Kitchee 1-1 Newcastle United (Toon WIN 7-6 on pens) |
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Date:
Sunday 18th July 2004
Kick Off: 8.00pm local time (1.00pm UK)
Venue: Hong Kong Stadium
Att: *13,131
Ref: Fong Yau Fat
Comp: Pre-Season Friendly |
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Match Report In Association With Toon
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Lucky 7 As Toon Hit The Spot
Newcastle finally won a penalty shoot-out by beating Hong Kong club
side FC Kitchee 7-6 after ending the 90 minutes 1-1 this afternoon,
our first win in a shoot-out since 98 when we beat the Smoggies. The
spot-kick success is only our 5th in 17 attempts (all successes coming
in none competitive matches).
Bobby made only two changes from the side that started against Thailand
last Thursday by bringing in Steve Harper (who didn't get on against
the Thais') for Shay Given and Lee Bowyer in place of Gary Speed in
his preferred central-midfield spot.
The game didn't get off to the best of starts for the Toon when former
Chelsea man and guest player of Kitchee Marcel Desailly
put the home team 1-0 up after only 14 minutes with a header and that's
how the scoreline stayed going into the break, with both sides creating
a number of opportunities in the half.
Bobby made 4 changes at half time with Given coming on for Harper,
Speed for Darren Ambrose, with Bowyer switching to the right,
James Milner for Laurent Robert and Shola Ameobi for Michael Chopra
to complete the quadruple change.
The changes done the trick with Newcastle getting more into the game
and on 63 minutes they pulled level at 1-1 when James Milner
cracked in a 22-yard shot after Shola pulled it back for
the £3.6m signing - giving the 18 year old his first goal in
a Black & White shirt, the first of many hopefully.
On 72 minutes more changes were made with Steven Taylor coming on
for Andy O'brien at the heart of the defence, Jamie McClen for Jermaine
Jenas in the middle, Martin Brittain for Bowyer on the right and Lewis
Guy for Alan Shearer up front.
Not long after Kitchee brung off goal hero Desailly and another former
Premiership star who had also made a guest appearance - Fabrizio Ravanelli,
former Smoggies striker.
With the minutes ticking away United's second and final game of their
Far East Tour was coming to a head and when the ref blew for full-time,
with neither side able to clinch a winner the game went to yet another
dreaded penalty shoot-out.
With Shola, Brittain, Speed, Milner, Taylor and Bramble all putting
their spot-kicks away and with the score at 6-6 the pressure was on
Kitchee's Cheung but Given saved his shot - meaning Hughes could win
it with his kick and that's what he did to give the Toon the victory.
A special moment for Hughes in particular who missed the final spot-kick
at St. James' Park last season against Partizan Belgrade which sent
Newcastle out of the Champions League.
So some luck from 12-yards, no major injuries to report of and another
good work out for the squad brings an end to the two game Far East
Tour - well done Sir Bobby and the lads.
Next up: Ipswich
Vs The Toon, Wednesday 28th July, Portman Road, K.O 7.45pm
*Source: Nufc.com
| Team Lineups & Match Facts |
| Kitchee |
Newcastle
United |
Match
Facts & Stats
Half-Time: 1-0
Full-Time: 1-1
Yellow Cards: N/A
Red Cards: 0
Goalscorers: Desailly (14)
Yellow Cards: N/A
Red Cards: 0
Substitutions: N/A
Injuries: N/A
Goalscorers: Milner (63)
Yellow Cards: Bramble (89)
Red Cards: 0
Substitutions: 8
Given (for Harper 45), Taylor (for O'Brien 72), Brittain (for
Bowyer 72), McClen (for Jenas 72), Speed (for Ambrose 45), Milner
(for Robert 45), Guy (for Shearer 72), Ameobi (Chopra 45).
Injuries: None to report of
Penalties
7-6 To NUFC
1-0 Kitchee score
1-1 Ameobi scores
2-1 Kitchee Score
2-2 Brittain scores
3-2 Kitchee Score
3-3 Speed scores
4-3 Kitchee Score
4-4 Milner scores
5-4 Kitchee Score
5-5 Taylor scores
6-5 Kitchee score
6-6 Bramble scores
6-6 Kitchee miss, Given saves
6-7 Hughes scores |
| Xiao |
Harper |
| Chan
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Hughes |
| Lam |
O'Brien |
| Desailly |
Bramble |
| Fung |
Elliott |
| Jovanovic |
Ambrose |
| De Araujo |
Jenas |
| Prijovic
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Bowyer |
| Zhiyi |
Robert |
| Leandro
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Shearer |
| Ravanelli |
Chopra |
| Substitutes
Bench |
| Li |
Given |
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Goldbert |
Caig
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| Lin |
Taylor |
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Cheung |
Milner |
| Chan |
Brittain
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| Tam |
McClen |
| Cheng |
Speed
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| Ito |
Ameobi |
| Cheung |
Guy |
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Pan |
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| Chan |
| Liu |
| Leite |
| Szeto
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| How The Goals Were Scored |
Kitchee Goal 14 Minutes: Marcel Desailly
Former Chelsea man Marcel Desailly and guest of Kitchee put the Hong
Kong club side 1-0 up with a header after Zhiyi flicked on a corner.
Newcastle Goal 63 Minutes: James Milner
James Milner scored his first Toon goal from 22-yards out after Shola
Ameobi pulled it back for the 18 year old.
| Match Reaction From Sir Bobby |
"It's very nice to see Newcastle United win a penalty shoot-out at
last and it's very nice to receive a winner's medal for something.
"It would be even nicer if we get to the end of the season and we've
got another one. But as I said after the Thailand game, the main purpose
of this trip is to get the players fit and I was as pleased with the
way the players responded to that as I was with anything else.
"We've played in very difficult conditions, it was very warm, but
the fitness of our players, as it did in Thailand, has stood up well.
The players have actually been fresher than I thought they would be
to be honest. Fitness levels are not tiptop, but they're well on the
way and that's what we're looking for."
Mark From Hong Kong wrote in:
"As a Geordie living in Hong Kong I bow to those who see the
team every week. I was born a Geordie, grew on the banks of the Tyne,
Seaton Sluice and Whitley Bay. Enough about the past. If you have
the vid of the game against Kitchee I am the bald guy who started
the wave - better than no participation at all. On to football - Milner
played his heart out and scored the goal - well taken from the inside
right position. He danced around a few earlier on the left wing also
(I am now a fan). Shola also did well. But hey it was a friendly and
we saw the lads play so we are happy for now."
Hggcraig (forum member) said:
"Am I dreaming or did Newcastle just win a penalty shootout,
maybe we will sign Rooney, Ronaldinho and Zidane after all..."
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