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Season 2015-16
Fulham U21s (h) U21 Premier League Division Two




In association 
with NUFC.com

 

Date: Monday February 22nd 2016, 1pm 

Venue:
 Whitley Park

Conditions: Bright and breezy

Newcastle U21s

Fulham U21s

  0 - 3

 

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Teams

Goals

9 mins Kwieniewski shot. 0-1

32 mins
Humphrys penalty. 0-2

Half time:
Newcastle 0 Fulham 2

90+2 mins Humphrys shot. 0-3

Full time:
Newcastle 0 Fulham 3

We Said

Peter Beardsley:

""I think in the first half we were poor. We weren't as quick to the ball as we'd like to have been.

"But we had a chat with them and in the second half they put a few things right. I thought they played really well in the second half and 3-0 was probably a bit flattering to Fulham.

"It's one of those things; we knew it would be difficult because we had such a young team, but there are always positives."

"Ben (Dawson, professional development phase coach) and I gave them a few home truths in terms of, not their attitude but the pace they were running at and closing people down.

"We intensified that, if you like, and from then on they were a lot better and in the second half, until the last goal, there was only one team that looked likely to score.

"So it was pleasing in that sense and there were two lads making debuts for the under 21s, so that was a big bonus."

Waffle

 

 

An inexperienced line-up suffered a third successive home loss at Northumberland FA's Whitley Park on Monday, beaten by a Fulham side who took their chances to give the scoreline a slightly lopsided look. 

Clad in a black and yellow change strip, the Cottagers went ahead on nine minutes when Mikolaj Kwietniewski finished off a good move by stroking the ball home.

Fulham soon came close to doubling their lead in bright and breezy conditions when United were unable to clear their lines and Lucas de la Torre's goalbound effort was blocked in the six yard box by Liam Smith. 

United's first attack of note saw them almost level in the 18th minute, when Callum Smith ran down the right before smacking his shot off the far post.

Four minutes later Fulham also hit the goal frame through Stevie Humphrys before the visitors extended their lead from the penalty spot in the 32nd minute.

Ben Pollock upended Kwietniewski in the area as he prepared to shoot and striker Humphrys sent Freddie Woodman the wrong way from the spot.

Dan Barlaser was unlucky not to get one back for Peter Beardsley's side in the 52nd minute when his shot was brilliantly clawed onto the post by England U21 keeper, Marcus Bettinelli - returning after serious injury.

That chance heralded the best period of home pressure as United raised their game following a lifeless opening 45 minutes and belatedly began to pose a threat.

While Adam Laidler on the left wing and Callum Smith on the opposite flank made some progress however, the lack of support in central areas meant that Fulham were able to register a first clean sheet in nine outings 

Woodman's post was hit again by Humphrys after 68 minutes and Laidler's shot across goal was blocked by Bettinelli soon after at the other end, the rebound falling behind Lewis McNall as he followed in.

Humphrys was denied by Woodman with six minutes remaining but grabbed his second and Fulham's third in added time as the Londoners avenged our 2-0 win at Craven Cottage last October and ended their own six game winless streak in the process.

There were U21 debuts for full back duo Ben Kitchen and Jake Trodd (taking our player total this season to 47), while Craig Spooner, Mackenzie Heaney and Dan Lowther were unused substitutes for the first time at this level.

United's closing two home games will be staged at St. James Park, meaning that this was their fifth and final visit to Whitley Park this season. They won none.

Biffa 


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