League

St James Park
Spectators: 7776 (Terracing: 5833, Seating: 1788, VIP seats: 155) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Erik Gerlinger kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes into the match, Newcastle United's goal looked a bit too open when Willi Ballik came free, but Plamen Pashkulev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Potschach FC booed when Newcastle United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Danny Mairitsch didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Andreas Zingler came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Potschach FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Andreas Zingler couldn't finish the play. Plamen Pashkulev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Willi Ballik in the 11th minute of the match. In the 16th minute, Willi Ballik hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 17th minute, Newcastle United's Erik Gerlinger ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Jörg Golz. Jörg Golz yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Erik Gerlinger received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Jörg Golz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 22nd match minute, Newcastle United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Robert Füngerlings to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Willi Ballik in the 23rd minute of play forced Newcastle United's goalkeeper Plamen Pashkulev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rouven Horsky got free with Jörg Golz in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 28th minute, Erik Gerlinger got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Newcastle United were awarded a corner in the 31th minute after Potschach FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Roch Bentkowski took the corner. When Rouven Horsky came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the Newcastle United fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Rouven Horsky couldn't finish the play. When Potschach FC's Willi Ballik in the 36th minute got a chance for a shot 36th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Newcastle United's goalie prevented a goal. 38 minutes into the game, Potschach FC's Stefan Jungblut nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Plamen Pashkulev made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. The supporters of Newcastle United booed when Potschach FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Peer Schachner didn't get a good kick on the ball. Stefan Jungblut fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Plamen Pashkulev having to interfere. 47 minutes into the game, Potschach FC's Daniel Greifenegger nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Plamen Pashkulev made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Willi Ballik made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Willi Ballik in the 53rd minute of play forced Newcastle United's goalkeeper Plamen Pashkulev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 53rd match minute, Newcastle United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roch Bentkowski to maneuver through the defense. Erik Gerlinger struck a weak shot in the 56th minute. Jörg Golz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Newcastle United. After a rather tough play, Potschach FC's Willi Ballik got a free kick in the 68th minute. Through an outstanding action, after 70 minutes, Plamen Pashkulev successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Roch Bentkowski kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Stefan Jungblut got free with Plamen Pashkulev in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jörg Golz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Simon Tiesse, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. After 90 minutes of play, Newcastle United's Simon Tiesse made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jörg Golz was left in no man's land by his defense there! Despite being the better team, Potschach FC failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.