Match Report
| Sunderland | Sunderland |  |  | Wrexham | Wrexham | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Rankin | P. Rankin |  | 69 | G |  | 1 | | G | 47 |  | Miel Luijpers | M. Luijpers | |||||||||
| Andre Vosahlo | A. Vosahlo |  | 61 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 59 | | Niccolo Serrant | N. Serrant | |||||||||
| Graham Charles | G. Charles | | 60 | D | | 3 | | D | 59 |  | Alberto Gomes | A. Gomes | |||||||||
| Colin Ince | C. Ince | | 58 | D | | 4 | | D | 57 |  | Massimiliano Fusco | M. Fusco | |||||||||
| Thomas Helmer | T. Helmer |  | 53 | D | | 5 | | D | 56 | | Sol Nicholls | S. Nicholls | |||||||||
| Kofi De Goey | K. De Goey | | 69 | M | | 6 | | M | 61 | | Pieter Darwinkel | P. Darwinkel | |||||||||
| Nicky Pearce | N. Pearce | | 66 | M | | 7 | |  | M | 55 | | Daniel Ramos | D. Ramos | ||||||||
| Robert Kitson | R. Kitson | | 61 | M | | 8 | | A | 52 |  | Thomas Oehrli | T. Oehrli | |||||||||
| Daniel Windass | D. Windass | | 67 | A | | | 9 | | A | 50 | | Nick Fox | N. Fox | ||||||||
| Matthew Carragher | M. Carragher | | 66 | A | | 10 | | A | 49 |  | Alec Bremner | A. Bremner | |||||||||
| Brian Scales | B. Scales | | 60 | A | | 11 | | A | 47 | | Simon Freund | S. Freund | |||||||||
| Noel Powell | N. Powell | | 62 | G | | 12 | | M | 53 | | Carl Fowler | C. Fowler | |||||||||
| Michael Bridges | M. Bridges | | 59 | M | | 13 | | D | 48 | | Clive Minto | C. Minto | |||||||||
| Rodrigo Alves | R. Alves | | 59 | A | | 14 | | M | 41 |  | Vegard Halle | V. Halle | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at The Stadium of Light where Sunderland play host to Wrexham. A crowd of 8,298 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Sunderland are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Wrexham appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Julian Fox.
The pitch is in good condition.
Sunderland are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Wrexham appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Julian Fox.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Wrexham get the match underway!
4.05
0-0Kofi De Goey knocks the ball to his team mate, Matthew Carragher. Matthew Carragher knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
9.58
0-0Robert Kitson flicks a high ball forward to Matthew Carragher who takes it down. Matthew Carragher shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
22.11
Nicky Pearce makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Daniel Windass. Daniel Windass whips in a cross ball towards Brian Scales. Brian Scales flicks the ball with his head but it is miles over!
26.47
0-0Robert Kitson flicks the ball to his team mate, Matthew Carragher. Matthew Carragher makes a probing pass between the defence to Brian Scales. Some silky footwork from Brian Scales provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
27.29
Andre Vosahlo kicks a strong pass forward to Kofi De Goey. Kofi De Goey flicks the ball to his team mate, Daniel Windass. Daniel Windass lofts in a cross ball towards Matthew Carragher. Matthew Carragher powers a header at goal. The keeper is on top of it. Superb keeping!
28.54
0-0There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
32.34
Pieter Darwinkel flicks a high ball forward to Nick Fox who takes it down. Nick Fox lofts in a cross ball towards Simon Freund. Simon Freund shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It's miles wide!
33.26
Robert Kitson threads the ball through to Daniel Windass. Daniel Windass shoots from distance but Miel Luijpers is on top of it.
34.14
Nicky Pearce kicks a strong pass forward to Daniel Windass. Daniel Windass knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
38.11
Kofi De Goey sees Matthew Carragher in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Matthew Carragher shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
45.00
0-0Alberto Gomes hacks Robert Kitson from behind! The referee calls over Alberto Gomes and warns him to calm down! Robert Kitson stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Sunderland appear unchanged since the first half. Wrexham also appear unchanged since the first half. The Sunderland players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
Sunderland kick off the second half!
47.11
Massimiliano Fusco flicks a high pass forward. Daniel Ramos collects the pass. Daniel Ramos threads a neat ball through to Simon Freund. Simon Freund shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
49.52
Kofi De Goey flicks a high pass forward. Matthew Carragher holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Matthew Carragher sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
51.35
Robert Kitson passes the ball forward to Brian Scales. Brian Scales knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Miel Luijpers who gathers it comfortably.
53.02
Kofi De Goey hits a low pass to Daniel Windass. Daniel Windass finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Sunderland are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
60.28
0-0Sunderland have made 2 substitutions with Michael Bridges replacing Robert Kitson and Noel Powell replacing Brian Scales .
61.36
0-0Thomas Helmer comes in with a late challenge on Alec Bremner. The referee calls over Thomas Helmer and shows him a yellow card! Alec Bremner hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
67.14
1-0Graham Charles flicks a high ball forward to Michael Bridges who takes it down. Michael Bridges flicks a high pass forward to Noel Powell who brings the ball under control. Noel Powell whips in a cross ball towards Matthew Carragher. Matthew Carragher flicks the ball with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
72.27
With some swift thinking, Michael Bridges plays the ball forward to Noel Powell. Noel Powell knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Massimiliano Fusco.
73.35
Niccolo Serrant clumsily knocks into Matthew Carragher. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Matthew Carragher runs off the knock.
77.35
Sunderland have made a substitution with Rodrigo Alves replacing Nicky Pearce .
83.19
1-0Noel Powell barges into Massimiliano Fusco. The referee calls over Noel Powell and shows him a yellow card! Massimiliano Fusco carries on, but is struggling a bit.
84.00
Andre Vosahlo flicks a high pass forward. Kofi De Goey collects the pass. Kofi De Goey threads a neat ball through to Noel Powell. Noel Powell knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Miel Luijpers who gathers it comfortably.
89.49
Daniel Ramos sees Simon Freund in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Simon Freund shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Peter Rankin smothers it!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
4
1
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
70%
30%
Play Area
16.7%
48.3%
35%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Matthew Carragher of Sunderland |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Peter Rankin (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Andre Vosahlo (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Graham Charles (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Colin Ince (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Thomas Helmer (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 6. | Kofi De Goey (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Nicky Pearce (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Robert Kitson (MID) | 8 | |
| 9. | Daniel Windass (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Matthew Carragher (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 11. | Brian Scales (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Noel Powell (GK) | | 6 |
| 13. | Michael Bridges (MID) | 7 | |
| 14. | Rodrigo Alves (ATT) | 6 | |
| 1. | Miel Luijpers (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Niccolo Serrant (DEF) | | 5 |
| 3. | Alberto Gomes (DEF) | 5 | |
| 4. | Massimiliano Fusco (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Sol Nicholls (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Pieter Darwinkel (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Daniel Ramos (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Thomas Oehrli (ATT) | 6 | |
| 9. | Nick Fox (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Alec Bremner (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Simon Freund (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Carl Fowler (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Clive Minto (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Vegard Halle (MID) | 0 | |