9 mins After James Milner was tripped, Albert Luque grabbed the ball and ignored the pleas of colleagues to place it on the spot and drive home the penalty at the Leazes End 1-0

36 mins Andy Carroll's first senior goal was a well-taken left-footed effort, taking a touch before finding the back of the net after Buffon was only able to parry an Obafemi Martins shot. 2-0

Half time: Newcastle 2 Juventus 0

Full time: Newcastle 2 Juventus 0

Sam said:

"It was an excellent performance by our players because we were limited by our numbers and a lot of young players got the opportunity to gain a bit of experience.

"I thought they were excellent. After the first 10 or 15 minutes when we found their front line difficult to handle, we got the penalty and I thought we played some better football than we did against Celtic. I know Juventus are not at full pelt, but we have still beaten them comfortably.

"The most important thing for me was, for the first time under me as manager, we have won the game with a clean sheet and I’m delighted with that, as well as the fact some good young players are getting some valuable experience. But we’re very much still in the transfer market for experienced players. 

"Pre-season friendlies can give people false hope and just because we have beaten Juventus and Celtic, it doesn’t mean we are going to start the season well.

"I certainly wouldn’t want to start the season with the players we had today because that would be a disaster. When the whistle blows on the first day of the Premiership it isn’t pretty little football, it’s the nitty gritty and when the pressure comes on, inexperienced players tend to fail because of that pressure. We need to get the injured players fit as quickly as we can and then get into the market to sign as many top-quality players as we can.

"James Milner looks top drawer, doesn’t he? I’m glad the club did not sell him when they thought about it last summer. I think he is one of the best young wingers in the Premiership. 

"Steve (England boss) has been looking for a replacement down the left side where we appear to have been short and, if James continues to progress as he has done, he could be very useful.

"I can’t resolve Kieron’s family problems and I think the only solution is that he moves closer to them.

"But nobody has come in with an acceptable offer and, until they do, he stays with us. I thought he played very well and if nobody makes an acceptable bid I’ll have to have a chat with him and see if we can resolve the situation so he can stay here.

"We used him for 45 minutes today because we were short of numbers.

"That was as bad as Harald Schumacher's challenge on Patrick Battiston in the 1982 World Cup

"It was more like common assault than anything you expect to see on a football field. Andy was lucky not to end up in hospital. He is a young lad who must have been thrilled at scoring against a team like Juventus, but it could all have turned very sour for him."

They Said

Claudio the Tinkerman commented:

"We had so many shots on goal, especially in the first half.

"We were missing something in front of the net, but that was above all down to our early pre-season training and goalkeeper (Shay) Given, who was man of the match.

"The team moved well, passed the ball around quickly, especially with some great one or two-touch football

"It’s a shame we conceded those two goals, as we could have done better in those situations.

"Now we look ahead to the next friendly with Hamburg. I will completely rotate the squad so everyone can gain match fitness."  
 

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