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RAPIDHAMMER: West Ham v Newcastle 3-1

Saturday 20 September 2008

West Ham v Newcastle 3-1

Großartiger Einstand für den neuen West Ham-Manager Gianfranco Zola und für David de Michele (rechts) bei seinem Heimdebüt am Upton Park. Der italienische Stürmer schoss zwei Tore und legte Treffer Nummer 3 für Matty Etherington auf.
Scott Parker (im linken Bild mit dem neuen Coach) spielte im Mittelfeld groß auf, meint Iain Dale, der in seinem Match Report bei West Ham endlich wieder "Flair" entdeckte:
"Ninety minutes of absolutely pulsating football, a game brimming over with excitement, three great goals, a team performance to savour, two players putting in their best ever performances for the club, a formation which was almost unfathomable, and a position where Lucas Neill looks comfortable. What more could a humble fan ask for? The first thirty minutes was the best opening half an hour I can remember from a West Ham team. The tempo and fluidity of passing was astonishing."
Am Ende wirkten die Hammers zwar ziemlich fertig, aber Newcastle konnte nur mehr auf 1:3 durch Michael Owen stellen. Der neue Fitness-Coach Antonio Pintus hat sicher noch ein bisschen Arbeit vor sich. Gianfranco Zola und Co-Trainer Steve Clarke kann man zu diesem Einstand gratulieren! Artig gab Zola auch an Ex-Manager Alan Curbishley ein paar Blumen weiter:
"In one week I'd like to say we did something to these guys but to be fair to them it's down to them and what Alan Curbishley did so far. The attitude has been incredible"

West Ham:
Green, Behrami, Upson, Neill, Ilunga, Faubert, Noble, Parker (Mullins 72), Etherington (Boa Morte 73), Di Michele, Cole (Sears 87).
Subs Not Used: Lastuvka, Lopez, Davenport, Reid.
Booked: Neill.
Goals: Di Michele 8, 37, Etherington 53.
Newcastle: Given, Edgar (Bassong 59), Taylor, Coloccini, N'Zogbia, Geremi, Cacapa (Gonzalez 81), Butt, Duff, Owen, Xisco.
Subs Not Used: Harper, Ameobi, Tozer, Doninger, Donaldson.
Booked: Taylor, N'Zogbia.
Goal: Owen 67.
Att: 34,743
Ref: Phil Dowd (Staffordshire).
Goal Video: -> hier

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