FMFA League Of Britain Division One, Sunderland vs. Celtic (Wed Sep 16) Sunderland | Celtic 5-2-1-2 P | 4-4-2 N David Gooch | Derek Purvis | C_Pantilimon GK | GK L_Zaluska A_Reveillere DF | DF E_Ambrose J_O'Shea DF | DF V_van_Dijk W_Brown DF | DF A_Matthews B_Jones DF | DF C_Mulgrew S_Vergini DF | MF S_Johansen J_Gomez MF | MF S_Brown S_Larsson MF | MF C_McGregor J_Defoe FW | MF N_Biton S_Fletcher FW | FW L_Griffiths W_Buckley AM | FW A_Stokes | V_Mannone SUB | SUB C_Gordon P_van_Aanholt SUB | SUB J_Denayer L_Cattermole SUB | SUB M_Lustig A_Johnson SUB | SUB M_Wakaso C_Wickham SUB | SUB S_Scepovic Min. 1 :(sun) S_Larsson with the deft touch ... He takes it past E_Ambrose ... He knocks it to S_Fletcher! ... L_Griffiths is late with that one ... He gets up and shakes the players hand Min. 5 :(sun) S_Fletcher is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to W_Buckley ... But he loses control of it ... C_Mulgrew hits it out for a throw Min. 5 :(cel) C_McGregor plays the early ball across the box to find L_Griffiths in space ... But S_Vergini with the fine tackle Min. 6 :(sun) J_Defoe takes advantage of a mistake by C_Mulgrew ... That mistake could prove costly ... Excellent sliding challenge from V_van_Dijk ... He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful Min. 9 :(sun) The ball is passed in from J_O'Shea, he finds A_Reveillere ... S_Brown wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge Min. 10 :(cel) A_Stokes lobs it over B_Jones ... S_Larsson with a bad challenge ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball ... YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one Min. 10 :(sun) B_Jones steps over the ball ... He nutmegs the defender ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... S_Johansen with the tackle ... That's got to be a yellow ... The Referee warned him Min. 12 :(sun) W_Buckley gets to the by line ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... S_Fletcher is unmarked ... C_Mulgrew reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 14 :(cel) C_McGregor with a precise pass to L_Griffiths ... S_Vergini gets to the ball first Min. 14 :(cel) E_Ambrose looks injured. He's coming off ... Lets hope it's not serious Min. 14 :(cel) J_Denayer is being prepared to come on ... E_Ambrose is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play DF Min. 18 :(cel) L_Griffiths with a well-controlled run ... W_Brown body checks his opponent!! ... That’s a careless challenge!! Min. 19 :(sun) S_Larsson unselfishly lays the ball back to J_Defoe ... J_Defoe attempts a low drive! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it wide Min. 29 :(cel) C_McGregor plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... C_McGregor with a scorcher of a shot ! ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 37 :(cel) L_Griffiths with the dribble ... He's clean through ... The fans are on their feet ... But W_Buckley reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 45 :(sun) J_Gomez runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to S_Larsson ... A powerful header from S_Larsson ! ... It looks good ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it thumps off the woodwork !! ... And goes safely clear! ... L_Zaluska never had a chance! Min. 49 :(sun) W_Buckley is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to S_Fletcher ... Excellent sliding challenge by C_Mulgrew ... He timed it well ... CORNER! ... W_Buckley swings it in! ... It is cleared by J_Denayer ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Sunderland 0-0 Celtic Min. 48 :(sun) S_Larsson plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... J_Defoe keeps possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... A_Matthews gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 48 :(sun) J_O'Shea breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on L_Zaluska! ... A_Matthews brings him down in the area! ... He could be off here! ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think he was lucky to escape with a caution! ... PENALTY !! The Referee waves the players away ... J_Defoe with the spot kick ... GOAL!! ... That puts Sunderland ahead! ... Now can they hang onto it! ... Sunderland 1-0 Celtic... Min. 50 :(sun) J_Defoe gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past C_Mulgrew! ... He has some space now! ... V_van_Dijk wins the ball Min. 50 :(cel) S_Brown spots L_Griffiths who is in acres of space ... A_Reveillere brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!!! Min. 51 :(sun) S_Larsson has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past J_Denayer ... He puts in S_Fletcher! ... J_Denayer goes in hard to win the ball back Min. 51 :(cel) N_Biton cuts the ball back to A_Matthews ... A_Matthews looks to see where C_Pantilimon is! ... He shoots! ... C_Pantilimon can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... C_Pantilimon makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 53 :(cel) S_Brown finds A_Stokes with a perfectly weighted pass ... But B_Jones spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 58 :(sun) P_van_Aanholt is being brought on ... A_Reveillere is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play DF Min. 59 :(sun) S_Larsson is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to J_Defoe ... J_Defoe with a terrific drive ! ... L_Zaluska gets the finger tips to it ... And puts it over ... CORNER! ... B_Jones chips the ball into the area! ... It goes straight into the arms of L_Zaluska Min. 61 :(sun) J_Gomez beats one ... Knocks it past a second ... And finds S_Fletcher ... S_Fletcher from 20 yards ! ... The shot slips through L_Zaluska's hands ... But L_Zaluska recovers to save! ... He got away with that! Min. 69 :(cel) S_Johansen looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to L_Griffiths ... S_Fletcher stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! ... That’s a rash challenge!! ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... It’s just a warning Min. 71 :(sun) Sunderland made the switch to a D strategy Min. 73 :(sun) The ball rolls free! ... W_Buckley takes control of it on the half way line ... He sprints past the defenders!! ... V_van_Dijk tries to clear it ... He has miskicked it!!! ... It goes wide! ... CORNER! ... J_Gomez lofts the ball in! ... B_Jones gets his head on it ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into L_Zaluska's arms ... Unlucky Min. 87 :(cel) L_Griffiths breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on C_Pantilimon! ... J_Gomez brings him down! ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He is lucky not to have seen red! Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 91 :(cel) N_Biton looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to V_van_Dijk ... V_van_Dijk hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... C_Pantilimon saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 92 :(sun) S_Fletcher jumps over J_Denayer's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... Intercepted by A_Matthews ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stadium of Light Attendance : 45,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunderland Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Defoe (Man of the Match) Scorers : J_Defoe (48 pen) Sent Off : N/A Booked : S_Larsson (10), J_Gomez (87) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celtic Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : V_van_Dijk Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Matthews (48) Injured : E_Ambrose (14) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunderland | Celtic Attempts on Goal : 6 | 3 Off target : 3 | 2 On target : 3 | 1 Possession : 48 | 52 Corners : 3 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 1 Subs Used : 1 | 1 Fouls : 10 | 12 Key Tackles : 5 | 10 Key Passes : 10 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Sunderland 1 - 0 Celtic ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Sunderland Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C_Pantilimon GK 20 2 3 3 25 | 98 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 0 0 A_Reveillere DF 2 17 2 3 27 | 62 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 17 17 J_O'Shea DF 2 18 2 3 28 | 98 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 W_Brown DF 2 18 2 3 23 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Jones DF 2 17 8 3 26 | 98 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 48 0 1 S_Vergini DF 2 17 2 3 28 | 98 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 0 0 J_Gomez MF 2 3 18 2 24 | 98 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 54 14 S_Larsson MF 2 8 18 8 27 | 98 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 -3 77 -2 J_Defoe FW 2 3 3 18 27 | 98 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 51 S_Fletcher FW 2 3 3 18 21 | 98 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 5 W_Buckley AM 2 3 17 8 25 | 98 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 40 0 V_Mannone GK 18 2 3 3 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_van_Aanholt DF 2 18 8 2 27 | 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Cattermole MF 2 8 17 2 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Johnson AM 2 3 18 8 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Wickham FW 2 3 8 18 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Celtic Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- L_Zaluska GK 20 2 3 3 27 | 98 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 0 E_Ambrose DF 2 18 2 3 26 | 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -1 -1 V_van_Dijk DF 2 18 2 3 29 | 98 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 78 0 5 A_Matthews DF 2 18 2 3 27 | 98 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 49 -3 -2 C_Mulgrew DF 2 18 2 3 23 | 98 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 78 0 0 S_Johansen MF 2 3 18 8 27 | 98 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 S_Brown MF 2 3 18 2 27 | 98 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 40 0 C_McGregor MF 2 3 17 2 23 | 98 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 40 1 N_Biton MF 2 3 17 2 23 | 98 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 L_Griffiths FW 2 3 3 18 28 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Stokes FW 2 3 3 17 26 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -1 -1 C_Gordon GK 18 2 3 3 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Denayer DF 2 17 2 3 23 | 84 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 0 0 M_Lustig DF 2 17 2 3 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Wakaso MF 2 3 17 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Scepovic FW 2 3 3 17 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1442431881 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35