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Sheffield United (h) Premier Reserve League North
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Date:
Wednesday
21st March 2007, 7pm Venue: Kingston
Park |
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Newcastle United |
1 - 3 | Sheffield United |
| Half time: | 1 - 1 | |
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| Score Sheet: | ||
 Pattison 7 |
Mellis (37)
Tahar (75) Travis (90+3) |
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| Teams | ||
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Forster Gate Cave Doninger Huntington Francis Troisi Pattison Donaldson Carroll LuaLua |
Hernandez Starosta Sommeil Tahar Seck Roma Askham Mellis Naughton Gordon Donnelly |
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| Substitutes: | ||
| Godsmark for LuaLua (87) |
Binnion for Mellis (68) Travis for Askham (81) |
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| Sub not used: | ||
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Cook Shanks Bertram Morris |
Quinn Lowton Wedgbury |
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| Bookings: | ||
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Pattison Carroll |
None | |
| Dismissals: | ||
| None | None | |
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| Referee: P. Quinn | ||
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Attendance: 255. Lowest this season and lowest "home" league crowd since May 2005. |
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Goals |
7mins
Pattison
1-0
37mins Mellis 1-1
Half time: Newcastle 1 Blades 1
75mins Tahar 1-2
93mins Travis 1-3
Full time: Newcastle 1 Blades 3
We said |
Lee Clark commented:
I'm not pleased with any of the goals we conceded, but we've got young players here learning their trade.
"Some of them are playing in their first year here and getting used to the place.
"Yet as long as I see an improvement every week, I am more than happy.
"We have got young players who are prone to make errors from time to time, but I saw an improvement and a lot of good things. I am still pleased and I won't be too harsh on the lads.
"In the second half we gave away two poor goals, but generally the performance was of a good standard.
"Our goal was deserved because of the way we started the game, and we were very bright.
"We played some good football on a surface that's not suited to that style.
"Kazenga was one of players who put in a great individual performance and lifted the group.
"Matty Pattison also had one of his best games for a long time. Andy Carroll did all right too, but I am greedy and I still expect more from him."
Waffle |
Newcastle's second string have now failed to register a win in their last eight outings and were deservedly beaten at Kingston Park on Wednesday evening.
United started well, Matty Pattison
opening the scoring in the seventh minute when he connected with Kazenga
LuaLua's though ball and beat the Blades 'keeper from close in.
However we failed to build on that advantage and were punished
eight minutes before the break, Jacob
Mellis taking advantage of Paul Huntington's error to drive the ball
home.
There was almost an instant reply at the other end, but Alex Francis was
denied a first goal at this level when his header was blocked.
After a bright start to the second period with Ryan Donaldson unleashing an
effort from distance that went narrowly wide, we again fell back though and
surrendered the initiative.
A handball offence in his own box by Alex
Francis following a right wing cross was spotted by referee Quinn.
And although Ayman Tahar's spot-kick was saved by Fraser Forster, the
Algerian
The Blades then had two efforts rightly disallowed for offside but four minutes into injury time substitute Nicky Travis made no mistake from eight yards - having netted with an identical effort moments before that was chalked off.
Biffa