Match Report


Newcastle UnitedNewcastle United     Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest
Shane RoweShane Rowe Jack Herer Jack Herer
Phil CollymoreP. Collymore73
G
1
G
75Jo RiiseJ. Riise
Arthur EadieA. Eadie70
D
2
D
72Jeroen VenemaJ. Venema
Robert CookeR. Cooke73
D
3
D
75Johan DeloumeauJ. Deloumeau
António VargasA. Vargas78
D
4
D
72Eddie TilerE. Tiler
Helder SantosH. Santos72
D
5
D
75Garry DijkstraG. Dijkstra
Miguel AlmeidaM. Almeida77
M
captain6captain
M
82Samuel RibeiroS. Ribeiro
Emile MayE. May72
M
7
M
76Greg KingG. King
Duncan BurleyD. Burley72
M
8
A
70Mast H. BabayaroM. Babayaro
Julian FormonJ. Formon72
A
9
A
71David RegoD. Rego
Seth LawtonS. Lawton71
A
10
A
74Eugenio IzquierdoE. Izquierdo
Juan PenaJ. Pena72
A
11
A
70Kevin ZickK. Zick
 
John NaysmithJ. Naysmith70
D
12
M
35Carl HeskeyC. Heskey
Dion LaverD. Laver71
M
13
D
31Stanley StandingS. Standing
George HumanG. Human71
A
14
M
35Henry FerdinandH. Ferdinand

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at St James Park where Newcastle United play host to Nottingham Forest. A crowd of 20,087 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Newcastle United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Nottingham Forest appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Duncan Kasper.


0.00
Nottingham Forest start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.59
Greg King flicks a high pass forward. Samuel Ribeiro controls it well on his chest. Samuel Ribeiro advances inside the box! Samuel Ribeiro shoots from just inside the box but it is miles over!
6.14
António Vargas takes it forward alone. António Vargas tries a spectacular long range effort. It's in!! A beautiful goal for António Vargas!
9.09
Without breaking stride, Emile May plays the ball forward to Juan Pena. Juan Pena advances inside the box! Juan Pena rockets a shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Quality keeping!
10.18
Duncan Burley flicks a high ball forward to Emile May who takes it down. Emile May edges inside the box! Some superb footwork from Emile May provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. The ball takes a deflection leaving Jo Riise with no chance!! Goal for Newcastle United!
14.54
Juan Pena chips the ball to his team mate, Seth Lawton. Seth Lawton edges inside the box! Seth Lawton cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is shockingly off target!
20.10
António Vargas threads the ball through to Arthur Eadie. With a delightful solo run, Arthur Eadie stretches the opposition's defence. Arthur Eadie plays a scrappy one-two with Duncan Burley and advances towards the goal... Arthur Eadie cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
24.04
Helder Santos clumsily knocks into Greg King. The referee calls over Helder Santos and warns him to calm down! Greg King runs off the knock.
27.58
Eddie Tiler advances with the ball. Eddie Tiler knocks the ball forward to Mast H. Babayaro. Mast H. Babayaro tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
30.07
Greg King flicks a high pass forward. Samuel Ribeiro collects the pass. Samuel Ribeiro puts a great ball through. Eugenio Izquierdo runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
32.58
Showing composure, Eddie Tiler laces a through ball forward to Samuel Ribeiro. Samuel Ribeiro flicks a high pass forward to Greg King who brings the ball under control. Greg King plays a one-two with Mast H. Babayaro and advances towards the goal... Greg King looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
33.24
Greg King makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Samuel Ribeiro. Samuel Ribeiro makes a probing pass to Greg King but he's offside!
39.48
Greg King knocks the ball to his team mate, Samuel Ribeiro. Samuel Ribeiro knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Kevin Zick is offside!
40.44
Eddie Tiler controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Greg King. Greg King controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mast H. Babayaro. Mast H. Babayaro knocks in a cross ball towards Greg King. Greg King makes a convincing header but somehow Helder Santos happens to be in the right place to block it.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Newcastle United appear unchanged since the first half. Nottingham Forest also appear unchanged since the first half. The Nottingham Forest players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Newcastle United kick off!
47.17
António Vargas sees Emile May in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Emile May knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Johan Deloumeau.
51.10
Robert Cooke flicks a high pass forward. Seth Lawton controls it well on his chest. Seth Lawton runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Seth Lawton plays a quick one-two with Duncan Burley and rushes in on goal... Seth Lawton side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
55.39
Eddie Tiler barges into Miguel Almeida. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Miguel Almeida gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
59.50
Eddie Tiler clumsily knocks into Emile May. Eddie Tiler is warned by the referee! Emile May hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.10
António Vargas knocks the ball to his team mate, Miguel Almeida. Miguel Almeida flicks a high ball forward to Seth Lawton who takes it down. Seth Lawton knocks in a cross ball towards Miguel Almeida. Miguel Almeida is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Magnificent save by Jo Riise!
66.49
Garry Dijkstra flicks a high pass forward. Eugenio Izquierdo controls it well on his chest. Without breaking stride, Eugenio Izquierdo plays the ball forward to Mast H. Babayaro who has made a great run into the box. Some good footwork from Mast H. Babayaro provides some space. He shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Phil Collymore!
67.11
Miguel Almeida makes a simple pass to Juan Pena. Juan Pena sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent keeping!
72.31
Kevin Zick controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mast H. Babayaro. Mast H. Babayaro knocks in a cross ball towards Kevin Zick. Kevin Zick makes a deft header. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
75.46
Greg King controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Samuel Ribeiro. Samuel Ribeiro rushes past Arthur Eadie! Robert Cooke hacks Samuel Ribeiro from behind! That's got to be a penalty! Yes!!
75.46
The referee points to the spot..
76.20
Eugenio Izquierdo takes a slow run up. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
78.40
Seth Lawton runs straight at the opposition's defence. Seth Lawton tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent save!
79.02
Emile May hacks Greg King from behind! The referee calls over Emile May and shows him a yellow card! Greg King carries on, but is struggling a bit.
81.47
Helder Santos kicks a strong pass forward to Julian Formon. Julian Formon deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Miguel Almeida but the linesman indicates offside!
83.27
Greg King threads a neat ball through to David Rego. David Rego edges inside the box! Some world-class footwork from David Rego provides some space. He rifles a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Phil Collymore smothers it!
84.14
Jeroen Venema knocks the ball to his team mate, Greg King. Greg King controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Samuel Ribeiro. Samuel Ribeiro puts a great ball through. Kevin Zick runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
89.59
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Newcastle United

Nottingham Forest
Goals
3
2
Shots on Target
7
5
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
1
4
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50.6%
49.4%
Play Area
27.1%
45.9%
27.1%

Scorers
António Vargas 6
Emile May 10
Arthur Eadie 20
Kevin Zick 72
Eugenio Izquierdo 76 (p)

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to António Vargas of Newcastle United

Match Ratings
1.Phil Collymore (GK)
6
2.Arthur Eadie (DEF)goal scored
8
3.Robert Cooke (DEF)
6
4.António Vargas (DEF)goal scored
9
5.Helder Santos (DEF)
6
6.Miguel Almeida (MID)
7
7.Emile May (MID)goal scoredyellow card
8
8.Duncan Burley (MID)
8
9.Julian Formon (ATT)
6
10.Seth Lawton (ATT)
8
11.Juan Pena (ATT)
7
 
12.John Naysmith (DEF)
0
13.Dion Laver (MID)
0
14.George Human (ATT)
0

1.Jo Riise (GK)
7
2.Jeroen Venema (DEF)
6
3.Johan Deloumeau (DEF)
6
4.Eddie Tiler (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Garry Dijkstra (DEF)
6
6.Samuel Ribeiro (MID)
7
7.Greg King (MID)
8
8.Mast H. Babayaro (ATT)
7
9.David Rego (ATT)
6
10.Eugenio Izquierdo (ATT)goal scored
6
11.Kevin Zick (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Carl Heskey (MID)
0
13.Stanley Standing (DEF)
0
14.Henry Ferdinand (MID)
0