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Match report
Football Elite
Division 1: Round 25 (setup 3, season 13)
Newcastle United
v.
Ayr United
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
2
Overall form:
Home form:
Thibaut COURTOIS16Jack BUTLAND
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
12
Overall form:
Home form:
Pablo Javier ZABALETA728Nathaniel CLYNE
Joël MATIP73Chris BRUNT
Arturo Erasmo VIDAL Pardo47Darren FLETCHER
Diego Roberto GODÍN Leal57Ryan SHAWCROSS
Chancel Mangulu MBEMBA66Geoff CAMERON
David Jiménez SILVA77Steve DAVIS
Kevin DE BRUYNE88Andros TOWNSEND
Gonzalo Gerardo HIGUAÍN96Saido BERAHINO
Mario GÖTZE10James McCARTHY
Dwight GAYLE611Shane LONG
Manager
Georginio WIJNALDUM12Duncan WATMORE
Samir HANDANOVIC13Craig GORDON
Jean-Paul BOËTIUS14Ikechi ANYA
AYOZE Pérez Gutiérrez15Ashley WESTWOOD
Leander DENDONCKER16Jeff REINE-ADELAĎDE

Newcastle United 1 Ayr United 2
(Half-time: 1-1, Attendance: 52,332, Stadium: St.James' Park, Referee: Jef VAN VLIET 6½)
6 De BruyneScorers32 Townsend, 50 Brunt
Substitutions
Sendings off
Bookings77 Townsend
2Corners5
10Fouls10
2Offsides4
5Shots on6
10Shots off11
15Total shots17
3Shots saved4
49%Possession51%
Man of the match: Kevin DE BRUYNE
3SILVA beat a number of Ayr United players and blasted a great chance over.
5A penalty box meleé resulted in GÖTZE tapping the ball wide.
6GOAL!! A short corner was knocked out to DE BRUYNE who fired the ball into the roof of the net. (1-0 Newcastle United)
10BERAHINO clipped the ball through a ruck of players but COURTOIS was a match for it as he dived to his left.
11A clever pass from VIDAL, was fired goalbound by GAYLE only for BUTLAND to claw away.
13LONG flicked a right foot shot just beyond the near post from close range.
17FLETCHER beat DE BRUYNE and hit the ball to BERAHINO who hit his shot wide.
25HIGUAÍN hoofed the ball wide from the edge of the box.
26A shot from TOWNSEND was smothered by COURTOIS.
28BERAHINO stabbed an easy chance past the near post.
32GOAL!! A neatly crafted set-piece enabled TOWNSEND to drive the ball into the back of the net. (1-1)
 
50GOAL!! After being forced wide BRUNT managed to ram the ball in from the narrowest of angles. (2-1 Ayr United)
51A brilliant strike from SILVA was dealt with by a useful parry from the 'keeper.
55DAVIS's shot beat the Newcastle United 'keeper but rebounded off the Newcastle United upright.
65GÖTZE shot over.
66A drive from DE BRUYNE seemed a certain goal but BUTLAND managed to palm the ball clear.
69Uncertainty in the Newcastle United defence enabled TOWNSEND to fire the ball over the bar.
73BERAHINO headed over the bar.
77A late foul gets TOWNSEND a yellow card.
79A thirty yard shot from BRUNT caused the 'keeper no problem.
85HIGUAÍN ran onto a wonderful ball from VIDAL but toe-poked his shot wide of the lefthand post.
87A weak strike from ZABALETA bounced agonisingly wide.