Newcastle 8 - 0 Gateshead


By Matthew Jones
August 10 2002

Alan Shearer and Jermaine Jenas both blasted a brace of goals as the Magpies defeated Unibond side Gateshead 8-0 on Friday evening. Alan Shearer and Jermaine Jenas both blasted a brace of goals as the Magpies defeated Unibond side Gateshead 8-0 on Friday evening.

Shearer fired United into a 2-0 lead inside 22 minutes with a diving header and a thumping 35-yard free-kick and was then replaced by Shola Ameobi.

And within two minutes Ameobi was on the scoresheet himself when he finished off a fine ball from Christian Bassedas.

An own goal made it 4-0 before Carl Cort had the chance to make it 5-0 with a penalty, but that was saved only for Cort to get another chance from 12 yards just before the interval and this time he made no mistake. Andy Griffin made made it 6-0 and Jenas blasted two second-half goals to make it 8-0 to the Magpies.

Chris Waddle was a guest of Gateshead and played for the home side in a much-needed fundraising operation.

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