Match Report
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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at The Stadium of Light where Sunderland play host to Liverpool. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Sunderland and Liverpool are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Jose Del Sol.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Sunderland and Liverpool are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Jose Del Sol.
0.00
0-0Liverpool get the match underway!
10.13
0-0Seeing a gap ahead, Joao Batista Ferreira plays the ball forward to Maksym Yevstratenko. Maksym Yevstratenko plays a scrappy one-two with Joao Batista Ferreira and advances towards the goal... Maksym Yevstratenko takes a shot at goal but Fabricio Pereyra reads it well. Nice keeping!
12.23
0-0Martin Cabrera kicks a strong pass forward to Duncan Mason. Duncan Mason makes a probing pass to Adil Elkhatabi. Adil Elkhatabi shoots from outside the area but it rises well off target!
21.50
Duncan Mason controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Bernardo Bermudez. Bernardo Bermudez cuts inside the box! Bernardo Bermudez takes a shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
22.48
1-0Jonathan Gamberini threads a neat ball through to Adil Elkhatabi. Adil Elkhatabi plays a scrappy one-two with Joao Batista Ferreira and stumbles forward towards the goal... Adil Elkhatabi side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Adil Elkhatabi scores for Sunderland!!
27.28
Jonathan Gamberini kicks a strong pass forward to Adil Elkhatabi. Adil Elkhatabi passes the ball forward to Bernardo Bermudez. Bernardo Bermudez rockets a shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Bernardo Bermudez!
36.17
Joao Batista Ferreira makes a probing pass to Adil Elkhatabi. Adil Elkhatabi knocks in a cross ball towards Maksym Yevstratenko. With a superhuman jump, Maksym Yevstratenko connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Sunderland!
44.48
With great vision, Martin Cabrera plays the ball forward to Jonathan Gamberini. Jonathan Gamberini flicks the ball to his team mate, Bernardo Bermudez. Bernardo Bermudez controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Fabricio Pereyra manages to keep it out.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Sunderland appear unchanged since the first half. Liverpool have changed their lineup with David Quaresma replacing Neil Seaman.
45.00
Sunderland kick off and get the second half underway!
47.04
Christian Lindemann passes the ball forward to Jonathan Gamberini. Jonathan Gamberini chips the ball to his team mate, Duncan Mason. Duncan Mason advances inside the box! Duncan Mason makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Fabricio Pereyra with no chance!! Goal for Sunderland!
59.59
4-0Adil Elkhatabi clumsily knocks into Richard Davies. The referee calls over Adil Elkhatabi and shows him a yellow card! Richard Davies stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.33
4-0Liverpool have made a substitution with Jacob Drake replacing Jody Hackworth .
63.48
Peter Barrett sweeps the ball up the wings. Paolo Lisbie shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but Oliver Rahn easily smothers it!
65.25
Paolo Lisbie flicks a high ball forward to Jacob Drake who takes it down. Jacob Drake edges inside the box! Jacob Drake tries a spectacular strike which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
72.47
4-1Bruno Mendes makes a simple pass to Jonathan Gamberini. Jonathan Gamberini flicks the ball to his team mate, Maksym Yevstratenko. Maksym Yevstratenko knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.07
Sunderland have made a substitution with Philippe Benyachou replacing Bernardo Bermudez .
84.12
4-1Martin Cabrera flicks a high pass forward to Duncan Mason who brings the ball under control. Duncan Mason puts a great ball through but Maksym Yevstratenko is slow coming back. It's an easy decision for the linesman. Offside!
87.22
David Quaresma chips the ball to his team mate, Paolo Lisbie. Paolo Lisbie knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Christian Lindemann.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
4
1
Shots on Target
7
2
Shots off Target
1
0
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
67.3%
32.7%
Play Area
26.9%
38.5%
34.6%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Adil Elkhatabi of Sunderland |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Oliver Rahn (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Martin Cabrera (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Bruno Mendes (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Christian Lindemann (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Mohammed De Cler (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Jonathan Gamberini (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Joao Batista Ferreira (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Duncan Mason (MID) |  | 8 |
| 9. | Bernardo Bermudez (ATT) | | 8 |
| 10. | Adil Elkhatabi (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 11. | Maksym Yevstratenko (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Jon Forbes (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Luis Kiko (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Philippe Benyachou (ATT) | 6 | |
| 1. | Fabricio Pereyra (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Nicky Moffat (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Richard Davies (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Tommy Howey (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Guillermo Aguilar (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Peter Barrett (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Neil Seaman (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Paul Mike (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Alfredo Butragueno (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Jody Hackworth (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Paolo Lisbie (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Bojan Isaksson (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | David Quaresma (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Jacob Drake (ATT) | | 8 |