Match Report
| Sunderland | Sunderland |  |  | Arsenal | Arsenal | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Tomi Salomaa | Tomi Salomaa | |||||||||||||||||
| Richard Campbell | R. Campbell |  | 61 | G |  | 1 | | G | 74 |  | Davide Fiore | D. Fiore | |||||||||
| Marvin Young | M. Young |  | 64 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 63 | | Chris Fowler | C. Fowler | |||||||||
| Pablo Prieto | P. Prieto |  | 57 | D | | 3 | | D | 64 | | Marcus Hulme | M. Hulme | |||||||||
| Massimiliano Piovani | M. Piovani | | 56 | D | | 4 | | D | 70 |  | Johan Haeldermans | J. Haeldermans | |||||||||
| Malcolm Peckham | M. Peckham | | 53 | D | | 5 | | D | 69 |  | Rafik Kermali | R. Kermali | |||||||||
| Des Jess | D. Jess | | 73 | M | | 6 | | M | 71 |  | Marek Lato | M. Lato | |||||||||
| Youta Ishigawa | Y. Ishigawa |  | 68 | M | | 7 | | M | 71 |  | Brutil De Jong | B. De Jong | |||||||||
| Mohamed Bencherif | M. Bencherif | | 67 | M | | 8 | | M | 72 |  | Martin Matthäus | M. Matthäus | |||||||||
| Eddie Stewart | E. Stewart | | 74 | A | | 9 | | A | 65 | | Carl Marsden | C. Marsden | |||||||||
| Greg Godber | G. Godber | | 65 | A | | 10 | | A | 71 |  | Aki Stenius | A. Stenius | |||||||||
| Denys Volynets | D. Volynets |  | 64 | A | | 11 | | A | 74 |  | Youri Karpin | Y. Karpin | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at The Stadium of Light where Sunderland play host to Arsenal. A crowd of 18,832 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Sunderland and Arsenal are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Sunderland and Arsenal are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Arsenal get the match underway!
2.06
0-0Arsenal are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Sunderland's defence.
9.54
0-0Des Jess catches Martin Matthäus on the ankles. Des Jess is shown the yellow card! Martin Matthäus carries on, but is struggling a bit.
14.02
0-1Brutil De Jong deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Carl Marsden. Carl Marsden kicks a strong pass forward to Aki Stenius. Aki Stenius rockets a shot on goal. It's there!! Richard Campbell has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
21.59
0-1Marek Lato passes the ball forward to Carl Marsden. Carl Marsden makes a probing pass to Aki Stenius but he's offside!
24.48
Youta Ishigawa knocks the ball to his team mate, Denys Volynets. Denys Volynets kicks a strong pass forward to Greg Godber but the referee indicates it's offside!
30.11
0-1Chris Fowler comes in with a late challenge on Greg Godber. Chris Fowler is given a warning by the referee! Greg Godber runs off the knock.
34.22
0-1Des Jess passes the ball forward to Eddie Stewart. Eddie Stewart knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
36.38
Johan Haeldermans powers a long ball forward. Aki Stenius knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Richard Campbell who gathers it comfortably.
38.09
0-1Marek Lato makes a simple pass to Carl Marsden. Carl Marsden flicks the ball to his team mate, Aki Stenius. Aki Stenius takes a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
Pablo Prieto makes a simple pass to Youta Ishigawa. Youta Ishigawa chips the ball to his team mate, Eddie Stewart. Eddie Stewart whips in a cross ball towards Greg Godber. Greg Godber connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. What a cracker!! Davide Fiore had no chance!! Goal for Sunderland!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Sunderland get the second half underway!
48.39
Youta Ishigawa makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Greg Godber. Greg Godber knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
49.54
Marcus Hulme kicks a strong pass forward to Marek Lato. Marek Lato flicks the ball to his team mate, Aki Stenius. Aki Stenius knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Richard Campbell who gathers it comfortably.
55.22
Malcolm Peckham deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Des Jess. Des Jess takes it forward alone. Des Jess threads the ball through to Denys Volynets. Denys Volynets shoots from just inside the box but it is miles over!
57.55
Des Jess makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Greg Godber. Greg Godber finds some space and shoots from distance. Greg Godber scores for Sunderland!!
67.23
Eddie Stewart clumsily knocks into Marcus Hulme. Eddie Stewart is shown the yellow card! Marcus Hulme carries on, but is struggling a bit.
71.22
Marcus Hulme sees space and advances. Marcus Hulme makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carl Marsden. Carl Marsden shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
75.39
Massimiliano Piovani deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Des Jess. Des Jess chips the ball to his team mate, Eddie Stewart. Eddie Stewart controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Denys Volynets. Denys Volynets makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
77.54
2-1Martin Matthäus barges into Des Jess. The referee calls over Martin Matthäus and shows him a yellow card! Des Jess runs off the knock.
83.51
Des Jess kicks a strong pass forward to Eddie Stewart. Eddie Stewart knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Chris Fowler.
85.34
Johan Haeldermans flicks the ball to his team mate, Brutil De Jong. Brutil De Jong kicks a strong pass forward to Youri Karpin. Youri Karpin plays a perfect one-two with Carl Marsden and rushes in on goal... Youri Karpin cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Greg Godber 45, 58 | Aki Stenius 14 Youri Karpin 85 |