Match Report


SunderlandSunderland     Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest
Computer Player Computer Player Will Sully Will Sully
Craig GemmillC. Gemmill67
G
1
G
76Mustapha CourtoisM. Courtois
Mark MagoniM. Magoni75
D
2
D
78Thomas KienastT. Kienast
Paul FortuneP. Fortune72
D
3
D
78Yurtcan TürkyilmazY. Türkyilmaz
Chris McgovernC. Mcgovern70
D
4
D
77Gregorio HernandezG. Hernandez
Graeme HarrisonG. Harrison63
D
5
M
80Carlos AlonsoC. Alonso
Harris GerritsenH. Gerritsen72
M
captain6
M
77Felipe SanchezF. Sanchez
Stan LjungbergS. Ljungberg70
M
7
M
77Trevor HallT. Hall
Joe PlowrightJ. Plowright65
M
8
M
81Antonio VelascoA. Velasco
Fabio RegonesiF. Regonesi73
A
9captain
A
77Max CarrickM. Carrick
Paul FergusonP. Ferguson65
A
10
A
77Max BoumaM. Bouma
Scott DrakeS. Drake63
A
11
A
71Fredrik LoweF. Lowe
 
Carlton MoffatC. Moffat64
M
12
D
78Santos B.J. RivelinoS. Rivelino
Michael AdamsM. Adams63
A
13
M
80Ivan PirriI. Pirri
Kai GötzK. Götz63
A
14
A
72Nicky OliverN. Oliver

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at The Stadium of Light where Sunderland play host to Nottingham Forest. A crowd of 20,833 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Sunderland are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Nottingham Forest appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by James Fenton.


0.00
Sunderland kick off the first half!
3.57
Trevor Hall pushes mid-way up the pitch. Trevor Hall chips the ball to his team mate, Carlos Alonso. Carlos Alonso knocks in a cross ball towards Max Carrick. Max Carrick gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
6.40
Trevor Hall knocks the ball forward to Felipe Sanchez. Felipe Sanchez flicks a high pass forward. Max Carrick easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Max Carrick knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
12.58
Thomas Kienast takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Yurtcan Türkyilmaz. Yurtcan Türkyilmaz chips the ball to his team mate, Antonio Velasco. Antonio Velasco threads a neat ball through to Max Bouma. Max Bouma whips in a cross ball towards Antonio Velasco. Antonio Velasco makes a convincing header. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
16.10
Stan Ljungberg threads a neat ball through to Scott Drake. Scott Drake controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
18.13
Yurtcan Türkyilmaz flicks a high pass forward. Max Carrick collects the pass. Max Carrick shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
20.19
Trevor Hall barges into Chris Mcgovern. Trevor Hall is shown the yellow card! Chris Mcgovern stretches but gets up unharmed.
24.51
Chris Mcgovern kicks a strong pass forward to Graeme Harrison. Graeme Harrison knocks the ball to his team mate, Scott Drake. Scott Drake plays a scrappy one-two with Harris Gerritsen and advances towards the goal... Scott Drake rockets a shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Quality keeping!
26.28
Max Bouma barges into Chris Mcgovern. The referee warns Max Bouma to calm down! Chris Mcgovern grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
27.41
Trevor Hall knocks the ball to his team mate, Max Carrick. Max Carrick finds some space and shoots from distance. Craig Gemmill gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
32.43
Carlos Alonso deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Max Bouma. Max Bouma knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Chris Mcgovern.
34.20
Fredrik Lowe hacks Chris Mcgovern from behind! The referee calls over Fredrik Lowe and shows him a yellow card! Chris Mcgovern stretches but gets up unharmed.
39.28
Trevor Hall decides to run forward with the ball. Trevor Hall knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Craig Gemmill who gathers it comfortably.
40.51
Graeme Harrison threads the ball through to Mark Magoni. Mark Magoni runs straight at the opposition's defence. Mark Magoni knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gregorio Hernandez.
42.09
Felipe Sanchez laces a weighted ball forward to Max Carrick. Max Carrick lofts in a cross ball towards Fredrik Lowe. With a superhuman jump, Fredrik Lowe connects with the ball and heads it goalwards which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
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. Nottingham Forest also appear unchanged since the first half. The Sunderland players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Nottingham Forest start the second half!
47.20
Trevor Hall flicks a high pass forward. Antonio Velasco holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Antonio Velasco threads the ball through to Max Bouma. Max Bouma knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
48.38
Trevor Hall flicks a high pass forward. Max Bouma collects the pass. Max Bouma whips in a cross ball towards Fredrik Lowe. Fredrik Lowe knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Well saved!
49.12
Nottingham Forest are dictating the run of play here today.
54.07
Thomas Kienast sees a break and surges forward. Thomas Kienast chips the ball to his team mate, Max Carrick. Max Carrick finds some space and shoots from distance but Craig Gemmill is on top of it.
57.44
Fabio Regonesi plays the ball forward to Stan Ljungberg. Stan Ljungberg finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Sunderland!
60.49
Nottingham Forest have made 2 substitutions with Ivan Pirri replacing Antonio Velasco and Nicky Oliver replacing Max Bouma .
61.59
Yurtcan Türkyilmaz breaks forward. Yurtcan Türkyilmaz makes a probing pass to Max Carrick. Max Carrick knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Chris Mcgovern.
63.48
Trevor Hall sees Felipe Sanchez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Felipe Sanchez whips in a cross ball towards Fredrik Lowe. Fredrik Lowe is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
66.14
Stan Ljungberg chips the ball to his team mate, Harris Gerritsen. Harris Gerritsen shoots from outside the area but is denied by Mustapha Courtois. Excellent save.
69.11
Felipe Sanchez hits a low pass to Nicky Oliver. Nicky Oliver knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
71.41
Harris Gerritsen flicks a high pass forward. Scott Drake holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Scott Drake knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gregorio Hernandez.
72.30
Yurtcan Türkyilmaz flicks a high pass forward. Nicky Oliver holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nicky Oliver lofts in a cross ball towards Fredrik Lowe. Fredrik Lowe powers a header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!! The crowd cheers as he celebrates his hattrick!
77.04
Sunderland have made 3 substitutions with Carlton Moffat replacing Fabio Regonesi, Kai Götz replacing Paul Ferguson and Michael Adams replacing Scott Drake .
81.10
Paul Fortune controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Joe Plowright. Joe Plowright tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
83.21
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
85.34
Gregorio Hernandez barges into Kai Götz. Gregorio Hernandez is warned by the referee! Kai Götz hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
87.09
Mark Magoni sees a break and surges forward. Mark Magoni changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Mark Magoni controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just off target!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Sunderland

Nottingham Forest
Goals
1
5
Shots on Target
3
8
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
4
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
46.4%
53.6%
Play Area
33.3%
45.2%
21.4%

Scorers
Stan Ljungberg 57
Max Carrick 4
Antonio Velasco 13
Fredrik Lowe 42, 63, 72

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Fredrik Lowe of Nottingham Forest

Match Ratings
1.Craig Gemmill (GK)
6
2.Mark Magoni (DEF)
7
3.Paul Fortune (DEF)
6
4.Chris Mcgovern (DEF)
6
5.Graeme Harrison (DEF)
6
6.Harris Gerritsen (MID)
6
7.Stan Ljungberg (MID)goal scored
7
8.Joe Plowright (MID)
6
9.Fabio Regonesi (ATT)
6
10.Paul Ferguson (ATT)
6
11.Scott Drake (ATT)
6
 
12.Carlton Moffat (MID)
6
13.Michael Adams (ATT)
6
14.Kai Götz (ATT)
6

1.Mustapha Courtois (GK)
6
2.Thomas Kienast (DEF)
6
3.Yurtcan Türkyilmaz (DEF)
7
4.Gregorio Hernandez (DEF)
6
5.Carlos Alonso (MID)
6
6.Felipe Sanchez (MID)
7
7.Trevor Hall (MID)yellow card
7
8.Antonio Velasco (MID)goal scored
7
9.Max Carrick (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Max Bouma (ATT)
6
11.Fredrik Lowe (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scoredyellow card
9
 
12.Santos B.J. Rivelino (DEF)
0
13.Ivan Pirri (MID)
6
14.Nicky Oliver (ATT)
6