Posted ‘high noon 🛎️ bells’ on the train back, Munday 5th May 2025
“THE TALE OF THREE PENALTIES!”
This weekend woz dominated by penalties for teams from Tyneside!
On Friday Newcasil Blue Star lost a play off penalty shootout to Blyth Toon, in The Northern Leegue, then on Saturday on the other side of the Tyne, Dunston lost a play off penalty shootout in the Nothern Premyaa Leegue against Stocksbridge and on Sunday The Toon had 3 penalties awarded by the ref, but 2 were ruled oot by VAR!
ANYWAY! to the match!
The game started well for The Toon az we attacked the far goal from the away end!
We were well on top and missed several chances, but a rare attack from Brightin foond ex Toon player Minteh on the edge of the box and he smashed a kick into the far corner of wor net, with a deflection of Dan Burn, wrang footin The Pope in the Toon goal to put them 1-0 up in the 28th minute!
He then antagonised the away end with finger and shirt kissin gestures, in hiz goal celebrations! Completely oot of order az the Toon fans boooed him wildly! HT 1-0 to them!
The 2nd half woz dominated by penalty incidents!
Firstly sub Anthony Gordon woz fouled near the edge of the box and the ref Pawson pointed straight to the spot! HOWEVER! VAR intervened and a free kick replaced the penalty award!—And nothing came of that!
Then Joe Willock fell dramatically in the box and again the ref pointed to the spot!—Again VAR intervened and told the ref to gan to the monitor! After lookin for 5 minutes he owertorns the decision again and booked Willock for divin’!
2 penalties doon, 1 to gan!
Az the clock ticked doon it looked az though we would lose the game!— But we got a free kick into the edge of the box in the 86th minute and ‘Fab’ Schar took it! He hit a sweet shot and a Brightin player moved hiz arm and connected with the baall inside the box!
Yet again the ref pointed to the spot, but ‘this time’ it woz a clear penalty!
Alexander the Great (Isak) took it and we had visions of their goalie saving’ it after wot happened to Blue Star and Dunston!
We shouldn’t have worried though az he sent their goalie the wrang way and planted it to the right az their goalie dived left!
1-1 in the 89th minute!
We still had time to win it az 9minutes stoppage time woz added for the 3 penalty decisions wait, but we just couldn’t find the winner, az sub Callum Wilson had a great shot tipped ower the bar by Verbruggen in the Brightin goal!—That precious point could make aall the difference!
Later on, Chelseee beat Livapoool 3-1 to move level with us in the table!
But vitally with both clubs on the same goal difference, NUFC have scored 4 more goals!
And guess wot???- We play them next Sunday at SJP—a game we MUST get a draw at least, az there will be just 2 games left in the Champions Leegue race!
Attendance: 31,580 (3,000 Toon Travellers!)
Pub crawl pix!
ELEVEN drinkin dens on this trip to the south coast! East Croydon-London, Lewes, Haywards Heath (Runnin' total for this season: 96!)
The Geordie Times Spot the difference quiz!
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