Match Report


Newcastle UnitedNewcastle United     BarnsleyBarnsley
Steve LowerySteve Lowery David Ward David Ward
Francois KopaF. Kopa70
G
1
G
64Ray FontolanR. Fontolan
Alan BestA. Best60
D
2
D
60Oleg RowettO. Rowett
Carl JohnsonC. Johnson67
D
3
D
59Vasco VarelaV. Varela
Dion GowerD. Gower75
D
4
D
58Marc RohrschneiderM. Rohrschneider
Spencer SturridgeS. Sturridge58
M
5
D
59Neil PriorN. Prior
Dean LoweD. Lowe64
M
6
M
64Ralph TolleyR. Tolley
Richard HendryR. Hendry64
M
7
M
58Colin NichollsC. Nicholls
Simone TaddeiS. Taddei72
M
8
A
60Morris KerrM. Kerr
Alfredo GilA. Gil53
A
9
A
53Hugo NavarroH. Navarro
Stan MatthewsS. Matthews78
A
captain10captain
A
64Ledley PearceL. Pearce
Mark VickersM. Vickers60
A
11
M
69Phil Le TissierP. Le Tissier
 
Johann HassliJ. Hassli56
D
12
D
41Stuart ImpeyS. Impey
Paolo PeckhamP. Peckham56
D
13
M
51Eddie WestwoodE. Westwood
Niccolo KasperN. Kasper62
M
14
A
59Richard LawtonR. Lawton

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Match Report
Snow falls gently from the overcast sky here at St James Park where Newcastle United play host to Barnsley. A crowd of 14,822 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Newcastle United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Barnsley appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Craig Jacobs.


0.00
The whistle blows and Newcastle United kick off!
2.01
Carl Johnson flicks a high pass forward. Mark Vickers collects the pass. Mark Vickers deftly passes the ball to Alfredo Gil, releasing him through on goal. Alfredo Gil shoots from just inside the box but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
6.07
Spencer Sturridge threads the ball through to Mark Vickers. Mark Vickers controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Ray Fontolan is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
9.55
Spencer Sturridge clumsily knocks into Ralph Tolley. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ralph Tolley runs off the knock.
10.02
Spencer Sturridge deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Richard Hendry. Richard Hendry plays a quick one-two with Alfredo Gil and rushes in on goal... Richard Hendry looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. What a cracker!! Ray Fontolan had no chance!! Goal for Newcastle United!
15.53
Colin Nicholls clumsily knocks into Dean Lowe. Colin Nicholls is shown the yellow card! Dean Lowe stretches but gets up unharmed.
21.42
Colin Nicholls threads the ball through to Morris Kerr. Morris Kerr advances inside the box! Carl Johnson hacks Morris Kerr from behind! That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
24.16
Ralph Tolley knocks the ball to his team mate, Phil Le Tissier. Phil Le Tissier shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
27.16
Phil Le Tissier passes the ball forward to Hugo Navarro. Hugo Navarro knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dion Gower.
32.07
Carl Johnson comes in with a late challenge on Phil Le Tissier. Carl Johnson is shown the yellow card! Phil Le Tissier hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
33.11
Marc Rohrschneider flicks a high pass forward. Ralph Tolley controls it well on his chest. Ralph Tolley makes a simple pass to Colin Nicholls. Colin Nicholls knocks in a cross ball towards Morris Kerr. Morris Kerr connects with a diving header. Francois Kopa is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
36.49
Marc Rohrschneider flicks a high pass forward. Phil Le Tissier collects the pass. Phil Le Tissier knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alan Best.
44.41
Richard Hendry controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alfredo Gil. Alfredo Gil knocks in a cross ball towards Mark Vickers. Mark Vickers outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Magnificent save by Ray Fontolan!
45.00
Colin Nicholls changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Colin Nicholls knocks in a cross ball towards Hugo Navarro. Hugo Navarro finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Francois Kopa gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent save!
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. Barnsley also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Barnsley get the second half underway!
51.13
Alan Best passes the ball forward to Dean Lowe. Dean Lowe flicks a high ball forward to Stan Matthews who takes it down. Stan Matthews whips in a cross ball towards Mark Vickers. Colin Nicholls catches Mark Vickers on the ankles. Mark Vickers appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
53.29
Colin Nicholls kicks a strong pass forward to Morris Kerr. Morris Kerr deftly passes the ball to Phil Le Tissier, releasing him through on goal. Phil Le Tissier shows great control and tries a shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
57.27
Spencer Sturridge makes a probing pass to Stan Matthews. Stan Matthews advances inside the box! Stan Matthews tries a spectacular strike. The ball ricochets off Marc Rohrschneider and flashes wide of the near post.
58.37
Simone Taddei takes a quick corner, playing it short to Carl Johnson. Carl Johnson side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
60.13
Richard Hendry passes the ball forward to Alfredo Gil. Alfredo Gil knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Neil Prior.
65.17
Simone Taddei makes an attacking run forward. Simone Taddei cuts inside the box! Simone Taddei takes a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
69.37
Dion Gower sees a break and surges forward. Dion Gower flicks a high pass forward. Stan Matthews collects the pass. Stan Matthews sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Ray Fontolan with no chance!! Goal for Newcastle United!
72.02
Spencer Sturridge flicks the ball to his team mate, Richard Hendry. Richard Hendry whips in a cross ball towards Mark Vickers. Mark Vickers makes a deft header but it misses the target by a large margin!
73.46
Richard Hendry deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stan Matthews. Stan Matthews deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Spencer Sturridge but the linesman indicates offside!
75.16
Alfredo Gil clumsily knocks into Vasco Varela. The referee calls over Alfredo Gil and shows him a yellow card! Vasco Varela carries on, but is struggling a bit.
77.42
Newcastle United have made 3 substitutions with Johann Hassli replacing Alan Best, Paolo Peckham replacing Dion Gower and Niccolo Kasper replacing Stan Matthews .
78.49
Marc Rohrschneider passes the ball forward to Colin Nicholls. Colin Nicholls flicks a high pass forward. Ledley Pearce holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ledley Pearce advances inside the box! Some good footwork from Ledley Pearce provides some space. He shoots at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
79.53
Johann Hassli controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Richard Hendry. Richard Hendry passes the ball forward to Alfredo Gil. Alfredo Gil knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Vasco Varela.
83.01
Colin Nicholls sees a break and surges forward. Colin Nicholls shoots from long range but is denied by Francois Kopa. Excellent save.
84.59
Richard Hendry knocks the ball to his team mate, Simone Taddei. Simone Taddei kicks a strong pass forward to Alfredo Gil but the referee indicates it's offside!
87.15
Ralph Tolley flicks a high pass forward to Hugo Navarro who brings the ball under control. Hugo Navarro whips in a cross ball towards Morris Kerr. Morris Kerr makes a looping header on goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but Carl Johnson is on the line. He jumps and heads the ball over the bar!
88.46
It's a corner kick. Colin Nicholls loops the ball out towards the edge of the box. Alfredo Gil reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Newcastle United

Barnsley
Goals
4
1
Shots on Target
6
4
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
56.2%
43.8%
Play Area
23.3%
45.2%
31.5%

Scorers
Mark Vickers 6
Richard Hendry 10
Simone Taddei 65
Stan Matthews 69
Morris Kerr 33

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Richard Hendry of Newcastle United

Match Ratings
1.Francois Kopa (GK)
6
2.Alan Best (DEF)
6
3.Carl Johnson (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Dion Gower (DEF)
7
5.Spencer Sturridge (MID)yellow card
6
6.Dean Lowe (MID)
6
7.Richard Hendry (MID)goal scored
9
8.Simone Taddei (MID)goal scored
8
9.Alfredo Gil (ATT)yellow card
6
10.Stan Matthews (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Mark Vickers (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Johann Hassli (DEF)
6
13.Paolo Peckham (DEF)
6
14.Niccolo Kasper (MID)
6

1.Ray Fontolan (GK)
6
2.Oleg Rowett (DEF)
6
3.Vasco Varela (DEF)
6
4.Marc Rohrschneider (DEF)
6
5.Neil Prior (DEF)
6
6.Ralph Tolley (MID)
6
7.Colin Nicholls (MID)yellow card
7
8.Morris Kerr (ATT)goal scored
8
9.Hugo Navarro (ATT)
6
10.Ledley Pearce (ATT)
6
11.Phil Le Tissier (MID)
6
 
12.Stuart Impey (DEF)
0
13.Eddie Westwood (MID)
0
14.Richard Lawton (ATT)
0