UEFA Cup 1st Round 2nd Leg
 

Season 2006-2007

 NEWCASTLE UNITED

2 v 1

FC LEVADIA TALLINN

  Obafemi Martins 47
Obafemi Martins 50

AGG: (3-1)

 Zelinski  65  
     
  Date: Friday 29th September 2006
  Venue: St James' Park
  Kick Off: 7:30pm (BST)
  Australian Live TV: None
  Attendance: 27,012
  Referee: Kristinn Jakobsson (Iceland)
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Newcastle: Harper, Carr, Bramble, Taylor, Ramage, Milner, Butt, Emre (Parker 80), N'Zogbia (Duff 70), Martins (Luque 70), Sibierski

Subs Not Used: Krul, Moore, Ameobi, Pattison
   

Levadia Tallinn: Kotenko, Sisov, Lemsalu, Cepauskas, Kalimullin, Dovydenas (Sander Puri 55), Vassiljev, Nahk, Dmitrijev (Kink 63), Purje, Voskoboinikov (Zelinski 63)

Subs Not Used: Stonys, Marmor, Kristian Malov, Regelskis
  Booked: Dmitrijev
     
  Post Match Comments:  
  Newcastle manager Glenn Roeder said
 “To be judging him so soon, after two months, is ridiculous. Andriy Shevchenko and Craig Bellamy are not scoring many goals at new clubs but it was a matter of time for Oba. We're delighted for him and there are many more on the way. The second was very special, everyone enjoyed that."

 
     
  Match Report:  
 

A quiet first half by both sides, with neither team wanting to commit themselves. Roder had left some of the senior players on the subs bench, no doubt resting them for this Sunday's match against Manchester United.

The Newcastle manager had obviously told them to liven up at the half time break because they came out looking like a team on the hunt for goal's, Obafemi Martins first goal two minutes into the second half from a Emre corner was a very good effort off the head, but his second goal left foot screamer that went in off the underside of the crossbar was an absolute joy to watch.

Levadia pulled a goal back at 65 minutes from a Zelinski's header, a goal that Steve Harper will believe he should have saved.

N'Zogbia had a quiet game and was substituted near the end of the second half, Emre was a dynamo all game, no wonder he has become such a favourite with the fans, Carr and Bramble were solid for the whole game and even Albert Luque looked a bit sharper in the twenty minutes he had on the pitch. All in all a comfortable win for the Magpies

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