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Newcastle robbed by cheating dorty makems (along with a dodgy ref) Sunderland 2 Newcastle 2 Toon v Makems: Le Stade de Merde The Toon lined up (4-4-2) as: Harper Barton, Helder, Dabizas, Pistone, Dyer, Lee, Speed, Domi, Ferguson , Shearer. After a tentative first two minutes, when both teams were sizing each other up, The Makems got the first free kick of the game, but the ball was played through to Phillips who was easily dispossessed by Barton.We then started to exert the pressure and a great Dyer, Shearer, Dyer combination almost paid off, but Craddock (Fanny) cleared for a throw in. Barton’s long throw was then collected by the keeper.The action moved to the Toon end and a very bad slice by Domi almost saw the ball rocket into the back of the net.The best early chance of the game seemed to have been lost when Speed played across the face of the goal and there was no one there, but the ball was eventually forced over the by line for a corner to us. Domi took the ball eventually came out to Dyer, he twisted and turned into the area and put the ball through to Domi who had made his way in from the corner, he flicked the ball left footed and it hit Quinn on the leg and was deflected into the net 1-0 Sunderland tried to get back into the straight away but a free kick 23 yards out straight in front of goal was hit high wide and handsome by McCann. On 19 minutes, a great ball by Speed put Dyer one on one with the keeper, but ala Wimbledon two weeks ago, he blew his chance and the keeper blocked. The ball then came back to Ferguson, who had to try with his weaker foot and jab into the ground looking a bit foolish to boot. Two minutes later, Dyer was free on the left and a great flighted ball into the box was met brilliantly by Helder to score his first goal in British football. The 2-0 lead didn’t last long and a good ball from Quinn found Phillips in too much space, our centre backs having gone AWOL, and he put the ball under Harper and into the net. A time of to and fro followed but a particularly nasty tackle from McCann saw Pistone carried of on a stretcher and being replaced by Hughes. The ref had been lenient , too lenient as Pistone leg was actually broken. McCann didn't even get a yellow card. Pistone will be now be out for the rest of the season. Sunderland it has to be said were on the front foot toward the end of the half, with both Phillips and Makin going close, but it was 2-1 to the toon at half time. After a highly entertaining first half, the second half, as far as the Toon were concerned was nearly all played on the back foot. The second half started with Dabizas being booked within 30 seconds for a foul on Quinn who had given him a bit of a torrid time at the end of the first half. There then followed a period of about 15 minutes where there was a lot of hussle and bustle but which had little meaning or shape about it. The highlight of that time was when Schwarz (Swedish name that I can’t spell) got booked for a foul on Rob Lee, so I hope Gallagher could spell it Their defender Fanny then made a howler of a back pass and Ferguson challenged Sorenson for the ball and won, there was then a little bit of tussle in the area and Ferguson was adjudged to have pulled the keepers shorts and gave away a free kick. Ferguson’s reaction seemed to suggest, “well he’s still got them on hasn’t he” It hurts to say, but the Makems than upped the pressure and we were even further on the back foot. They had three or four good attempts on goal from Phillips, Quinn and Kilban, all brilliantly saved by Harper, but then a free kick on the right was played into the box and Phillips got onto the end of it and played it under Stevie into the net. It was a definite offside, but the ref chose not to see it and the game continued with Newcastle players and fans in disbelief. In the dying minutes of the game, Rob Lee was booked for a something and nothing foul, but it means that he is suspended and is out of the Tranmere game in two weeks. Then in quite literally the last minute of the match a double substitution saw the exit of Rob Lee and Didier Domi and the introduction of Gallagher and more importantly DIEGO GAVILAN&ldots;..who was on for such a short period of time, I don’t think he even touched the ball. All in all, we dominated the first half, they were as good as us in the second half. With a reasonable ref, Newcastle would have come away with a well deserved 3 points. Instead we have to make do with a draw. On the bright side Newcastle move up two places whereas Sunderland move down two places. The Makems haven't won this century, where we are on a roll. Expect Newcastle to overtake the makems around mid March. report from ITK |
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