FFO Champ, Sheffield United vs. Sunderland (Mon Jul 14)


                     Sheffield United  |  Sunderland
                            5-2-1-2 P  |  4-4-2 N
               Dave Thacker Caretaker  |  Chris W
                                       |
                           J_Urbig GK  |  GK J_Pickford
                       C_Cresswell DF  |  DF T_Hume
                           J_Bagan DF  |  DF P_Zabaleta
                           J_Foyth DF  |  DF W_Omari
                         J_Boateng DF  |  DF Tuta
                        K_Naughton DF  |  MF M_Nunes
                         A_Danjuma MF  |  MF A_Rabiot
                      J_Mascherano MF  |  MF D_Neil
                         M_Asensio AM  |  MF I_Sangare
                          C_Jerome FW  |  FW M_Harris
                          D_Drogba FW  |  FW E_Mayenda
                                       |
                           T_Ernst SUB |  SUB C_Diop
                           M_Sykes SUB |  SUB G_Cahill
                           G_Lovre SUB |  SUB R_Mundle
                            P_Okon SUB |  SUB J_Toulalan
                          T_Muller SUB |  SUB W_Isidor




Min. 1  :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland 
          ...  Sunderland have changed their playing style to L 
Min. 3  :(shu) D_Drogba sidesteps P_Zabaleta 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  D_Drogba tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  J_Pickford with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 3  :(shu) J_Foyth tracks his runner into the box, the cross pings in hard and low 
          ...  the striker dummies and it comes off his shin!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Oh, my, I thought he was a good defender before todays match 
          ...  And then the whistle blew! 
          ...  He's had a terrible game today. 
          ...  Sheffield United 0-1 Sunderland ...
Min. 6  :(shu) C_Cresswell finds his way through 
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap 
          ...  C_Cresswell with a thundering shot! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into J_Pickford's arms 
          ...  But he recovers to save! 
Min. 7  :(shu) M_Asensio plays in J_Mascherano with a beautiful ball 
          ...  J_Mascherano aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  But J_Pickford smothers the ball 
Min. 7  :(sun) E_Mayenda beats C_Cresswell 
          ...  He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills 
          ...  J_Foyth with an awful challenge 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  A_Rabiot shapes to shoot 
          ...  He plays it to M_Harris instead 
          ...  M_Harris lobs J_Pickford! 
          ...  J_Urbig watches it sail safely wide! 
Min. 8  :(shu) C_Cresswell hoofs it upfield to find M_Asensio 
          ...  M_Asensio drives the ball low! 
          ...  J_Pickford blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  And he gathers it! 
Min. 9  :(shu) A_Danjuma cuts in on A_Rabiot's blind side 
          ...  M_Nunes with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The Referee is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK! 
          ...  J_Bagan plays it short to C_Jerome 
          ...  C_Jerome with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  J_Pickford makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 11 :(shu) M_Asensio stops the ball and looks around for movement 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! 
          ...  M_Asensio tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  J_Pickford dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had J_Pickford beaten! 
Min. 12 :(shu) J_Bagan slips past his marker Tuta 
          ...  The ball is whipped into C_Jerome 
          ...  C_Jerome hits a great shot! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 12 :(sun) A_Rabiot runs towards the goal 
          ...  A_Rabiot with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  J_Urbig collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 14 :(shu) C_Jerome flicks it past Tuta 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  C_Jerome fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  J_Pickford dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had J_Pickford beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  A_Danjuma flights it in! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of J_Pickford 
          ...  Was there some shirt pulling going on in the box? 
          ...  The strikers are calling for VAR! 
          ...  We wait for the decision 
          ...  It looks like 
          ...  NO PENALTY 
Min. 18 :(shu) C_Cresswell plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  M_Asensio keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  M_Asensio tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  J_Pickford takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 19 :(shu) C_Jerome with a precise ball to J_Boateng 
          ...  J_Boateng throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  But J_Pickford punches it away 
Min. 20 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland 
          ...  Sunderland have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 20 :(shu) D_Drogba sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  T_Hume steals the ball of off him 
Min. 22 :(shu) K_Naughton runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to J_Mascherano 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from T_Hume 
Min. 23 :(sun) A_Rabiot has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  M_Nunes collects the loose ball! 
          ...  M_Nunes unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  Interesting. Very interesting! 
          ...  GOAL!!!! 
          ...  Look at his face! 
          ...  Just look at his face!!! 
          ...  Sheffield United 0-2 Sunderland ...
Min. 26 :(shu) J_Mascherano loses M_Harris 
          ...  J_Mascherano with the shot! 
          ...  J_Pickford makes a difficult save 
Min. 28 :(shu) J_Foyth crosses into the box, finding D_Drogba 
          ...  D_Drogba rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  J_Pickford has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  J_Pickford reacts well to save!! 
Min. 28 :(sun) E_Mayenda takes advantage of a mistake by J_Mascherano 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  E_Mayenda with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 31 :(shu) D_Drogba plays a long ball to J_Foyth 
          ...  M_Harris with the tackle 
          ...  He left his foot in there! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 32 :(shu) J_Bagan is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He throws it to A_Danjuma 
          ...  A_Danjuma smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  J_Pickford was well beaten there! 
          ...  Sheffield United 1-2 Sunderland ...
Min. 35 :(shu) C_Jerome gets to the byline 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to K_Naughton 
          ...  K_Naughton with the shot on net! 
          ...  J_Pickford parries it 
Min. 35 :(sun) I_Sangare has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  W_Omari gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  A wicked drive by W_Omari! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net!! 
          ...  J_Urbig looks relieved there! 
Min. 38 :(sun) I_Sangare 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_Rabiot receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  A_Rabiot with a thundering drive! 
          ...  It's beaten J_Urbig 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 39 :(shu) J_Foyth with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past T_Hume 
          ...  A great volley from J_Foyth! 
          ...  J_Pickford with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
Min. 41 :(sun) Tuta has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace 
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Foyth 
          ...  He puts in M_Harris! 
          ...  J_Bagan fouls 
          ...  That was disgusting 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 45 :(shu) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  D_Drogba is through! 
          ...  What a mistake by T_Hume! 
          ...  D_Drogba must beat J_Pickford! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  J_Pickford tips it wide !! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Asensio hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  M_Nunes deals with the danger and clears 
Min. 45 :(shu) J_Mascherano retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  D_Drogba latches onto the end of it 
          ...  W_Omari goes in studs first 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 46 :(sun) D_Neil retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  E_Mayenda gets on the end of it 
          ...  Cleared by J_Bagan 
Min. 49 :(sun) E_Mayenda with an inch perfect pass to M_Harris 
          ...  M_Harris with a stunning strike! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Sheffield United 1-2 Sunderland

Min. 52 :(shu) A_Danjuma is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball upfield 
          ...  M_Asensio latches onto the end of it 
          ...  P_Zabaleta goes in studs first 
          ...  The Referee wants a word 
          ...  It's just a warning 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's well within shooting range! 
          ...  Make yourself famous kid!! 
          ...  D_Drogba bends it in 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 57 :(shu) M_Asensio flicks the ball on to J_Mascherano 
          ...  J_Mascherano 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 saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 60 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Mundle 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Rabiot 
Min. 60 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland 
          ...  COMING ON: G_Cahill 
          ...  COMING OFF: Tuta 
Min. 60 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland 
          ...  COMING ON: W_Isidor 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Mayenda 
Min. 62 :(shu) C_Jerome with a smart pass to K_Naughton 
          ...  An audacious effort from K_Naughton! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Danjuma with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  J_Foyth with the header 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  J_Pickford dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  And J_Pickford tips it wide! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Jerome swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  Excellent keeping! 
Min. 65 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Sykes 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Boateng 
Min. 65 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United 
          ...  COMING ON: G_Lovre 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Mascherano 
Min. 71 :(shu) A_Danjuma beats T_Hume with absolute ease! 
          ...  A vicious shot by A_Danjuma! 
          ...  J_Pickford has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  J_Pickford reacts well to save!! 
Min. 79 :(sun) M_Harris runs into space 
          ...  M_Harris hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  But J_Urbig makes a superb stop down low 
Min. 80 :(shu) M_Sykes looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to C_Jerome 
          ...  C_Jerome hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 84 :(sun) W_Isidor beats J_Bagan 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  J_Foyth goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 86 :(sun) D_Neil with an early cross to W_Isidor 
          ...  G_Lovre is late with that one 
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(sun) D_Neil with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from C_Cresswell 
          ...  M_Sykes with a superb challenge 
          ...  The Referee has given the free kick the other way! 
Min. 91 :(shu) D_Drogba picks up the pass 
          ...  G_Cahill reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 
Min. 91 :(sun) P_Zabaleta sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Harris 
          ...  M_Harris goes for goal! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************



Match Details
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Venue                : Bramall Lane
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Sheffield United Match Info
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Best player          : A_Danjuma (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Danjuma (32)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Bagan (41)
Injured              : N/A
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Sunderland Match Info
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Best player          : J_Pickford
Scorers              : J_Foyth (3 og), M_Nunes (23)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Nunes (9), M_Harris (31), W_Omari (45)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                        Sheffield United  |    Sunderland
Attempts on Goal     :          22        |       9
Off target           :           7        |       6
On target            :          15        |       3
Possession           :          51        |       49
Corners              :           4        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       3
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       13
Key Tackles          :           2        |       4
Key Passes           :          15        |       8
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Final Score          : Sheffield United 1 - 2 Sunderland
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Player Statistics - Sheffield United
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_Urbig        GK  25   1   1   1  26 |  98   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10   0   0   0
C_Cresswell    DF   1  21  16  14  20 |  98   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30  12
J_Bagan        DF   1  21  15   3  26 |  98   0   1   2   1   0   0   1   0   0  13  51  -2
J_Foyth        DF   1  20  12  10  23 |  98   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   6   9  36
J_Boateng      DF   1  18  13   3  27 |  69   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25
K_Naughton     DF   1  18  12   4  25 |  98   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  19  46
A_Danjuma      MF   1   2  19  15  24 |  98   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  12  47
J_Mascherano   MF   1  15  18  10  23 |  69   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  13  54
M_Asensio      AM   1   5  22  20  20 |  98   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  18  22
C_Jerome       FW   1   9  14  17  31 |  98   0   0   3   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  51  38
D_Drogba       FW   1   3  13  18  21 |  98   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  18  38
T_Ernst        GK  19   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Sykes        DF   1  19  14   7  28 |  29   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0
G_Lovre        MF   1   8  18  15  21 |  29   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Okon         MF   1  15  19   5  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Muller       FW   1   0   9  18  23 |   0   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
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J_Pickford     GK  26   1   1   1  19 |  98  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  54   0   0   0
T_Hume         DF   1  19  15   9  21 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   0   0
P_Zabaleta     DF   1  19  15   8  26 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0
W_Omari        DF   1  20  15   5  22 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  19
Tuta           DF   1  20  14   5  30 |  64   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0
M_Nunes        MF   1   9  21  14  20 |  98   0   1   0   0   1   1   1   0   0  25  -2  34
A_Rabiot       MF   1   5  21  16  22 |  64   0   0   1   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  25  22
D_Neil         MF   1   8  19  15  26 |  98   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
I_Sangare      MF   1  16  21   9  20 |  98   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
M_Harris       FW   1   4  14  21  22 |  98   0   0   0   0   4   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  20
E_Mayenda      FW   1   6  13  19  24 |  64   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  18   7
C_Diop         GK  19   1   1   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Cahill       DF   1  18  13   7  21 |  34   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0
R_Mundle       MF   1   5  18  16  29 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Toulalan     MF   1  11  18  15  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Isidor       FW   1   4  12  17  31 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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