Anglo-American, Sunderland vs. Cruzeiro (Wed Nov 06) Sunderland | Cruzeiro 4-4-2 E | 4-1-1-2-2 P Neil Stockley | Thomas Edvardsen | M_Neuer GK | GK Fabio Silvio DF | DF Dede Gabriel DF | DF Leo J_Young DF | DM Jadson Maicon DF | DF Egidio Nolito MF | DF L_Orejuela G_Glendon MF | FW Fred L_Molyneux MF | MF Rodriguinho J_Sherman MF | FW P_Neves A_Nelson FW | AM M_Gabriel C_Slack FW | AM A_Cabral | M_Vorm SUB | SUB R_Pires A_Grimaldo SUB | SUB E_Mendes S_Bergwijn SUB | SUB T_Neves L_Gooch SUB | SUB Dodo M_Icardi SUB | SUB David Min. 2 :(cru) P_Neves looks up for support for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... His team mate plays the through ball for him! ... P_Neves hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... But M_Neuer palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 3 :(cru) Fred beats his marker ... He muscled him off the ball ... Gabriel muscles him off the ball ... Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... It’s just a warning ... PENALTY !! ... There was no doubt in The Referee's mind! ... Fred places the ball on the spot! ... M_Neuer dives ... GOAL!! ... The keeper had no chance there! ... And Cruzeiro are leading in the game now ... Sunderland 0-1 Cruzeiro... Min. 4 :(sun) Sunderland changed their strategy to play P Min. 4 :(sun) Nolito beats Egidio ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... But he stands on the ball and falls over!! ... Leo picks up the loose ball and clears the danger Min. 4 :(cru) A_Cabral is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... P_Neves latches onto the ball ... Maicon wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... Rodriguinho hits it towards the far post! ... It comes to M_Gabriel ... He fires it towards to goal ... It hits off a defender! ... But goes clear to safety! Min. 7 :(cru) M_Gabriel holds the ball up ... He sees P_Neves in space! ... Gabriel reads the situation well and wins the ball ... But it goes out ... CORNER! ... Jadson curls it into the box! ... Gabriel wins the ball ... And he clears the danger Min. 8 :(sun) C_Slack takes possession on the edge of the box ... C_Slack with a powerful diving header! ... Fabio gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 11 :(sun) L_Molyneux miskicks! ... He finds C_Slack though ... That was fortunate ... A_Cabral wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 11 :(cru) P_Neves looks up for support for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... M_Gabriel receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... M_Gabriel hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... M_Neuer won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! Min. 16 :(sun) J_Sherman finds the run of A_Nelson ... L_Orejuela gathers up the loose ball Min. 16 :(sun) C_Slack finds his way through ... That was sheer effort ... Jadson with a terrible tackle ... The Referee shows him a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 18 :(cru) Rodriguinho fires over a low cross to Fred ... Fred is through on goal! ... The flag stays down ... He just has M_Neuer to beat ... He tries to slide it past M_Neuer ... He has put it wide!! Min. 20 :(sun) L_Molyneux controls it well ... He nutmegs Dede ... He puts in C_Slack! ... C_Slack drives it low ! ... Its sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 20 :(sun) J_Young holds the ball up ... He sees A_Nelson in space! ... M_Gabriel with an ugly foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... He is ordered to cool off Min. 23 :(cru) Leo is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to P_Neves ... P_Neves hits a great shot ! ... The shot slips through M_Neuer's hands ... GOAL !! ... What a terrible mistake ... Neil Stockley looks gutted ... Sunderland 0-2 Cruzeiro ... Min. 24 :(sun) Sunderland switch to playing A Min. 26 :(cru) P_Neves with a Cruyff turn ... P_Neves tries to beat M_Neuer! ... M_Neuer gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 29 :(cru) A defence splitting pass from A_Cabral to Fred ... Maicon rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That’s a foul!! ... What’s The Referee going to give? ... He just waves play on! Min. 32 :(cru) L_Orejuela takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to Fred ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... Silvio looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 34 :(cru) Rodriguinho with the dribble ... He made that look easy ... Rodriguinho runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... But M_Neuer stops that one easily Min. 34 :(sun) A_Nelson jumps over Dede's challenge ... Fred knobbles the attacking player. ... The Referee blows up for a foul ... He received a good talking to from The Referee Min. 35 :(cru) M_Gabriel volleys it forward. He finds Fred ... J_Young seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 46 :(sun) Nolito controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... A_Nelson gets onto the end of the pass! ... A cheeky lob from A_Nelson ! ... He hits the side netting ... There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in! Min. 46 :(sun) A_Nelson 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! ... Egidio scythes the player down. ... Psycho! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 47 :(cru) A_Cabral boots it towards Fred ... But he loses control of it ... J_Young takes possession ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Sunderland 0-2 Cruzeiro Min. 47 :(sun) Curled in dangerously from Nolito to Maicon ... Maicon tries to beat Fabio from outside the area! ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that! Min. 49 :(sun) J_Young with a measured pass to A_Nelson ... A_Nelson with a graceful, looping effort ! ... Fabio saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 49 :(cru) Jadson gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at Gabriel ... That's a terrible challenge ... The referee comes over ... And the ref shows him his 2nd yellow card now ... RED CARD! Min. 50 :(sun) J_Sherman holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to A_Nelson ... Good sliding challenge from L_Orejuela Min. 50 :(cru) A_Cabral runs at the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to Rodriguinho ... Rodriguinho chases it through, he must score ! ... But M_Neuer parries the ball ... It’s picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd Min. 53 :(sun) Silvio is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to A_Nelson ... A_Nelson tries the shot ! ... Fabio was lucky there Min. 54 :(cru) Dodo is going to be brought on ... Fred is leaving the pitch ... He hasn't had the best of games today ... Looks like his replacement will play DF Min. 54 :(cru) P_Neves nutmegs Maicon, he continues to run forward ... Maicon does well to get the tackle in Min. 55 :(cru) E_Mendes is coming on for L_Orejuela and playing DF Min. 55 :(cru) T_Neves will replace A_Cabral and play MF Min. 56 :(sun) Nolito takes advantage of a mistake by Egidio ... That mistake could prove costly ... Dede reads the situation well and wins the ball ... But it goes out ... CORNER! ... J_Sherman chips the ball in towards the back post! ... Nolito tries to place the shot! ... Fabio gets up well to catch that one Min. 59 :(sun) C_Slack picks out A_Nelson with the cross ... But E_Mendes clears the danger Min. 59 :(cru) Rodriguinho is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to M_Gabriel ... M_Gabriel must beat M_Neuer! ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 61 :(cru) M_Gabriel is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball up field ... P_Neves latches onto the end of it ... G_Glendon with a terrible tackle ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD!/n The opposition manager looks like he's getting an erection from that decision! Min. 62 :(sun) L_Molyneux bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to A_Nelson ... A_Nelson with a powerful diving header! ... But it whistles just past the post Min. 63 :(sun) J_Sherman has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past Leo ... He puts in C_Slack! ... But Dodo will cut out the threat Min. 65 :(sun) M_Icardi will replace C_Slack and play FW Min. 69 :(sun) Nolito finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled Egidio ... Nolito has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... Fabio saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 69 :(cru) M_Gabriel with a flicked pass to P_Neves ... Fine tackle by Gabriel ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 73 :(sun) A defence splitting pass from L_Molyneux to M_Icardi ... Dede cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball up field Min. 73 :(sun) Nolito feeds the ball through the middle ... L_Molyneux runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... Dede body checks his opponent!! ... That’s a careless challenge!! ... That will be a booking ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 75 :(cru) M_Gabriel changes position to fill a MF slot Min. 75 :(cru) Rodriguinho moves to DM Min. 77 :(sun) G_Glendon hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... M_Icardi collects the loose ball! ... Egidio intercepts the pass Min. 80 :(cru) T_Neves pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... P_Neves is clean through! ... P_Neves rifles it at the goal ! ... But M_Neuer makes a fine save ... Wow!! That was close! ... He had to be at his best to reach that one! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 90 :(cru) Rodriguinho with an intelligent ball to M_Gabriel ... But he loses control of it ... Gabriel hits it out for a throw ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stadium of Light Attendance : 58,229 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunderland Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Nolito Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : G_Glendon (61) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cruzeiro Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : P_Neves (Man of the Match) Scorers : Fred (3 pen), P_Neves (23) Sent Off : Jadson (49) Booked : Egidio (46), Dede (73) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunderland | Cruzeiro Attempts on Goal : 9 | 11 Off target : 4 | 4 On target : 5 | 7 Possession : 42 | 58 Corners : 1 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 1 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 1 | 3 Fouls : 3 | 8 Key Tackles : 9 | 9 Key Passes : 15 | 15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Sunderland 0 - 2 Cruzeiro ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 93 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -15 0 0 0 Silvio DF 2 23 5 2 25 | 93 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 Gabriel DF 3 23 4 2 25 | 93 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 0 0 J_Young DF 2 24 10 1 17 | 93 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 20 0 Maicon DF 2 24 2 3 22 | 93 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 39 0 1 Nolito MF 2 4 23 7 24 | 93 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 6 G_Glendon MF 2 5 24 3 27 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 7 -3 L_Molyneux MF 2 6 25 3 28 | 93 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 J_Sherman MF 2 1 25 5 24 | 93 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 A_Nelson FW 2 2 3 24 21 | 93 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 C_Slack FW 1 2 4 24 23 | 67 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 4 M_Vorm GK 24 2 3 4 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Grimaldo DF 2 25 2 3 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Bergwijn MF 1 10 26 13 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Gooch MF 2 3 25 3 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Icardi FW 1 2 4 26 24 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Cruzeiro Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fabio GK 28 3 1 1 25 | 93 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 Dede DF 1 25 6 4 25 | 93 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 30 -3 -3 Leo DF 1 23 5 3 27 | 93 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 28 0 Jadson DM 1 9 23 2 26 | 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -7 -7 -7 Egidio DF 1 23 11 4 23 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 -3 -3 L_Orejuela DF 1 23 10 3 23 | 57 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 10 0 Fred FW 1 3 8 25 25 | 56 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 8 8 32 Rodriguinho DM 1 3 23 9 24 | 93 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 6 P_Neves FW 1 2 4 23 25 | 93 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 10 32 M_Gabriel MF 1 2 23 10 22 | 93 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 40 3 A_Cabral AM 1 3 24 11 22 | 57 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 48 8 R_Pires GK 26 2 2 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Mendes DF 1 24 9 3 24 | 36 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 T_Neves MF 1 2 24 10 24 | 36 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 Dodo DF 1 23 10 2 24 | 37 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 David FW 1 2 5 23 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1573067999 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35