Division Two League Match, Sunderland vs. Manchester Utd (Tue Dec 17)


                           Sunderland  |  Manchester Utd
                            4-1-3-2 C  |  4-3-1-2 N
                         John Gemmell  |  Derek Purvis
                                       |
                          T_McGill GK  |  GK S_Brennan
                         B_Weinman DF  |  DF P_Hoskins
                        E_Richards DF  |  DF K_Gunter
                          A_Brehme DF  |  DF D_McDonald
                           D_Jones DF  |  DF M_Orr
                              Atsu DM  |  MF S_Sidwell
                        M_V_Bommel MF  |  MF B_Harley
                        S_Nakajima MF  |  MF S_Bender
                           D_Solga MF  |  AM J_Maria
                        A_Arshavin FW  |  FW Arnautovic
                          Fandinho FW  |  FW Brian_Lavery
                                       |
                        R_Clemance SUB |  SUB T_Kemper
                           S_Walsh SUB |  SUB A_Tackle
                      Kim_Sin_Jung SUB |  SUB B_Bannan
                          S_Dollan SUB |  SUB A_Ribbery
                           J_Vardy SUB |  SUB D_Sturridge

Referee: F_De_Bleeckere (Belgium)


Min. 2  :(mnu) S_Bender is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to Arnautovic
          ...  Arnautovic with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 8  :(mnu) S_Bender crosses in from the wing, he finds Arnautovic in the box
          ...  A_Brehme wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 11 :(sun) M_V_Bommel brings it under control
          ...  He takes on S_Bender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in A_Brehme!
          ...  A_Brehme attempts to nutmeg S_Brennan!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  S_Brennan moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And into the net!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's put Sunderland ahead!
          ...  Sunderland 1-0 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 11 :(mnu) K_Gunter works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Arnautovic
          ...  A skilful effort from Arnautovic !
          ...  T_McGill takes the ball off him
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 17 :(sun) D_Jones is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  A_Brehme latches onto the ball
          ...  A_Brehme strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  S_Brennan was beaten there!
Min. 18 :(sun) D_Solga with electric pace
          ...  He eases past the defender
          ...  J_Maria with an ugly foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  Derek Purvis looks relieved
Min. 20 :(sun) A_Arshavin plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  A_Arshavin with the chance !
          ...  S_Brennan guesses right
Min. 24 :(mnu) B_Harley has space to run with the ball
          ...  M_V_Bommel stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a rash challenge!!
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere wants a quiet word
Min. 26 :(sun) S_Nakajima with the through ball to Fandinho
          ...  Fandinho tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  Brilliant save from S_Brennan
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 28 :(sun) Atsu slides the ball across to M_V_Bommel
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by P_Hoskins
Min. 31 :(sun) S_Nakajima with a slide rule pass to Fandinho
          ...  Arnautovic with an ugly foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere reaches to his pocket!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 34 :(sun) S_Nakajima with a smart pass to Atsu
          ...  Atsu hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He starts to run the full length of the pitch!
          ...  Sunderland 2-0 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 36 :(mnu) Arnautovic finds his way through
          ...  Arnautovic curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  T_McGill parries it
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Sidwell drives it into the box!
          ...  D_Jones belts it clear
Min. 37 :(mnu) S_Sidwell hits a hard pass to Brian_Lavery
          ...  A glorious effort by Brian_Lavery !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 40 :(sun) M_V_Bommel volleys it forward. He finds Fandinho
          ...  Fandinho hits the ball first time!
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 40 :(mnu) The ball goes loose!
          ...  K_Gunter gains possesion and thinks about the shot
          ...  T_McGill fouls badly
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  It will be Arnautovic to take it
          ...  T_McGill pulls off the save!!
Min. 41 :(sun) E_Richards takes advantage of a bad back pass from K_Gunter
          ...  E_Richards goes for the top corner !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  S_Brennan moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 41 :(mnu) Brian_Lavery feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  D_McDonald runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  B_Weinman with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(sun) Fandinho plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  D_McDonald with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 46 :(mnu) J_Maria plays it forward to Arnautovic
          ...  Arnautovic with the drive!
          ...  T_McGill just watches it fly safely wide!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Sunderland 2-0 Manchester Utd

Min. 47 :(sun) E_Richards has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past D_McDonald
          ...  He puts in A_Arshavin!
          ...  A_Arshavin attempts the shot!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
Min. 48 :(sun) S_Nakajima heads the ball back to Fandinho
          ...  Fandinho with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a great effort!
          ...  Sunderland 3-0 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 50 :(mnu) A_Tackle comes on for M_Orr and takes up a DF role
Min. 50 :(sun) S_Nakajima retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Fandinho gets on the end of it
          ...  Fandinho uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 55 :(mnu) B_Bannan is coming on for S_Bender and will play MF
Min. 55 :(mnu) A_Ribbery is being brought on
          ...  J_Maria is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 56 :(mnu) B_Harley brings it under control
          ...  He takes on A_Brehme
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Arnautovic!
          ...  But E_Richards with the fine tackle
Min. 57 :(mnu) The ball is passed in from S_Sidwell, he finds Arnautovic
          ...  Arnautovic attempts to nutmeg T_McGill!
          ...  T_McGill goes down well to save
Min. 60 :(sun) S_Dollan takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace M_V_Bommel as MF
Min. 60 :(sun) S_Dollan with an in swinging cross to A_Arshavin
          ...  A_Arshavin drives it towards goal !
          ...  S_Brennan gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he slots in the rebound
          ...  He has put it wide !!
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair!
Min. 63 :(mnu) S_Sidwell plays the early ball across the box to find A_Ribbery in space
          ...  But B_Weinman comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 64 :(sun) D_Solga with a measured pass to E_Richards
          ...  But A_Ribbery wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 66 :(mnu) B_Bannan with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past E_Richards
          ...  He knocks it to Arnautovic!
          ...  E_Richards moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 69 :(mnu) B_Bannan hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Arnautovic collects the loose ball!
          ...  Arnautovic unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  But T_McGill punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Bannan curls it into the box!
          ...  E_Richards wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 70 :(sun) Kim_Sin_Jung is being prepared to come on
          ...  B_Weinman is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 70 :(sun) J_Vardy is coming on for A_Arshavin and will play FW
Min. 72 :(mnu) B_Bannan with the header on
          ...  He finds B_Harley in space
          ...  B_Harley sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  T_McGill looks relieved there!
Min. 78 :(sun) S_Dollan with a short pass to find Fandinho
          ...  A wicked drive by Fandinho !
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 85 :(mnu) A_Tackle with a flicked pass to Brian_Lavery
          ...  D_Solga with a bad challenge
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 87 :(sun) Kim_Sin_Jung looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Fandinho
          ...  D_McDonald is forced to retreat
          ...  He knocks it back!
          ...  S_Brennan misses it!
          ...  It creeps just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Nakajima floats the ball in!
          ...  A_Tackle reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(sun) E_Richards with a neat pass into J_Vardy
          ...  A_Tackle with a well timed tackle
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere didn't like it though
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  Derek Purvis looks relieved
Min. 94 :(mnu) S_Sidwell is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  A_Ribbery latches onto the ball
          ...  A_Ribbery hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs towards the fans!
          ...  And slides on his knees!
          ...  That's given Manchester Utd something to fight for!
          ...  Sunderland 3-1 Manchester Utd ...

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stadium Of Light
Attendance           : 71,224
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Sunderland Match Info
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Best player          : S_Nakajima (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Brehme (11), Atsu (34), Fandinho (48)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester Utd Match Info
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Best player          : S_Sidwell
Scorers              : A_Ribbery (94)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Arnautovic (31)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Sunderland    | Manchester Utd
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       9
Off target           :           7        |       4
On target            :           5        |       5
Possession           :          56        |       44
Corners              :           1        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           5        |       10
Key Tackles          :           5        |       4
Key Passes           :          15        |       14
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Final Score          : Sunderland 3 - 1 Manchester Utd
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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 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
B_Weinman      DF   2  28   8  11  30 |  71   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
E_Richards     DF   2  26  14   5  32 |  95   0   3   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  20   1
A_Brehme       DF   1  26   7   8  35 |  95   0   1   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  20   0  31
D_Jones        DF   3  25  10   9  22 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Atsu           DM   1  10  25  11  18 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  10  30
M_V_Bommel     MF   1   7  26  18  29 |  61   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0
S_Nakajima     MF   2   8  26   9  21 |  95   0   0   5   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0
D_Solga        MF   2  10  25  10  19 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Arshavin     FW   2   6   8  27  32 |  71   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
Fandinho       FW   1   6   7  26  10 |  95   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  38
R_Clemance     GK  15   3   3   1  40 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Walsh        DF   2  25   8   5  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Kim_Sin_Jung   DF   2  25   8   8  12 |  24   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30  20
S_Dollan       MF   2  15  20   9  42 |  34   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
J_Vardy        FW   1   7   8  25  30 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20

Player Statistics - Manchester Utd
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_Brennan      GK  27   2   4   1  32 |  95   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0   0   0
P_Hoskins      DF   2  27   9   5  10 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
K_Gunter       DF   2  26   7  10  22 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_McDonald     DF   1  26   8   8  21 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
M_Orr          DF   2  25   8   5  12 |  51   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Sidwell      MF   2   7  26   8  11 |  95   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0 -20  35 -20
B_Harley       MF   1   7  26   6  33 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
S_Bender       MF   1   2  25   2  32 |  56   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
J_Maria        AM   3   8  26   9  32 |  56   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Arnautovic     FW   1   7   5  26  11 |  95   0   0   0   0   6   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  25
Brian_Lavery   FW   2   7   9  25  32 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
T_Kemper       GK  14   2   1   1  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Tackle       DF   2  25   7   6  13 |  44   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
B_Bannan       MF   1   7  26   4  27 |  39   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20  10 -20
A_Ribbery      FW   2   6   8  25  21 |  39   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  20   0  30
D_Sturridge    FW   2   8   8  24  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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