FFO Champions League, Newcastle United vs. Sporting Lisbon (Wed Jul 24)


                     Newcastle United  |  Sporting Lisbon
                          4-1-2-1-2 C  |  5-2-1-2 E
                          Chris Banks  |  Jason Fortune
                                       |
                       T_Strakosha GK  |  GK A_Lopes
                          J_Clauss DF  |  DF J_Gimenez
                        A_Grimaldo DF  |  DF Morato
                       Nuno_Santos DF  |  DF M_Olivera
                           M_Acuna DF  |  DF N_Tavares
                        M_Llorente MF  |  DF Mantilla
                        J_W_Prowse MF  |  MF M_Sabitzer
                           T_Kroos DM  |  MF G_Rutter
                         S_Canales AM  |  AM N_Pepe
                           J_David FW  |  FW L_Jovic
                        R_De_Tomas FW  |  FW R_Hojlund
                                       |
                         S_Herrera SUB |  SUB M_Morro
                       J_Tarkowski SUB |  SUB R_Proper
                           J_Evans SUB |  SUB J_Simpson
                      Brais_Mendez SUB |  SUB M_Camus
                           K_Moore SUB |  SUB R_Quaison




Min. 1  :(lis) R_Hojlund beats J_W_Prowse 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  R_Hojlund runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  T_Strakosha saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 4  :(lis) N_Pepe beats A_Grimaldo 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  A_Grimaldo redeems himself with a great tackle 
Min. 8  :(new) J_Clauss with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Acuna 
          ...  M_Acuna controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a great effort! 
          ...  That's put Newcastle United ahead! 
          ...  Newcastle United 1-0 Sporting Lisbon ...
Min. 9  :(lis) Tactical Change by Sporting Lisbon 
          ...  Sporting Lisbon have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 12 :(new) M_Acuna fires over a low cross to S_Canales 
          ...  S_Canales with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Right into the top corner! 
          ...  Newcastle United 2-0 Sporting Lisbon ...
Min. 13 :(new) R_De_Tomas with the first time pass to J_Clauss 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from J_Clauss! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 14 :(lis) Mantilla hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  M_Sabitzer latches onto it! 
          ...  J_Clauss cuts it out easily 
          ...  He clears the ball upfield 
Min. 15 :(lis) R_Hojlund saunters past Nuno_Santos 
          ...  M_Acuna hits it out for a corner 
          ...  Can they make this pay? 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Olivera hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of T_Strakosha 
          ...  Was there some shirt pulling going on in the box? 
          ...  The strikers are calling for VAR! 
          ...  We wait for the decision 
          ...  It looks like 
          ...  NO PENALTY 
Min. 16 :(new) R_De_Tomas beats N_Tavares 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  R_De_Tomas keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  It's beaten A_Lopes 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 18 :(lis) R_Hojlund with an early cross to G_Rutter 
          ...  G_Rutter keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  T_Strakosha gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  No, it's wide!! 
          ...  That was terrible! 
Min. 19 :(new) J_David with the towering header to R_De_Tomas 
          ...  R_De_Tomas lobs A_Lopes! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  My grandmother could have scored that!! 
Min. 20 :(lis) M_Sabitzer sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  M_Sabitzer hits a curling shot! 
          ...  T_Strakosha with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 21 :(lis) Morato has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  L_Jovic gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  The ball hits Nuno_Santos in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 22 :(new) R_De_Tomas plays it forward to M_Llorente 
          ...  The ball comes in high 
          ...  M_Llorente beats the defender to the ball and heads it into his path 
          ...  He just has A_Lopes to beat 
          ...  A_Lopes charges out of his area 
          ...  A_Lopes parries it 
Min. 25 :(new) Nuno_Santos spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to R_De_Tomas! 
          ...  Mantilla makes the challenge and clears the ball 
          ...  But it drifts out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_David with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of A_Lopes 
Min. 27 :(lis) T_Strakosha miskicks! 
          ...  R_Hojlund takes control of the ball! 
          ...  J_Clauss rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  What's The Referee going to give? 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 27 :(new) S_Canales with the dribble 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  N_Pepe with a bad challenge 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
Min. 29 :(lis) M_Sabitzer uses his feet well to turn on the ball 
          ...  S_Canales is late with that one 
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball 
Min. 31 :(new) T_Kroos sidesteps his marker 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  Morato reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 31 :(lis) N_Pepe is through on goal 
          ...  R_De_Tomas with the dive 
          ...  There's no room in the game for that! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 31 :(lis) M_Sabitzer pass splits open the defence and finds N_Pepe 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from A_Grimaldo 
Min. 32 :(new) Nuno_Santos storms past his marker 
          ...  J_Gimenez with a superb tackle! 
          ...  He easily dispossessed him 
Min. 33 :(new) S_Canales takes on Morato 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  S_Canales controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 36 :(lis) G_Rutter finds himself with plenty of time 
          ...  Cleared by T_Kroos 
Min. 37 :(new) T_Kroos holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to M_Llorente 
          ...  M_Llorente belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  A_Lopes makes a good save 
Min. 38 :(lis) N_Pepe with a long pass to R_Hojlund 
          ...  J_W_Prowse with a deliberate foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning 
Min. 39 :(lis) L_Jovic is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to R_Hojlund 
          ...  R_Hojlund has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  T_Strakosha blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  And he gathers it! 
Min. 40 :(new) J_David turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to Nuno_Santos 
          ...  But J_Gimenez wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 40 :(lis) The defender slips up! 
          ...  N_Pepe is through! 
          ...  M_Acuna pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  He's tried to take it off him! 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's not too happy about that 
Min. 41 :(lis) G_Rutter makes the tackle 
          ...  G_Rutter tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  But T_Strakosha reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on T_Strakosha anyway 
Min. 42 :(new) M_Llorente brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  R_De_Tomas gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  R_De_Tomas flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  But A_Lopes makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 46 :(lis) G_Rutter moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Hojlund 
          ...  T_Kroos does well to intercept the ball 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Newcastle United 2-0 Sporting Lisbon

Min. 46 :(new) Nuno_Santos can't keep control of it and loses possession! 
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back! 
          ...  He creates some space for an opening! 
          ...  Nuno_Santos with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 50 :(new) Substitution by Newcastle United 
          ...  COMING ON: K_Moore 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_De_Tomas 
Min. 55 :(new) S_Canales plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He looks around for options 
          ...  He moves forward with the ball 
          ...  N_Tavares tries to clear it 
          ...  He has miskicked it!! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Nuno_Santos swings it in! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of A_Lopes 
          ...  Was there some shirt pulling going on in the box? 
          ...  The strikers are calling for VAR! 
          ...  We wait for the decision 
          ...  It looks like 
          ...  NO PENALTY 
Min. 57 :(lis) R_Hojlund turns well with the ball 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  M_Acuna with an ugly foul 
          ...  The referee comes over to him 
          ...  Will he show him another yellow? 
          ...  He does! That's the end of the match for him! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just inside their own half 
          ...  N_Pepe plays it short to Morato 
          ...  Morato looks to see where A_Lopes is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  But T_Strakosha hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 58 :(new) J_W_Prowse runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Canales 
          ...  S_Canales with his head down lets it go! 
          ...  A_Lopes makes a fine save 
Min. 58 :(new) T_Kroos looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to A_Grimaldo 
          ...  Mantilla body checks his opponent!! 
          ...  That's a careless challenge!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  Nothing. Just a ticking off! 
Min. 59 :(new) J_Clauss with a neat pass into S_Canales 
          ...  Mantilla makes the challenge and clears the ball 
Min. 60 :(new) J_David slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  M_Olivera reads the game well and cuts out the pass! 
Min. 60 :(lis) N_Pepe with the dribble 
          ...  The defender is easily beaten 
          ...  K_Moore tries to clear it 
          ...  He has miskicked it!! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Mantilla plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  T_Strakosha fists it away! 
Min. 63 :(new) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  M_Llorente is through! 
          ...  What a mistake by L_Jovic! 
          ...  J_Gimenez cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 63 :(lis) M_Olivera lobs it over T_Kroos 
          ...  J_W_Prowse with an inch perfect tackle 
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 63 :(lis) R_Hojlund times his run well 
          ...  R_Hojlund blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  He hits the post 
          ...  He follows it up! 
          ...  But puts it wide! 
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that 
Min. 64 :(new) M_Llorente with the diagonal pass to S_Canales 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by Mantilla 
Min. 64 :(lis) Mantilla makes himself available 
          ...  But Nuno_Santos slides in 
Min. 67 :(lis) J_Gimenez beats J_Clauss 
          ...  He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills 
          ...  J_Gimenez tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 68 :(new) T_Kroos eases past N_Tavares 
          ...  T_Kroos tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  A_Lopes can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  A_Lopes makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was always going over? 
Min. 70 :(lis) Morato gets to the byline and finds R_Hojlund with a beautiful cross 
          ...  R_Hojlund with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  T_Strakosha moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  T_Strakosha catches it with style! 
Min. 72 :(new) T_Kroos runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off N_Tavares back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  T_Kroos hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  A_Lopes saves, but he can't keep hold of it 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  M_Llorente flights it in! 
          ...  The ball comes to J_David 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  But A_Lopes reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 72 :(lis) L_Jovic with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  J_W_Prowse with a nasty foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
Min. 73 :(new) M_Llorente kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  S_Canales gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  But N_Tavares spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 74 :(new) J_David dribbles past Morato 
          ...  J_David sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  But A_Lopes smothers the ball 
Min. 74 :(lis) L_Jovic loses A_Grimaldo 
          ...  L_Jovic tries to beat T_Strakosha from outside the area! 
          ...  But T_Strakosha smothers the ball 
Min. 75 :(new) Nuno_Santos gets to the byline 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds J_David 
          ...  J_David hits the ball first time! 
          ...  It grazes the post! 
          ...  And hits the side netting 
          ...  Goal Kick! 
Min. 77 :(new) M_Llorente sprints past M_Olivera 
          ...  M_Llorente bears down on goal! 
          ...  He watches the ball, half volleys it sweetly! 
          ...  GOAL!!!! 
          ...  A brilliant goal! 
          ...  Remember the name! 
          ...  Newcastle United 3-0 Sporting Lisbon ...
Min. 79 :(new) J_David beats N_Tavares 
          ...  N_Pepe with a bad challenge 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think that's for persistant fouling 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's in a very dangerous position! 
          ...  S_Canales curls it towards the top corner 
          ...  A_Lopes parries it 
Min. 80 :(new) Tactical Change by Newcastle United 
          ...  Newcastle United have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 80 :(new) J_W_Prowse sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Llorente 
          ...  A thundering drive by M_Llorente! 
          ...  A_Lopes gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  NO HE DOESN'T!! 
          ...  How on Earth did he put that wide? 
          ...  He was two yards out! 
Min. 82 :(lis) R_Hojlund with a short pass to find M_Olivera 
          ...  A_Grimaldo brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 83 :(new) T_Kroos with a deep cross to J_David 
          ...  A left-footer by J_David! 
          ...  Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort 
Min. 87 :(new) S_Canales nutmegs the defender 
          ...  N_Tavares cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(lis) M_Sabitzer gets to the byline 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds L_Jovic 
          ...  An audacious effort from L_Jovic! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 91 :(new) S_Canales breaks free from J_Gimenez 
          ...  J_Gimenez reacts to stop the move going any further 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************



Match Details
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Venue                : St James Park
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Newcastle United Match Info
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Best player          : J_Clauss (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Acuna (8), S_Canales (12), M_Llorente (77)
Sent Off             : M_Acuna (57)
Booked               : R_De_Tomas (31), J_W_Prowse (63)
Injured              : N/A
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Sporting Lisbon Match Info
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Best player          : R_Hojlund
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N_Pepe (79)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                        Newcastle United  |    Sporting Lisbon
Attempts on Goal     :          20        |       11
Off target           :           9        |       4
On target            :          11        |       7
Possession           :          56        |       44
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           1        |       0
Fouls                :          11        |       11
Key Tackles          :          11        |       12
Key Passes           :          17        |       10
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Final Score          : Newcastle United 3 - 0 Sporting Lisbon
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Player Statistics - Newcastle United
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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T_Strakosha    GK  25   1   1   1  24 |  96   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
J_Clauss       DF   1  21  17  15  26 |  96   0   2   2   1   1   0   0   0   0  30  40  11
A_Grimaldo     DF   1  20  16  11  31 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0   0
Nuno_Santos    DF   1  20  15  12  25 |  96   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  46  28  14
M_Acuna        DF   1  22  16  15  25 |  59   0   1   1   1   1   1   0   1   0  -1  15  15
M_Llorente     MF   1  13  22  15  22 |  96   0   0   3   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  21  65
J_W_Prowse     MF   1  13  20  13  22 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4  14  -4
T_Kroos        DM   1  16  22  16  22 |  96   0   2   3   0   2   0   0   0   0  40  21  21
S_Canales      AM   1   4  21  20  21 |  96   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  40
J_David        FW   1   6  17  20  29 |  96   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  24  26
R_De_Tomas     FW   1   3  16  22  25 |  52   0   0   2   0   3   0   1   0   0  -4  22   9
S_Herrera      GK  18   1   1   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Tarkowski    DF   1  21  13  11  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Evans        DF   1  17  14  10  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Brais_Mendez   MF   1  10  15   9  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Moore        FW   1   4  15  17  24 |  44   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0

Player Statistics - Sporting Lisbon
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Lopes        GK  24   1   1   1  28 |  96  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
J_Gimenez      DF   1  21  17  11  27 |  96   0   4   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0  15
Morato         DF   1  20  14   8  21 |  96   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  16  30  19
M_Olivera      DF   1  20  16  15  28 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0
N_Tavares      DF   1  19  14   5  25 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  51   0   0
Mantilla       DF   1  14  11   8  20 |  96   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  66  18   0
M_Sabitzer     MF   1   1  20  17  23 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  18  10
G_Rutter       MF   1   6  19  16  22 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10  21
N_Pepe         AM   1   2  19  18  22 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4   6  -4
L_Jovic        FW   1   6  17  21  24 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  12  11
R_Hojlund      FW   1   8  17  21  29 |  96   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  24  23
M_Morro        GK  18   1   1   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Proper       DF   1  14  11   3  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Simpson      DF   1  13  10   6  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Camus        AM   1   4  19  14  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Quaison      FW   1   1  12  16  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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