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Darren Campbell's superb brace gave a welcome lift to the Celebrities as they took on Newcastle United's juniors.
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Darren Campbell scored a stunning double to lift the Celebs in their practice match against Newcastle United's under-18 side.
In spite of losing 4-2 they will have been encouraged by a spirited second half display.
The Celebs will want to forget the first half, when they struggled to get going and went behind by four goals.
The second half was a different story. On came Wilkes, Hutton, Harvey and Campbell and for the first time we saw the Celebs put the academy side under pressure.
Wilkes marshalled the defence with authority, telling everyone what was expected of them, including the referee. Andy Scott-Lee moved to central midfield and began threading passes through to the dangerous strike partnership of Campbell and Harvey.
Scott-Lee's excellent through ball put Harvey in on goal, but after rounding the keeper and slotting home he discovered the ref had blown for a push.
Scott-Lee then weaved his way through the defence and though his shot was well saved, Campbell tucked away the rebound.
Wilkes had a towering header from Olivier's free kick saved by the keeper, before Campbell leapt above the Newcastle defence to send a bullet header into the net from Hutton's excellent cross.
So after a disappointing start, the Celebs came on strong and will be growing in confidence.
Team: (First half) Alexander, Young, McGuiness, Pickard, Bowers, Thomas, Shephard, Little, Scott-Lee, Mellor, Olivier.
(Second half) Alexander, Young, Pickard, Wilkes, Little, Olivier, Shephard, Scott-Lee, Hutton, Campbell, Harvey.
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