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UEFA Cup Round of 32 1st Leg |
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Season 2006-2007 |
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S.V. ZULTE-WAREGEM |
1 v 3 |
NEWCASTLE UNITED |
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Frederic D'Haene 69 |
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Frederic Dindeleux 47 og
Obafemi Martins 59 (pen)
Antoine
Sibierski 76 |
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Date: |
Thursday 15th February 2007 |
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Venue: |
Jules Otten Stadium, Gent |
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Kick Off: |
7:45pm |
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Australian
Live TV:
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None |
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Attendance: |
8,015 |
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Referee: |
Anton Genov (Bulgaria) |
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Read the match preview |
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Zulte-Waregem:
Merlier, De Brul (Van
Steenbrugge 81), D'Haene, Dindeleux, Leleu, Reina, Meert (Buysse 86),
Sergeant, Van Den Driessche (Vandermarliere 65), Verschuere, Matthys
Subs Not Used: Bossut,
Siani
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Booked:
Leleu, Merlier, Matthys |
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Newcastle:
Harper, Solano, Taylor,
Bramble, Babayaro, Milner, Butt, Dyer, Duff, Martins (Luque 85),
Sibierski
Subs Not Used:
Srnicek, Carroll, Edgar, Huntington, Pattison, Troisi |
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Booked:
Butt, Milner, Martins |
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Newcastle manager Glenn Roeder
said:
"I'm very pleased to come away from
anywhere in Europe with a win, but I was disappointed we conceded. We
should have done better with the free kick that led to the goal and not
giving a foul away would have helped. It was a relatively comfortable
win, but we were sloppy at times and that disappointed me."
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Match Report: |
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Dyer & Martins both
played well |
As expected, the part-time Belgium outfit, Zulte-Waregem, didn't cause us too many problems, as we ran out 3-1
winners.
In the first half there wasn't too many chances but the best fell to
Martins, who should have scored. A Solano cross picked out Martins in
the box and his shot from six yards was saved by the goalkeeper.
The second half saw us up the tempo and show the difference in class
between the sides. Two minutes into the half, Kieron Dyer broke at
pace down the right hand side of the area, fired in a excellent low
cross which defender Frederic Dindeleux could only direct into the net. |
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Twelve minutes later Damien Duff dribbled
into the box and was brought down. Some people have said it was a
penalty and some people aren't so sure. Either way the referee thought
it was and that's all that matters. Solano left the penalty for Martins
to take, he easily lashed the ball home, for his thirteenth goal of the
season.
That seemed to be that but Newcastle being Newcastle, they gave us a
little scare when they let
Zulte-Waregem back into the game.
In the sixty ninth minute, a right-wing
free kick from Loris Reina's was flicked past Harper by D'Haene. That
was the first goal we have conceded away from home in Europe all season,
however, worryingly that means it's seventeen games without a clean
sheet now.
We didn't have to worry for too long, as Antoine Sibierski put the game
beyond doubt seven minutes later. After picking up a pass from Martins
on the edge of the area, Sibierski nutmegged a defender before rounding
Merlier to score a classy goal. He certainly has been our cup specialist
this season, with five of his eight goals so far, coming in cup
competitions.
A professional job still needs to be done next Thursday to make sure we
aren't complacent but all in all, it certainly was a job well done. Our
European experience and pedigree is raising every year and we do seem to
be very much at home playing this two legged format.
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