Newcastle United claimed a vital draw against fellow strugglers, Norwich City, after going a man down in the 9th minute
By Kehinde Okeowo
The Maggies host fellow relegation-threatened Norwich City, in a mid-week game at St James’ Park.
Newcastle began the game on a bad note, when Clara Clark was given the marching order in the 9th minute after bringing down Teemu Pukki who was through on goal.
The match, however, didn’t produce a goal in the first half, as both sides were unable to reach each other’s defense.
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The second half started in the same fashion, Norwich City had more of the ball possession but the home side looked dangerous on counter-attacks.
The visitors eventually gave away a penalty in the 59th minute when Billy Gilmour handled the ball inside his penalty box.
Wilson stepped up in the 61st minute to score the resultant penalty to give Newcastle a 1-0 lead.
Norwich City thereafter searched for an equalizer and scored in the 79th minute, when Teemu Pukki brilliantly finished an assist from Dimitrios Giannoulis to level the score at 1-1.
Neither of the teams could add to their tally before the center referee brought proceedings to an end.
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