{"id":292013,"date":"2023-10-25T22:25:11","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T22:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=292013"},"modified":"2023-10-25T22:25:11","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T22:25:11","slug":"newcastle-0-1-borussia-dortmund-nmechas-strike-seals-a-crucial-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/newcastle-0-1-borussia-dortmund-nmechas-strike-seals-a-crucial-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Newcastle 0-1 Borussia Dortmund: Nmecha&apos;s strike seals a crucial win"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Newcastle 0-1 Borussia Dortmund: German giants stun Eddie Howe&#8217;s Magpies as\u00a0Felix Nmecha scores the only goal in a St James&#8217; Park thriller to throw their Champions League group wide open<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Man City academy graduate\u00a0Felix Nmecha scored the only goal at St James&#8217; Park<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Newcastle hit the bar twice in the final minutes as they chased an equaliser<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Result sees Dortmund join the Magpies on four points in the group behind PSG\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Newcastle thought about signing Felix Nmecha in the summer before spending double on \u00a352million Sandro Tonali. While the latter awaits a 10-month ban for illegal gambling, the former looks a sure thing as Dortmund\u2019s replacement for Jude Bellingham.<\/p>\n<p>The Germany midfielder, raised in Manchester and once an England youth international, was the game\u2019s outstanding player and his goal was the difference on a rainswept night that brought Eddie Howe and Newcastle back to earth with a bump and a splash.<\/p>\n<p>In the week when Kevin Keegan told Howe his team could win the Champions League, this defeat has booted them from the summit of their group and into the Europa League slot.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>They do not yet have a mountain to climb, but the peak over which they threatened to disappear after a 4-1 thumping of Paris Saint-Germain looks a little hazy now, especially with trips to Dortmund and Paris next up.<\/p>\n<p>There is touch of Howe about Dortmund boss Edin Terzic &#8211; intelligent, calm and engaging. We should not be surprised to see him in this country at some point in the future. He did a job on one of the Premier League\u2019s finest here, and his use of Nmecha was the game-changer.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/25\/21\/77002771-12671787-image-a-14_1698267517768.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Nick Pope pulled off a series of first-half saves to thwart Dortmund forward Donyell Malen<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/25\/21\/77000757-12671787-image-a-1_1698266505013.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Man City academy graduate Felix Nmecha opened his account for Dortmund with the winner<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Formerly of Manchester City, the 23-year-old has been earmarked as Bellingham\u2019s heir after arriving from Wolfsburg for \u00a325m. Three years Bellingham\u2019s senior but not, as one may expect, light years behind the Real Madrid star.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>There is an immediate likeness, too, an ability to ghost from midfield without trace, and that knack certainly haunted Newcastle.<\/p>\n<p>His goal in the 45th minute was the perfect example, hiding in plain sight inside the penalty area as he waited for a cross from team-mate Nico Schlotterbeck. The finish was also Bellingham-esque, opening his body before sweeping home with the confidence of a far more seasoned pro.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018He\u2019s a player that we looked at and really liked but yeah, he\u2019s obviously at Dortmund,\u2019 said Howe.<\/p>\n<p>You signed Tonali instead? \u2018It\u2019s never as simple as that,\u2019 he replied.<\/p>\n<p>Newcastle bought Tonali from Milan for nights like this. Since the start of last season, no other midfielder has played more minutes in the Champions League. That record will expire when the Italian is suspended this week.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He was introduced in the second half but there was no romantic send-off. Like his team-mates, he soon ran into a yellow wall.<\/p>\n<p>To think, there was a feature in the matchday programme detailing how to beat Dortmund, four pages of tactical analysis. Perhaps Newcastle will find holes in the dressing-room wall where the Bundesliga outfit pinned that as motivation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/25\/22\/77002899-12671787-image-a-18_1698267783358.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Edin Terzic&#8217;s clever use of Felix Nmecha proved to be the game-changer on Wednesday night<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/25\/22\/77002885-12671787-image-a-16_1698267772448.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Gregor Kobel pulled off a brilliant save from Wilson from close range to keep Newcastle at bay<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/25\/22\/77002891-12671787-image-a-15_1698267663187.jpg\" height=\"435\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Anthony Gordon impressed for home side and was the main attacking threat for Howe&#8217;s team<\/p>\n<h3>PLAYER RATINGS AND MATCH FACTS<\/h3>\n<p><span>Newcastle (4-3-3):<\/span> Pope 7.5; Trippier 6.5, Lascelles 6, Schar 6.5, Burn 6; Longstaff 6 (Tonali 65, 6), Guimaraes 6, Joelinton 6 (Murphy 65, 6) ; Almiron 6.5, Isak 6 (Wilson 15, 6), Gordon 7<\/p>\n<p><span>Subs:<\/span> Dubravka, Karius, Dummett, Tonali, Targett, Hall, Livramento, Murphy, Willock<\/p>\n<p><span>Manager:<\/span> Eddie Howe 6<\/p>\n<p><span>Dortmund (4-3-3)<\/span> Kobel 7.5; Wolf 7, Schlotterbeck 8, Hummels 7, Bensebaini 6.5; Sabitzer 6.5, Emre Can 6 (Ozcan 42, 6.5), Nmecha 8.5; Reus 7 (Adeymi 63), Fullkrug 6.5, Malen 7.5<\/p>\n<p><span>Subs:<\/span> Meyer, Lotka, Reyna, Haller, Moukoko, Sule, Blank, Bynoe-Gittens<\/p>\n<p><span>Scorer: <\/span>Nmecha 45<\/p>\n<p><span>Booked: <\/span>Wolf<\/p>\n<p><span>Manager:<\/span> Edin Terzic 8<\/p>\n<p><span>Att: <\/span>52,024<\/p>\n<p><span>Ref:<\/span> A Dias 7<\/p>\n<p><span>MOM:<\/span> Nmecha<\/p>\n<p>Without a goal and with just one point in the Group of Death beforehand, this has breathed life into their campaign.<\/p>\n<p>For the second time in this competition there was tension on the streets of the city in the hours before kick-off. Last time, PSG\u2019s supporters showed more fight than their players.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Dortmund\u2019s fans marched on the stadium in equally combative mood &#8211; bottles and punches were thrown &#8211; but, by contrast to PSG, their team was up for the battle. Those pre-match clashes were all a far cry from friendly exchanges earlier in the day, when Geordies joked that every bar stool in town was already taken by a German towel.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But how everyone inside St James\u2019 wished they had one of those amid a rain that caught the wind and seemed to swirl continuously around the ground. There was an element of chaos to the climate, and so that was the case on the pitch.<\/p>\n<p>This was no cagey group-stage affair, cage fighting more like. They traded blow after blow and shot after shot. Dortmund\u2019s Donyell Malen ran clear inside 90 seconds and Nick Pope saved with his feet. Newcastle blazed down the other end and Anthony Gordon\u2019s curler was shovelled clear by Gregor Kobel.<\/p>\n<p>On 10 minutes, Pope\u2019s double save from Malen\u2019s low blast and Niclas Fullkrug\u2019s follow-up somehow kept the game goalless. Newcastle again retaliated and Gordon should have scored when freed by Alexander Isak but he shot into the chest of Kobel.<\/p>\n<p>Dortmund, though, were the better team, and that was never part of the script imagined by those with PSG fresh in the memory. The home fans were the 12th man that night.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/25\/22\/77002895-12671787-image-a-17_1698267776114.jpg\" height=\"454\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Howe&#8217;s team were brought back down to earth with a result that sees them drop to third in the group behind PSG and Dortmund<\/p>\n<p>They were left sodden and subdued as the visitors took control here. Their mood was not improved by the sight of Isak being forced off with a leg injury inside 15 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Howe shook his head and he was bewildered still further when Dortmund led. Centre-back Schlotterbeck used his brawn to rob Gordon before setting off on an unlikely dash forward, pulling back for Nmecha to steer first time into the bottom corner.<\/p>\n<p>Shooting downhill towards the Gallowgate in the second half &#8211; Newcastle needed that as a jump-start &#8211; they would have been level just before the hour if not for Kobel extending a leg to block\u2019s Callum Wilson\u2019s prod. Those behind the goal, and in the dugout, were already up in celebration.<\/p>\n<p>They were back on their feet when Wilson clipped the crossbar with a header and Gordon\u2019s deflected shot did the same. Dortmund, though, had raised the bar. They were deserved winners.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12671787\/Newcastle-0-1-Borussia-Dortmund-Felix-Nmechas-half-strike-hands-Bundesliga-outfit-impressive-victory-St-James-Park.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Newcastle 0-1 Borussia Dortmund: German giants stun Eddie Howe&#8217;s Magpies as\u00a0Felix Nmecha scores the only goal in a St James&#8217;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":292012,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Newcastle 0-1 Borussia Dortmund: Nmecha&amp;apos;s strike seals a crucial win - Sports Love Me<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/newcastle-0-1-borussia-dortmund-nmechas-strike-seals-a-crucial-win\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Newcastle 0-1 Borussia Dortmund: Nmecha&amp;apos;s strike seals a crucial win - Sports Love Me\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Newcastle 0-1 Borussia Dortmund: German giants stun Eddie Howe&#8217;s Magpies as\u00a0Felix Nmecha scores the only goal in a St James&#8217;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/newcastle-0-1-borussia-dortmund-nmechas-strike-seals-a-crucial-win\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Sports Love Me\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-10-25T22:25:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"mediabest\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Newcastle-0-1-Borussia-Dortmund-Nmechaaposs-strike-seals-a-crucial-win.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"mediabest\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"6 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/newcastle-0-1-borussia-dortmund-nmechas-strike-seals-a-crucial-win\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/newcastle-0-1-borussia-dortmund-nmechas-strike-seals-a-crucial-win\/\",\"name\":\"Newcastle 0-1 Borussia Dortmund: Nmecha&apos;s strike seals a crucial win - Sports Love Me\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2023-10-25T22:25:11+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-10-25T22:25:11+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/#\/schema\/person\/74db1979fe71b5ea01513ec1ce5bc609\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/newcastle-0-1-borussia-dortmund-nmechas-strike-seals-a-crucial-win\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/newcastle-0-1-borussia-dortmund-nmechas-strike-seals-a-crucial-win\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/newcastle-0-1-borussia-dortmund-nmechas-strike-seals-a-crucial-win\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Soccer\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/category\/soccer\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Newcastle 0-1 Borussia Dortmund: Nmecha&apos;s strike seals a crucial win\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/\",\"name\":\"Sports Love Me\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/#\/schema\/person\/74db1979fe71b5ea01513ec1ce5bc609\",\"name\":\"mediabest\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d7cef2e0d8d634cb49d54f7c48b549a1?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d7cef2e0d8d634cb49d54f7c48b549a1?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"mediabest\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Newcastle 0-1 Borussia Dortmund: Nmecha&apos;s strike seals a crucial win - Sports Love Me","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/newcastle-0-1-borussia-dortmund-nmechas-strike-seals-a-crucial-win\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Newcastle 0-1 Borussia Dortmund: Nmecha&apos;s strike seals a crucial win - Sports Love Me","og_description":"Newcastle 0-1 Borussia Dortmund: German giants stun Eddie Howe&#8217;s Magpies as\u00a0Felix Nmecha scores the only goal in a St James&#8217;","og_url":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/newcastle-0-1-borussia-dortmund-nmechas-strike-seals-a-crucial-win\/","og_site_name":"Sports Love Me","article_published_time":"2023-10-25T22:25:11+00:00","author":"mediabest","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_image":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Newcastle-0-1-Borussia-Dortmund-Nmechaaposs-strike-seals-a-crucial-win.jpg","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"mediabest","Est. reading time":"6 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/newcastle-0-1-borussia-dortmund-nmechas-strike-seals-a-crucial-win\/","url":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/newcastle-0-1-borussia-dortmund-nmechas-strike-seals-a-crucial-win\/","name":"Newcastle 0-1 Borussia Dortmund: Nmecha&apos;s strike seals a crucial win - Sports Love Me","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/#website"},"datePublished":"2023-10-25T22:25:11+00:00","dateModified":"2023-10-25T22:25:11+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/#\/schema\/person\/74db1979fe71b5ea01513ec1ce5bc609"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/newcastle-0-1-borussia-dortmund-nmechas-strike-seals-a-crucial-win\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/newcastle-0-1-borussia-dortmund-nmechas-strike-seals-a-crucial-win\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/newcastle-0-1-borussia-dortmund-nmechas-strike-seals-a-crucial-win\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Soccer","item":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/category\/soccer\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Newcastle 0-1 Borussia Dortmund: Nmecha&apos;s strike seals a crucial win"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/","name":"Sports Love Me","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/#\/schema\/person\/74db1979fe71b5ea01513ec1ce5bc609","name":"mediabest","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d7cef2e0d8d634cb49d54f7c48b549a1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d7cef2e0d8d634cb49d54f7c48b549a1?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"mediabest"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/292013"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=292013"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/292013\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/292012"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=292013"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=292013"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=292013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}