newcastle pay partizan penalty published: thursday 28 august 2003, 0.14cet newcastle united fc 0-1 fk partizan (agg: 1-1 - partizan win 4-3 on pens) fk partizan cause a big shock.
fk partizan claimed a shock place in the uefa champions league group stage at the expense of newcastle united fc, who reached the second group stage last season, after winning a tense penalty shoot-out against the english side at st james' park.
sudden-death victory the champions of serbia and montenegro wiped out newcastle's advantage from their 1-0 first-leg victory, thanks to a second-half goal from striker ivica iliev, and then completed the comeback with a 4-3 sudden-death victory on penalties.
lightning-quick break iliev put partizan ahead on the night in the 50th minute, rounding off a lightning-quick break out of defence following a newcastle corner by slotting a pass from impressive captain sasa ilic into the net.
shearer miss in the first five penalties of the shoot-out, three players from each side, including newcastle's former england captain alan shearer, failed to convert. when newcastle's aaron hughes blasted his effort over, partizan right-back milivoje cirkovic then put away the decisive kick to see his side through to thursday's draw and leave newcastle with the consolation prize of a place in the uefa cup.
