Club Bruges 2-2 Newcastle

Newcastle remain top of Europa
League Group D after coming from two
goals down to draw 2-2 away to
Bruges.
Goals from Ivan Trickovski and Jesper
Jorgensen put the home side in the
box-seat but Vurnon Anita and Shola
Ameobi scored before the interval to
earn a point for Alan Pardew's side.
Newcastle were lacklustre in the
opening exchanges, with Tim Krul
fortunate Carlos Bocca could not find a
crucial pass after he had charged down
the goalkeeper's poor clearance.
They went behind on 14 minutes
though, with Trickovski scoring his first
Bruges goal after bringing down a long
ball from the back before turning
inside Fabricio Coloccini and hitting a
low left-foot shot past Krul.
Jorgensen then doubled the home
side's lead five minutes later after his
shot from 22 yards crept between Krul
and his post after Jorgensen had
latched onto a weak defensive header
from James Tavernier.
That finally appeared to spark
Newcastle into life, although Sylvain
Marveaux was guilty of a miskick when
unmarked in the centre after Gabriel
Obertan had played an inviting cross in
from the left.
Shola Ameobi then saw a header
tipped over the bar by home keeper
Bojan Jorgacevic after Ameobi's
brother Sammy had crossed from the
right wing.
But the pressure finally paid off as
Newcastle scored twice in three
minutes to draw level before the break.
Anita scored his first goal since joining
the club from Ajax as he struck a volley
with the outside of his right boot that
found the net from just outside the
penalty area (41).
Shola Ameobi then netted the
equaliser with a neat toe-poked finish
past Jorgacevic after his brother had
once again played him in (43).
The second half featured fewer clearcut
chances, although Shola Ameobi
continued to impress as he forced a
couple of decent save out of the
Bruges keeper.
Yohan Cabaye also hit the post from a
free-kick that had Jorgacevic well
beaten but it was the home side that
came closest to finding a winner.
Krul was forced to save well from
headers by Carl Hoefkens and
Mohammed Tchite before Jorgensen
went close a minute from time.
His side-footed half-volley from a
corner looked destined for the top
corner but it just cleared the goal and
Newcastle held firm in the final few
minutes.