Fulham beats Magpies to snap winless streak
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December 12, 2012, Wednesday
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FULHAM ended a seven-game winless run in the Premier League after Hugo Rodallega's second-half goal delivered a 2-1 win over Newcastle.
The Colombia striker scored with a header from a free-kick in the 64th minute at Craven Cottage to inflict Newcastle's fifth loss in its past six league matches.
Fulham was better in the first half and scored through Steve Sidwell's tame shot that hit Newcastle defender Mike Williamson and went in off the crossbar in the 18th.
Hatem Ben Arfa equalized in the 54th when his shot deflected off John Arn Riise to loop over goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer.
Fulham is 13th with 20 points, one position and three points ahead of Newcastle. Fulham defender Sascha Reither made two first-half blocks to deny Fabio Coloccini and Pappiss Cisse.
Despite not having scored for 298 minutes before kickoff, Fulham were the better team in the first half, looking lively and allowing offseason signing Dimitar Berbatov to dictate the pace of the play.
"Berbatov was special. Everything he seemed to pluck out the sky. When he's in the mood, he's a real problem," Newcastle manager Alan Pardew said.
Fulham manager Martin Jol was also complimentary of his striker, and the impact he has on the squad.
"He is a quality player. The good thing about my squad is that they recognize that he is the one when Bryan Ruiz isn't there, that is keeping us together in our approach and our playing culture," Jol said. "Although he didn't score, maybe he covered more ground than ever before."
In Italy, Lazio was lucky to escape with a share of the points from a lackluster scoreless draw away to Bologna which left it three points behind third-placed Napoli in Serie A on Monday.
Earlier, Udinese had Danilo and Antonio Di Natale to thank for a 2-0 away win away at Sampdoria which pushed it up to eighth in the table just behind a resurgent AC Mian.
In Spain, goals by Franco Zuculini and Antonio Galdeano gave Real Zaragoza a 2-0 win at Rayo Vallecano in the Spanish league. Midfielder Jose Maria Movilla pounced on a loose ball in the penalty area and, having drawn goalkeeper David Cobeno out, deftly crossed the ball for Zuculini to slot it into the net in the 21st minute.
The Colombia striker scored with a header from a free-kick in the 64th minute at Craven Cottage to inflict Newcastle's fifth loss in its past six league matches.
Fulham was better in the first half and scored through Steve Sidwell's tame shot that hit Newcastle defender Mike Williamson and went in off the crossbar in the 18th.
Hatem Ben Arfa equalized in the 54th when his shot deflected off John Arn Riise to loop over goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer.
Fulham is 13th with 20 points, one position and three points ahead of Newcastle. Fulham defender Sascha Reither made two first-half blocks to deny Fabio Coloccini and Pappiss Cisse.
Despite not having scored for 298 minutes before kickoff, Fulham were the better team in the first half, looking lively and allowing offseason signing Dimitar Berbatov to dictate the pace of the play.
"Berbatov was special. Everything he seemed to pluck out the sky. When he's in the mood, he's a real problem," Newcastle manager Alan Pardew said.
Fulham manager Martin Jol was also complimentary of his striker, and the impact he has on the squad.
"He is a quality player. The good thing about my squad is that they recognize that he is the one when Bryan Ruiz isn't there, that is keeping us together in our approach and our playing culture," Jol said. "Although he didn't score, maybe he covered more ground than ever before."
In Italy, Lazio was lucky to escape with a share of the points from a lackluster scoreless draw away to Bologna which left it three points behind third-placed Napoli in Serie A on Monday.
Earlier, Udinese had Danilo and Antonio Di Natale to thank for a 2-0 away win away at Sampdoria which pushed it up to eighth in the table just behind a resurgent AC Mian.
In Spain, goals by Franco Zuculini and Antonio Galdeano gave Real Zaragoza a 2-0 win at Rayo Vallecano in the Spanish league. Midfielder Jose Maria Movilla pounced on a loose ball in the penalty area and, having drawn goalkeeper David Cobeno out, deftly crossed the ball for Zuculini to slot it into the net in the 21st minute.
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