Match Report


SunderlandSunderland     Charlton AthleticCharlton Athletic
Geoff SampsonGeoff Sampson Robert Mcfadyen Robert Mcfadyen
Alexander RegnaultA. Regnault70
G
captain1
G
83Facundo NegronF. Negron
Duarte SoaresD. Soares70
D
2
D
75Dion RobertsD. Roberts
David JosephD. Joseph65
D
3
D
76Bernd SindelarB. Sindelar
Stephen BrambleS. Bramble64
D
4
D
74Noel FerdinandN. Ferdinand
Quim VarelaQ. Varela66
M
5
D
76Moustapha AbdellaouiM. Abdellaoui
Richard LisbieR. Lisbie67
M
6
M
78Dennis HaynesD. Haynes
Jonathan SalmonJ. Salmon63
M
7captain
M
76Richard MilliganR. Milligan
Kai ZiegenhagenK. Ziegenhagen68
M
8
A
74Duncan HapgoodD. Hapgood
Stephen MatteoS. Matteo63
A
9
A
75Stanley MendoncaS. Mendonca
Titus FroggattT. Froggatt61
A
10
A
76Henry EdghillH. Edghill
Michael SadaneM. Sadane69
A
11
A
79Steffen HalleS. Halle
 
Rio SalakoR. Salako62
M
12
A
72Craig WetherallC. Wetherall
Miguel SoaresM. Soares68
D
13
M
78Nicky WiseN. Wise
Julian MedinaJ. Medina65
D
14
M
75George PriestleyG. Priestley

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at The Stadium of Light where Sunderland play host to Charlton Athletic. A crowd of 19,251 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Sunderland are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Charlton Athletic appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Tommy Boertien.


0.00
The whistle blows and Sunderland kick off!
6.02
Dennis Haynes passes the ball forward to Duncan Hapgood. Duncan Hapgood finds some space and shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
12.05
Dennis Haynes flicks a high ball forward to Steffen Halle who takes it down. Steffen Halle sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
14.05
Richard Milligan flicks a high ball forward to Steffen Halle who takes it down. Steffen Halle knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Duarte Soares.
15.53
With great vision, Richard Milligan plays the ball forward to Duncan Hapgood. Duncan Hapgood whips in a cross ball towards Steffen Halle. With a superhuman jump, Steffen Halle connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Good keeping from Alexander Regnault as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
17.13
Richard Milligan takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Quim Varela gets to the ball and kicks it upfield to safety.
20.49
Noel Ferdinand threads a neat ball through to Richard Milligan. Richard Milligan flicks a high pass forward. Henry Edghill easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Henry Edghill lofts in a cross ball towards Duncan Hapgood. Duncan Hapgood is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but is denied by Alexander Regnault. Excellent save.
26.32
Jonathan Salmon controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stephen Matteo. Stephen Matteo plays a scrappy one-two with Titus Froggatt and stumbles forward towards the goal... Stephen Matteo side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
27.33
Richard Lisbie hacks Richard Milligan from behind! Richard Lisbie is given a warning by the referee! Richard Milligan gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
28.31
Richard Milligan threads the ball through to Duncan Hapgood. Duncan Hapgood knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
33.22
Duarte Soares flicks a high ball forward to Jonathan Salmon who gracefully takes it down. Jonathan Salmon brings the ball forward. Seeing a gap ahead, Jonathan Salmon plays the ball forward to Stephen Matteo who has made a great run into the box. Some good footwork from Stephen Matteo provides some space. He shoots at goal. Facundo Negron gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous save!
34.31
Stephen Bramble knocks the ball to his team mate, Richard Lisbie. Richard Lisbie controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Michael Sadane. Michael Sadane passes the ball forward to Titus Froggatt. Titus Froggatt looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
40.05
Moustapha Abdellaoui knocks the ball forward to Dennis Haynes. Seeing a gap ahead, Dennis Haynes plays the ball forward to Steffen Halle. Steffen Halle whips in a cross ball towards Henry Edghill. Henry Edghill heads the ball goalwards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
42.12
Jonathan Salmon chips the ball to his team mate, Michael Sadane. Michael Sadane edges inside the box! Michael Sadane rockets a shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
44.10
Richard Milligan sees Stanley Mendonca in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Stanley Mendonca sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Sunderland appear unchanged since the first half. Charlton Athletic also appear unchanged since the first half. The Charlton Athletic players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Charlton Athletic kick off!
48.22
Bernd Sindelar decides to run forward with the ball. Bernd Sindelar flicks a high pass forward. Henry Edghill easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Henry Edghill lofts in a cross ball towards Stanley Mendonca. Stanley Mendonca gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but somehow Alexander Regnault manages to keep it out.
49.33
Dion Roberts surges forward with the ball. Dion Roberts flicks a high pass forward. Henry Edghill holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Henry Edghill plays a one-two with Stanley Mendonca and advances towards the goal... Henry Edghill rockets a shot on goal. Alexander Regnault gets down and covers it.
51.44
Bernd Sindelar knocks the ball to his team mate, Dennis Haynes. Dennis Haynes threads a neat ball through to Henry Edghill. Henry Edghill makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Steffen Halle but he's offside!
53.24
Noel Ferdinand launches a long ball forward. Duncan Hapgood whips in a cross ball towards Stanley Mendonca. Stanley Mendonca heads the ball goalwards. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
57.47
Richard Milligan hits a low pass to Steffen Halle. Steffen Halle shoots from 25 yards but it whistles just wide of the post!
59.00
Noel Ferdinand sees Richard Milligan in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Richard Milligan runs straight at the opposition's defence. Richard Milligan whips in a cross ball towards Henry Edghill. Henry Edghill connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Alexander Regnault picks it out of the air!
60.38
Richard Lisbie controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stephen Matteo. Stephen Matteo runs straight at the defence! Stephen Matteo takes a shot at goal but it flies just off target!
63.43
David Joseph pushes mid-way up the pitch. David Joseph flicks a high pass forward. Michael Sadane collects the pass. Michael Sadane controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
66.52
Richard Lisbie hacks Richard Milligan from behind! Richard Lisbie is shown the yellow card! Richard Milligan runs off the knock.
67.17
Duarte Soares flicks the ball to his team mate, Richard Lisbie. Richard Lisbie threads a neat ball through to Titus Froggatt. Titus Froggatt sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
73.06
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
75.27
Richard Milligan threads the ball through to Henry Edghill. Henry Edghill whips in a cross ball towards Stanley Mendonca. Stanley Mendonca connects with a diving header. Alexander Regnault gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice save!
78.35
Dennis Haynes flicks a high pass forward. Duncan Hapgood controls it well on his chest. Duncan Hapgood whips in a cross ball towards Henry Edghill. Henry Edghill jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Good save!
81.30
Jonathan Salmon flicks a high ball forward to Michael Sadane who takes it down. Michael Sadane edges inside the box! Michael Sadane shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
83.33
Noel Ferdinand kicks a strong pass forward to Richard Milligan. Richard Milligan hits a low pass to Stanley Mendonca. Stanley Mendonca shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
84.19
Richard Lisbie passes the ball forward to Titus Froggatt. Titus Froggatt shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
85.50
Richard Lisbie passes the ball forward to Michael Sadane. Michael Sadane tries a spectacular long range effort but it's a lousy effort!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Sunderland

Charlton Athletic
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
3
11
Shots off Target
7
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
43%
57%
Play Area
25.8%
40.9%
33.3%

Scorers
Stanley Mendonca 53

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Alexander Regnault of Sunderland

Match Ratings
1.Alexander Regnault (GK)
9
2.Duarte Soares (DEF)
6
3.David Joseph (DEF)
6
4.Stephen Bramble (DEF)
6
5.Quim Varela (MID)
6
6.Richard Lisbie (MID)yellow card
7
7.Jonathan Salmon (MID)
7
8.Kai Ziegenhagen (MID)
6
9.Stephen Matteo (ATT)
6
10.Titus Froggatt (ATT)
6
11.Michael Sadane (ATT)
7
 
12.Rio Salako (MID)
0
13.Miguel Soares (DEF)
0
14.Julian Medina (DEF)
0

1.Facundo Negron (GK)
7
2.Dion Roberts (DEF)
6
3.Bernd Sindelar (DEF)
6
4.Noel Ferdinand (DEF)
7
5.Moustapha Abdellaoui (DEF)
6
6.Dennis Haynes (MID)
7
7.Richard Milligan (MID)
8
8.Duncan Hapgood (ATT)
7
9.Stanley Mendonca (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Henry Edghill (ATT)
7
11.Steffen Halle (ATT)
6
 
12.Craig Wetherall (ATT)
0
13.Nicky Wise (MID)
0
14.George Priestley (MID)
0