Elite FA Cup Group Stage Match 1, Inter Milan vs. Sunderland (Wed Aug 07)


                          Inter Milan  |  Sunderland
                              4-3-3 C  |  4-3-3 P
                    Dragan Lobozinski  |  John Gemmell
                                       |
                         S_T_Perry GK  |  GK A_Areola
                        P_Chielini DF  |  DF D_Jones
                          M_Cahill DF  |  DF Ryan_Nyambe
                       M_Belusconi DF  |  DF S_Torkelson
                       L_Spalletti DF  |  DF Jambiniho
                     A_Postecoglou MF  |  MF P_A_McNamara
                           J_Smith MF  |  MF A_Campbell
                      C_Matterazzo MF  |  MF Babatunde
                        J_Cummings FW  |  FW J_Maddison
                           S_Mario FW  |  FW M_Crickmore
                             Cucho FW  |  FW H_Crespo
                                       |
                        M_Ballotta SUB |  SUB R_Clemance
                            J_Stam SUB |  SUB R_Ferdinand
                          Z_Matteo SUB |  SUB Jo_Grayson
                        M_Milligan SUB |  SUB J_Baez
                         M_Ducksch SUB |  SUB J_Vardy

Referee: M_Matosa (Slovenia)


Min. 3  :(irm) P_Chielini takes possession
          ...  He looks up
          ...  He's in acres of space
          ...  Ryan_Nyambe is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort
          ...  He is warned by M_Matosa
          ...  It s just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  This is very far out
          ...  J_Smith hoists it forward
          ...  S_Mario gets on the end of it
          ...  S_Mario with the cheeky shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  A_Areola was left standing
          ...  That s put Inter Milan in front!
          ...  Inter Milan 1-0 Sunderland ...
Min. 4  :(sun) Sunderland restructured their strategy to A
Min. 4  :(sun) M_Crickmore beats his marker
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves M_Matosa
          ...  M_Belusconi with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 6  :(irm) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  S_Mario is through!
          ...  S_Mario sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  A_Areola won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 8  :(sun) M_Crickmore finds P_A_McNamara with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  But L_Spalletti spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 9  :(irm) C_Matterazzo hits a hard pass to L_Spalletti
          ...  But D_Jones puts it in row Z!
Min. 11 :(irm) A_Postecoglou with the first time flick to S_Mario
          ...  S_Mario with the goal bound shot!
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 12 :(irm) C_Matterazzo looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Cucho
          ...  A_Campbell wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 12 :(sun) P_A_McNamara has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past M_Cahill
          ...  He knocks it to M_Crickmore!
          ...  M_Cahill does well to get the tackle in
Min. 13 :(irm) M_Belusconi is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to J_Cummings
          ...  Jambiniho brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But M_Matosa waves play on!!!
Min. 14 :(irm) Cucho nutmegs Ryan_Nyambe, he continues to run forward
          ...  Cucho belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  A_Areola makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 15 :(irm) C_Matterazzo brings it under control
          ...  He takes on Jambiniho
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Cucho!
          ...  M_Crickmore gets the foot in to win the ball
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Postecoglou curls it into the box!
          ...  Ryan_Nyambe wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 18 :(irm) C_Matterazzo looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to Cucho
          ...  Cleaned up by Ryan_Nyambe
Min. 30 :(irm) L_Spalletti backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  Cucho latches onto the end of it
          ...  Cucho with a powerful header !
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a great effort!
          ...  Inter Milan 2-0 Sunderland ...
Min. 30 :(sun) A_Campbell with a glorious 60-yard pass to M_Crickmore
          ...  M_Crickmore drives it towards goal !
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  S_T_Perry was beaten there!
Min. 35 :(sun) Babatunde knocks the ball past the defender
          ...  Babatunde sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  S_T_Perry tips it round the post
          ...  Well saved
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_A_McNamara hits it towards the far post!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of S_T_Perry
Min. 37 :(irm) M_Belusconi with the heel pass to J_Cummings
          ...  J_Cummings curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  A_Areola makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 38 :(irm) A_Postecoglou backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  J_Cummings latches onto the end of it
          ...  Babatunde knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But M_Matosa just turns away!
Min. 38 :(sun) J_Maddison takes possession
          ...  What can he do here?
          ...  J_Maddison with a powerful diving header!
          ...  S_T_Perry gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 39 :(irm) M_Cahill with a measured ball to S_Mario
          ...  S_Mario fires a shot at goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a cheeky finish!
          ...  But it's been disallowed.
          ...  The linesman flags for offside
Min. 40 :(irm) M_Belusconi backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  Cucho latches onto the end of it
          ...  An audacious effort from Cucho !
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 41 :(sun) Jambiniho curls the ball out wide to Babatunde
          ...  M_Cahill pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(irm) J_Cummings takes advantage of a mistake by Ryan_Nyambe
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Ryan_Nyambe is late with that one
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Inter Milan 2-0 Sunderland

Min. 46 :(irm) A_Postecoglou moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Mario
          ...  S_Mario hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 49 :(sun) A_Campbell is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to H_Crespo
          ...  M_Belusconi reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 51 :(irm) J_Cummings miskicks!
          ...  He finds Cucho though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  Cucho with the shot !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The Sunderland fans laugh at him
Min. 53 :(sun) M_Crickmore runs at the defender
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  M_Belusconi fouls badly
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  M_Matosa just wants to lecture him
Min. 55 :(sun) D_Jones beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds M_Crickmore
          ...  M_Crickmore with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  S_T_Perry blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 60 :(sun) There's going to be a change
          ...  R_Ferdinand will come on for D_Jones and play DF
Min. 60 :(sun) J_Baez is ready to come on to replace Babatunde
          ...  Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 60 :(sun) J_Vardy will replace M_Crickmore and play FW
Min. 60 :(irm) Cucho runs towards the goal
          ...  Cucho with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  The shot slips through A_Areola's hands
          ...  But A_Areola recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 61 :(sun) H_Crespo leaves M_Belusconi standing
          ...  Fine tackle by P_Chielini
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 62 :(sun) J_Maddison spots J_Vardy who is in acres of space
          ...  J_Vardy hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  S_T_Perry makes a good save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Vardy plays it into the danger area!
          ...  S_T_Perry reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 64 :(sun) J_Baez flicks the ball through
          ...  H_Crespo runs onto it!
          ...  A great volley from H_Crespo !
          ...  It floats over S_T_Perry
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 70 :(sun) Ryan_Nyambe pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  J_Vardy is clean through!
          ...  M_Cahill is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort
          ...  He received a good talking to from M_Matosa
Min. 72 :(irm) J_Cummings controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  S_Mario gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  S_Mario strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 73 :(sun) A_Campbell drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Jambiniho
          ...  Jambiniho with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  S_T_Perry falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 75 :(sun) J_Baez with the header on
          ...  He finds J_Maddison in space
          ...  J_Maddison with a blistering shot !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort
Min. 76 :(irm) J_Smith curls the ball out wide to L_Spalletti
          ...  Jambiniho wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 77 :(irm) Cucho runs into space
          ...  Cucho hits a crisp volley!
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 77 :(sun) J_Maddison moves forward
          ...  The cross hits J_Maddison on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  S_T_Perry with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 78 :(irm) J_Cummings takes possession
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  J_Cummings with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  A_Areola gets his fingertips to it
Min. 79 :(irm) J_Smith with the heel pass to J_Cummings
          ...  J_Cummings tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 79 :(sun) Ryan_Nyambe drives it forward to J_Vardy
          ...  J_Vardy drives the shot in!
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  S_T_Perry never had a chance!
Min. 82 :(irm) L_Spalletti changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Cucho
          ...  Cucho with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
Min. 85 :(irm) M_Ducksch replaces J_Cummings and will play FW
Min. 86 :(irm) J_Stam is coming on and P_Chielini is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 86 :(irm) Z_Matteo is being prepared to come on
          ...  M_Cahill is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 87 :(irm) M_Milligan is being prepared to come on
          ...  A_Postecoglou is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(irm) Cucho makes the tackle
          ...  Cucho rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 91 :(irm) M_Belusconi with a reverse pass to M_Ducksch
          ...  M_Ducksch has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  A_Areola never had a chance!
          ...  Inter Milan 3-0 Sunderland ...
Min. 92 :(irm) The Inter Milan manager shouts at them from the touchline to play D
Min. 92 :(irm) M_Ducksch finds himself with plenty of time
          ...  A glorious effort by M_Ducksch !
          ...  A_Areola beats the ball away

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Attendance           : 138,474
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Inter Milan Match Info
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Best player          : M_Belusconi (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : S_Mario (3), Cucho (30), M_Ducksch (91)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Sunderland Match Info
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Best player          : A_Campbell
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Ryan_Nyambe (46)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Inter Milan   |   Sunderland
Attempts on Goal     :          19        |       10
Off target           :          10        |       5
On target            :           9        |       5
Possession           :          61        |       39
Corners              :           1        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           4        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       8
Key Tackles          :           6        |       7
Key Passes           :          18        |       12
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Final Score          : Inter Milan 3 - 0 Sunderland
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Player Statistics - Inter Milan
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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S_T_Perry      GK  39   2   2   2  22 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
P_Chielini     DF   2  34   6   5  29 |  89   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20  20
M_Cahill       DF   2  33   9   1  43 |  89   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
M_Belusconi    DF   1  28   8   3  27 |  95   0   2   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  40  60   0
L_Spalletti    DF   1  28   3   2  22 |  95   0   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  40   0
A_Postecoglou  MF   2   6  31   1  23 |  90   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
J_Smith        MF   1   3  30   1  24 |  95   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
C_Matterazzo   MF   1   2  30   2  12 |  95   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
J_Cummings     FW   3   6   9  33  32 |  88   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  20  10
S_Mario        FW   1   2   1  28  29 |  95   0   0   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
Cucho          FW   2   3   2  27  19 |  95   0   0   0   0   8   1   0   0   0   0   0  35
M_Ballotta     GK  30   2   1   1  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Stam         DF   2  29   7   1  28 |   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Z_Matteo       DF   2  29   5   3  40 |   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
M_Milligan     MF   2   4  33   4  31 |   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
M_Ducksch      FW   2   4   5  29  27 |   7   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  30

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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A_Areola       GK  31   2   3   3  20 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
D_Jones        DF   3  30  11   9  22 |  63   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Ryan_Nyambe    DF   1  28  13   7  32 |  95   0   2   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  18  -2
S_Torkelson    DF   1  27   8   1  29 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Jambiniho      DF   2  25   8   7  21 |  95   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
P_A_McNamara   MF   3  12  27  11  12 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Campbell     MF   2   6  26   3  28 |  95   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
Babatunde      MF   2  10  25  12  24 |  63   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
J_Maddison     FW   2   7   9  28  30 |  95   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
M_Crickmore    FW   1   7   9  27  31 |  63   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0 -10 -15
H_Crespo       FW   1   8   9  25  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Clemance     GK  15   3   3   1  40 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Ferdinand    DF   1  26  12   9  22 |  32   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Jo_Grayson     DF   1  25  12   8  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Baez         MF   1  12  27   2  28 |  32   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -20
J_Vardy        FW   1   7   8  28  30 |  32   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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