FFO2 Conference, Sunderland vs. Leicester City (Mon Aug 14) Sunderland | Leicester City 4-3-1-2 E | 4-4-2 E David Gooch | - | B_Leno GK | GK A_Areola N_Molina DF | DF Sequeira A_Ogbonna DF | DF L_Dunk W_Boly DF | DF A_Marusic C_Mbemba DF | DF Y_Atal V_Ryabushko MF | MF N_Kante G_Xhaka MF | MF A_Di_Maria M_Nunes MF | MF I_Muniain Evanilson FW | MF N_Powell A_Carroll FW | FW A_Rebic J_Draxler AM | FW L_Alario | D_Velhulst SUB | SUB M_Van_Damme B_Godfrey SUB | SUB M_Kilman N_Bajrami SUB | SUB M_Montoya S_Berghuis SUB | SUB S_Nakajima A_Modeste SUB | SUB J_Wind Min. 2 :(lei) I_Muniain with a 50-yard pass to A_Marusic ... A_Marusic with a thundering volley! ... B_Leno makes a fine save Min. 6 :(sun) Evanilson looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to M_Nunes ... I_Muniain is called for the holding foul ... He was a bit too close for comfort ... He gets away with that one ... It's just a warning ... David Gooch looks annoyed that there was no card there Min. 9 :(lei) A_Di_Maria with a slide rule pass to L_Alario ... L_Alario with the 40 yard drive! ... GOAL!! ... B_Leno was caught out there ... Leicester City have the advantage! ... Sunderland 0-1 Leicester City ... Min. 10 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland ... Sunderland have changed their playing style to C Min. 10 :(lei) L_Dunk with an early cross to A_Rebic ... W_Boly wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 13 :(lei) N_Powell has the ball ... He knocks the ball past W_Boly ... He puts in A_Marusic! ... A_Marusic with the 40 yard drive! ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! Min. 17 :(sun) Evanilson with a real burst of pace ... He's clean through! ... A_Marusic anticipates the pass and cuts it out Min. 17 :(lei) N_Kante makes the tackle ... He gets to his feet quickly ... He's beat the defender to the ball ... A wicked drive by N_Kante! ... It hits off a defender! ... B_Leno is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... I_Muniain drives it into the box! ... That's a poor one ... N_Molina belts it clear Min. 18 :(lei) L_Alario runs forward ... L_Alario has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... B_Leno makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 19 :(lei) A_Di_Maria looks up ... He swings the ball right towards L_Dunk ... A thundering drive by L_Dunk! ... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort Min. 22 :(sun) J_Draxler cuts in on A_Marusic's blind side ... Sequeira takes the ball ... OOOHHHH!! ... He almost loses it straight away ... But he hits it clear! Min. 23 :(lei) N_Powell plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... N_Powell with a screamer of a shot! ... But B_Leno punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 24 :(sun) J_Draxler with an intelligent ball to W_Boly ... W_Boly unleashes a pile driver! ... A_Areola makes a fine save Min. 24 :(lei) N_Kante eases past N_Molina ... N_Kante curls it towards the top corner! ... B_Leno parries it, he follows it up ... He fires it over!! Min. 26 :(lei) Y_Atal is spitting at M_Nunes ... He should be ashamed! ... Disgusting! ... The Referee wants a word ... It's just a warning Min. 27 :(sun) M_Nunes eases past L_Dunk ... M_Nunes rifles it to the far post! ... He's dragged it wide!! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 28 :(lei) N_Kante wins possession ... He plays the ball across to A_Rebic ... A_Rebic chases it through, he must score! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! Min. 29 :(lei) Y_Atal spots a team mate in space ... He finds A_Rebic with a lovely pass! ... C_Mbemba goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 29 :(sun) C_Mbemba sidesteps Sequeira ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... A_Rebic is called for the holding foul ... He won that header unfairly ... The Referee just wants to lecture him Min. 30 :(lei) Sequeira looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to A_Marusic ... A_Marusic curls the ball in on goal! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... GOAL!! ... Sunderland 0-2 Leicester City ... Min. 31 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland ... Sunderland have changed their playing style to A Min. 31 :(sun) M_Nunes storms past his marker ... An audacious effort from M_Nunes! ... It takes a deflection! ... A_Areola is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... A_Ogbonna dinks the ball into the area! ... That's a poor one ... A_Areola catches it with ease Min. 31 :(sun) N_Molina turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to V_Ryabushko ... L_Dunk pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! Min. 32 :(sun) Evanilson takes possession on the halfway line ... He runs forward with the ball ... He skips past the challenges ... Evanilson swings in the shot! ... Brilliant save from A_Areola Min. 33 :(sun) A_Carroll nutmegs L_Dunk, he continues to run forward ... A_Marusic reads it well ... This boy is a quality defender ... The crowd sing his praises Min. 34 :(sun) V_Ryabushko sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... Evanilson runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... Evanilson curls it towards the top corner! ... A_Areola tips it round the post ... Good save ... Corner not given!! Min. 37 :(lei) I_Muniain breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on B_Leno! ... Evanilson brings him down! ... He could be off!! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... INDIRECT FREE KICK! ... Sequeira shapes to shoot ... He plays it to A_Rebic instead ... A_Ogbonna slides in to knock the ball out for a corner ... CORNER! ... I_Muniain lofts the ball in! ... Headed away by A_Ogbonna Min. 39 :(sun) M_Nunes makes the tackle ... He gets to his feet quickly ... He's beat the defender to the ball ... Sequeira reads the game well and cuts out the pass! Min. 40 :(sun) V_Ryabushko has it now ... He takes on Sequeira ... He gets past him! ... He puts in A_Carroll! ... A_Carroll with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... G_Xhaka with an inswinging corner into the box ... That's a poor one ... N_Kante belts it clear Min. 40 :(lei) N_Powell pushes it past C_Mbemba ... W_Boly hits it out for a corner ... That was sent up into the top tier ... CORNER! ... N_Kante flights it in! ... A_Marusic makes a firm connection with his head ... B_Leno makes a fine save Min. 41 :(sun) V_Ryabushko with a real burst of pace ... He's clean through! ... V_Ryabushko hits a curling shot! ... A_Areola is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... And A_Areola reacts well to palm it behind! ... CORNER! ... V_Ryabushko crosses it in! ... M_Nunes loses his marker ... He gets his head onto it! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... A_Areola dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had A_Areola beaten! ... CORNER! ... W_Boly with an outswinging corner into the box ... M_Nunes tries to place the shot! ... A_Areola makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 41 :(lei) A_Rebic moves inside ... M_Nunes with a terrible tackle ... He had to endure a strong bollocking from The Referee Min. 41 :(lei) Sequeira takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... Can he make them pay? ... Sequeira with a low drive through the rain! ... B_Leno parries it, he follows it up ... GOAL!! ... The defence had gone walk about! ... Sunderland 0-3 Leicester City ... Min. 42 :(lei) N_Kante takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to L_Dunk ... L_Dunk aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... Looks like it should be easy for B_Leno ... but he's made a hash of it ... It drifts inches wide!! ... B_Leno looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(sun) N_Molina makes the tackle ... He gets to his feet quickly ... He's beat the defender to the ball ... But L_Dunk with the fine tackle Min. 45 :(sun) G_Xhaka brings it under control ... He takes on Y_Atal ... He gets past him! ... He puts in V_Ryabushko! ... V_Ryabushko must beat A_Areola! ... The net bulges! ... GOAL!! ... He’s scored from 30 yards, he’ll be reliving that goal on Crouch’s podcast next weekend! ... Sunderland 1-3 Leicester City ... Min. 46 :(sun) W_Boly has it now ... He takes on L_Dunk ... He gets past him! ... He puts in A_Carroll! ... A_Carroll sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. ... cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! Min. 46 :(sun) C_Mbemba with the nod to J_Draxler ... I_Muniain stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! ... That's a rash challenge!! ... The Referee wants to have a word with him ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 47 :(lei) L_Alario slips past C_Mbemba ... L_Alario with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... B_Leno gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender hoofs the ball to safety ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Sunderland 1-3 Leicester City Min. 47 :(sun) A_Ogbonna gets to the byline ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... Evanilson is unmarked ... Excellent sliding challenge from Sequeira ... He had to time that one perfectly Min. 48 :(sun) N_Molina with an amazing show of skill to get past Sequeira ... He crosses to Evanilson ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... L_Dunk hits it out for a throw Min. 48 :(lei) A_Di_Maria off the woodwork! ... A_Marusic picks up the deflection ... A left-footer by A_Marusic! ... B_Leno collects it comfortably ... The shot never troubled him Min. 50 :(sun) A_Carroll sidesteps his marker ... A_Carroll with a little chip! ... A_Areola narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 55 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland ... COMING ON: B_Godfrey ... COMING OFF: N_Molina Min. 55 :(lei) Substitution by Leicester City ... COMING ON: M_Kilman ... COMING OFF: Y_Atal Min. 55 :(lei) L_Alario is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to N_Powell ... V_Ryabushko is late with that one ... I think he was just trying to get to the ball ... The Referee calls him over ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 57 :(lei) N_Kante cuts in on the inside of the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to L_Dunk ... L_Dunk with a thundering shot! ... The ball moves through the air! ... B_Leno moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It's beaten him! ... But it thumps the post!! ... And goes out! Min. 58 :(lei) A_Di_Maria looks up for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... L_Dunk receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... L_Dunk with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... GOAL!! ... B_Leno was well beaten there! ... Sunderland 1-4 Leicester City ... Min. 60 :(lei) I_Muniain storms past his marker ... I_Muniain with a thundering drive! ... B_Leno beats the ball away Min. 61 :(sun) J_Draxler nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward ... J_Draxler unleashes a pile driver! ... GOAL!! ... The Sunderland fans are delighted! ... Sunderland 2-4 Leicester City ... Min. 61 :(lei) L_Alario takes advantage of a mistake by C_Mbemba ... Can he make them pay? ... L_Alario sees B_Leno off his line! ... B_Leno gets his fingertips to it Min. 62 :(lei) A defence splitting pass from N_Kante to Sequeira ... Sequeira with the crafty shot! ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 63 :(lei) I_Muniain sidesteps C_Mbemba ... That was too easy ... C_Mbemba redeems himself with a great tackle Min. 63 :(sun) Evanilson steps over the ball ... He nutmegs Sequeira ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... N_Powell scythes the player down! ... The Referee called him over for a strong verbal warning Min. 65 :(lei) Substitution by Leicester City ... COMING ON: S_Nakajima ... COMING OFF: N_Powell Min. 66 :(sun) Evanilson turns nicely onto the ball ... Evanilson aims for the top right corner! ... But he's missed it! ... It's unbelievable, Jeff! Min. 66 :(lei) A_Di_Maria with the dribble ... B_Godfrey is easily beaten ... A_Di_Maria launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... B_Leno with a great save ... And he holds onto it as well! Min. 67 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland ... COMING ON: A_Modeste ... COMING OFF: V_Ryabushko Min. 67 :(sun) Evanilson controls the ball with ease ... Evanilson with the side footed shot! ... It hits the post ... GOAL!! ... What a great effort! ... He's scored his 10th goal of the season! ... Sunderland 3-4 Leicester City ... Min. 68 :(sun) M_Nunes with electric pace ... He eases past Sequeira ... M_Nunes with the overhead! ... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort Min. 69 :(lei) I_Muniain finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled the defender ... I_Muniain fires the shot in! ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 70 :(sun) M_Nunes looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to A_Modeste ... L_Dunk wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 71 :(lei) A_Rebic backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball upfield ... L_Dunk latches onto the end of it ... L_Dunk has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... But B_Leno comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 74 :(sun) A_Ogbonna takes advantage of a mistake by L_Dunk ... He crosses to A_Carroll ... Intercepted by Sequeira Min. 78 :(lei) L_Alario is first to the ball ... W_Boly brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!! Min. 79 :(sun) A_Ogbonna brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... M_Nunes gets on the end of the pass ... M_Kilman takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 80 :(sun) G_Xhaka is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball upfield ... A_Ogbonna latches onto the end of it ... Launched towards the top corner by A_Ogbonna! ... But he's missed it! ... It's unbelievable, Jeff! Min. 82 :(lei) A_Di_Maria has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... A_Rebic gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... A_Rebic curls it towards the top corner! ... The shot slips through B_Leno's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! Min. 83 :(sun) Evanilson has time and space on the edge of the box ... Evanilson hits the ball first time! ... A_Areola tips it over his bar ... CORNER! ... J_Draxler crosses it in! ... C_Mbemba gets something on it! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... GOAL!! ... How did that find it's way in? ... Amazing comeback!! ... Sunderland are all square and not long to go ... Sunderland 4-4 Leicester City ... Min. 86 :(lei) M_Kilman with the cross-field pass to I_Muniain ... I_Muniain curls it towards the top corner! ... The ball moves through the air! ... B_Leno moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It's beaten him! ... But it thumps the post!! ... And goes out! Min. 87 :(sun) Evanilson jinks through the defence ... Another tackle close to the line by Sequeira ... But he cant prevent the corner ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... W_Boly flights it in! ... It goes straight into the arms of A_Areola Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(lei) L_Alario is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball upfield ... N_Kante latches onto the end of it ... N_Kante strikes a wicked curler! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it's gone just wide!! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stadium of Light ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunderland Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Evanilson Scorers : V_Ryabushko (45), J_Draxler (61), Evanilson (67), C_Mbemba (83) Sent Off : N/A Booked : Evanilson (37), V_Ryabushko (55) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leicester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Di_Maria (Man of the Match) Scorers : L_Alario (9), A_Marusic (30), Sequeira (41), L_Dunk (58) Sent Off : N/A Booked : I_Muniain (46) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunderland | Leicester City Attempts on Goal : 19 | 26 Off target : 8 | 12 On target : 11 | 14 Possession : 40 | 60 Corners : 6 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 8 | 8 Key Tackles : 8 | 12 Key Passes : 13 | 18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Sunderland 4 - 4 Leicester City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Sunderland Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B_Leno GK 20 1 1 1 25 | 96 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 N_Molina DF 1 16 11 8 27 | 58 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 19 0 A_Ogbonna DF 1 18 10 5 23 | 96 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 60 17 W_Boly DF 1 19 12 10 29 | 96 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 57 18 16 C_Mbemba DF 1 18 15 9 29 | 96 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 40 15 42 V_Ryabushko MF 1 9 17 8 27 | 70 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 -2 24 60 G_Xhaka MF 1 2 18 10 25 | 96 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 M_Nunes MF 1 8 18 12 20 | 96 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 12 54 Evanilson FW 1 3 12 18 29 | 96 0 0 1 0 5 1 1 0 0 -2 16 50 A_Carroll FW 1 1 10 18 32 | 96 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 J_Draxler AM 1 6 18 12 25 | 96 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 32 36 D_Velhulst GK 11 1 1 1 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Godfrey DF 1 15 9 3 18 | 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Bajrami MF 1 4 14 12 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Berghuis MF 1 5 15 14 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Modeste FW 1 1 8 14 27 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Leicester City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Areola GK 20 1 1 1 25 | 96 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 Sequeira DF 1 20 13 9 28 | 96 0 5 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 90 42 55 L_Dunk DF 1 20 14 9 22 | 96 0 3 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 54 16 98 A_Marusic DF 1 19 12 10 24 | 96 0 2 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 38 0 100 Y_Atal DF 1 18 14 2 27 | 58 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 N_Kante MF 1 13 20 11 25 | 96 0 1 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 25 40 33 A_Di_Maria MF 1 4 19 16 30 | 96 0 0 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 93 10 I_Muniain MF 1 4 19 15 28 | 96 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 -2 9 23 N_Powell MF 1 4 18 16 30 | 68 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 10 A_Rebic FW 1 6 12 20 24 | 96 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 4 L_Alario FW 1 3 14 19 21 | 96 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 32 43 M_Van_Damme GK 14 1 1 1 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Kilman DF 1 17 13 6 25 | 38 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 17 0 M_Montoya DF 1 16 11 6 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Nakajima MF 1 4 15 12 23 | 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Wind FW 1 5 10 14 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1692000394 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40