FFO2 Premiership, Newcastle United vs. Sheffield United (Wed May 10) Newcastle United | Sheffield United 5-3-2 C | 4-1-0-2-3 A Chris Banks | Kesley Barkworth | T_Strakosha GK | GK S_Bolat M_Acuna DF | DF F_Guilbert L_Ayling DF | DF R_Gosens R_Burke DF | DF R_Le_Normand J_Tarkowski DF | DF J_Foyth A_Grimaldo DF | DM M_Verratti M_Llorente MF | AM A_Danjuma G_Ramirez MF | FW A_Belotti D_Klaassen MF | AM M_Asensio R_De_Tomas FW | FW T_Muller J_David FW | FW M_Philipp | A_Palmer SUB | SUB N_Vasic J_Evans SUB | SUB R_Williams M_Trigueros SUB | SUB A_Centelles M_Svanberg SUB | SUB H_Hee_Chan D_Newton SUB | SUB O_Giroud Min. 3 :(shu) A_Belotti with a glorious 60-yard pass to M_Philipp ... J_Tarkowski slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 4 :(shu) M_Asensio is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... T_Muller latches onto the ball ... But J_Tarkowski sees the pass and cuts it out Min. 5 :(shu) A_Belotti takes advantage of a mistake by M_Acuna ... That mistake could prove costly ... A_Belotti throws himself at the ball! ... He manages to reach the ball ... T_Strakosha won't get to that! ... GOAL!! ... Superb finish!! ... And with that goal, he moves onto 10 for the season!! ... Sheffield United have snatched the lead! ... Newcastle United 0-1 Sheffield United ... Min. 7 :(new) D_Klaassen cuts in on A_Danjuma's blind side ... A left-footer by D_Klaassen! ... It goes wide! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 7 :(shu) The defender underhits the back pass! ... M_Philipp is through! ... What a mistake by L_Ayling! ... A scorcher of a shot from M_Philipp! ... T_Strakosha gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 8 :(new) G_Ramirez saunters past R_Gosens ... G_Ramirez aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... But S_Bolat punches it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 10 :(new) D_Klaassen takes advantage of a mistake by R_Gosens ... D_Klaassen with the shot on net! ... It's well wide! ... 8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 11 :(new) J_Tarkowski has it now ... He takes on F_Guilbert ... He gets past him! ... He puts in J_David! ... J_David keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... S_Bolat claws it off the line ... What's The Referee going to give? ... GOAL!! ... Newcastle United have pulled level! ... Newcastle United 1-1 Sheffield United ... Min. 11 :(shu) A_Belotti takes advantage of a bad back pass from L_Ayling ... R_De_Tomas with a nasty foul ... He gets away with that one ... It's just a warning ... Kesley Barkworth looks annoyed that there was no card there ... FREE KICK ... This is very far out ... R_Le_Normand floats it forward ... A_Danjuma latches onto the end of it ... A_Danjuma aims for the top right corner! ... T_Strakosha with a great save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 14 :(new) A_Grimaldo flicks the ball on to J_David ... R_Le_Normand takes the ball ... OOOHHHH!! ... He almost loses it straight away ... But he hits it clear! Min. 15 :(new) L_Ayling gets lucky and beats F_Guilbert ... Now with the centre to D_Klaassen ... D_Klaassen tries to catch the keeper out! ... But S_Bolat reaches the ball. Good save Min. 16 :(new) A_Grimaldo flicks the ball through ... M_Acuna runs onto it! ... M_Acuna cracks a laser towards goal! ... S_Bolat can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... S_Bolat makes a knowing look ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 16 :(shu) R_Le_Normand hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... T_Muller collects the loose ball! ... T_Muller with a stunning strike! ... But he somehow misses ... The Newcastle United fans laugh at him Min. 21 :(new) R_Burke crosses to R_De_Tomas ... But R_Le_Normand comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 21 :(shu) F_Guilbert runs at the defence ... He nutmegs M_Llorente ... He showed his class there ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... J_Tarkowski looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 22 :(new) J_David turns past R_Gosens ... He has created space for himself now ... Intercepted by M_Verratti Min. 22 :(shu) M_Verratti moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to M_Philipp ... J_David with a deliberate foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... He's lucky it wasn't more ... It's just a warning Min. 23 :(new) J_David looks for options ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to R_De_Tomas ... R_De_Tomas aims for the top right corner! ... S_Bolat has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... S_Bolat is left flat-footed ... It's gone wide!! Min. 24 :(new) A_Grimaldo with a long pass to M_Llorente ... R_Gosens takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! Min. 26 :(shu) M_Philipp with a real burst of pace ... M_Philipp with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... But T_Strakosha tips it behind ... CORNER! ... R_Le_Normand plays it towards the near post! ... Great catch from T_Strakosha! Min. 27 :(new) J_David with electric pace ... He eases past the defender ... J_David hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... S_Bolat collects it comfortably ... The shot never troubled him Min. 30 :(new) R_De_Tomas loses R_Le_Normand ... R_De_Tomas fires the shot in! ... The shot slips through S_Bolat's hands ... GOAL!! ... He buries his head in his hands! ... Newcastle United go in front now with that goal! ... Newcastle United 2-1 Sheffield United ... Min. 30 :(shu) Tactical Change by Sheffield United ... Sheffield United have changed their playing style to C Min. 30 :(shu) Tactical Change by Sheffield United ... M_Verratti will now play as a MF Min. 30 :(shu) Tactical Change by Sheffield United ... A_Belotti will now play as a AM Min. 30 :(shu) Tactical Change by Sheffield United ... M_Asensio will now play as a FW Min. 30 :(new) R_De_Tomas barges R_Le_Normand off the ball ... J_Foyth fouls badly ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one ... He's got to be careful now! Min. 34 :(new) L_Ayling dribbles past the defender ... It was as if he wasn't even there ... M_Asensio with a terrible tackle ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 37 :(new) M_Acuna takes on the defender ... He runs past the defender ... R_Gosens with the tackle ... Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! Min. 40 :(new) J_David kills the ball dead ... Beautiful turn ... He could get a shot of here ... J_David sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... S_Bolat makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 41 :(new) D_Klaassen plays a long ball to R_De_Tomas ... But J_Foyth with the fine tackle Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 44 :(new) M_Acuna slips past his marker ... M_Asensio intercepts the pass ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Newcastle United 2-1 Sheffield United Min. 46 :(new) L_Ayling turns well with the ball ... He has some space now! ... Wonderful sliding challenge by T_Muller Min. 46 :(shu) M_Philipp slides the ball across to M_Asensio ... M_Asensio with the drive! ... The ball moves through the air! ... T_Strakosha moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... T_Strakosha catches it with style! Min. 61 :(shu) M_Philipp had to stretch to reach the pass ... J_Tarkowski reads the game well and cuts out the pass! Min. 62 :(shu) M_Philipp has broken through the defence! ... He is clean through on T_Strakosha! ... J_Tarkowski hacks him down! ... The Referee tries to calm him down Min. 64 :(new) R_Burke hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... M_Acuna collects the loose ball! ... A cheeky lob from M_Acuna! ... S_Bolat parries it Min. 65 :(new) M_Llorente brushes R_Le_Normand aside and breaks free ... A cracking drive from M_Llorente! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 69 :(shu) M_Verratti takes advantage of a mistake by J_David ... He knocks the ball to A_Danjuma! ... D_Klaassen takes the ball ... OOOHHHH!! ... He almost loses it straight away ... But he hits it clear! Min. 73 :(shu) T_Muller spots his team mate making a run ... He finds M_Philipp with a lovely pass! ... J_Tarkowski is forced to retreat ... He knocks it back! ... T_Strakosha misses it! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... R_Gosens drives it into the box! ... Great catch from T_Strakosha! Min. 74 :(new) M_Acuna is taking a throw in ... He is taking a run up at it! ... He throws it long to G_Ramirez ... A thundering drive by G_Ramirez! ... S_Bolat parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 74 :(shu) A_Belotti loses R_Burke ... M_Acuna rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on ... FREE KICK! ... They are lining up to take this one! ... Looks like a set piece from the training ground coming up! ... M_Asensio drives it in ... It hits the outside of the post ... And goes out Min. 76 :(new) M_Llorente runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off the defender back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... M_Llorente with his head down lets it go! ... S_Bolat gets his fingertips to it Min. 80 :(new) Tactical Change by Newcastle United ... Newcastle United have changed their playing style to D Min. 84 :(shu) M_Philipp runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... R_Burke with a nasty foul ... He is warned by The Referee Min. 86 :(shu) R_Le_Normand is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to M_Philipp ... G_Ramirez is called for the holding foul ... Looked like a fair jump ... The referee got it wrong ... He gets away with that one ... It's just a warning Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : St James Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newcastle United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Tarkowski (Man of the Match) Scorers : J_David (11), R_De_Tomas (30) Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Acuna (74) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sheffield United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Belotti Scorers : A_Belotti (5) Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Foyth (30), M_Asensio (34) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newcastle United | Sheffield United Attempts on Goal : 14 | 7 Off target : 5 | 2 On target : 9 | 5 Possession : 56 | 44 Corners : 0 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 0 | 0 Fouls : 11 | 8 Key Tackles : 6 | 8 Key Passes : 10 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Newcastle United 2 - 1 Sheffield United ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Newcastle United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T_Strakosha GK 21 1 1 1 24 | 92 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 0 M_Acuna DF 1 19 14 13 25 | 92 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 16 24 L_Ayling DF 1 17 13 8 26 | 92 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 R_Burke DF 1 18 13 6 28 | 92 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 J_Tarkowski DF 1 19 12 10 30 | 92 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 105 48 0 A_Grimaldo DF 1 18 14 9 31 | 92 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 0 M_Llorente MF 1 12 19 13 22 | 92 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 G_Ramirez MF 1 4 18 14 28 | 92 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 D_Klaassen MF 1 3 18 15 26 | 92 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 37 14 31 R_De_Tomas FW 1 3 15 20 25 | 92 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 J_David FW 1 5 15 18 29 | 92 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 17 48 A_Palmer GK 15 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Evans DF 1 17 14 9 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Trigueros MF 1 11 16 11 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Svanberg MF 1 10 17 12 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Newton FW 1 3 7 11 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Sheffield United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S_Bolat GK 20 1 1 1 22 | 92 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 0 0 F_Guilbert DF 1 18 12 9 33 | 92 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Gosens DF 1 21 13 10 25 | 92 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 0 R_Le_Normand DF 1 19 13 5 20 | 92 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 38 0 J_Foyth DF 1 17 10 9 23 | 92 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 21 -2 -2 M_Verratti MF 1 12 19 8 28 | 92 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 26 0 A_Danjuma AM 1 3 18 15 24 | 92 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 A_Belotti AM 1 2 12 19 26 | 92 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 20 26 M_Asensio FW 1 4 18 16 20 | 92 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 34 12 18 T_Muller FW 1 3 11 19 23 | 92 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 37 21 5 M_Philipp FW 1 2 14 18 22 | 92 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 20 N_Vasic GK 14 1 1 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Williams DF 1 12 7 3 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Centelles DF 1 12 7 3 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Hee_Chan FW 1 2 14 16 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Giroud FW 1 3 9 15 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1683706528 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40