FFO Champ, Sunderland vs. Wrexham (Mon Dec 01) Sunderland | Wrexham 4-4-2 N | 5-1-1-1-2 A Chris W | Thomas Edvardsen | J_Pickford GK | GK A_Gunn P_Zabaleta DF | DF M_Cash W_Omari DF | DF J_A_Riise F_Sierralta DF | DF J_Justin T_Hume DF | DF K_Tierney I_Sangare MF | DF B_Engels A_Rabiot MF | FW A_Oroz D_Neil MF | MF N_Zaniolo M_Nunes MF | FW F_Totti M_Harris FW | AM E_Ben_Seghir E_Mayenda FW | DM J_Moncayola | C_Diop SUB | SUB L_Badiashile N_Mukiele SUB | SUB Danilo R_Mundle SUB | SUB M_Mendonca J_Toulalan SUB | SUB C_Santos W_Isidor SUB | SUB K_Froese Min. 2 :(sun) E_Mayenda with the heel pass to M_Nunes ... M_Nunes with the header! ... A_Gunn has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... A_Gunn reacts well to save!! Min. 3 :(sun) P_Zabaleta with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... I_Sangare gets on the end of the pass ... J_A_Riise anticipates the pass and cuts it out Min. 3 :(sun) I_Sangare breaks free from the last defender! ... He just has to beat A_Gunn now! ... J_A_Riise trips him up from behind! ... He could be off!! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK ... It is deep inside their own half. This will allow them to regroup ... A_Rabiot shapes to shoot ... He plays it to M_Harris instead ... M_Harris curls it towards the top corner! ... What agility from A_Gunn Min. 4 :(wrx) A_Oroz breaks free from the last defender! ... He just has to beat J_Pickford now! ... W_Omari trips him up from behind! ... RED CARD!! ... No excuses!! ... He had to go it's as simple as that! Min. 5 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland ... Sunderland have changed their playing style to P Min. 6 :(wrx) N_Zaniolo takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... It's a lucky break ... F_Sierralta reads the play well Min. 7 :(sun) D_Neil with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... E_Mayenda gets on the end of the pass ... Brilliantly taken away by J_Justin!! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 7 :(wrx) J_A_Riise with a pinpoint pass to A_Oroz ... A glorious effort by A_Oroz! ... J_Pickford just watches it drift out of play! Min. 8 :(sun) D_Neil beats one ... Knocks it past a second ... And finds M_Harris ... M_Harris smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... But he puts it wide ... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre Min. 9 :(wrx) J_Moncayola runs at M_Nunes ... The defender slips and falls over ... J_Moncayola has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... But J_Pickford just gets his fingers to that one Min. 11 :(wrx) M_Cash takes possession on the halfway line ... He runs forward with the ball ... He skips past the challenges ... M_Cash with the chance! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And goes out Min. 12 :(sun) E_Mayenda sidesteps his marker ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... A powerful shot by E_Mayenda! ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... And A_Gunn reacts well to tip it over ... CORNER! ... A_Rabiot with an outswinging corner into the box ... J_Justin reads it well and clears the danger Min. 13 :(wrx) F_Totti knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender ... F_Totti runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... It grazes the post! ... And hits the side netting ... Goal Kick! Min. 14 :(wrx) F_Totti brushes P_Zabaleta aside and breaks free ... F_Totti belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 16 :(wrx) E_Ben_Seghir finds A_Oroz in the box ... A_Oroz with a bomb of a shot! ... J_Pickford with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 17 :(sun) M_Harris with a real burst of pace ... He leaves J_Justin behind ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from M_Harris! ... It looks good ... A_Gunn with the acrobatic save ... Well saved Min. 18 :(wrx) A_Oroz sidesteps F_Sierralta ... M_Harris with the tackle ... That's got to be a yellow ... The Referee fumbles about in his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK ... It is deep inside their own half. This will allow them to regroup ... M_Cash hoists it forward ... F_Totti gets on the end of it ... F_Totti must beat A_Gunn! ... J_Pickford watches it sail wide! Min. 18 :(wrx) J_A_Riise takes advantage of a mistake by E_Mayenda ... away from two, three, four. ... Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. ... How good is he?! ... Now he crosses to A_Oroz! ... T_Hume makes the challenge and clears the ball ... But it drifts out of play ... CORNER! ... E_Ben_Seghir chips the ball in towards the far post! ... It comes to J_Justin ... He gets the shot away ... It hits the bar!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide Min. 20 :(sun) P_Zabaleta holds the ball up and waits for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to A_Rabiot ... A_Rabiot fires off a left-footed snap shot! ... A_Gunn parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 20 :(wrx) J_Moncayola plays in F_Totti with a beautiful ball ... F_Totti with the punt towards goal! ... J_Pickford with an easy save ... He just oozes confidence Min. 21 :(wrx) A_Oroz smashes the ball upfield ... J_Justin latches onto the ball ... J_Justin chases it through, he must score! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into J_Pickford's arms ... He's spilt it! ... But he gathers it second time round! Min. 22 :(sun) M_Nunes beats one ... Knocks it past a second ... And finds F_Sierralta ... F_Sierralta attempts a low drive! ... He hits the post ... He follows it up! ... But puts it wide! ... He'll be disappointed with that Min. 26 :(wrx) M_Cash sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to B_Engels ... B_Engels attempts the shot! ... Looks like it should be easy for J_Pickford ... but he's made a hash of it ... It drifts inches wide!! ... J_Pickford looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! Min. 27 :(wrx) M_Cash sidesteps F_Sierralta ... He showed great skill there ... M_Cash carves a shot towards goal! ... J_Pickford is rooted to the spot! ... But the ball sails wide anyway! Min. 28 :(wrx) E_Ben_Seghir jinks through the defence ... E_Ben_Seghir fires a shot at goal! ... Over the bar! Min. 29 :(wrx) J_Moncayola holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to N_Zaniolo ... A delicate header from N_Zaniolo! ... He's dragged it wide!! Min. 29 :(sun) D_Neil takes possession ... What can he do here? ... K_Tierney fouls badly ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 30 :(sun) I_Sangare crosses into the box, finding A_Rabiot ... A_Rabiot hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... A_Gunn with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 32 :(wrx) F_Totti 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! ... M_Cash receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... M_Cash with the drive! ... J_Pickford won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! Min. 33 :(wrx) E_Ben_Seghir holds the ball up and waits 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! ... E_Ben_Seghir tries one from the edge of the box! ... J_Pickford with a great save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 34 :(wrx) A_Oroz plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He heads towards the goal ... He slides it past the defender! ... A_Oroz blasts the ball towards goal! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 35 :(wrx) A_Oroz has it on the edge of the box ... A_Oroz with a thundering drive! ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 36 :(sun) T_Hume takes advantage of a mistake by J_Moncayola ... It's a lucky break ... B_Engels slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 36 :(wrx) B_Engels holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to N_Zaniolo ... N_Zaniolo with his head down lets it go! ... J_Pickford with a superb tip over the bar ... He showed great reflexes there ... CORNER! ... J_A_Riise curls it into the box! ... J_Pickford comes towards the ball ... And he claims it with ease! Min. 40 :(sun) A_Rabiot beats his man ... A_Rabiot attempts a chip! ... A_Gunn parries it, he follows it up ... He fires it over!! Min. 40 :(wrx) The ball runs loose! ... J_Moncayola seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... J_Moncayola with the chance! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate Min. 41 :(wrx) J_Justin takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to A_Oroz ... A_Oroz tries the shot! ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... J_A_Riise hits it into the box! ... N_Zaniolo gets on the end of it ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... J_A_Riise drives it into the box! ... F_Totti gets his head on it ... J_Pickford with the acrobatic save ... Well saved Min. 42 :(wrx) K_Tierney with a measured ball to E_Ben_Seghir ... E_Ben_Seghir blasts the ball towards goal! ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... E_Ben_Seghir hits it towards the far post! ... J_A_Riise gets to it! ... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(sun) M_Nunes knocks the ball on and sprints past M_Cash ... A delightful ball in to M_Harris ... M_Harris sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... A_Gunn is rooted to the spot! ... But the ball sails wide anyway! Min. 44 :(wrx) B_Engels drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to N_Zaniolo ... N_Zaniolo curls the ball in on goal! ... J_Pickford blocks the shot with his legs ... It goes clear! Min. 44 :(sun) I_Sangare with a real burst of pace ... He's clean through! ... J_Moncayola rushes in with a poor tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... The Referee called him over for a strong verbal warning Min. 45 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland ... Sunderland have changed their playing style to C Min. 47 :(wrx) J_Justin jumps over P_Zabaleta's challenge ... J_Justin attempts a chip! ... J_Pickford watches it sail wide! Min. 47 :(sun) F_Sierralta gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside the defender! ... He has some space now! ... N_Zaniolo is late with that one ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee calls him over ... YELLOW CARD! ... He can't complain about that ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Sunderland 0-0 Wrexham Min. 48 :(wrx) N_Zaniolo runs down the flank ... He threads the ball in to A_Oroz ... But M_Nunes wins the ball Min. 50 :(wrx) K_Tierney controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... E_Ben_Seghir gets onto the end of the pass! ... E_Ben_Seghir has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... J_Pickford has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... J_Pickford reacts well to save!! Min. 52 :(sun) M_Harris pass splits open the defence and finds E_Mayenda ... E_Mayenda lobs A_Gunn! ... But A_Gunn just gets his fingers to that one Min. 53 :(sun) D_Neil squares up to his marker ... He spits at K_Tierney ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... Nothing. Just a ticking off! Min. 57 :(sun) D_Neil has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... E_Mayenda gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... E_Mayenda cracks a laser towards goal! ... A_Gunn is beaten! ... GOAL!! ... Pick that one out!! ... Let's see if Sunderland can hang onto that lead! ... Sunderland 1-0 Wrexham ... Min. 58 :(wrx) Tactical Change by Wrexham ... Wrexham have changed their playing style to C Min. 58 :(wrx) Tactical Change by Wrexham ... E_Ben_Seghir will now play as a MF Min. 60 :(wrx) K_Tierney finds his way through ... He sets up the shot ... F_Sierralta with a poor challenge ... The Referee lectures him ... FREE KICK! ... An expectant silence takes the crowd ... J_A_Riise knocks it forward ... A_Oroz gets on the end of it ... M_Nunes goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 62 :(sun) I_Sangare moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to T_Hume ... T_Hume hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... GOAL!! ... Rifled into the top corner! ... Sunderland 2-0 Wrexham ... Min. 63 :(wrx) Tactical Change by Wrexham ... Wrexham have changed their playing style to P Min. 63 :(sun) D_Neil runs at the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to T_Hume ... T_Hume uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... But A_Gunn tips it behind ... CORNER! ... I_Sangare swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... It comes to M_Nunes ... He gets the shot away ... A_Gunn dives towards his top let hand corner ... He's pushed that one just around the goal ... Super Stop! ... CORNER! ... A_Rabiot dinks the ball into the area! ... It comes to M_Harris ... He gets the shot away ... He hits the side netting Min. 67 :(sun) M_Nunes dribbles past K_Tierney ... M_Nunes aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... A_Gunn parries it Min. 67 :(wrx) E_Ben_Seghir plays it forward to K_Tierney ... K_Tierney attempts to nutmeg J_Pickford! ... But J_Pickford parries the ball ... It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd Min. 70 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland ... Sunderland have changed their playing style to P Min. 72 :(sun) F_Sierralta finds A_Rabiot with a perfectly weighted pass ... N_Zaniolo with an ugly foul ... That looked malicious ... His 2nd yellow card! ... RED CARD!! ... That's an early shower for him! Min. 74 :(sun) I_Sangare with a short pass to find M_Harris ... M_Harris with the overhead! ... A_Gunn is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But goes just over!! ... A_Gunn looks very relieved! Min. 75 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland ... COMING ON: W_Isidor ... COMING OFF: E_Mayenda Min. 75 :(wrx) Substitution by Wrexham ... COMING ON: C_Santos ... COMING OFF: E_Ben_Seghir Min. 75 :(wrx) Tactical Change by Wrexham ... C_Santos will now play as a MF Min. 78 :(wrx) C_Santos loses P_Zabaleta ... C_Santos goes for goal! ... But it puts it well wide Min. 80 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland ... COMING ON: R_Mundle ... COMING OFF: D_Neil Min. 80 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland ... COMING ON: N_Mukiele ... COMING OFF: P_Zabaleta Min. 81 :(wrx) Substitution by Wrexham ... COMING ON: Danilo ... COMING OFF: J_Justin Min. 82 :(wrx) A_Oroz plays it forward to M_Cash ... M_Cash with the goal bound shot! ... But J_Pickford makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 85 :(wrx) C_Santos with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to M_Cash ... M_Cash from 20 yards! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 86 :(sun) M_Nunes looks for options ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to A_Rabiot ... B_Engels reads it well ... He clears the danger Min. 86 :(wrx) J_Moncayola with the towering header to A_Oroz ... A_Oroz tries to lob the keeper! ... But he's missed it! ... It's unbelievable, Jeff! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 91 :(wrx) C_Santos with a neat pass into A_Oroz ... A_Oroz attempts to drive it home! ... But he's put it wide ... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? Min. 92 :(wrx) B_Engels picks up the pass ... B_Engels rifles it at the goal! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... J_Pickford acrobatically tips it over!! ... Great keeping! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by K_Tierney ... F_Sierralta clears the corner with a header away from the near post ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stadium of Light ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunderland Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : T_Hume (Man of the Match) Scorers : , E_Mayenda (57)T_Hume (62) Sent Off : W_Omari (4) Booked : M_Harris (18) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wrexham Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Oroz Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N_Zaniolo (72) Booked : , J_A_Riise (3)K_Tierney (29) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunderland | Wrexham Attempts on Goal : 18 | 35 Off target : 6 | 24 On target : 12 | 11 Possession : 38 | 62 Corners : 3 | 6 Red Cards : 1 | 1 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 7 | 5 Key Tackles : 5 | 5 Key Passes : 15 | 19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Sunderland 2 - 0 Wrexham ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 27 1 1 1 19 | 94 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 0 P_Zabaleta DF 1 20 16 9 26 | 82 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 30 0 W_Omari DF 1 21 16 5 22 | 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -12 -12 -12 F_Sierralta DF 1 22 14 8 26 | 94 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 28 17 18 T_Hume DF 1 20 16 10 21 | 94 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 16 0 62 I_Sangare MF 1 16 22 10 20 | 94 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 0 A_Rabiot MF 1 6 22 16 22 | 94 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 D_Neil MF 1 8 20 16 26 | 82 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 M_Nunes MF 1 9 21 15 20 | 94 0 2 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 54 30 39 M_Harris FW 1 4 15 22 22 | 94 0 0 1 0 6 0 1 0 0 -2 14 26 E_Mayenda FW 1 7 13 20 24 | 77 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 18 40 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 | 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Mundle MF 1 5 19 16 29 | 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Toulalan MF 1 12 19 16 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Isidor FW 1 4 12 18 31 | 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Wrexham Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Gunn GK 26 1 1 1 21 | 94 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 M_Cash DF 1 22 17 14 28 | 94 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 14 62 J_A_Riise DF 1 19 17 13 21 | 94 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 15 26 11 J_Justin DF 1 20 16 9 28 | 83 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 32 15 51 K_Tierney DF 1 24 19 10 29 | 94 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 22 16 B_Engels DF 1 23 18 12 28 | 94 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 26 26 30 A_Oroz FW 1 8 14 22 24 | 94 0 0 2 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 34 30 N_Zaniolo MF 1 11 21 20 26 | 74 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 1 0 -12 -2 16 F_Totti FW 1 3 17 19 31 | 94 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 14 39 E_Ben_Seghir MF 1 9 21 20 27 | 77 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 20 28 J_Moncayola DM 1 18 22 6 28 | 94 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 27 42 L_Badiashile GK 18 1 1 1 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Danilo DF 1 18 15 3 21 | 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Mendonca MF 1 9 20 16 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Santos MF 1 3 19 15 26 | 17 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 11 K_Froese FW 1 5 12 14 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1764619314 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40