FMFA Cup Final, Sunderland vs. Newcastle United (Sun Dec 24) Sunderland | Newcastle United 5-1-3-1 L | 4-4-2 C Tony Ayre | Harry Klenjan | M_Vorm GK | GK M_Neuer J_Tah DF | DF S_Mustafi J_Garcia DF | DF C_Mbemba A_Grimaldo DF | DF K_Koulibaly S_Pocognoli DF | DF A_Traore J_Evans DF | MF M_Hamsik J_Ibe MF | MF R_Sterling J_Sherman MF | MF J_Navas Kenedy DM | MF G_Bale G_Glendon MF | FW M_Balotelli A_Nelson FW | FW J_King | V_Mannone SUB | SUB H_Lloris S_Brotherton SUB | SUB P_Wollscheid K_Mbappe SUB | SUB H_Ben_Arfa J_Grealish SUB | SUB W_Bony L_Podolski SUB | SUB R_Peniket Referee: Robert_Madley (Level_1) Min. 6 :(sun) A_Nelson lobs it over C_Mbemba ... S_Mustafi gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 11 :(sun) G_Glendon with a short pass to find A_Nelson ... J_Navas fouls badly ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment Min. 21 :(sun) G_Glendon changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to A_Nelson ... But C_Mbemba slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 24 :(new) S_Mustafi hits a hard pass to J_King ... J_King blasts it at the goal ! ... M_Vorm takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 28 :(new) J_King with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past the defender ... G_Glendon is called for the holding foul ... He was a bit too close for comfort ... He is warned by Robert_Madley ... It’s just a warning Min. 37 :(new) S_Mustafi picks up the pass ... J_Sherman tugs on his opponent’s shirt!! ... Robert_Madley has stopped play ... Well spotted by Robert_Madley! ... Shown a YELLOW CARD!! Min. 40 :(sun) J_Garcia lays the ball back to J_Sherman ... But C_Mbemba will cut out the threat Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Sunderland 0-0 Newcastle United Min. 51 :(sun) Kenedy with a penetrating pass to A_Nelson ... C_Mbemba takes out the attacker ... He looked to have fouled him there Min. 51 :(new) K_Koulibaly knocks it forward ... Kenedy slips ... J_Navas gets to it! ... J_Navas heads the ball towards goal ! ... The net bulges! ... GOAL !! ... That’s given Newcastle United the lead! ... Sunderland 0-1 Newcastle United ... Min. 52 :(sun) J_Garcia is first to the ball ... But M_Balotelli slides in Min. 65 :(sun) L_Podolski will replace the useless A_Nelson and will play FW Min. 65 :(new) K_Koulibaly crosses into the box, finding M_Hamsik ... J_Garcia seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 65 :(sun) J_Ibe knocks it past A_Traore and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... J_King with a nasty foul ... Robert_Madley will want to speak to him ... Shown a YELLOW CARD!! Min. 66 :(new) M_Hamsik heads the ball back to J_King ... The ball hits J_Tah in the face! ... And goes clear! Min. 67 :(sun) Kenedy pauses and waits for support ... He runs towards goal ... J_King stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! ... That’s a rash challenge!! ... His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off ! ... He knew he had to be careful after the first one, and this time he had to walk! Min. 67 :(new) R_Peniket is going to be brought on ... G_Bale is leaving the pitch ... He hasn't had the best of games today ... Looks like his replacement will play FW ... PENALTY !! ... L_Podolski steps up ... M_Neuer pulls off the save!! Min. 70 :(sun) Up goes the substitution board - K_Mbappe on for G_Glendon as a FW Min. 70 :(sun) J_Grealish is coming on for Kenedy and playing MF Min. 70 :(sun) The Sunderland manager shouts at them from the touchline to play P Min. 73 :(new) P_Wollscheid comes on for K_Koulibaly and takes up a DF role Min. 74 :(sun) K_Mbappe with the dribble ... He uses his pace to get free ... S_Mustafi leaves his foot in with the challenge!! ... That’s a bad foul!! Min. 75 :(new) R_Peniket retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball up field ... M_Balotelli gets on the end of it ... M_Balotelli fires the shot in! ... M_Vorm with the acrobatic save ... Well saved Min. 78 :(sun) J_Sherman plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... J_Grealish decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... J_Grealish uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... M_Neuer narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 80 :(new) M_Balotelli finds his way through ... But J_Garcia sweeps up the threat Min. 82 :(sun) J_Grealish finds his way through ... That was sheer effort ... J_Grealish tries the lob from 30 yards ! ... M_Neuer was lucky there Min. 84 :(new) R_Peniket with a flashy move ... R_Peniket drives it towards goal ! ... M_Vorm heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 86 :(sun) J_Ibe jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to K_Mbappe ... P_Wollscheid with a bad challenge ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... Robert_Madley calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD!/n The opposition manager looks like he's getting an erection from that decision! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 90 :(sun) J_Sherman floats the ball in to find L_Podolski ... A_Traore takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! Min. 90 :(sun) J_Garcia gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at M_Balotelli ... Robert_Madley just wants to lecture him ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stadium of Light Attendance : 58,265 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunderland Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Grealish Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Sherman (37) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newcastle United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : K_Koulibaly (Man of the Match) Scorers : J_Navas (51) Sent Off : J_King (67) Booked : P_Wollscheid (86) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunderland | Newcastle United Attempts on Goal : 2 | 4 Off target : 0 | 0 On target : 2 | 4 Possession : 42 | 58 Corners : 0 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 1 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 8 | 7 Key Tackles : 3 | 6 Key Passes : 6 | 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Sunderland 0 - 1 Newcastle United ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 26 2 3 4 23 | 94 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 J_Tah DF 2 23 3 3 24 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 J_Garcia DF 5 23 11 6 30 | 94 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 10 0 A_Grimaldo DF 2 23 2 3 24 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Pocognoli DF 3 22 3 2 32 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Evans DF 2 22 3 3 25 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Ibe MF 2 3 23 3 23 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 J_Sherman MF 2 1 22 4 24 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 17 -3 Kenedy DM 2 10 22 11 24 | 73 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 G_Glendon MF 2 5 22 3 27 | 73 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 A_Nelson FW 2 2 3 22 21 | 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 V_Mannone GK 20 2 3 3 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Brotherton DF 2 22 2 3 16 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Mbappe FW 2 3 4 21 20 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Grealish MF 2 3 22 10 24 | 21 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 L_Podolski FW 2 2 8 22 28 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Player Statistics - Newcastle United 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 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 0 S_Mustafi DF 2 23 3 3 26 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 C_Mbemba DF 2 23 3 3 27 | 94 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 8 8 K_Koulibaly DF 2 23 5 2 27 | 76 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 38 0 A_Traore DF 3 22 3 2 30 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 M_Hamsik MF 2 4 25 12 25 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 R_Sterling MF 2 4 24 12 25 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Navas MF 2 4 24 12 25 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 8 8 31 G_Bale MF 2 11 23 11 25 | 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Balotelli FW 2 3 4 23 26 | 94 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 3 J_King FW 2 2 3 22 24 | 70 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -7 -7 -4 H_Lloris GK 27 2 3 3 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Wollscheid DF 3 22 4 2 27 | 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 -3 H_Ben_Arfa MF 2 4 22 11 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Bony FW 3 2 4 22 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Peniket FW 2 3 10 20 25 | 24 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 1514148223 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35