FFO FLT, Newcastle United vs. Sparta Prague (Wed Jan 21)


                     Newcastle United  |  Sparta Prague
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-1-1-2-2 N
                         Nathan Prior  |  Simon Hill Caretaker
                                       |
                       T_Strakosha GK  |  GK A_Lopes
                           M_Helik DF  |  DF D_Hancko
                       Nuno_Santos DF  |  DF J_Headley
                            R_Song DF  |  DF L_Morgalla
                     P_Van_Aanholt DF  |  DF Edgar
                            P_Biel MF  |  DM S_Fofana
                            R_Kauf MF  |  AM M_Gibbs_White
                      J_R_Riquelme MF  |  MF B_Jankovic
                           M_Gotze MF  |  AM D_Ndoye
                          D_Milito FW  |  FW M_Gomez
                            K_Boyd FW  |  FW A_Dovbyk
                                       |
                          S_Hornby SUB |  SUB G_Curci
                          R_Taylor SUB |  SUB K_Schlitte
                         Chiquinho SUB |  SUB D_Matsui
                          J_Bacuna SUB |  SUB M_Nunex
                          S_Yamada SUB |  SUB H_Postiga




Min. 1  :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague 
          ...  Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 1  :(spp) M_Gibbs_White with a probing pass to S_Fofana 
          ...  S_Fofana with a thundering shot! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 3  :(new) K_Boyd takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past L_Morgalla 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  S_Fofana clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  Throw in 
Min. 4  :(spp) D_Ndoye runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Dovbyk 
          ...  A_Dovbyk with the crafty shot! 
          ...  But T_Strakosha is equal to it 
Min. 5  :(new) P_Van_Aanholt holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to K_Boyd 
          ...  L_Morgalla takes the ball and the player!! 
          ...  But the ref waves play on!! 
Min. 8  :(new) Nuno_Santos sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to P_Biel 
          ...  J_Headley dives in with both feet!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 12 :(new) M_Gotze with the cross-field pass to M_Helik 
          ...  But J_Headley wins the ball 
Min. 12 :(spp) M_Gibbs_White plays a great one-two 
          ...  He continues to run forward now 
          ...  J_R_Riquelme with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 
Min. 15 :(spp) M_Gibbs_White kills the ball dead with a superb touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  Edgar gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  Edgar with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  T_Strakosha gathers it comfortably 
Min. 16 :(new) R_Song runs at goal 
          ...  He spots the run of D_Milito 
          ...  He's played him in 
          ...  D_Milito strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  A_Lopes with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 16 :(spp) D_Ndoye is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to M_Gibbs_White 
          ...  M_Gibbs_White hits the ball first time! 
          ...  But T_Strakosha smothers the ball 
Min. 17 :(spp) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  S_Fofana seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from S_Fofana! 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, it's kinda 50/50 
          ...  Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 18 :(spp) D_Ndoye with the through ball to B_Jankovic 
          ...  Nuno_Santos wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 19 :(spp) M_Gibbs_White curls the ball out wide to A_Dovbyk 
          ...  A_Dovbyk smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into T_Strakosha's arms 
          ...  But he recovers to save! 
Min. 21 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague 
          ...  Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 21 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague 
          ...  D_Ndoye will now play as a FW 
Min. 23 :(new) A_Lopes miskicks! 
          ...  D_Milito is through! 
          ...  The ball hits L_Morgalla in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 23 :(spp) B_Jankovic finds D_Ndoye with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  D_Ndoye with a terrific drive! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Morgalla plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  T_Strakosha catches it! 
Min. 25 :(new) R_Kauf is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He throws it to K_Boyd 
          ...  K_Boyd rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  A_Lopes catches the ball 
Min. 26 :(new) R_Kauf with a flicked pass to K_Boyd 
          ...  K_Boyd tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 26 :(spp) S_Fofana brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  M_Gomez gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  But M_Helik comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 28 :(spp) D_Ndoye beats his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  D_Ndoye unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  But T_Strakosha punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 
Min. 29 :(new) D_Milito finds M_Gotze with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  J_Headley reads the game well and cuts out the pass! 
Min. 30 :(new) D_Milito finds his way through 
          ...  He bent his run well 
          ...  D_Milito strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 31 :(new) D_Milito gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside Edgar! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  A delicate chip from D_Milito! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
Min. 31 :(spp) B_Jankovic is through on goal 
          ...  R_Kauf with a nasty foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
Min. 34 :(new) M_Helik with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Milito 
          ...  Edgar clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  Throw in 
Min. 35 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague 
          ...  Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 36 :(spp) M_Gibbs_White kills the ball dead 
          ...  M_Gibbs_White with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  T_Strakosha dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The deflection beat T_Strakosha! 
          ...  GOAL! 
          ...  T_Strakosha is saying he clawed it off the line 
          ...  The players are doing the square symbol demanding VAR! 
          ...  The Referee runs over to the half-way line to check VAR? 
          ...  NO GOAL!! 
Min. 37 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague 
          ...  D_Ndoye will now play as a AM 
Min. 37 :(spp) A_Dovbyk spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to M_Gomez! 
          ...  M_Gomez has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  T_Strakosha gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 39 :(spp) M_Gibbs_White steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs M_Helik 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  M_Gibbs_White drives the ball low! 
          ...  The shot slips through T_Strakosha's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! 
          ...  That looked like a corner to me 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Newcastle United 0-0 Sparta Prague

Min. 55 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Nunex 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Fofana 
Min. 55 :(spp) T_Strakosha miskicks! 
          ...  M_Gomez is through! 
          ...  M_Gomez fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  But T_Strakosha punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that T_Strakosha got a touch 
Min. 57 :(new) M_Helik knocks the ball past Edgar 
          ...  B_Jankovic anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 60 :(new) Substitution by Newcastle United 
          ...  COMING ON: Chiquinho 
          ...  COMING OFF: P_Van_Aanholt 
Min. 60 :(spp) D_Ndoye with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from Nuno_Santos 
          ...  D_Ndoye with the strike! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 61 :(new) R_Kauf takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past M_Nunex 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  R_Kauf tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  A_Lopes dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had A_Lopes beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Biel lofts the ball in! 
          ...  A_Lopes easily claims the ball! 
Min. 63 :(spp) M_Gibbs_White is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to L_Morgalla 
          ...  M_Helik with an over the top challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's not too happy about that 
Min. 64 :(spp) A_Dovbyk plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  M_Nunex decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  The ball comes in high 
          ...  M_Nunex beats the defender to the ball and heads it into his path 
          ...  He just has T_Strakosha to beat 
          ...  T_Strakosha charges out of his area 
          ...  He's lobbed him!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Sparta Prague go ahead in this match now! 
          ...  Newcastle United 0-1 Sparta Prague ...
Min. 65 :(new) Substitution by Newcastle United 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Yamada 
          ...  COMING OFF: K_Boyd 
Min. 65 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague 
          ...  COMING ON: K_Schlitte 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Headley 
Min. 65 :(spp) A_Dovbyk is too quick for J_R_Riquelme 
          ...  M_Helik with the block 
Min. 67 :(spp) K_Schlitte with a deep cross to M_Gibbs_White 
          ...  M_Gibbs_White lobs T_Strakosha! 
          ...  It flies wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 69 :(new) M_Gotze boots it towards D_Milito 
          ...  D_Hancko cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 69 :(spp) D_Ndoye sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  M_Gomez runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  M_Gomez goes for the top corner! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
Min. 70 :(new) Substitution by Newcastle United 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Bacuna 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Kauf 
Min. 70 :(new) P_Biel heads the ball back to S_Yamada 
          ...  S_Yamada has a dig at goal! 
          ...  A_Lopes gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 71 :(spp) T_Strakosha with a terrible kick! 
          ...  A_Dovbyk is through! 
          ...  A_Dovbyk with the header! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 77 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague 
          ...  COMING ON: H_Postiga 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Gomez 
Min. 78 :(spp) D_Ndoye has it now 
          ...  He takes on J_R_Riquelme 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in M_Gibbs_White! 
          ...  M_Gibbs_White bears down on goal! 
          ...  T_Strakosha tips it onto the post! 
          ...  But it deflects wide for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Nunex crosses it in! 
          ...  T_Strakosha reads it well, and claims it! 
Min. 81 :(spp) M_Nunex with an inch perfect pass to M_Gibbs_White 
          ...  M_Gibbs_White goes for the top corner! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 82 :(new) Chiquinho sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  J_R_Riquelme runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  Cleared by D_Hancko 
Min. 83 :(new) S_Yamada with a real burst of pace 
          ...  S_Yamada drives the ball low! 
          ...  A_Lopes makes a good save 
Min. 84 :(new) J_R_Riquelme pass splits open the defence and finds D_Milito 
          ...  Edgar plays the back pass 
          ...  A_Lopes can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  What a lucky escape!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Bacuna with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  L_Morgalla heads it away 
Min. 85 :(spp) A_Dovbyk beats Nuno_Santos 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  A_Dovbyk with the shot on net! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  T_Strakosha tips it wide !! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Jankovic dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  H_Postiga with the header 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And T_Strakosha reacts well to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  H_Postiga plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  T_Strakosha makes the catch! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(new) J_R_Riquelme runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  M_Helik latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  M_Helik with a little chip! 
          ...  But A_Lopes parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 91 :(spp) The ball rolls free! 
          ...  D_Hancko takes control of it on the half way line 
          ...  He sprints past the defenders!! 
          ...  M_Gotze is late with that one 
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book 
Min. 92 :(new) D_Milito latches onto the ball 
          ...  He has some space now 
          ...  D_Milito smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  A_Lopes watches it sail wide! 
Min. 96 :(new) Nuno_Santos with a measured ball to J_R_Riquelme 
          ...  A delicate chip from J_R_Riquelme! 
          ...  A_Lopes won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 

*************  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          : T_Strakosha
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Helik (63)
Injured              : N/A
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Sparta Prague Match Info
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Best player          : M_Gibbs_White (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Nunex (64)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                        Newcastle United  |    Sparta Prague
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       21
Off target           :           6        |       10
On target            :           5        |       11
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           2        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       13
Key Tackles          :           4        |       12
Key Passes           :          14        |       15
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Final Score          : Newcastle United 0 - 1 Sparta Prague
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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  29   1   1   1  24 |  99  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
M_Helik        DF   1  20  15  14  29 |  99   0   2   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  34  17  14
Nuno_Santos    DF   1  22  16  13  25 |  99   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  36   0
R_Song         DF   1  19  13   5  21 |  99   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   0
P_Van_Aanholt  DF   1  17  13  10  30 |  63   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   0
P_Biel         MF   1   8  18  12  17 |  99   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0
R_Kauf         MF   1  12  18  11  29 |  73   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  32  17
J_R_Riquelme   MF   1  10  20  16  30 |  99   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  28  28  12
M_Gotze        MF   1   5  20  14  26 |  99   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0
D_Milito       FW   1   6  16  20  31 |  99   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  18  34
K_Boyd         FW   1   4  14  19  22 |  68   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
S_Hornby       GK  16   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Taylor       DF   1  19  13   4  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Chiquinho      DF   1   9  17  13  26 |  36   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0
J_Bacuna       MF   1  12  20   9  25 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Yamada       FW   1   5  14  18  26 |  31   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  24

Player Statistics - Sparta Prague
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  26   1   1   1  28 |  99   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
D_Hancko       DF   1  22  17  12  22 |  99   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0
J_Headley      DF   1  21  15   8  27 |  68   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  51   0   0
L_Morgalla     DF   1  21  20   4  26 |  99   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  68   0   0
Edgar          DF   1  23  15  10  23 |  99   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  30   0  20
S_Fofana       DM   1  16  22  14  23 |  58   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  22  12  28
M_Gibbs_White  AM   1   6  22  18  25 |  99   0   0   4   0   6   0   0   0   0   0  48  66
B_Jankovic     MF   1  11  21  16  30 |  99   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  27  13   0
D_Ndoye        AM   1   8  21  19  26 |  99   0   0   5   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  65  29
M_Gomez        FW   1   8  15  21  31 |  80   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  25
A_Dovbyk       FW   1   5  19  24  24 |  99   0   0   2   1   4   0   0   0   0   0  49  20
G_Curci        GK  22   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Schlitte     DF   1  19  15   4  26 |  31   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0
D_Matsui       MF   1   5  19  13  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Nunex        MF   1  15  20  13  22 |  41   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  14  42
H_Postiga      FW   1   8  14  19  21 |  19   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
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