Grovelling apologeeez for the very late posting of this match report, which woz played 6 days ago, before wor Champions Leegue game against Bayer Leverkusen in Jawmany!
This IZ The GeordieTimes — with the hell did yoo expect?
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Ground number 378 (379 including Motspur Park from outside)
Date of First Visit: 9th December 2025
Ulrich-Haberland Stadion, Leverkusen, Germany
Bayer Leverkusen U19s 2
Newcastle United U19s 1 (Fitzgerald)
UEFA Youth League, game 6
Attendance: 563 (est 150 Toon fans) (plus 6 or 7 watchin from vantage points ootside the stadium)
“WHERE’S WOR MUSIC---LIKE!?”
🎵 This youth game was played in the shadows of The Bay Arena which backs on to it and it woz FREEE to get in—and yoo even got a match ticket az well!⬇️
It kicked off at ‘2.00 bells 🔔’ some 7 hours before the main game ‘next door’!
There were quite a few Toon fans in the crowd az the game kicked off and we held wor own in the orly stages of the game and nearly took the lead when Sean Neave hit the post at 'The Motorway End' ⬇️
Then, deep into stoppage time, Leverkusen's Culbreath heeded home to put them 1-0 up at the break, to loud music ower the speakers celebratin Leverkusen's opener!
The 2nd half woz a bit different az Leverkusen's youngins got on top--and sure enough they doubled their lead through Pohl with a fine strike in the 52nd minute! (Loud music again!)
There were a few ‘freebeez’ watch from ootside the groond behind the left hand goal from where we were! (It woz free anyway, so they didnt have to watch it from ootside the groond???⬇️
3 subs were brought on in the 64th minute, Kyle Fitzgerald, Kacey Wooster and Mason Miley, the younger brother of Lewis Miley, who would play 'next door' later on in the evenin!
This seemed to galvinise the team and sure enough we hit back in the 72nd minute when sub Kyle Fitzgerald hit a great shot past their goalie to half the deficit! 2-1 to them!
Nee loud music followed wor goal, which angered a Toon fan beside me, who shouted, "Where's wor music---like!?"
However!---we couldnt find the equaliser and the game ended in yet another UEFA Youth Leegue defeat!---Wor 6th oot of 6 games played, to leave us finishin' (not suprizingly!) in joint bottom place in the table!
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