Match Report
| Sunderland | Sunderland |  |  | Ipswich Town | Ipswich Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Rankin | P. Rankin |  | 69 | G |  | 1 | | G | 69 | | Matthew Bastin | M. Bastin | |||||||||
| Andre Vosahlo | A. Vosahlo |  | 61 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 58 | | Harry Wiltord | H. Wiltord | |||||||||
| Colin Ince | C. Ince | | 58 | D | | 3 | | D | 58 | | Ben Joseph | B. Joseph | |||||||||
| Thomas Helmer | T. Helmer |  | 53 | D | | 4 | | D | 55 | | Daniele Gallagher | D. Gallagher | |||||||||
| Ruel Blake | R. Blake | | 49 | D | | 5 | | M | 64 | | Kemal Drake | K. Drake | |||||||||
| Kofi De Goey | K. De Goey |  | 69 | M | | 6 | |  | M | 59 | | Sol Wainwright | S. Wainwright | ||||||||
| Nicky Pearce | N. Pearce | | 66 | M | | 7 | | M | 56 |  | Roberto Berti | R. Berti | |||||||||
| Robert Kitson | R. Kitson | | 61 | M | | 8 | | M | 56 | | Ben Vickers | B. Vickers | |||||||||
| Daniel Windass | D. Windass | | 67 | A | | | 9 | | A | 55 |  | Frederico Barbosa | F. Barbosa | ||||||||
| Matthew Carragher | M. Carragher | | 66 | A | | 10 | | A | 54 | | Anthony Davis | A. Davis | |||||||||
| Brian Scales | B. Scales | | 60 | A | | 11 | | A | 52 | | Seth Ehiogu | S. Ehiogu | |||||||||
| Noel Powell | N. Powell | | 62 | G | | 12 | | G | 54 | | Robert Rufus | R. Rufus | |||||||||
| Michael Bridges | M. Bridges | | 59 | M | | 13 | | D | 53 | | Danny Fortune | D. Fortune | |||||||||
| Rodrigo Alves | R. Alves | | 59 | A | | 14 | | D | 52 | | Kevin Cooke | K. Cooke | |||||||||
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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at The Stadium of Light where Sunderland play host to Ipswich Town. A crowd of 9,677 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Sunderland are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Ipswich Town appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Jason James.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Sunderland are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Ipswich Town appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Jason James.
0.00
0-0Ipswich Town kick off the first half!
14.45
0-0Robert Kitson chips the ball to his team mate, Brian Scales. Brian Scales controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
22.10
0-0Ben Joseph flicks a high pass forward to Ben Vickers who brings the ball under control. Ben Vickers flicks the ball to his team mate, Seth Ehiogu. Seth Ehiogu knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Andre Vosahlo.
30.30
0-0With vision, Kemal Drake laces a through ball forward to Frederico Barbosa. Frederico Barbosa whips in a cross ball towards Anthony Davis. Anthony Davis outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Magnificent save by Peter Rankin!
34.14
Nicky Pearce flicks the ball to his team mate, Brian Scales. Brian Scales plays a scrappy one-two with Daniel Windass and advances towards the goal... Brian Scales side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
36.58
Kofi De Goey flicks a high pass forward to Brian Scales who brings the ball under control. Brian Scales finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
39.40
Daniele Gallagher makes a simple pass to Kemal Drake. Kemal Drake decides to run forward with the ball. Kemal Drake knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Peter Rankin who gathers it comfortably.
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. Ipswich Town also appear unchanged since the first half. The Sunderland players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
The whistle blows and Sunderland kick off!
47.47
0-0Andre Vosahlo clumsily knocks into Ben Vickers. Andre Vosahlo is warned by the referee! Ben Vickers runs off the knock.
49.06
Robert Kitson knocks the ball forward to Matthew Carragher. Matthew Carragher knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Matthew Bastin who gathers it comfortably.
53.25
1-0Kofi De Goey chips the ball to his team mate, Daniel Windass. Daniel Windass plays a one-two with Matthew Carragher and advances towards the goal... Daniel Windass side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Sunderland!
60.02
1-0Sunderland have made a substitution with Michael Bridges replacing Robert Kitson .
61.09
Roberto Berti kicks a strong pass forward to Seth Ehiogu. Seth Ehiogu knocks in a cross ball towards Anthony Davis. Anthony Davis beats his man to it with a header his aim is horrendously poor!
63.38
Nicky Pearce threads the ball through to Daniel Windass. Daniel Windass finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
69.01
1-0Thomas Helmer barges into Anthony Davis. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Anthony Davis runs off the knock.
71.43
Thomas Helmer flicks a high pass forward to Nicky Pearce who brings the ball under control. Nicky Pearce chips the ball to his team mate, Brian Scales. Brian Scales plays a one-two with Daniel Windass and rushes in on goal... Brian Scales comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball comes in low, but Matthew Bastin smothers it!
72.53
1-0Kofi De Goey catches Roberto Berti on the ankles. The referee calls over Kofi De Goey and shows him a yellow card! Roberto Berti grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
75.18
Roberto Berti flicks a high pass forward to Seth Ehiogu who brings the ball under control. Seth Ehiogu controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just off target!
77.39
Sunderland have made a substitution with Rodrigo Alves replacing Nicky Pearce .Ipswich Town have made 2 substitutions with Danny Fortune replacing Ben Vickers and Kevin Cooke replacing Anthony Davis .
78.45
Roberto Berti knocks the ball forward to Frederico Barbosa. Frederico Barbosa lofts in a cross ball towards Seth Ehiogu. Seth Ehiogu makes a deft header but Peter Rankin is on top of it.
79.31
Colin Ince flicks a high pass forward to Kofi De Goey who brings the ball under control. Kofi De Goey flicks a high pass forward. Matthew Carragher controls it well on his chest. Matthew Carragher lofts in a cross ball towards Brian Scales. Brian Scales connects with a diving header. Matthew Bastin picks it out of the air!
83.31
Kofi De Goey makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Daniel Windass. Daniel Windass knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Matthew Bastin who gathers it comfortably.
84.49
Colin Ince threads a neat ball through to Michael Bridges. Michael Bridges plays the ball forward to Brian Scales. Brian Scales sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
89.57
Kofi De Goey knocks the ball to his team mate, Daniel Windass. Daniel Windass whips in a cross ball towards Brian Scales. Brian Scales is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
49.3%
50.7%
Play Area
27.5%
43.5%
29%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Daniel Windass of Sunderland |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Peter Rankin (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Andre Vosahlo (DEF) | 5 | |
| 3. | Colin Ince (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Thomas Helmer (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 5. | Ruel Blake (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Kofi De Goey (MID) | | 6 |
| 7. | Nicky Pearce (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Robert Kitson (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Daniel Windass (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 10. | Matthew Carragher (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Brian Scales (ATT) | 8 | |
| 12. | Noel Powell (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Michael Bridges (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Rodrigo Alves (ATT) | 6 | |
| 1. | Matthew Bastin (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Harry Wiltord (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Ben Joseph (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Daniele Gallagher (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Kemal Drake (MID) | 7 | |
| 6. | Sol Wainwright (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Roberto Berti (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Ben Vickers (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Frederico Barbosa (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Anthony Davis (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Seth Ehiogu (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Robert Rufus (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Danny Fortune (DEF) | 6 | |
| 14. | Kevin Cooke (DEF) | 6 | |