FFO Champ, Sunderland vs. Stoke City (Fri Sep 20) Sunderland | Stoke City 4-1-3-2 L | 4-4-2 C - | Derek Purvis | B_Leno GK | GK D_Ward C_Mbemba DF | DF B_Wilmot N_Gudelj DF | DF F_Medina T_Livramento DM | DF E_Stevens S_Rhomas DF | DF M_Rose C_Biraghi DF | MF W_Burger J_Draxler MF | MF L_Baker M_Nunes MF | MF T_Berenbruch Evanilson FW | MF M_Leris A_Carroll FW | FW Wesley W_Alves MF | FW T_Campbell | H_Keto SUB | SUB F_Fielding B_Godfrey SUB | SUB J_Tchamadeu V_Ryabushko SUB | SUB A_Vidigal S_Berghuis SUB | SUB D_Gayle A_Modeste SUB | SUB L_Ihorst Min. 1 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland ... Sunderland have changed their playing style to C Min. 1 :(sto) T_Berenbruch looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to T_Campbell ... M_Nunes with a well timed tackle ... The Referee didn't like it though ... That will be a booking ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 2 :(sto) T_Berenbruch fires over a low cross to Wesley ... T_Livramento takes out the attacker ... He looked to have fouled him there Min. 3 :(sun) A_Carroll slumps to the ground! ... He gets up again though ... He signals to the bench he is ok to continue Min. 6 :(sto) L_Baker volleys it forward. He finds T_Campbell ... But T_Livramento spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 7 :(sun) W_Alves with a neat pass into A_Carroll ... A cheeky lob from A_Carroll! ... D_Ward makes himself big and wins the ball Min. 10 :(sun) W_Alves retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... A_Carroll gets on the end of it ... A_Carroll tries the lob from 30 yards! ... D_Ward makes a fine save Min. 14 :(sun) Evanilson spots a team mate in space ... He finds N_Gudelj with a lovely pass! ... N_Gudelj with the header! ... It hammers off the post ... And out for a throw in Min. 18 :(sun) M_Nunes brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... W_Alves gets on the end of the pass ... W_Alves tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... D_Ward gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... It's pushed behind! ... CORNER! ... N_Gudelj hits it into the box! ... D_Ward comes towards the ball ... Great catch! Min. 19 :(sto) The ball goes loose! ... T_Campbell gains possesion and thinks about the shot ... B_Leno with a late tackle ... It looked worse than what it was ... He is surrounded by the Stoke City players ... He got away with just a warning ... PENALTY!! That was never a penalty!! ... Wesley will take it ... B_Leno with a comfortable save!! Min. 21 :(sto) T_Berenbruch takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... He runs towards goal ... Evanilson with a well timed tackle ... The Referee didn't like it though ... The Referee wants a word ... It's just a warning ... FREE KICK ... It is deep inside their own half. This will allow them to regroup ... T_Berenbruch swings it in ... Wesley gets on the end of it ... N_Gudelj clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 21 :(sto) T_Berenbruch sidesteps his marker ... That was too easy ... Well intercepted by C_Biraghi Min. 25 :(sto) T_Campbell get's past W_Alves ... He's gonna worry them again ... T_Campbell leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! ... It hits off a defender! ... B_Leno is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... T_Berenbruch floats the ball in! ... C_Mbemba wins the ball ... He belts it away Min. 33 :(sto) Wesley runs at the defender ... The defender slips and falls over ... Wesley unleashes a pile driver! ... It hits the side netting! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 35 :(sun) Evanilson is first to the loose ball ... Evanilson hits a crisp volley! ... But he's missed it! ... It's unbelievable, Jeff! Min. 36 :(sun) W_Alves bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to C_Mbemba ... C_Mbemba tries one from the edge of the box! ... But D_Ward comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 37 :(sto) L_Baker cuts the ball back to E_Stevens ... But T_Livramento sweeps up the threat Min. 37 :(sun) S_Rhomas flicks it over T_Berenbruch and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... E_Stevens with a nasty foul Min. 38 :(sto) W_Burger with the diagonal pass to T_Campbell ... Well executed sliding challenge from S_Rhomas Min. 41 :(sto) W_Burger with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to E_Stevens ... E_Stevens sends it flying towards goal! ... What agility from B_Leno Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 44 :(sun) S_Rhomas takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... S_Rhomas with the crafty shot! ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Sunderland 0-0 Stoke City Min. 49 :(sun) A_Carroll looks up ... He swings the ball right towards J_Draxler ... J_Draxler with a screamer of a shot! ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... M_Nunes plays it into the danger area! ... C_Mbemba gets on the end of it ... It takes a deflection! ... D_Ward is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by M_Nunes ... M_Rose gets up well ... And he heads it away Min. 50 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City ... COMING ON: J_Tchamadeu ... COMING OFF: M_Rose Min. 50 :(sto) Wesley knocks the ball on and sprints past C_Biraghi ... A delightful ball in to M_Leris ... Evanilson goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 53 :(sto) T_Campbell 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! ... His team mate plays the through ball for him! ... C_Biraghi tackles cleanly Min. 54 :(sun) N_Gudelj flicks the ball through ... J_Draxler runs onto it! ... T_Berenbruch slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 55 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City ... COMING ON: A_Vidigal ... COMING OFF: L_Baker Min. 59 :(sun) N_Gudelj with the header on ... He finds T_Livramento in space ... T_Livramento tries to place it in the corner! ... It hits the side netting! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 60 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City ... COMING ON: D_Gayle ... COMING OFF: M_Leris Min. 61 :(sto) Wesley with the dribble ... The defender is easily beaten ... Wesley hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... GOAL!! ... He dives on the ground and his team mates follow him!! ... That's put Stoke City ahead! ... Sunderland 0-1 Stoke City ... Min. 62 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland ... Sunderland have changed their playing style to A Min. 63 :(sun) J_Draxler finds W_Alves on the edge of the box ... W_Alves drives the ball low! ... D_Ward with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know! Min. 69 :(sto) E_Stevens moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to T_Berenbruch ... T_Berenbruch with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... T_Berenbruch lofts the ball in! ... B_Leno jumps well to claim it! Min. 71 :(sun) N_Gudelj is too quick for E_Stevens ... E_Stevens recovers the situation to win the ball back Min. 72 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland ... COMING ON: A_Modeste ... COMING OFF: T_Livramento Min. 74 :(sto) Wesley finds his way through ... That was sheer effort ... Wesley has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... It takes a deflection! ... B_Leno is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... W_Burger dinks the ball into the area! ... N_Gudelj heads it away Min. 76 :(sto) J_Tchamadeu takes advantage of a mistake by N_Gudelj ... Can he make them pay? ... A glorious effort by J_Tchamadeu! ... It floats over B_Leno ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 78 :(sto) E_Stevens finds Wesley in the box ... C_Mbemba with the foul ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... YELLOW CARD! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 80 :(sun) M_Nunes squares it to C_Mbemba ... C_Mbemba with a bicycle kick! ... D_Ward gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 81 :(sto) A_Vidigal slips past his marker S_Rhomas ... The ball is whipped into D_Gayle ... D_Gayle tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... It hits off a defender! ... B_Leno is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... F_Medina with an inswinging corner into the box ... B_Leno makes the catch! Min. 83 :(sun) A_Carroll dribbles it into the box ... J_Tchamadeu robs him of the ball Min. 83 :(sun) J_Draxler gets to the byline ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to A_Carroll ... J_Tchamadeu is called for the holding foul ... Well spotted by the referee ... The Referee calls him over ... It's just a warning Min. 86 :(sto) Wesley runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... Wesley with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... 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! ... T_Berenbruch hits it towards the far post! ... F_Medina swings a leg at it! ... Looks like it should be B_Leno's ... But he elects to punch it rather than catch ... It loops out for a corner. ... CORNER! ... B_Wilmot swings it in! ... B_Leno makes the catch! Min. 87 :(sto) T_Campbell jinks past S_Rhomas ... T_Campbell hits a great shot! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... B_Leno never had a chance! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(sun) A_Modeste had to stretch to reach the pass ... A_Modeste rifles it to the far post! ... D_Ward gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 91 :(sto) D_Gayle bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to A_Vidigal ... A_Vidigal shapes up for a shot! ... B_Leno tips it over ... CORNER! ... D_Gayle swings it in! ... B_Leno reads it well, and claims it! Min. 94 :(sto) T_Campbell is too quick for C_Biraghi ... T_Campbell tries to beat B_Leno! ... But it puts it well wide ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stadium of Light ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunderland Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : W_Alves Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Nunes (1), C_Mbemba (78) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Wesley (Man of the Match) Scorers : Wesley (61) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunderland | Stoke City Attempts on Goal : 13 | 13 Off target : 8 | 9 On target : 5 | 4 Possession : 51 | 49 Corners : 3 | 7 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 0 Subs Used : 1 | 3 Fouls : 8 | 3 Key Tackles : 10 | 4 Key Passes : 11 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Sunderland 0 - 1 Stoke City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 10 29 | 95 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 11 -4 42 N_Gudelj DF 1 21 13 11 29 | 95 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 28 30 14 T_Livramento DM 1 19 17 13 30 | 73 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 48 0 12 S_Rhomas DF 1 17 10 9 29 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 18 0 16 C_Biraghi DF 1 19 12 8 24 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 J_Draxler MF 1 6 20 14 25 | 95 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 11 M_Nunes MF 1 8 20 13 20 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 12 -4 Evanilson FW 1 3 14 20 29 | 95 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 32 14 5 A_Carroll FW 1 1 10 19 32 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 14 W_Alves MF 1 7 18 14 26 | 95 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 24 H_Keto GK 17 1 1 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Godfrey DF 1 15 9 3 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 V_Ryabushko MF 1 10 18 9 27 | 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 | 22 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 Player Statistics - Stoke City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_Ward GK 23 1 1 1 21 | 95 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 0 B_Wilmot DF 1 20 13 5 21 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Medina DF 1 20 15 11 27 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 E_Stevens DF 1 19 15 6 24 | 95 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 26 20 M_Rose DF 1 19 12 9 30 | 51 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 W_Burger MF 1 13 20 7 22 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 L_Baker MF 1 2 17 14 28 | 56 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 T_Berenbruch MF 1 8 18 17 24 | 95 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 27 20 8 M_Leris MF 1 8 18 14 24 | 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wesley FW 1 8 14 20 24 | 95 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 14 40 T_Campbell FW 1 2 13 19 29 | 95 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 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 17 10 7 29 | 44 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 34 0 18 A_Vidigal MF 1 5 18 14 20 | 39 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 12 D_Gayle FW 1 3 13 17 28 | 34 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 8 L_Ihorst FW 1 6 13 15 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1726857866 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40