Ex-Socceroos boss given rapturous welcome in his home city but young gun Garang Kuol helps Magpies win 5-4 on penalties
Ex-Socceroos boss given rapturous welcome in his home cityJames Maddison’s goal in the 31st minute, after a sustained period of dominance from Spurs, broke the deadlock before Alexander Isak responded just before the break on Wednesday night.Australian young gun Garang Kuol made his Newcastle debut in the 71st minute and with the scores locked at 1-1 at full-time, the game went straight to penalties.
While on paper this was a friendly between two Premier League clubs, it also delivered a warm welcome home for Postecoglou, one of Melbourne’s favourite sons.A highlights package of Postecoglou’s playing and coaching journey played on the MCG big screen, to the delight of the home fans. The star forward received a raucous applause when named and there were squeals of delight whenever he touched the ball during his hour on the park.
In the 25th minute, Son contentiously didn’t receive a penalty after he was flattened when he attempted to beat Kieran Trippier.Newcastle appealed Maddison had controlled the ball with his hand, but referee Faghani awarded the goal.Son should have had an assist when he curled a wonderful ball around the Newcastle defence in the 40th minute but Brennan Johnson shot straight at Pope.Newcastle equalised on the counter on the stroke of half-time.
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