Division Two League Match, Sunderland vs. Aston Villa (Sun Dec 02)


                           Sunderland  |  Aston Villa
                              4-3-3 E  |  4-1-3-2 E
                         John Gemmell  |  Pierre Van Rossum
                                       |
                          T_McGill GK  |  GK Dino_Zoff
                        A_Cissokho DF  |  DF P_Livingstone
                         B_Weinman DF  |  DF M_Demichelis
                          A_Brehme DF  |  DF G_V_D_Wiel
                         P_Dummett DF  |  DF Ayala
                           N_Sahin MF  |  DM M_Laudrup
                           M_Woods MF  |  MF G_Driver
                              Atsu MF  |  MF C_Ronaldo
                             Neves FW  |  MF S_Nakajima
                       L_Shankland FW  |  FW Ricardinho
                        A_Akinbiyi FW  |  FW Del_Vecchio
                                       |
                        R_Clemance SUB |  SUB F_Eggington
                          D_Aitken SUB |  SUB K_Femenia
                          Chidozie SUB |  SUB M_Verratti
                        M_V_Bommel SUB |  SUB L_Miller
                          D_Baggio SUB |  SUB Sobhi

Referee: F_De_Bleeckere (Belgium)


Min. 3  :(sun) A_Akinbiyi runs at the defender
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  P_Livingstone reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 5  :(asv) M_Laudrup curls the ball out wide to Ricardinho
          ...  Ricardinho could have let it bounce!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled home!
          ...  The Aston Villa fans go wild!
          ...  Aston Villa go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Sunderland 0-1 Aston Villa ...
Min. 6  :(sun) Sunderland altered their play to a A strategy
Min. 6  :(sun) N_Sahin beats M_Laudrup
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  A thundering drive by N_Sahin !
          ...  Dino_Zoff won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 8  :(sun) Neves pushes it past Del_Vecchio
          ...  A vicious shot by Neves !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Cissokho drives it into the box!
          ...  Dino_Zoff jumps well to claim it!
Min. 13 :(asv) M_Laudrup hoofs it up field to find P_Livingstone
          ...  P_Livingstone with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  T_McGill makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 15 :(asv) G_Driver gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  Del_Vecchio is unmarked
          ...  Del_Vecchio rifles it at the goal !
          ...  But T_McGill tips it over
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 16 :(sun) A_Brehme takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to B_Weinman
          ...  B_Weinman breaks clear!
          ...  He tries to take it round Dino_Zoff
          ...  He lobs it over Dino_Zoff
          ...  It goes wide!!
Min. 17 :(sun) Atsu with a smart pass to L_Shankland
          ...  L_Shankland with a blistering shot !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Dino_Zoff got his hand to it, but couldn't keep it out
          ...  Sunderland have squared things up with that goal!
          ...  Sunderland 1-1 Aston Villa ...
Min. 17 :(asv) M_Laudrup sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to Del_Vecchio
          ...  But A_Brehme sweeps up the threat
Min. 18 :(asv) G_V_D_Wiel off the woodwork.
          ...  Ayala picks up the deflection
          ...  Ayala drives the ball low !
          ...  Saved by T_McGill
Min. 19 :(asv) Ricardinho beats A_Cissokho
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  A_Brehme goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 19 :(sun) L_Shankland cuts inside M_Demichelis
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  G_V_D_Wiel fouls badly
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
Min. 22 :(sun) Neves sidesteps his marker
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  Neves has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But Dino_Zoff makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 25 :(sun) B_Weinman pass splits open the defence and finds Neves
          ...  Neves looks to see where Dino_Zoff is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But Dino_Zoff punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 26 :(asv) G_Driver finds Del_Vecchio on the edge of the box
          ...  A great volley from Del_Vecchio !
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 28 :(asv) S_Nakajima is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  G_V_D_Wiel latches onto the ball
          ...  P_Dummett wins the ball well
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere has given a free kick
Min. 29 :(sun) M_Woods with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Neves gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Neves curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
          ...  The Aston Villa fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 30 :(asv) Del_Vecchio finds his way through
          ...  He has tremendous pace
          ...  But Atsu wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_V_D_Wiel floats the ball in!
          ...  T_McGill easily claims the ball!
Min. 34 :(sun) P_Dummett runs towards the goal
          ...  P_Dummett tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 35 :(asv) Ricardinho with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves P_Dummett behind
          ...  A_Cissokho seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Sunderland 1-1 Aston Villa

Min. 46 :(sun) Atsu whips the ball across to M_Woods
          ...  P_Livingstone robs him of the ball
Min. 46 :(asv) Ricardinho sidesteps his marker
          ...  A_Akinbiyi with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere calls him for a talk
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 47 :(sun) M_Woods with a first time pass
          ...  Neves runs onto it!
          ...  Ricardinho with a nasty foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 48 :(sun) L_Shankland with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves G_V_D_Wiel behind
          ...  M_Demichelis with the tackle
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere tells him to calm his game down a bit
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It's in a very dangerous position!
          ...  A_Cissokho bends it round the wall
          ...  Dino_Zoff makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 49 :(sun) Atsu backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Neves gets on the end of it
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from Ayala
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Dummett chips the ball into the area!
          ...  Dino_Zoff reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 51 :(sun) Neves with the kinky dribble
          ...  Neves goes for the top corner !
          ...  Dino_Zoff narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 52 :(sun) Atsu with a measured ball to N_Sahin
          ...  N_Sahin fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  Dino_Zoff gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 56 :(sun) M_Woods 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 L_Shankland
          ...  L_Shankland tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The Aston Villa fans taunt him!
Min. 60 :(asv) Sobhi is being prepared to come on
          ...  Del_Vecchio is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 60 :(asv) M_Demichelis floats the ball in to find Ricardinho
          ...  But B_Weinman reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 61 :(sun) N_Sahin crosses to Neves
          ...  Neves with a thundering drive!
          ...  But Dino_Zoff reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 61 :(asv) M_Laudrup controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  Ricardinho gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Ricardinho aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 62 :(asv) S_Nakajima has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_Cissokho
          ...  He puts in Ricardinho!
          ...  A cracking drive from Ricardinho !
          ...  T_McGill makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 63 :(asv) S_Nakajima 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 Sobhi
          ...  Sobhi strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 65 :(sun) M_V_Bommel is going to be brought on
          ...  N_Sahin is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 65 :(asv) Aston Villa restructured their strategy to A
Min. 66 :(asv) S_Nakajima holds the ball up
          ...  He sees Ricardinho in space!
          ...  Ricardinho with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  But T_McGill just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 66 :(sun) L_Shankland turns nicely onto the ball
          ...  M_Laudrup goes in studs first
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere ignores the protests for a card
          ...  Pierre Van Rossum looks relieved
Min. 70 :(sun) Chidozie is coming on for A_Cissokho and will play DF
Min. 70 :(sun) D_Baggio is being prepared to come on
          ...  A_Akinbiyi is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 71 :(sun) P_Dummett with the through ball to D_Baggio
          ...  D_Baggio tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  But Dino_Zoff pulls out a save of the game
Min. 72 :(sun) Neves drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Baggio
          ...  D_Baggio with a blistering shot !
          ...  But Dino_Zoff just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 72 :(asv) Ricardinho takes advantage of a mistake by M_Woods
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  M_Woods goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 74 :(asv) P_Livingstone looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Sobhi
          ...  Sobhi with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  T_McGill just watches float over the bar!
Min. 80 :(asv) Sobhi with the dribble
          ...  He made that look easy
          ...  Sobhi with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  But T_McGill stops that one easily
Min. 83 :(asv) C_Ronaldo leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to Sobhi
          ...  Sobhi tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And T_McGill reacts well to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Nakajima chips the ball into the area!
          ...  G_Driver gets something on it!
          ...  T_McGill won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 85 :(asv) M_Laudrup leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to Ricardinho
          ...  Ricardinho beats the offside trap!
          ...  He looked offside to me
          ...  T_McGill comes towards him
          ...  He rounds T_McGill
          ...  He has been pushed wide!
          ...  He shoots from a tight angle
          ...  Its hit the side netting!!
Min. 86 :(asv) Ricardinho bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to Ayala
          ...  Ayala hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  He has put it wide!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(asv) Sobhi knocks it past M_Woods and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  P_Dummett makes the challenge and clears the ball
          ...  But it drifts out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Livingstone floats the ball in!
          ...  T_McGill reads it well, and claims it!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stadium Of Light
Attendance           : 73,366
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Sunderland Match Info
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Best player          : Atsu (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : L_Shankland (17)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player          : Ricardinho
Scorers              : Ricardinho (5)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Ricardinho (47)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Sunderland    |   Aston Villa
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       15
Off target           :           6        |       7
On target            :           9        |       8
Possession           :          39        |       61
Corners              :           2        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :           3        |       7
Key Tackles          :           7        |       3
Key Passes           :          12        |       15
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Final Score          : Sunderland 1 - 1 Aston Villa
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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  28   2   3   1  31 |  93   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
A_Cissokho     DF   2  27  11   6  12 |  71   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
B_Weinman      DF   2  26   8  11  30 |  93   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   1
A_Brehme       DF   1  25   7   8  35 |  93   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
P_Dummett      DF   3  23   9  10  13 |  93   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   1
N_Sahin        MF   2   8  27  17  26 |  66   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   6
M_Woods        MF   2  17  26   9  18 |  93   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
Atsu           MF   1   9  24  11  18 |  93   0   1   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  55   0
Neves          FW   1   5   6  26  43 |  93   0   0   1   0   6   0   0   0   0   0  10  22
L_Shankland    FW   2   8  10  24  23 |  93   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  31
A_Akinbiyi     FW   3   6  10  23  30 |  71   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Clemance     GK  15   3   3   1  40 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Aitken       DF   1  24   9   6  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Chidozie       DF   2  23   7   6  33 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_V_Bommel     MF   1   7  26  17  29 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Baggio       FW   2   7   9  26  21 |  22   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10

Player Statistics - Aston Villa
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Dino_Zoff      GK  32   2   2   3  30 |  93  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
P_Livingstone  DF   2  28  10   8  31 |  93   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   5
M_Demichelis   DF   2  28   9   7  18 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
G_V_D_Wiel     DF   1  27  11   5  20 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Ayala          DF   2  27  11   5  11 |  93   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0   6
M_Laudrup      DM   2  13  23   7  22 |  93   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0
G_Driver       MF   1  11  29   5  25 |  93   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
C_Ronaldo      MF   3   7  27   8  21 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
S_Nakajima     MF   2   8  25   9  21 |  93   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Ricardinho     FW   3   5  12  27  40 |  93   0   0   1   0   5   1   1   0   0  -2   8  40
Del_Vecchio    FW   3   5   8  24  20 |  61   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
F_Eggington    GK  27   3   2   2  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Femenia      DF   3  26   8   6  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Verratti     MF   2   2  26   2  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Miller       FW   3   7   5  25  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Sobhi          FW   2   6   6  23  21 |  32   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
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