Brighton knocks Newcastle out of FA Cup
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January 6, 2013, Sunday
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PREMIER League club Newcastle United's FA Cup hopes floundered on England's south coast for the second year in a row as Championship side Brighton and Hove Albion kicked off third round action with a 2-0 victory yesterday.
Andrea Orlandi gave Brighton a halftime lead and Will Hoskins added a second for the Seagulls three minutes from time. Brighton defeated Newcastle 1-0 in last season's fourth round.
Newcastle, which is stuck in a woeful run of league form during which they have plummeted towards the relegation zone, fielded a below-strength side and offered little threat.
Their efforts to get back into the tie were undermined by Shola Ameobi's second-half dismissal for a second yellow card.
There were 28 more third round matches scheduled late yesterday with holders Chelsea beginning their defencs away to Southampton.
In Spain, Ruben Castro and Jorge Molina both scored to give Real Betis a 2-1 win at Real Zaragoza in the Spanish league on Friday.
Betis' third straight away victory lifted the Seville-based side level on points with fourth-place Malaga and two points behind third-place Real Madrid.
"Starting the new year with three points isn't too bad, no?" Castro said. "We have suffered to win these away games, but in the end we have known how to pull them out."
Andrea Orlandi gave Brighton a halftime lead and Will Hoskins added a second for the Seagulls three minutes from time. Brighton defeated Newcastle 1-0 in last season's fourth round.
Newcastle, which is stuck in a woeful run of league form during which they have plummeted towards the relegation zone, fielded a below-strength side and offered little threat.
Their efforts to get back into the tie were undermined by Shola Ameobi's second-half dismissal for a second yellow card.
There were 28 more third round matches scheduled late yesterday with holders Chelsea beginning their defencs away to Southampton.
In Spain, Ruben Castro and Jorge Molina both scored to give Real Betis a 2-1 win at Real Zaragoza in the Spanish league on Friday.
Betis' third straight away victory lifted the Seville-based side level on points with fourth-place Malaga and two points behind third-place Real Madrid.
"Starting the new year with three points isn't too bad, no?" Castro said. "We have suffered to win these away games, but in the end we have known how to pull them out."
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