Match Report
| Swindon Town | Swindon Town |  |  | Sunderland | Sunderland | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Eugenio Rubio | E. Rubio |  | 69 | G |  | 1 | | G | 67 |  | Craig Dyer | C. Dyer | |||||||||
| Alberto Benkouar | A. Benkouar |  | 66 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 74 |  | Rodrigo Vieira | R. Vieira | |||||||||
| Arthur Lampard | A. Lampard | | 59 | D | | 3 | | D | 67 | | Teddy Lawrence | T. Lawrence | |||||||||
| Syd Higginbotham | S. Higginbotham | | 56 | D | | 4 | | D | 67 |  | Mario Gatt | M. Gatt | |||||||||
| Alfred Flintlock | A. Flintlock | | 56 | D | | 5 | | M | 60 | | Joao Veloso | J. Veloso | |||||||||
| Danny Shearer | D. Shearer | | 67 | M | | 6 | | M | 56 |  | Craig Souness | C. Souness | |||||||||
| Anselmo Bonera | A. Bonera |  | 66 | M | | 7 | | M | 55 | | Trevor McManaman | T. McManaman | |||||||||
| Glynn Bowyer | G. Bowyer | | 59 | M | | 8 | | M | 54 | | Morris Crooks | M. Crooks | |||||||||
| Edward Charles | E. Charles | | 64 | A | | 9 | | A | 81 | | Oleg Dixon | O. Dixon | |||||||||
| Anthony Bloomer | A. Bloomer | | 64 | A | | 10 | | A | 67 | | Tiziano Santoni | T. Santoni | |||||||||
| Marcus Nicholls | M. Nicholls | | 62 | A | | 11 | | A | 66 | | Nigel Hughes | N. Hughes | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at County Ground where Swindon Town play host to Sunderland. A crowd of 9,757 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Swindon Town are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Sunderland appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Swindon Town are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Sunderland appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Sunderland kick off!
2.16
0-1Craig Souness flicks the ball to his team mate, Oleg Dixon. Oleg Dixon shoots from long range. It's there!! Eugenio Rubio has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
12.05
0-1Arthur Lampard deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Danny Shearer. Danny Shearer kicks a strong pass forward to Anthony Bloomer. Anthony Bloomer plays a perfect one-two with Edward Charles and rushes in on goal... Anthony Bloomer makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Craig Dyer.
14.26
Craig Souness knocks the ball forward to Oleg Dixon. Oleg Dixon goes all the way! Oleg Dixon makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Eugenio Rubio easily smothers it.
15.17
Anselmo Bonera knocks the ball to his team mate, Anthony Bloomer. Anthony Bloomer knocks the ball to his team mate, Marcus Nicholls. Marcus Nicholls shoots from just inside the box. It curls slightly but Craig Dyer manages to gather it comfortably.
16.19
0-1Glynn Bowyer passes the ball forward to Anthony Bloomer. Anthony Bloomer knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Mario Gatt.
18.14
0-1Glynn Bowyer chips the ball to his team mate, Edward Charles. Edward Charles kicks a strong pass forward to Marcus Nicholls. Marcus Nicholls shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
20.56
Danny Shearer makes a probing pass to Marcus Nicholls. Marcus Nicholls plays a perfect one-two with Edward Charles and rushes in on goal... Marcus Nicholls rockets a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
27.59
0-1Oleg Dixon barges into Arthur Lampard. Oleg Dixon is given a warning by the referee! Arthur Lampard grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
39.42
Alberto Benkouar takes it forward alone. Alberto Benkouar knocks the ball forward to Marcus Nicholls. Marcus Nicholls knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Craig Dyer who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Swindon Town get the second half underway!
47.35
Mario Gatt sees space and advances. Mario Gatt makes a probing pass to Oleg Dixon. Oleg Dixon goes all the way! Oleg Dixon rockets a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
48.53
Mario Gatt makes a probing pass to Craig Souness. Craig Souness makes a probing pass to Tiziano Santoni. Tiziano Santoni knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
53.24
Mario Gatt passes the ball forward to Trevor McManaman. Trevor McManaman sees space and advances. Trevor McManaman controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
57.08
Mario Gatt hacks Marcus Nicholls from behind! Mario Gatt is warned by the referee! Marcus Nicholls gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
61.53
Glynn Bowyer kicks a strong pass forward to Edward Charles. Edward Charles lofts in a cross ball towards Marcus Nicholls. Marcus Nicholls heads the ball goalwards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
73.07
Mario Gatt makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Craig Souness. Craig Souness deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nigel Hughes. Nigel Hughes goes all the way! Nigel Hughes cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it flies wide!
78.32
0-1Syd Higginbotham comes in with a late challenge on Tiziano Santoni. Syd Higginbotham is given a warning by the referee! Tiziano Santoni runs off the knock.
81.32
Mario Gatt kicks a strong pass forward to Joao Veloso. Joao Veloso deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nigel Hughes. Nigel Hughes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
83.42
Rodrigo Vieira threads the ball through to Morris Crooks. Morris Crooks brings the ball forward. Morris Crooks finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
84.55
Morris Crooks comes in with a late challenge on Danny Shearer. The referee calls over Morris Crooks and warns him to calm down! Danny Shearer carries on, but is struggling a bit.
85.32
Alberto Benkouar threads the ball through to Glynn Bowyer. Glynn Bowyer sees space and advances. Glynn Bowyer finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
87.36
Alberto Benkouar barges into Tiziano Santoni. Alberto Benkouar is given a warning by the referee! Tiziano Santoni hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
89.37
0-1Joao Veloso controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tiziano Santoni. Tiziano Santoni passes the ball forward but Oleg Dixon is offside!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
44%
56%
Play Area
25%
47.6%
27.4%
Scorers