Division Two League Match, Schalke 04 vs. Sunderland (Sun Aug 23)


                           Schalke 04  |  Sunderland
                            4-1-3-2 C  |  4-4-2 T
                           Andy Banks  |  John Gemmell
                                       |
                        Ini_Kamoze GK  |  GK T_McGill
                              Hugo DF  |  DF B_Weinman
                        P_Thompson DF  |  DF A_Brehme
                        J_Richards DF  |  DF E_Richards
                           J_Okore DF  |  DF C_Donaldson
                          Thiago_C DM  |  MF J_Fleck
                      J_Gandolfini MF  |  MF S_Nakajima
                      G_Karagounis MF  |  MF H_Kagamoti
                        P_McNamara MF  |  MF Atsu
                      Tito_Santana FW  |  FW J_Vardy
                         R_Bentley FW  |  FW J_Maddison
                                       |
                           P_Kenny SUB |  SUB R_Clemance
                        D_Williams SUB |  SUB Boli
                            M_Ball SUB |  SUB D_Aitken
                             I_Spy SUB |  SUB D_Boerrigter
                        D_Burdisso SUB |  SUB Fandinho

Referee: O_Bundy (USA)


Min. 2  :(sun) J_Fleck kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  J_Vardy gets on the end of the pass
          ...  G_Karagounis steals the ball of off him
Min. 3  :(shk) P_McNamara flicks it past C_Donaldson
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  P_McNamara goes for the top corner !
          ...  T_McGill tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Karagounis curls it into the box!
          ...  Hugo gets his head on it
          ...  T_McGill gathers it easily
Min. 4  :(shk) Thiago_C with a first time pass
          ...  Tito_Santana runs onto it!
          ...  A powerful header from Tito_Santana !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  A quality strike
          ...  Schalke 04 have snatched the lead!
          ...  Schalke 04 1-0 Sunderland ...
Min. 7  :(shk) P_Thompson is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  R_Bentley latches onto the ball
          ...  E_Richards gathers up the loose ball
Min. 9  :(shk) Tito_Santana with the dribble
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  E_Richards pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 10 :(shk) G_Karagounis wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Richards
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  B_Weinman looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 12 :(shk) R_Bentley with the dribble
          ...  R_Bentley tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 12 :(sun) B_Weinman hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  A_Brehme collects the loose ball!
          ...  P_McNamara wins the ball with ease
          ...  O_Bundy saw something no-one else did
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 13 :(shk) P_Thompson has it now
          ...  He takes on E_Richards
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Thiago_C!
          ...  Thiago_C aims for the top right corner !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He jumps up and punches the air
          ...  But it's been disallowed. He was in an offside position
Min. 16 :(sun) J_Maddison turns past Hugo
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  P_McNamara with a well timed tackle
          ...  O_Bundy didn't like it though
Min. 17 :(shk) J_Gandolfini turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Bentley
          ...  E_Richards wins the ball
Min. 17 :(sun) J_Vardy with a well-controlled run
          ...  P_Thompson with a late tackle
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
          ...  He is warned by O_Bundy
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 20 :(shk) P_McNamara with the first time flick to Hugo
          ...  What a shot from Hugo !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  T_McGill makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 23 :(shk) J_Gandolfini is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  R_Bentley latches onto the ball
          ...  J_Fleck reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 26 :(shk) G_Karagounis pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  R_Bentley is clean through!
          ...  A skilful effort from R_Bentley !
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 27 :(shk) P_McNamara crosses in from the wing, he finds J_Richards in the box
          ...  Atsu seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 28 :(shk) G_Karagounis volleys it forward. He finds Hugo
          ...  Hugo attempts a lob!
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into T_McGill's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 30 :(shk) P_McNamara crosses into the box, finding R_Bentley
          ...  A_Brehme wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 32 :(shk) Thiago_C looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to R_Bentley
          ...  R_Bentley goes for the top corner !
          ...  The shot slips through T_McGill's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 34 :(shk) P_McNamara looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Tito_Santana
          ...  B_Weinman wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Karagounis chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  Tito_Santana gets something on it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs off and does a somersault
          ...  Schalke 04 2-0 Sunderland ...
Min. 35 :(shk) Thiago_C beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds Tito_Santana
          ...  Tito_Santana hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  But T_McGill makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 36 :(shk) P_Thompson with a precise ball to R_Bentley
          ...  An audacious effort from R_Bentley !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  T_McGill has to pick the ball out of the net
          ...  Schalke 04 3-0 Sunderland ...
Min. 36 :(sun) J_Maddison gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside Hugo!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Hugo reacts to stop the move going any further
Min. 36 :(sun) E_Richards spits at J_Gandolfini
          ...  He is ordered to cool off
Min. 38 :(shk) R_Bentley controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  P_McNamara gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  P_McNamara with the side footed shot!
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 39 :(shk) J_Gandolfini curls the ball out wide to R_Bentley
          ...  R_Bentley cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  It floats over T_McGill
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 41 :(shk) G_Karagounis is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  Thiago_C latches onto the end of it
          ...  Thiago_C tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He rips off his shirt and spins it in the air
          ...  Schalke 04 4-0 Sunderland ...
Min. 41 :(sun) B_Weinman breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on Ini_Kamoze!
          ...  P_Thompson brings him down!
          ...  He could be off!!
          ...  O_Bundy calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(shk) Thiago_C with a 40-yard pass to Hugo
          ...  Hugo drives it towards goal !
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 45 :(shk) Hugo takes possession
          ...  What can he do here?
          ...  A_Brehme seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 47 :(shk) Thiago_C hits a hard pass to Tito_Santana
          ...  Tito_Santana blasts it at the goal !
          ...  T_McGill with a fantastic save
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 47 :(shk) J_Richards with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle
          ...  B_Weinman with the foul
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Andy Banks looks bemused that it wasn't more!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Schalke 04 4-0 Sunderland

Min. 46 :(sun) C_Donaldson with an inch perfect pass to J_Vardy
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from P_Thompson
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 47 :(shk) G_Karagounis with a neat pass into R_Bentley
          ...  R_Bentley hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  T_McGill never had a chance!
Min. 48 :(shk) R_Bentley controls the ball with ease
          ...  R_Bentley with a powerful header !
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  But it's gone just wide !!
Min. 50 :(shk) G_Karagounis brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  R_Bentley gets on the end of the pass
          ...  R_Bentley fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 54 :(shk) J_Gandolfini jumps over B_Weinman's challenge
          ...  C_Donaldson goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 55 :(shk) J_Gandolfini finds R_Bentley in acres of space
          ...  A wicked drive by R_Bentley !
          ...  But T_McGill makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 56 :(shk) P_McNamara runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to J_Gandolfini
          ...  J_Gandolfini hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  T_McGill is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And T_McGill reacts well to palm it behind!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Thiago_C floats the ball in!
          ...  J_Okore gets something on it!
          ...  T_McGill parries it
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Karagounis floats the ball in!
          ...  Hugo swings a leg at it!
          ...  T_McGill with a superb tip around the post
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Okore swings it in!
          ...  T_McGill reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 59 :(sun) Atsu jumps over J_Richards's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  P_McNamara with a terrible tackle
          ...  He's already been booked once, he knows what's coming. RED CARD!
Min. 59 :(shk) I_Spy replaces Thiago_C and will play MF
Min. 60 :(shk) D_Williams comes on for P_Thompson and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 60 :(shk) a big roar from the crowd as D_Burdisso comes on for Tito_Santana to play FW
Min. 61 :(shk) G_Karagounis takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into R_Bentley
          ...  A powerful shot by R_Bentley !
          ...  T_McGill won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 63 :(shk) I_Spy gets to the by line and finds R_Bentley with a beautiful cross
          ...  R_Bentley attempts a low drive!
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 64 :(shk) D_Burdisso plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  D_Burdisso has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 64 :(sun) B_Weinman with the mazy run
          ...  Hugo plays the back pass
          ...  Ini_Kamoze can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by Atsu
          ...  Ini_Kamoze fists it away!
Min. 65 :(sun) H_Kagamoti takes advantage of a mistake by Hugo
          ...  Hugo takes the players legs from beneath him!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
Min. 70 :(shk) I_Spy runs at E_Richards
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  A_Brehme hits it out for a throw
Min. 71 :(shk) Schalke 04 switch to playing L
Min. 71 :(shk) D_Burdisso has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  R_Bentley collects the loose ball!
          ...  R_Bentley with the shot !
          ...  T_McGill parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 72 :(sun) S_Nakajima is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  J_Maddison latches onto the ball
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by J_Gandolfini
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Weinman hits it into the box!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of Ini_Kamoze
Min. 74 :(shk) J_Gandolfini beats E_Richards
          ...  J_Gandolfini with the punt towards goal!
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into T_McGill's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 75 :(shk) G_Karagounis looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to D_Burdisso
          ...  B_Weinman hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Gandolfini crosses it in!
          ...  D_Williams gets his head on it
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  T_McGill was beaten there!
Min. 76 :(shk) J_Gandolfini bursts forward
          ...  Driven towards goal by J_Gandolfini !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  T_McGill plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 77 :(shk) G_Karagounis miskicks!
          ...  He finds D_Burdisso though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  S_Nakajima wins the ball with ease
          ...  O_Bundy saw something no-one else did
          ...  He got away with just a warning
Min. 78 :(shk) D_Williams with a probing through ball R_Bentley
          ...  H_Kagamoti is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It's in a very dangerous position!
          ...  G_Karagounis swings it in
          ...  D_Burdisso takes control of it!
          ...  D_Burdisso goes for goal !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  T_McGill moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  T_McGill tips it wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Gandolfini floats the ball in!
          ...  It comes to D_Burdisso
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  T_McGill won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 79 :(shk) R_Bentley nutmegs B_Weinman
          ...  What a shot from R_Bentley !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  T_McGill parries it
Min. 81 :(shk) I_Spy takes advantage of a mistake by A_Brehme
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  I_Spy with a bicycle kick !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  T_McGill dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had T_McGill beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Gandolfini drives it into the box!
          ...  The ball comes to D_Williams
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  T_McGill with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 82 :(shk) R_Bentley with the dribble
          ...  C_Donaldson is easily beaten
          ...  A cracking drive from R_Bentley !
          ...  But T_McGill tips it behind
          ...  O_Bundy has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 92 :(shk) The ball runs loose!
          ...  G_Karagounis seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  Good sliding challenge from B_Weinman

*************  FULL TIME  ****************


Match Details
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Venue                : Veltins Arena
Attendance           : 98,167
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Schalke 04 Match Info
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Best player          : G_Karagounis (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Tito_Santana (4,34), R_Bentley (36), Thiago_C (41)
Sent Off             : P_McNamara (59)
Booked               : P_Thompson (41)
Injured              : N/A
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Sunderland Match Info
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Best player          : J_Fleck
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : B_Weinman (47)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Schalke 04    |   Sunderland
Attempts on Goal     :          37        |       0
Off target           :          18        |       0
On target            :          19        |       0
Possession           :          68        |       32
Corners              :           8        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :          12        |       8
Key Tackles          :           5        |       13
Key Passes           :          30        |       4
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Final Score          : Schalke 04 4 - 0 Sunderland
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Player Statistics - Schalke 04
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Ini_Kamoze     GK  35   4   3   1  30 |  96   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
Hugo           DF   2  29  13   9  42 |  96   0   2   0   0   5   0   0   0   0  40   0  30
P_Thompson     DF   2  29  13   6  30 |  64   0   1   3   1   0   0   1   0   0  18  43  -2
J_Richards     DF   1  28   6   7  22 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Okore        DF   3  27   5   6  22 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
Thiago_C       DM   1  10  27   9  21 |  63   0   0   5   1   2   1   0   0   0   0  65  45
J_Gandolfini   MF   3   9  29  21  12 |  96   0   1   4   0   3   0   0   0   0  20  40  20
G_Karagounis   MF   2  10  29   9  33 |  96   0   1   9   2   0   0   0   0   0  20 120   0
P_McNamara     MF   2   7  26   7  33 |  63   0   0   5   0   2   0   0   1   0  10  60  20
Tito_Santana   FW   3   8   8  28  20 |  64   0   0   0   0   4   2   0   0   0   0   0  90
R_Bentley      FW   3   8   8  28  21 |  96   0   0   1   0  14   1   0   0   0   0  10  65
P_Kenny        GK  27   2   2   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Williams     DF   1  26   5   6  32 |  32   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  40  10  10
M_Ball         DM   2  12  27   4  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Spy          MF   2   8  26   5  12 |  33   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30  20
D_Burdisso     FW   3   6   5  25  32 |  32   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10  10

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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T_McGill       GK  31   2   3   1  31 |  96  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
B_Weinman      DF   2  30   8  11  30 |  96   0   4   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  58 -12 -22
A_Brehme       DF   1  28   7   9  35 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
E_Richards     DF   2  27  14   5  32 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
C_Donaldson    DF   1  26  12   8  41 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
J_Fleck        MF   1   6  28   7  31 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
S_Nakajima     MF   2   8  27   9  21 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
H_Kagamoti     MF   2   7  26  13  32 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Atsu           MF   1  10  26  12  18 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Vardy        FW   1   7   8  26  30 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Maddison     FW   2   7   8  26  30 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
R_Clemance     GK  15   3   3   1  40 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Boli           DF   2  26  12   7  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Aitken       DF   1  26   9   6  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Boerrigter   MF   2   9  26  12  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Fandinho       FW   1   6   7  26  10 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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