FMFA Tiger League, Sunderland vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers (Wed Apr 11) Sunderland | Wolverhampton Wanderers 5-3-2 C | 5-4-1 P Tony Ayre | Holly Mason | M_Neuer GK | GK C_Ikeme S_Brotherton* DF | DF N_Subotic S_Pocognoli DF | DF D_Batth Silvio DF | DF Marquinhos J_Tah* DF | DF L_Bonucci J_Garcia* DF | DF M_Toma* J_Sherman* MF | MF T_Muller G_Glendon* MF | MF L_Evans J_Weigl* MF | MF Y_Gourcuff M_Balotelli FW | MF D_Edwards A_Nelson* FW | FW L_Insigne | M_Vorm SUB | SUB V_Cojocaru A_Grimaldo* SUB | SUB D_Iorfa* J_Webb* SUB | SUB L_Croll* C_Anderson* SUB | SUB I_Gundogan L_Podolski SUB | SUB P_Aubameyang Referee: Andre_Marriner (Level_1) Min. 7 :(sun) J_Weigl* hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... A_Nelson* latches onto it! ... A_Nelson* belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... But C_Ikeme palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 14 :(wol) L_Evans with a precise ball to L_Insigne ... L_Insigne with the overhead ! ... M_Neuer parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 15 :(wol) D_Batth takes possession ... He has his back towards goal ... He turns well ... M_Balotelli with a late tackle ... Well to be fair he was looking for the foul ... Andre_Marriner lectures him Min. 20 :(sun) J_Sherman* with a precise ball to A_Nelson* ... D_Batth read the danger and stops the pass Min. 23 :(sun) J_Sherman* sidesteps L_Bonucci ... D_Batth gets to the ball first Min. 27 :(sun) J_Weigl* turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to A_Nelson* ... Marquinhos slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 28 :(sun) J_Weigl* holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to M_Balotelli ... M_Balotelli rifles it at the goal ! ... C_Ikeme falls over ... He recovers to tip it onto the post! ... But it hits his back! ... GOAL !! ... Unlucky! ... The Sunderland fans start to taunt him now! ... Sunderland go ahead in this match now! ... Sunderland 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers ... Min. 31 :(sun) G_Glendon* controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the right! ... S_Pocognoli gets onto the end of the pass! ... S_Pocognoli has a go! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... C_Ikeme palms it behind !! ... What a great save! ... CORNER! ... J_Sherman* plays it into the danger area! ... S_Brotherton* loses his marker ... He gets his head onto it! ... He's giving bats everywhere a bad name with that miss! Min. 32 :(sun) J_Sherman* is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to M_Balotelli ... M_Balotelli could have let it bounce! ... C_Ikeme parries it Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 45 :(sun) L_Podolski is coming on for M_Balotelli and will play FW Min. 47 :(sun) G_Glendon* with the nod to L_Podolski ... But D_Batth clears the ball to safety ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Sunderland 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Min. 46 :(sun) J_Sherman* looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to L_Podolski ... D_Batth wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by G_Glendon*! ... M_Toma* clears the corner Min. 47 :(sun) L_Podolski slows the ball down and waits for support ... A team mate overlaps him now ... He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! ... D_Batth with a late tackle ... It looked worse than what it was ... He is surrounded by the Sunderland players ... Andre_Marriner calls him over ... He's told to calm down ... Holly Mason looks relieved Min. 48 :(wol) L_Evans with the towering header to M_Toma* ... M_Toma* bears down on goal! ... But it goes wide Min. 50 :(sun) A_Grimaldo* will replace the useless Silvio and will play DF Min. 51 :(sun) G_Glendon* holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to A_Nelson* ... The cross hits A_Nelson* on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! ... C_Ikeme can't get to it! ... OH! It drifts wide! ... C_Ikeme has a smile on his face ... Did he know that was going wide? Min. 55 :(sun) J_Webb* is ready to come on to replace J_Tah* ... Looks like he will play as a DF Min. 56 :(wol) D_Edwards looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to M_Toma* ... M_Toma* hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... M_Neuer tips it round the post ... Good save ... Corner not given!! Min. 63 :(sun) J_Sherman* drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to J_Garcia* ... J_Garcia* tries to chip the ball over the keeper ! ... The fans get off there seats! ... But it sails over !! Min. 65 :(sun) J_Sherman* takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to S_Brotherton* ... D_Batth reads it well ... This boy is a quality defender ... The crowd sing his praises Min. 66 :(sun) J_Garcia* takes possession on the edge of the box ... Excellent sliding challenge from N_Subotic ... He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful Min. 67 :(wol) L_Insigne turns past the defender ... He has created space for himself now ... J_Garcia* with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 71 :(sun) L_Podolski can't keep control of it and loses possession! ... He goes in hard and wins it back! ... He creates some space for an opening! ... L_Podolski shapes up for a shot! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... GOAL !! ... Right into the top corner! ... Sunderland 2-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers ... Min. 72 :(sun) L_Podolski turns on a sixpence ... L_Podolski aiming for the bottom corner ! ... But he miskicks and puts it well off target ... The Wolverhampton Wanderers fans taunt him about that effort Min. 78 :(sun) J_Webb* with a well-controlled run ... J_Webb* drives it towards goal ! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide !! ... That was fortunate Min. 79 :(wol) L_Insigne had to stretch to reach the pass ... A_Nelson* is late with that one ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 85 :(sun) The ball is passed in from J_Sherman*, he finds L_Podolski ... N_Subotic cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball up field Min. 87 :(wol) Marquinhos looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to D_Batth ... S_Brotherton* is late with that one ... He gets up and shakes the players hand ... That will be a booking ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 91 :(sun) L_Podolski looks for options ... He decides to go it alone ... D_Edwards with a nasty foul ... Andre_Marriner will want to speak to him ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll be off if he does that again ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stadium of Light Attendance : 55,463 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunderland Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Weigl* (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Balotelli (28), L_Podolski (71) Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Nelson* (79), S_Brotherton* (87) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wolverhampton Wanderers Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Batth Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : D_Edwards (91) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunderland | Wolverhampton Wanderers Attempts on Goal : 10 | 3 Off target : 5 | 1 On target : 5 | 2 Possession : 49 | 51 Corners : 2 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 0 Fouls : 8 | 5 Key Tackles : 1 | 8 Key Passes : 12 | 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Sunderland 2 - 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Sunderland Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Neuer GK 29 2 3 3 24 | 94 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 0 S_Brotherton* DF 2 22 2 3 16 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 -2 S_Pocognoli DF 3 22 3 2 32 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Silvio DF 2 22 5 2 25 | 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 J_Tah* DF 2 23 3 3 24 | 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 J_Garcia* DF 5 23 11 6 30 | 94 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 1 J_Sherman* MF 2 1 23 4 24 | 94 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 G_Glendon* MF 2 5 23 3 27 | 94 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 J_Weigl* MF 2 5 23 2 24 | 94 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 M_Balotelli FW 2 3 4 24 26 | 45 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 8 8 34 A_Nelson* FW 2 2 3 22 21 | 94 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 1 M_Vorm GK 26 2 3 4 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Grimaldo* DF 2 23 2 3 24 | 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Webb* DF 2 21 2 3 16 | 37 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 C_Anderson* MF 2 6 22 3 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Podolski FW 2 2 8 22 28 | 49 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 Player Statistics - Wolverhampton Wanderers Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C_Ikeme GK 24 2 2 2 24 | 94 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -5 0 0 0 N_Subotic DF 2 25 3 3 26 | 94 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 D_Batth DF 2 24 4 3 24 | 94 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 0 0 Marquinhos DF 2 23 4 2 23 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 L_Bonucci DF 2 23 5 2 27 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Toma* DF 2 21 4 5 17 | 94 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 13 0 4 T_Muller MF 2 3 27 11 26 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Evans MF 2 3 25 3 23 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 Y_Gourcuff MF 2 3 25 11 25 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Edwards MF 2 3 24 9 25 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 7 -3 L_Insigne FW 1 2 3 25 25 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 V_Cojocaru GK 21 2 2 1 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Iorfa* DF 2 21 4 3 17 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Croll* DF 2 21 4 2 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I_Gundogan MF 2 3 23 2 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Aubameyang FW 1 3 11 24 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1523473383 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35