FFO Champ, Sunderland vs. Fulham (Fri Apr 17) Sunderland | Fulham 5-0-3-2 L | 4-1-2-2-1 C Chris W | Joe Brown | J_Pickford GK | GK Unai_Simon D_Spence DF | DF E_Dier R_Vlaar DF | DF R_Dunne T_Hume DF | DF L_Eising O_Boscagli DF | DF L_Chambers G_Cahill DF | DM J_McConnell R_Mundle AM | MF P_Barrios D_Neil AM | MF S_Eguren M_Nunes AM | 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 M_Richards I_Sangare SUB | SUB Y_Toure A_Alese SUB | SUB H_Wilson W_Isidor SUB | SUB B_McCarthy Min. 1 :(ful) S_Eguren is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to L_Chambers ... Fine tackle by R_Mundle ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 5 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland ... Sunderland have changed their playing style to P Min. 8 :(ful) P_Barrios slides it through the middle to M_Arteta ... M_Arteta launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 9 :(sun) T_Hume sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to E_Mayenda ... A delicate chip from E_Mayenda! ... Unai_Simon gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender hoofs the ball to safety Min. 11 :(ful) P_Barrios runs towards the goal ... P_Barrios with the shot on net! ... 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. 15 :(sun) T_Hume takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to M_Harris ... R_Dunne dives in with both feet!! ... Play On!! Min. 19 :(sun) E_Mayenda with the through ball to R_Mundle ... L_Eising tries to head the ball away from goal ... But it's looping towards his own net!! ... It goes just over!! ... CORNER! ... E_Mayenda swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... Unai_Simon reads it well, and claims it! Min. 19 :(ful) S_Eguren finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled O_Boscagli ... S_Eguren curls it towards the top corner! ... J_Pickford is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... GOAL!! ... J_Pickford holds his head in his hands! ... Fulham have taken the lead! ... Sunderland 0-1 Fulham ... Min. 19 :(sun) R_Mundle runs at the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to M_Harris ... L_Chambers with a clumsy challenge ... The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit ... PENALTY!! ... M_Harris is the man who's going to take the kick ... He sends Unai_Simon the wrong way with a shimmy John Aldridge style ... GOAL! ... He made it look easy. ... Sunderland have squared things up with that goal! ... Sunderland 1-1 Fulham... Min. 23 :(sun) D_Spence takes advantage of a mistake by S_Eguren ... He crosses to R_Mundle ... R_Mundle has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... Unai_Simon falls over ... But Unai_Simon is relieved to watch it go out of play! Min. 24 :(sun) M_Harris pushes it past J_McConnell ... Good sliding challenge from L_Eising Min. 29 :(ful) P_Barrios looks up ... He swings the ball right towards J_McConnell ... But D_Neil slides in Min. 32 :(ful) M_Arteta gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past D_Spence! ... He has some space now! ... O_Boscagli with a superb challenge ... The Referee has given the free kick the other way! ... He gets away with that one ... It's just a warning ... Joe Brown looks annoyed that there was no card there Min. 33 :(sun) O_Boscagli skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to M_Nunes ... M_Nunes is clean through! ... He just has Unai_Simon to beat! ... He nutmegs Unai_Simon ... It hits the upright!! ... And goes wide! Min. 33 :(ful) L_Chambers runs forward ... L_Chambers drives the shot in! ... GOAL!! ... Let's see if Fulham can hang onto that lead! ... Sunderland 1-2 Fulham ... Min. 35 :(ful) W_Odobert with a penetrating pass to E_Ferguson ... Brilliantly taken away by G_Cahill!! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 37 :(ful) E_Ferguson is first to the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to W_Odobert ... W_Odobert with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... 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. 39 :(ful) E_Ferguson sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to L_Chambers ... L_Chambers aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... But J_Pickford makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 43 :(sun) D_Spence is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to D_Neil ... D_Neil has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... GOAL!!!!!!! ... He runs towards the Sunderland fans! ... It's a level game! ... Sunderland 2-2 Fulham ... Min. 45 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland ... COMING ON: N_Mukiele ... COMING OFF: R_Vlaar Min. 45 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland ... Sunderland have changed their playing style to C Min. 45 :(sun) T_Hume drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to R_Mundle ... R_Mundle unleashes a pile driver! ... It flies wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 45 :(ful) Curled in dangerously from L_Chambers to R_Dunne ... D_Spence anticipates the pass and cuts it out ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Sunderland 2-2 Fulham Min. 46 :(sun) R_Mundle runs forward ... He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully ... He only has going for goal in mind! ... R_Mundle with the shot! ... Unai_Simon falls over ... But Unai_Simon is relieved to watch it go out of play! Min. 46 :(ful) S_Eguren with a 50-yard pass to E_Dier ... What a shot from E_Dier! ... It could go anywhere ... J_Pickford parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 54 :(sun) M_Harris with a flicked pass to R_Mundle ... R_Mundle with a bomb of a shot! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... R_Mundle plays it towards the near post! ... N_Mukiele swings a leg at it! ... Unai_Simon with a great save ... And he holds onto it as well! Min. 60 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland ... COMING ON: I_Sangare ... COMING OFF: R_Mundle Min. 60 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland ... Sunderland have changed their playing style to P Min. 60 :(ful) Substitution by Fulham ... COMING ON: M_Richards ... COMING OFF: E_Dier Min. 60 :(ful) Substitution by Fulham ... COMING ON: Y_Toure ... COMING OFF: S_Eguren Min. 60 :(ful) Substitution by Fulham ... COMING ON: B_McCarthy ... COMING OFF: W_Odobert Min. 60 :(sun) M_Nunes finds his way through ... That was sheer effort ... R_Dunne with a bad challenge ... That looked malicious ... The Referee wants to have a word with him ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 61 :(sun) I_Sangare hits a hard pass to E_Mayenda ... But M_Richards comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 63 :(sun) T_Hume with a one-touch layoff to D_Neil ... R_Dunne fouls badly ... YELLOW CARD!! ... But wait, there's more... ... RED CARD!! ... He'd already been booked! Good night Vienna! Min. 64 :(sun) D_Spence skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to D_Neil ... D_Neil with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... N_Mukiele with an inswinging corner into the box ... It goes straight into the arms of Unai_Simon Min. 68 :(sun) M_Nunes with a smart pass to E_Mayenda ... E_Mayenda goes for the top corner! ... It hits the bar and goes over ... Well, it's kinda 50/50 ... Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't Min. 68 :(ful) E_Ferguson sidesteps I_Sangare ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... O_Boscagli with a clumsy challenge ... The Referee wants to have a word with him ... YELLOW CARD!! ... That's for persistant fouling. Min. 69 :(ful) M_Arteta with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from I_Sangare ... M_Arteta hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! Min. 70 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland ... COMING ON: W_Isidor ... COMING OFF: E_Mayenda Min. 70 :(ful) J_McConnell looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to B_McCarthy ... G_Cahill hits it out for a corner ... The pressure is mounting! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by E_Ferguson ... That's a poor one ... J_Pickford catches it with ease Min. 70 :(ful) M_Arteta spits at D_Neil ... He should be ashamed! ... He could be off!! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 71 :(ful) E_Ferguson beats T_Hume ... E_Ferguson attempts to nutmeg J_Pickford! ... That shot never looked like going in Min. 72 :(sun) T_Hume fires over a low cross to D_Neil ... L_Eising dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 74 :(ful) Y_Toure finds B_McCarthy in acres of space ... B_McCarthy has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... He's pulled it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! Min. 76 :(ful) M_Richards with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... B_McCarthy gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... D_Neil with the block Min. 78 :(sun) D_Spence jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to D_Neil ... D_Neil with the ball at his feet ... Is he going to have a crack? ... He is, you know... ... It goes wide for a goal kick Min. 79 :(ful) L_Chambers looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to E_Ferguson ... T_Hume dives in with both feet!! ... Play On!! Min. 81 :(sun) I_Sangare looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to T_Hume ... But B_McCarthy wins the ball Min. 84 :(ful) Y_Toure finds himself with plenty of time ... W_Isidor 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 wants to have a word with him Min. 85 :(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! ... Well intercepted by Y_Toure Min. 86 :(sun) M_Nunes takes advantage of a mistake by L_Eising ... Driven towards goal by M_Nunes! ... It hammers off the post ... And out for a throw in Min. 86 :(ful) L_Eising with the cross-field pass to E_Ferguson ... E_Ferguson has a dig at goal! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide Min. 87 :(ful) M_Arteta dribbles past G_Cahill ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... N_Mukiele with an ugly foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(ful) J_McConnell off the woodwork! ... E_Ferguson picks up the deflection ... O_Boscagli slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 89 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland ... Sunderland have changed their playing style to C Min. 94 :(ful) P_Barrios finds his way through ... He bent his run well ... P_Barrios attempts to nutmeg J_Pickford! ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... M_Arteta lofts the ball in! ... I_Sangare gets up well ... And he heads it away ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stadium of Light ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunderland Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Neil (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Harris (19 pen), D_Neil (43) Sent Off : N/A Booked : O_Boscagli (68) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fulham Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_Eguren Scorers : , S_Eguren (19)L_Chambers (33) Sent Off : R_Dunne (63) Booked : M_Arteta (70) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunderland | Fulham Attempts on Goal : 13 | 12 Off target : 7 | 8 On target : 6 | 4 Possession : 49 | 51 Corners : 3 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 1 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 12 | 8 Key Tackles : 9 | 7 Key Passes : 17 | 14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Sunderland 2 - 2 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 28 1 1 1 19 | 98 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 D_Spence DF 1 22 18 7 21 | 98 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 84 0 R_Vlaar DF 1 20 15 7 25 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Hume DF 1 21 17 10 21 | 98 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 85 0 O_Boscagli DF 1 22 15 4 22 | 98 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 17 -2 G_Cahill DF 1 19 14 7 21 | 98 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 0 R_Mundle AM 1 5 20 17 29 | 61 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 33 14 48 D_Neil AM 1 9 21 17 26 | 98 0 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 58 0 56 M_Nunes AM 1 10 22 15 20 | 98 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 26 M_Harris FW 1 4 15 23 22 | 98 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 19 22 E_Mayenda FW 1 7 14 21 24 | 71 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 16 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 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 I_Sangare MF 1 17 22 10 20 | 37 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 36 0 A_Alese DF 1 15 10 2 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Isidor FW 1 4 12 18 31 | 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 29 1 1 1 25 | 98 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 E_Dier DF 1 24 15 10 25 | 61 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 R_Dunne DF 1 21 17 8 31 | 64 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 -12 -12 L_Eising DF 1 22 16 3 20 | 98 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 18 0 L_Chambers DF 1 20 14 10 23 | 98 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 40 68 J_McConnell DM 1 15 20 5 22 | 98 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 P_Barrios MF 1 20 23 17 26 | 98 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 22 22 S_Eguren MF 1 13 21 16 25 | 61 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 26 36 W_Odobert AM 1 9 21 18 29 | 61 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 M_Arteta AM 1 8 21 16 26 | 98 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 22 E_Ferguson FW 1 3 21 25 26 | 98 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 26 6 L_Vigouroux GK 18 1 1 1 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Richards DF 1 19 16 4 21 | 37 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 18 0 Y_Toure MF 1 12 20 11 24 | 37 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 14 0 H_Wilson AM 1 3 16 14 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_McCarthy FW 1 10 17 20 28 | 37 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 28 0 8 1776449316 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40