FFO Champ, Sunderland vs. Coventry City (Mon Mar 30)


                           Sunderland  |  Coventry City
                            5-0-3-2 L  |  5-1-2-2 C
                              Chris W  |  Will Schoolar
                                       |
                        J_Pickford GK  |  GK L_Gunter
                          D_Spence DF  |  DF C_Soyuncu
                           R_Vlaar DF  |  DF M_van_Ewijk
                            T_Hume DF  |  DF T_Sakamoto
                        O_Boscagli DF  |  DF P_Schulz
                          G_Cahill DF  |  DF J_Yobo
                          R_Mundle AM  |  MF F_Neuhaus
                            D_Neil AM  |  DM B_Sheaf
                           M_Nunes AM  |  MF E_Smith_Rowe
                          M_Harris FW  |  FW L_Donovan
                            B_Bayo FW  |  FW D_Malen
                                       |
                            C_Diop SUB |  SUB B_Collins
                         N_Mukiele SUB |  SUB L_Kitching
                         I_Sangare SUB |  SUB B_Thomas
                             Benny SUB |  SUB D_Beckham
                        S_Berghuis SUB |  SUB H_Wright




Min. 1  :(sun) R_Mundle jinks past the defender 
          ...  F_Neuhaus is forced to retreat 
          ...  He knocks it back! 
          ...  L_Gunter misses it! 
          ...  It creeps just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  O_Boscagli dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of L_Gunter 
          ...  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. 1  :(cov) D_Malen has broken through the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on J_Pickford! 
          ...  R_Vlaar hacks him down! 
          ...  He could be in big trouble! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  That's a surprise, I think he should've gone! 
          ...  The ref must have got a nice Christmas present 
Min. 5  :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland 
          ...  Sunderland have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 5  :(sun) G_Cahill lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  M_Nunes latches on to it 
          ...  M_van_Ewijk with the block 
Min. 8  :(sun) B_Bayo finds himself with plenty of time 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from J_Yobo 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Mundle drives it into the box! 
          ...  L_Gunter fists it away! 
Min. 10 :(sun) D_Neil slips past his marker C_Soyuncu 
          ...  The ball is whipped into T_Hume 
          ...  T_Hume curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  But L_Gunter punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that L_Gunter got a touch 
Min. 10 :(cov) M_van_Ewijk with a glorious long pass to L_Donovan 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  T_Hume hits it out for a throw 
Min. 14 :(sun) M_Harris turns past M_van_Ewijk 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  B_Sheaf wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 16 :(cov) M_van_Ewijk feeds the ball to L_Donovan 
          ...  D_Neil pulls on his shirt 
          ...  He wins the ball 
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there! 
Min. 18 :(cov) L_Donovan cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to E_Smith_Rowe 
          ...  E_Smith_Rowe has a dig at goal! 
          ...  J_Pickford gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by <g1>!! 
Min. 19 :(cov) P_Schulz 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! 
          ...  A great volley from L_Donovan! 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 20 :(sun) D_Spence plays in G_Cahill with a beautiful ball 
          ...  G_Cahill tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  L_Gunter makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 23 :(sun) M_Harris with a clever shimmy 
          ...  A cracking drive from M_Harris! 
          ...  L_Gunter makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
Min. 36 :(sun) D_Neil with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  D_Neil with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 37 :(sun) M_Nunes takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past B_Sheaf 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  An audacious effort from M_Nunes! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 37 :(cov) T_Sakamoto looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards D_Malen 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by G_Cahill 
          ...  Nothing gets past him! 
Min. 38 :(cov) C_Soyuncu takes advantage of a mistake by T_Hume 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to L_Donovan! 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from D_Spence 
Min. 38 :(sun) B_Bayo bursts forward 
          ...  E_Smith_Rowe with a nasty foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 39 :(cov) D_Malen cuts inside D_Spence 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  D_Malen with a little chip! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And J_Pickford reacts well to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Yobo chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  J_Pickford easily catches it! 
Min. 40 :(sun) D_Spence takes advantage of a mistake by M_van_Ewijk 
          ...  He crosses to B_Bayo 
          ...  But C_Soyuncu puts the ball out of play 
Min. 41 :(cov) P_Schulz gets to the byline 
          ...  He centres the ball to M_van_Ewijk 
          ...  M_van_Ewijk with the overhead! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into J_Pickford's arms 
          ...  But he recovers to save! 
Min. 41 :(cov) B_Sheaf spits at O_Boscagli 
          ...  That is disgraceful! 
          ...  He is ordered to cool off 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(sun) The ball runs loose! 
          ...  M_Harris seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  T_Sakamoto forces him off the ball 
Min. 43 :(cov) C_Soyuncu plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He looks around for options 
          ...  He moves forward with the ball 
          ...  Intercepted by R_Vlaar 
Min. 45 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland 
          ...  COMING ON: N_Mukiele 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Vlaar 
Min. 45 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Berghuis 
          ...  COMING OFF: B_Bayo 
Min. 45 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland 
          ...  Sunderland have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 49 :(cov) F_Neuhaus turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to L_Donovan 
          ...  O_Boscagli cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 

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

Min. 48 :(sun) D_Spence holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to O_Boscagli 
          ...  E_Smith_Rowe wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 49 :(sun) N_Mukiele takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  C_Soyuncu gathers up the loose ball 
Min. 58 :(cov) F_Neuhaus takes advantage of a mistake by T_Hume 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to L_Donovan! 
          ...  G_Cahill with a late tackle 
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 59 :(sun) M_Nunes cuts inside M_van_Ewijk 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  P_Schulz reads the play well 
Min. 60 :(cov) Substitution by Coventry City 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Kitching 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Soyuncu 
Min. 60 :(cov) L_Donovan hits a hard pass to D_Malen 
          ...  D_Spence slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in 
Min. 61 :(cov) B_Sheaf plays a first time ball through the defence to L_Donovan 
          ...  L_Donovan rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 62 :(cov) Substitution by Coventry City 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Beckham 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Smith_Rowe 
Min. 64 :(cov) J_Yobo kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  D_Malen gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  M_Harris with a bad challenge 
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 68 :(cov) B_Sheaf has it now 
          ...  He takes on S_Berghuis 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in J_Yobo! 
          ...  Cleared by O_Boscagli 
Min. 70 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland 
          ...  COMING ON: I_Sangare 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Mundle 
Min. 70 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland 
          ...  Sunderland have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 70 :(cov) Substitution by Coventry City 
          ...  COMING ON: H_Wright 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Malen 
Min. 72 :(cov) B_Sheaf turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to F_Neuhaus 
          ...  N_Mukiele beats him to the ball 
          ...  He's such a beast! 
Min. 77 :(sun) M_Harris with an inch perfect pass to M_Nunes 
          ...  F_Neuhaus reads the play well 
Min. 82 :(sun) I_Sangare is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  M_Harris latches onto the ball 
          ...  M_van_Ewijk rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 83 :(cov) H_Wright with a real burst of pace 
          ...  T_Hume can't catch up with him 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  H_Wright tries to beat J_Pickford from outside the area! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He runs to the corner and dives on his belly 
          ...  Timed to perfection!! 
          ...  He's done it for Coventry City – big time! 
          ...  Sunderland 0-1 Coventry City ...
Min. 85 :(cov) F_Neuhaus spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He finds B_Sheaf with a lovely pass! 
          ...  N_Mukiele plays the back pass 
          ...  J_Pickford can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  What a lucky escape!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Neuhaus with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  The ball comes to L_Donovan 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork!! 
          ...  And goes safely clear! 
          ...  J_Pickford never had a chance! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland 
          ...  Sunderland have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 89 :(cov) L_Donovan beats I_Sangare 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  L_Donovan aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  It looks like he enjoyed that one!! 
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing! 
          ...  Sunderland 0-2 Coventry City ...
Min. 91 :(sun) I_Sangare smashes the ball upfield 
          ...  D_Neil latches onto the ball 
          ...  D_Beckham with a superb challenge 
          ...  The Referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  The Referee wants a quiet word 
Min. 93 :(cov) F_Neuhaus looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to L_Donovan 
          ...  L_Donovan hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  J_Pickford gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 94 :(cov) Curled in dangerously from D_Beckham to H_Wright 
          ...  H_Wright drives it low! 
          ...  J_Pickford with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Stadium of Light
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Sunderland Match Info
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Best player          : D_Neil
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Vlaar (1), G_Cahill (58), M_Harris (64)
Injured              : N/A
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Coventry City Match Info
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Best player          : L_Donovan (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : , H_Wright (83)L_Donovan (89)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : E_Smith_Rowe (38), M_van_Ewijk (82)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Sunderland  |    Coventry City
Attempts on Goal     :           5        |       10
Off target           :           2        |       4
On target            :           3        |       6
Possession           :          39        |       61
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       9
Key Tackles          :          10        |       10
Key Passes           :           8        |       17
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Final Score          : Sunderland 0 - 2 Coventry City
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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  28   1   1   1  19 |  98   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
D_Spence       DF   1  22  18   7  21 |  98   0   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  32  48   0
R_Vlaar        DF   1  20  15   6  25 |  45   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  16  -2  -2
T_Hume         DF   1  21  17  10  21 |  98   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  17   0  20
O_Boscagli     DF   1  22  15   4  22 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0
G_Cahill       DF   1  18  14   7  21 |  98   0   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  18  18  21
R_Mundle       AM   1   5  20  17  29 |  74   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Neil         AM   1   9  21  17  26 |  98   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  29  13  11
M_Nunes        AM   1  10  22  15  20 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13
M_Harris       FW   1   4  15  23  22 |  98   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  17   5
B_Bayo         FW   1   3  13  17  26 |  45   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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 |  53   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  42   0   0
I_Sangare      MF   1  16  22  10  20 |  24   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
Benny          MF   1   9  17  14  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Berghuis     FW   1   2  13  12  28 |  53   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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  25   1   1   1  25 |  98   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  58   0   0   0
C_Soyuncu      DF   1  23  15  10  23 |  64   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  19   0
M_van_Ewijk    DF   1  22  17   8  31 |  98   0   1   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  30  32  18
T_Sakamoto     DF   1  21  16  11  29 |  98   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17  18   0
P_Schulz       DF   1  21  16   5  26 |  98   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  17  36   0
J_Yobo         DF   1  20  15  12  21 |  98   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  18  19   0
F_Neuhaus      MF   1  14  22  11  28 |  98   0   2   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  48  48   0
B_Sheaf        DM   1  16  21   7  23 |  98   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  22  39   0
E_Smith_Rowe   MF   1  14  21  14  26 |  66   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  22  -2  14
L_Donovan      FW   1  10  19  22  24 |  98   0   0   2   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  30  50
D_Malen        FW   1   5  17  21  25 |  74   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
B_Collins      GK  16   1   1   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Kitching     DF   1  20  15  12  25 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Thomas       DF   1  20  14  13  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Beckham      MF   1  10  21  17  25 |  32   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0
H_Wright       FW   1   5  15  23  31 |  24   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  29
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