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Season 20 Archive: Division 2, Week 11
Sunderland 2 - 3 Manchester City
Division Two League Match, Sunderland vs. Manchester City (Thu Apr 30)
Sunderland | Manchester City
4-3-3 A | 4-4-2 N
John Gemmell | Scott Matthews
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R_Locke GK | GK S_Scuffet
M_Zeffane DF | DF P_Sweeper
E_Moretti DF | DF E_Johnson
J_McNamara DF | DF Efe_Sodje
A_Helender DF | DF M_Nastasic
J_Shaddix MF | MF M_Dickinson
I_Osbourne MF | MF Y_Hussein
M_V_Bommel MF | MF T_Kunert
J_MacBright FW | MF J_Quigg
G_Strachan FW | FW Bar
E_Stranger FW | FW Nathan_Dyer
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R_McGlinchy SUB | SUB P_Out
R_Roversio SUB | SUB M_Hummels
G_McQueen SUB | SUB M_Reus
Eugen_Shakhov SUB | SUB D_Silva
R_Fowler SUB | SUB A_Negredo
Referee: M_McCurry (Scotland)
Min. 1 :(sun) M_V_Bommel leaves his marker standing
... But Nathan_Dyer slid in
... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 1 :(mnc) T_Kunert jumps over M_Zeffane's challenge
... But J_McNamara puts the ball out of play
Min. 2 :(sun) J_MacBright with a 40-yard pass to J_McNamara
... But Efe_Sodje slides in
Min. 4 :(mnc) M_Dickinson cut's in on the inside of the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to P_Sweeper
... P_Sweeper fires a shot at goal !
... But R_Locke reaches the ball. Good save
... There was a foul on R_Locke anyway
Min. 6 :(mnc) Y_Hussein beats J_McNamara
... He showed great skill there
... J_Shaddix stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 7 :(mnc) T_Kunert plays the early ball across the box to find Nathan_Dyer in space
... Nathan_Dyer drives the shot in!
... R_Locke makes a great save
... But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 9 :(mnc) M_Nastasic finds his way through
... E_Moretti takes the player out!!
... The ref turns away!!
Min. 10 :(sun) J_Shaddix flicks it over P_Sweeper's head
... He showed some great skill there!
... J_Shaddix with the side footed shot!
... But he got that all wrong
Min. 12 :(sun) M_Zeffane plays in J_Shaddix with a beautiful ball
... J_Shaddix with the strike !
... It's wide!
... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 12 :(mnc) M_Dickinson holds the ball up and waits for support
... He knocks the ball across to Bar
... A_Helender wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 14 :(mnc) M_Dickinson with a one-touch layoff to Bar
... Bar has his eyes on the goal!
... He fires the ball goal ward!
... But R_Locke with the difficult save
Min. 18 :(sun) I_Osbourne flicks it past the defender
... He runs forward
... I_Osbourne tries to beat S_Scuffet!
... S_Scuffet with the save
... He holds onto it as well!
Min. 21 :(mnc) J_Quigg hits the ball through the heart of the defence
... Bar latches onto it!
... E_Moretti pulls on his shirt
... He wins the ball
... The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 24 :(sun) G_Strachan runs at the defence
... Cleaned up by Y_Hussein
Min. 25 :(mnc) Y_Hussein feeds the ball through the middle
... M_Nastasic runs onto it
... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
... M_Nastasic has a dig at goal!
... GOAL !!
... R_Locke has to pick the ball out of the net
... Manchester City go ahead in this match now!
... Sunderland 0-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 28 :(sun) M_V_Bommel controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
... He plays the ball out to the right!
... J_MacBright gets onto the end of the pass!
... M_Dickinson with a late tackle
... He certainly didn't mean it
... He had to endure a strong lecture from M_McCurry
Min. 29 :(sun) M_V_Bommel has the ball
... He knocks the ball past M_Nastasic
... He puts in M_Zeffane!
... M_Dickinson fouls badly
... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
... YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
... He'll need to be careful from now on
... FREE KICK!
... What a silly place to give away a free kick
... I_Osbourne swings it in
... J_MacBright gets on the end of it
... J_MacBright aims for the top right corner !
... S_Scuffet is stranded!
... He can't get there in time!
... OH! It drifts just past the post
... Great strike!
... Deserved a goal really
Min. 30 :(mnc) Nathan_Dyer nutmegs A_Helender, he continues to run forward
... G_Strachan dives in two footed!!
... Play On!!
Min. 31 :(mnc) J_Quigg hoists the ball across to Y_Hussein
... I_Osbourne fouls badly
... M_McCurry will want to speak to him
... M_McCurry wants a quiet word
Min. 31 :(mnc) M_Dickinson finds Nathan_Dyer with a ball over the defence
... Nathan_Dyer with the shot !
... But R_Locke palms it behind
... M_McCurry has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 36 :(mnc) M_Nastasic with a 50-yard pass to Bar
... Bar with the punt towards goal!
... It hammers off the bar onto the line
... M_McCurry talks to his assistant
... GOAL !!
... The Manchester City fans celebrate the goal
... Sunderland 0-2 Manchester City ...
Min. 38 :(sun) G_Strachan controls the ball with ease
... G_Strachan rifles it to the far post !
... It hammers off the bar onto the line
... M_McCurry talks to his assistant
... GOAL !!
... That looked like the wrong decision
... The Sunderland fans celebrate though!
... Sunderland 1-2 Manchester City ...
Min. 38 :(mnc) Bar makes himself available
... G_Strachan with an over the top challenge
... M_McCurry warns him
Min. 38 :(mnc) Nathan_Dyer gets the ball on the wing
... He slides the ball past the defender!
... He has some space now!
... E_Moretti wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 39 :(sun) I_Osbourne with a measured pass to E_Stranger
... E_Stranger belts the ball towards goal!
... It swerves a lot in the air
... It's beaten S_Scuffet
... It goes wide !!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(sun) M_V_Bommel moves out over to the edge of the pitch
... He sees a team mate in space
... He plays the ball through to J_MacBright
... Y_Hussein gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 46 :(mnc) Nathan_Dyer with a flashy move
... Nathan_Dyer rises above the defence to head the ball !
... R_Locke gets his fingertips to it
... He pushes it on to the post
... The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 49 :(sun) E_Stranger pushes it past P_Sweeper
... J_Quigg pulls the player to the ground!!
... That's a poor tackle!
... M_McCurry shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll need to be careful from now on!
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Sunderland 1-2 Manchester City
Min. 48 :(mnc) T_Kunert jinks infield
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to M_Nastasic
... J_Shaddix with the lunge!!
... And the whistle goes, that's a foul
... He got away with just a warning
Min. 51 :(sun) M_V_Bommel with the deft touch
... He takes it past Efe_Sodje
... He knocks it to J_Shaddix!
... E_Johnson knocks him to the floor
... The fans are calling for a penalty!
... But M_McCurry just turns away!
Min. 53 :(sun) J_MacBright cut's in on the inside of the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to G_Strachan
... E_Johnson with the block
Min. 58 :(sun) G_Strachan runs at the defender
... The defender slips and falls over
... Efe_Sodje takes the ball
... OOOHHHH!!
... He almost loses it straight away
... But he hits it clear!
Min. 59 :(sun) J_Shaddix sprints down the flank
... He threads the ball in to G_Strachan
... G_Strachan attempts a chip!
... But S_Scuffet pulls out a save of the game
Min. 60 :(sun) Up goes the substitution board - G_McQueen on for E_Moretti as a DF
Min. 60 :(sun) Eugen_Shakhov is coming on and A_Helender is being brought off
... Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 60 :(sun) R_Fowler will come on for E_Stranger and play FW
Min. 60 :(sun) I_Osbourne knocks it past P_Sweeper and runs onto it
... He leaves the defender standing
... Efe_Sodje knocks the ball back to S_Scuffet
... Ohhhh no!!
... It's gone past S_Scuffet!
... And just creeps wide!!
... CORNER!
... The corner is swung in by J_Shaddix!
... S_Scuffet easily claims the ball!
Min. 61 :(sun) J_Shaddix with the deft touch
... He takes it past M_Dickinson
... He knocks it to M_V_Bommel!
... The cross hits M_V_Bommel on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
... But he puts it well wide
... The Manchester City fans taunt him!
Min. 61 :(mnc) J_Quigg with the deft touch
... He takes it past J_McNamara
... He knocks it to Bar!
... But M_V_Bommel slid in
... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 62 :(sun) Eugen_Shakhov breaks clear of the defence!
... He is clean through on S_Scuffet!
... J_Quigg brings him down!
... That's a terrible challenge
... The referee comes over
... He's already on a yellow
... Straight RED CARD!
Min. 65 :(sun) J_Shaddix looks around for support
... He knocks the ball across to J_MacBright
... But he loses control of it
... Efe_Sodje belts it clear
Min. 67 :(mnc) T_Kunert gets to the bye line
... He puts it into the box
... He finds Nathan_Dyer
... M_Zeffane slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
... CORNER!
... T_Kunert lofts the ball in!
... M_Nastasic with the shot!
... It grazes the post!
... And hits the side netting
... Goal Kick!
Min. 69 :(mnc) Nathan_Dyer with a real burst of pace
... A scorcher of a shot from Nathan_Dyer !
... It hits off a defender!
... But goes clear to safety!
Min. 70 :(mnc) M_Hummels will come on for Efe_Sodje and play DF
Min. 70 :(mnc) M_Reus will replace Y_Hussein and play MF
Min. 70 :(mnc) A_Negredo is being brought on
... Nathan_Dyer is leaving the pitch
... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
... Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 72 :(sun) J_Shaddix with electric pace
... He eases past E_Johnson
... J_Shaddix with a powerful diving header!
... It's wide!
... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 72 :(mnc) A_Negredo controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
... He plays the ball into the middle!
... M_Dickinson gets onto the end of the pass!
... Driven towards goal by M_Dickinson !
... But R_Locke punches it away
... That's gone out for a corner kick
... CORNER!
... Swung in by M_Reus
... The ball comes to A_Negredo
... He knocks it goalward
... GOAL !!
... He puts his hands to his ears!!
... He is winding the Sunderland fans up!!
... They greet the gesture with jeers!
... Sunderland 1-3 Manchester City ...
Min. 76 :(sun) J_Shaddix cuts inside the defender
... He sees a team mate in space
... He passes it to G_Strachan
... G_Strachan sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... S_Scuffet tips it over !!
... Great goalkeeping there!
... CORNER!
... G_Strachan swings it in!
... S_Scuffet fists it away!
Min. 76 :(mnc) M_Dickinson controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
... He plays the ball out to the right!
... Bar gets onto the end of the pass!
... Bar goes for goal !
... OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
... It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 77 :(mnc) P_Sweeper pulls up
... That looks like his knee gave in!
... He won't be able to continue!
... They have made 3 substitutions already!
... They will have to play on a man less!
Min. 78 :(sun) J_MacBright beats his marker
... It looked like he pushed his marker
... "Play On!" Waves M_McCurry
... J_MacBright drives the shot in!
... It's beaten S_Scuffet
... It goes wide !!
Min. 78 :(mnc) M_Reus sidesteps J_McNamara
... He was too quick for his marker
... M_Reus with the crafty shot!
... He has failed to hit the target!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He should have buried that!
Min. 79 :(sun) J_Shaddix races into the box
... He sees R_Fowler lose his man
... He cuts the ball back to him
... E_Johnson with the tackle
... He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 79 :(mnc) M_Reus cut's in on the inside of the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to Bar
... Bar throws himself at the ball !
... He manages to reach the ball
... But he's put it wide
... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 81 :(mnc) Bar turns past G_McQueen
... He has created space for himself now
... Bar rises above the defence to head the ball !
... R_Locke just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 82 :(sun) M_V_Bommel 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!
... His team mate plays the through ball for him!
... M_V_Bommel tries to catch the keeper out!
... GOAL !!
... The crowd goes wild !
... Sunderland have narrowed the deficit!
... Sunderland 2-3 Manchester City ...
Min. 83 :(sun) Eugen_Shakhov with the diagonal pass R_Fowler
... R_Fowler is clean through!
... He tries to take it round S_Scuffet
... He dinks it over S_Scuffet
... S_Scuffet reacts well to save !!
Min. 85 :(sun) Eugen_Shakhov with a smart pass to J_MacBright
... J_MacBright with the diving header !
... He had to be brave there
... But it puts it well wide
Min. 87 :(sun) Eugen_Shakhov holds up the ball
... He plays the ball to R_Fowler
... R_Fowler has time and space on the edge of the box!
... He shoots towards goal!
... The fans get off there seats!
... But it sails over !!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(sun) J_McNamara is out on the right
... He moves the ball left to J_Shaddix
... J_Shaddix tries one from the edge of the box !
... But he puts it wide
... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 89 :(mnc) Bar has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past the defender!
... He has some space now!
... Bar with a powerful diving header!
... R_Locke manages to turn it behind
... CORNER!
... T_Kunert chips the ball into the area!
... J_McNamara reads it well
... And he knocks it away
Min. 90 :(sun) G_Strachan knocks it past M_Dickinson and runs onto it
... He leaves the defender standing
... G_Strachan tries one from the edge of the box !
... But it goes wide
Min. 92 :(mnc) T_Kunert fires over a low cross to Bar
... Bar hits a crisp volley!
... R_Locke falls over
... He recovers to tip it onto the post!
... But it hits his back!
... And goes wide!!
... R_Locke looks relieved!!
... CORNER!
... T_Kunert chips the ball in towards the back post!
... R_Locke makes the catch!
Min. 93 :(sun) M_V_Bommel plays it to his team mate for a one-two
... J_MacBright decides to go for goal instead!
... J_MacBright from 20 yards !
... But it puts it well wide
Min. 93 :(mnc) Bar steps over the ball
... He nutmegs J_MacBright
... That a lovely piece of trickery
... M_Zeffane gets the foot in to win the ball
... It rolls out of play
... CORNER!
... T_Kunert chips the ball in towards the back post!
... The ball comes to A_Negredo
... He knocks it goalward
... But the ball goes harmlessly wide
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Stadium Of Light
Attendance : 53,756
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Sunderland Match Info
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Best player : M_V_Bommel (Man of the Match)
Scorers : G_Strachan (38), M_V_Bommel (82)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : N/A
Injured : N/A
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player : Bar
Scorers : M_Nastasic (25), Bar (36), A_Negredo (72)
Sent Off : J_Quigg (62)
Booked : M_Dickinson (29)
Injured : P_Sweeper (77)
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Match Statistics
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Sunderland | Manchester City
Attempts on Goal : 18 | 18
Off target : 12 | 7
On target : 6 | 11
Possession : 38 | 62
Corners : 2 | 5
Red Cards : 0 | 1
Yellow Cards : 0 | 1
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 11 | 10
Key Tackles : 10 | 10
Key Passes : 18 | 16
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Final Score : Sunderland 2 - 3 Manchester City
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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 31 2 4 4 15 | 98 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0
M_Zeffane DF 1 24 9 6 31 | 98 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 -10 -20
E_Moretti DF 2 24 4 6 25 | 64 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0
J_McNamara DF 2 24 2 3 24 | 98 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 10 0
A_Helender DF 1 23 6 7 21 | 64 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -20 -20
J_Shaddix MF 3 10 24 16 31 | 98 0 1 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 20 50 4
I_Osbourne MF 1 8 24 9 37 | 98 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 5
M_V_Bommel MF 1 6 23 16 29 | 98 0 1 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 20 50 21
J_MacBright FW 1 6 7 24 32 | 98 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 20 4
G_Strachan FW 2 5 7 24 32 | 98 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 20 0 31
E_Stranger FW 2 8 7 23 20 | 64 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
R_McGlinchy GK 20 4 2 3 17 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R_Roversio DF 1 23 3 10 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G_McQueen DF 2 22 8 7 41 | 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eugen_Shakhov MF 1 6 24 6 21 | 34 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
R_Fowler FW 1 1 9 24 25 | 34 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
Player Statistics - Manchester City
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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S_Scuffet GK 35 5 1 4 41 | 98 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0
P_Sweeper DF 2 26 5 11 22 | 81 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
E_Johnson DF 1 26 8 5 31 | 98 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0
Efe_Sodje DF 2 26 4 2 28 | 74 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 0 0
M_Nastasic DF 1 23 2 2 45 | 98 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 25 21
M_Dickinson MF 2 14 26 7 28 | 98 0 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 48 3
Y_Hussein MF 2 9 26 9 39 | 74 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 60 45 20
T_Kunert MF 1 7 24 2 21 | 98 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0
J_Quigg MF 2 5 24 5 30 | 66 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 -10 20 -10
Bar FW 1 7 9 27 22 | 98 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 38
Nathan_Dyer FW 2 6 10 25 31 | 74 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 40 20 36
P_Out GK 12 5 4 7 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M_Hummels DF 1 24 6 3 20 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M_Reus MF 4 3 23 9 25 | 24 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 25 1
D_Silva MF 2 5 23 7 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A_Negredo FW 1 1 9 23 26 | 24 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 10 21
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Sunderland | Manchester City
4-3-3 A | 4-4-2 N
John Gemmell | Scott Matthews
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R_Locke GK | GK S_Scuffet
M_Zeffane DF | DF P_Sweeper
E_Moretti DF | DF E_Johnson
J_McNamara DF | DF Efe_Sodje
A_Helender DF | DF M_Nastasic
J_Shaddix MF | MF M_Dickinson
I_Osbourne MF | MF Y_Hussein
M_V_Bommel MF | MF T_Kunert
J_MacBright FW | MF J_Quigg
G_Strachan FW | FW Bar
E_Stranger FW | FW Nathan_Dyer
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R_McGlinchy SUB | SUB P_Out
R_Roversio SUB | SUB M_Hummels
G_McQueen SUB | SUB M_Reus
Eugen_Shakhov SUB | SUB D_Silva
R_Fowler SUB | SUB A_Negredo
Referee: M_McCurry (Scotland)
Min. 1 :(sun) M_V_Bommel leaves his marker standing
... But Nathan_Dyer slid in
... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 1 :(mnc) T_Kunert jumps over M_Zeffane's challenge
... But J_McNamara puts the ball out of play
Min. 2 :(sun) J_MacBright with a 40-yard pass to J_McNamara
... But Efe_Sodje slides in
Min. 4 :(mnc) M_Dickinson cut's in on the inside of the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to P_Sweeper
... P_Sweeper fires a shot at goal !
... But R_Locke reaches the ball. Good save
... There was a foul on R_Locke anyway
Min. 6 :(mnc) Y_Hussein beats J_McNamara
... He showed great skill there
... J_Shaddix stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 7 :(mnc) T_Kunert plays the early ball across the box to find Nathan_Dyer in space
... Nathan_Dyer drives the shot in!
... R_Locke makes a great save
... But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 9 :(mnc) M_Nastasic finds his way through
... E_Moretti takes the player out!!
... The ref turns away!!
Min. 10 :(sun) J_Shaddix flicks it over P_Sweeper's head
... He showed some great skill there!
... J_Shaddix with the side footed shot!
... But he got that all wrong
Min. 12 :(sun) M_Zeffane plays in J_Shaddix with a beautiful ball
... J_Shaddix with the strike !
... It's wide!
... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 12 :(mnc) M_Dickinson holds the ball up and waits for support
... He knocks the ball across to Bar
... A_Helender wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 14 :(mnc) M_Dickinson with a one-touch layoff to Bar
... Bar has his eyes on the goal!
... He fires the ball goal ward!
... But R_Locke with the difficult save
Min. 18 :(sun) I_Osbourne flicks it past the defender
... He runs forward
... I_Osbourne tries to beat S_Scuffet!
... S_Scuffet with the save
... He holds onto it as well!
Min. 21 :(mnc) J_Quigg hits the ball through the heart of the defence
... Bar latches onto it!
... E_Moretti pulls on his shirt
... He wins the ball
... The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 24 :(sun) G_Strachan runs at the defence
... Cleaned up by Y_Hussein
Min. 25 :(mnc) Y_Hussein feeds the ball through the middle
... M_Nastasic runs onto it
... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
... M_Nastasic has a dig at goal!
... GOAL !!
... R_Locke has to pick the ball out of the net
... Manchester City go ahead in this match now!
... Sunderland 0-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 28 :(sun) M_V_Bommel controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
... He plays the ball out to the right!
... J_MacBright gets onto the end of the pass!
... M_Dickinson with a late tackle
... He certainly didn't mean it
... He had to endure a strong lecture from M_McCurry
Min. 29 :(sun) M_V_Bommel has the ball
... He knocks the ball past M_Nastasic
... He puts in M_Zeffane!
... M_Dickinson fouls badly
... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
... YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
... He'll need to be careful from now on
... FREE KICK!
... What a silly place to give away a free kick
... I_Osbourne swings it in
... J_MacBright gets on the end of it
... J_MacBright aims for the top right corner !
... S_Scuffet is stranded!
... He can't get there in time!
... OH! It drifts just past the post
... Great strike!
... Deserved a goal really
Min. 30 :(mnc) Nathan_Dyer nutmegs A_Helender, he continues to run forward
... G_Strachan dives in two footed!!
... Play On!!
Min. 31 :(mnc) J_Quigg hoists the ball across to Y_Hussein
... I_Osbourne fouls badly
... M_McCurry will want to speak to him
... M_McCurry wants a quiet word
Min. 31 :(mnc) M_Dickinson finds Nathan_Dyer with a ball over the defence
... Nathan_Dyer with the shot !
... But R_Locke palms it behind
... M_McCurry has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 36 :(mnc) M_Nastasic with a 50-yard pass to Bar
... Bar with the punt towards goal!
... It hammers off the bar onto the line
... M_McCurry talks to his assistant
... GOAL !!
... The Manchester City fans celebrate the goal
... Sunderland 0-2 Manchester City ...
Min. 38 :(sun) G_Strachan controls the ball with ease
... G_Strachan rifles it to the far post !
... It hammers off the bar onto the line
... M_McCurry talks to his assistant
... GOAL !!
... That looked like the wrong decision
... The Sunderland fans celebrate though!
... Sunderland 1-2 Manchester City ...
Min. 38 :(mnc) Bar makes himself available
... G_Strachan with an over the top challenge
... M_McCurry warns him
Min. 38 :(mnc) Nathan_Dyer gets the ball on the wing
... He slides the ball past the defender!
... He has some space now!
... E_Moretti wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 39 :(sun) I_Osbourne with a measured pass to E_Stranger
... E_Stranger belts the ball towards goal!
... It swerves a lot in the air
... It's beaten S_Scuffet
... It goes wide !!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(sun) M_V_Bommel moves out over to the edge of the pitch
... He sees a team mate in space
... He plays the ball through to J_MacBright
... Y_Hussein gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 46 :(mnc) Nathan_Dyer with a flashy move
... Nathan_Dyer rises above the defence to head the ball !
... R_Locke gets his fingertips to it
... He pushes it on to the post
... The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 49 :(sun) E_Stranger pushes it past P_Sweeper
... J_Quigg pulls the player to the ground!!
... That's a poor tackle!
... M_McCurry shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll need to be careful from now on!
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Sunderland 1-2 Manchester City
Min. 48 :(mnc) T_Kunert jinks infield
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to M_Nastasic
... J_Shaddix with the lunge!!
... And the whistle goes, that's a foul
... He got away with just a warning
Min. 51 :(sun) M_V_Bommel with the deft touch
... He takes it past Efe_Sodje
... He knocks it to J_Shaddix!
... E_Johnson knocks him to the floor
... The fans are calling for a penalty!
... But M_McCurry just turns away!
Min. 53 :(sun) J_MacBright cut's in on the inside of the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to G_Strachan
... E_Johnson with the block
Min. 58 :(sun) G_Strachan runs at the defender
... The defender slips and falls over
... Efe_Sodje takes the ball
... OOOHHHH!!
... He almost loses it straight away
... But he hits it clear!
Min. 59 :(sun) J_Shaddix sprints down the flank
... He threads the ball in to G_Strachan
... G_Strachan attempts a chip!
... But S_Scuffet pulls out a save of the game
Min. 60 :(sun) Up goes the substitution board - G_McQueen on for E_Moretti as a DF
Min. 60 :(sun) Eugen_Shakhov is coming on and A_Helender is being brought off
... Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 60 :(sun) R_Fowler will come on for E_Stranger and play FW
Min. 60 :(sun) I_Osbourne knocks it past P_Sweeper and runs onto it
... He leaves the defender standing
... Efe_Sodje knocks the ball back to S_Scuffet
... Ohhhh no!!
... It's gone past S_Scuffet!
... And just creeps wide!!
... CORNER!
... The corner is swung in by J_Shaddix!
... S_Scuffet easily claims the ball!
Min. 61 :(sun) J_Shaddix with the deft touch
... He takes it past M_Dickinson
... He knocks it to M_V_Bommel!
... The cross hits M_V_Bommel on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
... But he puts it well wide
... The Manchester City fans taunt him!
Min. 61 :(mnc) J_Quigg with the deft touch
... He takes it past J_McNamara
... He knocks it to Bar!
... But M_V_Bommel slid in
... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 62 :(sun) Eugen_Shakhov breaks clear of the defence!
... He is clean through on S_Scuffet!
... J_Quigg brings him down!
... That's a terrible challenge
... The referee comes over
... He's already on a yellow
... Straight RED CARD!
Min. 65 :(sun) J_Shaddix looks around for support
... He knocks the ball across to J_MacBright
... But he loses control of it
... Efe_Sodje belts it clear
Min. 67 :(mnc) T_Kunert gets to the bye line
... He puts it into the box
... He finds Nathan_Dyer
... M_Zeffane slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
... CORNER!
... T_Kunert lofts the ball in!
... M_Nastasic with the shot!
... It grazes the post!
... And hits the side netting
... Goal Kick!
Min. 69 :(mnc) Nathan_Dyer with a real burst of pace
... A scorcher of a shot from Nathan_Dyer !
... It hits off a defender!
... But goes clear to safety!
Min. 70 :(mnc) M_Hummels will come on for Efe_Sodje and play DF
Min. 70 :(mnc) M_Reus will replace Y_Hussein and play MF
Min. 70 :(mnc) A_Negredo is being brought on
... Nathan_Dyer is leaving the pitch
... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
... Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 72 :(sun) J_Shaddix with electric pace
... He eases past E_Johnson
... J_Shaddix with a powerful diving header!
... It's wide!
... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 72 :(mnc) A_Negredo controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
... He plays the ball into the middle!
... M_Dickinson gets onto the end of the pass!
... Driven towards goal by M_Dickinson !
... But R_Locke punches it away
... That's gone out for a corner kick
... CORNER!
... Swung in by M_Reus
... The ball comes to A_Negredo
... He knocks it goalward
... GOAL !!
... He puts his hands to his ears!!
... He is winding the Sunderland fans up!!
... They greet the gesture with jeers!
... Sunderland 1-3 Manchester City ...
Min. 76 :(sun) J_Shaddix cuts inside the defender
... He sees a team mate in space
... He passes it to G_Strachan
... G_Strachan sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
... S_Scuffet tips it over !!
... Great goalkeeping there!
... CORNER!
... G_Strachan swings it in!
... S_Scuffet fists it away!
Min. 76 :(mnc) M_Dickinson controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
... He plays the ball out to the right!
... Bar gets onto the end of the pass!
... Bar goes for goal !
... OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
... It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 77 :(mnc) P_Sweeper pulls up
... That looks like his knee gave in!
... He won't be able to continue!
... They have made 3 substitutions already!
... They will have to play on a man less!
Min. 78 :(sun) J_MacBright beats his marker
... It looked like he pushed his marker
... "Play On!" Waves M_McCurry
... J_MacBright drives the shot in!
... It's beaten S_Scuffet
... It goes wide !!
Min. 78 :(mnc) M_Reus sidesteps J_McNamara
... He was too quick for his marker
... M_Reus with the crafty shot!
... He has failed to hit the target!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He should have buried that!
Min. 79 :(sun) J_Shaddix races into the box
... He sees R_Fowler lose his man
... He cuts the ball back to him
... E_Johnson with the tackle
... He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 79 :(mnc) M_Reus cut's in on the inside of the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to Bar
... Bar throws himself at the ball !
... He manages to reach the ball
... But he's put it wide
... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 81 :(mnc) Bar turns past G_McQueen
... He has created space for himself now
... Bar rises above the defence to head the ball !
... R_Locke just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 82 :(sun) M_V_Bommel 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!
... His team mate plays the through ball for him!
... M_V_Bommel tries to catch the keeper out!
... GOAL !!
... The crowd goes wild !
... Sunderland have narrowed the deficit!
... Sunderland 2-3 Manchester City ...
Min. 83 :(sun) Eugen_Shakhov with the diagonal pass R_Fowler
... R_Fowler is clean through!
... He tries to take it round S_Scuffet
... He dinks it over S_Scuffet
... S_Scuffet reacts well to save !!
Min. 85 :(sun) Eugen_Shakhov with a smart pass to J_MacBright
... J_MacBright with the diving header !
... He had to be brave there
... But it puts it well wide
Min. 87 :(sun) Eugen_Shakhov holds up the ball
... He plays the ball to R_Fowler
... R_Fowler has time and space on the edge of the box!
... He shoots towards goal!
... The fans get off there seats!
... But it sails over !!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(sun) J_McNamara is out on the right
... He moves the ball left to J_Shaddix
... J_Shaddix tries one from the edge of the box !
... But he puts it wide
... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 89 :(mnc) Bar has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past the defender!
... He has some space now!
... Bar with a powerful diving header!
... R_Locke manages to turn it behind
... CORNER!
... T_Kunert chips the ball into the area!
... J_McNamara reads it well
... And he knocks it away
Min. 90 :(sun) G_Strachan knocks it past M_Dickinson and runs onto it
... He leaves the defender standing
... G_Strachan tries one from the edge of the box !
... But it goes wide
Min. 92 :(mnc) T_Kunert fires over a low cross to Bar
... Bar hits a crisp volley!
... R_Locke falls over
... He recovers to tip it onto the post!
... But it hits his back!
... And goes wide!!
... R_Locke looks relieved!!
... CORNER!
... T_Kunert chips the ball in towards the back post!
... R_Locke makes the catch!
Min. 93 :(sun) M_V_Bommel plays it to his team mate for a one-two
... J_MacBright decides to go for goal instead!
... J_MacBright from 20 yards !
... But it puts it well wide
Min. 93 :(mnc) Bar steps over the ball
... He nutmegs J_MacBright
... That a lovely piece of trickery
... M_Zeffane gets the foot in to win the ball
... It rolls out of play
... CORNER!
... T_Kunert chips the ball in towards the back post!
... The ball comes to A_Negredo
... He knocks it goalward
... But the ball goes harmlessly wide
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Stadium Of Light
Attendance : 53,756
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Sunderland Match Info
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Best player : M_V_Bommel (Man of the Match)
Scorers : G_Strachan (38), M_V_Bommel (82)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : N/A
Injured : N/A
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player : Bar
Scorers : M_Nastasic (25), Bar (36), A_Negredo (72)
Sent Off : J_Quigg (62)
Booked : M_Dickinson (29)
Injured : P_Sweeper (77)
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Match Statistics
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Sunderland | Manchester City
Attempts on Goal : 18 | 18
Off target : 12 | 7
On target : 6 | 11
Possession : 38 | 62
Corners : 2 | 5
Red Cards : 0 | 1
Yellow Cards : 0 | 1
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 11 | 10
Key Tackles : 10 | 10
Key Passes : 18 | 16
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Final Score : Sunderland 2 - 3 Manchester City
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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 31 2 4 4 15 | 98 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0
M_Zeffane DF 1 24 9 6 31 | 98 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 -10 -20
E_Moretti DF 2 24 4 6 25 | 64 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0
J_McNamara DF 2 24 2 3 24 | 98 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 10 0
A_Helender DF 1 23 6 7 21 | 64 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -20 -20
J_Shaddix MF 3 10 24 16 31 | 98 0 1 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 20 50 4
I_Osbourne MF 1 8 24 9 37 | 98 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 5
M_V_Bommel MF 1 6 23 16 29 | 98 0 1 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 20 50 21
J_MacBright FW 1 6 7 24 32 | 98 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 20 4
G_Strachan FW 2 5 7 24 32 | 98 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 20 0 31
E_Stranger FW 2 8 7 23 20 | 64 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
R_McGlinchy GK 20 4 2 3 17 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R_Roversio DF 1 23 3 10 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G_McQueen DF 2 22 8 7 41 | 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eugen_Shakhov MF 1 6 24 6 21 | 34 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
R_Fowler FW 1 1 9 24 25 | 34 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
Player Statistics - Manchester City
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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S_Scuffet GK 35 5 1 4 41 | 98 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0
P_Sweeper DF 2 26 5 11 22 | 81 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
E_Johnson DF 1 26 8 5 31 | 98 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0
Efe_Sodje DF 2 26 4 2 28 | 74 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 0 0
M_Nastasic DF 1 23 2 2 45 | 98 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 25 21
M_Dickinson MF 2 14 26 7 28 | 98 0 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 48 3
Y_Hussein MF 2 9 26 9 39 | 74 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 60 45 20
T_Kunert MF 1 7 24 2 21 | 98 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0
J_Quigg MF 2 5 24 5 30 | 66 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 -10 20 -10
Bar FW 1 7 9 27 22 | 98 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 38
Nathan_Dyer FW 2 6 10 25 31 | 74 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 40 20 36
P_Out GK 12 5 4 7 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M_Hummels DF 1 24 6 3 20 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M_Reus MF 4 3 23 9 25 | 24 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 25 1
D_Silva MF 2 5 23 7 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A_Negredo FW 1 1 9 23 26 | 24 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 10 21
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