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Sheffield United (h) Central League Cup
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Date: Thursday
September 22nd 2016, 1pm Venue: Little Benton (NUFC Academy) Conditions: glorious - apart from the football.... |
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Newcastle U23s |
Sheffield United U23s |
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| 0 - 2 |
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| Half time: | 0 - 1 | |
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| Score Sheet: | ||
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 Semple (68) |
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Teams |
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Woodman |
Long |
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| Substitutes: | ||
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(67) Holmes for Haidara |
Cummings for Charlesworth (60) Slater for Wallace (74) Ford for Hallam (79) |
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| Subs not used: | ||
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Broccoli |
Perryman Burton |
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| Bookings: | ||
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Charman Williams Findlay |
Wallace T.Smith |
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| Dismissals: | ||
| None | None | |
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Referee: tbc |
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Attendance: around
50 - the game was open to the public with free admission, but a total
lack of advance publicity meant that few knew (or cared) that it was
taking place. |
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Goals |
34 mins
Hallam shot
0-1
Half time: Magpies 0 Blades 1
68 mins
Semple header 0-2
Full time: Magpies 0 Blades 2
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We Said |
Peter
Beardsley:
"They've got to react (the Newcastle players). We
expected that at half time but they didn't really react, so the ball's in
their court. They've got to run around, they've got to have a good attitude,
they've got to tackle, because Sheffield United certainly did that.
"We knew they'd be physical, strong and committed, and that's exactly
what they were.
"Swansea will pass the ball around on Monday, and we like to pass the
ball around, but there's still major parts of the game that you have to do,
and at the moment - and certainly not on Thursday - we didn't do them. It's
something they've got to resolve.
"That was a poor performance - there's no point trying to be nice about
it. It was really poor.
"I have no doubt that there was effort in there, but in terms of quality,
there wasn't a lot. I don't know what it was, and I didn't expect it,
certainly.
"In terms of preparation, they haven't done much physically since (the
Brighton game on Monday) so for me, there's no excuse. The best team won.
"It's impossible to put a finger on it. It looks easy from the side, but
we couldn't pass the ball ten yards. I wouldn't have thought anybody other
than Sadio (Haidara) has come out with much credit.
"We're very up and down at the minute, but the good thing for us is the
fact that we've got Swansea on Monday, and we'll have to turn around very
quickly and get ready for that. They have to realise how important it
is."
Waffle |
Newcastle
reserves made a losing start to their Central League Cup group stage campaign
on Thursday afternoon at a sun-drenched Little Benton.
With Rafa Benitez and his staff among a small crowd, Massadio Haidara started
the second game of his comeback along with eight of the starting XI that had
beaten Brighton three days earlier.
Following an uneventful opening 30 minutes, the home side missed three scoring
opportunities in one passage of play: Dan Barlaser running clear on goal only
for his initial shot to be parried by 'keeper George Long.
The ball broke free for Barlaser to try again - only to head against the
crossbar - Long recovering to grab Luke Charman's goalbound header from the
rebound.
Within five minutes the visitors were ahead from their first meaningful
attack; Jordan Hallam planting a rising shot past Freddie Woodman after the
home side surrendered possession inside their half.
Quite how Peter Beardsley's side went in a goal behind only they will know,
with one way traffic towards the Blades goal seeing a snap shot from Callum
Williams blocked in the six yard box and Liam Gibson bringing a noteworthy
save from Long at his near post.
In between those efforts, right winger Callum Roberts worked a trio of
openings but his most dangerous shot cannoned off the base of the post in the
44th minute.
A second half of few genuine opportunities for either side saw the visitors
double their lead after 68 minutes, central defender Callum Semple left alone
at the far post to guide home a simple header.
That came seconds after Haidara had made way for Jamie Holmes and his forward
running saw Newcastle subject the Blades to some pressure - although the
quality of our deliveries into the box remained patchy at best.
Charman became the third home player to strike the woodwork on 80 minutes, but
that was as good as it got for the black & whites who return to league
duty against Swansea City at Whitley Park on Monday - and then face the Jacks
again at the same venue on Friday in the Premier League Cup.
Next up for Newcastle in this competition is a home meeting with Hartlepool
United next month, followed by visits to Rotherham United and Bradford City in
December and January respectively - with all the ties lined up to be afternoon
kickoffs at training grounds/academies.
Biffa