Division Three League Match, Sunderland vs. Aberdeen (Mon May 26)


                           Sunderland  |  Aberdeen
                          3-1-3-1-2 P  |  3-1-3-3 C
                         John Gemmell  |  Dan Haldane
                                       |
                           R_Locke GK  |  GK T_Flowers
                        J_McNamara DF  |  DF W_A_Glen
                        A_Helender DF  |  DF C_Azpilicueta
                          M_Amoros DF  |  DF A_Pereira
                           M_Oezil DM  |  DM M_Le_Tissier
                     Eugen_Shakhov MF  |  MF S_Brown
                             Ali_g MF  |  MF H_Rutland
                         R_Wilkins MF  |  MF Kaka
                            P_Zaza AM  |  FW O_G_Solskjaer
                        Sheringham FW  |  FW D_Murphy
                        E_Bergkamp FW  |  FW J_Valdivia
                                       |
                        C_Carrasso SUB |  SUB F_Eggington
                         G_McQueen SUB |  SUB N_Wade
                          J_Barnes SUB |  SUB I_Golac
                         S_Maloney SUB |  SUB J_Tessem
                         D_Stewart SUB |  SUB S_Lovell

Referee: H_Kinbull (Germany)


Min. 6  :(abn) M_Le_Tissier gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds J_Valdivia
          ...  J_Valdivia drives the ball low !
          ...  Looks like it should be R_Locke's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  R_Locke looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 8  :(abn) Kaka with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heals
          ...  A great volley from Kaka !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 10 :(abn) O_G_Solskjaer skips the challenge from J_McNamara
          ...  O_G_Solskjaer has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And goes out
Min. 12 :(abn) O_G_Solskjaer sidesteps his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  M_Oezil steals the ball of off him
Min. 12 :(abn) Kaka spits at P_Zaza
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  John Gemmell looks annoyed that there was no card there
Min. 14 :(sun) P_Zaza with a penetrating pass to Sheringham
          ...  Sheringham with the goal bound shot!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  T_Flowers dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had T_Flowers beaten!
Min. 14 :(abn) A_Pereira knocks it forward
          ...  J_McNamara slips
          ...  J_Valdivia gets to it!
          ...  J_Valdivia sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  R_Locke was lucky there
Min. 21 :(abn) M_Le_Tissier moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Valdivia
          ...  J_Valdivia is clean through!
          ...  The linesman has his flag raised
          ...  But H_Kinbull waves play on
          ...  He just has to beat R_Locke
          ...  He nutmegs R_Locke
          ...  It goes wide!!
Min. 22 :(sun) M_Oezil with a glorious 60-yard pass to P_Zaza
          ...  A_Pereira reads the play well
Min. 30 :(abn) J_Valdivia takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  Ali_g with an ugly foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
Min. 31 :(abn) D_Murphy turns past M_Oezil
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  D_Murphy with a powerful diving header!
          ...  But R_Locke palms it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 32 :(abn) S_Brown holds the ball up
          ...  He sees D_Murphy in space!
          ...  D_Murphy drives the ball low !
          ...  Saved by R_Locke
Min. 33 :(sun) P_Zaza with the mazy run
          ...  P_Zaza controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  T_Flowers gets his fingertips to it
Min. 35 :(abn) H_Rutland flicks it over M_Oezil's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  H_Rutland cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  Looks like it should be R_Locke's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  R_Locke looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  H_Rutland chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  The ball comes to D_Murphy
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  He hits the side netting
Min. 37 :(sun) Ali_g volleys it forward. He finds P_Zaza
          ...  P_Zaza tries to beat T_Flowers!
          ...  T_Flowers guesses right
Min. 37 :(abn) Kaka pass splits open the defence and finds J_Valdivia
          ...  J_Valdivia tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  R_Locke tips it wide !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  H_Rutland floats the ball in!
          ...  It is kicked away by M_Amoros
Min. 38 :(abn) W_A_Glen gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside J_McNamara!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  W_A_Glen with a thundering shot!
          ...  But R_Locke makes a superb stop down low
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  H_Rutland chips the ball into the area!
          ...  J_McNamara reads it
          ...  He clears the danger
Min. 41 :(abn) W_A_Glen puts in H_Rutland
          ...  H_Rutland with a thundering drive!
          ...  R_Locke is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  R_Locke holds his head in his hands!
          ...  That's put Aberdeen in front!
          ...  Sunderland 0-1 Aberdeen ...
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(abn) H_Rutland moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to Kaka
          ...  J_McNamara muscles him off the ball
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick
          ...  H_Kinbull warned him
Min. 44 :(abn) A_Pereira with a slick pass to J_Valdivia
          ...  A_Helender knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But H_Kinbull just turns away!
Min. 45 :(sun) Ali_g spits at M_Le_Tissier
          ...  He could be off!!
          ...  H_Kinbull calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 46 :(sun) M_Oezil hoists the ball across to Sheringham
          ...  Sheringham with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  T_Flowers with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Sunderland 0-1 Aberdeen

Min. 46 :(sun) J_McNamara with the heel pass to E_Bergkamp
          ...  E_Bergkamp carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 47 :(sun) E_Bergkamp pauses and waits for support
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  A_Pereira hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Helender swings it in!
          ...  T_Flowers comes out and claims it!
Min. 49 :(abn) O_G_Solskjaer barges E_Bergkamp off the ball
          ...  A_Helender is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort
          ...  H_Kinbull shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  This is a good chance!
          ...  O_G_Solskjaer hits it hard
          ...  R_Locke has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  R_Locke reacts well to save!!!
Min. 50 :(sun) E_Bergkamp steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs W_A_Glen
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  E_Bergkamp throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  That was a mishit effort!
Min. 51 :(abn) C_Azpilicueta is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  D_Murphy latches onto the end of it
          ...  A powerful header from D_Murphy !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 52 :(abn) S_Brown looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Kaka
          ...  Kaka with the shot on net !
          ...  But R_Locke hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 54 :(sun) A defence splitting pass from Ali_g to E_Bergkamp
          ...  E_Bergkamp tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  T_Flowers is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  T_Flowers holds his head in his hands!
          ...  That's got Sunderland back level!
          ...  Sunderland 1-1 Aberdeen ...
Min. 58 :(sun) Ali_g gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  P_Zaza is unmarked
          ...  P_Zaza with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  T_Flowers collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 58 :(abn) H_Rutland brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  S_Brown gets on the end of the pass
          ...  A_Helender knocks the ball back to R_Locke
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It's gone past R_Locke!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Brown curls it into the box!
          ...  Kaka makes a firm connection with his head
          ...  But R_Locke tips it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Kaka swings it in!
          ...  J_Valdivia makes a firm connection with his head
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 60 :(sun) S_Maloney replaces P_Zaza to play as a MF
Min. 60 :(abn) N_Wade is being prepared to come on
          ...  W_A_Glen is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 61 :(abn) A_Pereira runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of J_Valdivia
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  J_Valdivia with the overhead !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a cheeky finish!
          ...  The Aberdeen fans sing his praises!
          ...  That's put Aberdeen in front!
          ...  Sunderland 1-2 Aberdeen ...
Min. 62 :(abn) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Aberdeen will now be playing D
Min. 62 :(sun) E_Bergkamp runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off M_Le_Tissier back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  E_Bergkamp tries to beat T_Flowers!
          ...  But T_Flowers punches it away
Min. 62 :(abn) A_Pereira with the heel pass to O_G_Solskjaer
          ...  O_G_Solskjaer with a powerful header !
          ...  But it goes wide of the post
Min. 63 :(sun) E_Bergkamp with a well-controlled run
          ...  C_Azpilicueta slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 64 :(sun) Ali_g with the cross-field pass to A_Helender
          ...  N_Wade wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 64 :(abn) S_Brown with a simple pass to O_G_Solskjaer
          ...  O_G_Solskjaer rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  R_Locke never had a chance!
Min. 65 :(sun) S_Maloney is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to M_Amoros
          ...  But C_Azpilicueta puts it in row Z!
Min. 65 :(abn) H_Rutland slides the ball across to D_Murphy
          ...  Sheringham wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 66 :(sun) A_Helender with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to M_Oezil
          ...  A_Pereira brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 68 :(abn) H_Rutland with the diagonal pass O_G_Solskjaer
          ...  R_Locke with a superb challenge
          ...  H_Kinbull has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  H_Kinbull called him over for a strong verbal warning
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  O_G_Solskjaer steps up
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Sunderland 1-3 Aberdeen...
Min. 70 :(sun) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  G_McQueen will come on for A_Helender and play DF
Min. 70 :(sun) D_Stewart is ready to come on to replace Sheringham
          ...  Looks like he will play as a FW
Min. 70 :(abn) J_Tessem replaces Kaka to play as a MF
Min. 70 :(abn) S_Lovell takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace O_G_Solskjaer
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 75 :(abn) S_Lovell hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  S_Brown collects the loose ball!
          ...  S_Brown with a powerful downward header!
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  But it's gone just wide !!
Min. 76 :(sun) D_Stewart has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past C_Azpilicueta!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  A_Pereira reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 82 :(abn) S_Lovell 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!
          ...  S_Lovell lobs R_Locke!
          ...  R_Locke makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 85 :(abn) J_Valdivia runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off J_McNamara back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  J_Valdivia with the strike !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 87 :(abn) J_Valdivia has time and space on the edge of the box
          ...  J_Valdivia with the crafty shot!
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Lovell swings it in!
          ...  R_Locke comes out and claims it!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stadium Of Light
Attendance           : 45,590
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Sunderland Match Info
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Best player          : Ali_g
Scorers              : E_Bergkamp (54)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Ali_g (45), A_Helender (49)
Injured              : N/A
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Aberdeen Match Info
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Best player          : A_Pereira (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : H_Rutland (41), J_Valdivia (61), O_G_Solskjaer (68 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Sunderland   |     Aberdeen
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       25
Off target           :           3        |       13
On target            :           6        |       12
Possession           :          43        |       57
Corners              :           1        |       6
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       9
Key Tackles          :           4        |       7
Key Passes           :          10        |       17
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Final Score          : Sunderland 1 - 3 Aberdeen
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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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R_Locke        GK  28   2   4   4  15 |  97  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
J_McNamara     DF   2  23   2   3  24 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5  -8 -20
A_Helender     DF   1  22   6   7  21 |  74   0   2   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  28  10  -2
M_Amoros       DF   1  21   9   9  33 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
M_Oezil        DM   2  14  18   9  18 |  97   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   4 -20
Eugen_Shakhov  MF   1   6  23   6  21 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ali_g          MF   1   4  23   5  35 |  97   0   0   4   1   0   0   1   0   0  -2  66  -2
R_Wilkins      MF   1   9  21   4  28 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Zaza         AM   3   7  22  15  22 |  64   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  12  24
Sheringham     FW   2   5   7  24  21 |  74   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  15   0   9
E_Bergkamp     FW   3   9   5  23  34 |  97   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  38
C_Carrasso     GK  25   5   4   5  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_McQueen      DF   2  21   7   7  41 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Barnes       MF   1   7  23   8  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Maloney      MF   1   4  21   3  37 |  33   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
D_Stewart      FW   3   9   7  25  36 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Aberdeen
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_Flowers      GK  34   2   2   1  27 |  97   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
W_A_Glen       DF   2  26  10   9  27 |  64   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  32   8
C_Azpilicueta  DF   2  26   9   8  13 |  97   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  12   0
A_Pereira      DF   2  23  10   7  14 |  97   0   4   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  60  68   0
M_Le_Tissier   DM   2   9  27   8  22 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
S_Brown        MF   2   7  26  11  24 |  97   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  56  21
H_Rutland      MF   1   7  24  11  14 |  97   0   0   4   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  48  29
Kaka           MF   2   6  23  16  32 |  74   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  12  17
O_G_Solskjaer  FW   1   1   9  27  26 |  74   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  39
D_Murphy       FW   2  10   7  24  37 |  97   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  18
J_Valdivia     FW   2   5   9  24  31 |  97   0   0   0   0   8   1   0   0   0   0   0  49
F_Eggington    GK  27   3   2   2  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Wade         DF   2  24   8   5  25 |  33   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35  20  20
I_Golac        DF   1  23   7   3  36 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Tessem       MF   1   7  24  16  27 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Lovell       FW   1   4   5  25  32 |  23   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   8
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