Match Report
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at The Stadium of Light where Sunderland play host to Manchester City. A crowd of 9,880 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Sunderland are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Manchester City appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Sunderland are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Manchester City appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0Sunderland start the match!
2.09
0-0Darren Hamilton brings the ball forward. Darren Hamilton sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Ruel Hurst manages to keep it out.
3.35
0-0Bruno Reis passes the ball forward to Yann Uhlmann. Yann Uhlmann surges forward with the ball. Yann Uhlmann makes a beautiful pass to the feet of John Mason but he's offside!
4.29
0-0Delano Vreman deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tony Hapgood. Tony Hapgood knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ga‘l Heaumet who gathers it comfortably.
6.10
0-0Bjorn-Tore Leonhardsen surges forward with the ball. Bjorn-Tore Leonhardsen knocks in a cross ball towards Marcus Carragher. Marcus Carragher flicks the ball with his head. It's miles wide!
8.15
Sol Barrett makes a beautiful solo run. Sol Barrett plays a perfect one-two with John Mason and rushes in on goal... Sol Barrett shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Ruel Hurst easily smothers it.
9.14
1-0Fernando Bento makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sol Barrett. Sol Barrett chips the ball to his team mate, John Mason. John Mason plays a perfect one-two with Rolf Wolf and rushes in on goal... John Mason cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
14.18
1-0Marcus Carragher barges into Albert Lopez. Marcus Carragher is given a warning by the referee! Albert Lopez runs off the knock.
18.44
Bruno Reis knocks the ball forward to Yann Uhlmann. Yann Uhlmann knocks the ball to his team mate, John Mason. John Mason shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Ruel Hurst.
20.20
Bruno Reis deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Yann Uhlmann. Yann Uhlmann makes a beautiful solo run. Yann Uhlmann plays a perfect one-two with John Mason and rushes in on goal... Yann Uhlmann shoots from just inside the box. Ruel Hurst easily smothers it.
28.39
Marcus Carragher catches Albert Lopez on the ankles. Marcus Carragher is warned by the referee again! Albert Lopez stretches but gets up unharmed.
32.08
Bruno Reis deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Darren Hamilton. Darren Hamilton controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gavin Hunt. Gavin Hunt threads the ball through to Rolf Wolf. Rolf Wolf shoots from just inside the box but it curls horrendously wide!
34.39
Delano Vreman makes a simple pass to Marcus Carragher. Marcus Carragher goes all the way! Marcus Carragher tries a spectacular strike but he balloons it over the crossbar!
39.42
Darren Hamilton makes a simple pass to Rolf Wolf. Rolf Wolf goes all the way! Rolf Wolf shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Manchester City start the second half!
48.35
1-0Yann Uhlmann hacks Delano Vreman from behind! Yann Uhlmann is warned by the referee! Delano Vreman grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
49.58
Nicky Greening passes the ball forward to Bjorn-Tore Leonhardsen. Bjorn-Tore Leonhardsen knocks the ball forward to Tony Hapgood. Tony Hapgood knocks the ball to his team mate, Marcus Carragher. Marcus Carragher takes a shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
53.57
Albert Lopez makes a simple pass to Yann Uhlmann. Yann Uhlmann makes a probing pass to John Mason. John Mason chips the ball to his team mate, Rolf Wolf. Rolf Wolf takes a shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
72.29
Yann Uhlmann flicks the ball to his team mate, Rolf Wolf. Rolf Wolf shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Ruel Hurst!
73.03
Alan Drake knocks the ball to his team mate, Delano Vreman. Delano Vreman deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tony Hapgood. Tony Hapgood finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
75.41
Bruno Reis deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sol Barrett. Sol Barrett threads the ball through to John Mason. John Mason goes all the way! John Mason shoots from just inside the box. It's there!! Ruel Hurst has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
81.02
Yann Uhlmann deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gavin Hunt. Gavin Hunt plays a perfect one-two with Rolf Wolf and rushes in on goal... Gavin Hunt takes a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
87.53
Sol Barrett hacks Bjorn-Tore Leonhardsen from behind! The referee calls over Sol Barrett and warns him to calm down! Bjorn-Tore Leonhardsen hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
89.05
3-0Rolf Wolf catches Nicky Greening on the ankles. The referee calls over Rolf Wolf and shows him a yellow card! Nicky Greening runs off the knock.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
8
1
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
58.9%
41.1%
Play Area
26%
45.2%
28.8%
Scorers
| John Mason 9, 75 Rolf Wolf 54 |