FFO Champ, Coventry City vs. Sunderland (Fri Jan 09)


                        Coventry City  |  Sunderland
                          5-1-1-2-1 C  |  4-4-2 N
                        Will Schoolar  |  Chris W
                                       |
                          L_Gunter GK  |  GK J_Pickford
                          B_Thomas DF  |  DF D_Spence
                       M_van_Ewijk DF  |  DF F_Sierralta
                            J_Yobo DF  |  DF T_Hume
                        T_Sakamoto DF  |  DF R_Vlaar
                          P_Schulz DF  |  MF I_Sangare
                         F_Neuhaus DM  |  MF A_Rabiot
                      E_Smith_Rowe MF  |  MF D_Neil
                         D_Beckham AM  |  MF M_Nunes
                         L_Donovan AM  |  FW M_Harris
                          H_Wright FW  |  FW E_Mayenda
                                       |
                         B_Collins SUB |  SUB C_Diop
                          D_Shittu SUB |  SUB G_Cahill
                         C_Soyuncu SUB |  SUB R_Mundle
                           B_Sheaf SUB |  SUB Benny
                           D_Malen SUB |  SUB W_Isidor




Min. 1  :(sun) A_Rabiot breaks free from M_van_Ewijk 
          ...  L_Donovan muscles him off the ball 
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them 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. 2  :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland 
          ...  Sunderland have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 4  :(cov) D_Beckham runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to H_Wright 
          ...  H_Wright unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  WELL WHAT CAN YOU SAY?! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Fantastic finish! 
          ...  Chris W is barking orders at his players! 
          ...  His team will have to come back from behind now 
          ...  Coventry City 1-0 Sunderland ...
Min. 4  :(cov) T_Sakamoto spits at R_Vlaar 
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one 
          ...  Will Schoolar looks relieved 
          ...  Chris W is far from happy with that decision 
Min. 6  :(cov) H_Wright is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to D_Beckham 
          ...  D_Beckham with a blistering shot! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! 
Min. 8  :(sun) I_Sangare slips past his marker P_Schulz 
          ...  The ball is whipped into E_Mayenda 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by E_Mayenda! 
          ...  Over the bar! 
Min. 9  :(cov) D_Beckham sidesteps D_Spence 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  T_Hume with a nasty foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  The Referee wants a word 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 10 :(cov) B_Thomas knocks the ball on and sprints past D_Spence 
          ...  A delightful ball in to L_Donovan 
          ...  T_Hume with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 
Min. 13 :(cov) B_Thomas has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past R_Vlaar 
          ...  He puts in J_Yobo! 
          ...  J_Yobo hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  It flies wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 14 :(cov) H_Wright brushes R_Vlaar aside and breaks free 
          ...  H_Wright tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  the balls hits J_Pickford and comes out 
          ...  the striker is on hand! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Easy tap in! 
          ...  Coventry City 2-0 Sunderland ...
Min. 14 :(sun) A_Rabiot takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  A_Rabiot sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  L_Gunter with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 17 :(cov) L_Donovan rushes through the defence 
          ...  F_Sierralta with a well timed tackle 
          ...  The Referee didn't like it though 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  This is very far out 
          ...  J_Yobo passes to E_Smith_Rowe 
          ...  E_Smith_Rowe tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  J_Pickford saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 19 :(cov) L_Donovan gets possession in his own half 
          ...  But F_Sierralta reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 25 :(cov) D_Beckham finds his way through 
          ...  He bears down on goal 
          ...  But A_Rabiot slides in 
Min. 26 :(cov) F_Neuhaus nutmegs the defender 
          ...  F_Neuhaus with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  But J_Pickford reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on J_Pickford anyway 
Min. 29 :(cov) H_Wright holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to L_Donovan 
          ...  L_Donovan with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into J_Pickford's arms 
          ...  But he recovers to save! 
Min. 30 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland 
          ...  Sunderland have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 38 :(cov) D_Beckham runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to L_Donovan 
          ...  L_Donovan has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  YOU BEAUTY! 
          ...  GOAL! 
          ...  L_Gunter is saying he clawed it off the line 
          ...  The players are doing the square symbol demanding VAR! 
          ...  The Referee runs over to the half-way line to check VAR? 
          ...  NO GOAL!! 
Min. 39 :(cov) L_Donovan with a measured ball to M_van_Ewijk 
          ...  But E_Mayenda slides in two footed! 
          ...  The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" 
Min. 42 :(sun) R_Vlaar plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  F_Sierralta decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  B_Thomas goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 44 :(cov) D_Beckham takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past the defender 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  D_Spence is forced to retreat 
          ...  He knocks it back! 
          ...  J_Pickford misses it! 
          ...  It creeps just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Sakamoto swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  J_Pickford comes out and claims it! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Coventry City 2-0 Sunderland

Min. 47 :(sun) M_Harris takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past M_van_Ewijk 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  But F_Neuhaus slides in two footed! 
          ...  The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" 
Min. 48 :(cov) M_van_Ewijk with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  L_Donovan gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  L_Donovan tries to beat J_Pickford! 
          ...  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. 54 :(cov) T_Sakamoto cuts inside D_Spence 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  M_Nunes hits it out for a corner 
          ...  Will the quality of the ball be good? 
          ...  It has to beat the first defender! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by M_van_Ewijk! 
          ...  I_Sangare belts it clear 
Min. 57 :(cov) J_Yobo cuts in on the inside of the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to H_Wright 
          ...  H_Wright with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  But J_Pickford punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 60 :(cov) Substitution by Coventry City 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Shittu 
          ...  COMING OFF: T_Sakamoto 
Min. 60 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Mundle 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Neil 
Min. 60 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland 
          ...  Sunderland have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 62 :(cov) B_Thomas runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to H_Wright 
          ...  H_Wright with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  What agility from J_Pickford 
Min. 63 :(cov) Substitution by Coventry City 
          ...  COMING ON: B_Sheaf 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Smith_Rowe 
Min. 65 :(cov) B_Sheaf turns past R_Mundle 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  B_Sheaf shoots towards goal! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 66 :(cov) Substitution by Coventry City 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Malen 
          ...  COMING OFF: H_Wright 
Min. 67 :(cov) B_Sheaf has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past T_Hume 
          ...  He puts in D_Malen! 
          ...  D_Malen hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  J_Pickford with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 67 :(sun) M_Nunes retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  T_Hume gets on the end of it 
          ...  T_Hume throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 69 :(cov) F_Neuhaus reads the run of L_Donovan 
          ...  L_Donovan strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  J_Pickford makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield! 
Min. 70 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland 
          ...  COMING ON: W_Isidor 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Mayenda 
Min. 70 :(cov) J_Yobo runs at R_Vlaar 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  But R_Mundle clears the ball to safety 
Min. 75 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland 
          ...  COMING ON: G_Cahill 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Vlaar 
Min. 76 :(cov) F_Neuhaus races into the box 
          ...  He sees L_Donovan lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  A powerful shot by L_Donovan! 
          ...  The shot slips through J_Pickford's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 77 :(cov) F_Neuhaus takes on F_Sierralta 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  F_Neuhaus fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  J_Pickford fists it away 
          ...  That was a good save! 
Min. 78 :(sun) M_Harris picks out M_Nunes with the cross 
          ...  M_Nunes with the strike! 
          ...  L_Gunter with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 80 :(cov) D_Malen spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to L_Donovan! 
          ...  Driven towards goal by L_Donovan! 
          ...  J_Pickford with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 
Min. 81 :(sun) A_Rabiot with a penetrating pass to R_Mundle 
          ...  D_Malen with the dive 
          ...  There's no room in the game for that! 
          ...  He received a good talking to from The Referee 
Min. 83 :(cov) M_van_Ewijk leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to D_Beckham 
          ...  D_Beckham with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  J_Pickford plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 83 :(cov) B_Thomas has time and space on the edge of the box 
          ...  F_Sierralta with the tackle 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge. 
          ...  That was Roy Keane on Alf-Inge Haland levels! 
          ...  The Referee warned him 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 88 :(cov) J_Yobo spots F_Neuhaus who is in acres of space 
          ...  F_Neuhaus hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  It hammers off the post 
          ...  And out for a throw in 
Min. 88 :(sun) L_Gunter with a terrible kick! 
          ...  M_Nunes is through! 
          ...  But F_Neuhaus sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 90 :(sun) A_Rabiot with a deep cross to T_Hume 
          ...  T_Hume tries to chip the ball over L_Gunter! 
          ...  L_Gunter makes a difficult save 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Coventry Building Society Arena
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Coventry City Match Info
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Best player          : H_Wright (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : H_Wright (4,14)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Donovan (1)
Injured              : N/A
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Sunderland Match Info
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Best player          : A_Rabiot
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                           Coventry City  |    Sunderland
Attempts on Goal     :          19        |       5
Off target           :           7        |       2
On target            :          12        |       3
Possession           :          54        |       46
Corners              :           2        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       8
Key Tackles          :           3        |       8
Key Passes           :          16        |       6
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Final Score          : Coventry City 2 - 0 Sunderland
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Player Statistics - Coventry 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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L_Gunter       GK  24   1   1   1  25 |  92   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  44   0   0   0
B_Thomas       DF   1  20  14  12  24 |  92   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  18  60   0
M_van_Ewijk    DF   1  22  17   8  31 |  92   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   0
J_Yobo         DF   1  20  14  12  21 |  92   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40  16
T_Sakamoto     DF   1  21  15  10  29 |  61   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Schulz       DF   1  21  16   5  26 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Neuhaus      DM   1  14  22  11  28 |  92   0   2   2   0   3   0   0   0   0  48  24  55
E_Smith_Rowe   MF   1  14  21  14  26 |  64   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
D_Beckham      AM   1  10  21  17  25 |  92   0   0   2   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  43  24
L_Donovan      AM   1  10  19  21  24 |  92   0   0   1   0   6   0   1   0   0  -2  13  46
H_Wright       FW   1   5  15  22  31 |  67   0   0   2   0   4   2   0   0   0   0  38  64
B_Collins      GK  16   1   1   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Shittu       DF   1  18  13   4  26 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
C_Soyuncu      DF   1  22  15  10  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Sheaf        MF   1  16  21   7  23 |  28   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  13  21
D_Malen        FW   1   5  17  21  25 |  25   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  17   9

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 |  92  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
D_Spence       DF   1  21  18   6  21 |  92   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0   0
F_Sierralta    DF   1  22  14   8  26 |  92   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0
T_Hume         DF   1  20  16  10  21 |  92   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  18   0  38
R_Vlaar        DF   1  20  14   6  25 |  76   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
I_Sangare      MF   1  16  22  10  20 |  92   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  22  12   0
A_Rabiot       MF   1   6  22  16  22 |  92   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  32  24  14
D_Neil         MF   1   9  21  16  26 |  61   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Nunes        MF   1   9  22  15  20 |  92   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  29  12  15
M_Harris       FW   1   4  15  22  22 |  92   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0
E_Mayenda      FW   1   7  13  21  24 |  71   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  31   0   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  14   7  21 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Mundle       MF   1   5  19  16  29 |  31   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  33   0   0
Benny          MF   1   9  17  14  27 |   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
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