Match Report
| Sunderland | Sunderland |  |  | Port Vale | Port Vale | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Craig Dyer | C. Dyer |  | 67 | G |  | 1 | | G | 48 | | Trevor Milligan | T. Milligan | |||||||||
| Rodrigo Vieira | R. Vieira |  | 74 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 75 | | Gareth Bailey | G. Bailey | |||||||||
| Teddy Lawrence | T. Lawrence | | 67 | D | | 3 | | D | 63 | | Seth Stewart | S. Stewart | |||||||||
| Mario Gatt | M. Gatt |  | 67 | D | | 4 | | D | 60 |  | Diaw Adami | D. Adami | |||||||||
| Joao Veloso | J. Veloso | | 60 | M | | 5 | | D | 48 | | Adam Carrick | A. Carrick | |||||||||
| Craig Souness | C. Souness |  | 56 | M | | 6 | | M | 54 | | Peter Carter | P. Carter | |||||||||
| Trevor McManaman | T. McManaman | | 55 | M | | 7 | | M | 48 | | Morris Atherton | M. Atherton | |||||||||
| Morris Crooks | M. Crooks | | 54 | M | | 8 | | M | 48 | | Warren Barton | W. Barton | |||||||||
| Oleg Dixon | O. Dixon | | 81 | A | | 9 | | M | 48 | | Neil Brand | N. Brand | |||||||||
| Tiziano Santoni | T. Santoni | | 67 | A | | 10 | | A | 67 | | Gavin Sharpe | G. Sharpe | |||||||||
| Nigel Hughes | N. Hughes | | 66 | A | | 11 | | A | 62 | | Rocco R. Espinal | R. Espinal | |||||||||
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at The Stadium of Light where Sunderland play host to Port Vale. A crowd of 8,611 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Sunderland are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Port Vale appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Sunderland are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Port Vale appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0Port Vale start the match!
9.20
0-0Peter Carter knocks the ball to his team mate, Rocco R. Espinal. Rocco R. Espinal shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
20.47
0-0Warren Barton knocks the ball forward to Gavin Sharpe. Gavin Sharpe knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
21.26
1-0Mario Gatt kicks a strong pass forward to Morris Crooks. Morris Crooks threads the ball through to Tiziano Santoni. Tiziano Santoni tries a spectacular long range effort. What a cracker!! Trevor Milligan had no chance!! Goal for Sunderland!
24.10
Diaw Adami kicks a strong pass forward to Warren Barton. Warren Barton knocks the ball to his team mate, Rocco R. Espinal. Rocco R. Espinal lofts in a cross ball towards Gavin Sharpe. Gavin Sharpe heads the ball goalwards. It's miles wide!
33.19
1-0Gavin Sharpe barges into Mario Gatt. The referee calls over Gavin Sharpe and warns him to calm down! Mario Gatt runs off the knock.
36.29
Teddy Lawrence sees space and advances. Teddy Lawrence chips the ball to his team mate, Oleg Dixon. Oleg Dixon knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Diaw Adami.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Sunderland kick off!
47.32
1-0Mario Gatt takes it forward alone. Mario Gatt knocks the ball to his team mate, Oleg Dixon. Oleg Dixon sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Trevor Milligan.
49.35
Neil Brand knocks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Sharpe. Gavin Sharpe knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mario Gatt.
53.49
Peter Carter sees space and advances. Peter Carter knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
55.17
Gareth Bailey makes a probing pass to Warren Barton. Warren Barton makes a probing pass to Gavin Sharpe. Gavin Sharpe knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
59.24
Neil Brand makes a simple pass to Gavin Sharpe. Gavin Sharpe finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
60.15
Morris Atherton knocks the ball forward to Gavin Sharpe. Gavin Sharpe shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
63.26
Seth Stewart catches Trevor McManaman on the ankles. Seth Stewart is warned by the referee! Trevor McManaman hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
69.19
1-0Rodrigo Vieira decides to run forward with the ball. Rodrigo Vieira makes a probing pass to Oleg Dixon. Oleg Dixon passes the ball forward but Tiziano Santoni is offside!
71.01
Rodrigo Vieira deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Craig Souness. Craig Souness deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tiziano Santoni. Tiziano Santoni whips in a cross ball towards Nigel Hughes. Nigel Hughes flicks the ball with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
73.40
Trevor McManaman chips the ball to his team mate, Nigel Hughes. Nigel Hughes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Trevor Milligan easily smothers it!
77.58
Gavin Sharpe clumsily knocks into Mario Gatt. The referee calls over Gavin Sharpe again and warns him to calm down! Mario Gatt stretches but gets up unharmed.
83.53
Seth Stewart passes the ball forward to Warren Barton. Warren Barton threads the ball through to Rocco R. Espinal. Rocco R. Espinal tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Craig Dyer easily smothers it!
90.00
Warren Barton kicks a strong pass forward to Gavin Sharpe. Gavin Sharpe finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
1
Shots off Target
1
5
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
52.4%
47.6%
Play Area
30.5%
45.1%
24.4%
Scorers