Match Report
Newcastle United U19 (34th, 0 pts) visited Bayer Leverkusen U19 (17th, 10 pts) with 10 points between them. Scoring rates set the scale: Bayer Leverkusen U19 1.5 scored and 2.67 conceded per game, Newcastle United U19 1 and 2.83, with the league averaging 2.08.
Defeat had followed defeat for Newcastle United U19 — five in succession. Over the last five, Bayer Leverkusen U19 had taken 7 of 15 points to Newcastle United U19's 0.
With 56 matches recorded and 2.0 yellow cards per game, J. Karlsen was the man in the middle. The venue was Jugendleistungszentrum Kurtekotten, with room for 1,400 spectators. Bayer Leverkusen U19 led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Bayer Leverkusen U19: Montrell Culbreath (45'), Ferdinand Pohl (52') · Newcastle United U19: Kyle Fitzgerald (72')
Key stats
Possession: Bayer Leverkusen U19 59% · Newcastle United U19 41% · Total shots: 17-8 · On target: 5-3 · Corners: 10-3