FFO Champ, Sunderland vs. Norwich City (Fri May 23)


                           Sunderland  |  Norwich City
                              4-4-2 N  |  5-1-0-4 A
                              Chris W  |  Jon Banks
                                       |
                        J_Pickford GK  |  GK K_Tzolakis
                        D_Dumfries DF  |  DF A_Forson
                          C_Mbemba DF  |  DF F_Balbuena
                         C_Biraghi DF  |  DF K_Fisher
                          R_Knoche DF  |  DF D_Caleta_Car
                           M_Nunes MF  |  DF Joao_Neves
                          A_Rabiot MF  |  FW A_Rais
                           W_Alves MF  |  DM K_Jakic
                        J_Toulalan MF  |  FW P_Aimar
                         Evanilson FW  |  FW E_Laidlaw
                       C_Rodriguez FW  |  FW J_Carew
                                       |
                            C_Diop SUB |  SUB L_Wahlstedt
                          S_Rhomas SUB |  SUB B_Howedes
                           G_Xhaka SUB |  SUB B_Cheyrou
                            B_Bayo SUB |  SUB H_Losada
                       F_Cavenaghi SUB |  SUB J_Lens




Min. 2  :(sun) C_Rodriguez flicks it over the defenders head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  A thundering drive by C_Rodriguez! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  K_Tzolakis dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had K_Tzolakis beaten! 
Min. 6  :(sun) A_Rabiot whips the ball across to W_Alves 
          ...  W_Alves with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  But K_Tzolakis punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that K_Tzolakis got a touch 
Min. 11 :(nor) K_Fisher is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to F_Balbuena 
          ...  C_Mbemba fouls 
          ...  That was disgusting 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's not too happy about that 
Min. 11 :(nor) A_Forson smashes the ball upfield 
          ...  P_Aimar latches onto the ball 
          ...  P_Aimar unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 15 :(sun) C_Rodriguez beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds A_Rabiot 
          ...  A_Rabiot drives the ball low! 
          ...  It floats over K_Tzolakis 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 16 :(sun) Evanilson lobs it over D_Caleta_Car 
          ...  But A_Forson wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 16 :(nor) F_Balbuena looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to P_Aimar 
          ...  P_Aimar attempts a chip! 
          ...  But J_Pickford makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 18 :(sun) C_Rodriguez looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Evanilson 
          ...  K_Jakic takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 23 :(sun) W_Alves with a glorious long pass to Evanilson 
          ...  Evanilson plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  But K_Tzolakis makes a fine save 
Min. 26 :(sun) D_Dumfries with a probing through ball J_Toulalan 
          ...  D_Caleta_Car brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 27 :(sun) Evanilson loses D_Caleta_Car 
          ...  Evanilson looks to see where K_Tzolakis is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  But K_Tzolakis punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 
Min. 28 :(sun) D_Dumfries with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past A_Forson 
          ...  He knocks it to Evanilson! 
          ...  D_Caleta_Car 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! 
          ...  M_Nunes crosses it in! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  D_Dumfries with the header 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 29 :(sun) C_Rodriguez leaves F_Balbuena standing 
          ...  A cheeky lob from C_Rodriguez! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Evanilson swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  Great catch from K_Tzolakis! 
Min. 32 :(nor) J_Carew takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  J_Carew shoots towards goal! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  J_Pickford moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  J_Pickford catches it with style! 
Min. 36 :(sun) M_Nunes with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to Evanilson 
          ...  Evanilson curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis guesses right 
Min. 37 :(nor) F_Balbuena tries to clear it under pressure with a big clearance! 
          ...  He's miskicked it!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He has put it into his own net!! 
          ...  Hindsight being 20-20, was that the best decision? 
          ...  Probably not! 
          ...  Sunderland 1-0 Norwich City ...
Min. 38 :(nor) E_Laidlaw reads the run of Joao_Neves 
          ...  But J_Toulalan wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it 
Min. 40 :(nor) P_Aimar saunters past C_Biraghi 
          ...  C_Mbemba is late with that one 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
          ...  He'd better be careful now 
Min. 42 :(nor) K_Jakic with a precise ball to Joao_Neves 
          ...  C_Mbemba steals the ball of off him 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(sun) R_Knoche takes advantage of a mistake by D_Caleta_Car 
          ...  He puts in M_Nunes! 
          ...  K_Jakic bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 45 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Rhomas 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Nunes 
Min. 47 :(sun) J_Toulalan beats F_Balbuena 
          ...  He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills 
          ...  J_Toulalan rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over!! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis looks very relieved! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Sunderland 1-0 Norwich City

Min. 48 :(nor) E_Laidlaw with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves C_Mbemba behind 
          ...  A powerful shot by E_Laidlaw! 
          ...  J_Pickford gathers it easily 
Min. 51 :(sun) C_Rodriguez with a 50-yard pass to J_Toulalan 
          ...  J_Toulalan tries to beat K_Tzolakis from outside the area! 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, it's kinda 50/50 
          ...  Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 52 :(nor) A_Forson heads the ball back to K_Jakic 
          ...  K_Jakic drives the shot in! 
          ...  But J_Pickford hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 55 :(nor) F_Balbuena spots a team mate in space 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to Joao_Neves! 
          ...  A delicate chip from Joao_Neves! 
          ...  J_Pickford parries the shot 
          ...  And the defender clears it! 
Min. 60 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland 
          ...  Sunderland have changed their playing style to E 
Min. 60 :(nor) P_Aimar finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled C_Mbemba 
          ...  C_Biraghi with a nasty foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  He lets him off with a strong warning 
Min. 60 :(nor) A_Forson sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to E_Laidlaw 
          ...  E_Laidlaw tries to beat J_Pickford from outside the area! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 61 :(sun) A_Rabiot fires over a low cross to C_Rodriguez 
          ...  D_Caleta_Car with a perfectly timed tackle 
Min. 65 :(sun) C_Biraghi takes a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball into J_Toulalan 
          ...  J_Toulalan has broken clear! Just the keeper to beat! 
          ...  He rounds K_Tzolakis 
          ...  He has been pushed wide! 
          ...  He shoots from a tight angle 
          ...  It hits the post and goes out for a goal kick!! 
Min. 68 :(nor) J_Carew beats his marker 
          ...  J_Carew hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  J_Pickford with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
Min. 70 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland 
          ...  COMING ON: F_Cavenaghi 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Rodriguez 
Min. 70 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland 
          ...  COMING ON: G_Xhaka 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Toulalan 
Min. 70 :(sun) A_Rabiot finds C_Mbemba on the edge of the box 
          ...  C_Mbemba cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 72 :(nor) E_Laidlaw with the nutmeg 
          ...  He takes the ball forward 
          ...  C_Mbemba makes the challenge and clears the ball 
Min. 77 :(nor) D_Caleta_Car gets lucky and beats C_Mbemba 
          ...  Now with the centre to E_Laidlaw 
          ...  E_Laidlaw with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  Over the bar! 
Min. 78 :(nor) J_Carew brushes A_Rabiot aside and breaks free 
          ...  C_Mbemba pulls on his shirt 
          ...  He wins the ball 
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there! 
Min. 78 :(sun) A_Rabiot reads the run of D_Dumfries 
          ...  Joao_Neves with a nasty foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He can't complain about that 
Min. 79 :(nor) Joao_Neves 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! 
          ...  A_Forson receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  Evanilson wins the ball well 
          ...  The Referee has given a free kick 
          ...  The Referee writes his name in his little black book 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 80 :(sun) S_Rhomas slides the ball across to Evanilson 
          ...  Evanilson shoots towards goal! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  K_Tzolakis dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had K_Tzolakis beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Cavenaghi lofts the ball in! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis comes towards the ball 
          ...  And he claims it with ease! 
Min. 83 :(sun) D_Dumfries brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on D_Caleta_Car 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in A_Rabiot! 
          ...  E_Laidlaw with a nasty foul 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  Evanilson takes it 
          ...  The keeper bats it away! 
          ...  What a save! 
Min. 85 :(sun) F_Cavenaghi cuts inside J_Carew 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  He puts in G_Xhaka! 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from D_Caleta_Car 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(nor) E_Laidlaw steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs C_Mbemba 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  Driven towards goal by E_Laidlaw! 
          ...  J_Pickford with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 91 :(sun) G_Xhaka plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  Evanilson decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from Evanilson! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 92 :(sun) W_Alves with the dribble 
          ...  This is a great chance 
          ...  W_Alves with the strike! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 

*************  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 (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : F_Balbuena (37 og)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Mbemba (11), Evanilson (79)
Injured              : N/A
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Norwich City Match Info
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Best player          : K_Jakic
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Joao_Neves (78)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Sunderland  |    Norwich City
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       10
Off target           :           9        |       3
On target            :           6        |       7
Possession           :          58        |       42
Corners              :           3        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :           5        |       3
Key Tackles          :           4        |       7
Key Passes           :          16        |       10
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Final Score          : Sunderland 1 - 0 Norwich City
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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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J_Pickford     GK  26   1   1   1  19 |  97   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  29   0   0   0
D_Dumfries     DF   1  22  17   7  22 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24  19
C_Mbemba       DF   1  21  17  10  29 |  97   0   3   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  41  -4  13
C_Biraghi      DF   1  20  12   8  24 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  14  17   0
R_Knoche       DF   1  19  14   2  22 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
M_Nunes        MF   1   9  21  14  20 |  45   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   0
A_Rabiot       MF   1   5  21  15  22 |  97   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  32  11
W_Alves        MF   1   8  19  15  26 |  97   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10  24
J_Toulalan     MF   1  11  18  15  26 |  73   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  25   0  33
Evanilson      FW   1   3  14  22  29 |  97   0   0   0   0   6   0   1   0   0  -4  -4  23
C_Rodriguez    FW   1   6  12  18  24 |  73   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  51  16
C_Diop         GK  19   1   1   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Rhomas       DF   1  18  11   9  29 |  52   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0
G_Xhaka        MF   1   2  19  11  25 |  24   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   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 |  24   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0

Player Statistics - Norwich City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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K_Tzolakis     GK  24   1   1   1  22 |  97   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
A_Forson       DF   1  20  17  13  24 |  97   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  36   0
F_Balbuena     DF   1  19  14   5  33 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10  20   0
K_Fisher       DF   1  18  14   2  30 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
D_Caleta_Car   DF   1  18  15  13  26 |  97   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  72  14   0
Joao_Neves     DF   1  18  22  14  27 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -4   3   9
A_Rais         FW   1   4  19  16  24 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Jakic        DM   1  15  18   6  32 |  97   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  42  11  21
P_Aimar        FW   1   9  18  17  31 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  19
E_Laidlaw      FW   1   5  16  19  20 |  97   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  13  30
J_Carew        FW   1   8  13  19  22 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
L_Wahlstedt    GK  19   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Howedes      DF   1  18  13   5  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Cheyrou      MF   1  12  18   8  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Losada       MF   1   6  17  15  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Lens         FW   1   5  13  17  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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