Late Joy For Stiffs.

Late joy for stiffs.

Just found this on NUFC.com, the youngsters are doing what the first XI couldn't do.

Pretty good show I'd say. Maybe a few of us should try and get to some of their games and give them a bit more support and encouragement.
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Manchester City Res 1 Newcastle Res 2

Newcastle's U21 side extended their unbeaten run to eight games on Friday, thanks to a pair of late strikes at Manchester City's adopted home of Ewen Fields in Hyde.

Having played no part in Thursday's Europa League exit, former Manchester United player Gabriel Obertan led the line for the Magpies as an over-age player and created the first chance of the game after eight minutes.

Skipping past City's Facey, the Frenchman sent over a low cross that Alex Gilliead met, only for his sidefooted effort to be beaten away by 'keeper Ian Lawlor.

The home side then went ahead from their first notable effort of the game, Spanish teenager Jose Angel Pozo curling a low right foot effort from the edge of the area beyond Jak Alnwick.

Obertan then popped up on the United left and sent over a cross that took a fortunate deflection off a home player and fell nicely for Lawlor.

Restarting in heavy rain, United went looking for an equaliser and after Romain Amalfitano narrowly failed to connect with Michael Richardson's through ball on 52 minutes, Alex Nicholson saw his shot deflected wide of the target five minutes later.

That period of possession gave way to more sustained pressure from City, Pozo, John Guidetti and Albert Rusnak all having shooting opportunities as the rain eased.

Play switched back to the other end and Newcastle forced a trio of corners without putting the City goal under pressure from any them - substitute Jonathyn Quinn then directing his effort straight at Lawlor.

12 minutes from time United levelled after a fluid passing move between Kevin Mbabu and Amalfitano ended with Obertan seeing his shot blocked and Gilliead firing in the rebound from seven yards for his first U21 goal.

With the raining again coming down, Amalfitano evaded a series of challenges before slotted home his second goal in as many away games after 88 minutes.

An additional five minutes were played after Pozo needed treatment and left on a stretcher, Alnwick ensuring the destination of the points when coming off his line to dive at the feet of an attacker and collect the ball late on.

Team: Alnwick, Nicholson, Moyo, Logan (Aarons 64), Satka, Mbabu, Gilliead, Miele (Quinn 57), Obertan, Amalfitano, Richardson. Subs n/u: Kitchen, Mitchell.

The three points were enough to lift Newcastle up to second place in their league, four points behind leaders Reading - with the Royals playing a game more.

 

Obertan must be leaving... surely?

 

Looks that way

 

Does this mean I can stop wearing my tin-foil thought protector and having nightmares about forced inter-species breeding?!

 

http://www.not606.com/showthread.php/205708-O-T-alien-lifeform-confirmed

Not according to the links on this Mussolini's mackems thread

 

Think it's a bit too late for that G.

 

Looks like they're trying to push him out the door.

 

A good win that

 

every stiffy needs some joy

 

Wrong stiffy GTH.