Wonderful result for the Geordies today - lets get the apologies out of the way to our Blues fans first, right that's done with but as I said before and was saying last night to two mates in town for a couple of days, if anyone can halt the Mourinho machine then it is Newcastle playing on their own patch.
It was enigma PATRICK KLUIVERT who ended Chelsea's dream of an unprecedented quadruple as his header after 4 minutes was enough to propel his team into the Quarter-Finals of the FA Cup. It was only the second goal Chelsea had conceded in 12 games, a fact not lost on the delirious home fans.
Never scared to make a substitution, Mourinho made three half-time changes but the move backfired as Wayne Bridge was stretchered off and Damien Duff was forced to play through injury. Then late on Carlo Cudicini was sent off in a crazy finish as Chelsea's dream crumbled.
Despite this Chelsea went all out for an equaliser in the 2nd half but Newcastle expolited to gaps on the pitch and Carr nearly got a second.
In a pulsating climax, Glen Johnson almost put the ball into his own net. Still the drama was not over as Cudicini was red-carded for fouling Kluivert as Newcastle pressed - yet stand-in stopper Johnson produced a superb save from Robert's free-kick.
Up the Blaydon Races.
Newcastle: Given, Carr, Boumsong, Bramble, Babayaro, Dyer (Milner 68), Jenas, Butt, Robert, Shearer (Ameobi 64), Kluivert.
Subs Not Used: Caig, N'Zogbia, Hughes.
Attendence: 45,740
MoM: Stephen Carr
Sunday, February 20, 2005
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