Alan Shearer's Testimonial!
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Newcastle gave Alan Shearer a fitting send off when beating Celtic 3-2 in the Geordie legend's testimonial, with the striker signing off in style by scoring a late penalty.
The curtain came down on Shearer's career at the end of the season, although a knee injury cruelly robbed him of the chance to feature in the last three games of the campaign.
He was not fit enough to take on Celtic, but did kick off the match in front of his adoring St James' Park fans before stepping onto the field to sign off in style.
As Shearer came onto the pitch with his family before the start, the crowd held up black, white and gold cards depicting his name and his famous number nine shirt.
Over 52,000 fans paid tribute to their hero and the match seemed something of an afterthought.
Newcastle went ahead early on, with Albert Luque volleying home from Peter Ramage's cross, but a Shaun Maloney penalty and John Hartson header had Celtic in front.
Former Magpies star Les Ferdinand played a key part in the later stages, as his cross was bundled into his own net by Paul Lawson to draw Newcastle level.
Deep into injury time, Ferdinand burrowed his way into the box and tumbled under challenge.
A penalty was awarded by Mark Clattenburg and on cue Shearer strode onto the pitch to net one final goal from 12 yards, much to the delight of the Geordie hordes who had come out to pay tribute to their retiring hero. -
well done..you'll be missed by many..
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he kickstarted the match and scored the penalty.
very amusing. -
yep..at least he could still walk and blast the ball home..Originally posted by dragg:he kickstarted the match and scored the penalty.
very amusing.
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Another great player to go into the hall of fame.. One of the best strikers in footballing history..
Wah imagine if he miss the penalty hah.. paiseh sia.. hahaha -
why all like to find celtic play testimonial
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yar..i also wondering why they come find blackburn..the only team that he won his epl medal with..Originally posted by The man who was death:why all like to find celtic play testimonial 
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hanor hanor...the other day roy keane testimonial oso look for celtic...celtic like have their pre-season games like that...Originally posted by The man who was death:why all like to find celtic play testimonial