| 8¹ | A header by HIGUAÍN at the near post was easily collected by GIVEN. |
| 13¹ | A useful ball from ALEXIS on the left found VERTONGHEN who sliced his shot just wide. |
| 13¹ | ALEXIS's shot beat the 'keeper but rebounded off the Newcastle United post. |
| 15¹ | A free-kick from KURANYI flew inches over. |
| 17¹ | JANTSCHER nodded the ball wide of the lefthand post from just outside the area. |
| 19¹ | The hapless Newcastle United 'keeper could only watch as a backpass from LESCOTT fell just over. |
| 20¹ | VERTONGHEN beat a number of Newcastle United players and drove a golden opportunity just beyond the near post. |
| 21¹ | A penalty box meleé resulted in HIGUAÍN driving a low shot wide. |
| 24¹ | WIJNALDUM blasted a looping shot over from twenty yards out. |
| 29¹ | JOHNSON waltzed away from WIJNALDUM and stabbed a weak shot wide. |
| 31¹ | GOAL!! A great twenty-five yard shot from JOHNSON struck the upright and in the ensuing meleé the ball was hoofed into the net by HEITINGA. (1-0 Newcastle United)| 34¹ | WIJNALDUM headed wide. | | 37¹ | A shot from LESCOTT seemed a certain goal but JÚLIO CÉSAR managed to force the ball away. | | 37¹ | A cross from PAPADOPOULOS left HIGUAÍN in plenty of space but he snapped at his shot. | | 39¹ | GOAL!! A nice run by MONTOLIVO on the right was capped by a great cross which LESCOTT turned in at the far post. (2-0 Newcastle United)| 44¹ | RONALDINHO snapped at a simple chance. | | 6² | GOAL!! A cross from the left was headed down by BONUCCI for HIGUAÍN to score. (2-1 Newcastle United)| 11² | Uncertainty in the Newcastle United defence enabled HIGUAÍN to volley an effort inches wide. | | 21² | The Newcastle United 'keeper did well to hold onto a wicked strike from WIJNALDUM. | | 26² | The 'keeper parried a lovely strike from JANTSCHER. | | 32² | MUNIAIN beat BARRY and whacked the ball to RONALDINHO who hit his effort wide. | | 35² | KURANYI raced past WIJNALDUM but flicked the ball into the arms of the 'keeper. | | 37² | An inswinging corner was forced into the arms of the 'keeper by VERTONGHEN. | | 40² | A strike from KURANYI held no problem for JÚLIO CÉSAR. | | 40² | KURANYI stroked an easy chance past the near post. | | | |