Summary and goals of the Newcastle-Southampton (2-1) semifinal match of the Carabao Cup

The ‘magpies’ reach the final of the Carabao Cup after beating Southampton

Eddie Howe puts the team in a final 24 years later: they are already waiting for United or Nottingham Forest

Almost fifty years later, exactly 47, Newcastle made history and qualified again for the League Cup final English after eliminating Southampton, who could not come back from 0-1 in the first-leg clash he lost the second game 2-1 against an intractable rival who wanted to win a title at Wembley next February 27.

Fans at St. James’ Park have long dreamed of a posh trophy. Many had not even been born when “Las Urracas” raised the last important one. Although Newcastle won the second division league in 2017 or the Fairs Cup in 1969The truth is that He has not filled his showcase with level titles since 1955, when he lifted the England Cup.

Throughout time he touched glory with his fingertips. He missed two Premier League games in 1996 and 1997. In both cases, he was runner-up. In 1998 and 1999, when they played their last final, they lost the FA Cup. And the League Cup slipped out of his hands in 1976, when he lost the title game to Mancheser City.

BecauseEddie Howe’s men took the challenge of repeating a final very seriously. The title is by no means assured and will surely be played against Manchester United, who have yet to play the second leg of the semifinals with Nottingham Forest, whom they already won 3-0 in the first leg. They could not miss a unique opportunity and from the first second he jumped onto the grass at St. James’ Park with his sharp fang.

above the rest, Bruno Guimaraes stood out. Every time he touched the ball, he dressed the game in ‘glamour’. The Brazilian environment, although ended up expelled, is all aesthetics, a dancer with the ball that not only makes flourishes. He creates them with meaning, to make his teammates play and to become a decisive man. And, one of the beneficiaries was Sean Longstaff, who opened the scoring at the first substitution to keep Southampton away from the dream of playing at Wembley.

After five minutes, Bruno Guimaraes grabbed the ball in the left midfield area. He dribbled past two rivals, one of them sitting with one of Andrés Iniesta’s stamped ‘combas’. The ball ended up at the feet of Kieran Trippierwho assisted Longstaff to close the play with an accurate shot from inside the area. The Newcastle youth squad, a man of the house, left an image of ecstasy that he would repeat before the break.

Shortly after, Longstaff did not fail either after a choral play by Newcastle. From the penalty spot, he did not miss a pass from the death of Miguel Almirón that provoked the almost immediate reaction of Southampton, who cut the gap with a shot from Che Adams.

With 2-1 at halftime, against Southampton He had 45 minutes left to score two goals and cause extra time. However, Newcastle held up well to the attacks from Nathan Jones’ team with Nick Pope inspired by a one-on-one against Adam Armstrong and, without fanfare, he resisted even with one less man during the last minutes for the expulsion of Bruno Guimaraes, who marred his performance with an ugly tackle on Sam Edozie.

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The direct red to the Brazilian did not prevent a victory with which Newcastle will go down in history and generations of Magpies, orphans of titles, will dream of lifting the League Cup at Wembley.