Division One League Match, Newcastle vs. Werder Bremen (Thu Sep 08)


                            Newcastle  |  Werder Bremen
                              5-4-1 A  |  4-4-2 C
                     Tony Glendinning  |  Harry Kleinjan
                                       |
                      S_Handanovic GK  |  GK J_Pavlenka
                        S_D_Gibson DF  |  DF J_Ekstrand
                           S_Logan DF  |  DF Cece_Pepe
                           K_Fasan DF  |  DF E_Henderson
                         F_Anjurin DF  |  DF A_Ibarguen
                           P_Nesta DF  |  MF J_Ledley
                          T_Watson MF  |  MF Jose_Callejon
                        B_Charlton MF  |  MF L_Bittencourt
                         B_Matuidi MF  |  MF Calmac
                          J_Cruyff MF  |  FW E_Stranger
                          Geminiho FW  |  FW N_Kapinga
                                       |
                          T_Hunter SUB |  SUB T_Courtois
                           P_Kachu SUB |  SUB J_Zanetti
                        Ru_B_Perry SUB |  SUB K_Moehwald
                         T_Andrews SUB |  SUB A_Addey
                        D_Bergkamp SUB |  SUB M_Ducksch

Referee: G_Poll (England)

Both sets of players emerge from the tunnel wearing black armbands as a mark of respect for Queen Elizabeth II who sadly passed away this afternoon after reigning for 70 year RIP ma'am
Min. 4  :(wbn) J_Ledley controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  E_Stranger gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  E_Stranger sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  S_Handanovic won't get to that!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Pick that one out!!
          ...  Werder Bremen go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Newcastle 0-1 Werder Bremen ...
Min. 8  :(nwt) B_Matuidi sidesteps Cece_Pepe
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  J_Ekstrand takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 9  :(nwt) T_Watson squares it to Geminiho
          ...  Geminiho has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 10 :(nwt) F_Anjurin works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_Nesta
          ...  P_Nesta gets his head to the ball !
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And goes out
Min. 11 :(nwt) T_Watson has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past E_Henderson
          ...  He puts in S_D_Gibson!
          ...  S_D_Gibson must beat J_Pavlenka!
          ...  But J_Pavlenka palms it behind
          ...  G_Poll has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 11 :(wbn) N_Kapinga looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to E_Stranger
          ...  E_Stranger with the crafty shot!
          ...  It's beaten S_Handanovic
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Newcastle 0-2 Werder Bremen ...
Min. 12 :(wbn) Werder Bremen made the switch to a D strategy
Min. 13 :(nwt) T_Watson finds Geminiho on the edge of the box
          ...  Cece_Pepe cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 15 :(nwt) P_Nesta skips the challenge from Cece_Pepe
          ...  Cece_Pepe reacts to stop the move going any further
Min. 16 :(wbn) A_Ibarguen takes advantage of a bad back pass
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  F_Anjurin picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 20 :(nwt) J_Cruyff steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs J_Ekstrand
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  Jose_Callejon wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 23 :(wbn) Jose_Callejon plays it forward to N_Kapinga
          ...  J_Cruyff reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 29 :(nwt) B_Charlton with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  P_Nesta gets on the end of the pass
          ...  J_Ekstrand with the tackle
Min. 30 :(nwt) B_Charlton looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards Geminiho
          ...  J_Ledley takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 31 :(nwt) Geminiho jumps over J_Ekstrand's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  Geminiho with the overhead !
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 32 :(wbn) E_Stranger takes advantage of a mistake by F_Anjurin
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  K_Fasan rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Harry Kleinjan looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 33 :(nwt) K_Fasan has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past E_Henderson
          ...  He puts in S_D_Gibson!
          ...  S_D_Gibson curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  But J_Pavlenka stops that one easily
Min. 34 :(nwt) J_Cruyff with a flicked pass to Geminiho
          ...  E_Henderson reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(nwt) B_Matuidi bursts forward
          ...  But J_Ekstrand sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 46 :(nwt) J_Cruyff with a short pass to find B_Matuidi
          ...  But A_Ibarguen wins the ball with a sliding challenge

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Newcastle 0-2 Werder Bremen

Min. 48 :(nwt) J_Cruyff has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  B_Matuidi collects the loose ball!
          ...  A_Ibarguen takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 56 :(nwt) T_Watson controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  B_Matuidi gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  B_Matuidi tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 60 :(nwt) K_Fasan sidesteps his marker
          ...  He runs forward now
          ...  But A_Ibarguen puts the ball out of play
Min. 60 :(nwt) B_Matuidi with a pinpoint pass to T_Watson
          ...  J_Pavlenka with an ugly foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  G_Poll ignores the protests for a card
          ...  Harry Kleinjan looks relieved
          ...  G_Poll gives a PENALTY !!
          ...  That's a scandalous decision!
          ...  Geminiho takes it
          ...  J_Pavlenka dives
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  The keeper had no chance there!
          ...  Newcastle 1-2 Werder Bremen...
Min. 62 :(nwt) T_Watson retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Geminiho gets on the end of it
          ...  Geminiho has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  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. 63 :(nwt) B_Matuidi runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to J_Cruyff
          ...  Calmac with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 64 :(wbn) Cece_Pepe looks injured. He's been stretchered off
          ...  Lets hope it's not serious
          ...  He returns to the pitch to carry on
          ...  He seems to be ok
Min. 68 :(nwt) J_Cruyff cuts inside E_Henderson
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  Cece_Pepe wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Watson plays it towards the near post!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of J_Pavlenka
Min. 71 :(nwt) J_Cruyff pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  F_Anjurin is clean through!
          ...  F_Anjurin tries to beat J_Pavlenka from outside the area!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  J_Pavlenka is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Charlton plays it towards the near post!
          ...  T_Watson gets on the end of it
          ...  J_Pavlenka takes the ball off him
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 73 :(nwt) S_D_Gibson whips the ball across to K_Fasan
          ...  Good sliding challenge from A_Ibarguen and it had to be
Min. 74 :(nwt) B_Matuidi takes advantage of a mistake by E_Henderson
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  B_Matuidi aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  J_Pavlenka parries the shot
          ...  And the defender clears it!
Min. 75 :(wbn) There's going to be a change
          ...  J_Zanetti will come on for E_Stranger and play DF
Min. 81 :(wbn) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  K_Moehwald will come on for J_Ledley and play MF
Min. 82 :(nwt) Ru_B_Perry replaces an unhappy B_Charlton and will play as a MF
Min. 82 :(nwt) a big roar from the crowd as T_Andrews comes on for B_Matuidi to play MF
Min. 82 :(nwt) D_Bergkamp is coming on and J_Cruyff is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW
Min. 82 :(nwt) P_Kachu takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace K_Fasan as DF
Min. 82 :(nwt) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  T_Hunter will come on for S_D_Gibson and play DF
Min. 82 :(wbn) N_Kapinga steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs T_Hunter
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  F_Anjurin intercepts the pass
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(wbn) Jose_Callejon jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Calmac
          ...  T_Andrews tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  G_Poll has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by G_Poll!
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one
          ...  Tony Glendinning looks relieved
          ...  Harry Kleinjan is far from happy with that decision

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


Match Details
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Venue                : St James Park
Attendance           : 101,876
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Newcastle Match Info
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Best player          : T_Watson
Scorers              : Geminiho (60 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : K_Fasan (32)
Injured              : N/A
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Werder Bremen Match Info
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Best player          : E_Stranger (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : E_Stranger (4,11)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Newcastle     | Werder Bremen
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       2
Off target           :           6        |       0
On target            :           5        |       2
Possession           :          49        |       51
Corners              :           2        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           5        |       2
Fouls                :           6        |       4
Key Tackles          :           3        |       14
Key Passes           :          16        |       4
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Final Score          : Newcastle 1 - 2 Werder Bremen
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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 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0   0   0
S_D_Gibson     DF   1  29  11   8  12 |  83   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
S_Logan        DF   2  29  10   5  20 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Fasan        DF   3  28  11   7  13 |  83   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
F_Anjurin      DF   1  25   9  11  11 |  92   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
P_Nesta        DF   3  25  10   9  31 |  92   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
T_Watson       MF   2  13  29   9  27 |  92   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  50   5
B_Charlton     MF   1   8  28   9  30 |  83   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
B_Matuidi      MF   1   7  27  16  21 |  83   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
J_Cruyff       MF   2  10  25  18  21 |  83   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40   0
Geminiho       FW   3  10  11  28  31 |  92   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0 -20 -20   5
T_Hunter       DF   2  29   6   1  28 |   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Kachu        DF   3  28  12  10  31 |   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ru_B_Perry     MF   2   8  27  19  21 |   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Andrews      MF   1  17  26   8  41 |   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Bergkamp     FW   1   4   1  25  25 |   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Werder Bremen
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Pavlenka     GK  36   3   1   2  21 |  92   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
J_Ekstrand     DF   1  34  12   7  22 |  92   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
Cece_Pepe      DF   2  30   6   7  22 |  92   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  20  20
E_Henderson    DF   2  29   9   8  21 |  92   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_Ibarguen     DF   2  25   1  19  29 |  92   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
J_Ledley       MF   1   7  31  17  30 |  82   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
Jose_Callejon  MF   3   6  30   9  21 |  92   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
L_Bittencourt  MF   2   1  28  20  28 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Calmac         MF   2   7  27  10  30 |  92   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
E_Stranger     FW   2  10   9  31  20 |  76   0   0   0   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0  50
N_Kapinga      FW   3  10   9  25  42 |  92   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
T_Courtois     GK  29   1   2   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Zanetti      DF   1  35  13  10  41 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Moehwald     MF   1  21  30  12  28 |  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Addey        MF   2  11  26  10  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Ducksch      FW   2   4   5  28  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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