FMFA Leopard League, Sunderland vs. West Bromwich Albion (Sun Jan 01)


                           Sunderland  |  West Bromwich Albion
                              4-2-4 A  |  4-3-3 A
                            Tony Ayre  |  William McGregor
                                       |
                            M_Vorm GK  |  GK W_Szczesny
                          J_Garcia DF  |  DF T_Anderson
                           J_Evans DF  |  DF P_van_Aanholt
                        A_Grimaldo DF  |  DF J_Chester
                           C_Clark DF  |  DF D_Ball
                             J_Ibe MF  |  MF S_Sessegnon
                         G_Glendon MF  |  MF Y_Gouffran
                       D_Sturridge FW  |  MF M_Barnes
                        L_Podolski FW  |  FW S_Rondon
                          F_Borini FW  |  FW R_Soldado
                          C_Austin FW  |  FW A_Perez
                                       |
                         V_Mannone SUB |  SUB B_Foster
                            J_Webb SUB |  SUB O_Aino
                             J_Tah SUB |  SUB S_Gnarby
                            J_Lens SUB |  SUB J_Rodwell
                            E_Elia SUB |  SUB Z_Ibrahimovic




Min. 1  :(sun) L_Podolski watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position 
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space 
          ...  He's gone right through! 
          ...  M_Barnes wins the ball with ease 
          ...  The Referee saw something no-one else did 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 2  :(wba) A_Perez with a probing pass to M_Barnes 
          ...  J_Evans is forced to retreat 
          ...  He knocks it back! 
          ...  M_Vorm misses it! 
          ...  It creeps just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Sessegnon chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  J_Garcia belts it clear 
Min. 3  :(wba) Y_Gouffran with the dribble 
          ...  This is a great chance 
          ...  Y_Gouffran drives the ball low ! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 5  :(sun) C_Austin with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  G_Glendon gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  G_Glendon drives it towards goal ! 
          ...  But W_Szczesny smothers the ball. 
Min. 5  :(wba) M_Barnes feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  A_Perez runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  C_Clark scythes the player down. 
          ...  Psycho! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  RED CARD! 
          ...  He's off! 
          ...  The Referee gives a PENALTY !! 
          ...  R_Soldado takes it 
          ...  He sends M_Vorm the wrong way 
          ...  Clinical Penalty 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That’s put West Bromwich Albion in front! 
          ...  Sunderland 0-1 West Bromwich Albion...
Min. 9  :(wba) Y_Gouffran has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Evans 
          ...  He puts in A_Perez! 
          ...  A_Perez gets his head to the ball ! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 11 :(sun) J_Ibe 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! 
          ...  C_Austin receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  But D_Ball wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 12 :(wba) S_Rondon has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_Grimaldo 
          ...  He puts in T_Anderson! 
          ...  A_Grimaldo reacts to stop the move going any further 
Min. 15 :(sun) F_Borini flicks it over S_Sessegnon's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  P_van_Aanholt forces him off the ball 
Min. 15 :(wba) M_Barnes is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to Y_Gouffran 
          ...  Y_Gouffran tries to lob the keeper ! 
          ...  But M_Vorm reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on M_Vorm anyway 
Min. 17 :(wba) T_Anderson has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Garcia 
          ...  He puts in R_Soldado! 
          ...  R_Soldado gets up high for the header ! 
          ...  But M_Vorm just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 20 :(sun) G_Glendon with a flicked pass to L_Podolski 
          ...  T_Anderson tries to clear it 
          ...  He has miskicked it!!! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Ibe chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  C_Austin gets his head on it 
          ...  W_Szczesny watches it sail wide! 
Min. 21 :(wba) M_Barnes holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to R_Soldado 
          ...  R_Soldado is clean through! 
          ...  He tries to take it round M_Vorm 
          ...  He lobs it over M_Vorm 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Sunderland 0-2 West Bromwich Albion ...
Min. 24 :(wba) Y_Gouffran backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field 
          ...  S_Sessegnon gets on the end of it 
          ...  S_Sessegnon with a bomb of a shot ! 
          ...  M_Vorm blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 25 :(sun) D_Sturridge with a penetrating pass to L_Podolski 
          ...  D_Ball slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 28 :(sun) C_Austin runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off D_Ball back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  J_Chester with an awful challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Just outside the box! 
          ...  J_Garcia swings it in 
          ...  L_Podolski takes control of it! 
          ...  L_Podolski with the header ! 
          ...  Looks like it should be W_Szczesny's 
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  W_Szczesny looks embarrassed! 
          ...  But it's been disallowed. The reason is unclear 
          ...  An angry fan runs onto the pitch!! 
          ...  And the police get him!! 
          ...  Disgraceful!! 
Min. 34 :(wba) P_van_Aanholt feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  R_Soldado runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  R_Soldado flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  But M_Vorm smothers the ball. 
Min. 37 :(wba) R_Soldado lobs it over A_Grimaldo 
          ...  R_Soldado shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  The shot slips through M_Vorm's hands 
          ...  But M_Vorm recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 38 :(sun) G_Glendon volleys it forward. He finds C_Austin 
          ...  C_Austin with the 40 yard drive ! 
          ...  But W_Szczesny punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 38 :(wba) M_Barnes holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Y_Gouffran 
          ...  J_Garcia with the tackle 
Min. 39 :(wba) T_Anderson gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  J_Garcia bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  P_van_Aanholt hoists it forward 
          ...  A_Perez gets on the end of it 
          ...  A_Grimaldo with the block 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(sun) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. 
          ...  J_Lens will come on for G_Glendon and play MF 
Min. 45 :(sun) J_Ibe off the woodwork. 
          ...  L_Podolski picks up the deflection 
          ...  J_Chester with the block 
Min. 48 :(sun) F_Borini gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at S_Rondon 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red! 
Min. 49 :(wba) S_Sessegnon with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  S_Rondon gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  S_Rondon with a powerful diving header! 
          ...  Over the bar 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Sunderland 0-2 West Bromwich Albion

Min. 48 :(sun) F_Borini gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past J_Chester! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  F_Borini belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 48 :(wba) A_Perez gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past A_Grimaldo! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  A_Perez with the shot on net ! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Sunderland fans taunt him! 
Min. 50 :(sun) C_Austin barges the defender off the ball 
          ...  C_Austin chases it through, he must score ! 
          ...  W_Szczesny makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Lens plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  C_Austin gets to it! 
          ...  Brilliant save from W_Szczesny 
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands 
Min. 51 :(sun) D_Sturridge with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves S_Rondon behind 
          ...  D_Sturridge tries to chip the ball over the keeper ! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 52 :(sun) D_Sturridge hits a hard pass to C_Austin 
          ...  D_Ball slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 52 :(wba) T_Anderson is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to P_van_Aanholt 
          ...  J_Lens with a nasty foul 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  William McGregor looks bemused that it wasn't more! 
Min. 53 :(sun) L_Podolski with a slide rule pass to J_Evans 
          ...  J_Evans hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere ! 
          ...  W_Szczesny gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He just couldn't keep it out! 
          ...  Sunderland 1-2 West Bromwich Albion ...
Min. 55 :(wba) D_Ball runs at J_Lens 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  L_Podolski with a well timed tackle 
          ...  The Referee didn't like it though 
          ...  The Referee shows him a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 56 :(wba) S_Sessegnon turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to S_Rondon 
          ...  S_Rondon flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  Looks like it should be M_Vorm's 
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs 
          ...  But drifts inches wide !! 
          ...  M_Vorm looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Y_Gouffran drives it into the box! 
          ...  M_Vorm easily catches it! 
Min. 57 :(sun) J_Lens crosses to J_Ibe 
          ...  A delicate header from J_Ibe ! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  The West Bromwich Albion fans laugh at him 
Min. 57 :(wba) Y_Gouffran runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Barnes 
          ...  M_Barnes with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 59 :(sun) C_Austin runs forward 
          ...  C_Austin with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  But W_Szczesny hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 59 :(wba) Y_Gouffran crosses to T_Anderson 
          ...  T_Anderson with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that? 
Min. 62 :(wba) S_Rondon runs at J_Garcia 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  A thundering drive by S_Rondon ! 
          ...  M_Vorm saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 66 :(wba) S_Sessegnon with a precise ball to A_Perez 
          ...  But A_Grimaldo wins the tackle 
Min. 68 :(wba) M_Barnes finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled J_Evans 
          ...  M_Barnes with the drive! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 69 :(wba) M_Barnes with a glorious 60-yard pass to R_Soldado 
          ...  F_Borini with a well timed tackle 
          ...  The Referee didn't like it though 
          ...  He received a good talking to from The Referee 
Min. 73 :(sun) J_Ibe whips the ball across to F_Borini 
          ...  T_Anderson slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 74 :(sun) J_Lens skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to C_Austin 
          ...  An audacious effort from C_Austin ! 
          ...  It flies wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 74 :(sun) J_Garcia is forced to retreat 
          ...  Ohhhh no!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He has put it into his own net!! 
          ...  Sunderland 1-3 West Bromwich Albion ...
Min. 76 :(sun) J_Lens hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  F_Borini latches onto it! 
          ...  F_Borini tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 79 :(sun) J_Evans threads the through ball to D_Sturridge 
          ...  D_Sturridge tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! 
          ...  W_Szczesny parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 82 :(wba) Y_Gouffran kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  R_Soldado gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  J_Garcia tugs on his opponent’s shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
          ...  The Referee warns him 
Min. 86 :(wba) P_van_Aanholt has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past A_Grimaldo 
          ...  He knocks it to A_Perez! 
          ...  A_Grimaldo goes in hard to win the ball back 
Min. 87 :(sun) J_Garcia runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Sturridge 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by D_Sturridge ! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 87 :(wba) R_Soldado finds his way through 
          ...  J_Ibe with a late tackle 
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul 
          ...  The Referee will just give him a speaking to 
Min. 87 :(wba) A_Perez beats his marker 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  A_Perez hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere ! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(sun) J_Lens barges the defender off the ball 
          ...  D_Ball brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on!!! 
Min. 89 :(wba) S_Sessegnon moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Soldado 
          ...  R_Soldado sees M_Vorm off his line ! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by Y_Gouffran 
          ...  S_Rondon gets something on it! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 
Min. 91 :(sun) J_Lens turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to L_Podolski 
          ...  S_Sessegnon forces him off the ball 
          ...  But it rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Ibe drives it into the box! 
          ...  P_van_Aanholt wins the ball 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 91 :(wba) T_Anderson has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Lens 
          ...  He puts in S_Rondon! 
          ...  But J_Garcia with the fine tackle 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Stadium of Light
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Sunderland Match Info
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Best player          : C_Austin
Scorers              : J_Evans (53)
Sent Off             : C_Clark (5)
Booked               : J_Garcia (39), F_Borini (48), J_Lens (52), L_Podolski (55)
Injured              : N/A
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West Bromwich Albion Match Info
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Best player          : R_Soldado (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : R_Soldado (5 pen,21), J_Garcia (74 og)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Barnes (1)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Sunderland  |    West Bromwich Albion
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       19
Off target           :           7        |       11
On target            :           8        |       8
Possession           :          37        |       63
Corners              :           3        |       3
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           4        |       1
Subs Used            :           1        |       0
Fouls                :          13        |       7
Key Tackles          :           7        |       9
Key Passes           :          15        |       21
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Final Score          : Sunderland 1 - 3 West Bromwich Albion
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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  28   2   3   4  23 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  56   0   0   0
J_Garcia       DF   5  21  10   6  30 |  95   0   3   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  34   5  -3
J_Evans        DF   2  21   3   3  25 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  13  10  23
A_Grimaldo     DF   2  21   2   3  24 |  95   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  52   0   0
C_Clark        DF   2  20   3   3  24 |   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  -7  -7  -7
J_Ibe          MF   2   3  21   3  23 |  95   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   1
G_Glendon      MF   2   4  21   3  27 |  45   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   3
D_Sturridge    FW   2   4   4  22  26 |  95   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
L_Podolski     FW   2   2   8  21  28 |  95   0   0   1   1   1   0   1   0   0  -3  25   0
F_Borini       FW   3   3   3  20  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -3  -3  -1
C_Austin       FW   2   2   3  20  23 |  95   0   0   1   0   6   0   0   0   0   0  10  14
V_Mannone      GK  20   2   3   3  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Webb         DF   2  20   2   3  16 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Tah          DF   2  20   3   3  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Lens         MF   2   3  21   8  27 |  50   0   0   4   0   0   0   1   0   0  -3  37  -3
E_Elia         FW   2   3   8  19  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - West Bromwich Albion
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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W_Szczesny     GK  24   2   3   2  29 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  59   0   0   0
T_Anderson     DF   2  20   5   3  20 |  95   0   2   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  26  30   1
P_van_Aanholt  DF   2  20   9   2  27 |  95   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  20   0
J_Chester      DF   2  20   2   3  24 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
D_Ball         DF   2  19   6   3  17 |  95   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   8   8
S_Sessegnon    MF   2  10  21   4  24 |  95   0   1   4   0   1   0   0   0   0  21  48  11
Y_Gouffran     MF   3   2  20  11  24 |  95   0   0   5   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  50   4
M_Barnes       MF   2   3  20   6  27 |  95   0   0   5   1   2   0   1   0   0  -3  65  -1
S_Rondon       FW   2   3   3  19  23 |  95   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  10   6
R_Soldado      FW   2   3   3  21  28 |  95   0   0   0   0   5   2   0   0   0   0   0  56
A_Perez        FW   2   2   4  20  23 |  95   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10   3
B_Foster       GK  22   2   1   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Aino         DF   2  20   3   2  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Gnarby       MF   2   3  18   2  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Rodwell      MF   2   8  19   2  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Z_Ibrahimovic  FW   2   2   1  19  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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