Match Report
| Arsenal | Arsenal |  |  | Sunderland | Sunderland | ||||||||||||||||
| Tomi Salomaa | Tomi Salomaa | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Davide Fiore | D. Fiore |  | 73 | G |  | 1 | | G | 61 |  | Richard Campbell | R. Campbell | |||||||||
| Jonatan Hyypia | J. Hyypia |  | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 80 |  | Stuart Mcgreal | S. Mcgreal | |||||||||
| Johan Haeldermans | J. Haeldermans |  | 70 | D | | 3 | | D | 73 | | Tim Brighton | T. Brighton | |||||||||
| Stephen Tiatto | S. Tiatto |  | 73 | D | | 4 | | D | 72 | | Martin Kasper | M. Kasper | |||||||||
| Rafik Kermali | R. Kermali |  | 68 | D | | 5 | | D | 69 |  | Fernando Bento | F. Bento | |||||||||
| Marek Lato | M. Lato |  | 71 | M | | 6 | | M | 73 | | Des Jess | D. Jess | |||||||||
| Diego Vásquez | D. Vásquez |  | 71 | M | | 7 | | M | 67 | | Mohamed Bencherif | M. Bencherif | |||||||||
| Martin Matthäus | M. Matthäus |  | 72 | M | | 8 | | M | 66 | | Ricardo Sousa | R. Sousa | |||||||||
| Alonso Aravena | A. Aravena | | 69 | A | | 9 | | A | 64 | | Greg Godber | G. Godber | |||||||||
| Aki Stenius | A. Stenius | | 71 | A | | 10 | | A | 63 |  | Denys Volynets | D. Volynets | |||||||||
| Youri Karpin | Y. Karpin |  | 74 | A | | 11 | | A | 61 | | Gavin Hunt | G. Hunt | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Emirates Stadium where Arsenal play host to Sunderland. A crowd of 20,456 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Arsenal and Sunderland are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Arsenal and Sunderland are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Arsenal kick off and get the match underway!
4.23
0-0Mohamed Bencherif kicks a strong pass forward to Denys Volynets. Denys Volynets shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Davide Fiore manages to gather it comfortably.
6.10
0-0Ricardo Sousa makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Greg Godber. Greg Godber plays a perfect one-two with Denys Volynets and rushes in on goal... Greg Godber cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it flies wide!
8.09
0-0Ricardo Sousa hacks Marek Lato from behind! Ricardo Sousa is shown the yellow card! Marek Lato runs off the knock.
14.13
0-0Johan Haeldermans knocks the ball forward to Marek Lato. Marek Lato knocks the ball to his team mate, Alonso Aravena. Alonso Aravena kicks a strong pass forward to Youri Karpin but the referee indicates it's offside!
15.10
0-0Gavin Hunt clumsily knocks into Stephen Tiatto. Gavin Hunt is given a warning by the referee! Stephen Tiatto runs off the knock.
18.03
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
20.17
Rafik Kermali threads the ball through to Marek Lato. Marek Lato passes the ball forward to Aki Stenius. Aki Stenius sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
22.40
Gavin Hunt comes in with a late challenge on Rafik Kermali. The referee calls over Gavin Hunt again and warns him to calm down! Rafik Kermali stretches but gets up unharmed.
33.36
Diego Vásquez knocks the ball to his team mate, Alonso Aravena. Alonso Aravena goes all the way! Alonso Aravena cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but somehow Richard Campbell manages to keep it out.
34.20
Mohamed Bencherif passes the ball forward to Greg Godber. Greg Godber finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
36.51
Ricardo Sousa passes the ball forward to Denys Volynets. Denys Volynets finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
45.00
Martin Kasper sees space and advances. Martin Kasper kicks a strong pass forward to Denys Volynets. Denys Volynets shoots from 25 yards but it is tipped over by Davide Fiore.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Sunderland kick off and get the second half underway!
55.32
Martin Kasper barges into Diego Vásquez. The referee calls over Martin Kasper and warns him to calm down! Diego Vásquez runs off the knock.
66.11
0-0Ricardo Sousa catches Marek Lato in the face with his elbow. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a red card!! Marek Lato is a little dazed but should be okay.
67.49
Stephen Tiatto threads the ball through to Marek Lato. Marek Lato kicks a strong pass forward to Aki Stenius. Aki Stenius plays a perfect one-two with Alonso Aravena and rushes in on goal... Aki Stenius rockets a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Richard Campbell easily smothers it!
71.07
Diego Vásquez hacks Mohamed Bencherif from behind! Diego Vásquez is shown the yellow card! Mohamed Bencherif stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.06
0-0Mohamed Bencherif chips the ball to his team mate, Denys Volynets. Denys Volynets knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Rafik Kermali.
79.19
Rafik Kermali kicks a strong pass forward to Diego Vásquez. Diego Vásquez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alonso Aravena. Alonso Aravena sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
83.10
0-0Marek Lato comes in with a late challenge on Gavin Hunt. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Gavin Hunt gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
84.02
Jonatan Hyypia controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Martin Matthäus. Martin Matthäus chips the ball to his team mate, Youri Karpin. Youri Karpin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alonso Aravena but he's offside!
90.00
Gavin Hunt makes a probing pass to Greg Godber. Greg Godber finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
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