Match Report


Crewe AlexandraCrewe Alexandra     SunderlandSunderland
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Richard InceR. Ince60
G
1captain
G
63Romero P. FernandezR. Fernandez
Samuele MaiuriS. Maiuri46
D
2
D
59Craig GowerC. Gower
Carl ScalesC. Scales44
D
3
D
59Diego Di NataleD. Di Natale
Fredrik SalakoF. Salako44
D
4
D
57Kai SparwasserK. Sparwasser
Darius MonkD. Monk53
M
5
D
56Eoin GardnerE. Gardner
James ForbesJ. Forbes48
M
6
M
62Harvey HigginbothamH. Higginbotham
Ross GrimandiR. Grimandi47
M
7
M
60Ricardo VelosoR. Veloso
Paolo PlowrightP. Plowright45
M
8
M
58Thomas JanesT. Janes
Warren WoodgateW. Woodgate63
A
9
M
57Jakob ArendtJ. Arendt
Wes CleggW. Clegg58
A
10
A
63Wayne DichioW. Dichio
Morris ForbesM. Forbes51
A
captain11
A
61John BlinkerJ. Blinker
 
Dennis PetersD. Peters51
G
12
M
57Peter DublinP. Dublin
Alan BastinA. Bastin47
A
13
A
57Danny MurrinD. Murrin
Ruel SmithR. Smith46
A
14
D
56Nuno SemedoN. Semedo

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Match Report
Snow flakes fill the overcast sky here at Alexandra Stadium where Crewe Alexandra play host to Sunderland. A crowd of 4,384 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Crewe Alexandra are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Sunderland appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Jason Cooke.


0.00
Sunderland start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.21
With vision, Thomas Janes laces a through ball forward to Wayne Dichio. Wayne Dichio shoots from outside the area. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
6.43
Craig Gower sees Jakob Arendt in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jakob Arendt darts forward. Jakob Arendt whips in a cross ball towards John Blinker. John Blinker gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. What a cracker!! Richard Ince had no chance!! Goal for Sunderland!
9.50
Ross Grimandi flicks a high ball forward to Morris Forbes who takes it down. Morris Forbes knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Romero P. Fernandez who gathers it comfortably.
12.39
Ricardo Veloso hits a low pass to John Blinker. John Blinker finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
16.12
Jakob Arendt flicks a high pass forward. John Blinker holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. John Blinker tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
20.41
Ricardo Veloso flicks a high pass forward. John Blinker collects the pass. John Blinker knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
24.26
Fredrik Salako decides to run forward with the ball. Fredrik Salako flicks a high pass forward to Wes Clegg who brings the ball under control. Wes Clegg shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
27.13
Carl Scales flicks a high pass forward to Ross Grimandi who brings the ball under control. Ross Grimandi runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Ross Grimandi flicks the ball to his team mate, Morris Forbes. Morris Forbes cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
28.53
Eoin Gardner makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ricardo Veloso. Ricardo Veloso makes a simple pass to John Blinker. John Blinker plays a one-two with Wayne Dichio and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from John Blinker provides some space. He shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
30.40
Paolo Plowright receives the ball from a throw-in from Darius Monk. Paolo Plowright flicks a high pass forward. Warren Woodgate controls it well on his chest. Warren Woodgate rushes past Kai Sparwasser! Warren Woodgate side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Warren Woodgate scores for Crewe Alexandra!!
34.20
Ricardo Veloso flicks a high pass forward. Wayne Dichio controls it well on his chest. Wayne Dichio tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
38.55
Warren Woodgate comes in with a late challenge on Kai Sparwasser. The referee warns Warren Woodgate to calm down! Kai Sparwasser stretches but gets up unharmed.
39.16
Thomas Janes knocks the ball forward to Wayne Dichio. Wayne Dichio controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous stop!
42.08
Thomas Janes flicks a high pass forward to John Blinker who brings the ball under control. John Blinker rushes past Samuele Maiuri! Some good footwork from John Blinker provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!! That's his third!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Crewe Alexandra appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-4-3 formation. Sunderland appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Crewe Alexandra kick off!
51.35
Jakob Arendt receives the ball from a throw-in from Thomas Janes. Jakob Arendt makes a probing pass to Wayne Dichio. Wayne Dichio advances inside the box! Wayne Dichio rockets a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
54.10
Ricardo Veloso makes an attacking run forward. Ricardo Veloso shoots from outside the area. Richard Ince gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
59.03
Paolo Plowright knocks the ball to his team mate, Morris Forbes. Morris Forbes shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
60.43
Thomas Janes kicks a strong pass forward to Wayne Dichio. Wayne Dichio makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of John Blinker. John Blinker looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
63.13
Eoin Gardner threads the ball through to Jakob Arendt. Jakob Arendt flicks a high pass forward. John Blinker holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. John Blinker threads a neat, attacking ball through to Wayne Dichio. Some good footwork from Wayne Dichio provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice save!
65.48
Fredrik Salako deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ross Grimandi. Ross Grimandi passes the ball forward to Morris Forbes. Morris Forbes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
66.01
Paolo Plowright flicks a high pass forward. Wes Clegg holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Wes Clegg lofts in a cross ball towards Morris Forbes. Morris Forbes flicks the ball with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
73.30
Samuele Maiuri pushes mid-way up the pitch. Samuele Maiuri flicks a high pass forward. Wes Clegg holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Wes Clegg knocks in a cross ball towards Morris Forbes. Morris Forbes knocks the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
75.48
Diego Di Natale makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Thomas Janes. Thomas Janes makes a beautiful solo run. Thomas Janes flicks a high pass forward. John Blinker controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. John Blinker shoots from just inside the box. The ball curls but is blocked by Samuele Maiuri's outstretched leg.
81.30
Harvey Higginbotham controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Wayne Dichio. Wayne Dichio shoots from 20 yards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
83.28
Jakob Arendt sees space and advances. Jakob Arendt runs straight at the defence! Jakob Arendt tries a spectacular strike. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous save!
89.31
Thomas Janes catches Ross Grimandi on the ankles. Thomas Janes is shown the yellow card! Ross Grimandi gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
90.00
With vision, Darius Monk plays the ball forward to Warren Woodgate. Warren Woodgate knocks in a cross ball towards Morris Forbes. Morris Forbes heads the ball goalwards. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Crewe Alexandra

Sunderland
Goals
3
5
Shots on Target
3
10
Shots off Target
5
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
40.2%
59.8%
Play Area
32.9%
41.5%
25.6%

Scorers
Warren Woodgate 30
Morris Forbes 66, 90
Wayne Dichio 2
John Blinker 6, 16, 42, 60

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to John Blinker of Sunderland

Match Ratings
1.Richard Ince (GK)
6
2.Samuele Maiuri (DEF)
6
3.Carl Scales (DEF)
6
4.Fredrik Salako (DEF)
6
5.Darius Monk (MID)
6
6.James Forbes (MID)
6
7.Ross Grimandi (MID)
6
8.Paolo Plowright (MID)
6
9.Warren Woodgate (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Wes Clegg (ATT)
6
11.Morris Forbes (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
7
 
12.Dennis Peters (GK)
0
13.Alan Bastin (ATT)
0
14.Ruel Smith (ATT)
0

1.Romero P. Fernandez (GK)
6
2.Craig Gower (DEF)
6
3.Diego Di Natale (DEF)
6
4.Kai Sparwasser (DEF)
6
5.Eoin Gardner (DEF)
6
6.Harvey Higginbotham (MID)
6
7.Ricardo Veloso (MID)
6
8.Thomas Janes (MID)yellow card
7
9.Jakob Arendt (MID)
7
10.Wayne Dichio (ATT)goal scored
7
11.John Blinker (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Peter Dublin (MID)
0
13.Danny Murrin (ATT)
0
14.Nuno Semedo (DEF)
0