| Kick-Off 6.45 p.m. U.K. Time |
| Thursday 16th September 1999 |
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| A Match Report on the Action Will Appear Here |
| They've Kicked-Off |
| Newcastle are playing 4-4-2, CSKA are starting with 4-3-3 |
| Dyer breaks through the centre of midfield but his final ball is poor |
| CSKA play a long hopeful ball down the middle that causes some concern for Newcastle and the Bulgarian's win a corner on the right |
| Petkov crosses deep, he gets the return ball but the move breaks down, Dyer is fouled in midfield and Newcastle get a free-kick |
| Shearer gets a shot on target from a narrow angle but it's easily saved by Lukic |
| Barton gets caught out in defence and a free-header comes in but goes over the bar |
| Speed is fouled by Petkov in the Newcastle half |
| Solano tries to make room on the edge of the box but he's intercepted |
| Goma gives the ball away in midfield, CSKA come forward and a player goes down on the edge of the box but nothing is given |
| Speed is fouled by Petkov again and Newcastle get a free-kick in midfield |
| Newcastle get the ball into the CSKA box but it's comfortably collected by Lukic |
| Ferguson is replaced by Ketsbaia after 17-minutes because of a thigh injury |
| Solano finds Spped, he gets between two defenders and heads well but Lukic makes a great save, tipping the ball over the bar for a corner |
| The cross comes over and Goma heads wide |
| 20-minutes played and Newcastle carry the ball out of defence |
| Newcastle win a throw-in deep inside the CSKA half |
| Spped lofts the ball into the area but everybody misses it and it goes for a goal-kick to CSKA |
| Shearer is caught offside for Newcastle |
| Newcastle give away a free-kick 30-yards out on the left flank |
| The free-kick is floated to the far post and Barton heads it behind for a corner |
| The cross comes over and it's knocked out, it fall sto petkov and he hits the bar with a great shot from 30-yards |
| Shearer gets forward on the counter-attack but he shoots wide |
| Hristov is fouled in midfield |
| Hristov breaks down the right, he's fouled by Domi and Domi receives a Yellow Card, CSKA get a free-kick by the right hand corner-flag |
| Petkov crosses into the box and Shearer heads the ball clear |
| Shearer fouls Petkov on the edge of the box, the ball is played into the box and CSKA win a corner |
| The cross comes over and it's headed clear by the Newcastle defence |
| Hristov tries a shot from a long way out but it goes way over the bar |
| CSKA win a free-kick in midfield |
| Newcastle come forward and win a corner on the left, the cross comes over an dthe keeper collects the ball comfortably |
| Domi tries a shot from a very tight angle and it goes predictably wide |
| Petkov receives a Yellow Card fpor a foul on Lee |
| Newcastle come forward and woin a corner on the right |
| The cross comes over and is hacked clear by the CSKA defence |
| Shearer is caught offside for Newcastle |
| CSKA come forward but Domi does well to 'sweep-up' at the back |
| Newcastle come forward and Solano wins a corner on the right |
| The cross comes over and Speed heads wide |
| 1-minute of first half injury time to play |
| Manchev gets forward and has a great shot go just over the bar |
| Half-Time CSKA Sofia 0-0 Newcastle U |
| Second-Half Starts |
| Dyer wins a free-kick 30-yards out |
| Shearer tries a shot, it beats the wall but it's easily saved by Lukic |
| Hristov gets forward on the right, he's closed down by Dabizas |
| Dyer is brought down as he runs through the middle, there's a Yellow card for the CSKA defender |
| Newcastle win a free-kick 25-yards out, Shearer runs over the ball and Solano puts his shot into the back of the net - in the 51st minute |
Goal !!! Solano !!! CSKA Sofia 0-1 Newcastle U |
| Shearer gives away a free-kick with a bad foul on Petkov, Shearer is lucky to get away without a Yellow card |
| Hristov is replaced by Ivanov along with another substitution for CSKA |
| Kremenliev is off the field receiving treatment for a head injury following an arm in the face from Alan Shearer |
| 60-minutes played and Shearer gets into the box, he plays ther ball back and is caught offside |
| The other Ivanov comes on for CSKA replaceing the injured Kremenliev |
| Dyer is fouled in midfield |
| Dabizas has his shirt tugged and Newcastle get a free-kick inside their own half |
| Dyer does well down the left, he beats his defender and scoops the ball over the keeper but it goes just inches wide with Solano racing in |
| Dyer gives away a free-kick in midfield |
| Dyer breaks from the half-way line, he gets into the box and he's denied by a great tackle |
| Dyer is caught offside and he reacts badly, he receives a Yellow Card for dissent |
| CSKA win a corner on the right, the cross comes over and Shearer heads it clear |
| Petkov shoots wide from distance for CSKA |
| 75-minutes played and Ketsbaia crosses intot he area, Shearer heads the ball back to Solano and he shoots just over the bar from the edge ofthe box |
| Dyer plays a great ball through to Ketsbai, he beats a defender, controlling the ball well, and shoots home |
Goal !!! Ketsbaia !!! CSKA Sofia 0-2 Newcastle U |