FFO Champ, Sunderland vs. Stoke City (Mon May 18)


                           Sunderland  |  Stoke City
                            4-1-3-2 L  |  4-1-2-1-2 P
                              Chris W  |  Ryan Craig
                                       |
                        J_Pickford GK  |  GK M_Flekken
                          D_Spence DF  |  DF Miranda
                           R_Vlaar DF  |  DF E_Abidal
                            T_Hume DF  |  DF K_Kaladze
                        O_Boscagli DF  |  DF J_Calvo
                         I_Sangare MF  |  MF N_OReilly
                          R_Mundle AM  |  AM T_Berenbruch
                            D_Neil AM  |  DM S_Diabate
                           M_Nunes AM  |  MF Xavi
                          M_Harris FW  |  FW D_Scarlett
                         E_Mayenda FW  |  FW J_Gonzaga
                                       |
                            C_Diop SUB |  SUB S_Simonsen
                          G_Heinze SUB |  SUB E_Stevens
                             Benny SUB |  SUB R_Yates
                         N_Mukiele SUB |  SUB L_Andreasen
                          W_Isidor SUB |  SUB M_Okugawa




Min. 2  :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland 
          ...  Sunderland have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 2  :(sto) Xavi with a measured ball to J_Gonzaga 
          ...  J_Gonzaga rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  The shot slips through J_Pickford's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 5  :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City 
          ...  Stoke City have changed their playing style to E 
Min. 5  :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City 
          ...  J_Gonzaga will now play as a AM 
Min. 5  :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City 
          ...  S_Diabate will now play as a MF 
Min. 5  :(sun) E_Mayenda with the dribble 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  The fans are on their feet 
          ...  E_Mayenda tries to beat M_Flekken from outside the area! 
          ...  M_Flekken makes a difficult save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Sangare crosses it in! 
          ...  M_Flekken easily catches it! 
Min. 6  :(sto) J_Calvo cuts inside O_Boscagli 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  He puts in D_Scarlett! 
          ...  O_Boscagli reacts well to win the ball back 
Min. 7  :(sun) D_Spence controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  M_Harris gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  Fine tackle by J_Gonzaga 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 10 :(sun) M_Harris plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  M_Nunes decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  M_Nunes with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 10 :(sto) S_Diabate with a glorious 60-yard pass to J_Gonzaga 
          ...  J_Gonzaga tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  J_Pickford narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 11 :(sun) D_Neil rushes through the defence 
          ...  D_Neil with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  M_Flekken tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 
Min. 12 :(sto) D_Scarlett 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 N_OReilly 
          ...  N_OReilly with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Berenbruch swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  D_Spence cleans up with a great clearance 
Min. 14 :(sto) N_OReilly runs at O_Boscagli 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  O_Boscagli reacts well to win the ball back 
Min. 18 :(sto) D_Scarlett is unmarked! 
          ...  T_Hume slides in to knock the ball out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Berenbruch curls it into the box! 
          ...  Xavi makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  But J_Pickford tips it over the bar 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Xavi floats the ball in! 
          ...  It is cleared by O_Boscagli 
Min. 19 :(sun) M_Nunes with a 40-yard pass to M_Harris 
          ...  J_Calvo with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 
Min. 19 :(sun) E_Mayenda takes advantage of a mistake by K_Kaladze 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  S_Diabate fouls badly 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee refrained from booking him but had words 
Min. 21 :(sun) D_Spence cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Neil 
          ...  D_Neil sees M_Flekken off his line! 
          ...  M_Flekken gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  No, it's wide!! 
          ...  That was terrible! 
Min. 22 :(sto) N_OReilly 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 D_Scarlett 
          ...  D_Scarlett has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 25 :(sun) D_Neil runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off Miranda back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  What a shot from D_Neil! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  M_Flekken moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  M_Flekken catches it with style! 
Min. 26 :(sun) D_Neil with the dribble 
          ...  The defender is easily beaten 
          ...  Xavi pulls on his shirt 
          ...  He wins the ball 
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there! 
Min. 26 :(sto) T_Berenbruch moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Gonzaga 
          ...  J_Gonzaga has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Berenbruch swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  J_Pickford comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  J_Gonzaga with the header 
          ...  But J_Pickford makes a fine save 
Min. 30 :(sun) I_Sangare brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  M_Harris gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  M_Harris drives it towards goal! 
          ...  But M_Flekken comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 31 :(sun) R_Mundle knocks it past N_OReilly and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  R_Mundle tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  The shot slips through M_Flekken's hands 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He buries his head in his hands! 
          ...  That's given Sunderland the advantage! 
          ...  Sunderland 1-0 Stoke City ...
Min. 34 :(sto) D_Scarlett dribbles it into the box 
          ...  D_Scarlett swings in the shot! 
          ...  But J_Pickford punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Gonzaga plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  The ball finds its way to Miranda 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  J_Pickford with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 35 :(sun) R_Mundle with a probing through ball R_Vlaar 
          ...  Fine tackle by D_Scarlett 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 36 :(sto) Xavi knocks the ball past O_Boscagli 
          ...  Now he crosses to J_Calvo! 
          ...  J_Calvo breaks clear! 
          ...  He tries to take it round J_Pickford 
          ...  J_Pickford charges out of his area 
          ...  J_Pickford catches the ball 
Min. 39 :(sun) E_Mayenda with the dribble 
          ...  This is a great chance 
          ...  E_Mayenda tries to beat M_Flekken from outside the area! 
          ...  M_Flekken falls over 
          ...  But M_Flekken is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 39 :(sto) Xavi plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  Xavi runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  J_Pickford catches the ball 
Min. 42 :(sun) M_Harris beats Miranda 
          ...  He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills 
          ...  E_Abidal cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 
Min. 42 :(sto) Miranda has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past T_Hume! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Miranda with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  J_Pickford with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 45 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland 
          ...  COMING ON: G_Heinze 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Vlaar 
Min. 45 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland 
          ...  Sunderland have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 46 :(sto) Curled in dangerously from K_Kaladze to J_Calvo 
          ...  J_Calvo drives the shot in! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  J_Pickford moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  J_Pickford looks dejected! 
          ...  It's a level game! 
          ...  Sunderland 1-1 Stoke City ...
Min. 49 :(sto) T_Berenbruch beats D_Spence 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  R_Mundle with a bad challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Sunderland 1-1 Stoke City

Min. 52 :(sun) D_Spence with a 50-yard pass to M_Harris 
          ...  M_Harris hits a curling shot! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 53 :(sun) D_Neil cuts inside his opponent 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  D_Neil curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 54 :(sun) M_Nunes beats the defender 
          ...  J_Calvo reads the game well and cuts out the pass! 
Min. 54 :(sto) S_Diabate finds D_Scarlett in the box 
          ...  D_Scarlett launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 55 :(sto) N_OReilly boots it towards Xavi 
          ...  Xavi attempts to nutmeg J_Pickford! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Chris W is barking orders at his players! 
          ...  His team will have to come back from behind now 
          ...  Sunderland 1-2 Stoke City ...
Min. 58 :(sto) E_Abidal with a real burst of pace 
          ...  E_Abidal rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 60 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City 
          ...  Stoke City have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 60 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City 
          ...  Xavi will now play as a AM 
Min. 62 :(sun) D_Neil passes the ball to E_Mayenda 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by E_Abidal 
          ...  He made it look easy 
          ...  But he can't keep it in 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Nunes drives it into the box! 
          ...  D_Spence tries to place the shot! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 62 :(sun) O_Boscagli sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  D_Neil runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  K_Kaladze had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that 
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one 
          ...  Ryan Craig looks relieved 
          ...  Chris W is far from happy with that decision 
Min. 64 :(sun) G_Heinze gets possession in his own half 
          ...  D_Scarlett is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was pushing down on his man 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 66 :(sto) Xavi controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs D_Spence 
          ...  He puts in J_Gonzaga! 
          ...  J_Gonzaga tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, it's kinda 50/50 
          ...  Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 68 :(sun) E_Mayenda takes advantage of a mistake by J_Calvo 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  E_Mayenda with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 70 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland 
          ...  Sunderland have changed their playing style to E 
Min. 70 :(sun) M_Harris eases past K_Kaladze 
          ...  N_OReilly plays it back 
          ...  M_Flekken slips!! 
          ...  It goes just wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Mundle flights it in! 
          ...  T_Berenbruch cleans up with a great clearance 
Min. 71 :(sun) M_Nunes is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to E_Mayenda 
          ...  E_Mayenda shoots towards goal! 
          ...  It hammers off the post 
          ...  And out for a throw in 
Min. 72 :(sun) I_Sangare slips past Miranda 
          ...  I_Sangare attempts the shot! 
          ...  M_Flekken is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 73 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Andreasen 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Diabate 
Min. 73 :(sun) R_Mundle looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to E_Mayenda 
          ...  E_Mayenda with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  M_Flekken can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  M_Flekken was worried by that one 
          ...  He wipes the sweat off his brow? 
Min. 75 :(sto) T_Berenbruch flicks it over G_Heinze's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from T_Berenbruch! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  It flies into Row Z! 
Min. 76 :(sto) J_Gonzaga runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  But T_Hume wins the ball 
Min. 80 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland 
          ...  COMING ON: W_Isidor 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Mayenda 
Min. 80 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City 
          ...  COMING ON: E_Stevens 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Gonzaga 
Min. 80 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City 
          ...  Stoke City have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 80 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City 
          ...  T_Berenbruch will now play as a MF 
Min. 80 :(sto) T_Berenbruch gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past G_Heinze! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  D_Spence stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That's a rash challenge!! 
Min. 84 :(sun) M_Nunes has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  W_Isidor gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  But Miranda comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 86 :(sun) I_Sangare get's past T_Berenbruch 
          ...  He's gonna worry them again 
          ...  A vicious shot by I_Sangare! 
          ...  M_Flekken parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And M_Flekken recovers to save!! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland 
          ...  COMING ON: Benny 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Mundle 
Min. 90 :(sto) N_OReilly slips past his marker T_Hume 
          ...  The ball is whipped into D_Scarlett 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from D_Spence 

*************  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          : R_Mundle
Scorers              : R_Mundle (31)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Mundle (49)
Injured              : N/A
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Stoke City Match Info
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Best player          : Xavi (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : , J_Calvo (46)Xavi (55)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Scarlett (64)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Sunderland  |    Stoke City
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       18
Off target           :           9        |       8
On target            :           7        |       10
Possession           :          47        |       53
Corners              :           3        |       5
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           7        |       9
Key Tackles          :           7        |       10
Key Passes           :          12        |       12
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Final Score          : Sunderland 1 - 2 Stoke 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   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0   0   0
D_Spence       DF   1  22  18   7  21 |  98   0   2   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  32  48  21
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  11  21 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   0   0
O_Boscagli     DF   1  22  15   4  22 |  98   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  48  19   0
I_Sangare      MF   1  17  23  10  20 |  98   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  11  38
R_Mundle       AM   1   5  20  17  29 |  93   0   0   2   0   1   1   1   0   0  -2  26  32
D_Neil         AM   1   9  22  17  26 |  98   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  12  48
M_Nunes        AM   1  10  22  16  20 |  98   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  36  12
M_Harris       FW   1   4  15  24  22 |  98   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  19  10
E_Mayenda      FW   1   7  14  21  24 |  84   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  39
C_Diop         GK  19   1   1   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Heinze       DF   1  21  17  12  28 |  53   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Benny          MF   1   9  17  14  27 |   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Mukiele      DF   1  17  12   9  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Isidor       FW   1   4  12  18  31 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Stoke 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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M_Flekken      GK  29   1   1   1  25 |  98   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
Miranda        DF   1  21  16  12  27 |  98   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  17   0  36
E_Abidal       DF   1  21  16  10  28 |  98   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  34   0  18
K_Kaladze      DF   1  20  17  12  26 |  98   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  38   0
J_Calvo        DF   1  20  17  15  26 |  98   0   2   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  36  17  53
N_OReilly      MF   1  19  22  12  22 |  98   0   1   3   1   1   0   0   0   0  19  52  16
T_Berenbruch   MF   1  10  22  20  24 |  98   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  28  12   8
S_Diabate      MF   1  18  21   6  26 |  77   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0
Xavi           AM   1  14  21  16  28 |  98   0   1   3   0   3   1   0   0   0  24  39  64
D_Scarlett     FW   1   9  17  23  22 |  98   0   1   1   0   3   0   1   0   0  27  15  15
J_Gonzaga      AM   1   5  19  21  29 |  84   0   1   0   0   5   0   0   0   0  33   0  39
S_Simonsen     GK  23   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Stevens      DF   1  19  14   5  24 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Yates        MF   1  12  17   7  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Andreasen    DM   1  15  19   7  29 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Okugawa      FW   1  10  13  16  16 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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