FFO Champ, Sunderland vs. Fulham (Mon Jan 06)


                           Sunderland  |  Fulham
                              4-3-3 N  |  4-1-2-1-2 P
                              Chris W  |  Joe Brown
                                       |
                            B_Leno GK  |  GK A_Lunin
                         N_Mukiele DF  |  DF M_Cash
                          C_Mbemba DF  |  DF J_Matip
                      T_Livramento DF  |  DF W_Orban
                          N_Gudelj DF  |  DF L_Kelly
                      J_Bellegarde MF  |  DM P_Barrios
                           M_Nunes MF  |  MF J_Wallace
                           G_Xhaka MF  |  MF M_Pjanic
                       F_Cavenaghi FW  |  AM Y_Gourcuff
                         Evanilson FW  |  FW S_Downing
                         A_Carroll FW  |  FW E_Ferguson
                                       |
                            M_Sarr SUB |  SUB L_Vigouroux
                         C_Biraghi SUB |  SUB R_Oxford
                       V_Ryabushko SUB |  SUB J_Veretout
                           W_Alves SUB |  SUB Joelinton
                       C_Rodriguez SUB |  SUB N_Fraser




Min. 1  :(ful) Y_Gourcuff with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past M_Nunes 
          ...  But C_Mbemba puts it in row Z! 
Min. 2  :(sun) F_Cavenaghi takes advantage of a mistake by S_Downing 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to N_Gudelj! 
          ...  N_Gudelj shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  A_Lunin makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield! 
Min. 4  :(ful) L_Kelly pass splits open the defence and finds J_Matip 
          ...  G_Xhaka with a poor challenge 
Min. 5  :(sun) C_Mbemba crosses to F_Cavenaghi 
          ...  F_Cavenaghi from 20 yards! 
          ...  It grazes the post! 
          ...  And hits the side netting 
          ...  Goal Kick! 
Min. 7  :(sun) Evanilson beats his marker 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  Evanilson with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  A_Lunin with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 10 :(sun) G_Xhaka moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Carroll 
          ...  A_Carroll with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 10 :(ful) J_Wallace looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Pjanic 
          ...  M_Pjanic with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  B_Leno falls over 
          ...  But B_Leno is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 11 :(ful) The defender slips up! 
          ...  P_Barrios is through! 
          ...  N_Gudelj with an inch perfect tackle 
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that 
Min. 12 :(sun) N_Mukiele sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to Evanilson 
          ...  A delicate header from Evanilson! 
          ...  A_Lunin makes a difficult save 
Min. 16 :(ful) Y_Gourcuff steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs C_Mbemba 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  Y_Gourcuff has a dig at goal! 
          ...  B_Leno parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And B_Leno recovers to save!! 
Min. 18 :(ful) M_Cash beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds E_Ferguson 
          ...  E_Ferguson attempts a lob! 
          ...  B_Leno gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 19 :(ful) E_Ferguson lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  J_Matip latches on to it 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  N_Mukiele hits it out for a throw 
Min. 24 :(ful) E_Ferguson knocks the ball past the lunge of C_Mbemba 
          ...  E_Ferguson pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Sunderland fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 25 :(ful) P_Barrios flicks the ball through 
          ...  S_Downing runs onto it! 
          ...  S_Downing with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  B_Leno blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 27 :(ful) S_Downing 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! 
          ...  S_Downing attempts a chip! 
          ...  B_Leno is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over!! 
          ...  B_Leno looks very relieved! 
Min. 28 :(ful) M_Cash beats N_Mukiele 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  T_Livramento hits it out for a corner 
          ...  The fans behind the goal are whipping up a frenzy 
          ...  Trying to rally their team and suck the ball into the net!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by S_Downing! 
          ...  It is kicked away by T_Livramento 
Min. 28 :(sun) J_Bellegarde works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to F_Cavenaghi 
          ...  S_Downing is late with that one 
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He's got to be careful now! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's in a good position! 
          ...  Evanilson with the delicate chip over the wall 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  My grandmother could have scored that!! 
Min. 30 :(ful) P_Barrios had to stretch to reach the pass 
          ...  A well-placed shot from P_Barrios! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  B_Leno plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 31 :(ful) L_Kelly races into the box 
          ...  He sees S_Downing lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  An audacious effort from S_Downing! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  W_Orban with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  B_Leno comes out and claims it! 
Min. 32 :(ful) L_Kelly cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to E_Ferguson 
          ...  E_Ferguson attempts a low drive! 
          ...  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!! 
          ...  Fulham have the advantage! 
          ...  Sunderland 0-1 Fulham ...
Min. 34 :(sun) J_Bellegarde gets to the byline 
          ...  He centres the ball to Evanilson 
          ...  Evanilson with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  A_Lunin guesses right 
Min. 36 :(sun) G_Xhaka with a measured ball to Evanilson 
          ...  But L_Kelly slides in 
Min. 36 :(ful) J_Wallace flights the ball to M_Cash 
          ...  A great volley from M_Cash! 
          ...  But B_Leno palms it behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Matip chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  Headed away by C_Mbemba 
Min. 37 :(sun) M_Nunes had to stretch to reach the pass 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from M_Nunes! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  A_Lunin moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A_Lunin looks dejected! 
          ...  That's pulled Sunderland level! 
          ...  Sunderland 1-1 Fulham ...
Min. 38 :(sun) J_Bellegarde is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  F_Cavenaghi latches onto the ball 
          ...  F_Cavenaghi with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  A_Lunin parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 41 :(sun) N_Gudelj with a 30-yard pass to G_Xhaka 
          ...  G_Xhaka tries to beat A_Lunin! 
          ...  A_Lunin parries the shot 
          ...  And the defender clears it! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(ful) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  E_Ferguson gains possesion and thinks about the shot 
          ...  E_Ferguson with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  It floats over B_Leno 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 44 :(sun) Evanilson loses L_Kelly 
          ...  But M_Cash wins the ball with a sliding challenge 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Sunderland 1-1 Fulham

Min. 48 :(sun) F_Cavenaghi barges the defender off the ball 
          ...  M_Pjanic leaves his foot in with the challenge!! 
          ...  That's a bad foul!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 50 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Biraghi 
          ...  COMING OFF: N_Mukiele 
Min. 54 :(sun) G_Xhaka beats J_Matip with absolute ease! 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from L_Kelly 
Min. 55 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland 
          ...  COMING ON: W_Alves 
          ...  COMING OFF: G_Xhaka 
Min. 56 :(ful) J_Wallace nutmegs C_Biraghi, he continues to run forward 
          ...  T_Livramento wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 58 :(ful) E_Ferguson knocks the ball past T_Livramento 
          ...  But C_Biraghi wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it 
Min. 59 :(sun) J_Bellegarde unselfishly lays the ball back to M_Nunes 
          ...  M_Nunes with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  A_Lunin with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 
Min. 60 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Rodriguez 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Carroll 
Min. 61 :(sun) W_Alves controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  M_Nunes gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  M_Nunes tries to chip the ball over A_Lunin! 
          ...  A_Lunin 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. 64 :(ful) L_Kelly feeds the ball to E_Ferguson 
          ...  E_Ferguson must beat B_Leno! 
          ...  But B_Leno with the difficult save 
Min. 71 :(sun) T_Livramento drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to W_Alves 
          ...  W_Alves with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But A_Lunin reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on A_Lunin anyway 
Min. 71 :(ful) E_Ferguson flicks it past M_Nunes 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  C_Mbemba scythes the player down! 
Min. 71 :(ful) J_Wallace with an intelligent ball to E_Ferguson 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  W_Alves picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 75 :(sun) W_Alves kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  C_Rodriguez gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  L_Kelly belts it clear 
Min. 76 :(ful) E_Ferguson sidesteps T_Livramento 
          ...  E_Ferguson rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  B_Leno acrobatically tips it over!! 
          ...  Great keeping! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Y_Gourcuff with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  The danger is dealt with by C_Mbemba 
Min. 81 :(ful) S_Downing runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  M_Cash latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  M_Cash swings in the shot! 
          ...  B_Leno is rooted to the spot! 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 82 :(ful) J_Wallace backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  E_Ferguson latches onto the end of it 
          ...  The ball hits C_Mbemba in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 84 :(ful) P_Barrios plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  M_Pjanic keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  M_Pjanic attempts to nutmeg B_Leno! 
          ...  The Fulham fans get off their seats! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a moment to score! 
          ...  That must surely be the winner!! 
          ...  Sunderland 1-2 Fulham ...
Min. 85 :(ful) S_Downing with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from N_Gudelj 
          ...  S_Downing tries to chip the ball over B_Leno! 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 85 :(sun) W_Alves plays a first time ball through the defence to Evanilson 
          ...  P_Barrios with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee wants a word 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 90 :(ful) M_Pjanic controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  E_Ferguson gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  T_Livramento with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee gave him a strong warning 
Min. 90 :(sun) C_Rodriguez is hurt 
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now 
          ...  He looks like he will continue 
Min. 90 :(ful) E_Ferguson dribbles past the defender 
          ...  It was as if he wasn't even there 
          ...  E_Ferguson tries to beat B_Leno from outside the area! 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 92 :(sun) C_Mbemba chips the ball forward to T_Livramento 
          ...  T_Livramento with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  WELL WHAT CAN YOU SAY?! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Fantastic finish! 
          ...  Fulham thought they was home and dry! 
          ...  Now it's all square! 
          ...  Sunderland 2-2 Fulham ...

*************  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          : C_Mbemba
Scorers              : M_Nunes (37), T_Livramento (92)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N_Gudelj (11)
Injured              : N/A
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Fulham Match Info
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Best player          : E_Ferguson (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : E_Ferguson (32), M_Pjanic (84)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Downing (28), M_Pjanic (48), P_Barrios (85)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Sunderland  |    Fulham
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       17
Off target           :           5        |       8
On target            :           9        |       9
Possession           :          37        |       63
Corners              :           0        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :           8        |       5
Key Tackles          :          10        |       4
Key Passes           :          15        |       13
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Final Score          : Sunderland 2 - 2 Fulham
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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 |  97   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0   0   0
N_Mukiele      DF   1  17  12   9  27 |  53   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  19  17   0
C_Mbemba       DF   1  20  16  10  29 |  97   0   4   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  64  43   0
T_Livramento   DF   1  20  17  14  30 |  97   0   3   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  48  12  32
N_Gudelj       DF   1  21  13  10  29 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -4  12  13
J_Bellegarde   MF   1  13  18   5  25 |  97   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  44   0
M_Nunes        MF   1   9  20  13  20 |  97   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  61
G_Xhaka        MF   1   2  19  11  25 |  58   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  16
F_Cavenaghi    FW   1   5  15  17  27 |  97   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  14  18
Evanilson      FW   1   3  14  21  29 |  97   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  23
A_Carroll      FW   1   1  10  18  32 |  63   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
M_Sarr         GK  17   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Biraghi      DF   1  19  12   8  24 |  44   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0   0
V_Ryabushko    MF   1  10  18   9  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Alves        MF   1   7  19  14  26 |  39   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  29  30  13
C_Rodriguez    FW   1   6  12  18  24 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Fulham
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_Lunin        GK  24   1   1   1  23 |  97   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
M_Cash         DF   1  21  15  13  28 |  97   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  15  14  27
J_Matip        DF   1  21  16  13  29 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Orban        DF   1  21  16  11  24 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Kelly        DF   1  21  15  11  23 |  97   0   3   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  45  60   0
P_Barrios      DM   1  19  21  15  26 |  97   0   0   2   1   1   0   1   0   0  -4  24   8
J_Wallace      MF   1  11  19  12  22 |  97   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
M_Pjanic       MF   1  11  20  11  26 |  97   0   0   1   0   2   1   1   0   0  -4   5  50
Y_Gourcuff     AM   1   2  18  13  26 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
S_Downing      FW   1   5  15  18  23 |  97   0   0   1   0   4   0   1   0   0  -4  10  29
E_Ferguson     FW   1   2  19  22  26 |  97   0   0   1   0   7   1   0   0   0   0  10  42
L_Vigouroux    GK  19   1   1   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Oxford       DF   1  18  13   4  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Veretout     MF   1  13  18  11  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Joelinton      AM   1   6  18  16  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Fraser       FW   1   7  15  18  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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