Chelsea. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Newcastle United are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while Chelsea appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Gary James.


0.00
Chelsea kick off and get the match underway!
4.54
Gary Standing chips the ball to his team mate, Bojan Dahlin. Bojan Dahlin controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Alun Coppinger through on goal. Alun Coppinger looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Alun Coppinger!
8.17
Giuseppe Romano threads a neat ball through to Alun Coppinger. Alun Coppinger tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
9.34
Kieron Power threads a neat ball through to Franceco Cupi. Franceco Cupi flicks a high pass forward. Oscar Bertarelli holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Oscar Bertarelli runs straight at the defence! Oscar Bertarelli strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Oscar Bertarelli!
12.31
Oliver Kirschner deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Oscar Bertarelli. Oscar Bertarelli finds some space and shoots from distance. Fantastic reaction save from Clive Lowe!
15.01
Franco Paredes flicks the ball to his team mate, Dries Hermans. Dries Hermans chips the ball to his team mate, Oscar Bertarelli. Marvin Clemence clumsily knocks into Oscar Bertarelli. Oscar Bertarelli appeals for a penalty! Given!!
15.01
The referee points to the spot..
16.38
Paul Sterjovski takes a long run up. He curls the ball inside the right post - goal!!
20.08
Giuseppe Romano clumsily knocks into Franco Paredes. The referee calls over Giuseppe Romano and warns him to calm down! Franco Paredes stretches but gets up unharmed.
24.49
Giuseppe Romano knocks the ball to his team mate, Alun Coppinger. Alun Coppinger shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
26.51
Franceco Cupi passes the ball forward to Dries Hermans. Dries Hermans deftly passes the ball to Paul Sterjovski, releasing him through on goal. Paul Sterjovski shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Magnificent block by Darl Janssen!
27.05
Carsten Timm surges forward with the ball. Carsten Timm makes a probing pass to Bojan Dahlin. Bojan Dahlin lofts in a cross ball towards Alun Coppinger. Alun Coppinger beats his man to it with a header. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
30.17
Franceco Cupi kicks a strong pass forward to Oscar Bertarelli. Oscar Bertarelli knocks the ball forward to Dries Hermans but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
32.44
Franceco Cupi hits a low pass to Paul Sterjovski. Paul Sterjovski hits a low pass to Dries Hermans. Dries Hermans makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
44.47
Thanassis Tsoukalas knocks the ball to his team mate, Tobias Beck. Tobias Beck plays a quick one-two with Alun Coppinger and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Tobias Beck provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Newcastle United appear unchanged since the first half. Chelsea also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
The whistle blows and Newcastle United kick off!
49.02
Giuseppe Romano threads the ball through to Tobias Beck. Tobias Beck shoots from 20 yards but it's drastically wayward!
51.32
Oliver Kirschner makes a probing pass to Paul Sterjovski. Paul Sterjovski sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Clive Lowe manages to keep it out.
60.13
Newcastle United have made a substitution with Miguel Dominguez replacing Oscar Bertarelli .
63.05
Carsten Timm flicks a high pass forward. Thanassis Tsoukalas collects the pass. Thanassis Tsoukalas makes a probing pass to Bojan Dahlin. Bojan Dahlin shoots from long range. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Superb keeping!
69.47
Marvin Clemence catches Dries Hermans on the ankles. Marvin Clemence is shown the yellow card! Dries Hermans hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
75.42
Franco Paredes threads a neat ball through to Miguel Dominguez. Miguel Dominguez shoots from 20 yards his aim is horrendously poor!
77.55
Thor Júlíusson sees a break and surges forward. Thor Júlíusson flicks a high ball forward to Dries Hermans who takes it down. Dries Hermans knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Carsten Timm.
78.59
Thanassis Tsoukalas takes the throw-in. Gary Standing darts forward. Gary Standing knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Rick Willis who gathers it comfortably.
81.36
Giuseppe Romano sees Bojan Dahlin in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Bojan Dahlin whips in a cross ball towards Alun Coppinger. Alun Coppinger is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Magnificent save by Rick Willis!
84.56
Gary Standing makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Bojan Dahlin. Bojan Dahlin lofts in a cross ball towards Alun Coppinger. Alun Coppinger finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
87.35
Gary Standing advances with the ball. Gary Standing deftly passes the ball to Alun Coppinger, releasing him through on goal. Alun Coppinger shoots from just inside the box. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!! That's his third!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Newcastle United

Chelsea
Goals
3
4
Shots on Target
6
6
Shots off Target
1
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
47%
53%
Play Area
28.8%
48.5%
22.7%

Scorers
Oscar Bertarelli 9
Paul Sterjovski 16 (p)
Dries Hermans 32
Alun Coppinger 5, 27, 87
Tobias Beck 44

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Alun Coppinger of Chelsea

Match Ratings
1.Rick Willis (GK)
6
2.Rolf Gimpl (DEF)
6
3.Jody Mccann (DEF)
6
4.Thor Júlíusson (DEF)
6
5.Kieron Power (DEF)
6
6.Oliver Kirschner (MID)
6
7.Franceco Cupi (MID)
6
8.Franco Paredes (MID)
6
9.Dries Hermans (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Oscar Bertarelli (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Paul Sterjovski (ATT)goal scored
6
 
12.Hannes Schöll (DEF)
0
13.Benício Didi (MID)
0
14.Miguel Dominguez (ATT)
6

1.Clive Lowe (GK)
6
2.Marvin Clemence (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Darl Janssen (DEF)
6
4.Carsten Timm (DEF)
6
5.Tommy Vickers (MID)
6
6.Giuseppe Romano (MID)
6
7.Gary Standing (MID)
7
8.Thanassis Tsoukalas (MID)
6
9.Tobias Beck (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Alun Coppinger (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Bojan Dahlin (ATT)
7
 
12.Mick Wright (GK)
0
13.Tim Clemence (DEF)
0
14.Daniel Pinheiro (ATT)
0