Division Two League Match, Sunderland vs. AS Roma (Mon Jan 27)


                           Sunderland  |  AS Roma
                            4-3-1-2 C  |  4-1-3-2 P
                         John Gemmell  |  Care Taker
                                       |
                          T_McGill GK  |  GK G_Banks
                         B_Weinman DF  |  DF Bauer
                        E_Richards DF  |  DF Aldair
                              Boli DF  |  DF A_Arrondel
                           D_Jones DF  |  DF A_Kilgour
                        S_Nakajima MF  |  DM A_Pirlo
                          S_Defour MF  |  MF Zico
                              Atsu MF  |  MF C_Makiadi
                        H_Kagamoti AM  |  MF S_Gruber
                        A_Arshavin FW  |  FW N_Kanu
                          Fandinho FW  |  FW Emerson
                                       |
                        R_Clemance SUB |  SUB A_Hugo
                          A_Brehme SUB |  SUB Roberto
                          D_Aitken SUB |  SUB P_Huntington
                        M_V_Bommel SUB |  SUB G_Karagounis
                           J_Vardy SUB |  SUB Geminiho

Referee: G_Reddy (Republic_of_Ireland)


Min. 6  :(sun) S_Defour skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to Fandinho
          ...  Aldair gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 7  :(sun) The ball is passed in from Fandinho, he finds A_Arshavin
          ...  A_Arshavin curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  G_Banks makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 17 :(sun) H_Kagamoti gains possession
          ...  H_Kagamoti with the drive!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Defour hits it towards the far post!
          ...  A_Arshavin with the shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Fine finish !
          ...  That's put Sunderland ahead!
          ...  Sunderland 1-0 AS Roma ...
Min. 17 :(asr) The AS Roma manager told his side to change to a A strategy
Min. 17 :(asr) Zico with a measured pass to Bauer
          ...  Boli seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 18 :(sun) B_Weinman had to stretch to reach the pass
          ...  What a shot from B_Weinman !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  G_Banks won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 18 :(asr) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  S_Gruber is through!
          ...  S_Gruber with the side footed shot!
          ...  But it goes just over
Min. 19 :(sun) Boli pulls it back to A_Arshavin
          ...  Cleared by A_Arrondel
Min. 23 :(asr) A_Kilgour beats S_Defour
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves G_Reddy
          ...  Boli knocks the ball back to T_McGill
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It's gone past T_McGill!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Zico plays it towards the near post!
          ...  Atsu wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 25 :(sun) Atsu is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  A_Arshavin latches onto the ball
          ...  A_Arshavin with a thundering shot!
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 27 :(sun) S_Nakajima pushes it past A_Kilgour
          ...  Aldair gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 29 :(sun) A defence splitting pass from H_Kagamoti to A_Arshavin
          ...  A_Arshavin from 20 yards !
          ...  G_Banks just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 34 :(sun) A_Arshavin plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  Bauer with the tackle
          ...  That's got to be a yellow
          ...  G_Reddy ignores the protests for a card
          ...  Care Taker looks relieved
Min. 36 :(sun) A_Arshavin bursts forward
          ...  But Bauer barges him off the ball
Min. 38 :(asr) A_Arrondel runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs E_Richards
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  S_Defour pulls the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  S_Gruber swings it in
          ...  Emerson gets on the end of it
          ...  An audacious effort from Emerson !
          ...  Over the bar
Min. 40 :(sun) S_Nakajima holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Fandinho
          ...  A_Kilgour slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 42 :(asr) C_Makiadi lays the ball back to Emerson
          ...  Emerson keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  T_McGill got his hand to it, but couldn't keep it out
          ...  But it's been disallowed. There was a foul in the move
          ...  That looked like a harsh decision
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(sun) E_Richards cuts inside his opponent
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  A_Arrondel belts it clear
Min. 46 :(sun) S_Nakajima controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  E_Richards gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Bauer takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 46 :(asr) S_Gruber brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  N_Kanu gets on the end of the pass
          ...  N_Kanu with the punt towards goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It looks like he enjoyed that one!!
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing!
          ...  And that takes his tally to 10 for the campaign!!
          ...  That's pulled AS Roma level!
          ...  Sunderland 1-1 AS Roma ...
Min. 47 :(asr) AS Roma's manager orders his side to play P
Min. 47 :(sun) E_Richards is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to Fandinho
          ...  Fandinho attempts to nutmeg G_Banks!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Sunderland 1-1 AS Roma

Min. 46 :(asr) N_Kanu with the dribble
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  N_Kanu with a stunning strike !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hammered home!
          ...  AS Roma have snatched the lead!
          ...  Sunderland 1-2 AS Roma ...
Min. 47 :(sun) The Sunderland manager told his side to change to a A strategy
Min. 51 :(sun) H_Kagamoti with an incisive pass to B_Weinman
          ...  B_Weinman with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  G_Banks gets up well to catch that one
Min. 51 :(asr) Emerson takes advantage of a mistake by E_Richards
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  Emerson curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  T_McGill makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 52 :(asr) C_Makiadi wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to Emerson
          ...  Emerson tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  T_McGill just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 52 :(sun) B_Weinman beats his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  A_Arrondel rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  G_Reddy calls him for a talk
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 54 :(sun) Atsu rushes through the defence
          ...  Bauer read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 56 :(sun) B_Weinman back heels to find S_Nakajima in space
          ...  A_Arrondel steals the ball of off him
Min. 56 :(asr) S_Gruber looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to A_Arrondel
          ...  A_Arrondel is clean through!
          ...  The linesman has his flag raised
          ...  But G_Reddy waves play on
          ...  He just has to beat T_McGill
          ...  He lobs it over T_McGill
          ...  It goes wide!!
Min. 57 :(asr) C_Makiadi drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to Bauer
          ...  B_Weinman rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's G_Reddy going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 60 :(sun) M_V_Bommel replaces an unhappy S_Defour and will play as a MF
Min. 60 :(asr) G_Karagounis replaces an unhappy Zico and will play as a MF
Min. 60 :(asr) Bauer jumps over B_Weinman's challenge
          ...  Bauer strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  T_McGill makes a good save
Min. 63 :(sun) H_Kagamoti turns past Aldair
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  H_Kagamoti with the drive!
          ...  G_Banks saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 67 :(sun) H_Kagamoti breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on G_Banks!
          ...  A_Arrondel brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  G_Reddy reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 70 :(sun) D_Aitken takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace B_Weinman
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 70 :(sun) J_Vardy takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace A_Arshavin as FW
Min. 70 :(asr) Roberto will come on for Bauer and play DF
Min. 70 :(sun) Fandinho runs forward
          ...  Fandinho with a powerful diving header!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  A quality strike
          ...  That's pulled Sunderland level!
          ...  Sunderland 2-2 AS Roma ...
Min. 71 :(sun) M_V_Bommel gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  S_Nakajima is unmarked
          ...  S_Nakajima with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  G_Banks guesses right
Min. 72 :(asr) Geminiho is coming on for Emerson and will play FW
Min. 72 :(sun) M_V_Bommel unselfishly lays the ball back to J_Vardy
          ...  J_Vardy with a bicycle kick !
          ...  But G_Banks reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 74 :(sun) Atsu is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to J_Vardy
          ...  Blocked by A_Arrondel
Min. 79 :(sun) S_Nakajima volleys it forward. He finds Fandinho
          ...  G_Karagounis makes the challenge and clears the ball
          ...  But it drifts out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  H_Kagamoti floats the ball in!
          ...  The ball comes to Fandinho
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  G_Banks makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 80 :(sun) H_Kagamoti takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Vardy
          ...  A_Arrondel pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 81 :(sun) Fandinho runs at the defender
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  Fandinho looks to see where G_Banks is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 81 :(asr) N_Kanu turns past the defender
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  N_Kanu has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  T_McGill gets his fingertips to it
Min. 83 :(sun) Atsu is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to M_V_Bommel
          ...  M_V_Bommel tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  G_Banks makes a fine save
Min. 83 :(asr) Geminiho finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender
          ...  Boli knocks the ball back to T_McGill
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It's gone past T_McGill!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Makiadi hits it into the box!
          ...  D_Aitken gets up well
          ...  And he heads it clear
Min. 85 :(sun) S_Nakajima unselfishly lays the ball back to J_Vardy
          ...  J_Vardy carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(asr) Geminiho takes possession on the halfway line
          ...  He runs forward with the ball
          ...  He skips past the challenges
          ...  Geminiho with the chance !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 91 :(sun) Atsu looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Jones
          ...  Aldair slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stadium Of Light
Attendance           : 73,821
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Sunderland Match Info
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Best player          : Fandinho
Scorers              : A_Arshavin (17), Fandinho (70)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Defour (38)
Injured              : N/A
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AS Roma Match Info
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Best player          : N_Kanu (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N_Kanu (46,46)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Arrondel (67)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Sunderland    |     AS Roma
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       11
Off target           :           7        |       5
On target            :           9        |       6
Possession           :          50        |       50
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       9
Key Tackles          :           4        |       13
Key Passes           :          18        |       6
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Final Score          : Sunderland 2 - 2 AS Roma
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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  29   2   3   1  31 |  93   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
B_Weinman      DF   2  29   8  11  30 |  72   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  10   6
E_Richards     DF   2  26  14   5  32 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Boli           DF   2  25  11   7  32 |  93   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
D_Jones        DF   3  25  10   9  22 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Nakajima     MF   2   8  26   9  21 |  93   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   5
S_Defour       MF   2   9  25  12  12 |  62   0   0   1   1   0   0   1   0   0  -2  23  -2
Atsu           MF   1  10  25  11  18 |  93   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40   0
H_Kagamoti     AM   2   7  25  13  32 |  93   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30   6
A_Arshavin     FW   2   6   8  27  32 |  72   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  37
Fandinho       FW   1   6   7  26  10 |  93   0   0   1   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  10  37
R_Clemance     GK  15   3   3   1  40 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Brehme       DF   1  27   7   8  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Aitken       DF   1  25   9   6  20 |  21   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_V_Bommel     MF   1   7  27  18  29 |  31   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
J_Vardy        FW   1   7   8  25  30 |  21   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6

Player Statistics - AS Roma
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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G_Banks        GK  29   3   1   3  12 |  93   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
Bauer          DF   2  29   9   5  32 |  72   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   5
Aldair         DF   2  29   8   4  11 |  93   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
A_Arrondel     DF   2  29   4   7  12 |  93   0   5   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  98  -2  -1
A_Kilgour      DF   3  25   6  10  32 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_Pirlo        DM   1  13  27   7  11 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Zico           MF   3   8  29   8  30 |  62   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
C_Makiadi      MF   2   7  29   4  10 |  93   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
S_Gruber       MF   3   8  27   8  21 |  93   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  35   1
N_Kanu         FW   3   6   7  30  21 |  93   0   0   0   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0  65
Emerson        FW   3  11   7  29  21 |  74   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
A_Hugo         GK  27   2   3   1  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Roberto        DF   3  28   9   9  40 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Huntington   DF   1  25   8   6  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Karagounis   MF   2  10  28   9  33 |  31   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Geminiho       FW   3  10  11  27  31 |  19   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
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