FFO Champ, Sunderland vs. Newcastle United (Fri Apr 24) Sunderland | Newcastle United 5-0-3-2 L | 4-3-3 A Chris W | Nathan Prior | J_Pickford GK | GK T_Strakosha D_Spence DF | DF J_Clauss R_Vlaar DF | DF M_Helik T_Hume DF | DF R_Song O_Boscagli DF | DF R_Taylor G_Cahill DF | MF M_Taverneir R_Mundle AM | MF D_McNeil D_Neil AM | MF T_Reijnders M_Nunes AM | FW A_Gudmundsson M_Harris FW | FW C_Pulisic E_Mayenda FW | FW D_Milito | C_Diop SUB | SUB S_Hornby N_Mukiele SUB | SUB P_Van_Aanholt I_Sangare SUB | SUB P_Biel A_Alese SUB | SUB Chiquinho W_Isidor SUB | SUB K_Moore Min. 1 :(sun) M_Nunes with a measured pass to E_Mayenda ... E_Mayenda runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... It's way wide ... The Newcastle United fans behind the goal spread their arms out Min. 5 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland ... Sunderland have changed their playing style to P Min. 5 :(sun) E_Mayenda with the towering header to M_Harris ... M_Harris flings a shot at goal! ... But T_Strakosha makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 5 :(new) M_Taverneir with a 30-yard pass to R_Taylor ... R_Taylor with a little chip! ... GOAL!! ... There was no way J_Pickford was going to catch that! ... Newcastle United have taken the lead! ... Sunderland 0-1 Newcastle United ... Min. 6 :(new) M_Helik is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to D_McNeil ... D_McNeil with a stunning strike! ... But J_Pickford punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 8 :(sun) M_Nunes with an early cross to M_Harris ... R_Taylor cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 15 :(sun) D_Neil flicks the ball through ... E_Mayenda runs onto it! ... E_Mayenda has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... M_Harris plays it towards the near post! ... Great catch from T_Strakosha! Min. 16 :(sun) R_Vlaar with a measured ball to D_Spence ... D_Spence hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... T_Strakosha palms it behind !! ... What a great save! ... CORNER! ... R_Mundle flights it in! ... M_Helik gets up well ... And he heads it clear Min. 17 :(sun) D_Neil sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to G_Cahill ... A cheeky lob from G_Cahill! ... But it clips the post and goes wide Min. 19 :(new) A_Gudmundsson cuts through the defence ... A_Gudmundsson tries to chip the ball over J_Pickford! ... J_Pickford with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 21 :(sun) The ball goes loose! ... M_Nunes gains possesion and thinks about the shot ... M_Nunes rifles it at the goal! ... T_Strakosha with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 26 :(new) M_Helik finds M_Taverneir with a perfectly weighted pass ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from M_Taverneir! ... It looks good ... Looks like it should be an easy save for J_Pickford ... He's been nutmegged! ... GOAL!! ... J_Pickford looks embarrassed! ... Sunderland 0-2 Newcastle United ... Min. 29 :(sun) D_Neil dribbles it into the box ... R_Song wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge Min. 29 :(new) M_Taverneir looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to A_Gudmundsson ... D_Spence with a late tackle ... Well to be fair he was looking for the foul Min. 29 :(new) D_Milito nutmegs D_Spence, he continues to run forward ... D_Spence goes in hard to win the ball back. It's like men playing with children! Min. 31 :(sun) D_Neil squares it to M_Harris ... M_Harris hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... But T_Strakosha stops that one easily Min. 35 :(sun) E_Mayenda holds the ball up and waits 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! ... A scorcher of a shot from E_Mayenda! ... But T_Strakosha smothers the ball Min. 39 :(sun) D_Spence with a glorious 60-yard pass to D_Neil ... D_Neil cracks a laser towards goal! ... GOAL!! ... What a finish! ... What a player! ... Sunderland 1-2 Newcastle United ... Min. 39 :(new) R_Taylor looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to T_Reijnders ... T_Reijnders beats the offside trap! ... He is clean through ... J_Pickford comes towards him ... He rounds J_Pickford ... He taps it towards the goal! ... GOAL !! ... Sunderland 1-3 Newcastle United ... Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(sun) D_Spence has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... E_Mayenda gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... E_Mayenda tries to chip the ball over the keeper! ... T_Strakosha parries it, he follows it up ... He fires it over!! 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. 46 :(sun) G_Cahill skips the challenge from R_Song ... G_Cahill with the overhead! ... It hits the side netting! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Sunderland 1-3 Newcastle United Min. 46 :(new) D_McNeil plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... D_McNeil blasts it at the goal! ... J_Pickford is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... And goes clear Min. 47 :(sun) M_Nunes plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... O_Boscagli decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... The ball hits R_Taylor in the face! ... And goes clear! Min. 49 :(sun) M_Harris finds E_Mayenda in acres of space ... E_Mayenda drives the shot in! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into T_Strakosha's arms ... He's spilt it! ... But he gathers it second time round! Min. 50 :(new) D_Milito finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled the defender ... D_Milito rises above the defence to head the ball! ... The ball moves through the air! ... J_Pickford moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... J_Pickford catches it with style! Min. 51 :(sun) T_Hume sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to M_Harris ... M_Harris hits the ball first time! ... But he puts it wide Min. 51 :(new) R_Song with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to A_Gudmundsson ... A_Gudmundsson goes for the top corner! ... It floats over J_Pickford ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 53 :(sun) N_Mukiele plays a first time ball through the defence to M_Harris ... M_Harris with a bicycle kick! ... T_Strakosha is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... And T_Strakosha reacts well to palm it behind! ... CORNER! ... N_Mukiele swings it in! ... It goes straight into the arms of T_Strakosha ... Theres was some shirt pulling going on in the box for sure! ... The strikers are calling for VAR! ... We wait for the decision ... NO PENALTY Min. 54 :(sun) D_Neil has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past M_Helik! ... He has some space now! ... D_Neil must beat T_Strakosha! ... T_Strakosha makes himself big ... Superb Stop! ... Well that one would have delighted him Min. 55 :(sun) D_Neil spots a team mate in space ... He plays a fantastic through ball to R_Mundle! ... R_Mundle has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... But T_Strakosha punches it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 56 :(new) J_Clauss finds M_Helik with a perfectly weighted pass ... N_Mukiele reads the play well Min. 57 :(sun) O_Boscagli is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to D_Neil ... D_Neil tries the lob from 30 yards! ... But T_Strakosha tips it over the bar ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by M_Nunes! ... R_Taylor gets up well ... And he heads it clear Min. 58 :(sun) O_Boscagli spots his team mate making a run ... That's an excellent through ball to E_Mayenda! ... E_Mayenda runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... T_Strakosha was beaten there! Min. 58 :(new) D_Milito hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... D_McNeil latches onto it! ... D_McNeil blasts it at the goal! ... J_Pickford parries it, he follows it up ... GOAL!! ... The defence had gone walk about! ... Sunderland 1-4 Newcastle United ... Min. 59 :(new) D_Milito takes advantage of a bad back pass from G_Cahill ... M_Nunes with an ugly foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! 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 :(new) Substitution by Newcastle United ... COMING ON: K_Moore ... COMING OFF: C_Pulisic Min. 60 :(sun) G_Cahill hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... T_Hume latches onto it! ... T_Hume has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into T_Strakosha's arms ... Unlucky Min. 60 :(new) D_Milito slows the ball down and waits for support ... A team mate overlaps him now ... He uses his team mates run as a decoy ...And heads towards the goal! ... D_Milito tries to chip the ball over the keeper! ... The net bulges! ... GOAL!! ... He runs towards the fans! ... And slides on his knees! ... No! It's disallowed! ... There was a foul on the goalkeeper Min. 61 :(sun) G_Cahill controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... E_Mayenda gets onto the end of the pass! ... E_Mayenda hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... T_Strakosha with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 61 :(new) R_Taylor with the nod to K_Moore ... K_Moore hits a great shot! ... GOAL!! ... J_Pickford was caught out there ... Sunderland 1-5 Newcastle United ... Min. 63 :(sun) D_Neil gets to the byline ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to O_Boscagli ... O_Boscagli rifles it at the goal! ... T_Strakosha parries it Min. 65 :(new) M_Taverneir with the dribble ... M_Taverneir unleashes a pile driver! ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 66 :(new) Substitution by Newcastle United ... COMING ON: P_Biel ... COMING OFF: R_Taylor Min. 66 :(sun) M_Nunes controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the right! ... E_Mayenda gets onto the end of the pass! ... E_Mayenda blasts it at the goal! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! Min. 67 :(new) T_Reijnders 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 M_Helik ... M_Helik sees J_Pickford off his line! ... J_Pickford catches the ball Min. 69 :(sun) I_Sangare plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... M_Harris decides to go for goal instead! ... J_Clauss read the danger and stops the pass Min. 70 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland ... COMING ON: W_Isidor ... COMING OFF: E_Mayenda Min. 71 :(sun) T_Hume plays it long to M_Harris ... M_Harris with the overhead! ... But T_Strakosha makes an easy save Min. 72 :(new) Substitution by Newcastle United ... COMING ON: Chiquinho ... COMING OFF: D_McNeil Min. 73 :(sun) N_Mukiele beats M_Helik ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... A cracking drive from N_Mukiele! ... T_Strakosha collects it comfortably ... The shot never troubled him Min. 74 :(new) K_Moore slows the ball down and waits for support ... A team mate overlaps him now ... He uses his team mates run as a decoy ...And heads towards the goal! ... K_Moore has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... J_Pickford with a great save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 76 :(sun) T_Hume controls it well ... He nutmegs Chiquinho ... He puts in W_Isidor! ... W_Isidor has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 76 :(new) J_Clauss flights the ball to Chiquinho ... Chiquinho smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... But he puts it over ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 82 :(new) Chiquinho with a real burst of pace ... He shows the defender a clean set of heels ... Chiquinho hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... J_Pickford gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... It's pushed behind! ... CORNER! ... P_Biel with an inswinging corner into the box ... J_Pickford easily catches it! Min. 85 :(sun) D_Neil unselfishly heads the ball back to N_Mukiele ... N_Mukiele with the goal bound shot! ... It hits off a defender! ... T_Strakosha is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... T_Hume floats the ball in! ... T_Strakosha thumps the ball away! Min. 85 :(new) D_Milito looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to M_Taverneir ... M_Taverneir throws himself at the ball! ... He manages to reach the ball ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... P_Biel swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... The ball comes to D_Milito ... He gets the shot away ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... J_Pickford dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had J_Pickford beaten! ... CORNER! ... J_Clauss crosses it in! ... J_Pickford fists it away! Min. 87 :(sun) M_Harris takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to N_Mukiele ... N_Mukiele with a blistering shot! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... D_Spence drives it into the box! ... T_Strakosha easily catches it! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(sun) W_Isidor takes advantage of a mistake by M_Taverneir ... Can he make them pay? ... W_Isidor with a bomb of a shot! ... It hits the bar and goes over ... Well, it's kinda 50/50 ... Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't Min. 89 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland ... Sunderland have changed their playing style to C Min. 89 :(new) J_Pickford miskicks! ... M_Helik takes control of the ball! ... T_Hume brings him down from behind! ... But the ref gives nothing! Min. 89 :(sun) I_Sangare looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to G_Cahill ... T_Reijnders with a deliberate foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was unlucky to be booked for that ... FREE KICK! ... An expectant silence takes the crowd ... O_Boscagli hoists it forward ... D_Neil gets on the end of it ... D_Neil shoots towards goal! ... T_Strakosha guesses right Min. 92 :(sun) W_Isidor leaves R_Song standing ... But M_Helik clears the danger ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stadium of Light ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunderland Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Neil Scorers : D_Neil (39) Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Nunes (59) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newcastle United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Taylor (Man of the Match) Scorers : R_Taylor (5), M_Taverneir (26), T_Reijnders (39), D_McNeil (58), K_Moore (61) Sent Off : N/A Booked : T_Reijnders (89) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunderland | Newcastle United Attempts on Goal : 29 | 18 Off target : 14 | 6 On target : 15 | 12 Possession : 64 | 36 Corners : 6 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 6 | 6 Key Tackles : 3 | 7 Key Passes : 26 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Sunderland 1 - 5 Newcastle United ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 97 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 D_Spence DF 1 22 18 7 21 | 97 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 16 52 23 R_Vlaar DF 1 20 15 7 25 | 45 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 T_Hume DF 1 21 17 10 21 | 97 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 17 51 18 O_Boscagli DF 1 22 15 4 22 | 97 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 38 26 G_Cahill DF 1 19 14 7 21 | 97 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 40 42 R_Mundle AM 1 5 20 17 29 | 64 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 D_Neil AM 1 9 21 17 26 | 97 0 0 6 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 78 73 M_Nunes AM 1 10 22 15 20 | 97 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 46 13 M_Harris FW 1 4 15 23 22 | 97 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 38 33 E_Mayenda FW 1 7 14 21 24 | 74 0 0 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 20 60 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 | 52 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 21 22 59 I_Sangare MF 1 17 22 10 20 | 33 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 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 | 23 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 Player Statistics - Newcastle United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T_Strakosha GK 30 1 1 1 24 | 97 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 62 0 0 0 J_Clauss DF 1 24 19 16 26 | 97 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 30 0 M_Helik DF 1 20 16 14 29 | 97 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 36 58 16 R_Song DF 1 20 14 5 21 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 20 0 R_Taylor DF 1 19 13 4 24 | 70 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 57 92 60 M_Taverneir MF 1 7 22 17 22 | 97 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 28 56 D_McNeil MF 1 10 24 19 28 | 76 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 50 T_Reijnders MF 1 3 21 18 27 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 -2 11 30 A_Gudmundsson FW 1 6 18 23 22 | 97 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 C_Pulisic FW 1 2 17 24 29 | 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Milito FW 1 6 16 21 31 | 97 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 58 25 S_Hornby GK 16 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Van_Aanholt DF 1 17 13 10 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Biel DF 1 8 19 12 17 | 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chiquinho MF 1 9 18 13 26 | 21 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 K_Moore FW 1 5 16 19 24 | 33 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 41 1777056477 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40