Match Report
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at The Stadium of Light where Sunderland play host to Brighton and Hove Albion. A crowd of 17,260 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Sunderland and Brighton and Hove Albion are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Sunderland and Brighton and Hove Albion are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Sunderland kick off and get the match underway!
14.16
0-0Thanassis Pappas chips the ball to his team mate, Nwankwo Murray. Nwankwo Murray plays a perfect one-two with Michael Jensen and rushes in on goal... Nwankwo Murray rockets a shot on goal but it is tipped over by Craig Dyer.
20.26
Albrecht Polheim makes a probing pass to Tiziano Santoni. Tiziano Santoni sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Franck Adjaoud.
21.21
David Palomeque threads the ball through to Nwankwo Murray. Nwankwo Murray sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Craig Dyer easily smothers it!
22.15
0-0Craig Souness kicks a strong pass forward to Tiziano Santoni. Tiziano Santoni deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nigel Hughes but the linesman indicates offside!
24.36
0-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
26.43
Jody Mike deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Albrecht Polheim. Albrecht Polheim makes a probing pass to Nigel Hughes. Nigel Hughes whips in a cross ball towards Oleg Dixon. Oleg Dixon connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
27.09
0-0Craig Souness passes the ball forward to Tiziano Santoni. Tiziano Santoni shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
28.42
0-1Oleg Barrett chips the ball to his team mate, David Palomeque. David Palomeque flicks the ball to his team mate, Nwankwo Murray. Nwankwo Murray shoots from 25 yards. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Nwankwo Murray!
36.58
Joao Veloso threads the ball through to Nigel Hughes. Nigel Hughes tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
39.33
Teddy Lawrence deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Joao Veloso. Joao Veloso controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Oleg Dixon. Oleg Dixon finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
42.23
Bojan Nordahl kicks a strong pass forward to David Palomeque. David Palomeque threads the ball through to Nwankwo Murray. Nwankwo Murray plays a perfect one-two with Michael Jensen and rushes in on goal... Nwankwo Murray cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Brighton and Hove Albion kick off!
48.22
0-1Albrecht Polheim chips the ball to his team mate, Tiziano Santoni. Tiziano Santoni knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Franck Adjaoud who gathers it comfortably.
49.33
Thanassis Pappas passes the ball forward to Farid Bencherif. Farid Bencherif plays a perfect one-two with Nwankwo Murray and rushes in on goal... Farid Bencherif takes a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Craig Dyer!
51.43
Mario Gatt chips the ball to his team mate, Craig Souness. Craig Souness knocks the ball to his team mate, Oleg Dixon. Oleg Dixon knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
53.05
Joao Veloso kicks a strong pass forward to Nigel Hughes. Nigel Hughes goes all the way! Nigel Hughes shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It curls slightly but Franck Adjaoud manages to gather it comfortably.
55.35
Mario Gatt controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Joao Veloso. Joao Veloso sees space and advances. Joao Veloso controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
57.53
Albrecht Polheim makes a probing pass to Oleg Dixon. Oleg Dixon shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
59.09
Oleg Barrett lofts the ball long. Farid Bencherif shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
61.42
David Palomeque knocks the ball forward to Michael Jensen. Michael Jensen lofts in a cross ball towards Nwankwo Murray. Nwankwo Murray is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
63.46
0-1Rodrigo Vieira comes in with a late challenge on Michael Jensen. The referee calls over Rodrigo Vieira and warns him to calm down! Michael Jensen stretches but gets up unharmed.
66.52
Albrecht Polheim passes the ball forward to Nigel Hughes. Nigel Hughes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
69.08
Thanassis Pappas sees space and advances. Thanassis Pappas plays a perfect one-two with Nwankwo Murray and rushes in on goal... Thanassis Pappas makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
73.42
Jody Mike decides to run forward with the ball. Jody Mike chips the ball to his team mate, Tiziano Santoni. Tiziano Santoni finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
77.41
David Palomeque controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Michael Jensen. Michael Jensen controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Craig Dyer easily smothers it!
81.40
Joao Veloso deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nigel Hughes. Nigel Hughes knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Marc Simonsen.
85.23
Craig Souness chips the ball to his team mate, Nigel Hughes. Nigel Hughes goes all the way! Nigel Hughes makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
87.20
Joao Veloso chips the ball to his team mate, Nigel Hughes. Nigel Hughes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
89.31
Joao Veloso passes the ball forward to Nigel Hughes. Nigel Hughes shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
3
6
Shots off Target
8
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
60.5%
39.5%
Play Area
23.5%
44.4%
32.1%
Scorers