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Unlikely Lads
Spennymoor Town (a) Friendly
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Date: Thursday 29th July 2026, 7pm Venue: Brewery Field Admission: £10 Programme: None |
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Spennymoor Town |
Newcastle U21s |
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3 - 3 |
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| Half time: | 1 - 2 | |
| Score Sheet: | ||
 (23pen)
Bennett (59)
Bennett (81)
Whelan |
Sanusi
(19pen)
Ferreira (45)
Seldon (72)
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Teams |
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Trialist Darcy Pollock Jones Trialist Cantrill Trialist Salkeld Ramshaw Mondal Bennett |
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Mair M.Miley Charlton Watts Pivas Bailey Munda Ferreira Sanusi Seung-soo Salia |
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(46) Beals for Pollock (46) Whelan for Jones (46) Jenkins for Ramshaw (46) Trialist for Mondal (46) Trialist for Trialist (46) Dawson for Salkeld (46) Dolan for Cantrill (58) Trialist for Trialist (78) Raine for Bennett |
Dowell for Mair
(46) Craggs for M.Miley (46) Fitzgerald for Charlton (46) Johnson for Watts (46) Moran for Pivas (46) Finneran for Bailey (46) Alabi for Munda (46) Yildiz for Ferreira (46) Mills for Sanusi (46) Seldon for Seung-soo (46) Ca for Salia (46) |
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| Subs not used: | ||
| Barron | None | |
| Bookings: | ||
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None
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| Dismissals: | ||
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None
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Referee:
Seb Stockbridge |
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Attendance: 730 including Brian Marwood, whose son James was assisting NUFC U21s coach Robbie Stockdale. |
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Goals |
19 mins
Sanusi penalty 1-0
23 mins
Bennett penalty 1-1
45 mins
Ferreira shot 2-1
Half time: Moors 1 Magpies 2
59 mins
Bennett header 2-2
72 mins
Seldon shot 3-2
81 mins
Whelan header 3-3
Full time: Moors
3 Magpies 3
We Said |
Robbie Stockdale
said:
"The 21s programme is different to every
other group in the club because we are supporting the first team.
"Tonight was our first big match minutes and I was really pleased
with both halves and there is plenty to work on. I’d rather those
players be in the first environment because I can’t replicate that
pressure with the seniors so that’s brilliant for them.
"That’s the job, we are trying to get them into that environment as
much as possible. A lot of them were on the bench at Bristol City
last night - so to come here and perform like they did, I was really
pleased.
That’s the challenge they have to set themselves, it’s the last part
of their academy journey because the next step they have to take is
senior football.”
Stats |
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Guinea-Bissau-born striker
Afner Ca made his
Newcastle debut, signing recently after his contract at Spanish side Levante
expired. |
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Waffle |
Newcastle U21s began their pre-season fixture programme on Thursday, sharing
six goals in an entertaining contest with National League North side Spennymoor Town.
United took a 19th minute lead on a glorious night at Brewery Field when Richie Bennett clipped
Trevan Sanusi on the right side of the box and Sanusi scored from the
spot.
That lead lasted just four minutes before Moors equalised from another spot-kick, Scott Bailey
dragging over Bennett in the box as a corner was played in. The same player got up to
beat George Mair from 12 yards
United regained the lead in the final minute of the half with an eye
catching run and strong finish by Matheos Ferreira - one of four
starters who had featured for the first team against Bristol City 24 hours
earlier.
Moors levelled again just before the hour after a free-kick was played long to the back post and headed across
for Bennett to get the last touch from close range.
The Magpies went ahead for the third time in the 72nd minute when Rory
Finneran played a pass through for Alfie Seldon
to slip the ball under the goalkeeper.
But back came Moors with a third equaliser in the 81st minute as a trialist
(no.27) crossed from the left to the back post and Frankie Whelan headed in
from almost on the line.
There was a first outing for recent arrival Afner Ca, with the 19 year-old
forward looping a shot narrowly wide with the chance that fell to him.
Biffa