Division Two League Match, Aberdeen vs. Sunderland (Mon Dec 17)


                             Aberdeen  |  Sunderland
                          3-2-2-2-1 E  |  4-5-1 E
                          Dan Haldane  |  Toby Fraser
                                       |
                         T_Flowers GK  |  GK R_Locke
                       A_Sheshukov DF  |  DF D_Kuzmanovic
                     C_Azpilicueta DF  |  DF A_Birindelli
                            J_Faty DF  |  DF D_Smith
                      M_Le_Tissier DM  |  DF J_McNamara
                           I_Aujla DM  |  MF Alan
                        O_Curkovic MF  |  MF G_Barry
                          Atheer_S MF  |  MF Saddam_H
                          J_Tessem AM  |  MF O_Hargreaves
                         R_Ekelund AM  |  MF R_Van_Persie
                        J_Valdivia FW  |  FW D_Nelisse
                                       |
                     Okelo_Kigongo SUB |  SUB M_Vorm
                       C_Obradovic SUB |  SUB P_Caddis
                            N_Wade SUB |  SUB B_Nicholson
                           S_Brown SUB |  SUB Ali_g
                          S_Lovell SUB |  SUB D_Stewart

Referee: S_Dougal (Scotland)


Min. 1  :(sun) It looks as though Sunderland is now playing A
Min. 5  :(sun) J_McNamara knocks the ball past the lunge of I_Aujla
          ...  J_McNamara hits a crisp volley!
          ...  T_Flowers has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  T_Flowers reacts well to save!!!
Min. 10 :(sun) Saddam_H with a perfectly timed run
          ...  Saddam_H tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 12 :(abn) M_Le_Tissier with a probing through ball J_Tessem
          ...  J_Tessem could have let it bounce!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  R_Locke tips it wide !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Azpilicueta chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  R_Locke makes the catch!
Min. 12 :(sun) Alan slides it through the middle to D_Nelisse
          ...  D_Nelisse could have let it bounce!
          ...  T_Flowers beats the ball away
Min. 13 :(abn) Atheer_S is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to J_Faty
          ...  But D_Kuzmanovic clears the danger
Min. 13 :(sun) O_Hargreaves sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to D_Nelisse
          ...  D_Nelisse has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  T_Flowers makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 15 :(abn) O_Curkovic back heels to find J_Tessem in space
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from A_Birindelli
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 17 :(sun) D_Kuzmanovic plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  D_Kuzmanovic tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  T_Flowers moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  T_Flowers catches it with style!
Min. 20 :(abn) The ball runs loose!
          ...  M_Le_Tissier seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  M_Le_Tissier aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Atheer_S lofts the ball in!
          ...  The danger is dealt with by J_McNamara
Min. 22 :(abn) O_Curkovic has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past O_Hargreaves
          ...  He puts in R_Ekelund!
          ...  D_Smith takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 22 :(sun) G_Barry passes the ball to Saddam_H
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from C_Azpilicueta
Min. 23 :(abn) A_Sheshukov gets possession in his own half
          ...  A_Sheshukov lobs R_Locke!
          ...  R_Locke gets his fingertips to it
Min. 23 :(sun) D_Nelisse has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  A_Sheshukov looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 24 :(abn) C_Azpilicueta 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!
          ...  C_Azpilicueta has a dig at goal!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  O_Curkovic swings it in!
          ...  It is kicked away by A_Birindelli
Min. 25 :(sun) Alan with a probing through ball D_Kuzmanovic
          ...  D_Kuzmanovic could have let it bounce!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  T_Flowers was caught out there
          ...  That's put Sunderland in front!
          ...  Aberdeen 0-1 Sunderland ...
Min. 27 :(sun) D_Nelisse with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle
          ...  R_Ekelund with a bad challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  He is ordered to cool off
Min. 29 :(abn) O_Curkovic turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to J_Tessem
          ...  But A_Birindelli comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 29 :(abn) A_Sheshukov is injured. He's been stretchered off
Min. 29 :(abn) C_Obradovic is coming on for A_Sheshukov and playing DF
Min. 33 :(sun) G_Barry with a probing through ball D_Nelisse
          ...  C_Obradovic with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 35 :(abn) J_Valdivia gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside J_McNamara!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  But D_Smith sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 36 :(abn) I_Aujla pushes it past J_McNamara
          ...  A_Birindelli with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 37 :(abn) I_Aujla with a short pass to find J_Faty
          ...  J_Faty launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  Its sails over!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 42 :(abn) M_Le_Tissier finds R_Ekelund on the edge of the box
          ...  R_Ekelund attempts to nutmeg R_Locke!
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The Sunderland fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(sun) D_Kuzmanovic plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  D_Kuzmanovic with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  It's beaten T_Flowers
          ...  It goes wide !!
Min. 45 :(abn) I_Aujla skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to J_Valdivia
          ...  But D_Kuzmanovic clears the ball to safety

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Aberdeen 0-1 Sunderland

Min. 48 :(sun) G_Barry looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards D_Nelisse
          ...  D_Nelisse with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  T_Flowers gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he slots in the rebound
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Aberdeen 0-2 Sunderland ...
Min. 53 :(abn) M_Le_Tissier pulls it back to J_Faty
          ...  J_Faty has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  R_Locke has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  R_Locke reacts well to tip it wide!!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  I_Aujla hits it towards the far post!
          ...  J_McNamara clears the corner
Min. 54 :(sun) Saddam_H takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  Fine tackle by C_Obradovic
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 58 :(abn) Atheer_S holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to I_Aujla
          ...  I_Aujla hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  But R_Locke hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 60 :(abn) O_Curkovic plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  But D_Smith spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 61 :(sun) O_Hargreaves with a probing through ball D_Nelisse
          ...  C_Obradovic anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 64 :(sun) D_Nelisse takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  J_Valdivia takes possession
Min. 65 :(abn) J_Tessem unselfishly heads the ball back to O_Curkovic
          ...  O_Curkovic gets up high for the header !
          ...  It sails over!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 65 :(sun) O_Hargreaves pulls it back to D_Nelisse
          ...  D_Nelisse shoots towards goal !
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
          ...  The Aberdeen fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 66 :(sun) D_Nelisse gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past J_Faty!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  D_Nelisse has a go!
          ...  T_Flowers can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  T_Flowers makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 66 :(abn) C_Azpilicueta beats D_Kuzmanovic
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves S_Dougal
          ...  Alan fouls
          ...  That was disgusting
          ...  S_Dougal calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  Toby Fraser looks relieved
Min. 68 :(abn) O_Curkovic looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to J_Valdivia
          ...  J_Valdivia with a powerful header !
          ...  R_Locke gets his fingertips to it
Min. 68 :(abn) Atheer_S unselfishly lays the ball back to R_Ekelund
          ...  R_Locke with a nasty foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  Surely a Penalty!
          ...  Given !!
          ...  Aberdeen can have few complaints there!
          ...  J_Valdivia is the man who takes it
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Aberdeen 1-2 Sunderland...
Min. 70 :(abn) S_Brown takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace Atheer_S as MF
Min. 70 :(abn) S_Lovell comes on for J_Valdivia and takes up a FW role
Min. 70 :(sun) D_Stewart will replace D_Nelisse and play FW
Min. 71 :(abn) J_Tessem controls the ball with ease
          ...  J_McNamara brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But S_Dougal waves play on!!!
Min. 74 :(abn) M_Le_Tissier looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to C_Azpilicueta
          ...  C_Azpilicueta with the strike !
          ...  R_Locke can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  R_Locke has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 75 :(sun) Ali_g comes on for Saddam_H and will play MF to the delight of the fans
Min. 75 :(sun) Sunderland restructured their strategy to D
Min. 80 :(sun) a big roar from the crowd as P_Caddis comes on for D_Kuzmanovic to play DF
Min. 80 :(abn) J_Tessem with a flicked pass to S_Lovell
          ...  A_Birindelli read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance           : 73,056
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Aberdeen Match Info
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Best player          : J_Valdivia
Scorers              : J_Valdivia (68 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : A_Sheshukov (29)
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Sunderland Match Info
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Best player          : D_Nelisse (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Kuzmanovic (25), D_Nelisse (48)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Aberdeen    |    Sunderland
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       10
Off target           :           6        |       4
On target            :           6        |       6
Possession           :          54        |       46
Corners              :           4        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       4
Key Tackles          :           6        |       10
Key Passes           :          14        |       8
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Final Score          : Aberdeen 1 - 2 Sunderland
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Player Statistics - Aberdeen
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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T_Flowers      GK  31   2   2   1  27 |  93   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Sheshukov    DF   2  25   8   7  28 |  29   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  15   0   8
C_Azpilicueta  DF   2  24   8   8  13 |  93   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  15   0   2
J_Faty         DF   1  23   9   5  30 |  93   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
M_Le_Tissier   DM   2   8  25   7  22 |  93   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  48   1
I_Aujla        DM   2  10  22   8  35 |  93   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24   8
O_Curkovic     MF   1   4  23   9  30 |  93   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  48   1
Atheer_S       MF   1   3  23   8  36 |  71   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   4 -20
J_Tessem       AM   1   7  23  15  27 |  93   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24   8
R_Ekelund      AM   1  12  21  12  28 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -19
J_Valdivia     FW   2   4   9  23  31 |  71   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  15   0  36
Okelo_Kigongo  GK  23   4   4   5  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Obradovic    DF   2  23   5   7  20 |  64   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0
N_Wade         DF   2  23   7   5  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Brown        MF   2   6  24  10  24 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Lovell       FW   1   4   5  24  32 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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R_Locke        GK  27   2   4   4  15 |  93   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
D_Kuzmanovic   DF   2  25   7   6  40 |  81   0   2   0   0   3   1   0   0   0  30   0  37
A_Birindelli   DF   2  23   1   1  20 |  93   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0
D_Smith        DF   1  22   7   5  22 |  93   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0
J_McNamara     DF   2  22   2   3  24 |  93   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  45   0   8
Alan           MF   1   3  31   1  23 |  93   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  44   0
G_Barry        MF   2   1  25   3  32 |  93   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  56   0
Saddam_H       MF   2  18  23  22  27 |  76   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
O_Hargreaves   MF   2   2  23   4  31 |  93   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
R_Van_Persie   MF   2   9  22   2  26 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Nelisse      FW   4   7   5  28  42 |  71   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  46
M_Vorm         GK  21   3   3   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Caddis       DF   2  22  11   8  28 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
B_Nicholson    MF   1   9  22   3  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ali_g          MF   1   4  22   4  35 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Stewart      FW   3   9   7  24  36 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
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