Match Report
| Sunderland | Sunderland |  |  | Stoke City | Stoke City | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bertrand Gallon | B. Gallon |  | 65 | G |  | 1 | | G | 59 |  | John Venus | J. Venus | |||||||||
| Michael Regragui | M. Regragui | | 66 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 70 |  | Christian Lindner | C. Lindner | |||||||||
| Ivan Hughes | I. Hughes | | 65 | D |  | | 3 | | | D | 65 | | James Gray | J. Gray | |||||||
| Alejandro Ortiz | A. Ortiz |  | 57 | D | | 4 | | D | 65 | | Alioune Marlet | A. Marlet | |||||||||
| Mick Coppinger | M. Coppinger | | 70 | M | | 5 | | M | 67 | | Sven Fromm | S. Fromm | |||||||||
| Alan Robinson | A. Robinson | | 65 | M | | 6 | | M | 56 | | Mick Kasper | M. Kasper | |||||||||
| Teddy Hughes | T. Hughes | | 63 | M | | 7 | | M | 54 | | Matthias Morlock | M. Morlock | |||||||||
| Andy Inglis | A. Inglis |  | 52 | M | | 8 | | M | 53 | | Gary Peckham | G. Peckham | |||||||||
| Noel Owen | N. Owen | | 50 | M | | 9 | | A | 63 | | Nwankwo Greaves | N. Greaves | |||||||||
| Seth Konchesky | S. Konchesky | | 60 | A | | 10 | | A | 39 | | David Atherton | D. Atherton | |||||||||
| Alfred Cope | A. Cope | | 53 | A | | 11 | | A | 38 | | Brian Mills | B. Mills | |||||||||
| Alfred Banks | A. Banks | | 63 | G | | 12 | | D | 63 | | Anthony Pallister | A. Pallister | |||||||||
| Wout De Groot | W. De Groot |  | 61 | G | | 13 | | D | 59 | | Henry Fletcher | H. Fletcher | |||||||||
| Ian Wainwright | I. Wainwright | | 55 | D | | 14 | | D | 57 |  | Ruben Teixeira | R. Teixeira | |||||||||
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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at The Stadium of Light where Sunderland play host to Stoke City. A crowd of 7,950 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Sunderland are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Stoke City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Alan Howey.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Sunderland are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Stoke City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Alan Howey.
0.00
0-0Stoke City start the match!
2.13
0-0Alejandro Ortiz deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mick Coppinger. Showing composure, Mick Coppinger laces a through ball forward to Alfred Cope. Alfred Cope finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
9.38
Gary Peckham threads a neat ball through to Brian Mills. Brian Mills shoots from 20 yards. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
10.13
0-0Sven Fromm flicks a high pass forward to Brian Mills who brings the ball under control. Brian Mills runs straight at the defence! Brian Mills side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Bertrand Gallon manages to gather it effortlessly.
15.22
0-0Ivan Hughes barges into Nwankwo Greaves. The referee calls over Ivan Hughes and shows him a yellow card! Nwankwo Greaves carries on, but is struggling a bit.
21.32
1-0Ivan Hughes passes the ball forward to Mick Coppinger. Mick Coppinger darts forward. Mick Coppinger makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Seth Konchesky. Some silky footwork from Seth Konchesky provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving John Venus with no chance!! Goal for Sunderland!
24.25
Matthias Morlock makes a probing pass to Nwankwo Greaves. Nwankwo Greaves knocks in a cross ball towards Brian Mills. Brian Mills makes a deft header. Bertrand Gallon gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous save!
27.26
1-0Mick Coppinger kicks a strong pass forward to Alfred Cope. Alfred Cope sees Seth Konchesky just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Christian Lindner comes in with a late challenge on Seth Konchesky. Penalty not given!!
32.02
1-0Seth Konchesky hacks Christian Lindner from behind! Seth Konchesky is warned by the referee! Christian Lindner runs off the knock.
33.08
Matthias Morlock hacks Alan Robinson from behind! The referee calls over Matthias Morlock and warns him to calm down! Alan Robinson hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
34.58
Alan Robinson makes a probing pass to Seth Konchesky. Seth Konchesky threads a neat ball through to Alfred Cope. Alfred Cope takes a shot at goal but John Venus is on top of it.
39.41
1-0Alejandro Ortiz clumsily knocks into David Atherton. Alejandro Ortiz is shown the yellow card! David Atherton runs off the knock.
44.05
Matthias Morlock darts forward. Matthias Morlock knocks in a cross ball towards Nwankwo Greaves. Nwankwo Greaves is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Sunderland appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-5-2 formation. Stoke City appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The whistle blows and Sunderland kick off!
48.54
Michael Regragui plays the ball forward to Alan Robinson. Alan Robinson threads the ball through to Alfred Cope. Alfred Cope lofts in a cross ball towards Seth Konchesky. Seth Konchesky flicks the ball with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
49.49
Michael Regragui decides to run forward with the ball. Michael Regragui flicks a high pass forward to Alfred Cope who brings the ball under control. Alfred Cope plays a scrappy one-two with Seth Konchesky and stumbles forward towards the goal... Alfred Cope muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. John Venus is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
53.08
Matthias Morlock passes the ball forward to Nwankwo Greaves. Nwankwo Greaves shoots from 20 yards but it flies just off target!
57.09
2-0Alejandro Ortiz passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Andy Inglis. Andy Inglis chips the ball to his team mate, Seth Konchesky. Seth Konchesky knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
59.50
Nwankwo Greaves comes in with a late challenge on Michael Regragui. The referee brings Nwankwo Greaves to one side and gives him a warning! Michael Regragui stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.27
Teddy Hughes threads a neat ball through to Seth Konchesky. Seth Konchesky shoots from 20 yards but somehow John Venus manages to keep it out.
67.22
Mick Kasper changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Mick Kasper edges inside the box! Mick Kasper rockets a shot on goal but it is miles over!
73.08
Mick Kasper decides to run forward with the ball. Mick Kasper plays a scrappy one-two with Nwankwo Greaves and stumbles forward towards the goal... Mick Kasper rockets a shot on goal but it flies well off target!
75.56
Mick Kasper deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Brian Mills. Brian Mills whips in a cross ball towards David Atherton. David Atherton makes a convincing header but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
2
6
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
56.8%
43.2%
Play Area
30.9%
45.7%
23.5%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Seth Konchesky of Sunderland |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Bertrand Gallon (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Michael Regragui (DEF) | 8 | |
| 3. | Ivan Hughes (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 4. | Alejandro Ortiz (DEF) | | 6 |
| 5. | Mick Coppinger (MID) | 7 | |
| 6. | Alan Robinson (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Teddy Hughes (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Andy Inglis (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Noel Owen (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Seth Konchesky (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 11. | Alfred Cope (ATT) | | 9 |
| 12. | Alfred Banks (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Wout De Groot (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Ian Wainwright (DEF) | 0 | |
| 1. | John Venus (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Christian Lindner (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | James Gray (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Alioune Marlet (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Sven Fromm (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Mick Kasper (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Matthias Morlock (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Gary Peckham (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Nwankwo Greaves (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | David Atherton (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Brian Mills (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Anthony Pallister (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Henry Fletcher (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Ruben Teixeira (DEF) | 0 | |