Division Two League Match, Newcastle vs. Schalke 04 (Sun Jul 28)


                            Newcastle  |  Schalke 04
                              5-4-1 A  |  4-3-1-2 L
                     Tony Glendinning  |  Andy Banks
                                       |
                          T_Conner GK  |  GK G_Pagliuca
                          D_A_Cole DF  |  DF A_Kerzhakov
                           M_Salah DF  |  DF R_Carlos_Jr
                        P_Thompson DF  |  DF P_Kachu
                            I_Hart DF  |  DF Daley_Blind
                           K_Fasan DF  |  MF Hans_Gruber
                        J_M_Jurado MF  |  MF Adriano
                            W_Zaha MF  |  MF G_Zelalem
                          F_Moussa MF  |  AM Ru_B_Perry
                            E_Huws MF  |  FW C_Bellamy
                         A_Carroll FW  |  FW O_Ighalo
                                       |
                            W_Hunt SUB |  SUB P_Kenny
                          B_Benson SUB |  SUB Carr
                          A_Hanson SUB |  SUB Inacio
                          D_Ginola SUB |  SUB D_Beckham
                        J_Maddison SUB |  SUB Ely

Referee: N_Alexander (Northern_Ireland)


Min. 3  :(nwt) E_Huws beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds F_Moussa
          ...  A wicked drive by F_Moussa !
          ...  G_Pagliuca falls over
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  G_Pagliuca looks a little embarrassed now!
          ...  Newcastle have snatched the lead!
          ...  Newcastle 1-0 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 4  :(shk) Schalke 04 altered their play to a C strategy
Min. 4  :(shk) G_Zelalem looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to O_Ighalo
          ...  K_Fasan takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 6  :(nwt) F_Moussa with a probing through ball E_Huws
          ...  E_Huws attempts the shot!
          ...  It fly's into Row Z!
Min. 13 :(shk) Ru_B_Perry is force to hold onto the ball
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  I_Hart knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But N_Alexander just turns away!
Min. 16 :(nwt) P_Thompson off the woodwork.
          ...  D_A_Cole picks up the deflection
          ...  But R_Carlos_Jr spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 17 :(shk) O_Ighalo skips the challenge from the defender
          ...  P_Thompson with an awful challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 18 :(nwt) J_M_Jurado sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  A_Carroll runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  R_Carlos_Jr is called for the holding foul
          ...  He won that header unfairly
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  Tony Glendinning looks annoyed that there was no card there
Min. 24 :(shk) Ru_B_Perry runs at the defence
          ...  P_Thompson fouls badly
          ...  N_Alexander will want to speak to him
          ...  That's his second ! Sent off !
          ...  He is furious with the referee!
          ...  But his players drag him off!
Min. 24 :(nwt) B_Benson is being prepared to come on
          ...  W_Zaha is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 28 :(nwt) F_Moussa gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds A_Carroll
          ...  A_Carroll looks to see where G_Pagliuca is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant
          ...  He waves play on
          ...  Goal not given there!
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision
Min. 28 :(shk) Ru_B_Perry sidesteps D_A_Cole
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  D_A_Cole reacts to stop the move going any further
Min. 30 :(nwt) J_M_Jurado is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  F_Moussa latches onto the ball
          ...  F_Moussa with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  G_Pagliuca fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 33 :(shk) A_Kerzhakov turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Hans_Gruber
          ...  Hans_Gruber aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  But T_Conner parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 34 :(shk) Adriano with a smart pass to C_Bellamy
          ...  C_Bellamy hits a great shot !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by P_Kachu!
          ...  T_Conner fists it away!
Min. 39 :(shk) Daley_Blind with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past the defender
          ...  The ball hits K_Fasan in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 40 :(nwt) G_Pagliuca miskicks!
          ...  E_Huws is takes control of the ball!
          ...  E_Huws carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  G_Pagliuca heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 40 :(shk) Ru_B_Perry with a flashy move
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  B_Benson picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 41 :(shk) P_Kachu with a clever shimmy
          ...  K_Fasan with a deliberate foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  N_Alexander just wants to lecture him
Min. 41 :(shk) Adriano takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past K_Fasan
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  K_Fasan wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Zelalem hits it into the box!
          ...  It comes to Daley_Blind
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  T_Conner tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Ru_B_Perry chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  O_Ighalo gets something on it!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  T_Conner tips it over !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Carlos_Jr chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  T_Conner comes out and claims it!
Min. 42 :(shk) R_Carlos_Jr knocks the ball back to G_Pagliuca
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He has put it into his own net!!
          ...  Newcastle 2-0 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(shk) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Schalke 04 will now play A
Min. 44 :(nwt) A_Carroll knocks it forward
          ...  Daley_Blind slips
          ...  E_Huws gets to it!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from R_Carlos_Jr
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  E_Huws curls it into the box!
          ...  P_Kachu wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 45 :(shk) P_Kachu spits at D_A_Cole
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  N_Alexander reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 49 :(nwt) D_A_Cole sidesteps P_Kachu
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  O_Ighalo with the lunge!!
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul
          ...  N_Alexander calls him for a talk
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  That could have been a penalty!
          ...  E_Huws with the thundering drive
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Carroll plays it into the danger area!
          ...  G_Pagliuca fists it away!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Newcastle 2-0 Schalke 04

Min. 46 :(nwt) F_Moussa miskicks!
          ...  He finds E_Huws though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  E_Huws flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting
          ...  Goal kick given
Min. 46 :(nwt) A_Carroll breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on G_Pagliuca!
          ...  Adriano brings him down!
          ...  He could be off!!
          ...  N_Alexander calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 50 :(shk) Ru_B_Perry picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it
          ...  I_Hart with a well timed tackle
          ...  N_Alexander didn't like it though
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that
Min. 52 :(nwt) M_Salah gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds J_M_Jurado
          ...  J_M_Jurado drives it towards goal !
          ...  G_Pagliuca makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 53 :(shk) O_Ighalo is on the ground motionless!
          ...  He isn't going to continue!
Min. 53 :(shk) Ely comes on for O_Ighalo and takes up a FW role
Min. 54 :(shk) Ru_B_Perry holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to C_Bellamy
          ...  The defender fails to control it
          ...  C_Bellamy picks up the loose ball and runs towards goal
          ...  He is one on one with T_Conner
          ...  He lobs it over T_Conner
          ...  Its hit the bar and over!!
Min. 55 :(nwt) J_M_Jurado has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Daley_Blind
          ...  He puts in A_Carroll!
          ...  A_Carroll must beat G_Pagliuca!
          ...  G_Pagliuca with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 56 :(nwt) B_Benson brings it under control
          ...  He takes on P_Kachu
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in D_A_Cole!
          ...  D_A_Cole with the goal bound shot!
          ...  But it goes wide of the post
Min. 61 :(shk) Ely takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  K_Fasan with a late tackle
          ...  It looked worse than what it was
          ...  He is surrounded by the Schalke 04 players
          ...  N_Alexander calls him over
          ...  N_Alexander tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 65 :(nwt) D_Ginola is coming on for J_M_Jurado and playing MF
Min. 66 :(nwt) D_Ginola with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to F_Moussa
          ...  F_Moussa with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  G_Pagliuca has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  G_Pagliuca reacts well to save!!!
Min. 67 :(nwt) I_Hart has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  F_Moussa gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  F_Moussa goes for the top corner !
          ...  G_Pagliuca with the acrobatic save
          ...  Well saved
Min. 70 :(shk) Inacio replaces Adriano and will play MF
Min. 72 :(nwt) E_Huws finds I_Hart with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  R_Carlos_Jr reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 75 :(shk) Carr takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace R_Carlos_Jr as DF
Min. 75 :(nwt) I_Hart finds his way through
          ...  That was sheer effort
          ...  An audacious effort from I_Hart !
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
          ...  The Schalke 04 fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 77 :(shk) Carr with the dribble
          ...  D_A_Cole is easily beaten
          ...  D_A_Cole reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 78 :(shk) A_Kerzhakov looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to Ely
          ...  M_Salah takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 79 :(nwt) E_Huws brings it under control
          ...  He takes on Daley_Blind
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in A_Carroll!
          ...  A_Carroll hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 80 :(nwt) a big roar from the crowd as J_Maddison comes on for A_Carroll to play FW
Min. 80 :(nwt) B_Benson takes advantage of a mistake by Daley_Blind
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  A delicate chip from B_Benson !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 82 :(shk) Ely takes on the defender
          ...  He runs past the defender
          ...  Ely gets his head to the ball !
          ...  But T_Conner punches it away
Min. 84 :(nwt) F_Moussa uses his feet well to turn on the ball
          ...  Carr rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's N_Alexander going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 87 :(nwt) M_Salah sidesteps his marker
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  M_Salah fires a shot at goal !
          ...  But G_Pagliuca hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(nwt) F_Moussa has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past P_Kachu
          ...  He knocks it to J_Maddison!
          ...  J_Maddison has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  But G_Pagliuca punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in
Min. 88 :(shk) A_Kerzhakov sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to Ru_B_Perry
          ...  A delicate chip from Ru_B_Perry !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 91 :(nwt) D_Ginola drives it across the face of the goal F_Moussa
          ...  F_Moussa has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 94 :(shk) Inacio turns nicely onto the ball
          ...  Inacio flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  T_Conner guesses right

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


Match Details
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Venue                : St James Park
Attendance           : 98,552
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Newcastle Match Info
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Best player          : F_Moussa (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : F_Moussa (3), R_Carlos_Jr (42 og)
Sent Off             : P_Thompson (24)
Booked               : I_Hart (50), K_Fasan (61)
Injured              : N/A
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Schalke 04 Match Info
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Best player          : G_Pagliuca
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_Kachu (45), Adriano (46)
Injured              : O_Ighalo (53)
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Match Statistics
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                            Newcastle     |    Schalke 04
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       8
Off target           :           9        |       3
On target            :           9        |       5
Possession           :          58        |       42
Corners              :           2        |       4
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          15        |       8
Key Tackles          :           8        |       4
Key Passes           :          17        |       6
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Final Score          : Newcastle 2 - 0 Schalke 04
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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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T_Conner       GK  34   3   3   2  32 |  98   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
D_A_Cole       DF   1  28   9  11  29 |  98   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   1
M_Salah        DF   2  28   8   8  22 |  98   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
P_Thompson     DF   2  27  12   6  30 |  24   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0  30   0 -10
I_Hart         DF   3  26   7   6  23 |  98   0   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  38  28  19
K_Fasan        DF   3  25  10   6  13 |  98   0   3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  58  -2  -2
J_M_Jurado     MF   2   7  27  17  18 |  69   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
W_Zaha         MF   2   7  26  19  12 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Moussa       MF   1   6  26  18  23 |  98   0   0   4   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  40  46
E_Huws         MF   2   7  25  18  38 |  98   0   0   3   1   4   0   0   0   0  20  65  28
A_Carroll      FW   2   8   7  28  38 |  84   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10   7
W_Hunt         GK  29   3   3   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Benson       DF   1  29   8   7  12 |  74   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   1
A_Hanson       DF   2  28   9  10  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Ginola       MF   1  10  26   8  20 |  29   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
J_Maddison     FW   2   7   8  25  30 |  14   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5

Player Statistics - Schalke 04
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_Pagliuca     GK  35   5   5   2  23 |  98   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
A_Kerzhakov    DF   1  28  11   7  42 |  98   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
R_Carlos_Jr    DF   3  27   6   5  41 |  79   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40 -20   0
P_Kachu        DF   3  25  12  10  31 |  98   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
Daley_Blind    DF   3  25  10   7  12 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Hans_Gruber    MF   2   6  27   4  41 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -15
Adriano        MF   1   8  26  12  43 |  74   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
G_Zelalem      MF   2   6  25  11  21 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Ru_B_Perry     AM   2   8  24  18  21 |  98   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
C_Bellamy      FW   2   6   8  26  33 |  98   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
O_Ighalo       FW   1   8   7  25  21 |  57   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -15
P_Kenny        GK  27   2   2   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Carr           DF   2  26   9   8  11 |  19   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Inacio         MF   2  14  25  13  22 |  24   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
D_Beckham      MF   3   9  25   8  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ely            FW   2   4   8  25  22 |  41   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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