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27 Jul 2005, 03:52 PM
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45 mins: Half-time. Deportivo have comprehensively outplayed Newcastle on the ball though Graeme Souness will have been encouraged by the comparative lack of ideas from their experienced opponents. Ruben Castro, the only home player not to have earned a full international cap, broke the deadlock after shambolic defending from Celestine Babayaro and Steven Taylor but Depor have failed to capitalise on their superiority in possession since. Babayaro remains the obvious weak link in a much-improved defence but it is difficult to see how United will ever score through an isolated Alan Shearer against Jorge Andrade and co. An away goal is obviously highly desirable, not least because Depor may yet add to their lead against a team too willing to sit back.
44 mins: Tristan tries to get the better of Taylor in the inside-right channel but the defender stands up and earns a goal-kick. The Spain striker complains but with little justification, earning nothing from the ref.
43 mins: Milner is not going to return before the break but receive treatment in the hope of returning for the second period.
42 mins: Bowyer makes a decent run and cross from the right but Shearer is penalised for his challenge on Pablo.
41 mins: More possession play from Depor until N'Zogbia steps in and throws Manuel Pablo off his stride.
40 mins: Munitis makes a good run up the right, cuts inside Babayaro and fires just past the far post.
39 mins: Shearer puts himself about a bit up front but gets nothing despite a foul from Capdevilla. Depor counter and Milner has a nasty clash, re-opening the wound on his head and earning an ankle injury. He hobbles from the field.
38 mins: Zogbia and Pablo clash again gifting Depor a free-kick on the right flank, 30 yards out. It is wasted with a poor far-post delivery.
37 mins: Newcastle can't keep the ball for two seconds at the moment, the technical gulf between these two sides is stark.
36 mins: Munitis' latest run down the right is halted by Taylor but again the clearance is mindless and Shearer is fighting a losing battle trying to make something of these long balls.
35 mins: Depor continue to look confident in possession, sensing that they simply have to be patient.
34 mins: Lee Bowyer's set-piece picks out Shearer at the far post and his header back across goal but Romero clears.
33 mins: N'Zogbia tries to make headway up the left and wins a free-kick some 35 yards out.
32 mins: Munitis does well up the right, he has the beating of Babayaro, and crosses to Tristan whose header is comfortably held by Given.
31 mins: Desperate stuff from the visitors as they finally keep the ball for more than two seconds across the back only for Boumsong to invite more pressure with a slice into the sparsely populated stands.
30 mins: Carr overcommits in challenging Luque, earning a retaliatory booking.
29 mins: The referee splits up the disgruntled parties and inexplicably books Castro who challenged for a 50-50 and promptly pulled out when he saw he wouldn't win it.
28 mins: Munitis makes a powerful run down the right, cutting inside and angling a shot at Given. The goalkeeper spills the shot and it falls in a 50-50 with Castro. The goalkeeper gathers and seems unreasonably angry to have been challenged. A melee ensues.
27 mins: Play resumes.
26 mins: Pablo and N'Zogbia clash and the game is stopped for treatment.
25 mins: Boumsong is penalised as he and Faye try to crowd out the Depor midfield. Fussy refereeing but a free-kick in the inside-left channel, 30 yards out.
24 mins: Shearer is penalised for his challenge on Manuel Pablo and the veteran offers the Belgian referee a scathing look. M. Gumienny is unmoved.
23 mins: The free-kick is launched up field, Shearer loses out to Andrade and the blue-and-white wall moves forward again.
22 mins: Sergio tries some trickery down the right but Taylor intercepts. The Spaniard fouls in trying to recover and Newcastle get a moment's respite.
21 mins: Luque tries to get the beating of Carr down the left and the Irishman does well to cover, winning a goal-kick.
20 mins: Depor retain possession with ease across defence and midfield. Newcastle appear to have no answer to their hosts' superior technical and physical attributes.
19 mins: Luque fires the free-kick high over the crossbar. What a waste.
18 mins: Amdy Faye loses patience with Depor's playful possession and puts a late tackle on Luque. Free-kick 30 yards out in the inside-right channel and lucky to escape a caution.
17 mins: More easy possession for Depor across midfield.
16 mins: Another surgical right-wing attack from Depor is helped by Boumsong playing the hosts onside. The Frenchman atones with a good clearance but the Magpies remain on the rack.
15 mins: A stunningly one-sided opening to this game sees Depor giving the Magpies a lesson in possession football.
14 mins: The set-piece is cleared with ease and Depor promptly keep the ball with ease, pushing on down the right with Newcastle too willing to step off. Another sweet move ends with a 25-yard effort from Sergio which whistles across goal and wide of Given's right-hand post.
13 mins: Newcastle win a free-kick in a central position 30 yards out. Charles N'Zogbia tries his luck and Andrade heads behind for a left-wing corner.
12 mins: The game re-starts.
11 mins: GOAL RUBEN CASTRO. Depor execute a swift passing move down the right, Munitis and Luque catching Babayaro and Taylor well out of position. Depor have all the time in the world to pick out Castro arriving just beyond the penalty spot and he strokes calmly past Shay Given.
10 mins: Milner goes up for a header with Duscher and comes off worse, collecting a cut which requires off-field attention.
9 mins: Carr and Butt each deliver boisterous midfield challenges earning censure from Gumienny and Depor coach Joaquin Caparros. Neither receives a card, however.
8 mins: Milner is penalised for a challenge on Capdevilla as Newcastle get into the final third for the first time.
7 mins: Luque gets a first chance to impress up the left but comes unstuck against Carr.
6 mins: Carr and Milner bring Shearer into play for the first time but he is isolated and crowded out.
5 mins: More possession play from Depor, who look very confident for such an early stage in the season.
4 mins: Depor make good headway down the right through Ruben Castro and Duscher. Boumsong cuts out a right-wing cross on the edge of the area.
3 mins: Stephen Carr puts a foot on the ball and brings James Milner in. Newcastle pass the ball across midfield but are dispossessed and back on the back foot.
2 mins: Good interchange play through midfield from Sergio and Munitis but Nicky Butt, who was ill overnight and may not last the full 90 minutes, closes down well.
1 min: Depor immediately take the ball back and enjoy some early possession.
0 mins: Belgian referee Serge Guminenny gets matters under way.
Pre-match: Newcastle manager Graeme Souness named only six substitutes of a possible seven as he took an injury-ravaged squad to face Deportivo La Coruna in the Riazor.
Alan Shearer started alone in front of a five-man midfield while Steven Taylor stood in for the injured Titus Bramble alongside Jean-Alain Boumsong at centre-half.
There were plenty of familiar faces in the Deportivo team, who fell from grace last season after a long period of challenging for honours in Spain.
Diego Tristan and Alberto Luque began up front while Portugal defender Jorge Andrade marshalled an experienced defence in front of Spain international goalkeeper Jose Molina.
Teams
Deportivo La Coruna: Molina, Manuel Pablo, Andrade, Romero, Capdevila, Munitis, Duscher, Sergio, Luque, Ruben Castro, Tristan.
Subs: Gomes, Scaloni, Munua, Victor, Valeron, Juanma, Hector.
Newcastle: Given, Carr, Boumsong, Taylor, Babayaro, N'Zogbia, Bowyer, Butt, Faye, Milner, Shearer.
Subs: Elliott, Harper, Ramage, Chopra, Brittain, Huntington.
Referee: Serge Gumienny (Belgium)
LATEST: DEPORTIVO LA CORUNA 1 NEWCASTLE 0
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45 mins: Half-time. Deportivo have comprehensively outplayed Newcastle on the ball though Graeme Souness will have been encouraged by the comparative lack of ideas from their experienced opponents. Ruben Castro, the only home player not to have earned a full international cap, broke the deadlock after shambolic defending from Celestine Babayaro and Steven Taylor but Depor have failed to capitalise on their superiority in possession since. Babayaro remains the obvious weak link in a much-improved defence but it is difficult to see how United will ever score through an isolated Alan Shearer against Jorge Andrade and co. An away goal is obviously highly desirable, not least because Depor may yet add to their lead against a team too willing to sit back.
44 mins: Tristan tries to get the better of Taylor in the inside-right channel but the defender stands up and earns a goal-kick. The Spain striker complains but with little justification, earning nothing from the ref.
43 mins: Milner is not going to return before the break but receive treatment in the hope of returning for the second period.
42 mins: Bowyer makes a decent run and cross from the right but Shearer is penalised for his challenge on Pablo.
41 mins: More possession play from Depor until N'Zogbia steps in and throws Manuel Pablo off his stride.
40 mins: Munitis makes a good run up the right, cuts inside Babayaro and fires just past the far post.
39 mins: Shearer puts himself about a bit up front but gets nothing despite a foul from Capdevilla. Depor counter and Milner has a nasty clash, re-opening the wound on his head and earning an ankle injury. He hobbles from the field.
38 mins: Zogbia and Pablo clash again gifting Depor a free-kick on the right flank, 30 yards out. It is wasted with a poor far-post delivery.
37 mins: Newcastle can't keep the ball for two seconds at the moment, the technical gulf between these two sides is stark.
36 mins: Munitis' latest run down the right is halted by Taylor but again the clearance is mindless and Shearer is fighting a losing battle trying to make something of these long balls.
35 mins: Depor continue to look confident in possession, sensing that they simply have to be patient.
34 mins: Lee Bowyer's set-piece picks out Shearer at the far post and his header back across goal but Romero clears.
33 mins: N'Zogbia tries to make headway up the left and wins a free-kick some 35 yards out.
32 mins: Munitis does well up the right, he has the beating of Babayaro, and crosses to Tristan whose header is comfortably held by Given.
31 mins: Desperate stuff from the visitors as they finally keep the ball for more than two seconds across the back only for Boumsong to invite more pressure with a slice into the sparsely populated stands.
30 mins: Carr overcommits in challenging Luque, earning a retaliatory booking.
29 mins: The referee splits up the disgruntled parties and inexplicably books Castro who challenged for a 50-50 and promptly pulled out when he saw he wouldn't win it.
28 mins: Munitis makes a powerful run down the right, cutting inside and angling a shot at Given. The goalkeeper spills the shot and it falls in a 50-50 with Castro. The goalkeeper gathers and seems unreasonably angry to have been challenged. A melee ensues.
27 mins: Play resumes.
26 mins: Pablo and N'Zogbia clash and the game is stopped for treatment.
25 mins: Boumsong is penalised as he and Faye try to crowd out the Depor midfield. Fussy refereeing but a free-kick in the inside-left channel, 30 yards out.
24 mins: Shearer is penalised for his challenge on Manuel Pablo and the veteran offers the Belgian referee a scathing look. M. Gumienny is unmoved.
23 mins: The free-kick is launched up field, Shearer loses out to Andrade and the blue-and-white wall moves forward again.
22 mins: Sergio tries some trickery down the right but Taylor intercepts. The Spaniard fouls in trying to recover and Newcastle get a moment's respite.
21 mins: Luque tries to get the beating of Carr down the left and the Irishman does well to cover, winning a goal-kick.
20 mins: Depor retain possession with ease across defence and midfield. Newcastle appear to have no answer to their hosts' superior technical and physical attributes.
19 mins: Luque fires the free-kick high over the crossbar. What a waste.
18 mins: Amdy Faye loses patience with Depor's playful possession and puts a late tackle on Luque. Free-kick 30 yards out in the inside-right channel and lucky to escape a caution.
17 mins: More easy possession for Depor across midfield.
16 mins: Another surgical right-wing attack from Depor is helped by Boumsong playing the hosts onside. The Frenchman atones with a good clearance but the Magpies remain on the rack.
15 mins: A stunningly one-sided opening to this game sees Depor giving the Magpies a lesson in possession football.
14 mins: The set-piece is cleared with ease and Depor promptly keep the ball with ease, pushing on down the right with Newcastle too willing to step off. Another sweet move ends with a 25-yard effort from Sergio which whistles across goal and wide of Given's right-hand post.
13 mins: Newcastle win a free-kick in a central position 30 yards out. Charles N'Zogbia tries his luck and Andrade heads behind for a left-wing corner.
12 mins: The game re-starts.
11 mins: GOAL RUBEN CASTRO. Depor execute a swift passing move down the right, Munitis and Luque catching Babayaro and Taylor well out of position. Depor have all the time in the world to pick out Castro arriving just beyond the penalty spot and he strokes calmly past Shay Given.
10 mins: Milner goes up for a header with Duscher and comes off worse, collecting a cut which requires off-field attention.
9 mins: Carr and Butt each deliver boisterous midfield challenges earning censure from Gumienny and Depor coach Joaquin Caparros. Neither receives a card, however.
8 mins: Milner is penalised for a challenge on Capdevilla as Newcastle get into the final third for the first time.
7 mins: Luque gets a first chance to impress up the left but comes unstuck against Carr.
6 mins: Carr and Milner bring Shearer into play for the first time but he is isolated and crowded out.
5 mins: More possession play from Depor, who look very confident for such an early stage in the season.
4 mins: Depor make good headway down the right through Ruben Castro and Duscher. Boumsong cuts out a right-wing cross on the edge of the area.
3 mins: Stephen Carr puts a foot on the ball and brings James Milner in. Newcastle pass the ball across midfield but are dispossessed and back on the back foot.
2 mins: Good interchange play through midfield from Sergio and Munitis but Nicky Butt, who was ill overnight and may not last the full 90 minutes, closes down well.
1 min: Depor immediately take the ball back and enjoy some early possession.
0 mins: Belgian referee Serge Guminenny gets matters under way.
Pre-match: Newcastle manager Graeme Souness named only six substitutes of a possible seven as he took an injury-ravaged squad to face Deportivo La Coruna in the Riazor.
Alan Shearer started alone in front of a five-man midfield while Steven Taylor stood in for the injured Titus Bramble alongside Jean-Alain Boumsong at centre-half.
There were plenty of familiar faces in the Deportivo team, who fell from grace last season after a long period of challenging for honours in Spain.
Diego Tristan and Alberto Luque began up front while Portugal defender Jorge Andrade marshalled an experienced defence in front of Spain international goalkeeper Jose Molina.
Teams
Deportivo La Coruna: Molina, Manuel Pablo, Andrade, Romero, Capdevila, Munitis, Duscher, Sergio, Luque, Ruben Castro, Tristan.
Subs: Gomes, Scaloni, Munua, Victor, Valeron, Juanma, Hector.
Newcastle: Given, Carr, Boumsong, Taylor, Babayaro, N'Zogbia, Bowyer, Butt, Faye, Milner, Shearer.
Subs: Elliott, Harper, Ramage, Chopra, Brittain, Huntington.
Referee: Serge Gumienny (Belgium)