Elite League Cup Group Match, Sunderland vs. AS Roma (Wed May 03)


                           Sunderland  |  AS Roma
                            4-1-3-2 C  |  4-4-2 A
                         John Gemmell  |  Chris Ridout
                                       |
                           R_Locke GK  |  GK J_Reina
                        A_Helender DF  |  DF A_Macheda
                        A_Cissokho DF  |  DF J_A_Riise
                        R_Roversio DF  |  DF L_Jones
                          J_Wallis DF  |  DF S_Pearce
                           M_Woods DM  |  MF Rivaldo
                     Eugen_Shakhov MF  |  MF S_Berghuis
                           N_Sahin MF  |  MF T_Cairney
                              Atsu MF  |  MF D_Beckham
                        Christinoa FW  |  FW R_M_Perry
                             Bruno FW  |  FW D_Baggio
                                       |
                       R_McGlinchy SUB |  SUB P_Kenny
                          A_Brehme SUB |  SUB M_Reiziger
                          D_Aitken SUB |  SUB Lucas
                        H_Kagamoti SUB |  SUB D_Lehman
                         Ademilson SUB |  SUB Gil

Referee: S_Youri (Morrocco)


Min. 1  :(asr) D_Beckham with the diagonal pass L_Jones
          ...  L_Jones tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  But R_Locke tips it behind
          ...  S_Youri has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 2  :(sun) Christinoa with electric pace
          ...  He eases past L_Jones
          ...  A vicious shot by Christinoa !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He jumps up and punches the air
          ...  And Sunderland are leading in the game now
          ...  Sunderland 1-0 AS Roma ...
Min. 2  :(asr) Rivaldo with a flicked pass to R_M_Perry
          ...  R_M_Perry gets up high for the header !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Rivaldo curls it into the box!
          ...  R_Locke easily claims the ball!
Min. 3  :(asr) Rivaldo holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to S_Berghuis
          ...  S_Berghuis smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  R_Locke with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 4  :(sun) Christinoa knocks the ball past the lunge of A_Macheda
          ...  D_Beckham tackles cleanly
Min. 4  :(asr) J_A_Riise brings it under control
          ...  He takes on A_Cissokho
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in S_Berghuis!
          ...  A skilful effort from S_Berghuis !
          ...  R_Locke saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 10 :(sun) A_Cissokho makes himself available
          ...  S_Pearce cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 14 :(sun) Christinoa nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  D_Beckham reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Sahin plays it into the danger area!
          ...  J_Reina catches it!
Min. 14 :(asr) S_Pearce swings at Eugen_Shakhov
          ...  He could be off!!
          ...  S_Youri calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 15 :(sun) Atsu jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Christinoa
          ...  Christinoa shoots towards goal !
          ...  But it goes just over
Min. 17 :(asr) S_Berghuis threads the through ball to T_Cairney
          ...  But R_Roversio clears the ball to safety
Min. 20 :(sun) N_Sahin with a precise pass to Christinoa
          ...  Christinoa tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  J_Reina is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 21 :(sun) Bruno knocks the ball past S_Pearce
          ...  Bruno hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  The shot slips through J_Reina's hands
          ...  But J_Reina recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 26 :(asr) Rivaldo with the dribble
          ...  This is a great chance
          ...  A cheeky lob from Rivaldo !
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 27 :(asr) R_M_Perry takes advantage of a mistake by R_Roversio
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  A_Helender clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 29 :(asr) A_Macheda with a one-touch layoff to S_Berghuis
          ...  R_Roversio steals the ball of off him
Min. 30 :(sun) M_Woods 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!
          ...  Bruno receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  Bruno goes for goal !
          ...  J_Reina can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  J_Reina has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 30 :(sun) Bruno can't keep control of it and loses possession!
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back!
          ...  He creates some space for an opening!
          ...  D_Beckham with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 31 :(sun) Atsu holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Bruno
          ...  Bruno with the cheeky shot!
          ...  But J_Reina tips it behind
          ...  S_Youri has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 31 :(asr) R_M_Perry finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled R_Roversio
          ...  N_Sahin with a bad challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  S_Youri wants a quiet word
Min. 32 :(sun) N_Sahin miskicks!
          ...  He finds Bruno though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  L_Jones is forced to retreat
          ...  He knocks it back!
          ...  J_Reina misses it!
          ...  It creeps just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Atsu chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  A_Macheda wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 34 :(sun) R_Roversio with the dribble
          ...  S_Pearce is easily beaten
          ...  What a shot from R_Roversio !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  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 :(asr) Rivaldo hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  D_Beckham collects the loose ball!
          ...  J_Wallis intercepts the pass
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(sun) Atsu sidesteps S_Pearce
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  Atsu with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  J_Reina with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 44 :(asr) L_Jones with the header on
          ...  He finds R_M_Perry in space
          ...  R_M_Perry with the shot !
          ...  R_Locke has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  R_Locke reacts well to save!!!
Min. 45 :(asr) T_Cairney has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_Helender
          ...  He puts in D_Baggio!
          ...  D_Baggio attempts a lob!
          ...  R_Locke with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 46 :(asr) D_Beckham knocks the ball past J_Wallis
          ...  D_Beckham hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  R_Locke is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 47 :(sun) Eugen_Shakhov is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to Bruno
          ...  But A_Macheda sees the pass and cuts it out

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Sunderland 1-0 AS Roma

Min. 46 :(sun) Atsu controls the ball immaculately
          ...  Leaves the defenders for dead
          ...  This looks like it could be a great chance
          ...  S_Pearce reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 46 :(asr) Rivaldo finds D_Beckham with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  D_Beckham attempts a chip!
          ...  But R_Locke makes a fine save
Min. 47 :(asr) R_M_Perry jumps over J_Wallis's challenge
          ...  But R_Roversio sweeps up the threat
Min. 52 :(sun) Eugen_Shakhov runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to Bruno
          ...  Bruno goes for goal !
          ...  Its sails over!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 54 :(sun) A_Helender threads the through ball to Bruno
          ...  A_Macheda with a late tackle
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
          ...  He is ordered to cool off
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick
          ...  N_Sahin bends it in
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting
          ...  Goal kick given
Min. 56 :(asr) Rivaldo looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to D_Baggio
          ...  D_Baggio with the chance !
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 57 :(sun) R_Roversio with the towering header to Christinoa
          ...  But L_Jones barges him off the ball
Min. 58 :(sun) M_Woods slides the ball across to Christinoa
          ...  Christinoa with a terrific drive !
          ...  Brilliant save from J_Reina
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 58 :(asr) D_Baggio plays a great one-two
          ...  He continues to run forward now
          ...  D_Baggio has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  R_Locke with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 59 :(asr) S_Berghuis crosses to D_Baggio
          ...  D_Baggio with a thundering volley!
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  R_Locke is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Cairney plays it towards the near post!
          ...  R_Locke catches it!
Min. 61 :(asr) Rivaldo with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past Bruno
          ...  But A_Cissokho puts it in row Z!
Min. 64 :(sun) N_Sahin crosses in from the wing, he finds Christinoa in the box
          ...  Christinoa with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Roversio curls it into the box!
          ...  J_Reina reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 64 :(asr) S_Berghuis gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past R_Roversio!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  S_Berghuis drives it low !
          ...  R_Locke with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 65 :(sun) H_Kagamoti is ready to come on to replace M_Woods
          ...  Looks like he will play as a AM
Min. 65 :(asr) M_Reiziger is being prepared to come on
          ...  A_Macheda is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 66 :(asr) S_Berghuis finds a hole in the defence
          ...  The defence was sleeping
          ...  He made a fantastic run though
          ...  R_Roversio with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that
Min. 67 :(sun) Bruno beats M_Reiziger
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  S_Berghuis with a late tackle
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from S_Youri
Min. 70 :(sun) D_Aitken is coming on and A_Helender is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 71 :(sun) N_Sahin takes possession
          ...  What can he do here?
          ...  But M_Reiziger reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 73 :(sun) A_Cissokho finds Bruno on the edge of the box
          ...  Bruno rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 75 :(sun) Ademilson replaces Christinoa to play as a FW
Min. 80 :(asr) D_Lehman comes on for R_M_Perry and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 80 :(sun) N_Sahin is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Bruno
          ...  A delicate chip from Bruno !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled into the top corner!
          ...  Sunderland 2-0 AS Roma ...
Min. 81 :(asr) D_Baggio 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 Atsu slides in two footed.
          ...  S_Youri has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 82 :(asr) Lucas is coming on and Rivaldo is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 82 :(asr) S_Pearce with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from J_Wallis
          ...  S_Pearce attempts a lob!
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 85 :(sun) N_Sahin curls the ball out wide to Ademilson
          ...  A thundering drive by Ademilson !
          ...  J_Reina won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 92 :(sun) Atsu crosses in from the wing, he finds H_Kagamoti in the box
          ...  A well-placed shot from H_Kagamoti !
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  J_Reina acrobatically tips it over !!
          ...  Great keeping!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Sahin hits it towards the far post!
          ...  The ball finds its way to Eugen_Shakhov
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  J_Reina parries it
Min. 94 :(asr) M_Reiziger with a glorious 60-yard pass to D_Beckham
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by J_Wallis
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_A_Riise curls it into the box!
          ...  R_Locke comes out and claims it!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stadium Of Light
Attendance           : 73,016
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Sunderland Match Info
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Best player          : N_Sahin (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Christinoa (2), Bruno (80)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Roversio (66)
Injured              : N/A
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AS Roma Match Info
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Best player          : S_Berghuis
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Pearce (14), D_Beckham (30)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Sunderland    |     AS Roma
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       14
Off target           :           9        |       6
On target            :           8        |       8
Possession           :          59        |       41
Corners              :           4        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       9
Key Tackles          :           8        |       8
Key Passes           :          15        |       13
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Final Score          : Sunderland 2 - 0 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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R_Locke        GK  35   2   4   4  15 |  96  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  95   0   0   0
A_Helender     DF   1  26   7   7  21 |  72   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  30  20
A_Cissokho     DF   2  25  10   6  12 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
R_Roversio     DF   1  25   3  10  31 |  96   0   3   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  58   8  -1
J_Wallis       DF   2  23   9   4  31 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
M_Woods        DM   2  16  24   9  18 |  67   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40  20
Eugen_Shakhov  MF   1   6  27   6  21 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
N_Sahin        MF   2   7  25  17  26 |  96   0   0   5   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  65   1
Atsu           MF   1   9  24  11  18 |  96   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30   5
Christinoa     FW   3   9   7  25  42 |  77   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  28
Bruno          FW   2   5   3  23  11 |  96   0   0   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0  33
R_McGlinchy    GK  20   4   2   3  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Brehme       DF   1  24   7   8  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Aitken       DF   1  23   9   6  20 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Kagamoti     AM   2   7  23  13  32 |  29   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Ademilson      FW   2   9   2  24  28 |  19   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1

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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J_Reina        GK  32   2   3   1  18 |  96   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
A_Macheda      DF   3  28   5   6  42 |  67   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20 -10 -20
J_A_Riise      DF   3  25   7   9  32 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
L_Jones        DF   3  25   7   8  22 |  96   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   5
S_Pearce       DF   1  24   7  10  18 |  96   0   2   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  18 -22 -21
Rivaldo        MF   2   7  26   8  37 |  84   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  50   1
S_Berghuis     MF   2   4  23  16  20 |  96   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  20  15
T_Cairney      MF   2   7  23   8  21 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_Beckham      MF   3   8  23   7  30 |  96   0   2   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  38   8   4
R_M_Perry      FW   1   8  11  23  30 |  82   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
D_Baggio       FW   2   6   8  22  21 |  96   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
P_Kenny        GK  27   2   2   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Reiziger     DF   2  22   6   6  21 |  29   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Lucas          MF   2   5  25  14  19 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Lehman       FW   3   9   7  24  33 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Gil            FW   3   6   8  23  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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