Match Report
| Sunderland | Sunderland |  |  | Reading | Reading | ||||||||||||||||
| Derek Robson | Derek Robson | manager | Aleksandar Nikolov | Aleksandar Nikolov | |||||||||||||||||
| Alpay Kayis | A. Kayis |  | 82 | G |  |  | 1 | | G | 80 |  | Vegard Soltvedt | V. Soltvedt | ||||||||
| Cameron Perez | C. Perez |  | 77 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 76 |  | Oliver Birkwald | O. Birkwald | |||||||||
| Syd Carter | S. Carter |  | 76 | D | | 3 | | D | 80 | | Adam Vassell | A. Vassell | |||||||||
| Alistair Formon | A. Formon | | 76 | D | | 4 | | D | 77 |  | Martin Boban | M. Boban | |||||||||
| Max Walker | M. Walker | | 84 | M | | 5 | | M | 85 | | Shaun Godber | S. Godber | |||||||||
| Luuk Kool | L. Kool |  | 82 | M | | 6 | | M | 82 | | David Lawton | D. Lawton | |||||||||
| Kevin Ehiogu | K. Ehiogu | | 90 | M | | 7 | | M | 88 | | Stephen Mendez | S. Mendez | |||||||||
| Jody Smith | J. Smith | | 86 | M | | 8 | | M | 82 | | Kemal Haynes | K. Haynes | |||||||||
| Martin Beattie | M. Beattie | | 81 | A | | 9 | | | A | 84 |  | Antonio Bento | A. Bento | ||||||||
| Javier Yáñez | J. Yáñez |  | 79 | A | | 10 | | A | 81 | | Helder Lopes | H. Lopes | |||||||||
| Peter Bishop | P. Bishop | | 87 | A | | 11 | | A | 84 | | Duarte Moutinho | D. Moutinho | |||||||||
| Leon Elliott | L. Elliott | | 75 | A | | 12 | | D | 73 | | Gary Allman | G. Allman | |||||||||
| Hiraku Sato | H. Sato |  | 82 | M | | 13 | | M | 81 | | Danny Cottee | D. Cottee | |||||||||
| Matt Elliott | M. Elliott | | 77 | M | | 14 | | A | 80 | | John Bishop | J. Bishop | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at The Stadium of Light where Sunderland play host to Reading. A crowd of 17,101 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Sunderland and Reading are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Kevin Hapgood.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Sunderland and Reading are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Kevin Hapgood.
0.00
0-0Reading kick off and get the first half underway!
2.04
0-0Alistair Formon brings the ball forward. Alistair Formon changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Alistair Formon lofts in a cross ball towards Martin Beattie. Martin Beattie powers a header at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
3.24
Jody Smith hits a low pass to Martin Beattie. Martin Beattie tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies just wide!
8.35
Martin Boban passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Stephen Mendez. Stephen Mendez flicks a high pass forward to Kemal Haynes who brings the ball under control. Kemal Haynes finds some space and shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
9.29
0-0With imagination, Syd Carter plays the ball forward to Luuk Kool. Luuk Kool makes a simple pass to Peter Bishop. Peter Bishop hits a low pass to Javier Yáñez. Javier Yáñez shoots from just inside the box. The ball comes in low, but Vegard Soltvedt easily smothers it!
12.59
0-0Alistair Formon clumsily knocks into Shaun Godber. The referee warns Alistair Formon to calm down! Shaun Godber gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
15.35
0-0Kevin Ehiogu threads a neat ball through to Javier Yáñez. Javier Yáñez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
16.44
0-0Martin Boban threads a neat ball through to Shaun Godber. Shaun Godber deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stephen Mendez. Stephen Mendez lofts in a cross ball towards Kemal Haynes. Kemal Haynes beats his man to it with a header but Cameron Perez is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
18.31
Cameron Perez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Javier Yáñez. Javier Yáñez shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
20.12
24.07
Alistair Formon makes a beautiful solo run. Alistair Formon knocks the ball to his team mate, Peter Bishop. Peter Bishop lofts in a cross ball towards Martin Beattie. Martin Beattie powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
26.52
0-1Stephen Mendez passes the ball forward to Helder Lopes. Helder Lopes plays a one-two with Stephen Mendez and rushes in on goal... Helder Lopes rockets a shot on goal. What a cracker!! Alpay Kayis had no chance!! Goal for Reading!
32.53
Oliver Birkwald flicks the ball to his team mate, David Lawton. David Lawton knocks the ball forward to Antonio Bento. Antonio Bento whips in a cross ball towards David Lawton. David Lawton finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent save by Alpay Kayis!
36.43
Oliver Birkwald flicks a high ball forward to Stephen Mendez who takes it down. Stephen Mendez threads the ball through to Duarte Moutinho. Duarte Moutinho plays the ball forward to Shaun Godber who has made a great run into the box. Shaun Godber shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Alpay Kayis gets down and covers it.
38.22
Martin Boban sees a break and surges forward. Martin Boban chips the ball to his team mate, Antonio Bento. Antonio Bento lofts in a cross ball towards Helder Lopes. Helder Lopes outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
45.00
Kevin Ehiogu darts forward. Kevin Ehiogu shoots from distance. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Sunderland appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-4-3 formation. Reading appear unchanged since the first half. The Reading players look more motivated than they were before.
45.00
Sunderland kick off!
47.21
Alistair Formon makes a simple pass to Javier Yáñez. Javier Yáñez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
48.37
Kevin Ehiogu flicks a high ball forward to Martin Beattie who takes it down. Martin Beattie lofts in a cross ball towards Peter Bishop. With a superhuman jump, Peter Bishop connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
49.30
Kevin Ehiogu knocks the ball forward to Luuk Kool. Luuk Kool whips in a cross ball towards Martin Beattie. Martin Beattie jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Sunderland!
53.40
Javier Yáñez flicks a high pass forward. Luuk Kool controls it well on his chest. Luuk Kool cuts inside the box! Luuk Kool strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. Vegard Soltvedt easily gets down and covers it.
57.22
Syd Carter hits a low pass to Luuk Kool. Luuk Kool flicks the ball to his team mate, Javier Yáñez. Javier Yáñez tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies well off target!
60.46
1-2Reading have made a substitution with John Bishop replacing Antonio Bento .
63.43
Max Walker flicks a high pass forward to Peter Bishop who brings the ball under control. Peter Bishop whips in a cross ball towards Martin Beattie. With a superhuman jump, Martin Beattie connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
66.47
Kevin Ehiogu makes a probing pass to Max Walker. Max Walker rushes past Oliver Birkwald! Max Walker side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Vegard Soltvedt had no chance!! Goal for Sunderland!
69.17
Javier Yáñez flicks a high pass forward to Martin Beattie who brings the ball under control. Martin Beattie threads a neat ball through to Peter Bishop. Peter Bishop looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
73.07
Kemal Haynes threads a neat ball through to Stephen Mendez. Stephen Mendez threads the ball through into the box. Duarte Moutinho shows great control and tries a shot on goal but is denied by Alpay Kayis. Excellent save.
75.28
Martin Boban passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of David Lawton. David Lawton flicks a high pass forward to Shaun Godber who brings the ball under control. Shaun Godber shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
77.26
Reading have made 2 substitutions with Gary Allman replacing Martin Boban and Danny Cottee replacing David Lawton .
78.31
Shaun Godber kicks a strong pass forward to Kemal Haynes. Kemal Haynes cuts inside the box! Kemal Haynes cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Alpay Kayis with no chance!! Goal for Reading!
90.00
3-3Gary Allman controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Adam Vassell. Adam Vassell passes the ball forward to Duarte Moutinho. Duarte Moutinho passes the ball forward but Shaun Godber is offside!
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
| Martin Beattie 49 Max Walker 66 Peter Bishop 69 | Helder Lopes 27, 38 Kemal Haynes 78 |
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Alpay Kayis (GK)
7
2. Cameron Perez (DEF)
6
3. Syd Carter (DEF)
6
4. Alistair Formon (DEF)
7
5. Max Walker (MID)
8
6. Luuk Kool (MID)
8
7. Kevin Ehiogu (MID)
7
8. Jody Smith (MID)
6
9. Martin Beattie (ATT)
8
10. Javier Yáñez (ATT)
6
11. Peter Bishop (ATT)
8
12. Leon Elliott (ATT)
0
13. Hiraku Sato (MID)
0
14. Matt Elliott (MID)
0
1. Vegard Soltvedt (GK)
7
2. Oliver Birkwald (DEF)
6
3. Adam Vassell (DEF)
6
4. Martin Boban (DEF)
7
5. Shaun Godber (MID)
7
6. David Lawton (MID)
6
7. Stephen Mendez (MID)
7
8. Kemal Haynes (MID)
8
9. Antonio Bento (ATT)
6
10. Helder Lopes (ATT)
9
11. Duarte Moutinho (ATT)
6
12. Gary Allman (DEF)
6
13. Danny Cottee (MID)
6
14. John Bishop (ATT)
6