FFO Champ, Sunderland vs. Brighton (Mon Aug 19) Sunderland | Brighton 4-4-2 L | 4-3-3 P - | Mike Willett | B_Leno GK | GK R_Sanchez C_Mbemba DF | DF H_Bellerin T_Livramento DF | DF J_Angelino W_Alves MF | DF Yeray N_Gudelj DF | DF J_Bednarek C_Biraghi DF | MF M_Kovacic S_Berghuis MF | MF Y_Bissouma M_Nunes MF | MF I_Bennacer Evanilson FW | FW S_Haller A_Carroll FW | FW T_Dago J_Draxler MF | FW T_Conway | H_Keto SUB | SUB S_Mignolet S_Rhomas SUB | SUB J_Muller V_Ryabushko SUB | SUB A_Guler K_Strootman SUB | SUB B_Sainz A_Modeste SUB | SUB L_Alberto Min. 1 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland ... Sunderland have changed their playing style to C Min. 2 :(bri) M_Kovacic with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to J_Angelino ... C_Mbemba wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 5 :(sun) N_Gudelj drives it forward to J_Draxler ... J_Draxler flicks the header toward the far post! ... R_Sanchez with an easy save ... He just oozes confidence Min. 6 :(sun) N_Gudelj beats his marker ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... A skilful effort from N_Gudelj! ... It hits the side netting! ... The fans thought that was a GOAL! ... But it's not ... Goal kick. Min. 8 :(sun) N_Gudelj jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to M_Nunes ... The defender plays it back to R_Sanchez ... But it's gone straight to M_Nunes! ... He just has R_Sanchez to beat! ... He dinks it over R_Sanchez ... GOAL!! ... Let's see if Sunderland can hang onto that lead! ... Sunderland 1-0 Brighton ... Min. 9 :(sun) A_Carroll takes possession ... He looks up ... He's in acres of space ... A delicate header from A_Carroll! ... But R_Sanchez makes an easy save Min. 12 :(bri) S_Haller flicks it over C_Mbemba and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... S_Haller curls it towards the top corner! ... B_Leno narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 16 :(bri) Y_Bissouma with an intelligent ball to T_Conway ... T_Conway has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... B_Leno is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But goes just over!! ... B_Leno looks very relieved! Min. 17 :(bri) J_Angelino controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the right! ... S_Haller gets onto the end of the pass! ... S_Haller sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. ... cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! ... GOAL!! ... He starts to run the full length of the pitch! ... That goal restores parity, and we're level! ... Sunderland 1-1 Brighton ... Min. 19 :(sun) C_Mbemba nutmegs Yeray, he continues to run forward ... C_Mbemba chases it through, he must score! ... R_Sanchez gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 22 :(bri) S_Haller beats J_Draxler ... J_Draxler reacts well to win the ball back Min. 28 :(sun) A_Carroll with an inswinging cross to N_Gudelj ... N_Gudelj hits a curling shot! ... The ball moves through the air! ... R_Sanchez moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... R_Sanchez catches it with style! Min. 29 :(sun) M_Nunes runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to Evanilson ... Y_Bissouma wins the ball Min. 32 :(bri) T_Dago holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to M_Kovacic ... M_Kovacic looks to see where B_Leno is! ... He shoots! ... Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort Min. 36 :(bri) J_Angelino sprints past C_Mbemba ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... C_Biraghi rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... What's The Referee going to give? ... Play on! Min. 37 :(bri) T_Dago backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... Y_Bissouma gets on the end of it ... A_Carroll rushes in with a poor tackle!! ... That's a foul!! Min. 38 :(bri) M_Kovacic brings the ball into the opposing area ... J_Bednarek makes himself available ... J_Bednarek from 20 yards! ... B_Leno makes a fine save Min. 39 :(sun) M_Nunes cuts in on J_Angelino's blind side ... M_Nunes looks to see where R_Sanchez is! ... He shoots! ... But R_Sanchez with the difficult save ... CORNER! ... N_Gudelj dinks the ball into the area! ... It goes straight into the arms of R_Sanchez Min. 41 :(sun) J_Draxler retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball upfield ... A_Carroll latches onto the end of it ... Wonderful sliding challenge by J_Angelino ... Nothing gets past him! Min. 42 :(sun) S_Berghuis cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to A_Carroll ... A_Carroll lobs R_Sanchez! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... C_Biraghi swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... R_Sanchez thumps the ball away! Min. 42 :(bri) Y_Bissouma is too quick for the defence ... Y_Bissouma with the side footed shot! ... B_Leno is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... OH! It drifts just past the post ... Great strike! ... Deserved a goal really Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(bri) M_Kovacic with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from N_Gudelj ... A powerful shot by M_Kovacic! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate Min. 47 :(sun) T_Livramento runs at the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to W_Alves ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from W_Alves! ... It looks good ... Brilliant save from R_Sanchez ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Sunderland 1-1 Brighton Min. 49 :(sun) Evanilson is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... C_Mbemba latches onto the ball ... J_Angelino slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 50 :(bri) S_Haller flicks it past C_Mbemba ... He runs forward ... S_Haller aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... B_Leno guesses right Min. 52 :(sun) S_Berghuis hoofs it upfield to find Evanilson ... Evanilson with the drive! ... R_Sanchez collects it comfortably ... The shot never troubled him Min. 53 :(sun) S_Berghuis looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to C_Biraghi ... C_Biraghi attempts a chip! ... R_Sanchez with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 56 :(sun) Evanilson sprints past Yeray ... A wicked drive by Evanilson! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... GOAL!! ... Let's see if Sunderland can hang onto that lead! ... Sunderland 2-1 Brighton ... Min. 56 :(bri) I_Bennacer takes advantage of a mistake by M_Nunes ... away from two, three, four. ... Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. ... How good is he?! ... Now he crosses to J_Bednarek! ... J_Bednarek has a dig at goal! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... B_Leno dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had B_Leno beaten! Min. 57 :(sun) M_Nunes passes the ball to A_Carroll ... Superbly timed tackle by J_Angelino ... He made it look easy Min. 59 :(bri) M_Kovacic cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to S_Haller ... C_Mbemba hits it out for a corner ... The pressure is mounting! ... CORNER! ... Yeray swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... It goes straight into the arms of B_Leno Min. 60 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: B_Sainz ... COMING OFF: I_Bennacer Min. 61 :(sun) A_Carroll turns past B_Sainz ... He has created space for himself now ... A_Carroll attempts to drive it home! ... R_Sanchez is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... OH! It drifts just past the post ... Great strike! ... Deserved a goal really Min. 61 :(bri) Y_Bissouma runs forward ... He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully ... He only has going for goal in mind! ... Y_Bissouma plays it down the wing ... Cross comes in back to him, diving header! ... He had to be brave there ... B_Leno beats the ball away Min. 64 :(sun) Evanilson finds W_Alves with a ball over the defence ... W_Alves with a screamer of a shot! ... The net bulges! ... GOAL!! ... Sunderland 3-1 Brighton ... Min. 65 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland ... Sunderland have changed their playing style to N Min. 68 :(bri) T_Dago is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... S_Haller latches onto the ball ... Wonderful sliding challenge by Evanilson ... Nothing gets past him! Min. 69 :(bri) J_Bednarek finds his way through ... The offside trap didn't work ... J_Bednarek lobs B_Leno! ... But B_Leno parries the ball ... It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd Min. 70 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: J_Muller ... COMING OFF: J_Bednarek Min. 70 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: A_Guler ... COMING OFF: T_Conway Min. 72 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland ... COMING ON: S_Rhomas ... COMING OFF: A_Carroll Min. 75 :(bri) A_Guler knocks the ball past M_Nunes ... Now he crosses to S_Haller! ... S_Rhomas rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... What's The Referee going to give? ... Play on! Min. 78 :(sun) S_Rhomas hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... Evanilson collects the loose ball! ... Yeray intercepts the opposition pass ... And he clears the ball behind goal ... He wasn't taking any risks there ... CORNER! ... M_Nunes hits it into the box! ... T_Livramento rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 78 :(sun) Evanilson with a real burst of pace ... M_Kovacic takes the player down!! ... That's a poor tackle! Min. 79 :(bri) Yeray feeds the ball to S_Haller ... S_Rhomas hits it out for a corner ... That was sent up into the top tier ... CORNER! ... A_Guler crosses it in! ... M_Kovacic gets something on it! ... The ball is hit with topspin and moves through the air! ... B_Leno moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It's beaten him! ... GOAL!! ... Brighton have pulled one back! ... Sunderland 3-2 Brighton ... Min. 80 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland ... Sunderland have changed their playing style to D Min. 85 :(sun) J_Draxler moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to Evanilson ... Excellent sliding challenge by Y_Bissouma ... He timed it well Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 92 :(bri) A_Guler plays it forward to T_Dago ... N_Gudelj takes the ball ... OOOHHHH!! ... He almost loses it straight away ... But he hits it clear! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stadium of Light ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunderland Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Evanilson (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Nunes (8), Evanilson (56), W_Alves (64) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Kovacic Scorers : S_Haller (17), M_Kovacic (79) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunderland | Brighton Attempts on Goal : 15 | 12 Off target : 5 | 5 On target : 10 | 7 Possession : 51 | 49 Corners : 3 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 0 Subs Used : 1 | 3 Fouls : 5 | 9 Key Tackles : 8 | 6 Key Passes : 14 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Sunderland 3 - 2 Brighton ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 23 1 1 1 25 | 94 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 C_Mbemba DF 1 20 16 9 29 | 94 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 30 0 16 T_Livramento DF 1 19 17 13 30 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 12 W_Alves MF 1 7 18 14 26 | 94 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 42 N_Gudelj DF 1 21 13 11 29 | 94 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 14 49 29 C_Biraghi DF 1 19 12 8 24 | 94 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 0 18 S_Berghuis MF 1 5 15 15 28 | 94 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 M_Nunes MF 1 8 20 13 20 | 94 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 16 45 Evanilson FW 1 3 13 20 29 | 94 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 32 49 24 A_Carroll FW 1 1 10 19 32 | 74 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 18 19 J_Draxler MF 1 6 20 14 25 | 94 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 29 16 12 H_Keto GK 17 1 1 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Rhomas DF 1 17 10 9 29 | 20 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 18 0 V_Ryabushko MF 1 10 18 9 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Strootman MF 1 6 15 10 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 - Brighton Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R_Sanchez GK 24 1 1 1 22 | 94 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 H_Bellerin DF 1 21 15 9 21 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Angelino DF 1 20 15 8 22 | 94 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 45 30 0 Yeray DF 1 21 12 9 33 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 16 0 J_Bednarek DF 1 20 14 11 23 | 72 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 M_Kovacic MF 1 5 22 15 22 | 94 0 0 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 18 48 Y_Bissouma MF 1 15 20 11 31 | 94 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 40 8 29 I_Bennacer MF 1 14 20 7 31 | 62 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 S_Haller FW 1 6 12 22 27 | 94 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 T_Dago FW 1 5 15 18 24 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 T_Conway FW 1 7 11 18 24 | 72 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 S_Mignolet GK 16 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Muller DF 1 16 12 7 26 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Guler FW 1 10 18 17 27 | 22 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 B_Sainz MF 1 6 18 14 25 | 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Alberto FW 1 1 9 18 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1724078334 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40