FMFA Leopard League, West Ham United vs. Sunderland (Fri Dec 23) West Ham United | Sunderland 4-1-2-1-2 E | 4-4-2 C Mike McLeod | Tony Ayre | Adrian GK | GK M_Vorm M_Darmian DF | DF J_Garcia W_Reid DF | DF A_Grimaldo A_Cresswell DF | DF J_Webb A_Ogbonna DF | DF B_Hangeland D_Payet MF | MF G_Glendon C_Eriksen AM | MF J_Grealish M_Noble MF | MF J_Ibe C_Kouyate DM | MF L_Pellegrini Jese FW | FW D_Sturridge D_Sakho FW | FW L_Podolski | D_Randolph SUB | SUB V_Mannone S_Byram SUB | SUB J_Evans D_Henry SUB | SUB J_Tah M_Samuelsen SUB | SUB C_Anderson E_Valencia SUB | SUB F_Borini Min. 2 :(sun) L_Pellegrini is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to J_Garcia ... A powerful shot by J_Garcia ! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it sails past the post !! ... Adrian never had a chance! Min. 5 :(whu) Jese latches onto the ball ... He has some space now ... Jese throws himself at the ball ! ... He manages to reach the ball ... M_Vorm with a great save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 8 :(whu) W_Reid has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... Jese gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... Jese with the drive! ... M_Vorm parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 11 :(sun) L_Podolski nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward ... M_Darmian with a nasty foul Min. 12 :(whu) C_Eriksen is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to A_Cresswell ... L_Pellegrini slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 15 :(whu) Jese spots D_Sakho who is in acres of space ... D_Sakho could have let it bounce! ... M_Vorm gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... GOAL !! ... That’s put West Ham United in front! ... West Ham United 1-0 Sunderland ... Min. 20 :(whu) D_Sakho is hobbling. He's unable to continue Min. 20 :(whu) E_Valencia replaces an unhappy D_Sakho and will play as a FW Min. 21 :(whu) C_Eriksen with a slick pass to M_Noble ... M_Noble tries to chip the ball over M_Vorm! ... M_Vorm gets up well to catch that one Min. 24 :(whu) E_Valencia jumps over B_Hangeland's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... But J_Webb slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 28 :(sun) J_Grealish slides the ball across to D_Sturridge ... Brilliantly taken away by M_Noble !! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 29 :(whu) E_Valencia nutmegs G_Glendon, he continues to run forward ... E_Valencia tries to catch the keeper out! ... But he puts it wide ... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre Min. 31 :(whu) C_Eriksen slides it through the middle to Jese ... Jese strikes a wicked curler ! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it sails past the post !! ... M_Vorm never had a chance! Min. 35 :(whu) It looks as though West Ham United is now playing P Min. 35 :(sun) G_Glendon volleys it forward. He finds J_Webb ... J_Webb with a powerful header ! ... GOAL !! ... He runs towards the Sunderland fans! ... It's all square now! ... West Ham United 1-1 Sunderland ... Min. 40 :(whu) E_Valencia drives the ball across field ... It comes to C_Eriksen ... C_Eriksen throws himself at the ball ! ... He manages to reach the ball ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 44 :(sun) D_Sturridge 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! ... A_Cresswell gets to the ball first Min. 45 :(sun) J_Tah is ready to come on to replace B_Hangeland ... Looks like he will play as a DF ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: West Ham United 1-1 Sunderland Min. 47 :(sun) J_Ibe is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He throws it to J_Grealish ... C_Kouyate gets the foot in to win the ball Min. 49 :(sun) G_Glendon brings it under control ... He takes on A_Cresswell ... He gets past him! ... He puts in D_Sturridge! ... D_Sturridge tries to chip the ball over Adrian! ... But Adrian punches it away ... That's gone out for a throw in Min. 50 :(sun) a big roar from the crowd as C_Anderson comes on for G_Glendon to play MF Min. 51 :(whu) D_Payet looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to Jese ... J_Webb takes the ball ... OOOHHHH!! ... He almost loses it straight away ... But he hits it clear! Min. 52 :(whu) D_Payet with a precise pass to E_Valencia ... E_Valencia is clean through! ... He tries to take it round M_Vorm ... He tries to beat M_Vorm ... M_Vorm dives on the ball !! Min. 52 :(sun) D_Sturridge with a burst of pace ... A powerful shot by D_Sturridge ! ... Adrian makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 55 :(sun) J_Evans comes on for A_Grimaldo and takes up a DF role Min. 55 :(sun) J_Grealish jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to D_Sturridge ... D_Sturridge flicks the header toward the far post! ... Adrian saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 58 :(sun) L_Podolski with the mazy run ... A_Cresswell reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 60 :(whu) It seems West Ham United are making a tactical change to N Min. 60 :(sun) J_Ibe has a go! ... It hits the defender ... D_Sturridge collects the loose ball! ... A_Ogbonna gets in the way and wins the ball Min. 61 :(whu) E_Valencia with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from J_Webb ... E_Valencia with the cheeky shot! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... M_Vorm dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had M_Vorm beaten! ... CORNER! ... D_Payet floats the ball in! ... The ball comes to W_Reid ... He knocks it goalward ... But M_Vorm punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 66 :(sun) J_Grealish works the ball inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to D_Sturridge ... W_Reid with a deliberate foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee calls him for a talk Min. 67 :(sun) L_Podolski chests it down ... But W_Reid wins the ball from behind ... The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it. Min. 68 :(sun) C_Anderson plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... L_Pellegrini keeps possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... L_Pellegrini heads the ball towards goal ! ... It's gone over ... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one Min. 69 :(whu) C_Kouyate finds Jese with a ball over the defence ... J_Tah with a late tackle ... It looked worse than what it was ... He is surrounded by the West Ham United players ... That will be a booking ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 70 :(whu) Jese knocks the ball past the defender ... J_Webb wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 75 :(whu) West Ham United are switching their playing style to A Min. 79 :(whu) M_Darmian is taking a throw in ... He is taking a run up at it! ... He throws it long to Jese ... L_Podolski with an ugly foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He received a good talking to from The Referee Min. 80 :(whu) There's going to be a change ... S_Byram will come on for M_Darmian and play DF Min. 80 :(whu) M_Samuelsen is being prepared to come on ... C_Eriksen is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play AM Min. 84 :(whu) E_Valencia with the heel pass to Jese ... Jese hits a crisp volley! ... M_Vorm with the acrobatic save ... Well saved Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 89 :(sun) L_Pellegrini pulls it back to L_Podolski ... Launched towards the top corner by L_Podolski ! ... But it goes just over Min. 92 :(whu) M_Noble finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled J_Evans ... J_Evans tackles cleanly ... The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me ... The Referee warned him ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Olympic Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Ham United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Jese (Man of the Match) Scorers : D_Sakho (15) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : D_Sakho (20) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunderland Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Webb Scorers : J_Webb (35) Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Tah (69) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Ham United | Sunderland Attempts on Goal : 11 | 7 Off target : 4 | 3 On target : 7 | 4 Possession : 51 | 49 Corners : 1 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 8 | 8 Key Tackles : 6 | 4 Key Passes : 11 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : West Ham United 1 - 1 Sunderland ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - West Ham United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Adrian GK 22 3 2 2 26 | 93 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 0 M_Darmian DF 2 21 6 3 24 | 81 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 W_Reid DF 2 20 4 2 29 | 93 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 10 3 A_Cresswell DF 2 21 7 3 25 | 93 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 A_Ogbonna DF 2 20 3 2 26 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 D_Payet MF 2 3 22 5 25 | 93 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 C_Eriksen AM 2 3 22 11 28 | 81 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 1 M_Noble MF 2 6 20 2 25 | 93 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 3 C_Kouyate DM 2 6 19 3 23 | 93 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 Jese FW 2 2 6 21 23 | 93 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 28 10 D_Sakho FW 2 3 3 20 26 | 20 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 D_Randolph GK 20 2 2 2 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Byram DF 2 19 5 2 24 | 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Henry DF 2 18 2 3 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Samuelsen AM 2 2 19 4 21 | 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Valencia FW 2 3 10 19 24 | 73 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 20 5 Player Statistics - Sunderland Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Vorm GK 28 2 3 4 23 | 93 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 0 0 0 J_Garcia DF 5 21 10 6 30 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 A_Grimaldo DF 2 21 2 3 24 | 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Webb DF 2 20 2 3 16 | 93 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 39 0 23 B_Hangeland DF 2 19 2 1 26 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Glendon MF 2 4 21 3 27 | 51 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 J_Grealish MF 2 3 21 10 24 | 93 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 J_Ibe MF 2 3 21 3 23 | 93 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 L_Pellegrini MF 2 9 19 2 26 | 93 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 20 1 D_Sturridge FW 2 4 4 22 26 | 93 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 L_Podolski FW 2 2 8 21 28 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 21 3 3 25 | 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Tah DF 2 19 3 3 24 | 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 -3 C_Anderson MF 2 6 20 3 28 | 42 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 F_Borini FW 3 3 3 20 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1482526643 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35