Juventus (h) Friendly
| Date: Monday August 10th 1998, 8pm Venue: St. James' Park Conditions: tbc Admission: £tbc Programme: £1.50 |
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Newcastle |
Juventus |
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2 - 1 |
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| Half time: | 2 - 0 | |
| Score Sheet: | ||
(25) Hamann
(40) Pearce
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Blanchard (88)
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Teams |
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Perez Watson Charvet Pearce Pistone Dabizas Lee Hamann Speed Andersson Shearer |
Rampulla Mirkovic Iuliano Montero Dimas Tacchinardi Blanchard Conte Pecchia Del Piero Zalayeta |
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| Substitutes: | ||
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(46)
Given for Perez |
Fonseca
for Pecchia (46) Birindelli for Dimas (46) Di Livio for Conte (46) Perrotta for Mirkovic (65) Pissotto for Del Piero (65) |
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| Subs not used: | ||
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Serrant Hamilton Dalglish Albert |
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| Bookings: | ||
| tbc | tbc | |
| Dismissals: | ||
| None | None | |
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Attendance:
32,590 |
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Goals |
25 mins: Didi Hamann's shot flew past Michelangelo Rampulla and into the Leazes End net 1-0
40 mins:
Stuart Pearce
shot home before giving his trademark clenched-fist salute - just days
after walking away unscathed from a serious car crash. 1-0
Half time: Newcastle
2 Juventus 0
88 mins: The visitors halved the deficit when Jocelyn Blanchard - who played here for Metz back in December 1996 - curled an effort home 1-0
Full time: Newcastle 2 Juventus 1
We Said |
Kenny Dalglish said:
"It was a very good exercise -
the players have done very well pre-season and they've given me a problem
for Saturday now there are so many deserving of a game.
"The lads have worked so well and been so genuine....we've got far
greater strength in depth than we had last year."
They Said |
Marcello
Lippi:
To follow
Stats |
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Waffle |
Having met in Italy a year earlier, the two sides renewed acquaintance on
Monday, although the Italians were without World Cup trio Zinedine
Zidane, Didier Deschamps and Edgar Davids.
Also
missing were the Old Lady's iconic black and white stripes - United donning
their blue change strip, only for the visitors to wear a mostly white change kit
after their first-choice togs apparently went astray while en route from Turin to
Tyneside.
Surviving a scare in the opening
seconds when Alessandro Pistone's back
pass to Lionel Perez instead reached teenager Marcelo Zalayeta, home debutant Dietmar
Hamann ran from halfway before unleashing a fine long-range shot for a
memorable opening goal.
Stuart Pearce then doubled United's lead with a smart finish after Alan Shearer
knocked a free kick into his path.
Jocelyn Blanchard's late curler reduced the arrears for the visitors, with
Alessandro Del Piero having earlier seen two efforts chalked off before he was
withdrawn amid a standing ovation.