FFO Championship, Bristol City vs. Sunderland (Fri Mar 08) Bristol City | Sunderland 4-4-2 E | 5-3-1-1 P Tim Brown | David Gooch | D_Bentley GK | GK B_Leno K_Naismith DF | DF T_Livramento L_Davis DF | DF N_Gudelj E_Pinnock DF | DF C_Mbemba R_Burke DF | DF C_Biraghi J_Williams MF | DF N_Mukiele Campana MF | MF S_Berghuis J_Bacuna MF | MF G_Xhaka A_Ilarramendi FW | FW Evanilson S_Sensi MF | MF M_Nunes D_Undav FW | AM J_Draxler | M_OLeary SUB | SUB M_Sarr Z_Vyner SUB | SUB B_Godfrey D_Sinani SUB | SUB K_Strootman S_Azmoun SUB | SUB G_De_Luca E_Avila SUB | SUB A_Carroll Min. 3 :(sun) S_Berghuis flicks it over K_Naismith's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... S_Berghuis with the header! ... D_Bentley with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 6 :(brc) D_Undav with a smart turn ... C_Mbemba slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 6 :(sun) S_Berghuis crosses into the box, finding Evanilson ... A skilful effort from Evanilson! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into D_Bentley's arms ... Unlucky Min. 6 :(brc) S_Sensi takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... That mistake could prove costly ... C_Biraghi with an ugly foul ... He's lucky to be let off for that one ... David Gooch looks relieved ... Tim Brown is far from happy with that decision ... FREE KICK! ... A_Ilarramendi with the thundering drive ... B_Leno turns it behind for a corner ... CORNER! ... Swung in by S_Sensi ... Headed away by N_Mukiele Min. 9 :(brc) A_Ilarramendi storms past his marker ... An audacious effort from A_Ilarramendi! ... B_Leno parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 10 :(sun) Evanilson with a flicked pass to N_Mukiele ... A wicked drive by N_Mukiele! ... GOAL!! ... What a finish! ... What a player! ... That's put Sunderland in front! ... Bristol City 0-1 Sunderland ... Min. 11 :(sun) Evanilson gets to the byline and finds J_Draxler with a beautiful cross ... J_Draxler with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... But D_Bentley stops that one easily Min. 12 :(sun) G_Xhaka gets possession in his own half ... A skilful effort from G_Xhaka! ... The shot slips through D_Bentley's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! Min. 18 :(sun) J_Draxler searches out T_Livramento ... T_Livramento controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... D_Bentley gets up well to catch that one Min. 25 :(sun) S_Berghuis beats his marker ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" waves The Referee ... L_Davis brings him down from behind! ... But the ref gives nothing! Min. 33 :(sun) Evanilson flicks the ball through ... N_Mukiele runs onto it! ... N_Mukiele with the ball at his feet ... Is he going to have a crack? ... He is, you know... ... D_Bentley gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 34 :(sun) N_Mukiele sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball in to Evanilson ... Evanilson drives it low! ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... M_Nunes with an outswinging corner into the box ... K_Naismith with a great clearance! Min. 34 :(brc) A_Ilarramendi wins possession ... He plays the ball across to J_Bacuna ... B_Leno with the tackle ... That's got to be a yellow ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... PENALTY!! ... It will be D_Undav to take it ... GOAL!! ... He sent the keeper the wrong way! ... Bristol City are back level! ... Bristol City 1-1 Sunderland... Min. 35 :(brc) K_Naismith with a 40-yard pass to D_Undav ... T_Livramento tackles from behind ... That looked malicious ... He could be in big trouble! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... That's a surprise, I think he should've gone! ... The ref must have got a nice Christmas present Min. 36 :(brc) S_Sensi backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... D_Undav gets on the end of it ... What a fantastic interception by N_Mukiele ... He read that situation like a book! Min. 37 :(sun) M_Nunes crosses into the box, finding J_Draxler ... J_Draxler unleashes a pile driver! ... D_Bentley falls over ... But D_Bentley is relieved to watch it go out of play! Min. 38 :(brc) K_Naismith finds the run of L_Davis ... A scorcher of a shot from L_Davis! ... B_Leno saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 40 :(brc) D_Undav takes possession ... C_Biraghi pulls the player to the ground!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one ... He'll need to be careful from now on ... FREE KICK! ... An expectant silence takes the crowd ... J_Williams passes to Campana ... N_Mukiele slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(brc) K_Naismith with a neat pass into D_Undav ... D_Undav with a graceful, looping effort! ... GOAL!! ... Hammered into the top corner! ... He salutes the Bristol City fans!! ... Bristol City go ahead in this match now! ... Bristol City 2-1 Sunderland ... Min. 44 :(brc) Tactical Change by Bristol City ... S_Sensi will now play as a DM Min. 44 :(brc) Tactical Change by Bristol City ... A_Ilarramendi will now play as a AM Min. 44 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland ... Sunderland have changed their playing style to C Min. 44 :(brc) J_Bacuna controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... J_Williams gets onto the end of the pass! ... Excellent sliding challenge from C_Biraghi ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... J_Bacuna with an outswinging corner into the box ... The ball finds its way to D_Undav ... He gets the shot away ... The ball moves through the air! ... B_Leno moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It's beaten him! ... GOAL!! ... B_Leno looks dejected! ... That's his hat-trick! ... He'll want to take the match ball home with him now! ... Bristol City 3-1 Sunderland ... Min. 44 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland ... Sunderland have changed their playing style to A Min. 44 :(sun) C_Biraghi spots a team mate in space ... That's an excellent through ball to M_Nunes! ... Excellent sliding challenge from E_Pinnock ... He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful Min. 47 :(sun) G_Xhaka gets lucky and beats K_Naismith ... Now with the centre to J_Draxler ... L_Davis with the tackle ... He had to get that one right! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Bristol City 3-1 Sunderland Min. 49 :(sun) J_Draxler looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to Evanilson ... R_Burke does well to intercept the ball Min. 50 :(brc) J_Williams finds his way through ... He bent his run well ... Evanilson goes in with high feet!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... He's in trouble!! ... He could be sent off for that! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He was lucky to get away with that! Min. 51 :(sun) N_Gudelj with a precise pass to C_Mbemba ... C_Mbemba with the strike! ... It sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 53 :(sun) G_Xhaka is clutching his leg! ... That doesn't look good ... But he'll continue and try to run it off Min. 54 :(brc) R_Burke knocks the ball past the lunge of C_Mbemba ... R_Burke with the shot! ... B_Leno takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 55 :(sun) M_Nunes feeds the ball through the middle ... Evanilson runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... R_Burke with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him Min. 56 :(sun) C_Mbemba with a real burst of pace ... He leaves L_Davis behind ... C_Mbemba with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... But it goes wide of the post Min. 59 :(sun) C_Biraghi skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to J_Draxler ... R_Burke with a nasty foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 60 :(brc) Substitution by Bristol City ... COMING ON: Z_Vyner ... COMING OFF: S_Sensi Min. 60 :(brc) A_Ilarramendi with a smart pass to L_Davis ... L_Davis goes for the top corner! ... He has put it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 60 :(sun) J_Draxler retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball upfield ... N_Gudelj latches onto the end of it ... N_Gudelj with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... What agility from D_Bentley Min. 61 :(sun) S_Berghuis finds his way through ... He bent his run well ... S_Berghuis with the 40 yard drive! ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 64 :(brc) Substitution by Bristol City ... COMING ON: S_Azmoun ... COMING OFF: J_Bacuna Min. 65 :(brc) Tactical Change by Bristol City ... Bristol City have changed their playing style to C Min. 65 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland ... COMING ON: B_Godfrey ... COMING OFF: T_Livramento Min. 67 :(sun) G_Xhaka rises up for the header ... He flicks the ball on to S_Berghuis ... L_Davis scythes the player down! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think that might be a tad harsh Min. 68 :(brc) D_Undav beats N_Gudelj with absolute ease! ... Excellent sliding challenge by B_Godfrey ... He timed it well ... CORNER! ... J_Williams hits it towards the far post! ... K_Naismith gets to it! ... It floats over B_Leno ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 69 :(sun) C_Mbemba sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to S_Berghuis ... S_Berghuis flicks the header toward the far post! ... D_Bentley just watches it fly safely wide! Min. 70 :(sun) G_Xhaka has broken clear! Just D_Bentley to beat! ... S_Azmoun brings him down! ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! ... FREE KICK! ... C_Mbemba drives it in ... D_Bentley is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... And D_Bentley reacts well to palm it behind! ... CORNER! ... M_Nunes with an inswinging corner into the box ... N_Gudelj makes a firm connection with his head ... It's beaten D_Bentley ... It goes wide!! Min. 72 :(brc) R_Burke cuts the ball back to S_Azmoun ... S_Azmoun with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... But B_Leno makes a fine save Min. 74 :(sun) C_Mbemba pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... Evanilson is clean through! ... Evanilson drives the shot in! ... D_Bentley with a great save ... And he holds onto it as well! Min. 75 :(sun) C_Mbemba is hurt ... He's receiving some treatment now ... But I think David Gooch is going to take him off Min. 75 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland ... COMING ON: K_Strootman ... COMING OFF: C_Mbemba Min. 78 :(sun) J_Draxler breaks free from Z_Vyner ... L_Davis does well to intercept the ball Min. 79 :(brc) S_Azmoun with a slide rule pass to D_Undav ... D_Undav rifles it to the far post! ... But he puts it wide ... That was a terrible attempt! Min. 80 :(brc) E_Pinnock passes the ball to A_Ilarramendi ... B_Godfrey with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him Min. 87 :(brc) S_Azmoun with a reverse pass to A_Ilarramendi ... C_Biraghi makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 87 :(sun) Evanilson pushes it past L_Davis ... K_Naismith with the tackle Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(sun) Evanilson takes possession ... Knocks it past L_Davis ... He's through on goal ... L_Davis reacts to stop the move going any further Min. 89 :(sun) C_Biraghi jumps over the defender's challenge ... C_Biraghi swings in the shot! ... D_Bentley makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 91 :(brc) A_Ilarramendi holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to R_Burke ... R_Burke pounds a rocket on goal! ... B_Leno with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 95 :(brc) R_Burke nutmegs N_Gudelj, he continues to run forward ... R_Burke with the drive! ... B_Leno takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 95 :(sun) S_Berghuis unselfishly lays the ball back to J_Draxler ... J_Draxler hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... D_Bentley makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Ashton Gate ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bristol City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Undav (Man of the Match) Scorers : D_Undav (34 pen,43,44) Sent Off : N/A Booked : L_Davis (67), S_Azmoun (70) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunderland Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Evanilson Scorers : N_Mukiele (10) Sent Off : N/A Booked : B_Leno (34), T_Livramento (35), C_Biraghi (40), Evanilson (50) Injured : C_Mbemba (75) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bristol City | Sunderland Attempts on Goal : 13 | 19 Off target : 3 | 8 On target : 10 | 11 Possession : 55 | 45 Corners : 3 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 4 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 9 | 10 Key Tackles : 9 | 8 Key Passes : 12 | 17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Bristol City 3 - 1 Sunderland ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Bristol City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_Bentley GK 23 1 1 1 28 | 98 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 K_Naismith DF 1 20 14 9 22 | 98 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 38 60 23 L_Davis DF 1 17 12 10 26 | 98 0 4 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 63 -5 21 E_Pinnock DF 1 20 13 8 27 | 98 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 13 0 R_Burke DF 1 19 14 6 28 | 98 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 30 12 54 J_Williams MF 1 12 19 14 24 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Campana MF 1 11 19 16 23 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Bacuna MF 1 11 18 8 25 | 66 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 A_Ilarramendi AM 1 4 18 16 25 | 98 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 10 34 26 S_Sensi DM 1 14 18 11 27 | 62 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 D_Undav FW 1 2 13 20 24 | 98 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 38 M_OLeary GK 17 1 1 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Z_Vyner DF 1 16 12 2 23 | 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Sinani MF 1 8 15 4 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Azmoun MF 1 3 11 19 26 | 32 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 -5 25 0 E_Avila FW 1 5 11 14 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 22 1 1 1 25 | 98 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -7 0 0 0 T_Livramento DF 1 18 16 13 30 | 67 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -15 -15 -4 N_Gudelj DF 1 20 12 10 29 | 98 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 26 C_Mbemba DF 1 19 15 9 29 | 77 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 15 22 41 C_Biraghi DF 1 18 12 7 24 | 98 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 27 9 12 N_Mukiele DF 1 16 12 9 27 | 98 0 3 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 54 14 49 S_Berghuis MF 1 5 15 14 28 | 98 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 22 26 G_Xhaka MF 1 2 20 10 25 | 98 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 12 Evanilson FW 1 3 13 19 29 | 98 0 0 3 1 3 0 1 0 0 -5 49 6 M_Nunes MF 1 8 19 12 20 | 98 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 J_Draxler AM 1 6 19 13 25 | 98 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 21 33 M_Sarr GK 17 1 1 1 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Godfrey DF 1 15 9 3 18 | 31 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 -10 -10 K_Strootman DF 1 6 15 10 26 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_De_Luca MF 1 1 10 6 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Carroll FW 1 1 10 18 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1709927326 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40