FFO Champ, Sunderland vs. Sheffield United (Fri Sep 13)


                           Sunderland  |  Sheffield United
                            4-2-3-1 L  |  5-3-2 P
                                    -  |  -
                                       |
                            B_Leno GK  |  GK P_Gulacsi
                          C_Mbemba DF  |  DF R_Gosens
                         N_Mukiele DF  |  DF G_Zajkov
                       V_Ryabushko DM  |  DF Joao_Mario
                          S_Rhomas DF  |  DF Mario_Rui
                         C_Biraghi DF  |  DF J_Foyth
                         J_Draxler MF  |  MF M_Verratti
                           G_Xhaka MF  |  MF P_Okon
                         Evanilson FW  |  MF M_Asensio
                      T_Livramento DM  |  FW A_Belotti
                           W_Alves MF  |  FW M_Philipp
                                       |
                            H_Keto SUB |  SUB T_Ernst
                          N_Gudelj SUB |  SUB T_Darikwa
                       K_Strootman SUB |  SUB S_Pontisso
                        S_Berghuis SUB |  SUB A_Danjuma
                         A_Modeste SUB |  SUB T_Muller




Min. 1  :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland 
          ...  Sunderland have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 1  :(shu) Mario_Rui with a slide rule pass to M_Verratti 
          ...  M_Verratti flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  B_Leno claws it off the line 
          ...  The players are doing the square symbol demanding VAR! 
          ...  The Referee runs over to the half-way line to check VAR? 
          ...  What's he going to give? 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That's given Sheffield United the lead! 
          ...  Sunderland 0-1 Sheffield United ...
Min. 1  :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland 
          ...  Sunderland have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 1  :(sun) Evanilson has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  A_Belotti with the foul 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's well within shooting range! 
          ...  Make yourself famous kid!! 
          ...  Evanilson fires it towards the goal 
          ...  P_Gulacsi takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 6  :(sun) C_Mbemba plays it forward to C_Biraghi 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by Mario_Rui 
Min. 6  :(shu) M_Philipp controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs C_Mbemba 
          ...  He puts in M_Asensio! 
          ...  T_Livramento with a bad challenge 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The The Referee uses his vanishing spray to keep the wall in line 
          ...  M_Philipp smashes it goalwards with the outside of his foot 
          ...  B_Leno goes down well to save 
Min. 7  :(sun) J_Draxler brushes Mario_Rui aside and breaks free 
          ...  J_Draxler with a thundering shot! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 
Min. 8  :(shu) The ball runs loose! 
          ...  A_Belotti seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  A_Belotti runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  B_Leno fists it away 
          ...  That was a good save! 
Min. 8  :(sun) G_Xhaka finds his way through 
          ...  He bent his run well 
          ...  R_Gosens with an ugly foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
Min. 9  :(shu) The ball rolls free! 
          ...  Mario_Rui takes control of it on the half way line 
          ...  He sprints past the defenders!! 
          ...  A vicious shot by Mario_Rui! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 
Min. 14 :(shu) J_Foyth over hits his pass 
          ...  He finds R_Gosens though 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by C_Mbemba 
Min. 19 :(sun) Evanilson beats J_Foyth 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  Evanilson uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  P_Gulacsi makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He makes it look so easy 
Min. 21 :(shu) G_Zajkov picks out M_Philipp with the cross 
          ...  M_Philipp with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  It flies wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 25 :(shu) M_Verratti is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to A_Belotti 
          ...  C_Biraghi wins the ball 
Min. 26 :(shu) M_Philipp with a real burst of pace 
          ...  C_Biraghi can't catch up with him 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  C_Mbemba with a bad challenge 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 28 :(shu) M_Philipp with a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball across to Mario_Rui 
          ...  Mario_Rui with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  B_Leno tips it wide !! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  P_Okon flights it in! 
          ...  M_Philipp rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! 
          ...  Over the bar! 
Min. 29 :(shu) Mario_Rui with an early cross to M_Philipp 
          ...  M_Philipp tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  But B_Leno parries the ball 
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 34 :(sun) V_Ryabushko finds himself with plenty of time 
          ...  V_Ryabushko with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  It floats over P_Gulacsi 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 35 :(sun) S_Rhomas slides it through the middle to Evanilson 
          ...  M_Philipp is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He won that header unfairly 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  T_Livramento swings it in 
          ...  Evanilson gets on the end of it 
          ...  Evanilson with the shot! 
          ...  The shot slips through P_Gulacsi's hands 
          ...  But P_Gulacsi recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 36 :(sun) C_Mbemba with the dribble 
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate 
          ...  He's decided to go alone 
          ...  C_Mbemba with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  P_Gulacsi parries it 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Mukiele with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  P_Gulacsi catches it! 
          ...  No problem for him! 
Min. 37 :(sun) W_Alves beats J_Foyth with absolute ease! 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from W_Alves! 
          ...  It's hit the bar 
          ...  It bounces down 
          ...  P_Gulacsi grabs it 
          ...  No Goal! 
          ...  Boos surround the stadium!! 
Min. 38 :(shu) Joao_Mario feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  M_Asensio runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  M_Asensio fires the shot in! 
          ...  B_Leno makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield! 
Min. 39 :(sun) G_Xhaka slips past J_Foyth 
          ...  G_Xhaka hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  But P_Gulacsi parries the ball 
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 41 :(shu) A_Belotti slips past S_Rhomas 
          ...  A_Belotti curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  B_Leno gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But can't hold onto it! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Sunderland 0-2 Sheffield United ...
Min. 42 :(sun) J_Draxler races into the box 
          ...  He sees C_Biraghi lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  C_Biraghi smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 43 :(sun) C_Mbemba is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to Evanilson 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from R_Gosens 
          ...  He had to time that one perfectly 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Sunderland 0-2 Sheffield United

Min. 50 :(shu) M_Philipp finds a hole in the defence 
          ...  W_Alves with an awful challenge 
          ...  The Sheffield United players are furious! 
          ...  They're waving imaginary cards at The Referee 
          ...  It looks like he could be sent off! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  That was very, very close to being a red let me assure you! 
Min. 51 :(sun) G_Xhaka curls the ball out wide to Evanilson 
          ...  But G_Zajkov sweeps up the threat 
Min. 51 :(shu) M_Verratti looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Foyth 
          ...  J_Foyth fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Sunderland 0-3 Sheffield United ...
Min. 52 :(sun) J_Draxler with a short pass to find Evanilson 
          ...  A powerful shot by Evanilson! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 53 :(sun) T_Livramento stops the ball and looks around for movement 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! 
          ...  Driven towards goal by T_Livramento! 
          ...  P_Gulacsi makes a good save 
Min. 55 :(sun) T_Livramento with a flicked pass to Evanilson 
          ...  Evanilson hits a great shot! 
          ...  But P_Gulacsi makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 56 :(sun) S_Rhomas takes advantage of a mistake by M_Asensio 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  J_Foyth picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 56 :(shu) J_Foyth whips the ball across to A_Belotti 
          ...  C_Mbemba stands his ground and wins the tackle 
Min. 60 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Pontisso 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Verratti 
Min. 60 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Danjuma 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Asensio 
Min. 60 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United 
          ...  COMING ON: T_Muller 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Philipp 
Min. 60 :(sun) C_Biraghi spots a team mate in space 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to N_Mukiele! 
          ...  N_Mukiele with a stunning strike! 
          ...  P_Gulacsi with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 61 :(shu) T_Muller knocks the ball past the lunge of C_Biraghi 
          ...  T_Muller with a terrific drive! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 66 :(sun) S_Rhomas takes possession 
          ...  He has his back towards goal 
          ...  He turns well 
          ...  S_Rhomas drives the ball low! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 66 :(shu) R_Gosens plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  Joao_Mario decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  Joao_Mario beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He is clean through 
          ...  He just has to beat B_Leno 
          ...  He nutmegs B_Leno 
          ...  GOAL!! Hello... Hello! 
          ...  Here we go! 
          ...  Sunderland 0-4 Sheffield United ...
Min. 67 :(shu) Tactical Change by Sheffield United 
          ...  Sheffield United have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 68 :(sun) V_Ryabushko knocks the ball past Joao_Mario 
          ...  Now he crosses to W_Alves! 
          ...  A_Belotti rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The Referee writes his name in his little black book 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 72 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Modeste 
          ...  COMING OFF: V_Ryabushko 
Min. 74 :(sun) J_Draxler with a probing pass to Evanilson 
          ...  But J_Foyth puts the ball out of play 
Min. 76 :(sun) T_Livramento with the through ball to A_Modeste 
          ...  But R_Gosens spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 76 :(sun) C_Biraghi sidesteps J_Foyth 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  Joao_Mario with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
          ...  He'd better be careful now 
Min. 77 :(sun) G_Xhaka drives it across the face of the goal Evanilson 
          ...  A_Belotti is late with that one 
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball 
Min. 80 :(sun) W_Alves with the dribble 
          ...  This is a great chance 
          ...  W_Alves throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  But it goes just over 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(sun) W_Alves hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  Evanilson latches onto it! 
          ...  Evanilson hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. 
          ...  - spits his dummy out yet again. 
Min. 89 :(sun) A defence splitting pass from A_Modeste to J_Draxler 
          ...  A_Belotti reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 
Min. 92 :(sun) Evanilson finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled Joao_Mario 
          ...  Evanilson with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  P_Gulacsi was beaten there! 
Min. 95 :(shu) R_Gosens pushes it past C_Biraghi 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from C_Mbemba 
Min. 97 :(sun) J_Draxler spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He finds W_Alves with a lovely pass! 
          ...  W_Alves tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 

*************  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          : Evanilson
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : W_Alves (50)
Injured              : N/A
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Sheffield United Match Info
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Best player          : J_Foyth (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Verratti (1), A_Belotti (41), J_Foyth (51), Joao_Mario (66)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Belotti (68)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Sunderland  |    Sheffield United
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       13
Off target           :          10        |       4
On target            :           8        |       9
Possession           :          47        |       53
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           1        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       11
Key Tackles          :           4        |       7
Key Passes           :          13        |       10
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Final Score          : Sunderland 0 - 4 Sheffield United
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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 |  98   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -15   0   0   0
C_Mbemba       DF   1  20  16  10  29 |  98   0   3   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  45  24  16
N_Mukiele      DF   1  17  12   9  27 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
V_Ryabushko    DM   1  10  18   9  27 |  73   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10  16
S_Rhomas       DF   1  17  10   9  29 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
C_Biraghi      DF   1  19  12   8  24 |  98   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  16  16  17
J_Draxler      MF   1   6  20  14  25 |  98   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  32  11
G_Xhaka        MF   1   2  19  11  25 |  98   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   9  15
Evanilson      FW   1   3  14  20  29 |  98   0   0   0   0   7   0   0   0   0   0   0  39
T_Livramento   DM   1  19  17  13  30 |  98   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  22  13
W_Alves        MF   1   7  18  14  26 |  98   0   0   1   0   3   0   1   0   0  -4   6  29
H_Keto         GK  17   1   1   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Gudelj       DF   1  21  13  11  29 |   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
S_Berghuis     MF   1   5  16  15  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Modeste      FW   1   1   8  14  27 |  25   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0

Player Statistics - Sheffield United
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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P_Gulacsi      GK  24   1   1   1  22 |  98   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
R_Gosens       DF   1  23  15  11  25 |  98   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  24  30   0
G_Zajkov       DF   1  14  11   6  28 |  98   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  21  17   0
Joao_Mario     DF   1  21  15  13  28 |  98   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  13  32
Mario_Rui      DF   1  19  14  10  24 |  98   0   1   2   1   2   0   0   0   0  16  46  31
J_Foyth        DF   1  19  11   9  23 |  98   0   2   2   0   1   1   0   0   0  46  34  40
M_Verratti     MF   1  14  21  10  28 |  61   0   0   2   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  25  38
P_Okon         MF   1  14  17   4  26 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Asensio      MF   1   5  20  19  20 |  61   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
A_Belotti      FW   1   2  14  21  26 |  98   0   1   0   0   2   1   1   0   0  29  -4  17
M_Philipp      FW   1   2  16  20  22 |  61   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  12  22
T_Ernst        GK  18   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Darikwa      DF   1  11   8   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Pontisso     MF   1  11  15   7  31 |  37   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Danjuma      MF   1   3  20  16  24 |  37   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Muller       FW   1   2  12  20  23 |  37   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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