Division Two League Match, Sunderland vs. Arsenal (Sun May 09)


                           Sunderland  |  Arsenal
                            4-1-3-2 A  |  3-5-2 P
                         John Gemmell  |  Adrian Dalmedo
                                       |
                          T_McGill GK  |  GK T_Macedo
                          A_Brehme DF  |  DF D_Burn
                          D_Aitken DF  |  DF M_Layun
                              Boli DF  |  DF F_Ricksen
                           D_Jones DF  |  MF P_Bouba_Diop
                      P_A_McNamara DM  |  MF M_Arteta
                        A_Guardado MF  |  MF J_Gandolfini
                        S_Nakajima MF  |  MF S_Wiltord
                            I_Anya MF  |  MF N_Piere
                          Fandinho FW  |  FW J_Willock
                           J_Vardy FW  |  FW L_Suarez
                                       |
                        R_Clemance SUB |  SUB R_Zieler
                       Ryan_Nyambe SUB |  SUB R_Holding
                         J_Vallejo SUB |  SUB P_Evra
                        H_Kagamoti SUB |  SUB D_Rocastle
                        J_Maddison SUB |  SUB N_Anelka

Referee: K_Clark (Scotland)


Min. 3  :(arn) J_Gandolfini plays a long ball to L_Suarez
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from P_A_McNamara
Min. 4  :(arn) L_Suarez takes on A_Brehme
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  D_Aitken plays the back pass
          ...  T_McGill can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by S_Wiltord
          ...  It comes to J_Willock
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 6  :(arn) M_Arteta takes advantage of a mistake by D_Jones
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  But Boli sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 11 :(arn) J_Gandolfini flicks it past A_Brehme
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  Boli with a nasty foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  K_Clark ignores the protests for a card
          ...  John Gemmell looks relieved
Min. 15 :(sun) A_Brehme is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to J_Vardy
          ...  J_Vardy with the drive!
          ...  T_Macedo with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 16 :(sun) Boli with a simple pass to J_Vardy
          ...  J_Vardy uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 17 :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds M_Layun
          ...  But A_Brehme clears the ball to safety
Min. 18 :(arn) J_Willock with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal
          ...  J_Willock strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  Brilliant save from T_McGill
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 20 :(sun) Fandinho feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  I_Anya runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  From long range I_Anya bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  T_Macedo with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 22 :(sun) J_Vardy takes advantage of a mistake by D_Burn
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  J_Vardy with the drive!
          ...  But T_Macedo punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  I_Anya chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  The danger is dealt with by F_Ricksen
Min. 22 :(arn) M_Layun kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  N_Piere gets on the end of the pass
          ...  N_Piere hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  It floats over T_McGill
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 24 :(sun) P_A_McNamara looks up for support for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  Fandinho receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  Fandinho shoots towards goal !
          ...  But T_Macedo punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 26 :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to L_Suarez
          ...  What a shot from L_Suarez !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  T_McGill gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 27 :(sun) I_Anya brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  D_Jones makes himself available
          ...  D_Jones tries to beat T_Macedo!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by A_Guardado!
          ...  D_Burn reads it well and clears the danger
Min. 29 :(sun) J_Vardy sprints forward with the ball
          ...  J_Vardy with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  T_Macedo tips it round the post
          ...  Well saved
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Aitken chips the ball into the area!
          ...  T_Macedo easily catches it!
Min. 29 :(sun) Fandinho sprints past F_Ricksen
          ...  M_Layun is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  John Gemmell looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 31 :(sun) D_Aitken hits a hard pass to Fandinho
          ...  Fandinho with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  Its sails over!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 31 :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop with a glorious long pass to J_Willock
          ...  J_Willock goes for the top corner !
          ...  T_McGill with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 33 :(sun) P_A_McNamara brings it under control
          ...  He takes on D_Burn
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Fandinho!
          ...  Fandinho looks to see where T_Macedo is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Boli lofts the ball in!
          ...  T_Macedo fists it away!
Min. 33 :(arn) S_Wiltord finds J_Willock in acres of space
          ...  J_Willock fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  T_McGill gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 34 :(sun) S_Nakajima takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Vardy
          ...  J_Vardy could have let it bounce!
          ...  T_Macedo parries the shot
          ...  And the defender clears it!
Min. 35 :(arn) M_Layun unselfishly lays the ball back to L_Suarez
          ...  A powerful header from L_Suarez !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  But goes clear to safety!
Min. 38 :(sun) Fandinho takes advantage of a mistake by F_Ricksen
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Fandinho attempts a lob!
          ...  But T_Macedo just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 39 :(sun) A_Guardado is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  Fandinho latches onto the ball
          ...  The ball hits J_Gandolfini in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 41 :(sun) A_Guardado is clutching his leg!
          ...  The Sunderland physio rushes on
          ...  He isn't able to carry on!
Min. 41 :(sun) There's going to be a change
          ...  H_Kagamoti will come on for A_Guardado and play MF
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(sun) Fandinho takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from M_Layun
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Fandinho curls it into the box!
          ...  T_Macedo fists it away!
Min. 45 :(arn) D_Burn looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Willock
          ...  J_Willock fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He rips off his shirt and spins it in the air
          ...  And Arsenal are leading in the game now
          ...  Sunderland 0-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 46 :(arn) The Arsenal manager told his side to change to a C strategy
Min. 46 :(arn) F_Ricksen with an in swinging cross to J_Willock
          ...  J_Willock flings a shot at goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He starts to run the full length of the pitch!
          ...  Sunderland 0-2 Arsenal ...

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Sunderland 0-2 Arsenal

Min. 46 :(arn) N_Piere crosses into the box, finding J_Willock
          ...  But D_Aitken comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 50 :(sun) P_A_McNamara with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to D_Aitken
          ...  F_Ricksen tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  I_Anya plays it into the danger area!
          ...  The ball finds its way to Boli
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  T_Macedo parries it
          ...  The defender clears it
Min. 53 :(sun) I_Anya with the dribble
          ...  The defender is easily beaten
          ...  I_Anya looks to see where T_Macedo is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  T_Macedo makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 54 :(sun) H_Kagamoti kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  J_Vardy gets on the end of the pass
          ...  S_Wiltord takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 54 :(arn) J_Gandolfini sprints past the defender
          ...  J_Gandolfini hits a great shot !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Arteta curls it into the box!
          ...  S_Wiltord gets a shot in
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting
          ...  Goal kick given
Min. 56 :(arn) J_Gandolfini beats D_Jones
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  P_A_McNamara with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 58 :(arn) L_Suarez sidesteps his marker
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from L_Suarez !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The Sunderland fans taunt him!
Min. 63 :(arn) D_Burn pulls it back to N_Piere
          ...  A_Brehme tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  K_Clark has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by K_Clark!
Min. 70 :(sun) J_Vallejo replaces A_Brehme to play as a DF
Min. 70 :(sun) Up goes the substitution board - J_Maddison on for Fandinho as a FW
Min. 70 :(arn) D_Rocastle is being prepared to come on
          ...  J_Gandolfini is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 75 :(arn) R_Holding is being prepared to come on
          ...  F_Ricksen is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 75 :(sun) J_Vardy beats R_Holding
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves K_Clark
          ...  J_Vardy aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  But T_Macedo just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  I_Anya plays it into the danger area!
          ...  It is kicked away by N_Piere
Min. 80 :(arn) P_Evra replaces M_Layun to play as a DF
Min. 84 :(arn) J_Willock pushes it past J_Vallejo
          ...  J_Willock with the strike !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  T_McGill is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Burn crosses it in!
          ...  T_McGill comes out and claims it!
Min. 85 :(sun) P_A_McNamara plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  J_Maddison decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  But N_Piere slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 85 :(arn) P_Evra knocks it past D_Jones and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  Good sliding challenge from D_Aitken
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by L_Suarez
          ...  T_McGill comes out and claims it!
Min. 86 :(sun) J_Vallejo leaves N_Piere standing
          ...  J_Vallejo bears down on goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  T_Macedo was well beaten there!
          ...  That puts Sunderland back in with a shout!
          ...  Sunderland 1-2 Arsenal ...
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(arn) J_Willock runs at the defender
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  I_Anya with a late tackle
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
          ...  K_Clark wants a quiet word
Min. 90 :(arn) M_Arteta sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  N_Piere runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  N_Piere with a thundering drive!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Bouba_Diop drives it into the box!
          ...  L_Suarez gets something on it!
          ...  But T_McGill tips it over
          ...  K_Clark has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !

*************  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          : J_Vardy
Scorers              : J_Vallejo (86)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : A_Guardado (41)
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : J_Willock (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Willock (45,46)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Layun (29)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Sunderland    |    Arsenal
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       15
Off target           :           4        |       8
On target            :          11        |       7
Possession           :          42        |       58
Corners              :           7        |       5
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       6
Key Tackles          :           7        |       5
Key Passes           :          12        |       11
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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  32   2   3   1  31 |  94   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
A_Brehme       DF   1  29   7   8  35 |  71   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
D_Aitken       DF   1  27   9   6  20 |  94   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
Boli           DF   2  26  12   7  32 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0 -10 -15
D_Jones        DF   3  26  11   9  22 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_A_McNamara   DM   3  12  25  11  12 |  94   0   2   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  40   0
A_Guardado     MF   2   7  28   6  20 |  41   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
S_Nakajima     MF   2   8  27   9  21 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
I_Anya         MF   3   9  25  13  11 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
Fandinho       FW   1   6   8  27  10 |  71   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
J_Vardy        FW   1   7   8  26  30 |  94   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  25
R_Clemance     GK  15   3   3   1  40 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ryan_Nyambe    DF   1  25  12   7  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Vallejo      DF   2  25  12   7  41 |  23   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  20
H_Kagamoti     MF   2   7  26  14  32 |  53   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Maddison     FW   2   7   8  26  30 |  23   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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T_Macedo       GK  31   3   3   3  42 |  94  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
D_Burn         DF   2  29  10  12  21 |  94   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
M_Layun        DF   1  29  12   7  33 |  81   0   1   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  18  -2
F_Ricksen      DF   2  29   8   7  33 |  76   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
P_Bouba_Diop   MF   2   7  31  10  12 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  50  20
M_Arteta       MF   2   6  31   9  25 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Gandolfini   MF   3  10  30  21  12 |  71   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
S_Wiltord      MF   3  11  26   9  41 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
N_Piere        MF   1   7  26   7  30 |  94   0   2   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
J_Willock      FW   2  10   8  28  23 |  94   0   0   0   0   7   2   0   0   0   0   0  55
L_Suarez       FW   2  10   6  26  34 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
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  34   8   6  22 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
P_Evra         DF   3  31  12  11  21 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Rocastle     MF   2   8  31  11  21 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Anelka       FW   2   4  11  31  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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