FFO Champ, Sunderland vs. Watford (Mon Jan 19) Sunderland | Watford 4-4-2 N | 4-4-2 D Chris W | - | J_Pickford GK | GK M_Okoye D_Spence DF | DF E_Tapsoba F_Sierralta DF | DF A_Ooijer T_Hume DF | DF L_Hall R_Vlaar DF | DF D_Caleta_Car I_Sangare MF | MF A_Golovin R_Mundle MF | MF J_W_Prowse D_Neil MF | MF J_Koumas M_Nunes MF | MF Y_Gourcuff M_Harris FW | FW S_Aguero E_Mayenda FW | FW G_Pandev | C_Diop SUB | SUB S_Ruffier G_Cahill SUB | SUB D_Collins N_Mukiele SUB | SUB F_Rawson Benny SUB | SUB D_Kwakman W_Isidor SUB | SUB S_Etoo Min. 2 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland ... Sunderland have changed their playing style to P Min. 4 :(sun) D_Neil takes advantage of a mistake by D_Caleta_Car ... He crosses to E_Mayenda ... E_Mayenda aims for the top right corner! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... R_Mundle swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... M_Okoye reads it well, and claims it! Min. 6 :(sun) M_Harris is force to hold onto the ball ... No one seems to be coming forward ... He heads towards the goal alone! ... A glorious effort by M_Harris! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It grazes the post and goes wide Min. 8 :(sun) E_Mayenda get's past A_Ooijer ... He's gonna worry them again ... A vicious shot by E_Mayenda! ... But he puts it wide ... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre Min. 9 :(sun) M_Harris barges L_Hall off the ball ... But E_Tapsoba wins the ball from behind ... The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it Min. 16 :(sun) I_Sangare flicks it over J_W_Prowse and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... G_Pandev with a nasty foul ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 21 :(sun) R_Mundle breaks free from E_Tapsoba ... R_Mundle runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... GOAL!! ... He jumps into the crowd! ... The fans love him!! ... Sunderland have snatched the lead! ... Sunderland 1-0 Watford ... Min. 21 :(sun) M_Harris with a probing pass to D_Neil ... A_Golovin with an ugly foul ... It's a yellow, and rightly so ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 30 :(sun) M_Nunes plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... E_Mayenda decides to go for goal instead! ... E_Tapsoba reads it well ... This boy is a quality defender ... The crowd sing his praises Min. 35 :(wat) L_Hall brings it under control ... He takes on D_Neil ... He gets past him! ... He puts in S_Aguero! ... D_Spence takes out the attacker ... He looked to have fouled him there Min. 37 :(wat) L_Hall looks up for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... G_Pandev receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... G_Pandev hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... The ball moves through the air! ... J_Pickford moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It's beaten him! ... But it thumps the post!! ... And goes out! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 43 :(sun) M_Nunes cuts inside E_Tapsoba ... He worked that well ... But J_Koumas spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 43 :(wat) L_Hall unselfishly lays the ball back to J_Koumas ... But T_Hume barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! Min. 45 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland ... Sunderland have changed their playing style to C Min. 45 :(wat) Substitution by Watford ... COMING ON: S_Etoo ... COMING OFF: G_Pandev ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Sunderland 1-0 Watford Min. 46 :(sun) M_Harris jumps over E_Tapsoba's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... But A_Ooijer sweeps up the threat Min. 47 :(sun) M_Nunes squares up to his marker ... He spits at D_Caleta_Car ... The Referee calls him over ... He lets him off with a strong warning Min. 48 :(sun) D_Neil has it now ... He takes on L_Hall ... He gets past him! ... He puts in I_Sangare! ... M_Okoye with a clumsy challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one ... He'll need to be careful from now on ... FREE KICK! ... Right on the edge of the box! ... R_Vlaar curls it towards the top corner ... It goes wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 49 :(sun) R_Mundle plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... E_Mayenda decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... A great volley from E_Mayenda! ... GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL! ... He pulls his shirt over his face in celebration! ... Sunderland 2-0 Watford ... Min. 50 :(wat) S_Aguero breaks free from R_Vlaar ... S_Aguero lobs J_Pickford! ... But J_Pickford parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 51 :(sun) D_Neil knocks the ball past the lunge of E_Tapsoba ... A_Ooijer wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 54 :(sun) D_Neil could get a shot on goal here ... J_Koumas cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball upfield Min. 55 :(wat) Substitution by Watford ... COMING ON: D_Kwakman ... COMING OFF: Y_Gourcuff Min. 55 :(wat) E_Tapsoba moves forward ... E_Mayenda pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... You can't swap shirts until after the game! ... That's a foul!! ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... It's just a warning Min. 57 :(sun) D_Neil backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... R_Mundle gets on the end of it ... R_Mundle hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... M_Okoye has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... M_Okoye is left flat-footed ... It's gone wide!! Min. 64 :(wat) L_Hall looks up ... He swings the ball right towards S_Etoo ... M_Nunes goes in with high feet!! ... That's a poor tackle! Min. 65 :(wat) S_Etoo sidesteps his marker ... He was too quick for his marker ... S_Etoo with the chance! ... Gooooooooooooool! ... Gooooooooooooool! ... Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooool ... I want to cry! ... Dear God! ... Long live football! ... Gooooooooooal! ... Sunderland 2-1 Watford ... Min. 66 :(sun) M_Harris runs into space ... M_Harris shoots towards goal! ... M_Okoye gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... GOAL!! ... Sunderland 3-1 Watford ... Min. 70 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland ... COMING ON: W_Isidor ... COMING OFF: E_Mayenda Min. 70 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland ... Sunderland have changed their playing style to P Min. 75 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland ... COMING ON: G_Cahill ... COMING OFF: R_Vlaar Min. 76 :(sun) F_Sierralta crosses to W_Isidor ... W_Isidor hits the ball first time! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into M_Okoye's arms ... He's spilt it! ... But he gathers it second time round! Min. 77 :(sun) T_Hume reads the run of M_Harris ... M_Harris goes for the top corner! ... M_Okoye has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... M_Okoye is left flat-footed ... It's gone wide!! Min. 80 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland ... COMING ON: Benny ... COMING OFF: D_Neil Min. 85 :(sun) M_Nunes changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to D_Spence ... E_Tapsoba gets to the ball first Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(sun) M_Nunes flicks the ball on to W_Isidor ... A_Ooijer clears with a diving header ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stadium of Light ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunderland Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Mundle (Man of the Match) Scorers : R_Mundle (21), E_Mayenda (49), M_Harris (66) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Watford Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_Etoo Scorers : S_Etoo (65) Sent Off : N/A Booked : , G_Pandev (16), A_Golovin (21)M_Okoye (48) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunderland | Watford Attempts on Goal : 10 | 3 Off target : 7 | 1 On target : 3 | 2 Possession : 56 | 44 Corners : 1 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 3 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 10 | 6 Key Tackles : 2 | 8 Key Passes : 10 | 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Sunderland 3 - 1 Watford ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 26 1 1 1 19 | 93 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 D_Spence DF 1 21 18 6 21 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 F_Sierralta DF 1 22 14 8 26 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 T_Hume DF 1 20 16 10 21 | 93 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 18 0 R_Vlaar DF 1 20 14 6 25 | 76 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 I_Sangare MF 1 16 22 10 20 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Mundle MF 1 5 19 16 29 | 93 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 34 48 D_Neil MF 1 9 21 16 26 | 81 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 M_Nunes MF 1 9 22 15 20 | 93 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 M_Harris FW 1 4 15 23 22 | 93 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 19 32 E_Mayenda FW 1 7 13 21 24 | 71 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 40 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 | 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 | 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Isidor FW 1 4 12 18 31 | 22 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 Player Statistics - Watford Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Okoye GK 26 1 1 1 29 | 93 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -24 0 0 0 E_Tapsoba DF 1 22 16 10 22 | 93 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 0 A_Ooijer DF 1 20 17 5 27 | 93 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 0 0 L_Hall DF 1 19 19 10 20 | 93 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 D_Caleta_Car DF 1 19 15 13 26 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Golovin MF 1 4 22 19 25 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2 J_W_Prowse MF 1 13 21 14 22 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Koumas MF 1 10 20 18 22 | 93 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 0 0 Y_Gourcuff MF 1 3 20 15 26 | 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Aguero FW 1 8 16 21 24 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 G_Pandev FW 1 8 17 20 24 | 45 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 6 S_Ruffier GK 22 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Collins DF 1 18 12 8 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Rawson DF 1 16 11 4 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Kwakman MF 1 15 19 11 22 | 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Etoo FW 1 7 15 20 24 | 48 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 1768842739 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40