Sacramento Republic FC vs. Newcastle United

Republic FC fall 1-0 to English Premier League side Newcastle United on own-goal

Sacramento Republic FC came out strong in the first half and had two scoring chances off of free kicks, the first coming in the 33rd minute. Midfielder Max Alvarez drew a foul just outside the box, Rodrigo Lopez stepped up and hooked a right-footed shot near-post. The shot was destined for the corner of the goal, but Newcastle keeper Tim Krul got a glove to it and pushed it out of play. Alvarez had a chance of his own in th... Full Story