Match Report
| Sunderland | Sunderland |  |  | Stockport County | Stockport County | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Rankin | P. Rankin |  | 69 | G |  | 1 | | G | 60 | | Frank Davis | F. Davis | |||||||||
| Andre Vosahlo | A. Vosahlo |  | 61 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 65 | | Noel Banks | N. Banks | |||||||||
| Graham Charles | G. Charles | | 60 | D | | 3 | |  | D | 60 | | Mervin Armstrong | M. Armstrong | ||||||||
| Colin Ince | C. Ince | | 58 | D | | 4 | | D | 49 | | Neil Benali | N. Benali | |||||||||
| Thomas Helmer | T. Helmer |  | 53 | D | | 5 | | M | 65 | | Jason Potts | J. Potts | |||||||||
| Kofi De Goey | K. De Goey |  | 69 | M | | 6 | | M | 59 | | Jon Newton | J. Newton | |||||||||
| Nicky Pearce | N. Pearce | | 66 | M | | 7 | | M | 57 | | Robbie Fowler | R. Fowler | |||||||||
| Robert Kitson | R. Kitson | | 61 | M | | 8 | | M | 53 | | Des Salmon | D. Salmon | |||||||||
| Daniel Windass | D. Windass | | 67 | A | | | 9 | | A | 58 | | David Moncur | D. Moncur | ||||||||
| Matthew Carragher | M. Carragher | | 66 | A | | 10 | | A | 51 | | Ben Woodgate | B. Woodgate | |||||||||
| Brian Scales | B. Scales | | 60 | A | | 11 | | A | 50 | | Francis Youds | F. Youds | |||||||||
| Noel Powell | N. Powell | | 62 | G | | 12 | | M | 51 | | Brian Defoe | B. Defoe | |||||||||
| Michael Bridges | M. Bridges | | 59 | M | | 13 | | G | 47 |  | David Campos | D. Campos | |||||||||
| Rodrigo Alves | R. Alves | | 59 | A | | 14 | | A | 46 | | Graham Stewart | G. Stewart | |||||||||
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Match Report
Snow flakes fill the overcast sky here at The Stadium of Light where Sunderland play host to Stockport County. A crowd of 8,506 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Sunderland are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Stockport County appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Julian Fox.
The pitch is in good condition.
Sunderland are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Stockport County appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Julian Fox.
0.00
0-0Sunderland kick off and get the match underway!
9.47
0-0Jason Potts flicks a high pass forward. Ben Woodgate collects the pass. Ben Woodgate knocks in a cross ball towards Francis Youds. Francis Youds makes a looping header on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
10.04
Nicky Pearce hits a low pass to Matthew Carragher. Matthew Carragher lofts in a cross ball towards Daniel Windass. Daniel Windass powers a header at goal but it flies just off target!
12.50
0-0Colin Ince deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nicky Pearce. Nicky Pearce flicks the ball to his team mate, Matthew Carragher. Matthew Carragher knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
14.05
Mervin Armstrong threads a neat ball through to Robbie Fowler. Robbie Fowler chips the ball to his team mate, Francis Youds. Francis Youds finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
18.28
Showing composure, Kofi De Goey laces a through ball forward to Daniel Windass. Daniel Windass knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Frank Davis who gathers it comfortably.
21.53
0-0Without breaking stride, Nicky Pearce plays the ball forward to Brian Scales. Brian Scales whips in a cross ball towards Daniel Windass. Daniel Windass finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Frank Davis gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
32.43
Nicky Pearce makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Daniel Windass. Daniel Windass plays a quick one-two with Brian Scales and rushes in on goal... Daniel Windass shoots from just inside the box but it rises well off target!
33.28
0-0Robbie Fowler runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Robbie Fowler plays a one-two with Francis Youds and rushes in on goal... Andre Vosahlo hacks Robbie Fowler from behind! That's got to be a penalty! No, the ref waves play-on!!
44.39
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Sunderland appear unchanged since the first half. Stockport County also appear unchanged since the first half. The Sunderland players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
Stockport County kick off!
47.13
With some swift thinking, Jon Newton plays the ball forward to Ben Woodgate. Ben Woodgate sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
48.14
0-0Brian Scales comes in with a late challenge on Mervin Armstrong. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Mervin Armstrong stretches but gets up unharmed.
49.15
Nicky Pearce threads a neat ball through to Daniel Windass. Daniel Windass whips in a cross ball towards Matthew Carragher. Matthew Carragher gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Solid save from Frank Davis.
51.16
Kofi De Goey passes the ball forward to Matthew Carragher. Matthew Carragher cuts inside the box! Matthew Carragher looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Solid save from Frank Davis.
53.29
Robbie Fowler runs straight at the opposition's defence. Robbie Fowler shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
54.41
Nicky Pearce flicks the ball to his team mate, Brian Scales. Brian Scales knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Noel Banks.
55.46
0-0Graham Charles flicks a high pass forward. Kofi De Goey comfortably collects the pass. Kofi De Goey makes a simple pass to Matthew Carragher. Matthew Carragher deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Brian Scales but the linesman indicates offside!
60.24
0-0Sunderland have made 2 substitutions with Michael Bridges replacing Robert Kitson and Noel Powell replacing Brian Scales .Stockport County have made a substitution with Graham Stewart replacing Ben Woodgate .
69.32
Nicky Pearce threads the ball through to Daniel Windass. Daniel Windass knocks in a cross ball towards Noel Powell. Noel Powell heads the ball goalwards. It's miles wide!
72.20
Colin Ince knocks the ball to his team mate, Michael Bridges. Michael Bridges sees a break and surges forward. Michael Bridges shoots from outside the area. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
73.29
0-0Jon Newton clumsily knocks into Michael Bridges. Jon Newton is given a warning by the referee! Michael Bridges stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.17
Sunderland have made a substitution with Rodrigo Alves replacing Nicky Pearce .
83.36
0-1Robbie Fowler plays the ball forward to David Moncur. David Moncur threads a neat ball through to Graham Stewart. Graham Stewart takes a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
87.38
Robbie Fowler flicks a high pass forward. Graham Stewart holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Graham Stewart knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Graham Charles.
89.53
Kofi De Goey makes a simple pass to Daniel Windass. Daniel Windass whips in a cross ball towards Matthew Carragher. Matthew Carragher heads the ball goalwards but it's a lousy effort!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
3
1
Shots off Target
5
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
54.2%
45.8%
Play Area
23.6%
45.8%
30.6%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Graham Stewart of Stockport County |
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) | 6 | |
| 6. | Kofi De Goey (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Nicky Pearce (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Robert Kitson (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Daniel Windass (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Matthew Carragher (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Brian Scales (ATT) |  | 6 |
| 12. | Noel Powell (GK) | 6 | |
| 13. | Michael Bridges (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Rodrigo Alves (ATT) | 6 | |
| 1. | Frank Davis (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Noel Banks (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Mervin Armstrong (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Neil Benali (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Jason Potts (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Jon Newton (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Robbie Fowler (MID) | 9 | |
| 8. | Des Salmon (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | David Moncur (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Ben Woodgate (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Francis Youds (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Brian Defoe (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | David Campos (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Graham Stewart (ATT) |  | 9 |