Match Report


SunderlandSunderland     Swansea CitySwansea City
Geoff SampsonGeoff Sampson Andy Cox Andy Cox
Alexander RegnaultA. Regnault70
G
captain1
G
83Gerson RichardsonG. Richardson
Julian MedinaJ. Medina66
D
2
D
77Stephan NyarkoS. Nyarko
Duarte SoaresD. Soares70
D
3captain
D
77Simion StingaS. Stinga
David JosephD. Joseph65
D
4
D
77Sebastiano FerranteS. Ferrante
Lampros MoissidisL. Moissidis67
M
5
D
75Mohammed AmoahM. Amoah
Billy BowerB. Bower66
M
6
M
78Kubilay SükürK. Sükür
Richard LisbieR. Lisbie67
M
7
M
73John PottsJ. Potts
Kai ZiegenhagenK. Ziegenhagen68
M
8
M
78Dominic DalglishD. Dalglish
Stephen MatteoS. Matteo64
A
9
M
77Alberto BarrosA. Barros
Stanley ColeS. Cole65
A
10
M
81Jean-Sebastien FerhaouiJ. Ferhaoui
Titus FroggattT. Froggatt61
A
11
A
89Giuseppe CenturioniG. Centurioni
 
Stephen BrambleS. Bramble64
D
12
M
84Alberto AndresA. Andres
Kevin MarshallK. Marshall59
M
13
M
74Gunnar HalleG. Halle
Michael SadaneM. Sadane69
A
14
A
81Kanga Olivier SiéK. Olivier Sié

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at The Stadium of Light where Sunderland play host to Swansea City. A crowd of 20,358 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Sunderland are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Swansea City appear to be shaped for 4-5-1.
Today's match is refereed by Trevor Clemence.


0.00
The whistle blows and Swansea City kick off!
2.17
Richard Lisbie hits a low pass to Stephen Matteo. Stephen Matteo shoots from outside the area. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous save!
3.30
Simion Stinga makes a simple pass to John Potts. John Potts flicks a high pass forward. Giuseppe Centurioni holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Giuseppe Centurioni knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Julian Medina.
4.00
With a delightful solo run, Dominic Dalglish stretches the opposition's defence. Dominic Dalglish shoots from long range. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
8.06
Simion Stinga clumsily knocks into Stanley Cole. Simion Stinga is warned by the referee! Stanley Cole runs off the knock.
9.34
Richard Lisbie chips the ball to his team mate, Stanley Cole. Stanley Cole makes a probing pass to Stephen Matteo but he's offside!
28.50
Alberto Barros barges into Billy Bower. The referee warns Alberto Barros to calm down! Billy Bower stretches but gets up unharmed.
32.14
Duarte Soares threads a neat ball through to Lampros Moissidis. With a delightful solo run, Lampros Moissidis stretches the opposition's defence. Lampros Moissidis plays a one-two with Stanley Cole and rushes in on goal... Lampros Moissidis rockets a shot on goal but it is tipped over by Gerson Richardson.
33.50
It's a corner kick which Billy Bower takes quickly, playing the ball short to David Joseph. Some good footwork from David Joseph provides some space. He shoots at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
34.19
Julian Medina makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Richard Lisbie. Richard Lisbie flicks a high pass forward. Stanley Cole holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Stanley Cole sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. What a cracker!! Gerson Richardson had no chance!! Goal for Sunderland!
44.27
Richard Lisbie flicks a high pass forward. Stephen Matteo controls it well on his chest. Stephen Matteo shoots from distance. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
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. Swansea City also appear unchanged since the first half. The Swansea City players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Sunderland kick off the second half!
57.50
Dominic Dalglish hacks Richard Lisbie from behind! The referee brings Dominic Dalglish to one side and gives him a warning! Richard Lisbie runs off the knock.
59.19
Kubilay Sükür flicks a high pass forward. Giuseppe Centurioni controls it well on his chest. Giuseppe Centurioni finds some space and shoots from distance. Fantastic reaction save from Alexander Regnault!
60.53
Swansea City have made a substitution with Kanga Olivier Sié replacing Giuseppe Centurioni .
73.42
John Potts controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kanga Olivier Sié. Kanga Olivier Sié tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
75.56
David Joseph chips the ball to his team mate, Kai Ziegenhagen. Kai Ziegenhagen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stephen Matteo. Stephen Matteo shoots from 25 yards. Gerson Richardson effortlessly gets down and covers it.
77.36
Sunderland have made a substitution with Stephen Bramble replacing Julian Medina .
78.43
Kubilay Sükür hits a low pass to Kanga Olivier Sié. Kanga Olivier Sié knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by David Joseph.
79.21
Lampros Moissidis flicks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Matteo. Stephen Matteo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gerson Richardson who gathers it comfortably.
85.28
Simion Stinga sees space and advances. Simion Stinga chips the ball to his team mate, Kanga Olivier Sié. Kanga Olivier Sié shoots from outside the area but it flies just wide!
90.00
John Potts hacks Duarte Soares from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Duarte Soares stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Sunderland

Swansea City
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
5
1
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
0
4
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.9%
47.1%
Play Area
20%
52.9%
27.1%

Scorers
Stanley Cole 34

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Stanley Cole of Sunderland

Match Ratings