FFO Champ, Sunderland vs. Fulham (Fri Nov 21) Sunderland | Fulham 4-4-2 N | 4-1-2-2-1 P Chris W | Joe Brown | J_Pickford GK | GK Unai_Simon P_Zabaleta DF | DF L_Eising W_Omari DF | DF R_Dunne F_Sierralta DF | DF E_Dier T_Hume DF | DF L_Chambers I_Sangare MF | DM J_McConnell A_Rabiot MF | MF P_Barrios D_Neil MF | MF S_Eguren M_Nunes MF | AM W_Odobert M_Harris FW | AM M_Arteta E_Mayenda FW | FW E_Ferguson | C_Diop SUB | SUB L_Vigouroux N_Mukiele SUB | SUB S_Posch R_Mundle SUB | SUB Y_Toure J_Toulalan SUB | SUB H_Wilson W_Isidor SUB | SUB L_Muriel Min. 3 :(ful) M_Arteta turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to W_Odobert ... W_Odobert leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! ... J_Pickford falls over ... But J_Pickford is relieved to watch it go out of play! Min. 5 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland ... Sunderland have changed their playing style to C Min. 5 :(ful) M_Arteta squares it to E_Ferguson ... E_Ferguson drives it towards goal! ... But J_Pickford pulls out a save of the game Min. 8 :(sun) M_Nunes sidesteps M_Arteta ... That was too easy ... M_Nunes bears down on goal! ... It hammers off the bar and loops up high into the air ... The defenders out leap the attackers ... The ball is away and clear from the danger area Min. 12 :(sun) A_Rabiot finds T_Hume in acres of space ... T_Hume with a screamer of a shot! ... But Unai_Simon comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 13 :(sun) E_Mayenda drives the ball across field ... It comes to T_Hume ... L_Chambers with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him Min. 16 :(ful) L_Eising bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to L_Chambers ... F_Sierralta bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... Play on! Min. 26 :(ful) M_Arteta sprints past T_Hume ... M_Arteta lobs J_Pickford! ... But J_Pickford reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on J_Pickford anyway Min. 29 :(sun) M_Nunes hits a hard pass to F_Sierralta ... L_Eising stands his ground and wins the tackle Min. 33 :(sun) D_Neil backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball upfield ... E_Mayenda latches onto the end of it ... But E_Ferguson comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 34 :(sun) I_Sangare volleys it forward. He finds E_Mayenda ... E_Mayenda controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... Unai_Simon can't get to it! ... OH! It drifts wide! ... Unai_Simon was worried by that one ... He wipes the sweat off his brow? Min. 38 :(sun) T_Hume slides the ball across to M_Harris ... A powerful shot by M_Harris! ... Unai_Simon falls over ... But Unai_Simon is relieved to watch it go out of play! Min. 38 :(ful) W_Odobert with the deft touch ... He takes it past F_Sierralta ... He knocks it to S_Eguren! ... M_Nunes with a nasty foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee wants a word ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 40 :(sun) D_Neil is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball upfield ... I_Sangare latches onto the end of it ... I_Sangare sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... It hits the post ... And goes clear Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 45 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland ... Sunderland have changed their playing style to P Min. 46 :(sun) A_Rabiot takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to T_Hume ... T_Hume has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... It hits the side netting! ... The fans thought that was a GOAL! ... But it's not ... Goal kick. Min. 49 :(sun) M_Nunes with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... M_Harris gets on the end of the pass ... M_Harris has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... Unai_Simon heads it away ... He was showing off there! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Sunderland 0-0 Fulham Min. 49 :(sun) The defender underhits the back pass! ... E_Mayenda is through and closing innnnnnnnnn!! ... Cleared by L_Eising Min. 50 :(sun) D_Neil runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... D_Neil plays it down the wing ... Cross comes in back to him, diving header! ... He had to be brave there ... Unai_Simon won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! Min. 51 :(ful) W_Odobert flights the ball to E_Ferguson ... But A_Rabiot wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 53 :(ful) E_Ferguson brings the ball into the opposing area ... E_Ferguson attempts to drive it home! ... J_Pickford gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender hoofs the ball to safety Min. 55 :(sun) D_Neil cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to M_Harris ... W_Odobert reads him well and hoofs it clear Min. 57 :(sun) E_Mayenda with the dribble ... The defender is easily beaten ... E_Dier tries to clear it ... He has miskicked it!! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... M_Nunes swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... Excellent keeping! Min. 57 :(ful) J_McConnell runs down the flank ... He threads the ball in to E_Ferguson ... E_Ferguson tries the lob from 30 yards! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... GOAL!! ... Chris W is barking orders at his players! ... His team will have to come back from behind now ... Sunderland 0-1 Fulham ... Min. 59 :(ful) E_Ferguson with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past T_Hume ... F_Sierralta does well to intercept the ball Min. 61 :(sun) I_Sangare kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... M_Harris gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... R_Dunne intercepts the opposition pass ... And he clears the ball behind goal ... He wasn't taking any risks there ... CORNER! ... W_Omari swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... Great catch from Unai_Simon! Min. 65 :(sun) P_Zabaleta cuts inside ... R_Dunne reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 65 :(ful) S_Eguren with a real burst of pace ... W_Omari can't catch up with him ... He's clean through! ... S_Eguren curls it towards the top corner! ... J_Pickford with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 66 :(sun) D_Neil looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to M_Harris ... A glorious effort by M_Harris! ... Unai_Simon makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 67 :(ful) E_Ferguson with the nutmeg ... He takes the ball forward ... M_Nunes steals the ball of off him Min. 71 :(ful) J_McConnell pulls it back to W_Odobert ... A scorcher of a shot from W_Odobert! ... It's well wide! ... 8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 72 :(ful) P_Barrios with a first time pass ... E_Ferguson runs onto it! ... E_Ferguson with the goal bound shot! ... It sails over! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 73 :(sun) I_Sangare races into the box ... He sees F_Sierralta lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... A great volley from F_Sierralta! ... He hits the post ... He follows it up! ... But puts it wide! ... He'll be disappointed with that Min. 74 :(ful) P_Barrios with an early cross to E_Ferguson ... E_Ferguson with the header! ... But J_Pickford reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on J_Pickford anyway Min. 75 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland ... COMING ON: W_Isidor ... COMING OFF: E_Mayenda Min. 75 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland ... Sunderland have changed their playing style to C Min. 75 :(ful) L_Chambers pass splits open the defence and finds E_Ferguson ... E_Ferguson strikes a wicked curler! ... It grazes the bar ... And goes over ... Oh so close there! Min. 77 :(sun) A_Rabiot with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... M_Harris gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... E_Dier wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 77 :(ful) P_Barrios dribbles past P_Zabaleta ... W_Omari goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 79 :(ful) R_Dunne slides it through the middle to L_Chambers ... But W_Omari wins the tackle cleanly Min. 80 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland ... COMING ON: R_Mundle ... COMING OFF: M_Nunes Min. 80 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland ... COMING ON: N_Mukiele ... COMING OFF: P_Zabaleta Min. 80 :(ful) L_Chambers with the dribble ... He spots the run of his team-mate ... He's decided to go alone ... F_Sierralta is forced to retreat ... He knocks it back! ... J_Pickford misses it! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... R_Dunne plays it into the danger area! ... J_Pickford catches it! ... No problem for him! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(sun) W_Isidor sprints past R_Dunne ... W_Isidor drives it towards goal! ... Unai_Simon just watches it float over the bar! Min. 91 :(sun) F_Sierralta is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to R_Mundle ... But L_Chambers wins the ball ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stadium of Light ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunderland Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Neil Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Nunes (38) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fulham Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : E_Ferguson (Man of the Match) Scorers : E_Ferguson (57) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunderland | Fulham Attempts on Goal : 11 | 10 Off target : 7 | 3 On target : 4 | 7 Possession : 48 | 52 Corners : 2 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 0 Fouls : 6 | 2 Key Tackles : 7 | 10 Key Passes : 15 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Sunderland 0 - 1 Fulham ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 99 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 P_Zabaleta DF 1 20 16 9 26 | 84 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Omari DF 1 21 16 5 22 | 99 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 F_Sierralta DF 1 22 14 8 26 | 99 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 42 17 18 T_Hume DF 1 20 16 10 21 | 99 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 34 I_Sangare MF 1 16 22 10 20 | 99 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 16 A_Rabiot MF 1 6 22 16 22 | 99 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 27 0 D_Neil MF 1 8 20 16 26 | 99 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 44 10 M_Nunes MF 1 9 21 15 20 | 84 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 25 18 9 M_Harris FW 1 4 15 22 22 | 99 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 E_Mayenda FW 1 7 13 20 24 | 79 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 6 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 | 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Mundle MF 1 5 19 16 29 | 15 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 | 20 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 Player Statistics - Fulham Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unai_Simon GK 27 1 1 1 25 | 99 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 0 0 L_Eising DF 1 21 14 3 20 | 99 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 17 0 R_Dunne DF 1 19 15 7 31 | 99 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 16 0 E_Dier DF 1 24 15 10 25 | 99 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 L_Chambers DF 1 19 13 9 23 | 99 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 18 0 J_McConnell DM 1 14 19 4 22 | 99 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 0 P_Barrios MF 1 20 22 16 26 | 99 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 S_Eguren MF 1 12 20 15 25 | 99 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 W_Odobert AM 1 9 20 17 29 | 99 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 27 22 20 M_Arteta AM 1 7 20 15 26 | 99 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 13 E_Ferguson FW 1 3 20 24 26 | 99 0 1 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 33 0 32 L_Vigouroux GK 18 1 1 1 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Posch DF 1 16 11 8 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Toure MF 1 12 19 10 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Wilson AM 1 3 16 14 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Muriel FW 1 4 12 18 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1763744895 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40