Match Report
| Newcastle United | Newcastle United |  |  | Bury | Bury | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Les Laycock | L. Laycock |  | 63 | G |  |  | 1 | | G | 64 |  | Oliver Cziommer | O. Cziommer | ||||||||
| Matt Inglis | M. Inglis |  | 75 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 65 | | Gavin Dodd | G. Dodd | |||||||||
| Linus Schulze | L. Schulze | | 74 | D | | 3 | | D | 65 |  | Didier Collin | D. Collin | |||||||||
| Cesar Monteiro | C. Monteiro |  | 63 | D | | 4 | | D | 64 | | Clive Brown | C. Brown | |||||||||
| Frederico Nunez | F. Nunez |  | 62 | D | | 5 | | D | 62 | | Paul Edwards | P. Edwards | |||||||||
| Leon Beckham | L. Beckham | | 50 | D | | 6 | | M | 73 |  | Oluwashegun Adeshina | O. Adeshina | |||||||||
| Damien Kasper | D. Kasper | | 64 | M | | 7 | | | M | 64 | | Dean Green | D. Green | ||||||||
| Ugo Riggott | U. Riggott | | 63 | M | | 8 | | M | 63 | | Oliver Breitner | O. Breitner | |||||||||
| Alec Morrison | A. Morrison | | 62 | M | | 9 | | A | 68 |  | Martin Vasari | M. Vasari | |||||||||
| Hugo Ikpeba | H. Ikpeba | | 66 | A | | 10 | | A | 65 | | Cedric Abbas | C. Abbas | |||||||||
| Eddy Darcheville | E. Darcheville | | 64 | A | | 11 | | A | 62 | | Nwankwo Murray | N. Murray | |||||||||
| Brian Smith | B. Smith | | 64 | A | | 12 | | A | 62 | | Brian Standing | B. Standing | |||||||||
| Syd Bower | S. Bower | | 62 | A | | 13 | | A | 61 | | Colin Kasper | C. Kasper | |||||||||
| Dave Edworthy | D. Edworthy | | 60 | M | | 14 | | A | 59 | | Sean Maini | S. Maini | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at St James Park where Newcastle United play host to Bury. A crowd of 15,311 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Newcastle United are playing in a 5-3-2 formation while Bury appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Les Thompson.
The pitch is in good condition.
Newcastle United are playing in a 5-3-2 formation while Bury appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Les Thompson.
0.00
0-0Bury kick off and get the first half underway!
10.38
0-0Damien Kasper takes it forward alone. Damien Kasper shoots from distance but Oliver Cziommer is on top of it.
16.26
0-0Gavin Dodd comes in with a late challenge on Eddy Darcheville. Gavin Dodd is given a warning by the referee! Eddy Darcheville hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
22.46
0-0Didier Collin sees a break and surges forward. Didier Collin flicks a high pass forward. Cedric Abbas collects the pass. Cedric Abbas knocks in a cross ball towards Nwankwo Murray. Nwankwo Murray gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
24.14
Cesar Monteiro threads a neat ball through to Damien Kasper. Damien Kasper flicks a high ball forward to Eddy Darcheville who takes it down. Eddy Darcheville shoots from long range but slams it into the crowd!
33.18
Seeing a gap ahead, Oluwashegun Adeshina plays the ball forward to Martin Vasari. Martin Vasari sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Les Laycock gets down and covers it.
38.39
Linus Schulze flicks a high pass forward. Alec Morrison collects the pass. Alec Morrison knocks the ball to his team mate, Hugo Ikpeba. Hugo Ikpeba tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Superb keeping!
39.25
1-0Damien Kasper runs straight at the opposition's defence. Damien Kasper whips in a cross ball towards Hugo Ikpeba. With a superhuman jump, Hugo Ikpeba connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
42.06
Dean Green threads the ball through to Cedric Abbas. Cedric Abbas shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
44.03
Oliver Breitner knocks the ball forward to Martin Vasari. Martin Vasari makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Cedric Abbas. Cedric Abbas makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Newcastle United appear unchanged since the first half. Bury also appear unchanged since the first half. The Bury players look more motivated than they were before.
45.00
The second half starts with Newcastle United kicking off!
47.01
1-0Ugo Riggott flicks a high pass forward. Hugo Ikpeba collects the pass. Hugo Ikpeba knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Clive Brown.
51.12
Damien Kasper flicks a high pass forward. Hugo Ikpeba holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Hugo Ikpeba knocks in a cross ball towards Eddy Darcheville. Eddy Darcheville whips the ball goalwards with his head. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
53.56
Matt Inglis chips the ball to his team mate, Ugo Riggott. Ugo Riggott plays the ball forward to Hugo Ikpeba. Hugo Ikpeba knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
60.01
1-0Bury have made a substitution with Sean Maini replacing Gavin Dodd and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-4-3 formation.
61.09
1-0Sean Maini comes in with a late challenge on Hugo Ikpeba. Sean Maini is shown the yellow card! Hugo Ikpeba hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
73.41
Dean Green flicks a high pass forward. Martin Vasari easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Martin Vasari lofts in a cross ball towards Nwankwo Murray. Nwankwo Murray knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
77.35
Bury have made a substitution with Brian Standing replacing Martin Vasari .
78.44
Brian Standing catches Frederico Nunez on the ankles. Brian Standing is shown the yellow card! Frederico Nunez runs off the knock.
85.04
1-1Oluwashegun Adeshina kicks a strong pass forward to Brian Standing. Brian Standing whips in a cross ball towards Nwankwo Murray. Frederico Nunez barges into Nwankwo Murray. That's got to be a penalty! No, the ref waves play-on!!
90.00
1-1Ugo Riggott surges forward with the ball. Ugo Riggott puts a great ball through. Eddy Darcheville runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
56.1%
43.9%
Play Area
30.3%
48.5%
21.2%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Damien Kasper of Newcastle United |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Les Laycock (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Matt Inglis (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Linus Schulze (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Cesar Monteiro (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Frederico Nunez (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Leon Beckham (DEF) | 6 | |
| 7. | Damien Kasper (MID) | 9 | |
| 8. | Ugo Riggott (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Alec Morrison (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Hugo Ikpeba (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 11. | Eddy Darcheville (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Brian Smith (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Syd Bower (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Dave Edworthy (MID) | 0 | |
| 1. | Oliver Cziommer (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Gavin Dodd (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Didier Collin (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Clive Brown (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Paul Edwards (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Oluwashegun Adeshina (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Dean Green (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Oliver Breitner (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Martin Vasari (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Cedric Abbas (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Nwankwo Murray (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Brian Standing (ATT) |  | 5 |
| 13. | Colin Kasper (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Sean Maini (ATT) | | 5 |