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Unlikely Lads
Benfica U21s (h) Premier League International Cup Group C
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Date: Tuesday 13th January 2026, 1pm Venue: Whitley Park Admission: Free to ST holders or else £3 / £1 |
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Newcastle U21s |
Benfica B |
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0 - 5 |
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| Half time: | 0 - 2 | |
| Score Sheet: | ||
Tome
(10)
 Martins (20) Moreira (51) Moreira (85) F.Silva (90+4) |
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Teams |
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Ad.Harrison |
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Ribeiro Pinto R.Silva Parente Martins Ferreira F.Neto Cruz Trevisan Figueiredo Tome |
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(27) Alabi for M.Miley (46) Watts for Shahar (60) Munda for Finneran (60) Park for Wooster (76) Fitzgerald for Al.Harrison |
R.Neto for Martins (46) Moreira for F.Neto (46) F.Silva for Trevisan (46) Coletta for Tome (57) Lima for Cruz (70) |
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| Subs not used: | ||
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J.Taylor Hutchison |
Sandahl Edokpolor |
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| Bookings: | ||
Alabi
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Neto
Coletta |
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| Dismissals: | ||
| None |
None
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Referee:
Jacob Viera |
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Attendance:
tbc - virtually deserted. |
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Goals |
10 mins
Tome shot.
0-1
20 mins
Martins header.
0-2
Half time: Newcastle 0 Benfica 1
51 mins
Moreira shot.
0-3
85 mins
Moreira shot.
0-4
90+4 mins
F.Silva header.
0-5
Full time: Newcastle 0 Benfica 5
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We said |
Interim Coach Robbie Stockdale said:
"There was a little bit of change. We even had change an hour and
a half before kick-off with the line-up (defender Cathal Heffernan was
withdrawn due to a possible transfer) but that’s 21s football.
"I think
part of the job is to try and put players in the positions and be adaptable
because I believe the next step for these players is senior football where
managers will change tactics.
"You look at our first-team, they will change formation and work on that and we
have to prepare players for that. They’re a really good team aren't they?
They were really good when they came here in the UEFA Youth League. They beat
Chelsea by six the other week, I think they’re the best team we have played
easily this season.
"We set out a game plan and to a certain degree, it was KO. 3-0 at 80 minutes
was probably a fair reflection of the game. To concede the two at the end and we
were just hanging on. They were just poor goals to concede - but again, it’s
lessons.
"We had four Under-18s starting, another one came on, and that’s against Benfica’s B team, who play senior football every week. It was always going to be difficult and I’m not sure we can judge our players at that level just yet. It’s a great learning curve for them.”
Stats |
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Waffle |
Newcastle U21s concluded their Premier League International
Cup participation at Whitley Park on Tuesday afternoon with
a third defeat in four group stage games.
The Portuguese side recorded a 5-1 success at the same venue last October in the UEFA
U19 Youth League and dominated a managerless Magpies side
once again.
Ahead after 10 minutes when Olivio Tome fired into the roof
of the net, Benfica then doubled their lead thanks to a 20th
minute header from Leandro Martins.
Livewire attacker Goncalo Moreira caused United all sorts of
problems in the U19 meeting and took just six minutes after
arriving from the bench to fire his side further ahead.
Moreira then netted the rebound after fellow substitute
Francisco Silva's header hit the bar on 85 minutes, before
Silva himself rounded off the scoring with a close range
header in time added on.
Biffa