SANDRO Tonali returned from a betting ban - and the Toon ended winning in a lottery.
The Italian made his first start in 10 months following the scandal that temporarily derailed his career.
And although he couldn't help the Magpies over the line, his colleagues kept their nerve in the penalty shoot-out.
The 23-year-old midfielder was denied a goal after only three minutes but eventually tired as these two sides couldn't be separated after 90 minutes.
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