Division Two League Match, Sunderland vs. Arsenal (Sun Jul 05)


                           Sunderland  |  Arsenal
                            4-1-3-2 A  |  4-3-1-2 P
                         John Gemmell  |  Adrian Dalmedo
                                       |
                           R_Locke GK  |  GK S_Assenjo
                         M_Zeffane DF  |  DF N_Vidic
                        A_Helender DF  |  DF F_Le_Boeuf
                         E_Moretti DF  |  DF S_Proedl
                        R_Roversio DF  |  DF B_Hangeland
                         J_Shaddix DM  |  MF M_Dembele
                     Eugen_Shakhov MF  |  MF G_Karagounis
                        I_Osbourne MF  |  MF S_Sidwell
                        M_V_Bommel MF  |  AM D_Prime
                        E_Stranger FW  |  FW H_Sabry
                        G_Strachan FW  |  FW B_McBride
                                       |
                       R_McGlinchy SUB |  SUB I_Lawlor
                        J_McNamara SUB |  SUB D_Caicedo
                         G_McQueen SUB |  SUB N_Scally
                             Ali_g SUB |  SUB A_Little
                       J_MacBright SUB |  SUB M_Balotelli

Referee: G_Dalglish (Scotland)


Min. 1  :(arn) B_McBride beats M_Zeffane
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  B_McBride throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  But R_Locke reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 3  :(arn) D_Prime takes advantage of a mistake by R_Roversio
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  R_Roversio goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 5  :(sun) G_Strachan pushes it past F_Le_Boeuf
          ...  What a shot from G_Strachan !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  S_Assenjo just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 7  :(arn) G_Karagounis is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Prime
          ...  D_Prime drives it low !
          ...  But R_Locke tips it over
          ...  G_Dalglish has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 10 :(sun) M_V_Bommel has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past B_McBride!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  B_Hangeland wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 10 :(arn) B_McBride loses his marker
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  M_Zeffane belts it clear
Min. 17 :(sun) G_Strachan takes on M_Dembele
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  G_Strachan drives it low !
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  S_Assenjo was beaten there!
Min. 21 :(sun) I_Osbourne kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  R_Roversio gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  S_Proedl picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 22 :(sun) J_Shaddix with the diagonal pass M_V_Bommel
          ...  But S_Proedl wins the ball
Min. 23 :(sun) M_V_Bommel finds R_Roversio with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  R_Roversio hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  S_Assenjo with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 24 :(sun) E_Stranger runs at S_Proedl
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by N_Vidic
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 26 :(sun) G_Strachan finds a hole in the defence
          ...  The defence was sleeping
          ...  He made a fantastic run though
          ...  G_Strachan tries to beat S_Assenjo from outside the area!
          ...  S_Assenjo collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 27 :(arn) S_Sidwell with the through ball to M_Dembele
          ...  A delicate chip from M_Dembele !
          ...  But R_Locke tips it over
          ...  G_Dalglish has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 28 :(sun) E_Stranger beats his marker
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  F_Le_Boeuf makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 29 :(arn) H_Sabry plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  What a shot from H_Sabry !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  But R_Locke just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 31 :(sun) M_V_Bommel can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to E_Stranger
          ...  E_Stranger attempts a chip!
          ...  S_Assenjo saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 31 :(arn) M_Dembele with a reverse pass to D_Prime
          ...  D_Prime tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  G_Dalglish talks to his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The Arsenal fans celebrate the goal
          ...  Lets see if Arsenal can hang onto that lead!
          ...  Sunderland 0-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 33 :(arn) H_Sabry rushes through the defence
          ...  I_Osbourne fouls badly
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that
Min. 35 :(sun) J_Shaddix cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to M_Zeffane
          ...  N_Vidic beats him to the ball
Min. 36 :(sun) J_Shaddix with a measured pass to E_Stranger
          ...  But N_Vidic clears the ball to safety
Min. 37 :(arn) B_Hangeland plays the early ball across the box to find D_Prime in space
          ...  D_Prime drives it towards goal !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  R_Locke tips it over !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by M_Dembele!
          ...  S_Proedl with the shot!
          ...  R_Locke with the acrobatic save
          ...  Well saved
Min. 39 :(arn) N_Vidic slumps to the ground!
          ...  He gets up again though
          ...  He signals to the bench he is ok to continue
Min. 40 :(sun) J_Shaddix has it now
          ...  He takes on N_Vidic
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in I_Osbourne!
          ...  B_Hangeland scythes the player down.
          ...  Psycho!
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  John Gemmell looks annoyed that there was no card there
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is well within shooting range!
          ...  E_Moretti drives it in
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant
          ...  He waves play on
          ...  Goal not given there!
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision
Min. 41 :(arn) The ball is passed in from B_McBride, he finds G_Karagounis
          ...  G_Karagounis with the attempt at goal!
          ...  But R_Locke dives to his left
          ...  I think R_Locke just got a hand on that one
          ...  G_Dalglish has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 42 :(arn) M_Dembele looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to B_McBride
          ...  R_Roversio robs him of the ball
Min. 42 :(sun) G_Strachan with the dribble
          ...  This is a great chance
          ...  B_Hangeland with a nasty foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(arn) G_Karagounis with the through ball to B_McBride
          ...  M_Zeffane beats him to the ball
Min. 47 :(sun) J_Shaddix 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!
          ...  J_Shaddix with the header !
          ...  But S_Assenjo gets down well to tip the ball wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Helender drives it into the box!
          ...  S_Assenjo easily catches it!
Min. 47 :(arn) D_Prime flicks it over R_Roversio's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  D_Prime with a stunning strike !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!

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

Min. 48 :(arn) G_Karagounis finds B_McBride with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  B_McBride leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  R_Locke has to pick the ball out of the net
          ...  Sunderland 0-2 Arsenal ...
Min. 49 :(arn) It seems D_Prime has switched to a MF
Min. 49 :(sun) G_Strachan 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!
          ...  G_Strachan tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  S_Assenjo is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  S_Assenjo looks very relieved!
Min. 52 :(arn) H_Sabry with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal
          ...  H_Sabry runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 57 :(arn) B_McBride beats the defender
          ...  B_McBride smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The Sunderland fans laugh at him
Min. 59 :(sun) J_Shaddix beats S_Proedl
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  F_Le_Boeuf wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 60 :(sun) J_McNamara is being brought on
          ...  M_Zeffane is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 60 :(sun) Ali_g comes on for M_V_Bommel and will play MF to the delight of the fans
Min. 60 :(sun) Up goes the substitution board - J_MacBright on for G_Strachan as a FW
Min. 60 :(sun) Eugen_Shakhov takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  Eugen_Shakhov has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  But S_Assenjo makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 70 :(arn) It seems Arsenal are making a tactical change to D
Min. 70 :(arn) M_Dembele with a neat pass into B_McBride
          ...  B_McBride bears down on goal!
          ...  R_Locke gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by R_Locke !!
Min. 73 :(sun) Ali_g looks in some pain. He'll have to come off
          ...  Always a risky tactic
          ...  now they'll have to play a man short
Min. 75 :(arn) N_Scally is being brought on
          ...  S_Sidwell is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 77 :(sun) E_Moretti sprints past B_Hangeland
          ...  E_Moretti with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  Its sails over!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 82 :(arn) N_Scally with an incisive pass to H_Sabry
          ...  H_Sabry with a thundering shot!
          ...  But R_Locke tips it over
          ...  G_Dalglish has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 87 :(sun) J_Shaddix plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  E_Stranger decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  N_Scally bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  G_Dalglish tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(arn) N_Scally has it now
          ...  He takes on J_McNamara
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in G_Karagounis!
          ...  G_Karagounis hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stadium Of Light
Attendance           : 52,877
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Sunderland Match Info
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Best player          : J_Shaddix
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : I_Osbourne (33)
Injured              : Ali_g (73)
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : B_McBride (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Prime (31), B_McBride (48)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : B_Hangeland (42)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Sunderland    |     Arsenal
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       15
Off target           :           5        |       4
On target            :           5        |       11
Possession           :          37        |       63
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :           7        |       11
Key Tackles          :           4        |       8
Key Passes           :           8        |       11
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Final Score          : Sunderland 0 - 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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R_Locke        GK  31   2   4   4  15 |  95   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
M_Zeffane      DF   1  24   9   6  31 |  62   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
A_Helender     DF   1  24   6   7  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Moretti      DF   2  24   4   6  25 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
R_Roversio     DF   1  23   3  10  31 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
J_Shaddix      DM   3  10  24  16  31 |  95   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  50   5
Eugen_Shakhov  MF   1   6  25   6  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
I_Osbourne     MF   1   8  24   9  37 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
M_V_Bommel     MF   1   6  23  16  29 |  62   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
E_Stranger     FW   2   8   7  24  20 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
G_Strachan     FW   2   5   7  24  32 |  62   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
R_McGlinchy    GK  20   4   2   3  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_McNamara     DF   2  24   2   3  24 |  33   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
G_McQueen      DF   2  22   8   8  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ali_g          MF   1   4  23   5  35 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
J_MacBright    FW   1   6   7  24  32 |  33   0   0   0   0   0   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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S_Assenjo      GK  28   3   3   4  34 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
N_Vidic        DF   3  26   6   7  36 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
F_Le_Boeuf     DF   2  25  10   7  22 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
S_Proedl       DF   2  24   5   6  37 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
B_Hangeland    DF   2  23  11   5  40 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  58   8  -2
M_Dembele      MF   1  10  24   6  42 |  95   0   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  45   5
G_Karagounis   MF   2   9  23   8  33 |  95   0   0   3   1   2   0   0   0   0  20  65  26
S_Sidwell      MF   2   6  23   8  11 |  77   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_Prime        MF   2   7  23  13  40 |  95   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0  20  20  51
H_Sabry        FW   1   4   5  25  25 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
B_McBride      FW   2  10   9  24  17 |  95   0   0   1   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  10  31
I_Lawlor       GK  20   2   5   5  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Caicedo      DF   1  24   8   6  47 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Scally       MF   2   4  27   6  28 |  18   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
A_Little       FW   2   7   6  24  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Balotelli    FW   3   9   7  23  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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