Division One League Match, Sunderland vs. Arsenal (Sun Jul 10)


                           Sunderland  |  Arsenal
                            4-3-1-2 C  |  4-3-1-2 P
                         John Gemmell  |  Adrian Dalmedo
                                       |
                          T_McGill GK  |  GK T_Macedo
                          D_Aitken DF  |  DF P_Evra
                              Boli DF  |  DF Seb_Ferrira
                        T_Blackett DF  |  DF M_Layun
                       R_Ferdinand DF  |  DF B_White
                        A_Guardado MF  |  MF M_Thomas
                              Atsu MF  |  MF M_Arteta
                           S_Sensi MF  |  MF M_Guendouzi
                      P_A_McNamara AM  |  AM Taliyah_Jnr
                        J_Maddison FW  |  FW O_Bierhoff
                          H_Crespo FW  |  FW H_Sanchez
                                       |
                        R_Clemance SUB |  SUB R_Zieler
                          D_Yedlin SUB |  SUB R_Holding
                         D_Horzano SUB |  SUB Ronaldinhio
                           D_Solga SUB |  SUB F_Valverde
                     T_Hulssenberg SUB |  SUB N_Anelka

Referee: M_Stadio (Austria)


Min. 8  :(sun) A defence splitting pass from A_Guardado to J_Maddison
          ...  Seb_Ferrira beats him to the ball
Min. 8  :(arn) Seb_Ferrira finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled D_Aitken
          ...  Blocked by R_Ferdinand
Min. 14 :(arn) Taliyah_Jnr has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past D_Aitken
          ...  He puts in P_Evra!
          ...  P_Evra shapes up for a shot!
          ...  The shot slips through T_McGill's hands
          ...  But T_McGill recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 15 :(sun) S_Sensi with the heel pass to H_Crespo
          ...  Driven towards goal by H_Crespo !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
Min. 15 :(arn) Taliyah_Jnr beats D_Aitken
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  A delicate header from Taliyah_Jnr !
          ...  Over the bar
Min. 16 :(sun) A_Guardado barges P_Evra off the ball
          ...  A_Guardado has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  But T_Macedo punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 16 :(arn) P_Evra finds himself with plenty of time
          ...  The ball hits Atsu in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 18 :(sun) P_A_McNamara puts in D_Aitken
          ...  D_Aitken curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  But T_Macedo punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 21 :(arn) Taliyah_Jnr looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to M_Arteta
          ...  M_Arteta hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  T_McGill moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  T_McGill looks dejected!
          ...  And Arsenal are leading in the game now
          ...  Sunderland 0-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 22 :(sun) It looks as though Sunderland is now playing A
Min. 25 :(sun) Atsu with a one-touch layoff to H_Crespo
          ...  H_Crespo with a stunning strike !
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 27 :(arn) M_Arteta whips the ball across to O_Bierhoff
          ...  O_Bierhoff sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 30 :(sun) J_Maddison with a probing through ball P_A_McNamara
          ...  P_A_McNamara drives the shot in!
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs towards the fans!
          ...  And slides on his knees!
          ...  Sunderland are back on level terms now!
          ...  Sunderland 1-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 32 :(arn) Taliyah_Jnr picks out O_Bierhoff with the cross
          ...  O_Bierhoff fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  T_McGill never had a chance!
Min. 35 :(arn) H_Sanchez controls the ball with ease
          ...  R_Ferdinand cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 36 :(arn) M_Arteta is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to O_Bierhoff
          ...  O_Bierhoff breaks clear!
          ...  He tries to take it round T_McGill
          ...  He nutmegs T_McGill
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's put Arsenal ahead!
          ...  Sunderland 1-2 Arsenal ...
Min. 40 :(sun) T_Blackett with a smart pass to P_A_McNamara
          ...  P_A_McNamara tries to beat T_Macedo from outside the area!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  T_Macedo tips it over !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Atsu!
          ...  P_Evra reads it
          ...  He clears the danger
Min. 41 :(sun) P_A_McNamara has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  H_Crespo gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  H_Crespo with the drive!
          ...  But he's missed it!
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 42 :(sun) H_Crespo knocks the ball past the lunge of B_White
          ...  Cleared by M_Layun
Min. 42 :(arn) M_Guendouzi looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to O_Bierhoff
          ...  O_Bierhoff blasts it at the goal !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  That was a mishit effort!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(arn) Curled in dangerously from M_Guendouzi to O_Bierhoff
          ...  From long range O_Bierhoff bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  T_McGill just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 46 :(arn) Taliyah_Jnr with a slide rule pass to H_Sanchez
          ...  A_Guardado with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 47 :(arn) P_Evra brings it under control
          ...  He takes on D_Aitken
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Taliyah_Jnr!
          ...  D_Aitken fouls badly
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  He received a good talking to from M_Stadio

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Sunderland 1-2 Arsenal

Min. 48 :(sun) H_Crespo plays a first time ball through the defence to J_Maddison
          ...  But M_Layun wins the ball
Min. 50 :(arn) It seems Arsenal are making a tactical change to C
Min. 50 :(arn) Taliyah_Jnr controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs T_Blackett
          ...  He puts in O_Bierhoff!
          ...  R_Ferdinand anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 56 :(sun) A_Guardado is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to T_Blackett
          ...  T_Blackett has a go!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 58 :(arn) M_Arteta unselfishly heads the ball back to H_Sanchez
          ...  Intercepted by D_Aitken
Min. 59 :(sun) Atsu slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him!
          ...  But Seb_Ferrira comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 60 :(sun) D_Yedlin is going to be brought on
          ...  R_Ferdinand is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 60 :(sun) D_Solga will replace the useless S_Sensi and will play MF
Min. 60 :(sun) T_Hulssenberg is going to be brought on
          ...  H_Crespo is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 63 :(sun) D_Solga heads the ball back to Atsu
          ...  Atsu sees T_Macedo off his line !
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  T_Macedo was beaten there!
Min. 64 :(arn) The ball runs loose!
          ...  Seb_Ferrira seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  D_Yedlin with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
Min. 67 :(arn) H_Sanchez nutmegs the defender
          ...  Fine tackle by D_Aitken
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 70 :(arn) R_Holding replaces O_Bierhoff and will play DF
Min. 70 :(sun) Atsu crosses to P_A_McNamara
          ...  P_A_McNamara curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by P_A_McNamara
          ...  It is kicked away by M_Layun
Min. 71 :(sun) J_Maddison with the dribble
          ...  B_White is easily beaten
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Seb_Ferrira
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 71 :(arn) Curled in dangerously from P_Evra to Taliyah_Jnr
          ...  Taliyah_Jnr tries the shot !
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 72 :(sun) T_Hulssenberg flicks it past Seb_Ferrira
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  T_Hulssenberg tries to beat T_Macedo from outside the area!
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Solga swings it in!
          ...  P_A_McNamara gets something on it!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  T_Macedo dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had T_Macedo beaten!
Min. 73 :(arn) R_Holding beats D_Yedlin
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  R_Holding hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  T_McGill was lucky there
Min. 74 :(sun) P_A_McNamara plays in T_Hulssenberg with a beautiful ball
          ...  The cross hits T_Hulssenberg on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 78 :(arn) There's going to be a change
          ...  F_Valverde will come on for M_Thomas and play MF
Min. 79 :(arn) H_Sanchez takes advantage of a bad back pass from T_Hulssenberg
          ...  A well-placed shot from H_Sanchez !
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 80 :(arn) Seb_Ferrira beats T_Blackett
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  Seb_Ferrira chases it through, he must score !
          ...  But T_McGill punches it away
          ...  He commands his area so well
Min. 81 :(arn) Ronaldinhio is going to be brought on
          ...  M_Arteta is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 82 :(sun) P_A_McNamara takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Atsu
          ...  B_White gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 83 :(arn) M_Layun picks out R_Holding with the cross
          ...  D_Yedlin fouls badly
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  M_Stadio signals that it is indirect
          ...  P_Evra plays it short to Taliyah_Jnr
          ...  A glorious effort by Taliyah_Jnr !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(sun) A_Guardado takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past H_Sanchez
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  Seb_Ferrira with the block
Min. 89 :(arn) Ronaldinhio runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to M_Layun
          ...  Boli with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  M_Stadio calls him for a talk
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 91 :(arn) Taliyah_Jnr runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to H_Sanchez
          ...  A skilful effort from H_Sanchez !
          ...  The shot slips through T_McGill's hands
          ...  But T_McGill recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 93 :(arn) H_Sanchez with the dribble
          ...  He made that look easy
          ...  Cleaned up by T_Blackett

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stadium Of Light
Attendance           : 100,000
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Sunderland Match Info
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Best player          : P_A_McNamara
Scorers              : P_A_McNamara (30)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Yedlin (83)
Injured              : N/A
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : M_Arteta (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Arteta (21), O_Bierhoff (36)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Sunderland    |    Arsenal
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       14
Off target           :           9        |       8
On target            :           4        |       6
Possession           :          37        |       63
Corners              :           3        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       4
Key Tackles          :           8        |       7
Key Passes           :          13        |       15
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Final Score          : Sunderland 1 - 2 Arsenal
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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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T_McGill       GK  35   2   3   1  31 |  96   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Aitken       DF   1  28   9   6  20 |  96   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
Boli           DF   2  27  12   7  32 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Blackett     DF   2  26  11   8  21 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
R_Ferdinand    DF   1  25  12   9  22 |  63   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
A_Guardado     MF   2   7  29   6  20 |  96   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20   5
Atsu           MF   1  10  28  12  18 |  96   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
S_Sensi        MF   2   9  25  11  21 |  63   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
P_A_McNamara   AM   3  12  26  11  12 |  96   0   0   4   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  40  30
J_Maddison     FW   2   7   9  27  30 |  96   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
H_Crespo       FW   1   8   9  25  21 |  63   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
R_Clemance     GK  15   3   3   1  40 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Yedlin       DF   1  26  10   6  23 |  33   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
D_Horzano      DF   2  25   9   7  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Solga        MF   2  10  26  10  19 |  33   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
T_Hulssenberg  FW   2   8   9  26  43 |  33   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Arsenal
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_Macedo       GK  34   3   3   3  42 |  96   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
P_Evra         DF   3  34  13  11  21 |  96   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20   5
Seb_Ferrira    DF   2  32   9   9  20 |  96   0   4   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  80   0   5
M_Layun        DF   1  31  12   7  33 |  96   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
B_White        DF   2  27   1   2  28 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Thomas       MF   2   2  34   1  12 |  81   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Arteta       MF   2   6  33   9  25 |  84   0   0   3   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  50  25
M_Guendouzi    MF   1   3  25   1  17 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Taliyah_Jnr    AM   1   5  30  23  28 |  96   0   0   6   1   3   0   0   0   0  20 100  20
O_Bierhoff     FW   1   8  10  29  32 |  73   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
H_Sanchez      FW   2   6   6  29  31 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
R_Zieler       GK  29   3   2   5  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Holding      DF   1  36   9   7  22 |  23   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20  25
Ronaldinhio    MF   1   4  29  12  28 |  12   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
F_Valverde     MF   1   3  29   2  10 |  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Anelka       FW   2   5  11  32  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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