Newcastle 3 - 0 Bayern Leverkeusen

By Matthew Jones
February 27 2003

Alan Shearer got a hattrick inside 36 minutes to give Newcastle an early lead. Shearer got his first ever Champions League goal from open play (a header) before scoring another header and a penalty. Shay Given gave away a penalty for Leverkeusen with the score 2-0, but they missed haha!

KEY INCIDENTS

• 5 mins: Shearer opens the scoring
• 11 mins: Shearer taps the ball home from short range
• 19 mins: Given saves Neuville's penalty
• 36 mins: Shearer completes his hat-trick from the penalty spot
• 59 mins: Shearer shoots wide from 10 yards
• 73 mins: Babic scores a consolation goal

Newcastle: Given, Griffin, Caldwell, Bramble, Bernard, Kerr (Viana 82), Dyer (Solano 70), Speed, Robert, Ameobi, Shearer (LuaLua 80).
Subs not used: Harper, O'Brien, Cort, Hughes.

Bayer Leverkusen: Butt, Preuss, Kleine, Cris (Zivkovic 29), Placente, Kaluzny, Ramelow (Babic 46), Simak, Basturk, Neuville (Brdaric 61), Franca.
Subs not used: Starke, Ojigwe, Callsen-Bracker, Dogan.

Bookings: Brdaric

Attendance: 40,508

Referee: Claus Bo-Larsen (Denmark).