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Match report
Football Elite
Elite Cup: Round 2 (setup 3, season 14)
Newcastle United
v.
Cruz Azul
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
9
Overall form:
Home form:
Thibaut COURTOIS1José de Jesús CORONA Rodríguez
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
13
Overall form:
Home form:
Pablo Javier ZABALETA727Óscar DE MARCOS Arana
Mats HUMMELS3Jairo RIEDEWALD
Kevin DE BRUYNE74Marek HAMSÍK
Diego Roberto GODÍN Leal5Héctor Alfredo MORENO Herrera
Joël MATIP76Alejandro CASTRO Flores
Georginio WIJNALDUM76Marouane FELLAINI
David Jiménez SILVA8Alexander ESSWEIN
Gonzalo Gerardo HIGUAÍN797Martin JIRÁNEK
Mario GÖTZE710Philipp OCHS
Dwight GAYLE11Christian GIMÉNEZ
Manager
Jonathan TAH12JOÃO Pedro da Silva PEREIRA
Samir HANDANOVIC13Sondre ROSSBACH
Leander DENDONCKER14Nikica JELAVIC
Jean-Paul BOËTIUS156Álvaro Daniel PEREIRA Barragan
Daryl JANMAAT16Hideki ISHIGE

Newcastle United 3 Cruz Azul 0
(Half-time: 2-0, Attendance: 52,382, Stadium: St.James' Park, Referee: Dusan COLIC 6½)
3 Hummels, 6 Higuaín, 61 De BruyneScorers
Substitutions47 Jiránek <=> Pereira
Sendings off
Bookings14 Hamsík, 43 Ochs
4Corners6
9Fouls18
10Offsides4
5Shots on6
11Shots off7
16Total shots13
1Shots saved4
54%Possession46%
Man of the match: José de Jesús CORONA Rodríguez
3GOAL!! A great solo effort from HUMMELS who beat two defenders before blasting the ball into the net. (1-0 Newcastle United)
6GOAL!! A twenty-five yard free-kick was skillfully stroked into the net by HIGUAÍN. (2-0 Newcastle United)
9HUMMELS beat two Cruz Azul players and drove a shot just beyond the far post.
10ZABALETA ran onto a delightful ball from SILVA but dragged his effort wide.
14HAMSÍK booked for a bad challenge.
21A weak strike from SILVA bounced agonisingly wide.
26The bemused CORONA stared in disbelief as a backpass from CASTRO dropped just over.
30A corner bobbled toward SILVA who headed an effort wide.
35ESSWEIN beat SILVA but shot the ball into the arms of the 'keeper.
39ESSWEIN fluffed an easy chance.
42DE BRUYNE fired a left foot shot over the bar from thirty yards out.
43COLIC cautions OCHS for a high foul.
44DE BRUYNE dribbled away from OCHS and rifled a weak shot over.
 
47GIMÉNEZ headed over the bar.
48A neatly crafted cross from GIMÉNEZ, was tapped goalbound by PEREIRA only for the 'keeper to block.
50A cross from FELLAINI left GIMÉNEZ in lots of space but he rushed his shot.
61GOAL!! A weak drive from DE BRUYNE seemed to hold little difficulty for the 'keeper but the ball somehow bobbled into the net. (3-0 Newcastle United)
62PEREIRA hoofed the ball wide of the lefthand post from just inside the area.
71MATIP was put clear by DE BRUYNE and he pulled away from the Cruz Azul 'keeper but thrust his shot over the bar.
73The 'keeper dived to his left to stop an accurate drive from Cruz Azul's PEREIRA.
76DE BRUYNE worked the ball to HIGUAÍN, SILVA gathered his cross and headed the ball within easy reach of the Cruz Azul 'keeper.
82An outswinging corner was forced into the arms of the 'keeper by HAMSÍK.