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Date: Thursday
20th December 2001, 7pm
Venue:
Welfare Park
Conditions: Bleak
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Bedlington Terriers
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2-0 |
Newcastle
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41 mins A cross was played in from the Bedlington right and Willie
Moat
was perfectly placed to knock it home from close range - quite where the
visiting defence were remains something of a mystery. 0-1
Half time: Bedlington 1 Newcastle Reserves 0
47 mins Robbie Cockburn's pace simply destroyed Newcastle as he streaked
forward down the Bedlington left and played the ball infield to the waiting
Willie Moat, who mis-kicked his shot on goal.
It ran towards Dean Gibb who lined up to fire in an
effort only for it to be touched away by a retreating defender. However
Moat had continued his forward progress into the area and ran on to the
ball, sidestepping goalkeeper Phil Pringle before touching it home again from close range.
0-2
Full time:
Bedlington 1 Newcastle Reserves
0
Tommy
Craig commented:
To follow....
I saw Jamie
dissing Santa Claus...
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"If
you've got all them presents to
deliver, you'd best get away early..." |
United's Jamie McClen received
an unwanted Christmas card at Welfare Park on Thursday, dismissed for making an inappropriate comment to the
match referee.
Spectators close to the incident during the Northumberland Senior Cup tie later confirmed that what was going to be
a yellow card for a tackle became a straight red when the visiting
midfielder gave his name
as Santa Claus.
An unimpressed referee promptly dispatched him without further ado to the
nearby grotto, otherwise known as the changing rooms.
Nobody from Newcastle or Bethlehem sorry, Bedlington Terriers was
available to comment, although several small children later attempted to
gain access to the away dressing room to ask Jamie if he'd bring them a
bike, rollerboots and the new Steps record 'cos they'd been dead good all
year.
United's second string surrendered their
grip on the silverware when a streetwise Terriers side
out-fought big-time charlies who didn't fancy it on a bumpy
pitch.
As has been the case more than once in recent weeks, when conditions are
less than perfect and some sleeves-rolled up battling is required, our lot
were shivering with their gloves on.
Had first half efforts from Mark Boyd beaten the keeper things might have been
different, but for the final hour of the game, the Northern league side were never in the slightest danger.
Terriers' hero was veteran Willie Moat who scored both goals - the first four minutes before half-time, not
long after coming on as sub. He fired in from close range after a cross
from the right hand side.
The killer second goal from Moat came two
minutes after the break and without Silvio Maric to score a late hat-trick
(cf NSC semi April 2000), United deservedly succumbed to the side they
beat 3-1 in last season's final, played in September.
It could have been more, as we had absolutely no presence in front of goal
even with 11 men, while Bedlington tormented our defenders through the
pace and trickery of Chapman and Robbie Cockburn aka the Felton Flyer.
Wayne
Quinn in particular looked uncomfortable, but it would be unfair to single
anyone out - they were all totally anonymous.
PS - nice of the Journal to re-christen him Jamie McGlen in
their non-report.
Biffa
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