Match Report


Cambridge UnitedCambridge United     Newcastle UnitedNewcastle United
Armenio ParadaArmenio Parada Steve Lowery Steve Lowery
Anton GötzA. Götz76
G
1
G
77Artur RipanuA. Ripanu
Simon MasurS. Masur71
D
2
D
80Volodymyr ZgurovskyV. Zgurovsky
Jermaine SmithJ. Smith75
D
3
D
73Jason CarterJ. Carter
Claus MyssingC. Myssing79
D
4
D
73Craig MckayC. Mckay
Alistair WeaverA. Weaver80
M
5
M
75Kevin DeaneK. Deane
Talal BezzaiT. Bezzai76
M
6captain
M
87Ben McgrealB. Mcgreal
Morris BaileyM. Bailey87
M
7
M
83Paul CarltonP. Carlton
Jose VegaJ. Vega79
M
8
M
81Paul LockleyP. Lockley
Morris MarrM. Marr85
A
captain9
A
81Aaron ByrneA. Byrne
Norman BestN. Best81
A
10
A
73Seth MilliganS. Milligan
Wes TerryW. Terry83
A
11
A
75Paolo MyersP. Myers
 
Robert GrayR. Gray72
D
12
M
80Lucas GonzalesL. Gonzales
Mick VassellM. Vassell71
M
13
A
47Jacob StampJ. Stamp
Trevor MurphyT. Murphy76
A
14
A
33Stuart McallisterS. Mcallister

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at R Costings Abbey Stadium where Cambridge United play host to Newcastle United. A crowd of 20,690 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Cambridge United and Newcastle United are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Mick Shaw.


0.00
Cambridge United start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.42
Jermaine Smith kicks a strong pass forward to Wes Terry. Wes Terry knocks the ball forward to Morris Marr but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
6.19
Jason Carter catches Talal Bezzai on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Talal Bezzai stretches but gets up unharmed.
8.28
Ben Mcgreal controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Aaron Byrne. Aaron Byrne shoots from outside the area. Anton Götz gathers the ball up comfortably. He makes it look easy!
14.41
Kevin Deane hacks Simon Masur from behind! Kevin Deane is shown the yellow card! Simon Masur carries on, but is struggling a bit.
15.44
Simon Masur decides to run forward with the ball. Simon Masur plays a one-two with Talal Bezzai and rushes in on goal... Simon Masur comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball comes in low, but Artur Ripanu smothers it!
16.15
Simon Masur hits a low pass to Talal Bezzai. Talal Bezzai advances with the ball. Talal Bezzai runs straight at the defence! Talal Bezzai cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Talal Bezzai!
20.40
Morris Bailey catches Ben Mcgreal on the ankles. Morris Bailey is shown the yellow card! Ben Mcgreal stretches but gets up unharmed.
21.15
Ben Mcgreal clumsily knocks into Morris Bailey. The referee calls over Ben Mcgreal and shows him a yellow card! Morris Bailey runs off the knock.
30.47
Simon Masur knocks the ball forward to Alistair Weaver. Alistair Weaver flicks a high pass forward. Norman Best holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Norman Best makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Talal Bezzai. Talal Bezzai shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It curls slightly but Artur Ripanu manages to gather it.
33.44
Craig Mckay deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paul Lockley. Paul Lockley controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Aaron Byrne. Aaron Byrne knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Anton Götz who gathers it comfortably.
34.01
Paul Carlton sees Seth Milligan in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Seth Milligan sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
39.43
Alistair Weaver flicks a high pass forward to Morris Marr who brings the ball under control. Morris Marr runs straight at the defence! Morris Marr shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
44.14
Jason Carter makes a probing pass to Aaron Byrne. Aaron Byrne lofts in a cross ball towards Paolo Myers. Paolo Myers knocks the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Cambridge United appear unchanged since the first half. Newcastle United also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Newcastle United kick off!
49.53
Jason Carter makes a probing pass to Paul Carlton. Paul Carlton hits a low pass to Paolo Myers. Paolo Myers knocks in a cross ball towards Aaron Byrne. Aaron Byrne makes a looping header on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
51.12
Paul Carlton chips the ball to his team mate, Seth Milligan. Seth Milligan makes a defence splitting pass to Ben Mcgreal. Ben Mcgreal muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Anton Götz comfortably gets down and covers it.
57.00
Jason Carter threads the ball through to Paul Carlton. Paul Carlton flicks a high pass forward. Paul Lockley holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Paul Lockley makes a probing pass to Kevin Deane but he's offside!
60.04
Cambridge United have made a substitution with Trevor Murphy replacing Wes Terry .
66.52
Paul Carlton kicks a strong pass forward to Kevin Deane. Kevin Deane cuts inside the box! Kevin Deane looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it slams into the crowd!
67.36
Craig Mckay flicks a high pass forward to Ben Mcgreal who brings the ball under control. Ben Mcgreal controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Seth Milligan. Seth Milligan finds some space and shoots from distance. Solid save from Anton Götz. What a great pair of hands!
72.44
Morris Bailey threads a neat ball through to Alistair Weaver. Alistair Weaver knocks in a cross ball towards Norman Best. Norman Best rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
75.56
Jose Vega threads a neat ball through to Morris Marr. Morris Marr shoots from long range. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great keeping!
77.30
Cambridge United have made a substitution with Robert Gray replacing Claus Myssing .
83.51
Talal Bezzai kicks a strong pass forward to Morris Bailey. Morris Bailey sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Artur Ripanu!
87.57
Paul Carlton threads a neat ball through to Aaron Byrne. Aaron Byrne skips past Robert Gray! Some good footwork from Aaron Byrne provides some space. He shoots at goal but Anton Götz is on top of it.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Cambridge United

Newcastle United
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
7
4
Shots off Target
0
4
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
47.4%
52.6%
Play Area
30.8%
43.6%
25.6%

Scorers
Talal Bezzai 16
Morris Marr 39
Norman Best 72

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Talal Bezzai of Cambridge United

Match Ratings
1.Anton Götz (GK)
7
2.Simon Masur (DEF)
8
3.Jermaine Smith (DEF)
6
4.Claus Myssing (DEF)
6
5.Alistair Weaver (MID)
7
6.Talal Bezzai (MID)goal scored
9
7.Morris Bailey (MID)yellow card
6
8.Jose Vega (MID)
6
9.Morris Marr (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Norman Best (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Wes Terry (ATT)
6
 
12.Robert Gray (DEF)
6
13.Mick Vassell (MID)
0
14.Trevor Murphy (ATT)
6

1.Artur Ripanu (GK)
7
2.Volodymyr Zgurovsky (DEF)
6
3.Jason Carter (DEF)yellow card
6
4.Craig Mckay (DEF)
6
5.Kevin Deane (MID)yellow card
6
6.Ben Mcgreal (MID)yellow card
6
7.Paul Carlton (MID)
7
8.Paul Lockley (MID)
6
9.Aaron Byrne (ATT)
7
10.Seth Milligan (ATT)
6
11.Paolo Myers (ATT)
6
 
12.Lucas Gonzales (MID)
0
13.Jacob Stamp (ATT)
0
14.Stuart Mcallister (ATT)
0