- 78'
Bellamy is off the field at the moment due to some sort of problem with his boots
- 77'
Jenas demonstrates the application that Newcastle need to see out this game by tracking back from midfield the dangerous looking de Jong. Quality timed tackle
- 76'
ewcastle subsitution. Andy O'Brien replaces Bramble, who has picked up a bit of a knock
- 75'
Second PSV substitution of the night. Vogel leaves the field and on comes Johan Vonlanthen
- 74'
Free kick punted hopefully long into the Newcastle box. A push on Woodgate renders meaningless the fact that Kezman had the freedom of the area.
- 73'
Newcastle free kick just wide right of the goal, 35 yards out? Robert shot of course. Decent enough effort from the Frenchman but the keeper had an age to line himself up and catch it
- 72'
A cross from the left by Kezman sees a host of blue shirts attacking it. Given has to come a long, long way to get it and had to make absolutely sure. He did
- 70'
Sloppy play from Bramble gives de Jong the chance to turn and look for Kezman in space. A better pass would have put him but Bramble gets away with it
- 69'
Swift pasing move almost the full lenght of the pitch is halted by a great piece of play from Colin who had tracked Bellamy all the way before a perfectly timed foot in
- 68'
St James' Park has come to life again
- 67'
PSV look to strike back as Hesselink has a snap shot from outside the area. Little pace but Given still needs to pay attention to it
- 66'
Robert inswinging corner to the far post while the defence is preoccupied with Shearer at the near. Arriving late - and very, very high - was Gary Speed who makes no mistake from 8 yards. Question mark over the keeper not coming but the box was crowded. 2-1 Newcastle on the night
- 65'
Goal for Newcastle and the lead is theirs again!
- 63'
Better from Newcastle. Shearer holds it up before laying back to Robert. He shows a positive attitude to drive forward and poke a pass through for Bellamy. A yard in front of him. Had it not been, it would have been a fine chance. Good football
- 62'
Lee finds himself well forward on the left. Cuts inside, shows good feet with some step overs and then drills it towards Givens near post. Was going in but Given reacts well
- 61'
Another wonderful chance for Bramble. Free kick fromt he left touchline, 35 yards back, is played in viciously from Robert and Bramble runs across his marker for a header 8 yards out. For the second time on the night he can't direct it goalwards. Should have put at least one away
- 60'
Ball over the top is perfect for Given and he simply jumps and collects under no pressure at all
- 59'
Right out by the left corner flag Ambrose is sucked into a foul on de Jong. Good crossing opportunity
- 58'
Bellamy is on the shoulder of the last defender, Bogelund, but he stands up firm, plays back to his own keeper, and holds off the Welshman - good defending
- 57'
Waterreus in the PSV goal appears, strangley, to be time wasting - taking and age to clear his lines
- 56'
Bramble lives on the edge of his luck by a lunging tackle on van Bommel right on the corner of the area. Definitely seen those given and I suspect that were it not for the previous penalty he would have given it. Bramble didn't make much contact but he is a lucky boy non-the-less
- 54'
Nice footwork from Given after a short pas back from Jenas. Sells Hesselink a dummy and plays clear. Nice
- 53'
A different game now as PSV are rewarded for endeavour and Newcastle appear stung by the manner of the equaliser.
- 52'
Robert looks to respond quickly. A shot from distance onlt slightly to the left of centre bounces just in front of the keeper forcing him to only parry it. Gets enough on it though to put it out of danger
- 51'
Kezman steps up and ther is no doubt as soon as foot strikes ball. Given goes left, the ball goes right at speed, and PSV are level 1-1
- 50'
Newcastle go to sleep as first Park is allowed to cross from the left. Bernard though is there but delays a clearance allowing Lee in before tripping the PSV man for a penalty
- 49'
Kezman gets a start on woodgate for the first time in the evening but Bramble rushes across to deny him just outside the six yard box
- 48'
Woodgate and Kezman - who have clashed a couple of times already this half - get a talking to from the referee who has had a decent game
- 47'
Deep free kick from van Bommel is sloppy and gifts Shearer space to take the ball forward before de Jong saves his team mate's blushes
- 46'
Psv already looking mre direct and lively as Lee powers down the left flank but a little too quickly and loses control of the ball. Goal kick but at least promising from the Dutch side
- 45'
Second half is under way and Rommedahl has made way for the man with quiter possibly the longest name I have ever seen - Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink. From here on to be called Hesselink
- 45'
Newcastle have gone about their task adequately but without much inspiration. The running of Bellamy and strength of Shearer have carried the greatest goal threat. Hopefully the second half will pick up a bit
- 45'
A decent opening ten minutes - where Newcastle were well on top and scored through Shearer's reliable old head from a corner - gave way rapidly to some sterile, insipid play from both sides. PSV have offered almost nothing up front, playing with five in the middle - this must surely change after the interval.
- 45'
Ambrose corner from the right is cleared by Colin and the half comes to and end. 1-0 Newcastle at the break
- 44'
One minute of added time to be played
- 43'
From the resulting punt up field Kezman takes possession but he is all alone against the entire Newcastle back line. Bramble takes the honours and robs him comfortably
- 42'
Bellamy's keen running unnerves Bogelund and Colin and he nicks between the two to keep the ball in play in the PSV box. Bogelund recovers in time to stop Shearer profiting
- 41'
Really, really dull period of the game - possession given and taken without much attacking endeavour - but Newcastle will be happy as they hold the lead
- 39'
PSV offering nothing up front due to having a five man midfield that is just not supporting Kezman. He's up on his own and in Bramble/Woodgate's pocket
- 38'
That chance seems to have reignited the locals vocal passions after they had, understandably, been bored by what they were watching
- 37'
Great high, swinging, pwerful corner from Robert finds Jenas at the back stick but he just struggles to get his head over the ball and his effort pings off him over the bar. Difficult chance because of the ball's pace but he will be kicking himself
- 36'
Ambrose is crunched on the ball but, despite his protests it was fair. Bellamy takes up the gauntlet and it is his cross that is deflected behind for a corner
- 34'
De Jong wins a 50-50 with Speed in the middle and releases Kezman on the right. He cuts back to Vogel who's slide rule ball into the box is read easily by Woogate.
- 33'
Bernard plays a flighted diagonal ball from a free kick deep on the left aimed for Shearer. Despite being fouled by the Englishman, Bouma wins the header. Gets the free kick as well
- 32'
Jenas muscles his way past a couple of weak challenges on the edge of the PSV box, dead centre, before letting fly a dipping effort that needed more power to trouble Waterreus
- 31'
Great ball forward from Speed picks out his countryman Bellamy in the PSV box. The ball was running away from him a little and he is forced quite wide until the shooting angle is too tight and he hits the side netting
- 30'
Bernard gets caught in possession at full back and is fortunate to get away with it as Rommedahl's pass is off target
- 28'
After the excitement of an early goal the game has gone flat, dull, listless etc...
- 26'
Ambrose tracks back Park after losing possession. Park falls under his attention and picks up the ball. Referee rightly gives handball against him
- 25'
Now it is the small band of PSV fans' turn to dominate the singing. Around 1,000 of them in the ground and it looks like every single one is in good voice
- 24'
A few stray passes suggest that the pitch is a bit cut up and not playing well at all
- 23'
PSV are starting to string passes together for the first time in the match but still nothing created in the final third
- 21'
Ambrose robs van Bommel in the middle before playing long for Shearer to chase - too long though and it goes for a throw
- 20'
Well worked move down the right sees Hughes chip forward to Bellamy who, after a bounce, sends it over first time looking for Shearer but it is fractionally long and Bouma clears
- 19'
Hughes again lets Park know he's in a game with a bone crunching, but fair, challenge out wide
- 17'
After the usual opening quick fire pace the game has settled down a bit
- 16'
Woodgate shows great tenacity to follow up a first half-tackle with a heavy second to start a Newcastle break. Referee blows up for a foul though when it looked ok to me
- 14'
Rommedahl is afforded a massive amount of space to cross from the right. A deep one clears everyone except Kezman who fluffs his volley. It wasn't easy but Newcastle are a little lucky to get away with some sloppy play
- 13'
Hughes steps up to bend in a cross aimed towards the penalty spot where Bramble evades his marker to meet it but the contact is not good. A difficult chance but he should have done better
- 12'
Corner is not a good one and is easily cleared but only to a Newcastle man
- 11'
Great searching ball over the top from Bramble looks to exploit Bellamy's pace. Very nearly does as Bouma is forced to concede a corner
- 9'
Corner swung in to the near post where that man Shearer stands firm and bullets a header between post and keeper for the opening goal of the night. Classic Shearer. 1-0 Newcastle
- 8'
Shearer twists and turns in the box trying to find an angle to shoot from. Finally pulls the trigger but a great block challenge from de Jong denies him. Corner ball
- 7'
Newcastle, as they did against Arsenal in the week, are making the early running
- 6'
Decent holding play again from the Newcastle captain allows Bernard to overlap and put in a cross. Only reaches the first defender though and is cleared
- 5'
Sheaer wins a towering header on the corner of the 18 yard box but his flick is asking too much of Bellamy
- 4'
Bellamy, at the opposite corner flag to Shearer, cannot hold off the challenge of three defenders but Hughes comes in with a barnstorming challenge to ensure the Dutch side can't profit. Tremendous tackle
- 3'
A noisy St James' Park seems to have a big appetite for this game
- 2'
Gary Speed tries a clever backheel to release Bellamy. It was neither accurate nor clever and goes for a throw.
- 1'
Shearer shows his usual strength to hold of a pair of defenders to earn Newcastle a throw in right out by the corner flag
The visitors get us underway and the sides begin to fight it out for a semi final berth against either Marseilles or Inter Milan
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