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Newcastle United	5 - 2	Sunday League Select
Half time:	1 - 2
Score Sheet:
Kerr (20) Green (61pen)  G.Caldwell (74)   McMenamin (81)  Dixon (89)		Rue (6)   Woodhouse (29)
	Teams
Saddler McGuffie Wharton Cowan G.Caldwell Kerr Green Beardsley McMenamin Coppinger Boyd		tbc
Substitutes:
McClen for Kerr (46) Brain for Saddler (46) Kerr for Beardsley (70) K.Dixon for McMenamin (84) Robson for Green (86)		tbc
Subs not used:
n/a		tbc
Bookings:
n/a		n/a
Referee: R.Ramsay - incurred the wrath of the crowd when he failed to give the Sunday League lads what looked like a clear penalty for handball.
Attendance:  Approx 150

6 mins A moment to savour for Chris Rue of the Ship Inn, as he hit the goal of the night - a stunning left foot curler from the edge of box that would have beaten the keeper in any level of football. 0-1

20 mins Reasonably prompt and deserved response from United, with Brian Kerr carrying on in front of goal where he left off on Monday night against Villa. McGuffie for once managed to sneak past the full back on the Newcastle right before sending over a firm low cross to Kerr, who smacked a first time effort into the bottom left hand corner of the net.  1-1  

29 mins A hint of offside as the part-timers attacked again and a through ball found Woodhouse of North Shields lurking suspiciously upfield, ahead of the toon defence. However, there was nothing wrong with the confident way he ran through and won the one one, planting his shot under the keeper.  1-2 

Half time: Newcastle Reserves 1 Sunday League Select 5

61 mins No question about the referee's judgment, as Coppinger was tripped in the area and Green slotted home the resultant spot kick. 2-2

74 mins A sly close-range backheel from Gary Caldwell put Newcastle ahead for the first time after McClen and Coppinger had linked up from a free kick given away inadvisably by an opposing sub. 3-2 

81 mins Tiring limbs from the local lads in the green and white, as United sub McMenamin was allowed space to trap the ball with his back to goal, turn and slide home a shot from 12 yards past the helpless keeper.  4-2

89 mins Good work down the United left saw Boyd's cross-field pass to McClen played on to the onrushing Coppinger, who whipped in the cross for Dixon to knock home from close range and seal the win  5-2  

Full time: Newcastle Reserves 5 Sunday League Select 2

Newcastle reserves were back in action on Thursday night at Croft Park, Blyth when they took on a local Sunday League select XI. The match marked the 25th anniversary of the Cramlington Sunday League and United wore their blue away kit while the Sunday League XI lined up in Blyth's green and white stripes.

A sparse crowd turned out to enjoy a genuine competitive game in which the experience of Wharton, the class of Beardsley and the superior fitness of the Newcastle full-timers eventually proved the difference between the two sides.

Biffa 

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