Match Report
| Sunderland | Sunderland |  |  | Tottenham Hotspur | Tottenham Hotspur | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Jacob Mcgovern | J. Mcgovern |  | 64 | G |  | 1 | | G | 59 |  | Ferry Piqué | F. Piqué | |||||||||
| Richard Murphy | R. Murphy | | 77 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 77 |  | Eric Mawene | E. Mawene | |||||||||
| Isaiah Lee | I. Lee | | 72 | D | | 3 | | D | 66 | | Stefan Lamey | S. Lamey | |||||||||
| Gary Eustace | G. Eustace | | 64 | D | | 4 | | D | 63 | | Dale Mendonca | D. Mendonca | |||||||||
| Stan Kerr | S. Kerr | | 69 | M | | 5 | | M | 72 |  | Christian Cziommer | C. Cziommer | |||||||||
| Arek Smolarek | A. Smolarek |  | 61 | M | | 6 | | M | 72 | | Robert Owen | R. Owen | |||||||||
| Scott King | S. King | | 58 | M | | 7 | | M | 67 | | Les Oliver | L. Oliver | |||||||||
| Vikash Manga | V. Manga | | 58 | M | | 8 | | M | 67 |  | Mark Kissinger | M. Kissinger | |||||||||
| Steven Yakubu | S. Yakubu | | 72 | A | | 9 | | A | 77 | | Darius Mercer | D. Mercer | |||||||||
| Danny Banks | D. Banks | | 59 | A | | 10 | | A | 75 | | Robert Harrison | R. Harrison | |||||||||
| Robert Vassell | R. Vassell | | 55 | A | | 11 | | A | 58 | | Darren Croft | D. Croft | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at The Stadium of Light where Sunderland play host to Tottenham Hotspur. A crowd of 18,819 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Sunderland and Tottenham Hotspur are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Sunderland and Tottenham Hotspur are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Tottenham Hotspur kick off and get the first half underway!
2.54
0-0Scott King sees a break and surges forward. Scott King shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
4.23
0-0Stan Kerr passes the ball forward to Robert Vassell. Robert Vassell lofts in a cross ball towards Danny Banks. Danny Banks powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
8.31
0-0Christian Cziommer comes in with a late challenge on Scott King. Christian Cziommer is shown the yellow card! Scott King carries on, but is struggling a bit.
14.25
0-0Les Oliver makes a probing pass to Robert Harrison. Robert Harrison knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
15.37
Scott King threads the ball through to Steven Yakubu. Steven Yakubu flicks the ball to his team mate, Robert Vassell. Robert Vassell shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's miles wide!
18.52
Arek Smolarek makes a probing pass to Danny Banks. Danny Banks shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
20.11
0-0Les Oliver catches Arek Smolarek on the ankles. The referee calls over Les Oliver and warns him to calm down! Arek Smolarek hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
27.24
0-0Stan Kerr deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Robert Vassell. Robert Vassell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Steven Yakubu but he's offside!
28.48
Dale Mendonca passes the ball forward to Christian Cziommer. Christian Cziommer brings the ball forward. Christian Cziommer plays a perfect one-two with Darius Mercer and rushes in on goal... Christian Cziommer shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
34.34
Eric Mawene controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Robert Owen. Robert Owen flicks the ball to his team mate, Darius Mercer. Darius Mercer knocks in a cross ball towards Darren Croft. Darren Croft flicks the ball with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
38.01
0-0Richard Murphy barges into Darius Mercer. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Darius Mercer runs off the knock.
39.42
1-0Arek Smolarek controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Robert Vassell. Robert Vassell shoots from distance. What a cracker!! Ferry Piqué had no chance!! Goal for Sunderland!
42.46
Les Oliver advances with the ball. Les Oliver shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
44.27
Stefan Lamey kicks a strong pass forward to Robert Owen. Robert Owen chips the ball to his team mate, Darren Croft. Darren Croft shoots from 25 yards but it is tipped over by Jacob Mcgovern.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Sunderland kick off and get the second half underway!
48.10
Les Oliver threads the ball through to Robert Harrison. Robert Harrison sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
55.40
1-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
57.10
Eric Mawene hacks Steven Yakubu from behind! The referee calls over Eric Mawene and warns him to calm down! Steven Yakubu hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.04
Eric Mawene makes a simple pass to Les Oliver. Les Oliver controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Robert Harrison. Robert Harrison lofts in a cross ball towards Darius Mercer. Darius Mercer directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
66.19
Arek Smolarek kicks a strong pass forward to Steven Yakubu. Steven Yakubu shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by Ferry Piqué.
73.54
Scott King knocks the ball forward to Danny Banks. Danny Banks knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
75.43
Richard Murphy knocks the ball to his team mate, Scott King. Scott King passes the ball forward to Danny Banks. Danny Banks plays a perfect one-two with Robert Vassell and rushes in on goal... Danny Banks rockets a shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
81.20
Richard Murphy knocks the ball forward to Arek Smolarek. Arek Smolarek controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Robert Vassell. Robert Vassell shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Ferry Piqué!
85.36
Dale Mendonca threads the ball through to Robert Owen. Robert Owen makes a simple pass to Darren Croft. Darren Croft knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
87.45
Stan Kerr knocks the ball to his team mate, Steven Yakubu. Steven Yakubu chips the ball to his team mate, Danny Banks. Danny Banks rockets a shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
89.48
Mark Kissinger brings the ball forward. Mark Kissinger knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Richard Murphy.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
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