FFO Champ, Coventry City vs. Sunderland (Mon May 26) Coventry City | Sunderland 5-1-0-2-2 A | 4-4-2 N Will Schoolar | Chris W | B_Wilson GK | GK J_Pickford M_van_Ewijk DF | DF D_Dumfries T_Sakamoto DF | DF C_Mbemba L_Kitching DF | DF C_Biraghi J_Yobo DF | DF S_Rhomas P_Schulz DF | MF M_Nunes B_Sheaf DM | MF A_Rabiot J_Jones AM | MF W_Alves L_Donovan AM | MF J_Toulalan E_Simms FW | FW Evanilson D_Malen FW | FW C_Rodriguez | S_Moore SUB | SUB C_Diop B_Thomas SUB | SUB N_Mukiele J_Eccles SUB | SUB G_Xhaka C_Fiel SUB | SUB B_Bayo C_OHare SUB | SUB F_Cavenaghi Min. 1 :(sun) A_Rabiot jinks past T_Sakamoto ... A_Rabiot hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... But B_Wilson palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 3 :(cov) E_Simms beats his marker ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... D_Dumfries goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 3 :(sun) C_Biraghi can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to Evanilson ... M_van_Ewijk reads the game well and cuts out the pass! Min. 4 :(sun) C_Mbemba cuts inside his opponent ... He worked that well ... C_Mbemba drives it towards goal! ... B_Wilson makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 9 :(cov) J_Yobo jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to J_Jones ... J_Jones launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... J_Pickford blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! Min. 12 :(sun) C_Mbemba sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to C_Rodriguez ... C_Rodriguez has a dig at goal! ... B_Wilson blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! Min. 14 :(sun) J_Toulalan spots a team mate in space ... He plays a fantastic through ball to Evanilson! ... L_Kitching reads it well ... He clears the danger Min. 16 :(sun) Evanilson turns past M_van_Ewijk ... He has some space now! ... Evanilson with his head down lets it go! ... B_Wilson gets a hand to it!! ... But can't hold onto it! ... GOAL !! ... Sunderland have snatched the lead! ... Coventry City 0-1 Sunderland ... Min. 18 :(sun) W_Alves with a 30-yard pass to Evanilson ... D_Malen with the tackle ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... FREE KICK! ... An expectant silence takes the crowd ... J_Toulalan runs up straight ... And hits it hard with a massive toe-bunger! ... B_Wilson makes himself big ... Superb Stop! ... Well that one would have delighted him Min. 20 :(sun) W_Alves looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to C_Rodriguez ... C_Rodriguez with a scorcher of a shot! ... But B_Wilson punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 22 :(sun) A_Rabiot looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to C_Biraghi ... M_van_Ewijk reads the game well and cuts out the pass! Min. 26 :(sun) A_Rabiot with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past P_Schulz ... L_Kitching is called for the holding foul ... He was a bit too close for comfort Min. 27 :(sun) B_Wilson with a terrible kick! ... M_Nunes is through! ... M_Nunes with the 40 yard drive! ... But he got that all wrong Min. 30 :(sun) C_Rodriguez skips the challenge from M_van_Ewijk ... C_Rodriguez goes for the top corner! ... But he somehow misses ... The Coventry City fans laugh at him Min. 32 :(cov) M_van_Ewijk sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... E_Simms gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... E_Simms tries the lob from 30 yards! ... GOAL!! ... What a great finish ... That's levelled the scores! ... they've done it! Absolutely incredible! ... It ain't over 'til it's over ... Coventry City 1-1 Sunderland ... Min. 34 :(cov) D_Malen sprints forward with the ball ... D_Malen sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. ... cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! ... J_Pickford manages to turn it behind Min. 34 :(sun) C_Rodriguez plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... C_Rodriguez with his head down lets it go! ... It hammers off the post ... And out for a throw in Min. 37 :(sun) J_Toulalan gets to the byline and finds S_Rhomas with a beautiful cross ... S_Rhomas with a thundering volley! ... It flies into Row Z! Min. 38 :(cov) The defender underhits the back pass! ... J_Jones is through! ... What a mistake by C_Mbemba! ... Excellent sliding challenge by J_Toulalan ... He timed it well Min. 42 :(sun) M_Nunes turns past M_van_Ewijk ... He has some space now! ... M_Nunes carves a shot towards goal! ... B_Wilson blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(cov) T_Sakamoto with a pinpoint pass to E_Simms ... S_Rhomas wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... M_van_Ewijk plays it into the danger area! ... J_Jones loses his marker ... He gets his head onto it! ... It hits the bar and goes over ... Well, it's kinda 50/50 ... Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't Min. 45 :(cov) Substitution by Coventry City ... COMING ON: C_Fiel ... COMING OFF: J_Jones Min. 46 :(cov) L_Donovan runs down the flank ... He threads the ball in to D_Malen ... D_Malen with the drive! ... J_Pickford catches the ball Min. 46 :(sun) Evanilson takes advantage of a mistake by T_Sakamoto ... Can he make them pay? ... Evanilson tries the shot! ... B_Wilson gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... GOAL!! ... That's put Sunderland ahead! ... Coventry City 1-2 Sunderland ... Min. 47 :(cov) P_Schulz backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball upfield ... D_Malen latches onto the end of it ... D_Malen blasts it at the goal! ... He miskicks the ball ... He's managed to put that out of the stadium Min. 47 :(sun) Evanilson finds M_Nunes with a ball over the defence ... M_Nunes hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... But B_Wilson makes a fine save ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Coventry City 1-2 Sunderland Min. 47 :(sun) A_Rabiot is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to C_Rodriguez ... But he loses control of it ... L_Kitching takes possession Min. 48 :(sun) W_Alves off the woodwork! ... C_Rodriguez picks up the deflection ... J_Yobo makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 50 :(cov) T_Sakamoto is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to C_Fiel ... S_Rhomas slices it ... J_Pickford moves quickly!! ... He can't get there! ... It inches just wide! ... CORNER! ... E_Simms drives it into the box! ... It goes straight into the arms of J_Pickford ... Theres was some shirt pulling going on in the box for sure! ... The strikers are calling for VAR! ... We wait for the decision ... NO PENALTY Min. 51 :(cov) P_Schulz is hurt ... He's receiving some treatment now ... But I think Will Schoolar is going to take him off Min. 51 :(cov) Substitution by Coventry City ... COMING ON: B_Thomas ... COMING OFF: P_Schulz Min. 53 :(cov) C_Fiel floats the ball in to find D_Malen ... D_Malen plays it down the wing ... Cross comes in back to him, diving header! ... He had to be brave there ... J_Pickford goes down well to save Min. 53 :(sun) M_Nunes with the heel pass to C_Rodriguez ... C_Rodriguez with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... WELL WHAT CAN YOU SAY?! ... GOAL!! ... Fantastic finish! ... Coventry City 1-3 Sunderland ... Min. 53 :(cov) Tactical Change by Coventry City ... Coventry City have changed their playing style to C Min. 53 :(cov) D_Malen sidesteps his marker ... That was too easy ... D_Dumfries pulls the player to the ground!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... He's lucky it wasn't more ... It's just a warning Min. 55 :(cov) L_Kitching with the through ball to D_Malen ... D_Dumfries gathers up the loose ball Min. 60 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland ... COMING ON: N_Mukiele ... COMING OFF: M_Nunes Min. 60 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland ... COMING ON: G_Xhaka ... COMING OFF: W_Alves Min. 60 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland ... Sunderland have changed their playing style to E Min. 69 :(cov) B_Sheaf threads the through ball to L_Donovan ... Launched towards the top corner by L_Donovan! ... J_Pickford gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 70 :(cov) Substitution by Coventry City ... COMING ON: C_OHare ... COMING OFF: D_Malen Min. 70 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland ... COMING ON: F_Cavenaghi ... COMING OFF: C_Rodriguez Min. 72 :(cov) T_Sakamoto with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past D_Dumfries ... T_Sakamoto rifles it to the far post! ... But J_Pickford hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 74 :(sun) Evanilson finds himself in acres of space ... Cleared by L_Kitching Min. 77 :(sun) C_Mbemba with the dribble ... He uses his pace to get free ... B_Thomas with an inch perfect tackle ... The whistle has gone! Incredible! Min. 80 :(sun) A_Rabiot rushes through the defence ... A_Rabiot with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And spins wide Min. 81 :(cov) B_Sheaf barges C_Biraghi off the ball ... But C_Mbemba wins the tackle cleanly Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(cov) E_Simms knocks it past C_Biraghi and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... E_Simms with a terrific drive! ... J_Pickford has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... J_Pickford reacts well to save!! Min. 90 :(sun) S_Rhomas turns past C_OHare ... He has some space now! ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from S_Rhomas! ... It looks good ... The net bulges! ... GOAL!! ... He kisses the badge! ... He shows his love for the club!! ... The fans cheer him and chant his name!! ... Coventry City 1-4 Sunderland ... ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Coventry Building Society Arena ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coventry City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : E_Simms Scorers : E_Simms (32) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : P_Schulz (51) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunderland Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Evanilson (Man of the Match) Scorers : Evanilson (16,46), C_Rodriguez (53), S_Rhomas (90) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coventry City | Sunderland Attempts on Goal : 10 | 16 Off target : 3 | 5 On target : 7 | 11 Possession : 42 | 58 Corners : 2 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 12 | 6 Key Tackles : 6 | 6 Key Passes : 9 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Coventry City 1 - 4 Sunderland ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Coventry City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B_Wilson GK 24 1 1 1 27 | 95 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -5 0 0 0 M_van_Ewijk DF 1 21 16 7 31 | 95 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 30 0 T_Sakamoto DF 1 20 15 10 29 | 95 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 17 L_Kitching DF 1 19 15 11 25 | 95 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 14 0 J_Yobo DF 1 18 13 11 21 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 16 0 P_Schulz DF 1 19 14 4 26 | 53 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 B_Sheaf DM 1 15 20 6 23 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 J_Jones AM 1 13 18 15 30 | 45 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 L_Donovan AM 1 8 17 20 24 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 6 E_Simms FW 1 2 13 19 25 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 D_Malen FW 1 5 16 20 25 | 72 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 S_Moore GK 18 1 1 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Thomas DF 1 19 13 12 24 | 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Eccles MF 1 10 17 11 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Fiel AM 1 4 17 13 21 | 50 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 C_OHare FW 1 5 20 17 23 | 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Sunderland Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Pickford GK 26 1 1 1 19 | 95 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 D_Dumfries DF 1 22 17 7 22 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 0 C_Mbemba DF 1 21 17 10 29 | 95 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 12 17 C_Biraghi DF 1 20 12 8 24 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 S_Rhomas DF 1 18 11 9 29 | 95 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 36 0 59 M_Nunes MF 1 9 21 14 20 | 62 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 20 38 A_Rabiot MF 1 5 21 15 22 | 95 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 23 W_Alves MF 1 8 19 15 26 | 62 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 J_Toulalan MF 1 11 18 15 26 | 95 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 25 22 12 Evanilson FW 1 3 14 22 29 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 15 32 C_Rodriguez FW 1 6 12 19 24 | 72 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 52 C_Diop GK 19 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 | 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Xhaka MF 1 2 19 11 25 | 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Bayo FW 1 3 13 16 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Cavenaghi FW 1 5 15 17 27 | 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1748284183 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40