Match Report


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Match Report

Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at The Stadium of Light where Sunderland play host to Bury. A crowd of 9,132 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Sunderland and Bury are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.


0.00
Bury start the match!
2.18
Craig Souness knocks the ball to his team mate, Nigel Hughes. Nigel Hughes knocks in a cross ball towards Oleg Dixon. Oleg Dixon directs the ball goalwards with his head. What a cracker!! Craig Dichio had no chance!! Goal for Sunderland!
6.00
Trevor McManaman flicks the ball to his team mate, Tiziano Santoni. Tiziano Santoni threads the ball through to Nigel Hughes but he's offside!
8.45
Craig Souness passes the ball forward to Oleg Dixon. Oleg Dixon tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
10.47
Trevor McManaman makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tiziano Santoni. Tiziano Santoni whips in a cross ball towards Oleg Dixon. Oleg Dixon heads the ball goalwards but it is miles over!
16.58
Marcello Petit barges into Trevor McManaman. Marcello Petit is given a warning by the referee! Trevor McManaman stretches but gets up unharmed.
20.18
Trevor McManaman knocks the ball to his team mate, Oleg Dixon. Oleg Dixon shoots from outside the area. It's there!! Craig Dichio has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
27.00
Ted-Kelton Sabin kicks a strong pass forward to Tarik Elkhatabi. Tarik Elkhatabi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eoin Morris. Eoin Morris knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Rodrigo Vieira.
28.17
Chris Bowyer makes a probing pass to Paolo Jack. Paolo Jack sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
30.54
Trevor McManaman flicks the ball to his team mate, Nigel Hughes. Nigel Hughes passes the ball forward but Oleg Dixon is offside!
32.25
Teddy Lawrence hacks Paolo Jack from behind! The referee calls over Teddy Lawrence and shows him a yellow card! Paolo Jack hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
33.14
Teddy Lawrence kicks a strong pass forward to Craig Souness. Craig Souness knocks the ball to his team mate, Oleg Dixon. Oleg Dixon goes all the way! Oleg Dixon takes a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Craig Dichio easily smothers it!
39.49
Ted-Kelton Sabin comes in with a late challenge on Oleg Dixon. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Oleg Dixon stretches but gets up unharmed.
40.56
Teddy Lawrence controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Trevor McManaman. Trevor McManaman knocks the ball forward to Tiziano Santoni. Tiziano Santoni knocks in a cross ball towards Oleg Dixon. Oleg Dixon heads the ball goalwards. What a cracker!! Craig Dichio had no chance!! Goal for Sunderland!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!


45.00
The second half starts with Sunderland kicking off!
47.41
Yuuta Kaneko deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Philipp Buchwald. Philipp Buchwald passes the ball forward to Eoin Morris. Eoin Morris shoots from long range. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
51.12
Trevor McManaman catches Chris Bowyer on the ankles. The referee calls over Trevor McManaman and shows him a yellow card! Chris Bowyer runs off the knock.
53.07
Rodrigo Vieira plays a long ball forward. Nigel Hughes makes a probing pass to Tiziano Santoni but he's offside!
54.22
Yuuta Kaneko hacks Nigel Hughes from behind! Yuuta Kaneko is given a warning by the referee! Nigel Hughes stretches but gets up unharmed.
55.05
Tarik Elkhatabi catches Craig Souness on the ankles. The referee calls over Tarik Elkhatabi and warns him to calm down! Craig Souness hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
57.03
Marcello Petit makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Philipp Buchwald. Philipp Buchwald kicks a strong pass forward to Paolo Jack. Paolo Jack tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
59.55
Chris Bowyer makes a probing pass to Iwan De Boer. Iwan De Boer plays a perfect one-two with Paolo Jack and rushes in on goal... Iwan De Boer rockets a shot on goal but Craig Dyer is on top of it.
60.07
Chris Bowyer clumsily knocks into Joao Veloso. Chris Bowyer is shown the yellow card! Joao Veloso gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
65.09
Marcello Petit hacks Oleg Dixon from behind! Marcello Petit is given another warning by the referee! Oleg Dixon stretches but gets up unharmed.
67.14
Trevor McManaman controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nigel Hughes. Nigel Hughes goes all the way! Nigel Hughes shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
71.13
Mario Gatt passes the ball forward to Craig Souness. Craig Souness kicks a strong pass forward to Tiziano Santoni. Tiziano Santoni shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
72.50
Marcello Petit knocks the ball to his team mate, Julian Adams. Julian Adams advances with the ball. Julian Adams tries a spectacular long range effort. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Julian Adams!
79.55
Tarik Elkhatabi kicks a strong pass forward to Iwan De Boer. Iwan De Boer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
84.03
Julian Adams controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paolo Jack. Paolo Jack makes a probing pass to Eoin Morris but he's offside!
89.44
Chris Bowyer comes in with a late challenge on Craig Souness. The referee calls over Chris Bowyer and warns him to calm down! Craig Souness runs off the knock.
90.00
Craig Souness makes a beautiful solo run. Craig Souness passes the ball forward but Tiziano Santoni is offside!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Oleg Dixon of Sunderland

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 3 vs 2
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 4 vs 3
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 4 vs 2
Offsides
Offsides: 4 vs 1
Fouls
Fouls: 2 vs 7
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 2 vs 2
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 64.1025641025641 vs 35.8974358974359
Play Area
Home team third: 24.36%, Midfield: 44.87%, Away team third: 30.77%

Scorers