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Season 35 Archive: League Play Off 2nd Leg

Sunderland 2 - 2 Hearts

Divisional Play Off 2nd Leg Match, Sunderland vs. Hearts (Sun Apr 09)


                           Sunderland  |  Hearts
                            4-3-1-2 P  |  4-3-3 C
                         John Gemmell  |  Roy Rolsten
                                       |
                          A_Areola GK  |  GK B_Roorda
                          D_Aitken DF  |  DF H_Onderlei
                           D_Jones DF  |  DF L_Gasparotto
                        T_Blackett DF  |  DF J_Speelman
                          D_Yedlin DF  |  DF B_Conti
                          N_Stiles MF  |  MF C_Sibbald
                        A_Guardado MF  |  MF J_Colquhoun
                            J_Baez MF  |  MF M_Franchu
                           S_Evans AM  |  FW D_Underwood
                        J_Maddison FW  |  FW A_Arshavin
                           J_Vardy FW  |  FW M_Crickmore
                                       |
                        R_Clemance SUB |  SUB Mo_Girgua
                      Kim_Sin_Jung SUB |  SUB N_Barr
                       S_Torkelson SUB |  SUB Rou_Reynolds
                      D_Boerrigter SUB |  SUB B_Towell
                     T_Hulssenberg SUB |  SUB S_Mane

Referee: N_Rizzoli (Italy)


Min. 2  :(sun) J_Vardy beats A_Arshavin
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  J_Vardy controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  B_Roorda makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 2  :(hts) D_Underwood finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled D_Aitken
          ...  Driven towards goal by D_Underwood !
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into A_Areola arms
          ...  He's spilt it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He'll want to forget about that quickly!
          ...  That's given Hearts the advantage!
          ...  Sunderland 0-1 Hearts ...
Min. 3  :(sun) The Sunderland manager shouts at them from the touchline to play A
Min. 5  :(hts) M_Franchu pass splits open the defence and finds A_Arshavin
          ...  A_Arshavin with the header !
          ...  A_Areola saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 6  :(sun) S_Evans leaves B_Conti standing
          ...  S_Evans with the goal bound shot!
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  B_Roorda is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by A_Guardado!
          ...  B_Roorda catches it!
Min. 7  :(hts) M_Franchu finds D_Underwood on the edge of the box
          ...  N_Stiles body checks his opponent!!
          ...  That's a careless challenge!!
          ...  N_Rizzoli wants a quiet word
Min. 10 :(sun) J_Vardy leaves D_Underwood standing
          ...  But L_Gasparotto comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 13 :(sun) D_Aitken runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to J_Maddison
          ...  H_Onderlei steals the ball of off him
Min. 13 :(hts) M_Franchu flicks it past T_Blackett
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  Cleaned up by J_Baez
Min. 15 :(sun) N_Stiles looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Vardy
          ...  J_Speelman cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 19 :(hts) D_Underwood with the dribble
          ...  This is a great chance
          ...  D_Underwood attempts the shot!
          ...  A_Areola is beaten!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb finish!!
          ...  Sunderland 0-2 Hearts ...
Min. 20 :(hts) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Hearts will now play D
Min. 20 :(sun) D_Yedlin miskicks!
          ...  He finds S_Evans though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  B_Conti with the tackle
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 22 :(sun) J_Maddison turns past H_Onderlei
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  J_Maddison with a bicycle kick !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  That was a mishit effort!
Min. 22 :(hts) J_Speelman beats A_Guardado
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves N_Rizzoli
          ...  D_Yedlin cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 31 :(hts) J_Colquhoun gets to the by line and finds A_Arshavin with a beautiful cross
          ...  What a shot from A_Arshavin !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  A_Areola gets his fingertips to it
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Sibbald chips the ball into the area!
          ...  D_Aitken clears the danger
Min. 32 :(sun) N_Stiles with the first time pass to J_Vardy
          ...  J_Vardy fires the shot in!
          ...  B_Roorda parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And B_Roorda recovers to save!!
Min. 33 :(sun) J_Vardy passes the ball to J_Maddison
          ...  The cross hits J_Maddison on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  But B_Roorda punches it away
          ...  He commands his area so well
Min. 36 :(hts) L_Gasparotto plays a first time ball through the defence to D_Underwood
          ...  Good sliding challenge from D_Aitken
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(sun) J_Baez has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past H_Onderlei
          ...  He puts in D_Jones!
          ...  But D_Underwood slides in
Min. 47 :(sun) J_Vardy cuts inside J_Speelman
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from B_Conti
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful

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

Min. 46 :(hts) L_Gasparotto hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  A_Arshavin latches onto it!
          ...  A_Arshavin bears down on goal!
          ...  A_Areola makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 48 :(sun) J_Maddison is in some pain
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now
          ...  But he looks unable to continue
Min. 48 :(sun) Up goes the substitution board - T_Hulssenberg on for J_Maddison as a FW
Min. 49 :(hts) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  A_Arshavin is through!
          ...  A_Arshavin shoots towards goal !
          ...  A_Areola with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 50 :(sun) D_Yedlin can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to S_Evans
          ...  S_Evans launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 52 :(hts) J_Colquhoun brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  D_Underwood gets on the end of the pass
          ...  D_Underwood attempts a chip!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 54 :(sun) J_Baez hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  J_Vardy latches onto it!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from H_Onderlei
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 57 :(sun) S_Evans with the towering header to J_Vardy
          ...  But H_Onderlei wins the ball
Min. 59 :(sun) J_Baez holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to J_Vardy
          ...  H_Onderlei takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 60 :(sun) Kim_Sin_Jung will come on for D_Aitken and play DF
Min. 60 :(sun) D_Boerrigter will replace J_Baez and play MF
Min. 68 :(sun) Kim_Sin_Jung nutmegs the defender
          ...  Kim_Sin_Jung attempts to nutmeg B_Roorda!
          ...  B_Roorda with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 71 :(sun) Kim_Sin_Jung cuts inside his opponent
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  M_Franchu gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 71 :(hts) M_Franchu turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to L_Gasparotto
          ...  But N_Stiles slides in two footed.
          ...  N_Rizzoli has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 72 :(sun) S_Evans controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs B_Conti
          ...  He puts in T_Hulssenberg!
          ...  J_Speelman knocks the ball back to B_Roorda
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It's gone past B_Roorda!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by D_Boerrigter
          ...  T_Hulssenberg gets a shot in
          ...  B_Roorda with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Boerrigter crosses it in!
          ...  B_Roorda easily catches it!
Min. 78 :(sun) The ball runs loose!
          ...  T_Hulssenberg seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  M_Franchu with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 79 :(sun) S_Evans stops the ball and looks around for movement
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  S_Evans runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  B_Roorda makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 81 :(sun) D_Boerrigter floats the ball in to find T_Hulssenberg
          ...  B_Conti takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 83 :(sun) J_Vardy flicks it over J_Speelman and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  J_Vardy fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He kisses his shirt!!
          ...  He shows his love for the club!!
          ...  The fans cheer him and chant his name!!
          ...  Sunderland have narrowed the deficit!
          ...  Sunderland 1-2 Hearts ...
Min. 87 :(sun) S_Evans pushes it past the defender
          ...  S_Evans flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  B_Roorda with a superb tip around the post
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Vardy plays it into the danger area!
          ...  B_Roorda fists it away!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(hts) C_Sibbald with a slide rule pass to H_Onderlei
          ...  D_Yedlin with an ugly foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  N_Rizzoli wants a word
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 91 :(sun) A_Guardado reads the run of D_Yedlin
          ...  D_Yedlin gets up high for the header !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He jumps up and punches the air
          ...  Sunderland have done it!!
          ...  They are all square
          ...  Sunderland 2-2 Hearts ...
Min. 94 :(sun) S_Evans 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!
          ...  L_Gasparotto knocks the ball back to B_Roorda
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It's gone past B_Roorda!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by A_Guardado!
          ...  T_Hulssenberg gets to it!
          ...  B_Roorda has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  B_Roorda reacts well to tip it wide!!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Boerrigter hits it towards the far post!
          ...  B_Roorda comes out and claims it!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stadium Of Light
Attendance           : 99,661
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Sunderland Match Info
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Best player          : J_Vardy
Scorers              : J_Vardy (83), D_Yedlin (91)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : J_Maddison (48)
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Hearts Match Info
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Best player          : D_Underwood (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Underwood (2,19)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : B_Conti (20)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Sunderland    |     Hearts
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       7
Off target           :           3        |       1
On target            :          10        |       6
Possession           :          62        |       38
Corners              :           6        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :           6        |       8
Key Tackles          :           4        |       13
Key Passes           :          13        |       8
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Final Score          : Sunderland 2 - 2 Hearts
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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 |  97   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Aitken       DF   1  30   9   6  20 |  63   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
D_Jones        DF   3  28  11   9  22 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Blackett     DF   2  27  11   8  21 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Yedlin       DF   1  27  11   6  23 |  97   0   1   2   0   1   1   0   0   0  20  20  25
N_Stiles       MF   2  18  30   1  24 |  97   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
A_Guardado     MF   2   7  30   6  20 |  97   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
J_Baez         MF   1  12  27   2  28 |  63   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
S_Evans        AM   1   1  28  16  28 |  97   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  20  10
J_Maddison     FW   2   7   9  27  30 |  51   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
J_Vardy        FW   1   7   8  27  30 |  97   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  10  35
R_Clemance     GK  15   3   3   1  40 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Kim_Sin_Jung   DF   2  30   9   9  12 |  34   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
S_Torkelson    DF   1  26   8   1  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Boerrigter   MF   2  10  27  12  32 |  34   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
T_Hulssenberg  FW   2   8   9  26  43 |  46   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10

Player Statistics - Hearts
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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B_Roorda       GK  39   4   5   2  29 |  97  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
H_Onderlei     DF   1  29   9   5  13 |  97   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
L_Gasparotto   DF   3  29   8   7  23 |  97   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
J_Speelman     DF   2  28   1  11  29 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
B_Conti        DF   3  26  10   7  43 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
C_Sibbald      MF   2   9  31   8  30 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Colquhoun    MF   2   3  29   1  35 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
M_Franchu      MF   3  14  27   6  32 |  97   0   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  30   0
D_Underwood    FW   2   3   5  30  28 |  97   0   1   0   0   3   2   0   0   0  20   0  50
A_Arshavin     FW   2   7   8  28  32 |  97   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
M_Crickmore    FW   1   6   9  27  31 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Mo_Girgua      GK  18   2   5   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Barr         DF   1  24   7   4  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Rou_Reynolds   MF   2   7  27   9  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Towell       MF   2   4  26  15  45 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Mane         FW   2   7   8  26  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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