Match Report
| Sunderland | Sunderland |  |  | Coventry City | Coventry City | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Brian Whelan | B. Whelan |  | 48 | G |  | 1 | | G | 63 | | Peter Owen | P. Owen | |||||||||
| Graeme Tolley | G. Tolley | | 61 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 66 |  | Ottavio Vannucchi | O. Vannucchi | |||||||||
| Alfred Formon | A. Formon | | 59 | D | | 3 | | D | 59 | | Aaron Maclean | A. Maclean | |||||||||
| Mervin Midgley | M. Midgley | | 55 | D | | 4 | | D | 55 | | Mick Riza | M. Riza | |||||||||
| Carlton Robinson | C. Robinson | | 53 | D | | 5 | | D | 52 | | Richard Maclean | R. Maclean | |||||||||
| Nigel Boyd | N. Boyd | | 65 | M | | 6 | | M | 55 | | Steve Lua-Lua | S. Lua-Lua | |||||||||
| James Platt | J. Platt | | 64 | M | | 7 | | M | 55 | | Martin Mendonca | M. Mendonca | |||||||||
| Brian Atherton | B. Atherton | | 60 | M | | 8 | | M | 45 | | Tony George | T. George | |||||||||
| Shaun Griffin | S. Griffin | | 56 | M | | 9 | | M | 44 | | Jonathan Shaw | J. Shaw | |||||||||
| Kieron Flintlock | K. Flintlock | | 69 | A | | 10 | | A | 63 |  | Claudio Castillo | C. Castillo | |||||||||
| Paul Gascoigne | P. Gascoigne | | 49 | A | | 11 | | A | 63 | | Mick Sinclair | M. Sinclair | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It's a sunny day here at The Stadium of Light where Sunderland play host to Coventry City. Its a sell-out today with the 5,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Both Sunderland and Coventry City are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Sunderland and Coventry City are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Coventry City get the match underway!
9.01
0-0Mervin Midgley knocks the ball forward to Nigel Boyd. Nigel Boyd flicks the ball to his team mate, Kieron Flintlock. Kieron Flintlock shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
16.40
0-0Brian Atherton deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kieron Flintlock. Kieron Flintlock passes the ball forward but Paul Gascoigne is offside!
18.55
0-0Sunderland are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
21.37
Tony George knocks the ball to his team mate, Claudio Castillo. Claudio Castillo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
22.32
0-0Graeme Tolley passes the ball forward to Brian Atherton. Brian Atherton kicks a strong pass forward to Kieron Flintlock. Kieron Flintlock sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Peter Owen easily smothers it.
30.02
0-0Carlton Robinson passes the ball forward to James Platt. James Platt makes a simple pass to Kieron Flintlock. Kieron Flintlock knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
32.02
Martin Mendonca makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mick Sinclair. Mick Sinclair shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
38.23
0-0Brian Atherton hacks Steve Lua-Lua from behind! The referee calls over Brian Atherton and warns him to calm down! Steve Lua-Lua runs off the knock.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The second half starts with Sunderland kicking off!
53.16
Sunderland are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
54.40
Carlton Robinson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nigel Boyd. Nigel Boyd advances with the ball. Nigel Boyd finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
60.46
0-0Brian Atherton barges into Mick Riza. Brian Atherton is given another warning by the referee! Mick Riza gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
71.10
James Platt controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kieron Flintlock. Kieron Flintlock shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
78.36
Alfred Formon advances with the ball. Alfred Formon controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kieron Flintlock. Kieron Flintlock controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Peter Owen.
83.53
Alfred Formon makes a simple pass to Shaun Griffin. Shaun Griffin sees a break and surges forward. Shaun Griffin controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Peter Owen manages to gather it comfortably.
90.00
Graeme Tolley flicks the ball to his team mate, James Platt. James Platt deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paul Gascoigne. Paul Gascoigne knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
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