Internazionale vs Newcastle United
Final score
Internazionale and Newcastle United drew 2-2 on Tuesday, March 11, 2003 at San Siro. Goals for Inter Milan: Christian Vieri (46') and Iván Córdoba (60'). Goals for Newcastle: Alan Shearer (42', 49').
Play by play
- 90'
Well played by Newcastle, they were the better side but a bit of poor defending from crosses cost them dear. It all goes down to the last game now but Inter are favourites to progress...
- 90'
Full-time Inter 2 Newcastle 2
- 90'
Shearer now booked for not retreating 10 yards form yet another free-kick
- 90'
Bernard goes down the left, looks for Shearer but it's a heavy touch from the left-back and it goes through to Toldo
- 90'
...it its the wall
- 90'
about 15 players are now in a 'discussion' about taking the free-kick, a bit of pushing and shoving ensues and LuaLua is booked now. Vieri still waiting...
- 90'
The ref has booked Di Biagio for taking too long to take it. Vieri still waiting to take it...
- 90'
Vieri is lining it up...
- 90'
Three minutes to be added on. Bernard wins the ball from Conceicao, he goes down again and teh ref buys it, free-kick on the angle of the 18-yard box to Inter, dangerous position...
- 90'
Jenas finds LuaLua, he skins two and finds Jenas, but he wastes a good shooting opportunity, his 20-yarder dribbling harmlessly wide
- 89'
LuaLua finds Griffin, he returns it but LuaLua fouls Coco
- 88'
Bernard fouls Conceicao not for teh first time. The Portuguese doesn't need an invitation to hit the deck though. Inter waste the free-kick, Newcastle win an attacking throw
- 87'
Shearer brings the ball down but is adjudged to have handled
- 86'
Pasquale crosses from the left, Newcastle clear. Conceicao tries to return it, Bernard blocks
- 85'
Shearer fouls Cannavaro, free-kick Inter
- 84'
Viana finds his international teammate Conceicao. Inter attack down the right through Coco, Griffin gets in a good block. five minutes to go
- 83'
Di Biagio tries his luck from range, finds row Z
- 82'
LuaLua is playing on the right and Viana on the left, Newcastle feel they can still win it but Inter look dangerous on the break
- 81'
Newcastle make two more changes, Hugo Viana and Lomana Tresor LuaLua come on for Laurent Robert and Nobby Solano
- 80'
Matins tries a flashy volley when maybe something more conventional would have worked better, Newcastle clear and Shearer is fouled yet again
- 79'
Conceicao fouls Bernard, he'll have to be careful after his earlier booking. Bellamy breaks down the left, his cross is headed out. Griffin puts it back in, Speed meets it with a header but it's straight at the keeper
- 78'
Inter bring on Pasquale for Emre, who looks to have picked up a groin injury
- 77'
Newcastle are playing well. Shearer lays it off to BEllamy and he looks for the curler. Toldo makes the save
- 76'
Griffin finds Solano, Shearer heads to Bellamy but Speed shoots wide
- 75'
Vieri combines well with Conceicao but Bernard sees off the danger, well played
