Toon win shooutout in Melbourne friendly

Newcastle and Tottenham met for a friendly in Melbourne, Australia just days after the Premier League season ended.

Both sides jetted off on Sunday and had to acclimatise quickly before heading out onto Melbourne Cricket Ground’s converted pitch.

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Spurs and the Magpies lined up strong to start with and it was James Maddison who opened the scoring with some quick footwork before smashing home with his weaker left foot.

But Newcastle responded just before half-time through Alexandar Isak, who was on hand to tap home a rebound from Miguel Almiron.

The Paraguay international forced Brandon Austin into a low save and it came back out to the Swedish striker who reacted quickly to tie the match.

In the second half, both teams made several changes which killed the momentum of the match.

It ended 1-1 but fans were treated to a penalty shootout, which was won by the Tynesiders after Bryan Gil missed his spot-kick for Spurs.

How it happened

Although it was just a friendly matchup between two Premier League sides, it had the feeling of an intense league game.

Both teams had named a strong starting XI and were clearly going for the win and it was finely poised for the opening 30 minutes.

Spurs captain Heung-Min Son was on fine form out on the left, more than once picking the ball up and driving at former team-mate Kieran Trippier.

Alongside him, Maddison looked back to his best after struggling in the final few months of the season and he was pulling the strings in the heart of the Tottenham midfield.

Postecoglou’s side had an early penalty shout waved away as Son took a shot that appeared to hit a Newcastle hand, but the referee was not convinced and let play continue.

Maddison then went close, striking from outside…

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Author : Mitch Fretton

Publish date : 2024-05-22 12:11:41

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