Match Report


SunderlandSunderland     ChesterfieldChesterfield
Geoff SampsonGeoff Sampson Mark Berry Mark Berry
Alexander RegnaultA. Regnault70
G
captain1
G
74Harry CarterH. Carter
Duarte SoaresD. Soares70
D
2
D
57Graham HendrieG. Hendrie
Stephen BrambleS. Bramble64
D
3
D
64Morris LloydM. Lloyd
Julian MedinaJ. Medina65
D
4captain
D
64Nicky EtheringtonN. Etherington
Lampros MoissidisL. Moissidis67
M
5
M
65Erwin FaberE. Faber
Jonathan SalmonJ. Salmon63
M
6
M
74Regis CondiR. Condi
Billy BowerB. Bower66
M
7
M
72Nicholas MilliganN. Milligan
Kai ZiegenhagenK. Ziegenhagen68
M
8
M
73Jason FoxJ. Fox
Stephen MatteoS. Matteo64
A
9
A
70Cosmin HagiC. Hagi
Stanley ColeS. Cole65
A
10
A
68Anthony MatthewsA. Matthews
Malte PoschnerM. Poschner64
A
11
A
70Noel WestwoodN. Westwood
 
Rio SalakoR. Salako62
M
12
M
65Scott ScalesS. Scales
Kevin MarshallK. Marshall59
M
13
M
65Jamie WeirJ. Weir
Titus FroggattT. Froggatt61
A
14
D
59Nigel GallagherN. Gallagher

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at The Stadium of Light where Sunderland play host to Chesterfield. A crowd of 16,759 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Sunderland and Chesterfield are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Malcolm Thatcher.


0.00
Chesterfield start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.31
Malte Poschner hacks Nicky Etherington from behind! Malte Poschner is shown the yellow card! Nicky Etherington grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
3.23
Regis Condi flicks a high pass forward. Noel Westwood collects the pass. Noel Westwood knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
8.26
Billy Bower controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stanley Cole. Stanley Cole makes a pass forward but Stephen Matteo makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
15.48
Graham Hendrie threads the ball through to Nicholas Milligan. Nicholas Milligan flicks a high pass forward. Noel Westwood holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Noel Westwood lofts in a cross ball towards Anthony Matthews. Anthony Matthews makes a looping header on goal. The keeper is on top of it. Well saved!
30.56
Nicholas Milligan passes the ball forward to Noel Westwood. Noel Westwood shoots from 25 yards. Solid save from Alexander Regnault.
33.32
Regis Condi threads the ball through to Cosmin Hagi. Cosmin Hagi whips in a cross ball towards Noel Westwood. Noel Westwood makes a convincing header. Magnificent save by Alexander Regnault!
34.21
Nicky Etherington flicks a high pass forward. Regis Condi controls it well on his chest. Regis Condi knocks the ball forward to Cosmin Hagi. Cosmin Hagi lofts in a cross ball towards Noel Westwood. Noel Westwood knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball strikes Stephen Bramble's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
35.13
Cosmin Hagi takes the corner, chipping the ball into the box. Julian Medina reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
45.00
Jonathan Salmon takes the throw-in. Lampros Moissidis makes a simple pass to Stanley Cole. Stanley Cole makes a simple pass, allowing Stephen Matteo to run into the box. Stephen Matteo muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Sunderland appear unchanged since the first half. Chesterfield also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Sunderland kick off the second half!
47.21
Stephen Bramble makes a beautiful solo run. Stephen Bramble threads the ball through to Stephen Matteo. Stephen Matteo tries a spectacular long range effort. Harry Carter gathers the ball up comfortably. Superb keeping!
48.04
Jonathan Salmon threads a neat ball through to Malte Poschner. Malte Poschner knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nicky Etherington.
53.19
Jonathan Salmon clumsily knocks into Regis Condi. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Regis Condi hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
63.09
Julian Medina makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Lampros Moissidis. Lampros Moissidis flicks a high pass forward. Stanley Cole collects the pass. Stanley Cole tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Harry Carter smothers it!
65.07
Billy Bower knocks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Matteo. Stephen Matteo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
73.56
Jonathan Salmon darts forward. Jonathan Salmon lofts in a cross ball towards Malte Poschner. Malte Poschner is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
77.02
Sunderland have made a substitution with Kevin Marshall replacing Jonathan Salmon .
79.54
Billy Bower threads a neat ball through to Stephen Matteo. Stephen Matteo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Solid save from Harry Carter.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Sunderland

Chesterfield
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
3
0
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.6%
47.4%
Play Area
17.9%
46.2%
35.9%
 

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

Match Ratings
1.Alexander Regnault (GK)
8
2.Duarte Soares (DEF)
6
3.Stephen Bramble (DEF)
9
4.Julian Medina (DEF)
7
5.Lampros Moissidis (MID)
7
6.Jonathan Salmon (MID)yellow card
6
7.Billy Bower (MID)
8
8.Kai Ziegenhagen (MID)
6
9.Stephen Matteo (ATT)
7
10.Stanley Cole (ATT)
7
11.Malte Poschner (ATT)yellow card
6
 
12.Rio Salako (MID)
0
13.Kevin Marshall (MID)
6
14.Titus Froggatt (ATT)
0

1.Harry Carter (GK)
8
2.Graham Hendrie (DEF)
6
3.Morris Lloyd (DEF)
7
4.Nicky Etherington (DEF)
6
5.Erwin Faber (MID)
6
6.Regis Condi (MID)
7
7.Nicholas Milligan (MID)
7
8.Jason Fox (MID)
6
9.Cosmin Hagi (ATT)
7
10.Anthony Matthews (ATT)
6
11.Noel Westwood (ATT)
7
 
12.Scott Scales (MID)
0
13.Jamie Weir (MID)
0
14.Nigel Gallagher (DEF)
0