Match Report
| Cambridge United | Cambridge United |  |  | Sunderland | Sunderland | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Liam Chadwick | L. Chadwick |  | 62 | G |  | 1 | |  | G | 63 |  | Romero P. Fernandez | R. Fernandez | ||||||||
| Ian Croft | I. Croft | | 71 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 59 | | Craig Gower | C. Gower | |||||||||
| Jody Naylor | J. Naylor | | 60 | D | | 3 | | D | 59 |  | Diego Di Natale | D. Di Natale | |||||||||
| Nwankwo Jobson | N. Jobson | | 58 | D | | | 4 | | D | 58 |  | Kai Sparwasser | K. Sparwasser | ||||||||
| Iago Silva | I. Silva |  | 60 | M | | 5 | | D | 56 | | Eoin Gardner | E. Gardner | |||||||||
| Eddie Benjamin | E. Benjamin | | 57 | M | | 6 | | M | 61 |  | Ricardo Veloso | R. Veloso | |||||||||
| Francis Haynes | F. Haynes | | 52 | M | | 7 | | M | 60 | | Thomas Janes | T. Janes | |||||||||
| Del Dryden | D. Dryden | | 50 | M | | 8 | | M | 57 | | Peter Dublin | P. Dublin | |||||||||
| Alberto Byrne | A. Byrne | | 73 | A | | 9 | | M | 53 | | Niccol˜ Pedone | N. Pedone | |||||||||
| Ugo Shaw | U. Shaw | | 62 | A | | 10 | | A | 64 | | Wayne Dichio | W. Dichio | |||||||||
| Brendan Owen | B. Owen | | 61 | A | | 11 | | A | 62 |  | John Blinker | J. Blinker | |||||||||
| Ugo Mckay | U. Mckay | | 57 | D | | 12 | | A | 62 | | Graham Rankin | G. Rankin | |||||||||
| Mark Talan | M. Talan | | 57 | A | | 13 | | A | 58 | | Danny Murrin | D. Murrin | |||||||||
| Neil Jacobs | N. Jacobs | | 55 | D | | 14 | | D | 56 | | Nuno Semedo | N. Semedo | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at R Costings Abbey Stadium where Cambridge United play host to Sunderland. A crowd of 8,282 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Cambridge United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Sunderland appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Mark Eadie.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Cambridge United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Sunderland appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Mark Eadie.
0.00
0-0Cambridge United start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.48
0-0Thomas Janes flicks a high pass forward. John Blinker holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. John Blinker shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
6.42
Peter Dublin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of John Blinker. John Blinker tries a spectacular long range effort his aim is horrendously poor!
8.05
1-0Eddie Benjamin makes a simple pass to Ugo Shaw. Ugo Shaw skips past Eoin Gardner! Ugo Shaw looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Romero P. Fernandez with no chance!! Goal for Cambridge United!
12.20
Del Dryden controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ugo Shaw. Ugo Shaw shoots from outside the area but it flies just off target!
14.35
Iago Silva takes it forward alone. Iago Silva flicks the ball to his team mate, Brendan Owen. Brendan Owen cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it flies well off target!
15.14
1-0Diego Di Natale makes a probing pass to Niccol˜ Pedone. Niccol˜ Pedone flicks a high pass forward to John Blinker who brings the ball under control. John Blinker sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Liam Chadwick manages to keep it out.
21.19
1-0Del Dryden barges into Ricardo Veloso. The referee calls over Del Dryden and shows him a yellow card! Ricardo Veloso hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
24.22
Ricardo Veloso knocks the ball forward to Wayne Dichio. Wayne Dichio tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
26.34
Eddie Benjamin threads a neat ball through to Ugo Shaw. Ugo Shaw tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
27.15
1-0Ricardo Veloso makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Wayne Dichio. Wayne Dichio knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ian Croft.
28.02
Eddie Benjamin surges forward with the ball. Eddie Benjamin lofts in a cross ball towards Alberto Byrne. Alberto Byrne gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. What a cracker!! Romero P. Fernandez had no chance!! Goal for Cambridge United!
32.57
Thomas Janes hits a low pass to John Blinker. John Blinker finds some space and shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
33.42
Ian Croft flicks the ball to his team mate, Del Dryden. Del Dryden threads the ball through to Ugo Shaw. Ugo Shaw knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
34.22
Peter Dublin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Wayne Dichio. Wayne Dichio knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ian Croft.
38.59
Ricardo Veloso comes in with a late challenge on Francis Haynes. Ricardo Veloso is shown the yellow card! Francis Haynes runs off the knock.
39.05
2-0Nwankwo Jobson catches John Blinker on the ankles. Nwankwo Jobson is given a warning by the referee! John Blinker stretches but gets up unharmed.
40.25
Diego Di Natale controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ricardo Veloso. Ricardo Veloso controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Wayne Dichio. Wayne Dichio knocks the ball forward, putting John Blinker through on goal. John Blinker takes a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Liam Chadwick with no chance!! Goal for Sunderland!
45.00
2-1Francis Haynes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alberto Byrne. Alberto Byrne plays a quick one-two with Brendan Owen and rushes in on goal... Alberto Byrne cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but it is blocked by Diego Di Natale.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Cambridge United appear unchanged since the first half. Sunderland also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Sunderland kick off!
47.45
Iago Silva makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alberto Byrne. Alberto Byrne shoots from outside the area. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
59.58
Francis Haynes knocks the ball to his team mate, Alberto Byrne. Alberto Byrne sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Cambridge United!
61.58
3-1Cambridge United have made a substitution with Ugo Mckay replacing Jody Naylor .
65.54
Thomas Janes changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Thomas Janes shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
71.01
Peter Dublin sees Wayne Dichio in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Wayne Dichio knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.46
Peter Dublin flicks a high ball forward to Wayne Dichio who takes it down. Wayne Dichio shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
79.16
With vision, Ricardo Veloso plays the ball forward to Wayne Dichio. Wayne Dichio shoots from 25 yards. Liam Chadwick gathers the ball up comfortably. He makes it look easy!
84.03
Eoin Gardner makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Peter Dublin. Peter Dublin flicks a high pass forward. Wayne Dichio controls it well on his chest. Wayne Dichio sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
89.45
Niccol˜ Pedone threads a neat ball through to John Blinker. John Blinker knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Liam Chadwick who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
4
3
Shots off Target
4
7
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
31.6%
44.7%
23.7%
Scorers
| Ugo Shaw 8 Alberto Byrne 28, 60 | John Blinker 40 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Alberto Byrne of Cambridge United |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Liam Chadwick (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Ian Croft (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Jody Naylor (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Nwankwo Jobson (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Iago Silva (MID) | 7 | |
| 6. | Eddie Benjamin (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Francis Haynes (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Del Dryden (MID) |  | 6 |
| 9. | Alberto Byrne (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 10. | Ugo Shaw (ATT) | | 8 |
| 11. | Brendan Owen (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Ugo Mckay (DEF) | 6 | |
| 13. | Mark Talan (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Neil Jacobs (DEF) | 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. | Ricardo Veloso (MID) | | 6 |
| 7. | Thomas Janes (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Peter Dublin (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Niccol˜ Pedone (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Wayne Dichio (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | John Blinker (ATT) | | 7 |
| 12. | Graham Rankin (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Danny Murrin (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Nuno Semedo (DEF) | 0 | |