Division Two League Match, Newcastle vs. Atletico Madrid (Wed Mar 08)


                            Newcastle  |  Atletico Madrid
                              5-4-1 P  |  4-1-3-2 P
                     Tony Glendinning  |  Gary Kevany
                                       |
                      S_Handanovic GK  |  GK G_Banks
                           P_Kachu DF  |  DF A_Davies
                             S_Lee DF  |  DF C_Donaldson
                          M_Babbel DF  |  DF A_Andreasen
                         F_Anjurin DF  |  DF G_Pallister
                           P_Nesta DF  |  DM El_Payaso
                          A_Karnak MF  |  MF Anthony
                         B_Matuidi MF  |  MF M_Guendouzi
                          J_Cruyff MF  |  MF G_Xhaka
                         T_Andrews MF  |  FW M_Rashford
                          Geminiho FW  |  FW R_Jimenez
                                       |
                            T_Haas SUB |  SUB Filippo_Berti
                        S_D_Gibson SUB |  SUB R_Rower
                        B_Charlton SUB |  SUB Z_Socrates
                        Ru_B_Perry SUB |  SUB Koke
                        D_Bergkamp SUB |  SUB F_Torres

Referee: G_Reddy (Republic_of_Ireland)


Min. 5  :(nwt) T_Andrews takes advantage of a mistake by G_Xhaka
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  T_Andrews hits a great drive!
          ...  G_Banks with the acrobatic save
          ...  Well saved
Min. 6  :(nwt) T_Andrews turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Geminiho
          ...  Geminiho with the strike !
          ...  The net moves!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs towards the fans!
          ...  And slides on his knees!
          ...  That's put Newcastle ahead!
          ...  Newcastle 1-0 Atletico Madrid ...
Min. 7  :(amd) Atletico Madrid's manager orders his side to play A
Min. 8  :(nwt) S_Lee slides it through the middle to M_Babbel
          ...  A_Andreasen takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 9  :(amd) M_Rashford finds his way through
          ...  He lost his man too easily
          ...  A cheeky lob from M_Rashford !
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 10 :(amd) M_Rashford controls the ball immaculately
          ...  Leaves the defenders for dead
          ...  This looks like it could be a great chance
          ...  M_Rashford with a stunning strike !
          ...  It floats over S_Handanovic
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 16 :(amd) M_Guendouzi looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards R_Jimenez
          ...  Good sliding challenge from S_Lee
Min. 17 :(nwt) B_Matuidi cuts through the defence
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from B_Matuidi !
          ...  The shot slips through G_Banks's hands
          ...  But G_Banks recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 20 :(nwt) A_Karnak with the cross-field pass to Geminiho
          ...  A_Davies wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 22 :(nwt) A_Karnak knocks the ball past the lunge of G_Pallister
          ...  A_Karnak curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Karnak plays it towards the near post!
          ...  It comes to J_Cruyff
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  G_Banks was well beaten there!
          ...  Newcastle 2-0 Atletico Madrid ...
Min. 23 :(nwt) M_Babbel with the dribble
          ...  The defender is easily beaten
          ...  M_Babbel with a powerful header !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
Min. 25 :(nwt) P_Kachu breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on G_Banks!
          ...  El_Payaso brings him down!
          ...  He's been sent off!!
          ...  RED CARD!!
Min. 28 :(nwt) A_Karnak gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to Geminiho
          ...  G_Pallister knocks the ball back to G_Banks
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It's gone past G_Banks!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Matuidi swings it in!
          ...  C_Donaldson wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 29 :(nwt) B_Matuidi is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  Geminiho latches onto the ball
          ...  Geminiho keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  G_Banks with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 31 :(nwt) Geminiho finds his way through
          ...  The offside trap didn't work
          ...  A_Davies steals the ball of off him
Min. 35 :(nwt) Geminiho beats his marker
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  Good sliding challenge from G_Pallister and it had to be
Min. 37 :(nwt) A_Karnak plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  J_Cruyff decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  C_Donaldson takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 38 :(nwt) J_Cruyff takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into A_Karnak
          ...  A_Karnak hits a great shot !
          ...  But G_Banks palms it behind
          ...  G_Reddy has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 41 :(nwt) Geminiho jumps over C_Donaldson's challenge
          ...  A_Andreasen with a nasty foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! or f$k OFF!! cant make it out
          ...  He is warned by G_Reddy
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 42 :(nwt) J_Cruyff pushes it past C_Donaldson
          ...  J_Cruyff aims for the top right corner !
          ...  G_Banks with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(nwt) J_Cruyff knocks it forward
          ...  M_Guendouzi slips
          ...  F_Anjurin gets to it!
          ...  F_Anjurin sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  G_Banks makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 45 :(nwt) Geminiho with a Cruyff turn
          ...  Geminiho fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  G_Banks saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Newcastle 2-0 Atletico Madrid

Min. 46 :(nwt) Geminiho flicks it over G_Xhaka and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  A powerful header from Geminiho !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  But it goes wide of the post
Min. 46 :(amd) R_Jimenez slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  F_Anjurin rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's G_Reddy going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 48 :(amd) R_Jimenez breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on S_Handanovic!
          ...  P_Nesta brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  G_Reddy reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 52 :(nwt) B_Matuidi jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  G_Pallister reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Cruyff floats the ball in!
          ...  B_Matuidi gets something on it!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 53 :(nwt) P_Nesta is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to F_Anjurin
          ...  F_Anjurin hits a curling shot!
          ...  G_Banks saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 55 :(amd) A_Andreasen looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to G_Pallister
          ...  G_Pallister is in acres of space!
          ...  He looked offside to me
          ...  He tries to round S_Handanovic
          ...  He lobs it over S_Handanovic
          ...  It goes wide!!
Min. 56 :(nwt) J_Cruyff can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to B_Matuidi
          ...  B_Matuidi attempts the shot!
          ...  G_Banks won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 61 :(nwt) A_Karnak slides it through the middle to Geminiho
          ...  C_Donaldson brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But G_Reddy waves play on!!!
Min. 61 :(amd) G_Xhaka finds M_Rashford in the box
          ...  T_Andrews with an ugly foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
Min. 64 :(nwt) M_Babbel skips the challenge from A_Davies
          ...  A_Andreasen goes in stud's first
          ...  G_Reddy will want to speak to him
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick
          ...  F_Anjurin with the delicate chip over the wall
          ...  But G_Banks just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 67 :(amd) G_Xhaka breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on S_Handanovic!
          ...  A_Karnak brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  G_Reddy reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 70 :(nwt) P_Nesta plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  P_Nesta aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  G_Banks gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 73 :(nwt) T_Andrews with a neat pass into J_Cruyff
          ...  J_Cruyff fires the shot in!
          ...  But G_Banks makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 73 :(amd) R_Jimenez with a smart turn
          ...  J_Cruyff fouls badly
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 76 :(amd) G_Xhaka can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to R_Jimenez
          ...  But S_Lee comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 77 :(nwt) A_Karnak gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to Geminiho
          ...  Geminiho flings a shot at goal !
          ...  But G_Banks is equal to it
Min. 78 :(nwt) S_Lee looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Geminiho
          ...  Geminiho hits a curling shot!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Cruyff chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  B_Matuidi tries to place the shot!
          ...  G_Banks fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 80 :(nwt) S_D_Gibson comes on for P_Kachu and takes up a DF role
Min. 80 :(nwt) a big roar from the crowd as B_Charlton comes on for B_Matuidi to play MF
Min. 80 :(nwt) T_Haas replaces S_D_Gibson to play as a DF
Min. 80 :(nwt) T_Andrews latches onto the ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  M_Guendouzi with a bad challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning
Min. 82 :(nwt) D_Bergkamp takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace Geminiho
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(amd) R_Jimenez spits at P_Nesta
          ...  G_Reddy warns him
Min. 89 :(nwt) D_Bergkamp knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by D_Bergkamp !
          ...  G_Banks makes a difficult save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Nesta swings it in!
          ...  G_Banks catches it!
Min. 91 :(amd) Anthony plays it forward to R_Jimenez
          ...  R_Jimenez pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!

*************  FULL TIME  ****************


Match Details
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Venue                : St James Park
Attendance           : 94,485
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Newcastle Match Info
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Best player          : J_Cruyff (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Geminiho (6), J_Cruyff (22)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_Nesta (48), A_Karnak (67), J_Cruyff (73)
Injured              : N/A
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Atletico Madrid Match Info
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Best player          : G_Banks
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : El_Payaso (25)
Booked               : A_Andreasen (64)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Newcastle     | Atletico Madrid
Attempts on Goal     :          22        |       4
Off target           :           6        |       4
On target            :          16        |       0
Possession           :          67        |       33
Corners              :           5        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       1
Subs Used            :           4        |       0
Fouls                :          13        |       13
Key Tackles          :           3        |       8
Key Passes           :          14        |       4
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Final Score          : Newcastle 2 - 0 Atletico Madrid
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Player Statistics - Newcastle
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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S_Handanovic   GK  30   2   3   1  31 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
P_Kachu        DF   3  29  12  10  31 |  81   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Lee          DF   2  27   9   4  28 |  93   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
M_Babbel       DF   2  27   2   4  27 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  20  20
F_Anjurin      DF   1  26   9  11  11 |  93   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  20   0  15
P_Nesta        DF   3  25  10   9  31 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2   8   3
A_Karnak       MF   3   5  29  15  31 |  93   0   0   5   1   2   0   1   0   0  -2  68   3
B_Matuidi      MF   1   7  27  16  21 |  81   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
J_Cruyff       MF   2  10  26  18  21 |  93   0   0   3   0   3   1   1   0   0  -2  28  33
T_Andrews      MF   1  17  26   8  41 |  93   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   5
Geminiho       FW   3  10  11  29  31 |  83   0   0   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0  40
T_Haas         DF   2  30  13   8  11 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_D_Gibson     DF   1  30  12   8  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Charlton     MF   1   8  28   9  30 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ru_B_Perry     MF   2   8  27  19  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Bergkamp     FW   1   4   1  25  25 |  10   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20  25

Player Statistics - Atletico Madrid
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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G_Banks        GK  30   3   1   3  12 |  93  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
A_Davies       DF   1  28   9   6  30 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
C_Donaldson    DF   1  27  12   8  41 |  93   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40 -20 -20
A_Andreasen    DF   3  26   8   7  32 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  18   8  -2
G_Pallister    DF   2  26   8   8  12 |  93   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
El_Payaso      DM   1  12  27   7  20 |  25   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
Anthony        MF   2   2  26   4  47 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Guendouzi    MF   1   3  26   1  17 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
G_Xhaka        MF   1  18  25  10  21 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Rashford     FW   2   7   9  26  23 |  93   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Jimenez      FW   2  10   8  25  23 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Filippo_Berti  GK  28   4   5   3  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Rower        MF   3  15  25   8  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Z_Socrates     MF   3   8  25  12  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Koke           MF   2   6  25  10  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Torres       FW   1   5   8  25  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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