Division Two League Match, Sunderland vs. Arsenal (Tue Jan 17)


                           Sunderland  |  Arsenal
                            4-3-1-2 P  |  5-3-2 C
                         John Gemmell  |  Adrian Dalmedo
                                       |
                           R_Locke GK  |  GK D_James
                         E_Moretti DF  |  DF G_Griffiths
                        A_Helender DF  |  DF J_Valera
                        R_Roversio DF  |  DF Doria
                            W_Reid DF  |  DF D_Burn
                        M_V_Bommel MF  |  DF M_Madl
                           M_Woods MF  |  MF Zico
                        S_Nakamoto MF  |  MF S_Parker
                           N_Sahin AM  |  MF J_Butland
                            T_Erak FW  |  FW Taliyah
                        Christinoa FW  |  FW Freddy_Abu
                                       |
                       R_McGlinchy SUB |  SUB D_de_Gea
                        A_Cissokho SUB |  SUB D_Sinclair
                     Eugen_Shakhov SUB |  SUB R_Radinski
                              Atsu SUB |  SUB B_Bannan
                         Ademilson SUB |  SUB D_Murphy

Referee: S_Farina (Italy)


Min. 1  :(sun) R_Roversio finds S_Nakamoto on the edge of the box
          ...  S_Nakamoto curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  But D_James punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 5  :(arn) J_Butland holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Zico
          ...  Zico is in acres of space!
          ...  He looked offside to me
          ...  He tries to round R_Locke
          ...  He tries to beat R_Locke
          ...  R_Locke dives on the ball !!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Griffiths chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  R_Locke jumps well to claim it!
Min. 7  :(sun) M_Woods has it now
          ...  He takes on J_Valera
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in T_Erak!
          ...  T_Erak keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  D_James just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 8  :(arn) J_Butland finds his way through
          ...  He bent his run well
          ...  J_Butland launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  But R_Locke tips it over
          ...  S_Farina has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 9  :(arn) D_Burn is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to Taliyah
          ...  S_Nakamoto with a nasty foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  S_Farina tries to calm him down
Min. 10 :(sun) T_Erak lobs it over G_Griffiths
          ...  J_Valera beats him to the ball
Min. 11 :(sun) Christinoa finds the space intelligently
          ...  Christinoa tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  D_James heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 13 :(arn) Zico curls the ball out wide to J_Butland
          ...  The ball hits W_Reid in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 18 :(arn) The ball goes loose!
          ...  S_Parker seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  S_Parker with a little chip!
          ...  R_Locke won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 19 :(arn) Zico back heels to find J_Butland in space
          ...  S_Nakamoto wins the ball well
          ...  S_Farina has given a free kick
          ...  S_Farina reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 22 :(arn) Taliyah with a flashy move
          ...  R_Roversio fouls badly
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Just outside the box!
          ...  M_Madl swings it in
          ...  Freddy_Abu takes control of it!
          ...  R_Roversio forces him off the ball
Min. 25 :(arn) S_Parker stops the ball and looks around for movement
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  A_Helender gets to the ball first
Min. 30 :(sun) M_Woods with a pinpoint pass to M_V_Bommel
          ...  But D_Burn slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 32 :(arn) Zico works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Freddy_Abu
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by A_Helender
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 33 :(sun) N_Sahin controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  T_Erak gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  G_Griffiths with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 34 :(arn) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  Taliyah is through!
          ...  Taliyah with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  But R_Locke is equal to it
Min. 35 :(sun) Christinoa sidesteps J_Valera
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  But M_Madl wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but S_Farina has none of it.
Min. 36 :(sun) N_Sahin runs at Zico
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  Cleared by D_Burn
Min. 38 :(arn) Zico plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  D_Burn decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  W_Reid clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 40 :(arn) J_Butland is first to the ball
          ...  M_Woods muscles him off the ball
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick
Min. 40 :(arn) Freddy_Abu with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from E_Moretti
          ...  Freddy_Abu with the crafty shot!
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  R_Locke looks relieved there!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(sun) M_Woods with a probing through ball W_Reid
          ...  Freddy_Abu goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 44 :(arn) Taliyah with the dribble
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  The fans are on their feet
          ...  W_Reid with a two footed challenge!!
          ...  S_Farina stops play
          ...  He's been sent off!!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It's in a very dangerous position!
          ...  Taliyah fires it towards the goal
          ...  But R_Locke tips it over
          ...  S_Farina has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 44 :(sun) N_Sahin controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  S_Nakamoto gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  G_Griffiths is late with that one
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  John Gemmell looks annoyed that there was no card there
Min. 45 :(arn) J_Butland has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past R_Roversio!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  J_Butland fires the shot in!
          ...  But R_Locke makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 46 :(arn) Taliyah barges the defender off the ball
          ...  A powerful shot by Taliyah !
          ...  R_Locke with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 46 :(sun) M_Woods is force to hold onto the ball
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  S_Parker with the tackle
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from S_Farina
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is in a good position!
          ...  T_Erak with the thundering drive
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Sunderland 0-0 Arsenal

Min. 46 :(arn) Freddy_Abu with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heals
          ...  Freddy_Abu tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  R_Locke saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 46 :(sun) Christinoa is too quick for the defence
          ...  J_Valera with an awful challenge
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 49 :(sun) E_Moretti retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  R_Roversio latches onto the end of it
          ...  R_Roversio attempts a lob!
          ...  D_James tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  Corner not given!!
Min. 50 :(arn) Freddy_Abu leaves M_Woods standing
          ...  A powerful shot by Freddy_Abu !
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 56 :(arn) J_Butland with an incisive pass to Zico
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by E_Moretti
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 60 :(sun) N_Sahin with a probing pass to Christinoa
          ...  M_Madl brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 62 :(sun) Christinoa has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past D_Burn
          ...  He puts in N_Sahin!
          ...  M_Madl wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Nakamoto chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  D_James jumps well to claim it!
Min. 65 :(sun) Atsu will replace N_Sahin and play AM
Min. 67 :(arn) A defence splitting pass from Zico to Freddy_Abu
          ...  Freddy_Abu attempts a lob!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It was a top drawer goal
          ...  Arsenal have snatched the lead!
          ...  Sunderland 0-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 68 :(sun) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Sunderland will now play A
Min. 68 :(arn) D_Sinclair comes on for S_Parker and takes up a DF role
Min. 68 :(arn) Arsenal switch to playing E
Min. 70 :(sun) A_Cissokho is coming on for A_Helender and playing DF
Min. 70 :(arn) Freddy_Abu beats R_Roversio
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves S_Farina
          ...  R_Roversio with an ugly foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 72 :(sun) R_Roversio loses Freddy_Abu
          ...  R_Roversio with a thundering shot!
          ...  D_James makes a good save
Min. 73 :(arn) J_Butland backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  Taliyah latches onto the end of it
          ...  Taliyah has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
Min. 74 :(arn) Doria is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to Taliyah
          ...  R_Roversio with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 75 :(sun) Ademilson comes on for Christinoa and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 77 :(arn) Freddy_Abu gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past M_Woods!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Freddy_Abu hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 79 :(sun) T_Erak pushes it past Doria
          ...  M_Madl takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 79 :(arn) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  D_Burn is through!
          ...  A_Cissokho goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 81 :(sun) S_Nakamoto kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  Ademilson gets on the end of the pass
          ...  But Doria slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 81 :(sun) A_Cissokho breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on D_James!
          ...  G_Griffiths brings him down!
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 83 :(arn) Freddy_Abu sidesteps M_Woods
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  R_Roversio with a nasty foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 85 :(arn) Zico with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Freddy_Abu gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  But M_Woods clears the ball to safety
Min. 87 :(arn) D_Burn pulls it back to D_Sinclair
          ...  But E_Moretti slides in
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(arn) M_Madl has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  M_Madl has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  But R_Locke punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 89 :(sun) S_Nakamoto with a simple pass to M_Woods
          ...  But M_Madl reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 91 :(arn) M_Madl beats A_Cissokho
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  M_Madl strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  R_Locke looks relieved there!
Min. 93 :(sun) E_Moretti pushes it past M_Madl
          ...  E_Moretti drives it towards goal !
          ...  D_James watches it sail wide!
Min. 94 :(sun) Atsu with the towering header to A_Cissokho
          ...  A_Cissokho throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  D_James gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stadium Of Light
Attendance           : 70,000
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Sunderland Match Info
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Best player          : M_Woods
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : W_Reid (44)
Booked               : S_Nakamoto (19), R_Roversio (70)
Injured              : N/A
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : Zico (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Freddy_Abu (67)
Sent Off             : J_Valera (46)
Booked               : G_Griffiths (81)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Sunderland   |     Arsenal
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       15
Off target           :           3        |       6
On target            :           5        |       9
Possession           :          38        |       62
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           1        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :          11        |       9
Key Tackles          :          10        |       11
Key Passes           :          12        |       12
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Final Score          : Sunderland 0 - 1 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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R_Locke        GK  34   2   4   4  15 |  96   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
E_Moretti      DF   2  27   4   6  25 |  96   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   1
A_Helender     DF   1  26   7   7  21 |  72   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
R_Roversio     DF   1  25   3  10  31 |  96   0   2   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  38   8   8
W_Reid         DF   2  24   6   9  41 |  44   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  30 -10 -10
M_V_Bommel     MF   1   7  24  17  29 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Woods        MF   2  16  24   9  18 |  96   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
S_Nakamoto     MF   3   4  24  15  32 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0 -22  -2 -17
N_Sahin        AM   2   7  25  17  26 |  67   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
T_Erak         FW   2   6   6  25  21 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
Christinoa     FW   3   9   7  24  42 |  77   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
R_McGlinchy    GK  20   4   2   3  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Cissokho     DF   2  24  10   6  12 |  24   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
Eugen_Shakhov  MF   1   6  27   6  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Atsu           AM   1   9  23  11  18 |  29   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Ademilson      FW   2   9   2  24  28 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20

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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D_James        GK  30   2   2   3  26 |  96   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
G_Griffiths    DF   2  27  11   3  33 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
J_Valera       DF   2  26   8   9  39 |  48   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  10 -10 -10
Doria          DF   3  25   7   4  32 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
D_Burn         DF   2  23   8  11  21 |  96   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
M_Madl         DF   3  23   8   6  22 |  96   0   5   0   0   2   0   0   0   0 140   0   6
Zico           MF   1  10  27  12  23 |  96   0   0   6   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  75   5
S_Parker       MF   1  10  27  12  30 |  70   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20  21
J_Butland      MF   2   9  26  11  41 |  96   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30  10
Taliyah        FW   2   6   6  27  44 |  96   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
Freddy_Abu     FW   3   7  10  23  42 |  96   0   1   0   0   5   1   0   0   0  20   0  28
D_de_Gea       GK  27   2   3   3  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Sinclair     DF   3  26   8   7  41 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
R_Radinski     MF   1  11  25   6  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Bannan       MF   1   7  24   4  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Murphy       FW   2  10   8  26  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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