Elite Football League Cup 1st Round Match, Sunderland vs. Tottenham (Sun Oct 30) Sunderland | Tottenham 4-3-3 P | 4-4-2 P Lee Crowter | Steff Warwick | A_Julian GK | GK K_Ghost A_Birindelli DF | DF P_Müller J_McNamara DF | DF B_McNeill D_Smith DF | DF R_Mancini M_Flores DF | DF A_Stubbs G_Barry MF | MF L_Talamonti R_Van_Persie MF | MF K_Nolan Ali_g MF | MF O_Hargreaves P_Currer FW | MF B_Emre J_Gibson FW | FW A_Bagsy C_Arrache FW | FW F_Fonseca | D_Kuzmanovic SUB | SUB S_Given D_Oleary SUB | SUB R_Giovinco J_Fleck SUB | SUB A_Gunnarsson D_Stewart SUB | SUB G_Driver I_Nike SUB | SUB Sansao Referee: C_Tango (Wales) Min. 3 :(sun) J_Gibson nutmegs A_Stubbs, he continues to run forward ... R_Mancini pulls on his opponent’s shirt!! ... C_Tango has stopped play ... Well spotted by C_Tango! ... FREE KICK! ... This is a good chance! ... P_Currer with the delicate chip over the wall ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide !! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... R_Van_Persie floats the ball in! ... K_Ghost jumps well to claim it! Min. 6 :(sun) C_Arrache nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward ... C_Arrache with a graceful, looping effort ! ... But K_Ghost just gets his fingers to that one ... C_Tango has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 8 :(tth) A_Bagsy nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... A great volley from A_Bagsy ! ... GOAL !! ... Tottenham go in front now with that goal! ... Sunderland 0-1 Tottenham ... Min. 10 :(tth) B_Emre with the heel pass to B_McNeill ... D_Smith with the tackle Min. 11 :(sun) M_Flores moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to J_McNamara ... A_Bagsy steals the ball of off him Min. 11 :(tth) L_Talamonti gets to the by-line ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to A_Bagsy ... P_Currer goes in with high feet!! ... That’s a poor tackle! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! ... Steff Warwick looks bemused that it wasn't more! Min. 12 :(sun) D_Smith looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to J_Gibson ... Good sliding challenge from B_McNeill Min. 12 :(sun) D_Smith looks in some pain ... He'll have to come off Min. 12 :(sun) D_Kuzmanovic takes off his tracksuit ... he'll replace D_Smith as DF Min. 15 :(tth) L_Talamonti plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... P_Müller keeps possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... P_Müller hits the ball first time! ... But he somehow misses ... The Sunderland fans laugh at him Min. 17 :(tth) A_Bagsy sidesteps his marker ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... J_McNamara goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 23 :(sun) J_McNamara knocks the ball back to A_Julian ... Ohhhh no!! ... GOAL !! ... He has put it into his own net!! ... Sunderland 0-2 Tottenham ... Min. 24 :(tth) F_Fonseca with the kinky dribble ... An audacious effort from F_Fonseca ! ... A_Julian with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 27 :(tth) R_Mancini cuts the ball back to A_Bagsy ... A_Bagsy hits the ball on the bounce ! ... A_Julian falls over ... He recovers to tip it onto the post! ... But it hits his back! ... GOAL !! ... Unlucky! ... The Tottenham fans start to taunt him now! ... Sunderland 0-3 Tottenham ... Min. 31 :(sun) P_Currer steps over the ball ... He nutmegs R_Mancini ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... B_Emre with the tackle ... He left his foot in there! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll be off if he does that again Min. 35 :(tth) It looks as though Tottenham is now playing D Min. 35 :(tth) F_Fonseca jumps over M_Flores's challenge ... F_Fonseca with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... A_Julian can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... A_Julian makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 42 :(sun) P_Currer had to stretch to reach the pass ... F_Fonseca with a nasty foul ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(sun) D_Kuzmanovic finds J_McNamara in the box ... J_McNamara hits a curling shot! ... GOAL !! ... His manager looks unmoved ... Sunderland 1-3 Tottenham ... Min. 45 :(tth) L_Talamonti cut's in on the inside of the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to A_Bagsy ... But M_Flores wins the ball with a sliding challenge ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Sunderland 1-3 Tottenham Min. 48 :(tth) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. ... R_Giovinco will come on for A_Stubbs and play DF Min. 50 :(sun) Ali_g with a slick pass to J_Gibson ... J_Gibson chases it through, he must score ! ... But he puts it wide ... That was a terrible attempt! Min. 53 :(sun) D_Kuzmanovic lobs the ball over the defence ... P_Currer latches on to it ... P_Müller gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 56 :(tth) A_Bagsy sidesteps his marker ... He was too quick for his marker ... A scorcher of a shot from A_Bagsy ! ... It hits off a defender! ... A_Julian is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... B_Emre floats the ball in! ... J_McNamara wins the ball ... He belts it away Min. 59 :(sun) C_Arrache kills the ball dead ... R_Giovinco with a bad challenge ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball ... C_Tango calls him over ... He's told to calm down ... Steff Warwick looks relieved Min. 60 :(tth) a big roar from the crowd as A_Gunnarsson comes on for L_Talamonti to play MF Min. 63 :(tth) B_Emre finds A_Bagsy with a perfectly weighted pass ... A_Bagsy attempts a lob! ... But A_Julian palms it behind ... C_Tango has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 66 :(sun) C_Arrache with a smart turn ... But he stands on the ball and falls over!! ... R_Giovinco picks up the loose ball and clears the danger Min. 68 :(tth) Sansao is coming on and F_Fonseca is being brought off ... Looks likely he will go and play FW Min. 74 :(sun) Ali_g knocks it forward ... R_Giovinco slips ... P_Currer gets to it! ... R_Mancini forces him off the ball Min. 80 :(sun) J_Fleck is being brought on ... G_Barry is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play MF Min. 80 :(sun) I_Nike is being prepared to come on ... P_Currer is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play FW Min. 80 :(tth) A_Gunnarsson is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate in space ... He throws it long to Sansao ... But J_Gibson wins the ball with a sliding challenge ... CORNER! ... B_Emre hits it into the box! ... The danger is dealt with by D_Kuzmanovic Min. 83 :(tth) O_Hargreaves takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to K_Nolan ... But M_Flores sees the pass and cuts it out Min. 84 :(sun) J_Fleck hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... I_Nike latches onto it! ... But P_Müller wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 85 :(tth) P_Müller has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past A_Birindelli ... He knocks it to A_Bagsy! ... R_Van_Persie slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 90 :(tth) A_Gunnarsson jumps over the defender's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... R_Van_Persie rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That’s a foul!! ... C_Tango will just give him a speaking to Min. 92 :(tth) B_Emre looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to Sansao ... Sansao bears down on goal! ... It takes a deflection! ... A_Julian is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by K_Nolan! ... B_McNeill with the header ... But A_Julian reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on A_Julian anyway ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stadium Of Light Attendance : 48,876 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunderland Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Smith Scorers : J_McNamara (43) Sent Off : N/A Booked : P_Currer (11) Injured : D_Smith (12) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tottenham Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Bagsy (Man of the Match) Scorers : A_Bagsy (8,27), J_McNamara (23 og) Sent Off : N/A Booked : B_Emre (31) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunderland | Tottenham Attempts on Goal : 4 | 9 Off target : 2 | 4 On target : 2 | 5 Possession : 33 | 67 Corners : 1 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 11 | 11 Key Tackles : 6 | 6 Key Passes : 7 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Sunderland 1 - 3 Tottenham ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Sunderland Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Julian GK 26 5 6 2 10 | 94 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -15 0 0 0 A_Birindelli DF 2 22 1 1 20 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -20 -20 -20 J_McNamara DF 2 21 2 3 24 | 94 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 30 -20 28 D_Smith DF 1 21 7 5 22 | 12 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 12 0 M_Flores DF 1 21 6 7 30 | 94 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 -8 -20 G_Barry MF 2 1 23 3 32 | 82 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Van_Persie MF 2 8 21 2 26 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 Ali_g MF 1 4 21 4 35 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 P_Currer FW 1 2 8 22 32 | 82 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2 J_Gibson FW 1 6 2 20 32 | 94 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 C_Arrache FW 2 8 4 26 34 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 D_Kuzmanovic DF 2 23 7 6 40 | 82 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 25 44 0 D_Oleary DF 1 22 9 5 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Fleck MF 1 5 24 8 28 | 12 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 D_Stewart FW 3 9 7 24 36 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I_Nike FW 1 7 3 20 18 | 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Tottenham Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- K_Ghost GK 31 6 2 6 18 | 94 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Müller DF 1 23 3 4 23 | 94 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 50 12 0 B_McNeill DF 2 21 9 9 31 | 94 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 25 0 8 R_Mancini DF 3 21 9 8 35 | 94 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 25 32 0 A_Stubbs DF 2 22 6 5 23 | 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Talamonti MF 1 8 22 14 19 | 62 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 K_Nolan MF 2 5 22 7 36 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Hargreaves MF 2 2 22 4 31 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 B_Emre MF 1 11 22 6 36 | 94 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 54 18 A_Bagsy FW 1 7 4 24 15 | 94 0 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 25 0 64 F_Fonseca FW 1 5 1 23 37 | 70 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 20 28 S_Given GK 27 5 5 2 13 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Giovinco DF 2 21 10 9 35 | 44 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 A_Gunnarsson MF 2 7 23 15 34 | 32 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 G_Driver MF 1 10 21 5 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sansao FW 1 7 8 23 23 | 24 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1320017636 Produced from ESMS+ v3.08