10 Newcastle United Cup Runs That Came Close To Ending Their Trophy Drought

3. 2004/05 UEFA Cup Quarter-Final

Sporting Lisbon Fabio Rochemback, right, tussles with Newcastle's captain Alan Shearer for the ball during their UEFA Cup quarterfinal first leg soccer match at St James' Park, Newcastle England, Thursday, April 7, 2005. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)
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Things were looking good for Newcastle as an Alan Shearer strike gave them a 1-0 lead to take to Portugal.

Things looked even better when Kieron Dyer gave The Toon the lead in the José Alvalade Stadium but Sporting hit back with four goals to break Geordie hearts and go through 4-2 on aggregate.

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