Elite Intercontinental Cup 1st Round 1st Leg Match, Sunderland vs. Chelsea (Tue Feb 21)


                           Sunderland  |  Chelsea
                            4-1-3-2 P  |  4-1-2-1-2 C
                         John Gemmell  |  Ian McNamara
                                       |
                          A_Areola GK  |  GK C_Freamon
                          D_Aitken DF  |  DF L_Dixon
                      Kim_Sin_Jung DF  |  DF B_Venison
                           D_Jones DF  |  DF Jo_Rankin_Cos
                         E_Militao DF  |  DF F_Hierro
                          N_Stiles DM  |  DM Ethan_Ampadu
                           S_Evans MF  |  MF Mason_Mount
                        H_Kagamoti MF  |  MF Lewis_Travis
                        A_Campbell MF  |  AM T_Ndombele
                        J_Maddison FW  |  FW Darron_Harris
                           J_Vardy FW  |  FW Roy_Turnham
                                       |
                        R_Clemance SUB |  SUB J_Furnell
                       R_Ferdinand SUB |  SUB Adam_Young
                        Jo_Grayson SUB |  SUB D_Menga
                        A_Guardado SUB |  SUB N_Barella
                     T_Hulssenberg SUB |  SUB D_Milodovic

Referee: G_Reddy (Republic_of_Ireland)


Min. 2  :(chs) Ethan_Ampadu dribbles it into the box
          ...  Ethan_Ampadu hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 7  :(sun) J_Maddison with the dribble
          ...  Jo_Rankin_Cos is easily beaten
          ...  A glorious effort by J_Maddison !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 7  :(chs) Darron_Harris throws a punch
          ...  H_Kagamoti slumps to the ground
          ...  G_Reddy ignores the protests for a card
          ...  Ian McNamara looks relieved
Min. 21 :(sun) E_Militao hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  J_Maddison latches onto it!
          ...  J_Maddison throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  C_Freamon tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  Corner not given!!
Min. 21 :(sun) S_Evans with a smart pass to J_Vardy
          ...  T_Ndombele is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  G_Reddy wants a quiet word
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  That could have been a penalty!
          ...  J_Vardy bends it round the wall
          ...  But C_Freamon makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 22 :(sun) N_Stiles beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds J_Vardy
          ...  J_Vardy hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  C_Freamon just watches float over the bar!
Min. 23 :(sun) J_Vardy sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to N_Stiles
          ...  N_Stiles tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  But C_Freamon punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in
Min. 24 :(sun) E_Militao hoofs it up field to find H_Kagamoti
          ...  Darron_Harris scythes the player down.
          ...  Like Joey Barton would!
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is in a good position!
          ...  J_Vardy hits it over the wall
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Fine finish !
          ...  Sunderland go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Sunderland 1-0 Chelsea ...
Min. 25 :(chs) It looks as though Chelsea is now playing A
Min. 25 :(sun) E_Militao runs at the defence
          ...  E_Militao with his head down lets it go !
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 27 :(sun) H_Kagamoti hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  J_Maddison latches onto it!
          ...  J_Maddison hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  C_Freamon moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 27 :(chs) F_Hierro squares it to Darron_Harris
          ...  Darron_Harris controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  But A_Areola reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 28 :(sun) D_Jones looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to J_Vardy
          ...  Good sliding challenge from L_Dixon and it had to be
Min. 30 :(chs) Mason_Mount races into the box
          ...  He sees B_Venison lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  E_Militao with the block
Min. 32 :(chs) B_Venison finds Darron_Harris with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  Darron_Harris with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  A_Areola can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  A_Areola makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 34 :(chs) Lewis_Travis with the cross-field pass to Roy_Turnham
          ...  E_Militao plays the back pass
          ...  A_Areola can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Lewis_Travis chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  Roy_Turnham loses his marker
          ...  He gets his head onto it!
          ...  A_Areola falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 36 :(sun) S_Evans takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past Jo_Rankin_Cos
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  The cross hits S_Evans on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
          ...  The Chelsea fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 42 :(sun) S_Evans takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past Jo_Rankin_Cos
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  B_Venison with a bad challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(sun) J_Vardy finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender
          ...  J_Vardy bears down on goal!
          ...  C_Freamon with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 46 :(chs) Darron_Harris turns well with ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  Darron_Harris tries to chip the ball over A_Areola!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Ethan_Ampadu swings it in!
          ...  Kim_Sin_Jung reads it well and clears the danger
Min. 47 :(sun) A_Campbell looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to J_Vardy
          ...  L_Dixon plays it back
          ...  C_Freamon slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Campbell swings it in!
          ...  B_Venison wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger

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

Min. 57 :(sun) H_Kagamoti with a one-touch layoff to J_Vardy
          ...  Good sliding challenge from F_Hierro
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Evans plays it towards the near post!
          ...  B_Venison wins the ball
          ...  He belts it away
Min. 57 :(chs) Darron_Harris finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled D_Jones
          ...  D_Jones goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 59 :(chs) Roy_Turnham takes possession on the halfway line
          ...  He runs forward with the ball
          ...  He skips past the challenges
          ...  Roy_Turnham with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  Looks like it should be A_Areola's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  A_Areola looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 60 :(sun) R_Ferdinand comes on for D_Aitken and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 60 :(sun) A_Guardado is being prepared to come on
          ...  A_Campbell is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 60 :(sun) T_Hulssenberg will replace the useless J_Maddison and will play FW
Min. 63 :(sun) The ball is passed in from R_Ferdinand, he finds J_Vardy
          ...  J_Vardy throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  C_Freamon makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 65 :(chs) Mason_Mount with an incisive pass to T_Ndombele
          ...  T_Ndombele with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  A_Areola gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 70 :(chs) Adam_Young takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace B_Venison
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 70 :(chs) D_Menga is going to be brought on
          ...  Ethan_Ampadu is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DM
Min. 70 :(chs) N_Barella is coming on and T_Ndombele is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play AM
Min. 70 :(chs) D_Milodovic will come on for Darron_Harris and play FW
Min. 78 :(chs) N_Barella with a short pass to find Jo_Rankin_Cos
          ...  R_Ferdinand pulls on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  G_Reddy has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by G_Reddy!
Min. 78 :(chs) D_Milodovic with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heals
          ...  E_Militao beats him to the ball
Min. 79 :(chs) Roy_Turnham takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  Roy_Turnham has a dig at goal!
          ...  A_Areola falls over
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  A_Areola looks a little embarrassed now!
          ...  Chelsea have done it!!
          ...  They are all square
          ...  Sunderland 1-1 Chelsea ...
Min. 80 :(sun) T_Hulssenberg breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on C_Freamon!
          ...  F_Hierro 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!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  S_Evans bends it in
          ...  C_Freamon is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Deserved a goal really
Min. 82 :(chs) Jo_Rankin_Cos threads the through ball to N_Barella
          ...  N_Barella tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 84 :(chs) N_Barella loses his marker
          ...  H_Kagamoti is late with that one
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just inside there own half
          ...  L_Dixon swings it in
          ...  D_Milodovic gets on the end of it
          ...  D_Milodovic with the header !
          ...  The shot slips through A_Areola's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 86 :(chs) D_Menga has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Roy_Turnham collects the loose ball!
          ...  Roy_Turnham with a thundering drive!
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  That was a mishit effort!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(sun) S_Evans nutmegs L_Dixon, he continues to run forward
          ...  F_Hierro is forced to retreat
          ...  He knocks it back!
          ...  C_Freamon misses it!
          ...  It creeps just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Stiles chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  L_Dixon wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stadium Of Light
Attendance           : 97,454
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Sunderland Match Info
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Best player          : J_Vardy (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Vardy (24)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Chelsea Match Info
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Best player          : Roy_Turnham
Scorers              : Roy_Turnham (79)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Darron_Harris (24), F_Hierro (80)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Sunderland    |     Chelsea
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       11
Off target           :           6        |       9
On target            :           6        |       2
Possession           :          63        |       37
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       4
Fouls                :           5        |       8
Key Tackles          :           4        |       4
Key Passes           :          10        |       7
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Final Score          : Sunderland 1 - 1 Chelsea
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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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A_Areola       GK  29   2   3   3  20 |  93   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
D_Aitken       DF   1  30   9   6  20 |  62   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Kim_Sin_Jung   DF   2  29   9   9  12 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
D_Jones        DF   3  28  11   9  22 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
E_Militao      DF   3  25  11   7  20 |  93   0   3   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  20   0
N_Stiles       DM   2  17  29   1  24 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
S_Evans        MF   1   1  28  16  28 |  93   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
H_Kagamoti     MF   2   7  28  14  32 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
A_Campbell     MF   2   5  25   3  28 |  62   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Maddison     FW   2   7   9  27  30 |  62   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
J_Vardy        FW   1   7   8  27  30 |  93   0   0   1   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  10  40
R_Clemance     GK  15   3   3   1  40 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Ferdinand    DF   1  25  12   9  22 |  31   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Jo_Grayson     DF   1  25  11   8  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Guardado     MF   2   7  30   6  20 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Hulssenberg  FW   2   8   9  26  43 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Chelsea
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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C_Freamon      GK  30   1   3   1  33 |  93   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
L_Dixon        DF   1  28   8   9  31 |  93   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
B_Venison      DF   1  27   2   1  26 |  72   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
Jo_Rankin_Cos  DF   2  26  12  10  21 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
F_Hierro       DF   2  25   9   8  31 |  93   0   2   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  38   8  -2
Ethan_Ampadu   DM   3   9  25   8  21 |  72   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Mason_Mount    MF   2   7  26   7  12 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Lewis_Travis   MF   1   5  25   2  40 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
T_Ndombele     AM   2   6  25   8  43 |  72   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Darron_Harris  FW   1   4   2  26  45 |  72   0   0   0   0   3   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   3
Roy_Turnham    FW   1   4   4  26  33 |  93   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
J_Furnell      GK  19   1   2   1  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Adam_Young     DF   1  25   1   6  25 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Menga        DM   3   9  27   7  32 |  21   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
N_Barella      AM   1   9  26   9  31 |  21   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Milodovic    FW   2   6   7  25  13 |  21   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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