Match Report


SunderlandSunderland     SouthamptonSouthampton
Geoff SampsonGeoff Sampson Computer Player Computer Player
Alexander RegnaultA. Regnault70
G
captain1
G
74Fabricio CastromanF. Castroman
Julian MedinaJ. Medina65
D
2
D
67Luke KoncheskyL. Konchesky
David JosephD. Joseph65
D
3
D
66Frank HurstF. Hurst
Stephen BrambleS. Bramble64
D
4
D
69Shota PahlplatzS. Pahlplatz
Lampros MoissidisL. Moissidis67
M
5
D
67Moritz KühnM. Kühn
Richard LisbieR. Lisbie67
M
6
M
75Alfons Van BastenA. Van Basten
Jonathan SalmonJ. Salmon63
M
7captain
M
72Jeffrey KleinJ. Klein
Kai ZiegenhagenK. Ziegenhagen68
M
8
A
69Gary WhelanG. Whelan
Stephen MatteoS. Matteo64
A
9
A
71Amine BenyettouA. Benyettou
Stanley ColeS. Cole65
A
10
A
65Kevin GemmillK. Gemmill
Michael SadaneM. Sadane69
A
11
D
69Pedro FariaP. Faria
 
Duarte SoaresD. Soares70
D
12
M
77Trevor KerrT. Kerr
Kevin MarshallK. Marshall59
M
13
D
70Kelvin VassellK. Vassell
Titus FroggattT. Froggatt61
A
14
G
70Chris LightfootC. Lightfoot

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at The Stadium of Light where Sunderland play host to Southampton. A crowd of 16,278 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Sunderland are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Southampton appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Andy Walsh.


0.00
The first half starts with Sunderland kicking off!
3.05
Shota Pahlplatz plays the ball forward to Jeffrey Klein. Jeffrey Klein knocks the ball to his team mate, Pedro Faria. Pedro Faria sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just wide!
12.22
Under pressure, Moritz Kühn clears the ball far upfield. Pedro Faria knocks in a cross ball towards Gary Whelan. Gary Whelan makes a deft header but it is deflected wide by Stephen Bramble.
13.09
It's a corner kick which Jeffrey Klein takes quickly, playing the ball short to Moritz Kühn. Moritz Kühn knocks the ball into the box. Stephen Matteo jumps high to head the ball out to safety!
14.04
Jonathan Salmon flicks a high pass forward. Stanley Cole collects the pass. Stanley Cole tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
15.04
David Joseph kicks a strong pass forward to Jonathan Salmon. Jonathan Salmon flicks a high pass forward. Stanley Cole controls it well on his chest. Stanley Cole makes a pass forward but Stephen Matteo is yards offside!
16.03
Stephen Bramble flicks a high pass forward. Jonathan Salmon holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Seeing a gap ahead, Jonathan Salmon plays the ball forward to Michael Sadane. Michael Sadane knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Frank Hurst.
21.41
Alfons Van Basten threads a neat ball through to Amine Benyettou. Amine Benyettou shoots from 25 yards. Good keeping from Alexander Regnault as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
22.32
Jeffrey Klein takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Pedro Faria tries a spectacular strike. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
26.36
Jonathan Salmon flicks a high ball forward to Michael Sadane who takes it down. Michael Sadane finds some space and shoots from distance. Fabricio Castroman easily gets down and covers it.
32.09
With great imagination, David Joseph laces a weighted ball forward to Kai Ziegenhagen. Kai Ziegenhagen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stanley Cole. Stanley Cole controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Michael Sadane through on goal. Michael Sadane tries a spectacular strike but Fabricio Castroman is on top of it.
33.27
Julian Medina flicks a high pass forward. Richard Lisbie holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Richard Lisbie makes a probing pass to Stephen Matteo. Stephen Matteo rushes past Frank Hurst! Some silky footwork from Stephen Matteo provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Fabricio Castroman is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
36.02
Richard Lisbie flicks a high pass forward. Michael Sadane holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Michael Sadane sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
39.21
Frank Hurst makes a simple pass to Alfons Van Basten. Alfons Van Basten flicks a high pass forward. Kevin Gemmill collects the pass. Kevin Gemmill advances inside the box! Some awkward footwork from Kevin Gemmill provides some space. He curls a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Alexander Regnault smothers it!
44.25
Alfons Van Basten catches Richard Lisbie on the ankles. Alfons Van Basten is warned by the referee! Richard Lisbie runs off the knock.
45.00
David Joseph knocks the ball to his team mate, Richard Lisbie. Richard Lisbie makes a simple pass to Stephen Matteo. Stephen Matteo shoots from 25 yards. Fabricio Castroman gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and Southampton get the second half underway!
47.37
Jeffrey Klein decides to run forward with the ball. Jeffrey Klein shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
48.33
Jeffrey Klein hacks Jonathan Salmon from behind! The referee calls over Jeffrey Klein and shows him a yellow card! Jonathan Salmon stretches but gets up unharmed.
54.28
Kai Ziegenhagen threads a neat ball through to Michael Sadane. Michael Sadane threads the ball through to Stephen Matteo but he's offside!
57.53
Lampros Moissidis flicks the ball to his team mate, Stanley Cole. Stanley Cole knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Frank Hurst.
60.09
Sunderland have made a substitution with Titus Froggatt replacing Michael Sadane .
61.16
Showing composure, Jeffrey Klein laces a weighted ball forward to Kevin Gemmill. Kevin Gemmill whips in a cross ball towards Pedro Faria. Pedro Faria powers a header at goal but it flies wide!
65.30
Julian Medina flicks a high pass forward. Kai Ziegenhagen collects the pass. Kai Ziegenhagen makes a simple pass to Stephen Matteo. Stephen Matteo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Fabricio Castroman who gathers it comfortably.
67.00
Jonathan Salmon advances with the ball. Jonathan Salmon controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
72.57
Frank Hurst kicks a strong pass forward to Jeffrey Klein. Jeffrey Klein surges forward with the ball. Jeffrey Klein finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
77.53
Sunderland have made a substitution with Kevin Marshall replacing Richard Lisbie .
78.59
Titus Froggatt barges into Moritz Kühn. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Moritz Kühn hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
79.49
Kevin Marshall controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stephen Matteo. Stephen Matteo knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Frank Hurst.
83.43
Alfons Van Basten threads a neat ball through to Pedro Faria. Pedro Faria knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alexander Regnault who gathers it comfortably.
84.28
Alfons Van Basten sees a break and surges forward. Alfons Van Basten lofts in a cross ball towards Gary Whelan. Gary Whelan whips the ball goalwards with his head his aim is horrendously poor!
85.47
Moritz Kühn hits it upfield. Amine Benyettou whips in a cross ball towards Pedro Faria. Pedro Faria finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it misses the target by a large margin!
89.24
Kai Ziegenhagen knocks the ball forward to Stanley Cole. Stanley Cole whips in a cross ball towards Stephen Matteo. Stephen Matteo heads the ball goalwards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Sunderland

Southampton
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
4
6
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
66.7%
33.3%
Play Area
29.6%
39.5%
30.9%

Scorers
Stephen Matteo 33

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Stephen Matteo of Sunderland

Match Ratings
1.Alexander Regnault (GK)
7
2.Julian Medina (DEF)
6
3.David Joseph (DEF)
7
4.Stephen Bramble (DEF)
7
5.Lampros Moissidis (MID)
6
6.Richard Lisbie (MID)
7
7.Jonathan Salmon (MID)
8
8.Kai Ziegenhagen (MID)
7
9.Stephen Matteo (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Stanley Cole (ATT)
6
11.Michael Sadane (ATT)
6
 
12.Duarte Soares (DEF)
0
13.Kevin Marshall (MID)
6
14.Titus Froggatt (ATT)yellow card
5

1.Fabricio Castroman (GK)
7
2.Luke Konchesky (DEF)
6
3.Frank Hurst (DEF)
6
4.Shota Pahlplatz (DEF)
6
5.Moritz Kühn (DEF)
6
6.Alfons Van Basten (MID)
7
7.Jeffrey Klein (MID)yellow card
7
8.Gary Whelan (ATT)
6
9.Amine Benyettou (ATT)
6
10.Kevin Gemmill (ATT)
7
11.Pedro Faria (DEF)
6
 
12.Trevor Kerr (MID)
0
13.Kelvin Vassell (DEF)
0
14.Chris Lightfoot (GK)
0