FFO Champ, Sunderland vs. Sheffield United (Fri Jan 23)


                           Sunderland  |  Sheffield United
                              4-4-2 N  |  5-1-1-1-2 C
                              Chris W  |  Dave Thacker Caretaker
                                       |
                        J_Pickford GK  |  GK J_Urbig
                          D_Spence DF  |  DF C_Cresswell
                       F_Sierralta DF  |  DF J_Bagan
                            T_Hume DF  |  DF T_Cora
                           R_Vlaar DF  |  DF J_Foyth
                         I_Sangare MF  |  DF J_Boateng
                          R_Mundle MF  |  DM A_Diawara
                            D_Neil MF  |  MF J_Mascherano
                           M_Nunes MF  |  AM M_Ozil
                          M_Harris FW  |  FW D_Drogba
                         E_Mayenda FW  |  FW E_Osong
                                       |
                            C_Diop SUB |  SUB T_Ernst
                          G_Cahill SUB |  SUB J_Sterner
                         N_Mukiele SUB |  SUB M_Sykes
                             Benny SUB |  SUB G_Lovre
                          W_Isidor SUB |  SUB C_Jerome




Min. 2  :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland 
          ...  Sunderland have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 7  :(sun) M_Harris threads the through ball to T_Hume 
          ...  J_Urbig had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  This is a good chance! 
          ...  He's been working on a top spin dip free kick! 
          ...  Will we see it? 
          ...  I_Sangare swings it in 
          ...  E_Mayenda takes control of it! 
          ...  E_Mayenda with a little chip! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 8  :(shu) J_Mascherano finds D_Drogba with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  But R_Vlaar comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 11 :(sun) M_Harris with the dribble 
          ...  J_Foyth is easily beaten 
          ...  T_Cora with a nasty foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 12 :(shu) E_Osong gets possession in his own half 
          ...  M_Nunes with a nasty foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 15 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland 
          ...  Sunderland have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 30 :(shu) A_Diawara sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to M_Ozil 
          ...  D_Neil tries to head the ball away from goal 
          ...  But it's looping towards his own net!! 
          ...  It goes just over!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by A_Diawara! 
          ...  D_Spence reads it 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 33 :(shu) T_Cora wins possession 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Diawara 
          ...  A_Diawara with the chance! 
          ...  But J_Pickford reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 35 :(shu) T_Cora finds E_Osong in acres of space 
          ...  E_Osong cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  That shot never looked like going in 
Min. 38 :(sun) M_Nunes has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  T_Hume gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  T_Cora dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 38 :(shu) J_Mascherano watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position 
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space 
          ...  He's gone right through! 
          ...  D_Spence with the tackle 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 39 :(sun) F_Sierralta sidesteps J_Foyth 
          ...  F_Sierralta with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Neil swings it in! 
          ...  M_Nunes makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  J_Urbig is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Neil swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  T_Hume gets a shot in 
          ...  J_Urbig manages to turn it behind 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 47 :(shu) J_Boateng with a precise pass to J_Mascherano 
          ...  J_Mascherano rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Sunderland 0-0 Sheffield United

Min. 46 :(sun) D_Neil runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to F_Sierralta 
          ...  But T_Cora puts it in row Z! 
Min. 49 :(sun) M_Harris leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to D_Neil 
          ...  D_Neil tries to chip the ball over J_Urbig! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 55 :(sun) E_Mayenda takes possession of the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Spence 
          ...  But C_Cresswell barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! 
Min. 56 :(sun) M_Nunes hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  M_Harris latches onto it! 
          ...  M_Harris attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 57 :(shu) M_Ozil has plenty of time and space 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from M_Ozil! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 60 :(sun) F_Sierralta is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  M_Harris latches onto the ball 
          ...  E_Osong fouls badly 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  He's told to calm down 
          ...  Dave Thacker Caretaker looks relieved 
Min. 64 :(shu) M_Ozil unselfishly lays the ball back to T_Cora 
          ...  T_Hume takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 65 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Jerome 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Osong 
Min. 65 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Sykes 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Foyth 
Min. 70 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland 
          ...  COMING ON: W_Isidor 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Mayenda 
Min. 71 :(sun) T_Hume takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Harris 
          ...  C_Jerome wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Neil lofts the ball in! 
          ...  The ball comes to R_Vlaar 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  But goes clear to safety! 
Min. 71 :(shu) C_Cresswell brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  M_Ozil makes himself available 
          ...  M_Ozil curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  J_Pickford saves it!! 
          ...  What a great save! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  J_Boateng flights it in! 
          ...  J_Pickford thumps the ball away! 
Min. 75 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland 
          ...  COMING ON: G_Cahill 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Vlaar 
Min. 75 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland 
          ...  Sunderland have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 75 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Sterner 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Mascherano 
Min. 76 :(sun) M_Nunes searches out F_Sierralta 
          ...  But A_Diawara wins the tackle 
Min. 80 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland 
          ...  COMING ON: Benny 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Neil 
Min. 81 :(shu) A_Diawara changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Drogba 
          ...  D_Drogba blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  J_Pickford blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 83 :(shu) J_Bagan unselfishly heads the ball back to C_Cresswell 
          ...  G_Cahill muscles him off the ball 
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The Referee is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 85 :(shu) C_Cresswell finds M_Ozil in the box 
          ...  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 just wants to lecture him 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's in a good position! 
          ...  J_Bagan hoists it forward 
          ...  D_Drogba gets on the end of it 
          ...  D_Spence slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 87 :(sun) W_Isidor plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He looks around for options 
          ...  He moves forward with the ball 
          ...  A cheeky lob from W_Isidor! 
          ...  J_Urbig gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 87 :(shu) T_Cora sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  T_Cora hits a great drive! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The manager is delighted with that one 
          ...  Have Sheffield United stolen the win late on with that goal? 
          ...  Sunderland 0-1 Sheffield United ...
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(shu) C_Cresswell has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past I_Sangare 
          ...  He knocks it to D_Drogba! 
          ...  D_Drogba with the shot on net! 
          ...  But J_Pickford just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 94 :(sun) F_Sierralta holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Benny 
          ...  What a shot from Benny! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing! 
          ...  But it's been disallowed! 
          ...  He was narrowly offside 
Min. 96 :(sun) F_Sierralta chips the ball forward to W_Isidor 
          ...  W_Isidor cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 97 :(sun) D_Spence passes the ball to M_Harris 
          ...  M_Harris has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  But J_Urbig palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 

*************  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_Spence
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Nunes (12), G_Cahill (83)
Injured              : N/A
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Sheffield United Match Info
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Best player          : T_Cora (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : T_Cora (87)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : T_Cora (11)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Sunderland  |    Sheffield United
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       8
Off target           :           7        |       3
On target            :           4        |       5
Possession           :          45        |       55
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       9
Key Tackles          :           6        |       5
Key Passes           :          11        |       11
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Final Score          : Sunderland 0 - 1 Sheffield United
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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  26   1   1   1  19 |  99   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
D_Spence       DF   1  21  18   6  21 |  99   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  51  16   0
F_Sierralta    DF   1  22  14   8  26 |  99   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  60  20
T_Hume         DF   1  20  16  10  21 |  99   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  18  18  20
R_Vlaar        DF   1  20  14   6  25 |  77   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  18   0  22
I_Sangare      MF   1  16  22  10  20 |  99   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Mundle       MF   1   5  19  16  29 |  99   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Neil         MF   1   9  21  16  26 |  82   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  29  13  12
M_Nunes        MF   1   9  22  15  20 |  99   0   0   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  34  11
M_Harris       FW   1   4  15  23  22 |  99   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  19  12
E_Mayenda      FW   1   7  13  21  24 |  72   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  21   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 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
N_Mukiele      MF   1  17  12   9  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Benny          MF   1   9  17  14  27 |  17   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
W_Isidor       FW   1   4  12  18  31 |  27   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  22

Player Statistics - Sheffield United
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_Urbig        GK  26   1   1   1  26 |  99   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0   0   0
C_Cresswell    DF   1  22  17  14  20 |  99   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  51   0
J_Bagan        DF   1  21  15   3  26 |  99   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0
T_Cora         DF   1  19  14  12  29 |  99   0   2   2   0   1   1   1   0   0  36  38  42
J_Foyth        DF   1  20  13  11  23 |  67   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0
J_Boateng      DF   1  19  14   3  27 |  99   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
A_Diawara      DM   1  15  22   7  27 |  99   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  23  24  23
J_Mascherano   MF   1  15  20  11  23 |  77   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  14  17
M_Ozil         AM   1   8  20  18  25 |  99   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  14  22
D_Drogba       FW   1   3  14  20  21 |  99   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
E_Osong        FW   1   8  16  20  24 |  67   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
T_Ernst        GK  19   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Sterner      MF   1  10  16  13  20 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Sykes        DF   1  20  15   7  28 |  32   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Lovre        AM   1   8  19  16  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Jerome       FW   1  10  15  18  31 |  32   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0   0
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