FFO Championship, Sunderland vs. Stoke City (Wed Apr 24)


                           Sunderland  |  Stoke City
                            4-3-1-2 C  |  4-4-2 C
                          David Gooch  |  Derek Purvis
                                       |
                            B_Leno GK  |  GK D_Ward
                         C_Biraghi DF  |  DF D_Batth
                          N_Gudelj DF  |  DF F_Medina
                      T_Livramento DF  |  DF E_Stevens
                          C_Mbemba DF  |  DF M_Rose
                       K_Strootman MF  |  MF W_Burger
                           M_Nunes MF  |  MF B_Pearson
                           G_Xhaka MF  |  MF A_Vidigal
                         A_Carroll FW  |  MF M_Leris
                         A_Modeste FW  |  FW Wesley
                         J_Draxler AM  |  FW T_Campbell
                                       |
                            H_Keto SUB |  SUB F_Fielding
                         N_Mukiele SUB |  SUB J_Tchamadeu
                        S_Berghuis SUB |  SUB L_Baker
                         G_De_Luca SUB |  SUB D_Gayle
                            A_Cook SUB |  SUB R_Mmaee




Min. 4  :(sun) M_Nunes turns past the defender 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  M_Nunes chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  It's hit the bar 
          ...  It bounces down 
          ...  D_Ward grabs it 
          ...  No Goal! 
          ...  Boos surround the stadium!! 
Min. 5  :(sto) E_Stevens takes advantage of a bad back pass from K_Strootman 
          ...  E_Stevens blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  B_Leno has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  B_Leno reacts well to save!! 
Min. 7  :(sto) M_Leris finds his way through 
          ...  T_Livramento takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 11 :(sun) G_Xhaka lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  J_Draxler latches on to it 
          ...  J_Draxler is clean through! 
          ...  D_Ward tries to make himself big 
          ...  He lobs it over D_Ward 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Sunderland have snatched the lead! 
          ...  Sunderland 1-0 Stoke City ...
Min. 11 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland 
          ...  Sunderland have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 11 :(sto) F_Medina sidesteps his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  N_Gudelj slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 13 :(sun) A_Carroll with a neat pass into J_Draxler 
          ...  J_Draxler with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  The shot slips through D_Ward's hands 
          ...  But D_Ward recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 17 :(sun) M_Nunes with an inswinging cross to K_Strootman 
          ...  Blocked by D_Batth 
Min. 18 :(sun) G_Xhaka with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past F_Medina 
          ...  He knocks it to T_Livramento! 
          ...  What a challenge by Wesley 
          ...  The ball cannoning out of play for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by M_Nunes 
          ...  C_Biraghi gets a shot in 
          ...  D_Ward has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  D_Ward reacts well to tip it wide!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Gudelj chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  It comes to A_Carroll 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  D_Ward is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Gudelj chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  D_Ward comes towards the ball 
          ...  Great catch! 
Min. 18 :(sun) A_Modeste dribbles past the defender 
          ...  It was as if he wasn't even there 
          ...  D_Batth pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
Min. 26 :(sun) C_Biraghi with a 30-yard pass to K_Strootman 
          ...  K_Strootman with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The Sunderland fans go wild! 
          ...  Sunderland 2-0 Stoke City ...
Min. 27 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland 
          ...  Sunderland have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 28 :(sto) F_Medina flicks it over C_Mbemba's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  F_Medina with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  B_Leno tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 
Min. 29 :(sun) C_Biraghi cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Carroll 
          ...  Great challenge by B_Pearson 
          ...  But it goes out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by G_Xhaka 
          ...  M_Leris reads it well and clears the danger 
Min. 29 :(sto) M_Leris feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  Wesley runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  Wesley curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He scores! 
          ...  Can You Believe It? 
          ...  Sunderland 2-1 Stoke City ...
Min. 30 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland 
          ...  Sunderland have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 32 :(sto) M_Leris lays the ball back to Wesley 
          ...  Wesley hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 34 :(sun) A_Carroll curls the ball out wide to C_Mbemba 
          ...  But F_Medina comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 34 :(sto) W_Burger can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to Wesley 
          ...  T_Livramento with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 38 :(sto) B_Pearson has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  Wesley collects the loose ball! 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from C_Mbemba 
Min. 40 :(sto) T_Campbell runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to Wesley 
          ...  Wesley curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  B_Leno with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(sto) B_Pearson runs at N_Gudelj 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  B_Pearson rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  B_Leno gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 46 :(sun) M_Nunes volleys it forward. He finds J_Draxler 
          ...  J_Draxler with the drive! 
          ...  D_Ward tips it over his bar 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Nunes crosses it in! 
          ...  M_Rose with a great clearance! 
Min. 46 :(sto) W_Burger jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to T_Campbell 
          ...  T_Campbell hits a great shot! 
          ...  B_Leno saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Sunderland 2-1 Stoke City

Min. 48 :(sun) A_Carroll has space to run with the ball 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from F_Medina 
Min. 49 :(sto) B_Pearson rises up for the header 
          ...  He flicks the ball on to Wesley 
          ...  Wesley has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  But B_Leno reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on B_Leno anyway 
Min. 50 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Tchamadeu 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Rose 
Min. 52 :(sto) Wesley with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past the defender 
          ...  Wesley attempts the shot! 
          ...  B_Leno makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 53 :(sto) W_Burger kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  T_Campbell gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  T_Campbell hits a great shot! 
          ...  B_Leno with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 
Min. 55 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Baker 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Vidigal 
Min. 56 :(sun) N_Gudelj is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball upfield 
          ...  A_Modeste latches onto the end of it 
          ...  A_Modeste curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  D_Ward makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He makes it look so easy 
Min. 60 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Gayle 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Leris 
Min. 62 :(sun) T_Livramento spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He finds K_Strootman with a lovely pass! 
          ...  K_Strootman has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And D_Ward reacts well to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Strootman swings it in! 
          ...  D_Ward easily catches it! 
Min. 62 :(sto) E_Stevens holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Wesley 
          ...  Wesley with his head down lets it go! 
          ...  It flies wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 64 :(sto) Wesley fires over a low cross to L_Baker 
          ...  L_Baker tries to beat B_Leno! 
          ...  B_Leno guesses right 
Min. 65 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland 
          ...  COMING ON: N_Mukiele 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Biraghi 
Min. 67 :(sun) G_Xhaka slides the ball across to J_Draxler 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from J_Draxler! 
          ...  D_Ward makes a difficult save 
Min. 68 :(sun) J_Draxler flicks it over L_Baker's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  J_Draxler with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  D_Ward is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Nunes swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  J_Tchamadeu gets up well 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 71 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland 
          ...  Sunderland have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 71 :(sun) A_Carroll sidesteps F_Medina 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  A_Carroll has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 71 :(sto) D_Gayle back heels to find B_Pearson in space 
          ...  B_Pearson with the crafty shot! 
          ...  B_Leno just watches it float over the bar! 
Min. 75 :(sun) K_Strootman with an inch perfect pass to G_Xhaka 
          ...  J_Tchamadeu dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 78 :(sun) A_Modeste finds his way through 
          ...  He sets up the shot 
          ...  D_Batth is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He won that header unfairly 
          ...  The Referee ignores the protests for a card 
          ...  Derek Purvis looks relieved 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's in a very dangerous position! 
          ...  C_Mbemba hoists it forward 
          ...  A_Carroll gets on the end of it 
          ...  A_Carroll has a dig at goal! 
          ...  D_Ward claws it off the line 
          ...  What's The Referee going to give? 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Sunderland 3-1 Stoke City ...
Min. 79 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland 
          ...  COMING ON: H_Keto 
          ...  COMING OFF: B_Leno 
Min. 79 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Cook 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Modeste 
Min. 81 :(sun) J_Draxler 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! 
          ...  M_Nunes receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  But D_Batth puts the ball out of play 
Min. 82 :(sun) N_Gudelj lobs it over J_Tchamadeu 
          ...  F_Medina with a pull on the shirt 
Min. 83 :(sun) J_Draxler runs forward 
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully 
          ...  He only has going for goal in mind! 
          ...  T_Campbell with the tackle 
          ...  That's got to be a yellow 
Min. 84 :(sto) T_Campbell runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  A_Cook with an ugly foul 
          ...  He got away with just a warning 
Min. 86 :(sun) A_Carroll with the dribble 
          ...  This is a great chance 
          ...  D_Batth rushes in with a crazy challenge!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  It looks like he could be sent off! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  It could have been worse! 
Min. 87 :(sun) J_Draxler finds his way through 
          ...  He bears down on goal 
          ...  T_Campbell plays the back pass 
          ...  D_Ward can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  What a lucky escape!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Nunes chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  D_Ward comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  N_Mukiele gets to it! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And spins wide 
Min. 87 :(sto) L_Baker moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to W_Burger 
          ...  W_Burger aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  H_Keto is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over!! 
          ...  H_Keto looks very relieved! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 92 :(sun) A_Cook brushes J_Tchamadeu aside and breaks free 
          ...  A thundering drive by A_Cook! 
          ...  D_Ward parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 

*************  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
Scorers              : J_Draxler (11), K_Strootman (26), A_Carroll (78)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Stoke City Match Info
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Best player          : Wesley (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Wesley (29)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Batth (86)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Sunderland  |    Stoke City
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       14
Off target           :           5        |       4
On target            :          10        |       10
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           8        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       8
Key Tackles          :           4        |       11
Key Passes           :          13        |       12
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Final Score          : Sunderland 3 - 1 Stoke City
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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 |  81   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0   0
C_Biraghi      DF   1  18  12   7  24 |  67   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  44  17
N_Gudelj       DF   1  21  12  11  29 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  14   0
T_Livramento   DF   1  18  16  13  30 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  42  20  10
C_Mbemba       DF   1  19  15   9  29 |  94   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15  13   0
K_Strootman    MF   1   6  15  10  26 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  11  46
M_Nunes        MF   1   8  19  13  20 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  14   9
G_Xhaka        MF   1   2  20  11  25 |  94   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0
A_Carroll      FW   1   1  10  18  32 |  94   0   0   2   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  32  24
A_Modeste      FW   1   1   8  14  27 |  81   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
J_Draxler      AM   1   6  19  14  25 |  94   0   0   1   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   7  62
H_Keto         GK  17   1   1   1  21 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Mukiele      DF   1  16  12   9  27 |  27   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13
S_Berghuis     MF   1   5  15  14  28 |   0   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_Cook         FW   1   1   6  11  33 |  13   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  10  10  23

Player Statistics - Stoke City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_Ward         GK  22   1   1   1  21 |  94   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0
D_Batth        DF   1  17  11   8  30 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  29  -5  -5
F_Medina       DF   1  20  14  11  27 |  94   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  18 -10   3
E_Stevens      DF   1  18  14   6  24 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12  18
M_Rose         DF   1  18  11   9  30 |  52   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0
W_Burger       MF   1  13  19   6  22 |  94   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0 -10  11   6
B_Pearson      MF   1  14  18  12  31 |  94   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  16  22
A_Vidigal      MF   1   5  18  14  20 |  57   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Leris        MF   1   8  18  14  24 |  62   0   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  26  26   0
Wesley         FW   1   8  13  20  24 |  94   0   1   1   0   6   1   0   0   0  26  13  28
T_Campbell     FW   1   2  12  18  29 |  94   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  32  14  12
F_Fielding     GK  19   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Tchamadeu    DF   1  16  10   7  29 |  42   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0   0
L_Baker        MF   1   2  17  14  28 |  37   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   9  10
D_Gayle        FW   1   3  13  17  28 |  32   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0
R_Mmaee        FW   1   5  10  14  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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