Newcastle 2 - 4 Noblis" (387473811)

Weather conditions were fairly good for football, and St.James Park saw a crowd turnout of 17666. Juan Abendaño was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Pontus V. Adolfsson and Vincent Lorsch. Newcastle started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Królikiewicz - Brytan, Iturbide, Renselaar, Aleksiejuk - Nafalski, Puolamäki, Zamecki, Charchuła - Yarlık, Kończak.

A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Noblis". Lineup: Kościelna - Briant, Ibia, Noë, Planthaber - Stawiarski, Lebuda, Groos, Gryżewski - Łuszczki, Kounelakis.

The wings were the focus of most of Noblis"'s attacks today. Noblis"'s L. Planthaber gave the visitors a 0 - 1 lead after 22 minutes with a superb strike from the right. Newcastle's M. Puolamäki made a successful breakthrough on the left after 28 minutes and should have levelled the score, but instead he clipped it over the bar. The counterattacks of Noblis" were deadly and 29 minutes into the game, W. Łuszczki received a nice pass from the right flank, making it 0 - 2. Noblis"'s W. Łuszczki got himself booked for a foul. The head of L. Briant connected with a corner kick after 37 minutes, and the ball ended up with P. Ibia of Noblis" who blasted the ball into the net, making the score 0 - 3. Halftime score was 0 - 3. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Newcastle, with 58 percent of the ball.

With a penalty awarded after 52 minutes, Newcastle's E. Renselaar placed the ball low and to the keeper's right, impossible to block. 1 - 3. The Noblis" players could smell victory in the air. I. Lebuda wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for R. Draughn after 69 minutes. A. Groos became the new Noblis" captain. The home crowd was given a certain amount of consolation when İ. Yarlık scored after a brilliant midfield combination through the centre, reducing the lead to 2 - 3. Attacking on the wings was the choice for Noblis", and they were successfully passing the ball from the middle to the wings to attack. No matter how hard he tried, İ. Yarlık just couldn't get his shot past the visitors' right side defence after 82 minutes. The coach of Noblis" was happy with the game so far, but still wanted to change the line up. After 85 minutes, T. Sergeant came on for E. Noë. The home crowd was not impressed when I. Gryżewski came in from the right, shooting hard to score after 87 minutes. Noblis" were now up 2 - 4. After this, you could see that the players of Noblis" were more interested in killing time than scoring more goals. M. Puolamäki challenged the visitors' central defence eagerly, producing a good chance 88 minutes into the game as he went for a through ball. But, as so many times before, the guests' defensive efforts got the best of it. Newcastle had most of the ball, with 60 percent of possession.

Most important Newcastle player was M. Zamecki. L. Nafalski turned in a dismal performance, however. The most dominating Noblis" player was without a doubt A. Kounelakis. On the other hand, T. Sergeant's play was disheartening. The match ends 2 - 4.