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Brighton and Hove Albion (h) U21 Premier League Division Two
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Date: Monday
April 11th 2016, 7pm Venue: St. James' Park Conditions: Inevitable |
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Newcastle U21s |
Brighton U21s |
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| 1 - 4 |
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| Half time: | 1 - 2 | |
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| Score Sheet: | ||
(14) Charman |
Ward (12) Tilley (73) Ayunga (77) |
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Teams |
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Harker |
Walton |
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| Substitutes: | ||
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(66) Laidler for Hunter |
Dallison
for Thorniley (46) Tilley for Harper (66) Hambo for Ayunga (80) |
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| Subs not used: | ||
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Kitchen |
Vose Deen |
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| Bookings: | ||
| None | None | |
| Dismissals: | ||
| None | None | |
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Referee: Graeme Fyvie. |
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Attendance: 554. |
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Goals |
11 mins
Harper deflected shot
0-1
12 mins Ward volley 0-2
14 mins Charman shot 1-2
Half time:
Newcastle 1
Brighton 2
73 mins Tilley shot
1-3
77 mins Ayunga shot
1-4
Full time:
Newcastle 1
Brighton 4
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We Said |
Peter
Beardsley:
"It's really disappointing. I said to their coach before the game about
how we struggle to play at home. I don't know what it is - if it's the
stadium, the pressure of being at home, I don't know what it is - but we
haven't really played really well at this stadium in the last two years.
"I don't know if it's a big lift for the opposition, which in some ways it
maybe has been for the first team games. Brighton won fair and square. We
lost our shape, lost our enthusiasm if you like, and we could've lost by
more.
"They shouldn't be overawed
here in the sense that they've played here a lot now. Nathan's probably the
only one that hasn't actually played at the stadium before, so they
shouldn't be. Having been to the Emirates on Friday and the Liberty last
week, it should be something that they get used to, and have to get used to.
"Some of them are getting to
19, 20, and obviously they have to be able to stand on their own two feet
and play for themselves.
"To be fair to Brighton, they
took advantage of our mistakes. Probably three of the four goals were our
fault, but they took advantage and won easily in the end.
"Luke scored a great goal. It
was a brilliant clean strike, and I thought in the first in particular he
was our best player. I thought he worked really hard, did some good things,
some good lay-offs and passes.
"In the second half I think,
through no fault of his own, we couldn't get him the ball, and I think in
some ways he was probably trying too hard. But overall, he can be pleased
with what he's done and he scored a brilliant goal."
Waffle |
A second string season that has veered between average and pathetic
came to a suitably rotten conclusion at
St. James' Park on Monday night.
With Rafa Benitez opting not to utilise any senior squad players, United's
"development side" were tasked with ending a six game winless
sequence against the only side below them in the table.
Sadly though, the losing culture that has come to characterise this football
club came to the fore yet again as the Seagulls recorded only their second
victory in 21 games this season at a canter.
Ahead on 11 minutes through Jack Harper's deflected
shot, that lead was doubled barely a minute later when Joe Ward volleyed in
from close range.
The black and whites hit straight back when striker Luke Charman
blasted home from just inside the box.
Sadly though that was as good as it got for the home side, with Charman
shooting narrowly over after the break and Callum Roberts missing the target
with a trio of half-chances before injury forced him off.
United's best chance of the second period fell to defender Jamie Cobain just
after the hour mark, but Seagulls custodian Christian Walton tipped over a
rising effort for a corner we inevitably wasted.
Albion restored their two goal cushion on 73 minutes when James Tilley won a
one-on-one with 'keeper Nathan Harker and our humiliation was complete 13
minutes from time when Jonah Ayunga strode past a static Magpies defence
before netting. Pitiful.
PS: It's undeniable that Newcastle's decision to loan reserve players out to
Football League clubs this season had an adverse effect on their U21
results.
However, that loan policy is common practice among clubs in their U21 league;
Monday night's victors Brighton have five young players out currently.
Biffa