Match Report


Newcastle UnitedNewcastle United     Coventry CityCoventry City
Steve LowerySteve Lowery Ed Davies Ed Davies
Francois KopaF. Kopa70
G
1captain
G
69Sebastian FernandezS. Fernandez
Alan BestA. Best60
D
2
D
58Antonio Del SolA. Del Sol
Carl JohnsonC. Johnson67
D
3
D
63Adrian MakinA. Makin
Dion GowerD. Gower75
D
4
D
68Arthur MillsA. Mills
Craig ThomsonC. Thomson61
M
5
D
67Duncan ScowcroftD. Scowcroft
Dean LoweD. Lowe64
M
6
M
62Alfons JanssenA. Janssen
Richard HendryR. Hendry64
M
7
M
65Nuno LimaN. Lima
Simone TaddeiS. Taddei72
M
8
M
66Gabriel CarrascoG. Carrasco
Ugo KingU. King54
A
9
A
60Vitor CarvalhoV. Carvalho
Stan MatthewsS. Matthews78
A
captain10
A
59Giuliano MarazzinaG. Marazzina
Carl GascoigneC. Gascoigne63
A
11
A
67Stan PallisterS. Pallister
 
Paolo PeckhamP. Peckham56
D
12
D
48Alun CarragherA. Carragher
Niccolo KasperN. Kasper60
M
13
M
57Bill KitsonB. Kitson
Mark VickersM. Vickers60
A
14
A
59Carl KerrC. Kerr

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at St James Park where Newcastle United play host to Coventry City. A crowd of 16,056 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Newcastle United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Coventry City appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Terry Boyd.


0.00
Newcastle United kick off the first half!
14.23
Alan Best sees Simone Taddei in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Simone Taddei knocks the ball forward to Carl Gascoigne. Carl Gascoigne controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Sebastian Fernandez!
15.35
Gabriel Carrasco flicks the ball to his team mate, Giuliano Marazzina. Giuliano Marazzina shoots from 20 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
20.07
Richard Hendry flicks a high pass forward. Ugo King controls it well on his chest. Ugo King shoots from distance but Sebastian Fernandez is on top of it.
21.03
Arthur Mills clumsily knocks into Stan Matthews. Arthur Mills is shown the yellow card! Stan Matthews stretches but gets up unharmed.
27.47
Duncan Scowcroft sees Gabriel Carrasco in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gabriel Carrasco makes an attacking run forward. Gabriel Carrasco plays a scrappy one-two with Stan Pallister and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Gabriel Carrasco provides some space. He shoots at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
30.45
Alfons Janssen flicks a high ball forward to Vitor Carvalho who takes it down. Vitor Carvalho knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
32.29
Antonio Del Sol deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alfons Janssen. Alfons Janssen sees Stan Pallister in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Stan Pallister rushes past Carl Johnson! Some silky footwork from Stan Pallister provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but it is blocked by Alan Best.
34.08
Antonio Del Sol sees Alfons Janssen in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alfons Janssen sees space and advances. Alfons Janssen shoots from 25 yards but it's well over the bar!
39.54
Dean Lowe threads a neat ball through to Carl Gascoigne. Carl Gascoigne makes a probing pass between the defence to Simone Taddei. Some silky footwork from Simone Taddei provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It's miles wide!
42.28
Simone Taddei catches Alfons Janssen on the ankles. The referee calls over Simone Taddei and shows him a yellow card! Alfons Janssen runs off the knock.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

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

45.00
Coventry City kick off the second half!
54.08
Nuno Lima barges into Richard Hendry. The referee calls over Nuno Lima and warns him to calm down! Richard Hendry hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
71.14
Carl Johnson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Richard Hendry. Richard Hendry flicks a high pass forward to Ugo King who brings the ball under control. Ugo King knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Sebastian Fernandez who gathers it comfortably.
73.19
Dion Gower knocks the ball to his team mate, Alan Best. Alan Best knocks the ball forward to Stan Matthews. Stan Matthews knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
81.26
Without breaking stride, Carl Johnson plays the ball forward to Dean Lowe. Dean Lowe knocks the ball to his team mate, Ugo King. Ugo King knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
83.46
Alfons Janssen knocks the ball forward to Vitor Carvalho. Vitor Carvalho plays a one-two with Gabriel Carrasco and advances towards the goal... Vitor Carvalho makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Good keeping!
84.38
Nuno Lima breaks forward. Nuno Lima hits a low pass to Vitor Carvalho. Vitor Carvalho deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Giuliano Marazzina but the linesman indicates offside!
89.32
Carl Johnson pushes mid-way up the pitch. Carl Johnson sees a break and surges forward. Carl Johnson passes the ball forward but Ugo King is offside!
90.00
Arthur Mills hacks Craig Thomson from behind! The referee warns Arthur Mills to calm down! Craig Thomson hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Newcastle United

Coventry City
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
58.9%
41.1%
Play Area
24.7%
46.6%
28.8%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Carl Johnson of Newcastle United

Match Ratings
1.Francois Kopa (GK)
6
2.Alan Best (DEF)
7
3.Carl Johnson (DEF)
8
4.Dion Gower (DEF)
6
5.Craig Thomson (MID)
6
6.Dean Lowe (MID)
8
7.Richard Hendry (MID)
7
8.Simone Taddei (MID)yellow card
5
9.Ugo King (ATT)
6
10.Stan Matthews (ATT)
6
11.Carl Gascoigne (ATT)
6
 
12.Paolo Peckham (DEF)
0
13.Niccolo Kasper (MID)
0
14.Mark Vickers (ATT)
0

1.Sebastian Fernandez (GK)
7
2.Antonio Del Sol (DEF)
6
3.Adrian Makin (DEF)
6
4.Arthur Mills (DEF)yellow card
4
5.Duncan Scowcroft (DEF)
6
6.Alfons Janssen (MID)
8
7.Nuno Lima (MID)
6
8.Gabriel Carrasco (MID)
8
9.Vitor Carvalho (ATT)
7
10.Giuliano Marazzina (ATT)
6
11.Stan Pallister (ATT)
6
 
12.Alun Carragher (DEF)
0
13.Bill Kitson (MID)
0
14.Carl Kerr (ATT)
0