Match Report


SunderlandSunderland     Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace
Nuno SousaNuno Sousa John Diffey John Diffey
Oliver RahnO. Rahn80
G
1
G
85Youssouf Olivier SiéY. Olivier Sié
Martin CabreraM. Cabrera79
D
2
D
71Sebastian SegarraS. Segarra
Bruno MendesB. Mendes78
D
3
D
72Alec BoothA. Booth
Fabian Van BeukeringF. Van Beukering78
D
captain4
D
77Roberto QuaresmaR. Quaresma
Jonathan GamberiniJ. Gamberini84
M
5
D
75Wagneau BourgoisW. Bourgois
Luis KikoL. Kiko82
M
6
M
81Hugo MorenoH. Moreno
Mohammed De ClerM. De Cler81
M
7captain
M
85Sylvain JeffersS. Jeffers
Duncan MasonD. Mason79
M
8
M
85Marcel BirnbaumM. Birnbaum
Adil ElkhatabiA. Elkhatabi95
A
9
A
76Shota HillS. Hill
Bernardo BermudezB. Bermudez88
A
10
A
76Hryhoriy OliynykH. Oliynyk
Maksym YevstratenkoM. Yevstratenko86
A
11
A
83Ighli CucciariI. Cucciari
 
Philippe BenyachouP. Benyachou77
A
12
D
68Ugo SmitheU. Smithe
Christian LindemannC. Lindemann76
D
13
M
78Jose CaballeroJ. Caballero
Scott McGroryS. McGrory75
A
14
A
71Simon GilchristS. Gilchrist
Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at The Stadium of Light where Sunderland play host to Crystal Palace. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Sunderland are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Crystal Palace appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Chris Sheringham.


0.00
The first half starts with Sunderland kicking off!
2.50
Seeing a gap ahead, Marcel Birnbaum plays the ball forward to Ighli Cucciari. Ighli Cucciari knocks in a cross ball towards Shota Hill. Shota Hill makes a deft header. Magnificent save by Oliver Rahn!
9.48
Roberto Quaresma comes back to take the throw-in. Wagneau Bourgois decides to run forward with the ball. Wagneau Bourgois makes a probing pass to Hryhoriy Oliynyk. Hryhoriy Oliynyk knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
12.40
Marcel Birnbaum takes it forward alone. Marcel Birnbaum knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Martin Cabrera.
15.49
Luis Kiko chips the ball to his team mate, Duncan Mason. Duncan Mason knocks in a cross ball towards Bernardo Bermudez. Bernardo Bermudez gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Youssouf Olivier Sié manages to gather it effortlessly.
16.08
Mohammed De Cler hits a low pass to Adil Elkhatabi. Adil Elkhatabi knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Youssouf Olivier Sié who gathers it comfortably.
18.35
Jonathan Gamberini threads the ball through to Maksym Yevstratenko. Maksym Yevstratenko runs straight at the defence! Maksym Yevstratenko side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Youssouf Olivier Sié comfortably smothers it!
21.57
Jonathan Gamberini makes a probing pass to Maksym Yevstratenko. Maksym Yevstratenko shoots from outside the area. Youssouf Olivier Sié gathers the ball up comfortably. Good keeping!
22.49
Bruno Mendes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Duncan Mason. Duncan Mason knocks the ball forward to Jonathan Gamberini. Jonathan Gamberini cuts inside the box! Jonathan Gamberini side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
30.47
Duncan Mason threads a neat ball through to Adil Elkhatabi. Adil Elkhatabi shoots from 20 yards but it's well over the bar!
32.50
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
33.33
Sylvain Jeffers hacks Luis Kiko from behind! The referee calls over Sylvain Jeffers and shows him a yellow card! Luis Kiko runs off the knock.
34.17
Duncan Mason takes a short throw-in bringing Mohammed De Cler into play. Mohammed De Cler changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Mohammed De Cler knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Hugo Moreno.
36.50
Jonathan Gamberini makes a simple pass to Duncan Mason. Duncan Mason shoots from 25 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great save!
38.15
Luis Kiko threads a neat ball through to Maksym Yevstratenko. Maksym Yevstratenko tries a spectacular long range effort which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
44.20
Luis Kiko controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Duncan Mason. Duncan Mason shoots from 20 yards but is denied by Youssouf Olivier Sié. Excellent save.
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. Crystal Palace have changed their lineup with Ugo Smithe replacing Wagneau Bourgois and Jose Caballero replacing Hugo Moreno.

45.00
Crystal Palace kick off the second half!
49.21
With some swift thinking, Jose Caballero plays the ball forward to Shota Hill. Shota Hill lofts in a cross ball towards Ighli Cucciari. Ighli Cucciari rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Wonderful reactions from Oliver Rahn keeps it out!
51.07
Martin Cabrera flicks the ball to his team mate, Luis Kiko. Luis Kiko shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
53.28
Marcel Birnbaum threads a neat ball through to Hryhoriy Oliynyk. Hryhoriy Oliynyk makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Shota Hill. Shota Hill knocks in a cross ball towards Ighli Cucciari. Ighli Cucciari knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
57.43
Sylvain Jeffers makes a beautiful solo run. Sylvain Jeffers lofts in a cross ball towards Hryhoriy Oliynyk. Hryhoriy Oliynyk makes a looping header on goal. Oliver Rahn manages to gather it comfortably.
59.34
Jose Caballero kicks a strong pass forward to Hryhoriy Oliynyk. Hryhoriy Oliynyk knocks in a cross ball towards Shota Hill. Shota Hill whips the ball goalwards with his head but it misses the target by a large margin!
61.45
Fabian Van Beukering clumsily knocks into Ighli Cucciari. Fabian Van Beukering is shown the yellow card! Ighli Cucciari runs off the knock.
66.36
Seeing a gap ahead, Maksym Yevstratenko plays the ball forward to Luis Kiko. Luis Kiko controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Youssouf Olivier Sié manages to keep it out.
75.21
Ugo Smithe hacks Bernardo Bermudez from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Bernardo Bermudez stretches but gets up unharmed.
79.07
Bruno Mendes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Luis Kiko. Luis Kiko flicks a high pass forward. Adil Elkhatabi collects the pass. Adil Elkhatabi deftly passes the ball to Maksym Yevstratenko, releasing him through on goal. Maksym Yevstratenko comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out but Youssouf Olivier Sié reads it well. Excellent save!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Sunderland

Crystal Palace
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
8
4
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
59.2%
40.8%
Play Area
19.7%
45.1%
35.2%

Scorers
Maksym Yevstratenko 38
Ighli Cucciari 53

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

Match Ratings