FFO Champ, Sunderland vs. Huddersfield Town (Fri Aug 02) Sunderland | Huddersfield Town 4-1-3-2 L | 4-3-1-2 C - | Guillaume Rousseau | B_Leno GK | GK L_Nicholls C_Mbemba DF | DF B_Jackson T_Livramento DF | DF J_Victor V_Ryabushko DM | DF E_Laird N_Gudelj DF | DF R_Andrews C_Biraghi DF | MF J_Hogg G_Xhaka MF | MF K_Taylor M_Nunes MF | MF H_Kane Evanilson FW | AM P_R_Mpanzu A_Carroll FW | FW L_Foster J_Draxler MF | FW J_Bowen | H_Keto SUB | SUB J_Stolarczyk N_Mukiele SUB | SUB Y_Nakayama W_Alves SUB | SUB J_Rowe S_Berghuis SUB | SUB T_Gouveia A_Modeste SUB | SUB T_Bradshaw Min. 1 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland ... Sunderland have changed their playing style to P Min. 1 :(hud) L_Foster plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... N_Gudelj cuts out the pass ... That was close! Min. 3 :(hud) E_Laird times his run well ... E_Laird has a dig at goal! ... B_Leno parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 4 :(sun) N_Gudelj flicks the ball through ... M_Nunes runs onto it! ... A left-footer by M_Nunes! ... But L_Nicholls punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 7 :(sun) A_Carroll eases past B_Jackson ... A left-footer by A_Carroll! ... It's hit the bar ... It bounces down ... L_Nicholls grabs it ... No Goal! ... Boos surround the stadium!! Min. 9 :(sun) V_Ryabushko beats one ... Knocks it past a second ... And finds C_Mbemba ... Driven towards goal by C_Mbemba! ... The ball moves through the air! ... L_Nicholls moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... L_Nicholls catches it with style! Min. 15 :(hud) H_Kane looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to J_Bowen ... C_Biraghi forces him off the ball Min. 16 :(sun) M_Nunes bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to C_Biraghi ... C_Biraghi hits a crisp volley! ... It floats over L_Nicholls ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 16 :(hud) J_Victor brings the ball into the opposing area ... J_Bowen makes himself available ... C_Mbemba leaves his foot in with the challenge!! ... That's a bad foul!! ... The Referee ignores the protests for a card ... - looks relieved Min. 17 :(hud) K_Taylor with the heel pass to E_Laird ... Evanilson reads it well ... He clears the danger Min. 20 :(hud) J_Hogg plays it long to K_Taylor ... K_Taylor is clean through! ... B_Leno tries to make himself big ... He nutmegs B_Leno ... It hits the post!! ... And goes wide! Min. 23 :(sun) A_Carroll holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to Evanilson ... Evanilson rifles it to the far post! ... L_Nicholls is rooted to the spot! ... But the ball sails wide anyway! Min. 23 :(hud) A defence splitting pass from K_Taylor to H_Kane ... H_Kane cracks a laser towards goal! ... B_Leno parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 24 :(hud) L_Foster with a short pass to find P_R_Mpanzu ... P_R_Mpanzu drives it low! ... But B_Leno smothers the ball Min. 26 :(sun) J_Draxler has the ball ... He knocks the ball past K_Taylor ... He puts in N_Gudelj! ... Blocked by J_Hogg Min. 26 :(hud) J_Victor holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to P_R_Mpanzu ... A_Carroll with a superb challenge ... The Referee has given the free kick the other way! ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 27 :(hud) E_Laird with a real burst of pace ... He shows C_Biraghi a clean set of heals ... A heafty challenge by T_Livramento ... Which leads to the ball going out for a corner ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... P_R_Mpanzu flights it in! ... The ball comes to L_Foster ... He knocks it goalward ... B_Leno makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 28 :(hud) J_Hogg takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into P_R_Mpanzu ... P_R_Mpanzu tries to lob the keeper! ... The fans get off their seats! ... B_Leno plucks the ball out of the air ... Good goalkeeping there! Min. 29 :(sun) A_Carroll with a clever shimmy ... A_Carroll with a quick pass down the left wing. ... He gets up high for the header! ... But it goes just over Min. 30 :(hud) B_Jackson holds the ball up ... He knocks a through ball to R_Andrews ... R_Andrews rifles it to the far post! ... B_Leno with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 31 :(hud) R_Andrews holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to J_Bowen ... J_Bowen with a bomb of a shot! ... B_Leno makes a comfortable save ... He wasn't troubled there Min. 32 :(hud) H_Kane with a first time pass ... J_Bowen runs onto it! ... Great turn! Astonishing! The defence has gone to sleep ... J_Bowen is all alone ... B_Leno comes towards him ... He rounds B_Leno ... He taps it towards the goal! ... GOAL !! ... That's given Huddersfield Town the advantage! ... Sunderland 0-1 Huddersfield Town ... Min. 36 :(sun) G_Xhaka with the cross-field pass to C_Biraghi ... C_Biraghi sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... L_Nicholls was lucky there Min. 37 :(sun) A_Carroll sidesteps J_Victor ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... A_Carroll with the punt towards goal! ... GOAL!! ... Genius! Genius! Genius! ... Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta ... Cosmic kite! ... What planet are you from? ... L_Nicholls was left standing ... That's the equaliser! ... Sunderland 1-1 Huddersfield Town ... Min. 39 :(hud) P_R_Mpanzu gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside the defender! ... He has some space now! ... V_Ryabushko with a nasty foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee gave him a strong warning Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 44 :(sun) G_Xhaka spots his team mate making a run ... That's an excellent through ball to C_Mbemba! ... C_Mbemba could have let it bounce! ... L_Nicholls with a great save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 44 :(hud) K_Taylor rises up for the header ... He flicks the ball on to J_Hogg ... J_Hogg with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... It sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Sunderland 1-1 Huddersfield Town Min. 50 :(sun) T_Livramento finds the space intelligently ... T_Livramento attempts the shot! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide Min. 53 :(sun) V_Ryabushko controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the right! ... Evanilson gets onto the end of the pass! ... Launched towards the top corner by Evanilson! ... L_Nicholls gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... GOAL!! ... And Sunderland are leading in the game now ... Sunderland 2-1 Huddersfield Town ... Min. 58 :(hud) E_Laird whips the ball across to R_Andrews ... R_Andrews hits a great drive! ... But B_Leno hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 59 :(hud) K_Taylor crosses in from the wing, he finds L_Foster in the box ... L_Foster from 20 yards! ... B_Leno gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... NO HE DOESN'T!! ... How on Earth did he put that wide? ... He was two yards out! Min. 60 :(hud) K_Taylor takes advantage of a mistake by M_Nunes ... He crosses to J_Hogg ... J_Hogg attempts the shot! ... It's hit the bar ... It bounces down ... B_Leno grabs it ... No Goal! ... Boos surround the stadium!! Min. 61 :(hud) P_R_Mpanzu knocks it past T_Livramento and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... Evanilson reads it well ... He clears the danger Min. 65 :(hud) Substitution by Huddersfield Town ... COMING ON: T_Bradshaw ... COMING OFF: J_Bowen Min. 66 :(sun) Evanilson with a real burst of pace ... He's clean through! ... E_Laird goes in studs first ... He deserves punishment for that! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 67 :(hud) H_Kane has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... L_Foster gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... J_Draxler tackles cleanly ... The linesman flags for the foul though! ... Unbelievable! It looked clean to me ... He's lucky it wasn't more ... It's just a warning Min. 68 :(sun) T_Livramento with a penetrating pass to Evanilson ... Evanilson with a scorcher of a shot! ... It's beaten L_Nicholls ... It goes wide!! Min. 69 :(sun) V_Ryabushko takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to C_Biraghi ... T_Bradshaw with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 70 :(hud) Substitution by Huddersfield Town ... COMING ON: T_Gouveia ... COMING OFF: P_R_Mpanzu Min. 72 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland ... Sunderland have changed their playing style to D Min. 75 :(hud) Substitution by Huddersfield Town ... COMING ON: Y_Nakayama ... COMING OFF: J_Victor Min. 75 :(sun) V_Ryabushko is on the ground motionless! ... He was involved in a nasty clash of heads there ... He's up to his feet now ... Looks like he will carry on after receiving some treatment Min. 80 :(hud) Tactical Change by Huddersfield Town ... Huddersfield Town have changed their playing style to E Min. 83 :(hud) T_Gouveia cuts inside his opponent ... He worked that well ... A cracking drive from T_Gouveia! ... 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. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stadium of Light ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunderland Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Evanilson (Man of the Match) Scorers : A_Carroll (37), Evanilson (53) Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Carroll (26) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Huddersfield Town Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : H_Kane Scorers : J_Bowen (32) Sent Off : N/A Booked : E_Laird (66) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunderland | Huddersfield Town Attempts on Goal : 12 | 14 Off target : 6 | 5 On target : 6 | 9 Possession : 46 | 54 Corners : 0 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 0 | 3 Fouls : 10 | 6 Key Tackles : 5 | 2 Key Passes : 10 | 16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Sunderland 2 - 1 Huddersfield Town ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 95 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 0 C_Mbemba DF 1 20 16 9 29 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 T_Livramento DF 1 19 16 13 30 | 95 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 12 12 V_Ryabushko DM 1 10 18 9 27 | 95 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 N_Gudelj DF 1 21 13 11 29 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 15 0 C_Biraghi DF 1 19 12 8 24 | 95 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 16 0 35 G_Xhaka MF 1 2 19 11 25 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 M_Nunes MF 1 8 20 13 20 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 13 Evanilson FW 1 3 13 20 29 | 95 0 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 64 0 28 A_Carroll FW 1 1 10 19 32 | 95 0 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 -4 14 28 J_Draxler MF 1 6 20 14 25 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 H_Keto GK 17 1 1 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Mukiele DF 1 17 12 9 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Alves MF 1 7 18 14 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Berghuis MF 1 5 15 15 28 | 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 - Huddersfield Town Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- L_Nicholls GK 24 1 1 1 31 | 95 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0 0 0 B_Jackson DF 1 20 13 12 26 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 J_Victor DF 1 19 15 4 25 | 76 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 E_Laird DF 1 19 16 10 23 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -4 8 12 R_Andrews DF 1 17 16 8 22 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 36 J_Hogg MF 1 13 19 9 23 | 95 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 22 18 32 K_Taylor MF 1 12 18 13 27 | 95 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 50 12 H_Kane MF 1 10 17 14 24 | 95 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 48 12 P_R_Mpanzu AM 1 7 19 13 25 | 71 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 L_Foster FW 1 8 14 19 30 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 13 J_Bowen FW 1 6 12 20 20 | 66 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 J_Stolarczyk GK 17 1 1 1 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Nakayama DF 1 16 14 8 28 | 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Rowe MF 1 8 17 13 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Gouveia AM 1 6 14 11 21 | 24 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 T_Bradshaw FW 1 4 13 18 28 | 29 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 0 0 1722633831 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40