Promotional Cup, Sunderland vs. Crystal Palace (Mon Jan 08)


                           Sunderland  |  Crystal Palace
                              5-3-2 C  |  4-4-2 P
                            Tony Ayre  |  Hoa Duong
                                       |
                            M_Vorm GK  |  GK S_Mandanda
                            J_Tah* DF  |  DF J_Schlupp
                         J_Garcia* DF  |  DF P_van_Aanholt
                       A_Grimaldo* DF  |  DF J_Tomkins
                     S_Brotherton* DF  |  DF S_Dann
                       S_Pocognoli DF  |  MF A_Townsend
                          L_Gooch* MF  |  MF H_Boateng*
                        J_Sherman* MF  |  MF M_Brozovic
                       J_Grealish* MF  |  MF B_Sako
                         A_Nelson* FW  |  FW C_Benteke
                         K_Mbappe* FW  |  FW C_Wickham
                                       |
                         V_Mannone SUB |  SUB W_Hennessey
                           J_Evans SUB |  SUB P_Suare
                           J_Webb* SUB |  SUB J_Ward
                        G_Glendon* SUB |  SUB Y_Cabaye
                        L_Podolski SUB |  SUB F_Ladapo

Referee: Jonathan_Moss (Level_1)


Min. 4  :(cry) P_van_Aanholt makes the tackle 
          ...  A cheeky lob from P_van_Aanholt ! 
          ...  But it goes just over 
Min. 7  :(sun) J_Garcia* can't keep control of it and loses possession! 
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back! 
          ...  He creates some space for an opening! 
          ...  J_Garcia* has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  S_Mandanda is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 8  :(cry) B_Sako hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  S_Dann collects the loose ball! 
          ...  S_Dann aims for the top right corner ! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide !! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Brozovic chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  A_Grimaldo* wins the ball 
          ...  He belts it away 
Min. 13 :(sun) J_Tah* with a probing pass to A_Nelson* 
          ...  A_Nelson* with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  But S_Mandanda tips it behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Gooch* chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  J_Garcia* with the header 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  S_Mandanda moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  S_Mandanda catches it with style! 
Min. 18 :(cry) C_Wickham beats his marker 
          ...  J_Grealish* with an ugly foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  Jonathan_Moss calls him for a talk 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 20 :(cry) C_Benteke takes advantage of a mistake by L_Gooch* 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  S_Pocognoli hits it out for a throw 
Min. 21 :(cry) C_Benteke with a slick pass to C_Wickham 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by S_Pocognoli 
Min. 22 :(sun) L_Gooch* looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to J_Grealish* 
          ...  J_Grealish* with the header ! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 23 :(sun) J_Tah* kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  J_Garcia* gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  J_Garcia* bears down on goal! 
          ...  S_Mandanda just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 25 :(cry) B_Sako takes control of the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Townsend 
          ...  A_Townsend beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He is clean through 
          ...  He just has to beat M_Vorm 
          ...  He dinks it over M_Vorm 
          ...  M_Vorm reacts well to save !! 
Min. 26 :(sun) J_Grealish* takes on 3 men 
          ...  J_Grealish* aims for the top right corner ! 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 29 :(sun) J_Garcia* with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past the defender 
          ...  S_Dann with the foul 
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  Jonathan_Moss gives a PENALTY !! 
          ...  A_Nelson* will take it 
          ...  S_Mandanda dives 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The keeper had no chance there! 
          ...  That’s given Sunderland the advantage! 
          ...  Sunderland 1-0 Crystal Palace...
Min. 30 :(cry) Crystal Palace restructured their strategy to A 
Min. 31 :(sun) J_Grealish* takes possession on the halfway line 
          ...  He runs forward with the ball 
          ...  He skips past the challenges 
          ...  J_Schlupp beats him to the ball 
Min. 33 :(sun) K_Mbappe* loses S_Dann 
          ...  J_Tomkins gathers up the loose ball 
Min. 37 :(cry) C_Wickham is force to hold onto the ball 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  A_Nelson* with an ugly foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  Jonathan_Moss calls him over 
          ...  Jonathan_Moss is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 38 :(sun) J_Grealish* controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  A_Nelson* gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  But P_van_Aanholt with the fine tackle 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(cry) Y_Cabaye is coming on for B_Sako and will play MF 
Min. 45 :(cry) C_Wickham kills the ball dead 
          ...  A great volley from C_Wickham ! 
          ...  M_Vorm falls over 
          ...  But M_Vorm is relieved to watch it go out of play! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Sunderland 1-0 Crystal Palace

Min. 46 :(cry) H_Boateng* holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to C_Wickham 
          ...  C_Wickham tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 49 :(sun) J_Sherman* controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs M_Brozovic 
          ...  He puts in L_Gooch*! 
          ...  L_Gooch* beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He runs at S_Mandanda 
          ...  He nutmegs S_Mandanda 
          ...  It hits the upright!! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 51 :(sun) L_Gooch* looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to K_Mbappe* 
          ...  K_Mbappe* with the 40 yard drive ! 
          ...  S_Mandanda gathers it comfortably 
Min. 51 :(sun) J_Grealish* plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  K_Mbappe* keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  H_Boateng* tackles from behind 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  I think he deserved that! 
Min. 54 :(sun) J_Garcia* with a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball across to J_Grealish* 
          ...  The cross hits J_Grealish* on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 54 :(cry) M_Brozovic heads the ball back to S_Dann 
          ...  S_Dann with a bomb of a shot ! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 55 :(cry) F_Ladapo is coming on for C_Wickham and will play FW 
Min. 57 :(sun) J_Grealish* brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  K_Mbappe* gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  J_Schlupp takes the ball and the player!! 
          ...  But the ref waves play on!! 
Min. 61 :(sun) K_Mbappe* finds himself in a good position 
          ...  J_Tomkins with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 64 :(cry) C_Benteke sidesteps S_Brotherton* 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  L_Gooch* with a late tackle 
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it 
Min. 66 :(sun) J_Grealish* takes possession of the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Grimaldo* 
          ...  A_Grimaldo* has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into S_Mandanda's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 68 :(sun) L_Gooch* finds K_Mbappe* with a ball over the defence 
          ...  K_Mbappe* with the shot on net ! 
          ...  But S_Mandanda hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 68 :(cry) Y_Cabaye squares it to C_Benteke 
          ...  But J_Garcia* spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 70 :(cry) P_van_Aanholt with a real burst of pace 
          ...  P_van_Aanholt curls the ball in on goal ! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 71 :(sun) K_Mbappe* plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He looks around for options 
          ...  He moves forward with the ball 
          ...  K_Mbappe* with a little chip! 
          ...  But it goes just over 
Min. 74 :(cry) Y_Cabaye is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to F_Ladapo 
          ...  S_Pocognoli with a bad challenge 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  Jonathan_Moss tries to calm him down 
Min. 79 :(sun) K_Mbappe* sidesteps J_Schlupp 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  K_Mbappe* drives it towards goal ! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  S_Mandanda moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  S_Mandanda tips it wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Sherman* crosses it in! 
          ...  It comes to J_Grealish* 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  S_Mandanda guesses right 
Min. 81 :(sun) S_Brotherton* is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to K_Mbappe* 
          ...  K_Mbappe* aims for the top right corner ! 
          ...  S_Mandanda saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 86 :(cry) Y_Cabaye has space to run with the ball 
          ...  A wicked drive by Y_Cabaye ! 
          ...  M_Vorm is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over !! 
          ...  M_Vorm looks very relieved! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 93 :(sun) K_Mbappe* runs at J_Schlupp 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  K_Mbappe* tries the lob from 30 yards ! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 93 :(cry) M_Brozovic has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  C_Benteke gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  C_Benteke hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  M_Vorm gathers it comfortably 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************


Match Details
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Venue                : Stadium of Light
Attendance           : 59,500
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Sunderland Match Info
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Best player          : J_Garcia* (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Nelson* (29 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Nelson* (37)
Injured              : N/A
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Crystal Palace Match Info
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Best player          : Y_Cabaye
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : H_Boateng* (51)
Booked               : S_Dann (29)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Sunderland  |    Crystal Palace
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       9
Off target           :           9        |       6
On target            :           8        |       3
Possession           :          59        |       41
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           0        |       2
Fouls                :           8        |       7
Key Tackles          :           3        |       5
Key Passes           :          12        |       8
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Final Score          : Sunderland 1 - 0 Crystal Palace
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Player Statistics - Sunderland
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Vorm         GK  26   2   3   4  23 |  94   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0   0
J_Tah*         DF   2  23   3   3  24 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   8  28   8
J_Garcia*      DF   5  23  11   6  30 |  94   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  13  10   5
A_Grimaldo*    DF   2  23   2   3  24 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  13   0   1
S_Brotherton*  DF   2  22   2   3  16 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  19  18   8
S_Pocognoli    DF   3  22   3   2  32 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
L_Gooch*       MF   2   3  23   3  23 |  94   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   1
J_Sherman*     MF   2   1  23   4  24 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Grealish*    MF   2   3  22  10  24 |  94   0   0   4   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  40   6
A_Nelson*      FW   2   2   3  22  21 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   1   1   0   0  -3  -3  23
K_Mbappe*      FW   2   3   4  22  20 |  94   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
V_Mannone      GK  20   2   3   3  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Evans        DF   2  22   3   3  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Webb*        DF   2  21   2   3  16 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Glendon*     MF   2   5  22   3  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Podolski     FW   2   2   8  22  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Crystal Palace
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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S_Mandanda     GK  27   3   2   2  27 |  94   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
J_Schlupp      DF   2  24  10   2  23 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
P_van_Aanholt  DF   1  22  10   4  24 |  94   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  13   0   2
J_Tomkins      DF   1  22   4   2  23 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
S_Dann         DF   1  22   5   3  27 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -3  -3  -1
A_Townsend     MF   2   3  23  11  21 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
H_Boateng*     MF   2   4  21   3  20 |  52   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0  -7   3  -7
M_Brozovic     MF   2   5  22   3  26 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
B_Sako         MF   2   3  22   7  26 |  45   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
C_Benteke      FW   2   3   4  22  26 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   3
C_Wickham      FW   2   2   3  21  24 |  56   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
W_Hennessey    GK  25   3   2   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Suare        DF   2  21   6   3  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Ward         DF   1  21   5   2  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Cabaye       MF   2   3  22   5  25 |  49   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
F_Ladapo       FW   2   2   2  20  23 |  38   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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