Match Report


SunderlandSunderland     ArsenalArsenal
Nuno SousaNuno Sousa James Hayes James Hayes
Stephane AelbrechtS. Aelbrecht78
G
1
G
69Albert PirriA. Pirri
Martin CabreraM. Cabrera79
D
2
D
46Scott McGroryS. McGrory
Harvey ShawH. Shaw78
D
captain3
D
73Graham VassellG. Vassell
Cosimo MacchiC. Macchi76
D
4
D
70Cliff DijkstraC. Dijkstra
Richard BaileyR. Bailey88
M
5
M
72Franco FranzoneF. Franzone
Pedro LopesP. Lopes85
M
6
M
75Gareth WoodgateG. Woodgate
Joao Batista FerreiraJ. Ferreira85
M
7
M
75Sylvain GascoigneS. Gascoigne
Neil RitchieN. Ritchie84
M
8captain
M
79Wayne StewartW. Stewart
Bernardo BermudezB. Bermudez87
A
9
A
67Des SherwoodD. Sherwood
Pieter DijkhuizenP. Dijkhuizen87
A
10
A
74Antonio Guerrero LopezA. Guerrero Lopez
Maksym YevstratenkoM. Yevstratenko86
A
11
A
53Sandro CarnascialiS. Carnasciali
 
Darius BridgesD. Bridges83
A
12
D
71Gavin MacleanG. Maclean
Warren CoppingerW. Coppinger80
M
13
M
73Mike CookeM. Cooke
Mohammed De ClerM. De Cler79
M
14
A
37Pablo IglesiasP. Iglesias

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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 Arsenal. A crowd of 20,857 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Sunderland and Arsenal are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Tony Goodwin.


0.00
Sunderland kick off the first half!
2.49
Cliff Dijkstra comes in with a late challenge on Pieter Dijkhuizen. The referee warns Cliff Dijkstra to calm down! Pieter Dijkhuizen hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
3.41
Neil Ritchie flicks the ball to his team mate, Maksym Yevstratenko. Maksym Yevstratenko plays a one-two with Pieter Dijkhuizen and advances towards the goal... Maksym Yevstratenko looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
4.52
Martin Cabrera makes a simple pass to Pieter Dijkhuizen. Pieter Dijkhuizen whips in a cross ball towards Richard Bailey. Richard Bailey makes a convincing header. It's there!! Albert Pirri has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
8.12
Cliff Dijkstra flicks a high pass forward. Wayne Stewart controls it well on his chest. Wayne Stewart chips the ball to his team mate, Antonio Guerrero Lopez. Antonio Guerrero Lopez cuts inside the box! Antonio Guerrero Lopez makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Quality keeping!
10.05
Cosimo Macchi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Joao Batista Ferreira. Joao Batista Ferreira flicks a high pass forward. Maksym Yevstratenko collects the pass. Maksym Yevstratenko makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Pieter Dijkhuizen. Pieter Dijkhuizen makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it's well over the bar!
14.14
Pedro Lopes surges forward with the ball. Pedro Lopes plays a scrappy one-two with Joao Batista Ferreira and stumbles forward towards the goal... Pedro Lopes rockets a shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
18.48
Joao Batista Ferreira makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Neil Ritchie. Neil Ritchie knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
20.42
Martin Cabrera catches Sandro Carnasciali on the ankles. The referee calls over Martin Cabrera and warns him to calm down! Sandro Carnasciali runs off the knock.
21.45
Harvey Shaw chips the ball to his team mate, Neil Ritchie. Neil Ritchie flicks a high pass forward to Maksym Yevstratenko who brings the ball under control. Maksym Yevstratenko makes a defence splitting pass to Pieter Dijkhuizen. Pieter Dijkhuizen takes a shot at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
26.34
Pieter Dijkhuizen threads a neat ball through to Bernardo Bermudez. Bernardo Bermudez sees Pieter Dijkhuizen just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Pieter Dijkhuizen comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
30.48
Martin Cabrera takes it forward alone. With great vision, Martin Cabrera plays the ball forward to Bernardo Bermudez. Bernardo Bermudez tries a spectacular long range effort but slams it into the crowd!
34.47
Martin Cabrera sees space and advances. Martin Cabrera advances with the ball. Martin Cabrera sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Martin Cabrera!
38.56
Cosimo Macchi flicks a high pass forward. Neil Ritchie controls it well on his chest. Neil Ritchie surges forward with the ball. Neil Ritchie skips past Graham Vassell! Neil Ritchie shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
42.56
Cosimo Macchi sees Pedro Lopes in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Pedro Lopes flicks a high pass forward. Bernardo Bermudez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Bernardo Bermudez lofts in a cross ball towards Maksym Yevstratenko. Maksym Yevstratenko finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it's well over the bar!
45.00
Cosimo Macchi lofts the ball long. Maksym Yevstratenko plays a scrappy one-two with Pieter Dijkhuizen and advances towards the goal... Maksym Yevstratenko cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Sunderland!
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. Arsenal also appear unchanged since the first half. The Arsenal players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Arsenal kick off!
57.26
Cosimo Macchi brings the ball forward. Cosimo Macchi makes a simple pass to Pieter Dijkhuizen. Pieter Dijkhuizen puts a great ball through. Pedro Lopes runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
59.14
Martin Cabrera threads a neat ball through to Pieter Dijkhuizen. Pieter Dijkhuizen threads the ball through into the box. Maksym Yevstratenko comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
61.14
Arsenal have made 3 substitutions with Gavin Maclean replacing Cliff Dijkstra, Mike Cooke replacing Wayne Stewart and Pablo Iglesias replacing Sandro Carnasciali .
72.34
Gavin Maclean flicks a high pass forward. Mike Cooke controls it well on his chest. Mike Cooke sees a break and surges forward. Mike Cooke whips in a cross ball towards Pablo Iglesias. Pablo Iglesias makes a deft header but it curls horrendously wide!
73.21
Antonio Guerrero Lopez clumsily knocks into Cosimo Macchi. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Cosimo Macchi stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.33
Pedro Lopes decides to run forward with the ball. Pedro Lopes flicks a high pass forward. Neil Ritchie controls it well on his chest. Neil Ritchie rushes past Graham Vassell! Neil Ritchie cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
79.17
Pedro Lopes passes the ball forward to Bernardo Bermudez. Bernardo Bermudez lofts in a cross ball towards Pieter Dijkhuizen. With a superhuman jump, Pieter Dijkhuizen connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
81.55
Maksym Yevstratenko knocks the ball to his team mate, Bernardo Bermudez. Bernardo Bermudez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Albert Pirri smothers it!
83.29
Gavin Maclean flicks a high pass forward to Mike Cooke who brings the ball under control. Mike Cooke flicks a high pass forward. Pablo Iglesias controls it well on his chest. Pablo Iglesias controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
85.43
Martin Cabrera controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Richard Bailey. Richard Bailey flicks a high ball forward to Maksym Yevstratenko who takes it down. Maksym Yevstratenko plays a one-two with Joao Batista Ferreira and advances towards the goal... Maksym Yevstratenko muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It's there!! Albert Pirri has to pick the ball from the back of the net! The crowd cheer. That makes three for him!
89.31
Cosimo Macchi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Pedro Lopes. With vision, Pedro Lopes plays the ball forward to Bernardo Bermudez. Bernardo Bermudez rushes past Graham Vassell! Graham Vassell hacks Bernardo Bermudez from behind! Bernardo Bermudez appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
90.00
Graham Vassell barges into Neil Ritchie. Graham Vassell is shown the yellow card! Neil Ritchie stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Sunderland

Arsenal
Goals
8
0
Shots on Target
11
1
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
76.2%
23.8%
Play Area
26.2%
36.9%
36.9%

Scorers
Richard Bailey 5
Pedro Lopes 14
Pieter Dijkhuizen 21, 26
Martin Cabrera 34
Maksym Yevstratenko 45, 59, 85

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Maksym Yevstratenko of Sunderland

Match Ratings