FFO Champ, Sunderland vs. Middlesbrough (Fri Oct 11)


                           Sunderland  |  Middlesbrough
                              4-3-3 N  |  4-1-3-2 E
                         Derek Purvis  |  Cliff Coates
                                       |
                            B_Leno GK  |  GK A_Davies
                          C_Mbemba DF  |  DF I_Jones
                         C_Biraghi DF  |  DF D_Fry
                      T_Livramento DF  |  DF A_Dijksteel
                         N_Mukiele DF  |  DF R_Aguilar
                           W_Alves MF  |  DM S_Traore
                           M_Nunes MF  |  MF M_Crooks
                           G_Xhaka MF  |  MF M_Cuisance
                         A_Carroll FW  |  MF M_Ihattaren
                         Evanilson FW  |  FW R_Muniz
                         A_Modeste FW  |  FW A_Pinamonti
                                       |
                            M_Sarr SUB |  SUB M_Oxley
                          S_Rhomas SUB |  SUB A_Meroni
                        S_Berghuis SUB |  SUB L_Fomba
                       V_Ryabushko SUB |  SUB S_Eustaquio
                            A_Cook SUB |  SUB P_Cutrone




Min. 2  :(mid) M_Crooks searches out M_Cuisance 
          ...  M_Cuisance attempts a low drive! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 4  :(sun) W_Alves takes control of the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to Evanilson 
          ...  Evanilson has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  Some parts of the ground thought that went in! 
Min. 4  :(sun) Evanilson takes advantage of a mistake by A_Pinamonti 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  R_Muniz catches his opponent late!! 
          ...  The Sunderland fans want him to be sent off! 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
Min. 8  :(sun) G_Xhaka brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  A_Modeste gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  A_Modeste with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  A_Davies saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 9  :(mid) R_Muniz dribbles it into the box 
          ...  R_Muniz tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 10 :(sun) C_Biraghi takes advantage of a mistake by R_Aguilar 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to A_Modeste! 
          ...  A glorious effort by A_Modeste! 
          ...  A_Davies 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. 13 :(mid) S_Traore backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  A_Dijksteel latches onto the end of it 
          ...  But C_Mbemba clears the ball to safety 
Min. 16 :(mid) M_Crooks flicks it past the defender 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  M_Crooks bears down on goal! 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 17 :(sun) G_Xhaka picks out M_Nunes with the cross 
          ...  M_Nunes tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A_Davies looks dejected 
          ...  Sunderland take the lead! 
          ...  Sunderland 1-0 Middlesbrough ...
Min. 17 :(mid) R_Aguilar drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to D_Fry 
          ...  A cheeky lob from D_Fry! 
          ...  B_Leno makes a difficult save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Cuisance with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  B_Leno comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  M_Crooks with the header 
          ...  B_Leno with a superb tip around the post 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by M_Cuisance! 
          ...  G_Xhaka wins the ball 
          ...  He belts it away 
Min. 19 :(sun) W_Alves reads the run of C_Mbemba 
          ...  C_Mbemba is clean through! 
          ...  A_Davies tries to make himself big 
          ...  He rounds A_Davies 
          ...  the defenders chasing but all he has to do is slot it in! 
          ...  He looks to slot it in ...He's missed it, it goes past the wrong side of the post!! 
          ...  How do I tell my kids Beckham scored from the halfway line but he's missed from there 
          ...  I'm lost for words. 
Min. 21 :(mid) M_Ihattaren looks for options 
          ...  He decides to go it alone 
          ...  M_Ihattaren hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into B_Leno's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 23 :(sun) Evanilson finds his way through 
          ...  That was sheer effort 
          ...  A_Dijksteel steals the ball of off him 
Min. 24 :(sun) M_Nunes takes advantage of a mistake by S_Traore 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to Evanilson! 
          ...  Evanilson cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Nunes swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  W_Alves makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  A_Davies gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 24 :(mid) M_Cuisance picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it 
          ...  M_Cuisance drives it towards goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  B_Leno had no chance! THEY'VE CAVED IN! 
          ...  That could be a game changer! 
          ...  Middlesbrough have pulled level! 
          ...  Sunderland 1-1 Middlesbrough ...
Min. 28 :(mid) M_Cuisance sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  A_Modeste with the lunge!! 
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 30 :(sun) N_Mukiele beats his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  N_Mukiele fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  A_Davies 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. 31 :(mid) A_Pinamonti crosses in from the wing, he finds I_Jones in the box 
          ...  But C_Biraghi with the fine tackle 
Min. 33 :(sun) A_Carroll sidesteps I_Jones 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  A delicate chip from A_Carroll! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 36 :(mid) S_Traore jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Cuisance 
          ...  M_Cuisance with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  B_Leno falls over 
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post! 
          ...  But it deflects in! 
          ...  And goes wide!! 
          ...  B_Leno looks relieved!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  S_Traore flights it in! 
          ...  The ball comes to A_Pinamonti 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing! 
          ...  Middlesbrough have snatched the lead! 
          ...  Sunderland 1-2 Middlesbrough ...
Min. 37 :(mid) I_Jones can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to M_Ihattaren 
          ...  M_Ihattaren attempts a lob! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  B_Leno never had a chance! 
Min. 40 :(sun) N_Mukiele can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to C_Biraghi 
          ...  C_Biraghi drives it low! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 44 :(mid) S_Traore turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Pinamonti 
          ...  A_Pinamonti with a thundering shot! 
          ...  B_Leno is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And B_Leno reacts well to palm it behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Ihattaren floats the ball in! 
          ...  The ball comes to R_Muniz 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  B_Leno goes down well to save 
Min. 46 :(sun) W_Alves runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  A_Carroll latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  A_Carroll has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A_Davies has to pick the ball out of the net 
          ...  Sunderland are back level! 
          ...  Sunderland 2-2 Middlesbrough ...

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Sunderland 2-2 Middlesbrough

Min. 48 :(sun) Evanilson gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside M_Ihattaren! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  A cheeky lob from Evanilson! 
          ...  A_Davies is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  Deserved a goal really 
Min. 50 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Rhomas 
          ...  COMING OFF: N_Mukiele 
Min. 51 :(sun) A_Carroll with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past D_Fry 
          ...  A_Carroll chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  But it puts it well wide 
Min. 52 :(mid) M_Cuisance with a measured ball to R_Muniz 
          ...  R_Muniz goes for the top corner! 
          ...  But B_Leno punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 54 :(sun) Evanilson runs at goal 
          ...  He spots the run of A_Modeste 
          ...  He's played him in 
          ...  M_Crooks brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 55 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Berghuis 
          ...  COMING OFF: G_Xhaka 
Min. 56 :(sun) S_Berghuis with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from D_Fry 
          ...  S_Berghuis tries the shot! 
          ...  A_Davies was lucky there 
Min. 60 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Cook 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Modeste 
Min. 60 :(sun) S_Berghuis plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  Evanilson keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  R_Aguilar slides in to knock the ball out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by C_Mbemba! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  Far too easy for A_Davies, who catches the ball 
Min. 64 :(mid) I_Jones breaks free from C_Biraghi 
          ...  I_Jones hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  B_Leno makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 66 :(sun) A_Carroll jumps over D_Fry's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  A_Carroll fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  A_Davies blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 66 :(mid) A_Pinamonti sidesteps T_Livramento 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  T_Livramento reacts well to win the ball back 
Min. 67 :(sun) S_Rhomas runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to M_Nunes 
          ...  M_Nunes attempts a low drive! 
          ...  A_Davies gathers it easily 
Min. 68 :(mid) M_Ihattaren has broken through the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on B_Leno! 
          ...  A_Cook hacks him down! 
          ...  He could be off!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 69 :(sun) T_Livramento with a byline cross to M_Nunes 
          ...  M_Nunes fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  A_Davies with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
Min. 69 :(mid) M_Cuisance spots a team mate in space 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to M_Crooks! 
          ...  But T_Livramento reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 70 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Meroni 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Fry 
Min. 70 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Eustaquio 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Ihattaren 
Min. 70 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: P_Cutrone 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Muniz 
Min. 71 :(sun) A_Cook with an amazing show of skill to get past S_Traore 
          ...  He crosses to W_Alves 
          ...  I_Jones brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on!! 
Min. 79 :(sun) C_Mbemba retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  Evanilson gets on the end of it 
          ...  Evanilson with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  A_Davies narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 80 :(sun) T_Livramento kills the ball dead 
          ...  Beautiful turn 
          ...  He could get a shot of here 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from A_Dijksteel 
Min. 81 :(sun) S_Berghuis feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  Evanilson runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  Evanilson with the crafty shot! 
          ...  But A_Davies with the difficult save 
Min. 85 :(sun) S_Berghuis with a pinpoint pass to A_Cook 
          ...  A_Cook smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  A_Davies with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 88 :(sun) T_Livramento jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  T_Livramento fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  A_Davies is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And A_Davies reacts well to palm it behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Mbemba swings it in! 
          ...  A_Davies comes out and claims it! 
Min. 90 :(mid) M_Cuisance kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  I_Jones gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  I_Jones drives the ball low! 
          ...  The shot slips through B_Leno's hands 
          ...  But B_Leno recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 

*************  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          : M_Nunes
Scorers              : M_Nunes (17), A_Carroll (46)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Modeste (28), A_Cook (68)
Injured              : N/A
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Middlesbrough Match Info
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Best player          : M_Cuisance (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Cuisance (24), A_Pinamonti (36)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Sunderland  |    Middlesbrough
Attempts on Goal     :          21        |       15
Off target           :           9        |       5
On target            :          12        |       10
Possession           :          55        |       45
Corners              :           3        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       7
Key Tackles          :           5        |       5
Key Passes           :          16        |       10
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Final Score          : Sunderland 2 - 2 Middlesbrough
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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  23   1   1   1  25 |  92   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
C_Mbemba       DF   1  20  16  10  29 |  92   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  12  15
C_Biraghi      DF   1  19  12   8  24 |  92   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  16  16  17
T_Livramento   DF   1  20  17  14  30 |  92   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  30  11  12
N_Mukiele      DF   1  17  12   9  27 |  51   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  16  16
W_Alves        MF   1   7  18  14  26 |  92   0   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  44  12
M_Nunes        MF   1   8  20  13  20 |  92   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   8  58
G_Xhaka        MF   1   2  19  11  25 |  56   0   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  33  31   0
A_Carroll      FW   1   1  10  19  32 |  92   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  39
Evanilson      FW   1   3  14  20  29 |  92   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  14  27
A_Modeste      FW   1   1   8  14  27 |  61   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -4  -4  19
M_Sarr         GK  17   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Rhomas       DF   1  17  10   9  29 |  41   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0
S_Berghuis     MF   1   5  16  15  28 |  36   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  36  11
V_Ryabushko    MF   1  10  18   9  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Cook         FW   1   1   6  11  33 |  31   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -4  18  11

Player Statistics - Middlesbrough
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Davies       GK  23   1   1   1  27 |  92  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
I_Jones        DF   1  21  15  10  24 |  92   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  14  13  32
D_Fry          DF   1  21  13   7  29 |  71   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  19
A_Dijksteel    DF   1  19  14  13  22 |  92   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0
R_Aguilar      DF   1  20  14   7  26 |  92   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  14   0
S_Traore       DM   1  13  18  12  22 |  92   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  44   0
M_Crooks       MF   1  11  19  10  24 |  92   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  24   9  31
M_Cuisance     MF   1   3  19  13  21 |  92   0   0   3   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  27  57
M_Ihattaren    MF   1   7  18  14  26 |  71   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  22
R_Muniz        FW   1   8  16  21  22 |  71   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
A_Pinamonti    FW   1   7  14  20  28 |  92   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  14  24
M_Oxley        GK  16   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Meroni       DF   1  16  11   7  30 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Fomba        MF   1   6  15  10  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Eustaquio    MF   1  11  15   6  21 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Cutrone      FW   1   2  11  17  22 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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