Match Report


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Match Report

Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium where Tottenham Hotspur play host to Newcastle United. A crowd of 18,788 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Tottenham Hotspur are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Newcastle United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.


0.00
The first half starts with Tottenham Hotspur kicking off!
4.02
Graham Britton kicks a strong pass forward to Roland Schmid. Roland Schmid makes a probing pass to Craig Collins. Craig Collins knocks in a cross ball towards Paul Tavernese. Paul Tavernese is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Shaun Weir easily picks it out of the air!
10.01
Jermaine Grella flicks the ball to his team mate, Mike Finney. Mike Finney plays a perfect one-two with Jo Riverola and rushes in on goal... Mike Finney cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
12.17
Graham Britton comes in with a late challenge on Mike Finney. Graham Britton is given a warning by the referee! Mike Finney gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
16.35
Sylvain Woodcock takes it forward alone. Sylvain Woodcock makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nico Masur. Nico Masur tries a spectacular long range effort. It curls slightly but Shaun Weir manages to gather it comfortably.
27.39
Craig Potts makes a probing pass to Craig Collins. Craig Collins plays a perfect one-two with Paul Tavernese and rushes in on goal... Craig Collins shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
28.24
Jermaine Grella makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jo Riverola. Jo Riverola goes all the way! Jo Riverola cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
30.39
Nick Crooks makes a simple pass to Craig Potts. Craig Potts knocks the ball to his team mate, Craig Collins. Craig Collins goes all the way! Craig Collins rockets a shot on goal. It's miles wide!
34.26
Stanley Prior hoofs the ball up the pitch. Nigel Unsworth goes all the way! Nigel Unsworth makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Marcel Kühn manages to gather it comfortably.
42.20
Rio Gascoigne kicks a strong pass forward to Jo Riverola. Jo Riverola sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Marcel Kühn manages to gather it comfortably.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!


45.00
The whistle blows and Newcastle United kick off!
48.46
Newcastle United are easily keeping Tottenham Hotspur at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
54.53
Jermaine Grella passes the ball forward to Mike Finney. Mike Finney goes all the way! Mike Finney makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's miles wide!
55.23
Stanley Prior threads the ball through to Jermaine Grella. Jermaine Grella chips the ball to his team mate, Jo Riverola. Jo Riverola knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
59.57
Nick Crooks takes it forward alone. Nick Crooks chips the ball to his team mate, Paul Tavernese. Paul Tavernese plays a perfect one-two with Craig Collins and rushes in on goal... Paul Tavernese rockets a shot on goal but it flies wide!
60.10
Mike Finney barges into Sylvain Woodcock. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Sylvain Woodcock stretches but gets up unharmed.
61.36
Graham Britton passes the ball forward to Craig Potts. Craig Potts passes the ball forward to Nico Masur. Nico Masur whips in a cross ball towards Craig Collins. Craig Collins is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Shaun Weir manages to gather it comfortably.
65.13
Scott Henderson flicks the ball to his team mate, Florian Lichtenegger. Florian Lichtenegger kicks a strong pass forward to Nigel Unsworth. Nigel Unsworth lofts in a cross ball towards Jo Riverola. Jo Riverola is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Jo Riverola scores for Tottenham Hotspur!!
69.11
Nigel Unsworth barges into Graham Britton. The referee calls over Nigel Unsworth and shows him a yellow card! Graham Britton hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
78.53
Jermaine Grella makes a simple pass to Nigel Unsworth. Nigel Unsworth shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
79.19
Graham Britton deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gary Meiklejohn. Gary Meiklejohn passes the ball forward to Paul Tavernese. Paul Tavernese knocks in a cross ball towards Nico Masur. Nico Masur connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Shaun Weir manages to gather it comfortably.
81.48
Alberto Costa hits it upfield. Nico Masur kicks a strong pass forward to Craig Collins. Craig Collins cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Shaun Weir.
89.48
Jo Riverola hacks Graham Britton from behind! Jo Riverola is given a warning by the referee! Graham Britton runs off the knock.
89.48
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle


The man of the match was awarded to Shaun Weir of Tottenham Hotspur

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 1 vs 0
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 3 vs 6
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 4 vs 2
Offsides
Offsides: 0 vs 0
Fouls
Fouls: 3 vs 1
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 2 vs 0
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 57.3333333333333 vs 42.6666666666667
Play Area
Home team third: 24.00%, Midfield: 38.67%, Away team third: 37.33%

Scorers