FFO Champ, Sunderland vs. Nottingham Forest (Mon Jul 28) Sunderland | Nottingham Forest 4-4-2 N | 5-1-0-2-2 A Chris W | HD King | J_Pickford GK | GK G_Kobel P_Zabaleta DF | DF T_Kehrer W_Omari DF | DF O_Zinchenko F_Sierralta DF | DF F_Horsfall T_Hume DF | DF R_Marquez M_Nunes MF | DF K_Gibbs A_Rabiot MF | DM Danilo D_Neil MF | AM K_Kallstrom I_Sangare MF | AM Arthur M_Harris FW | FW C_Vela E_Mayenda FW | FW C_Hudson_Odoi | C_Diop SUB | SUB J_Gorter G_Cahill SUB | SUB S_Aurier R_Mundle SUB | SUB E_Kujovic J_Toulalan SUB | SUB B_Aguilera W_Isidor SUB | SUB K_L_Potter Min. 1 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland ... Sunderland have changed their playing style to C Min. 1 :(ntf) C_Vela beats his marker ... A vicious shot by C_Vela! ... It sails over! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 4 :(ntf) F_Horsfall takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to R_Marquez ... R_Marquez attempts the shot! ... J_Pickford gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 7 :(sun) A_Rabiot curls the ball out wide to M_Harris ... M_Harris drives it low! ... But he puts it wide ... That was a terrible attempt! Min. 7 :(ntf) C_Vela spots a team mate in space ... That's an excellent through ball to K_Kallstrom! ... A glorious effort by K_Kallstrom! ... J_Pickford makes a difficult save ... CORNER! ... Arthur hits it into the box! ... J_Pickford comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... C_Hudson_Odoi gets to it! ... J_Pickford is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... And goes clear Min. 11 :(ntf) Arthur floats the ball in to find Danilo ... Danilo attempts to drive it home! ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... K_Gibbs drives it into the box! ... J_Pickford easily claims the ball! Min. 12 :(sun) M_Nunes plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... M_Nunes with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... But he somehow misses ... The Nottingham Forest fans laugh at him Min. 22 :(ntf) C_Vela runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... C_Vela plays it down the wing ... Cross comes in back to him, diving header! ... He had to be brave there ... GOAL!! ... Goodness gracious me! ... it's amazing the goal is still standing ... That looked offside to me! ... Nottingham Forest take the lead! ... Sunderland 0-1 Nottingham Forest ... Min. 27 :(sun) D_Neil spots his team mate making a run ... He finds E_Mayenda with a lovely pass! ... E_Mayenda tries to chip the ball over G_Kobel! ... But it goes wide of the post Min. 27 :(ntf) K_Gibbs with a neat pass into C_Hudson_Odoi ... C_Hudson_Odoi with a stunning strike! ... But J_Pickford comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 27 :(sun) I_Sangare with the first time pass to A_Rabiot ... K_Gibbs with a superb challenge ... The Referee has given the free kick the other way! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He's not happy with that! ... He's got to be careful now! Min. 28 :(ntf) Arthur 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! ... T_Hume with the lunge!! ... And the whistle goes, that's a foul Min. 29 :(ntf) C_Vela wins possession ... He plays the ball across to K_Kallstrom ... I_Sangare leaves his foot in with the challenge!! ... That's a bad foul!! ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... This is a good chance! ... He's been working on a top spin dip free kick! ... Will we see it? ... O_Zinchenko passes to C_Hudson_Odoi ... C_Hudson_Odoi with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... J_Pickford gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 29 :(ntf) O_Zinchenko runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to K_Kallstrom ... I_Sangare wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 32 :(ntf) Danilo with a measured ball to C_Hudson_Odoi ... W_Omari takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! Min. 33 :(sun) M_Harris cuts in on T_Kehrer's blind side ... O_Zinchenko knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But The Referee just turns away! Min. 33 :(sun) M_Nunes steps over the ball ... He nutmegs O_Zinchenko ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... K_Kallstrom rushes in with a poor tackle!! ... That's a foul!! Min. 34 :(sun) P_Zabaleta cuts inside K_Gibbs ... He worked that well ... He puts in E_Mayenda! ... Danilo reads it well ... He clears the danger Min. 35 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland ... Sunderland have changed their playing style to P Min. 36 :(ntf) R_Marquez with a clever shimmy ... R_Marquez runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... 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. 36 :(sun) E_Mayenda sidesteps R_Marquez ... He showed great skill there ... C_Vela had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that ... The Referee will just give him a speaking to Min. 39 :(ntf) C_Hudson_Odoi gains possession ... M_Harris pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! ... The Referee calls him over ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 40 :(ntf) R_Marquez plays in K_Gibbs with a beautiful ball ... K_Gibbs looks to see where J_Pickford is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ... The crowd goes wild! ... Sunderland 0-2 Nottingham Forest ... Min. 41 :(ntf) Tactical Change by Nottingham Forest ... Nottingham Forest have changed their playing style to D Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(sun) T_Hume takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to A_Rabiot ... A_Rabiot hits the ball on the bounce! ... The ball moves through the air! ... G_Kobel moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It's beaten him! ... But it thumps the post!! ... And goes out! Min. 43 :(ntf) K_Gibbs leaves F_Sierralta standing ... K_Gibbs tries to beat J_Pickford from outside the area! ... J_Pickford with an easy save ... He just oozes confidence Min. 44 :(sun) A_Rabiot with a 40-yard pass to E_Mayenda ... But R_Marquez slides in Min. 47 :(sun) E_Mayenda is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to A_Rabiot ... A_Rabiot fires the shot in! ... It's hit the bar ... It bounces down ... G_Kobel grabs it ... No Goal! ... Boos surround the stadium!! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Sunderland 0-2 Nottingham Forest Min. 49 :(sun) The ball runs loose! ... I_Sangare seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... F_Horsfall with the tackle ... Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! Min. 53 :(sun) D_Neil sidesteps K_Gibbs ... R_Marquez takes the players legs from beneath him!! ... That's a poor tackle! Min. 57 :(sun) T_Hume kills the ball dead ... K_Kallstrom pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... He's tried to take it off him! ... The Referee blows up for a foul ... He's lucky to be let off for that one ... HD King looks relieved ... Chris W is far from happy with that decision Min. 62 :(ntf) Substitution by Nottingham Forest ... COMING ON: S_Aurier ... COMING OFF: K_Gibbs Min. 63 :(ntf) Substitution by Nottingham Forest ... COMING ON: K_L_Potter ... COMING OFF: C_Vela Min. 64 :(sun) P_Zabaleta runs at the defence ... He nutmegs Danilo ... He showed his class there ... P_Zabaleta fires off a left-footed snap shot! ... But it goes just over Min. 65 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland ... COMING ON: R_Mundle ... COMING OFF: A_Rabiot Min. 67 :(sun) M_Harris jinks past S_Aurier ... M_Harris has a dig at goal! ... G_Kobel makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 70 :(ntf) Substitution by Nottingham Forest ... COMING ON: E_Kujovic ... COMING OFF: Danilo Min. 70 :(sun) I_Sangare spots his team mate making a run ... He plays a fantastic through ball to M_Harris! ... What a shot from M_Harris! ... It could go anywhere ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... E_Mayenda crosses it in! ... G_Kobel thumps the ball away! Min. 71 :(sun) P_Zabaleta moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to E_Mayenda ... E_Mayenda with the 40 yard drive! ... But it goes wide Min. 75 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland ... COMING ON: W_Isidor ... COMING OFF: E_Mayenda Min. 80 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland ... COMING ON: G_Cahill ... COMING OFF: W_Omari Min. 80 :(sun) W_Isidor with a real burst of pace ... He shows the defender a clean set of heels ... But E_Kujovic puts the ball out of play Min. 85 :(sun) I_Sangare slips past his marker ... K_Kallstrom with an ugly foul ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK ... D_Neil floats it forward ... R_Mundle latches onto the end of it ... R_Mundle attempts a lob! ... He miskicks the ball ... He's managed to put that out of the stadium Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time. Min. 93 :(sun) T_Hume with a real burst of pace ... C_Hudson_Odoi can't catch up with him ... He's clean through! ... But E_Kujovic wins the ball from behind ... The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it Min. 96 :(sun) F_Sierralta with the nod to M_Harris ... M_Harris attempts the shot! ... It sails over! ... He should have hit the target at least!! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stadium of Light ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunderland Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : I_Sangare Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : I_Sangare (29), M_Harris (39) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nottingham Forest Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Marquez (Man of the Match) Scorers : C_Vela (22), K_Gibbs (40) Sent Off : N/A Booked : K_Gibbs (27), K_Kallstrom (85) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunderland | Nottingham Forest Attempts on Goal : 11 | 11 Off target : 10 | 4 On target : 1 | 7 Possession : 55 | 45 Corners : 1 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 4 | 18 Key Tackles : 2 | 6 Key Passes : 10 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Sunderland 0 - 2 Nottingham Forest ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 26 1 1 1 19 | 98 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 P_Zabaleta DF 1 19 15 8 26 | 98 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 18 W_Omari DF 1 20 15 5 22 | 82 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 F_Sierralta DF 1 22 14 7 26 | 98 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 T_Hume DF 1 19 15 9 21 | 98 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 M_Nunes MF 1 9 21 14 20 | 98 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 A_Rabiot MF 1 5 21 16 22 | 67 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 D_Neil MF 1 8 19 15 26 | 98 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 I_Sangare MF 1 16 21 9 20 | 98 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 18 -2 M_Harris FW 1 4 14 22 22 | 98 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 16 E_Mayenda FW 1 6 13 19 24 | 77 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 14 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 | 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Mundle MF 1 5 18 16 29 | 31 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 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 18 31 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Nottingham Forest Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G_Kobel GK 25 1 1 1 24 | 98 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 0 T_Kehrer DF 1 21 17 7 22 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 O_Zinchenko DF 1 22 19 7 28 | 98 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 12 0 F_Horsfall DF 1 21 15 10 28 | 98 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 16 0 R_Marquez DF 1 19 15 10 27 | 98 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 17 37 34 K_Gibbs DF 1 19 16 11 24 | 64 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 -2 13 57 Danilo DM 1 16 18 9 31 | 72 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 13 17 K_Kallstrom AM 1 7 19 18 28 | 98 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 8 Arthur AM 1 6 22 16 23 | 98 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 C_Vela FW 1 10 17 19 30 | 65 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 28 33 C_Hudson_Odoi FW 1 1 16 22 22 | 98 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 J_Gorter GK 19 1 1 1 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Aurier DF 1 20 13 4 30 | 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Kujovic DM 1 14 18 3 30 | 26 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 0 B_Aguilera MF 1 9 19 17 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_L_Potter FW 1 2 14 20 31 | 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1753719013 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40