Match Report
| Sunderland | Sunderland |  |  | Portsmouth | Portsmouth | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Graham Stewart | G. Stewart |  | 61 | G |  | 1 | | G | 63 | | Darius Bould | D. Bould | |||||||||
| Richard Murphy | R. Murphy | | 78 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 70 |  | Sammy Madar | S. Madar | |||||||||
| Andy Vickers | A. Vickers | | 69 | D | | 3 | | D | 69 | | Simon Pallister | S. Pallister | |||||||||
| Gary Eustace | G. Eustace | | 64 | D | | 4 | | D | 66 |  | Nuno Moutinho | N. Moutinho | |||||||||
| Frank Harrison | F. Harrison | | 71 | M | | 5 | | M | 66 | | Nicholas Standing | N. Standing | |||||||||
| Arek Smolarek | A. Smolarek |  | 61 | M | | 6 | | M | 64 | | Adam Barrett | A. Barrett | |||||||||
| Titus Byrne | T. Byrne | | 60 | M | | 7 | | M | 62 | | Ben Mason | B. Mason | |||||||||
| Scott King | S. King | | 60 | M | | 8 | | M | 58 | | Andre Lopes | A. Lopes | |||||||||
| Steven Yakubu | S. Yakubu |  | 73 | A | | 9 | | A | 70 |  | Antonio Vila | A. Vila | |||||||||
| Danny Banks | D. Banks | | 59 | A | | 10 | | A | 64 | | Kieron Prior | K. Prior | |||||||||
| Robert Vassell | R. Vassell | | 55 | A | | 11 | | A | 63 | | Eddie Murphy | E. Murphy | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at The Stadium of Light where Sunderland play Portsmouth in this league cup game. A crowd of 14,428 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Sunderland and Portsmouth are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Sunderland and Portsmouth are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Portsmouth kick off and get the first half underway!
3.05
0-0Simon Pallister makes a simple pass to Andre Lopes. Andre Lopes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Antonio Vila. Antonio Vila knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
4.09
0-1Ben Mason threads the ball through to Eddie Murphy. Eddie Murphy controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
10.38
0-1Sammy Madar catches Danny Banks on the ankles. Sammy Madar is shown the yellow card! Danny Banks stretches but gets up unharmed.
15.28
0-1The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
20.56
Titus Byrne kicks a strong pass forward to Danny Banks. Danny Banks knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Simon Pallister.
24.20
0-1Nicholas Standing makes a simple pass to Kieron Prior. Kieron Prior whips in a cross ball towards Antonio Vila. Antonio Vila is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
26.06
Portsmouth are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Sunderland's defence.
28.36
Nicholas Standing decides to run forward with the ball. Nicholas Standing whips in a cross ball towards Eddie Murphy. Eddie Murphy powers a header at goal. Eddie Murphy scores for Portsmouth!!
39.10
0-2Andy Vickers chips the ball to his team mate, Arek Smolarek. Arek Smolarek chips the ball to his team mate, Robert Vassell. Robert Vassell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Danny Banks but he's offside!
42.56
0-2Arek Smolarek sees a break and surges forward. Arek Smolarek goes all the way! Arek Smolarek makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Darius Bould easily smothers it!
44.02
Andre Lopes advances with the ball. Andre Lopes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Sunderland kick off!
49.28
Adam Barrett makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Antonio Vila. Antonio Vila knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Graham Stewart who gathers it comfortably.
51.11
Simon Pallister passes the ball forward to Nicholas Standing. Nicholas Standing flicks the ball to his team mate, Kieron Prior. Kieron Prior knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
61.22
Simon Pallister brings the ball forward. Simon Pallister deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kieron Prior. Kieron Prior knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gary Eustace.
63.54
Ben Mason makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eddie Murphy. Eddie Murphy lofts in a cross ball towards Antonio Vila. Antonio Vila powers a header at goal. Antonio Vila scores for Portsmouth!!
67.37
Frank Harrison makes a simple pass to Steven Yakubu. Steven Yakubu knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Darius Bould who gathers it comfortably.
69.40
Sammy Madar sees space and advances. Sammy Madar knocks the ball to his team mate, Kieron Prior. Kieron Prior whips in a cross ball towards Antonio Vila. Antonio Vila heads the ball goalwards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
79.51
Arek Smolarek knocks the ball forward to Steven Yakubu. Steven Yakubu kicks a strong pass forward to Danny Banks but the referee indicates it's offside!
83.06
Sammy Madar controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ben Mason. Ben Mason chips the ball to his team mate, Kieron Prior. Kieron Prior goes all the way! Kieron Prior tries a spectacular strike but it flies wide!
90.00
Adam Barrett knocks the ball to his team mate, Antonio Vila. Antonio Vila shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but Graham Stewart manages to gather it comfortably.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Eddie Murphy 4, 28 Antonio Vila 64 |