FFO Championship, Sunderland vs. Luton Town (Fri Feb 16)


                           Sunderland  |  Luton Town
                          4-1-2-1-2 P  |  4-1-3-1-1 P
                          David Gooch  |  Neil Stockley
                                       |
                            B_Leno GK  |  GK S_Soares
                         C_Biraghi DF  |  DF S_Bradley
                          N_Gudelj DF  |  DF B_Davies
                          C_Mbemba DF  |  DF M_Andersen
                      T_Livramento DF  |  DF G_Alvarez
                           M_Nunes MF  |  DM E_Skhiri
                       V_Ryabushko DM  |  MF G_Veiga
                           G_Xhaka MF  |  MF Rodrigo
                         Evanilson FW  |  MF P_R_Mpanzu
                         A_Carroll FW  |  AM C_Morris
                         J_Draxler AM  |  FW M_Thuram
                                       |
                            M_Sarr SUB |  SUB Rui_Silva
                         N_Mukiele SUB |  SUB N_Patterson
                       K_Strootman SUB |  SUB J_Clark
                         N_Bajrami SUB |  SUB S_Touray
                         A_Modeste SUB |  SUB E_Adebayo




Min. 4  :(sun) T_Livramento sidesteps B_Davies 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  A glorious effort by T_Livramento! 
          ...  The shot slips through S_Soares's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! 
          ...  That looked like a corner to me 
Min. 5  :(lut) C_Morris slides it through the middle to M_Thuram 
          ...  M_Thuram attempts the shot! 
          ...  B_Leno just watches it float over the bar! 
Min. 6  :(lut) C_Morris get's past C_Mbemba 
          ...  He's gonna worry them again 
          ...  C_Morris with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  B_Leno watches it sail wide! 
Min. 19 :(sun) G_Xhaka hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  M_Nunes latches onto it! 
          ...  M_Nunes fires the shot in! 
          ...  S_Soares gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  No, it's wide!! 
          ...  That was terrible! 
Min. 19 :(lut) Curled in dangerously from C_Morris to E_Skhiri 
          ...  E_Skhiri with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  But B_Leno is equal to it 
Min. 20 :(lut) E_Skhiri is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  G_Veiga latches onto the ball 
          ...  G_Veiga with the overhead! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 23 :(sun) V_Ryabushko with the nod to J_Draxler 
          ...  An audacious effort from J_Draxler! 
          ...  But S_Soares parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 23 :(sun) C_Biraghi is shaking his head 
          ...  It looks like he's hurt his thigh 
          ...  He isn't going to continue! 
Min. 23 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland 
          ...  COMING ON: N_Mukiele 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Biraghi 
Min. 23 :(lut) C_Morris runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  C_Morris with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  The shot slips through B_Leno's hands 
          ...  But B_Leno recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 25 :(sun) G_Xhaka with an incisive pass to A_Carroll 
          ...  A_Carroll carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 27 :(sun) A_Carroll with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal 
          ...  A_Carroll attempts a low drive! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 28 :(sun) V_Ryabushko makes himself available 
          ...  V_Ryabushko hits a great drive! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
Min. 31 :(sun) J_Draxler holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to N_Gudelj 
          ...  N_Gudelj unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  S_Soares was well beaten there! 
          ...  That's given Sunderland the advantage! 
          ...  Sunderland 1-0 Luton Town ...
Min. 32 :(lut) Tactical Change by Luton Town 
          ...  Luton Town have changed their playing style to E 
Min. 32 :(lut) Tactical Change by Luton Town 
          ...  P_R_Mpanzu will now play as a AM 
Min. 32 :(lut) G_Alvarez kills the ball dead 
          ...  G_Alvarez chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  B_Leno makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 34 :(lut) E_Skhiri beats his marker 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  E_Skhiri rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing! 
          ...  That goal restores parity, and we're level! 
          ...  Sunderland 1-1 Luton Town ...
Min. 40 :(lut) M_Andersen is injured. He's been stretchered off 
Min. 40 :(lut) Substitution by Luton Town 
          ...  COMING ON: N_Patterson 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Andersen 
Min. 42 :(sun) C_Mbemba runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to J_Draxler 
          ...  J_Draxler drives the ball low! 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Luton Town fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 42 :(lut) M_Thuram sidesteps T_Livramento 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  T_Livramento reacts well to win the ball back 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(sun) M_Nunes with the cross-field pass to Evanilson 
          ...  A thundering drive by Evanilson! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  S_Soares moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 45 :(sun) G_Xhaka gets to the byline 
          ...  He centres the ball to Evanilson 
          ...  A vicious shot by Evanilson! 
          ...  S_Soares heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 46 :(lut) Rodrigo looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to S_Bradley 
          ...  S_Bradley tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  It flies wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 47 :(sun) V_Ryabushko nutmegs G_Alvarez, he continues to run forward 
          ...  V_Ryabushko curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  S_Soares collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 47 :(lut) M_Thuram beats C_Mbemba 
          ...  He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills 
          ...  C_Mbemba reacts well to win the ball back 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Sunderland 1-1 Luton Town

Min. 46 :(sun) T_Livramento gains control of the loose ball 
          ...  T_Livramento bears down on goal! 
          ...  S_Soares gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He just couldn't keep it out! 
          ...  But it's been disallowed! 
          ...  The reason is unclear! 
          ...  David Gooch is fuming with the ref he's screaming for VAR! 
          ...  The ref shows him a red card!! He's been sent to the stands! 
Min. 46 :(lut) G_Veiga whips the ball across to B_Davies 
          ...  C_Mbemba with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee wants a word 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 47 :(lut) C_Morris makes the tackle 
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly 
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball 
          ...  Cleared by C_Mbemba 
Min. 48 :(sun) A_Carroll barges the defender off the ball 
          ...  A_Carroll with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  S_Soares makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 49 :(lut) M_Thuram beats his marker 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  What a shot from M_Thuram! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  B_Leno fists it away 
          ...  That was a good save! 
Min. 57 :(lut) Rodrigo jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  T_Livramento with an ugly foul 
Min. 58 :(lut) Rodrigo with the first time flick to P_R_Mpanzu 
          ...  N_Gudelj tries to head the ball away from goal 
          ...  But it's looping towards his own net!! 
          ...  It goes just over!! 
          ...  He's a lucky boy!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Alvarez with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of B_Leno 
Min. 60 :(sun) A_Carroll gets lucky and beats N_Patterson 
          ...  Now with the centre to Evanilson 
          ...  Evanilson beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He is clean through 
          ...  He just has to beat S_Soares 
          ...  He rounds S_Soares 
          ...  He taps it towards the goal! 
          ...  N_Patterson rushes back to get to it 
Min. 62 :(sun) T_Livramento hits a hard pass to C_Mbemba 
          ...  C_Mbemba rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  S_Soares gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by <g1>!! 
Min. 64 :(sun) M_Nunes finds A_Carroll on the edge of the box 
          ...  E_Skhiri hits it out for a corner 
          ...  No nonsense clearance! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Mbemba swings it in! 
          ...  S_Soares easily claims the ball! 
Min. 65 :(lut) Substitution by Luton Town 
          ...  COMING ON: E_Adebayo 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Thuram 
Min. 65 :(sun) N_Gudelj with the nutmeg 
          ...  He takes the ball forward 
          ...  An audacious effort from N_Gudelj! 
          ...  But S_Soares makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 70 :(lut) G_Veiga plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He heads towards the goal 
          ...  He slides it past the defender! 
          ...  J_Draxler with an awful challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 74 :(sun) C_Mbemba with a glorious 60-yard pass to J_Draxler 
          ...  N_Patterson plays it back 
          ...  S_Soares slips!! 
          ...  It goes just wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by V_Ryabushko 
          ...  S_Soares thumps the ball away! 
Min. 74 :(lut) G_Veiga with a penetrating pass to B_Davies 
          ...  N_Mukiele wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_R_Mpanzu dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  E_Adebayo gets a shot in 
          ...  It flies wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 75 :(lut) Tactical Change by Luton Town 
          ...  Luton Town have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 75 :(lut) P_R_Mpanzu gets to the byline 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_Adebayo 
          ...  E_Adebayo sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  Interesting. Very interesting! 
          ...  GOAL!!!! 
          ...  Look at his face! 
          ...  Just look at his face!!! 
          ...  David Gooch is barking orders at his players! 
          ...  His team will have to come back from behind now 
          ...  Sunderland 1-2 Luton Town ...
Min. 75 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland 
          ...  Sunderland have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 75 :(lut) Tactical Change by Luton Town 
          ...  Luton Town have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 75 :(sun) G_Xhaka spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to Evanilson! 
          ...  G_Veiga body checks his opponent!! 
          ...  That's a careless challenge!! 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he'll receive a booking 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Evanilson with the thundering drive 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by M_Nunes 
          ...  G_Alvarez heads it away 
Min. 76 :(sun) The ball is passed in from V_Ryabushko, he finds C_Mbemba 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from C_Mbemba! 
          ...  S_Soares with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 77 :(sun) M_Nunes feeds the ball to J_Draxler 
          ...  J_Draxler sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  S_Soares has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  S_Soares is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide!! 
Min. 81 :(sun) M_Nunes beats E_Skhiri with absolute ease! 
          ...  M_Nunes with the overhead! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 82 :(sun) Evanilson holds the ball up 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to A_Carroll 
          ...  But S_Bradley sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 85 :(sun) J_Draxler races into the box 
          ...  He sees Evanilson lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  G_Alvarez tries to head the ball away from goal 
          ...  But it's looping towards his own net!! 
          ...  It goes just over!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Mukiele plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  S_Soares catches it with ease 
Min. 86 :(sun) J_Draxler plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He heads towards the goal 
          ...  He slides it past the defender! 
          ...  J_Draxler shoots towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  An equaliser late in the game!! 
          ...  Neil Stockley looks gutted 
          ...  Sunderland 2-2 Luton Town ...
Min. 87 :(lut) Tactical Change by Luton Town 
          ...  Luton Town have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 87 :(sun) M_Nunes leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to J_Draxler 
          ...  E_Skhiri with an awful challenge 
          ...  The Sunderland fans want him to be sent off! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  He's told to calm down 
          ...  Neil Stockley looks relieved 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(sun) M_Nunes takes advantage of a mistake by G_Alvarez 
          ...  He puts in Evanilson! 
          ...  Evanilson sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 
Min. 89 :(lut) E_Adebayo plays it long to S_Bradley 
          ...  S_Bradley with the side footed shot! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 90 :(lut) N_Patterson looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to E_Adebayo 
          ...  E_Adebayo with the chance! 
          ...  But B_Leno punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 
Min. 92 :(sun) M_Nunes skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to Evanilson 
          ...  Evanilson sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  Saved by S_Soares 
Min. 93 :(lut) P_R_Mpanzu is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to Rodrigo 
          ...  Rodrigo hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************



Match Details
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Venue                : Stadium of Light
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Sunderland Match Info
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Best player          : J_Draxler (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N_Gudelj (31), J_Draxler (86)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Draxler (70)
Injured              : C_Biraghi (23)
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Luton Town Match Info
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Best player          : E_Skhiri
Scorers              : E_Skhiri (34), E_Adebayo (75)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : M_Andersen (40)
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Match Statistics
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                              Sunderland  |    Luton Town
Attempts on Goal     :          23        |       14
Off target           :          11        |       7
On target            :          12        |       7
Possession           :          57        |       43
Corners              :           4        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           1        |       2
Fouls                :          10        |       10
Key Tackles          :           5        |       5
Key Passes           :          19        |       11
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Final Score          : Sunderland 2 - 2 Luton Town
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Player Statistics - Sunderland
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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B_Leno         GK  22   1   1   1  25 |  96   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0
C_Biraghi      DF   1  18  12   7  24 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Gudelj       DF   1  20  12  10  29 |  96   0   1   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  14   0  46
C_Mbemba       DF   1  19  15   9  29 |  96   0   2   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  30  22  30
T_Livramento   DF   1  18  16  13  30 |  96   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  16  10  20
M_Nunes        MF   1   8  19  12  20 |  96   0   0   6   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  42  20
V_Ryabushko    DM   1   9  17   8  27 |  96   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  18  30
G_Xhaka        MF   1   2  20  10  25 |  96   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
Evanilson      FW   1   3  13  19  29 |  96   0   0   1   0   6   0   0   0   0   0  13  24
A_Carroll      FW   1   1  10  18  32 |  96   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  16  14
J_Draxler      AM   1   6  19  13  25 |  96   0   0   2   1   4   1   1   0   0  -5  18  50
M_Sarr         GK  17   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Mukiele      DF   1  16  12   9  27 |  73   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0
K_Strootman    MF   1   6  15  10  26 |   0   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
A_Modeste      FW   1   1   8  14  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Luton Town
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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S_Soares       GK  21   1   1   1  23 |  96  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
S_Bradley      DF   1  18  13   9  22 |  96   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  16   0  26
B_Davies       DF   1  18  12   5  26 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Andersen     DF   1  18  11   6  25 |  40   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Alvarez      DF   1  16  13   6  23 |  96   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  36   0  18
E_Skhiri       DM   1  13  17   6  27 |  96   0   1   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  21   9  58
G_Veiga        MF   1   4  16  14  24 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   8
Rodrigo        MF   1   4  18  13  23 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  16   9
P_R_Mpanzu     AM   1   7  19  13  25 |  96   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  23   0
C_Morris       AM   1   3  15  19  28 |  96   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  22   8
M_Thuram       FW   1   3  13  18  27 |  68   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
Rui_Silva      GK  22   1   1   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Patterson    DF   1  15  13   9  23 |  56   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  19  13   0
J_Clark        MF   1   3  17  16  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Touray       MF   1  10  15   4  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Adebayo      FW   1   3  12  17  22 |  28   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  14  30
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