Match Report


AFC WimbledonAFC Wimbledon     Newcastle UnitedNewcastle United
Adrian RoosAdrian Roos Steve Lowery Steve Lowery
Scott MortonS. Morton71
G
captain1
G
70Francois KopaF. Kopa
Christian RothC. Roth56
D
2
D
60Alan BestA. Best
Francisco VieiraF. Vieira59
D
3
D
67Carl JohnsonC. Johnson
Liam WeaverL. Weaver55
D
4
D
75Dion GowerD. Gower
Tom Van LoenhoutT. Van Loenhout68
M
5
M
61Craig ThomsonC. Thomson
Nigel RobsonN. Robson58
M
6
M
64Dean LoweD. Lowe
Christian HöferC. Höfer60
M
7
M
64Richard HendryR. Hendry
Mustapha MarletM. Marlet58
M
8
M
72Simone TaddeiS. Taddei
Marvin CharltonM. Charlton64
A
9
A
54Ugo KingU. King
Aladino AmbrosiA. Ambrosi67
A
10captain
A
78Stan MatthewsS. Matthews
Carlos PrietoC. Prieto63
A
11
A
63Carl GascoigneC. Gascoigne
 
Nuno LopesN. Lopes51
D
12
D
56Johann HassliJ. Hassli
Amedeo CarnascialiA. Carnasciali60
M
13
M
62Niccolo KasperN. Kasper
Philipp EberleP. Eberle61
A
14
A
60Mark VickersM. Vickers

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Plough Lane where AFC Wimbledon play host to Newcastle United. A crowd of 17,866 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both AFC Wimbledon and Newcastle United are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Trevor Deane.


0.00
AFC Wimbledon start the match!
2.53
Dean Lowe laces a through ball forward to Stan Matthews. Stan Matthews hits a low pass to Carl Gascoigne. Carl Gascoigne whips in a cross ball towards Simone Taddei. Simone Taddei outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
6.55
Christian Höfer hacks Carl Gascoigne from behind! Christian Höfer is shown the yellow card! Carl Gascoigne runs off the knock.
8.08
Carl Johnson runs straight at the opposition's defence. Carl Johnson makes a great pass forward. Carl Gascoigne runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
14.09
Nigel Robson knocks the ball forward to Aladino Ambrosi. Aladino Ambrosi knocks in a cross ball towards Carlos Prieto. Carlos Prieto makes a deft header but Francois Kopa reads it well. Great keeping!
15.18
Francisco Vieira makes a beautiful solo run. Francisco Vieira flicks a high pass forward. Aladino Ambrosi controls it well on his chest. Aladino Ambrosi knocks in a cross ball towards Marvin Charlton. Marvin Charlton connects with a diving header but it curls horrendously wide!
24.58
Simone Taddei kicks a strong pass forward to Carl Gascoigne. Carl Gascoigne rushes past Francisco Vieira! Carl Gascoigne makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Scott Morton had no chance!! Goal for Newcastle United!
30.44
Carl Johnson knocks the ball to his team mate, Craig Thomson. Craig Thomson threads the ball through to Carl Gascoigne. Carl Gascoigne sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Scott Morton gathers the ball up comfortably. Good keeping!
36.23
Francisco Vieira threads the ball through to Christian Höfer. Christian Höfer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marvin Charlton. Marvin Charlton shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Francois Kopa.
37.54
It's a corner kick. Christian Höfer kicks a low ball out wide. Christian Roth comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. AFC Wimbledon are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
39.04
Christian Höfer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mustapha Marlet. Mustapha Marlet plays a quick one-two with Marvin Charlton and rushes in on goal... Mustapha Marlet takes a shot at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. AFC Wimbledon have changed their lineup with Amedeo Carnasciali replacing Tom Van Loenhout. Newcastle United appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Newcastle United start the second half!
47.11
Dion Gower advances with the ball. Dion Gower advances inside the box! Dion Gower rockets a shot on goal. It's miles wide!
48.05
Stan Matthews kicks a strong pass forward to Richard Hendry. Richard Hendry plays a one-two with Stan Matthews and advances towards the goal... Richard Hendry muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it flies just wide!
49.20
Dean Lowe passes the ball forward to Ugo King. Ugo King makes a simple pass, allowing Richard Hendry to run into the box. Richard Hendry comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. What a cracker!! Scott Morton had no chance!! Goal for Newcastle United!
54.42
Richard Hendry makes a probing pass to Stan Matthews. Stan Matthews whips in a cross ball towards Carl Gascoigne. Carl Gascoigne connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
55.17
Mustapha Marlet flicks a high ball forward to Marvin Charlton who takes it down. Marvin Charlton lofts in a cross ball towards Mustapha Marlet. Mustapha Marlet gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Magnificent save by Francois Kopa!
63.05
Carl Gascoigne flicks a high pass forward. Ugo King collects the pass. Ugo King knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Scott Morton who gathers it comfortably.
67.29
Liam Weaver hits a low pass to Christian Roth. Christian Roth makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Aladino Ambrosi. Aladino Ambrosi controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
71.12
Richard Hendry makes a probing pass to Ugo King. Ugo King makes a probing pass to Carl Gascoigne but he's offside!
72.56
Francisco Vieira hacks Ugo King from behind! The referee warns Francisco Vieira to calm down! Ugo King stretches but gets up unharmed.
83.40
Francisco Vieira catches Ugo King on the ankles. Francisco Vieira is shown the yellow card! Ugo King hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
85.27
Simone Taddei makes a probing pass to Richard Hendry. Richard Hendry shoots from long range but it flies just wide!
87.04
Mustapha Marlet knocks the ball to his team mate, Aladino Ambrosi. Aladino Ambrosi knocks in a cross ball towards Amedeo Carnasciali. Amedeo Carnasciali gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

AFC Wimbledon

Newcastle United
Goals
2
3
Shots on Target
5
4
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
33.8%
66.2%
Play Area
30.8%
43.1%
26.2%

Scorers
Aladino Ambrosi 67
Amedeo Carnasciali 87
Simone Taddei 3
Carl Gascoigne 25
Richard Hendry 49

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

Match Ratings
1.Scott Morton (GK)
6
2.Christian Roth (DEF)
6
3.Francisco Vieira (DEF)yellow card
6
4.Liam Weaver (DEF)
6
5.Tom Van Loenhout (MID)
6
6.Nigel Robson (MID)
6
7.Christian Höfer (MID)yellow card
5
8.Mustapha Marlet (MID)
6
9.Marvin Charlton (ATT)
6
10.Aladino Ambrosi (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Carlos Prieto (ATT)
6
 
12.Nuno Lopes (DEF)
0
13.Amedeo Carnasciali (MID)goal scored
7
14.Philipp Eberle (ATT)
0

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