Alan Pardew's side - and Cisse especially - had previously spurned a catalogue of chances at St James' Park against a Fulham side who suffered their first defeat in six games. But with frustration and anxiety growing, the Senegal forward finally beat Mark Schwarzer in the third minute of added-on time for his 11th goal of the season.In a melee, Stanislav Manolev was the man who managed to get a boot on the ball inside the six-yard box, but a host of bodies denied him an opener in a half that eventually petered out. For 20 minutes after the interval, however, it was all Newcastle and another sustained spell where the only thing lacking was a goal.After a run of three straight defeats - two in the Barclays Premier League and a 3-1 loss to Benfica on Thursday in the first leg of a Europa League quarter-final tie, this was a crucial win for the Toon.From a Sylvain Marveaux corner, Yoan Gouffran's initial flick appeared to brush Sascha Riether on the line on the way to clipping the right-hand upright, with claims for a penalty ignored by referee Kevin Friend. The rebound fell to Cisse, only for his hapless display to continue in front of goal as from four yards out he sidefooted against the same piece of woodwork.Newcastle should have gone into the break in front, only to see three opportunities go begging in the space of six minutes for Cisse either side of the half-hour mark. Twice Cisse was set up by Moussa Sissoko, but on both occasions his right-foot shots were wide, albeit his first much closer than his second as Schwarzer was relieved to see it flash just beyond his left-hand post.
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