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Season 15 Archive: Division 2, Week 9
Sunderland 2 - 1 Chelsea
Division Two League Match, Sunderland vs. Chelsea (Mon Dec 10)
Sunderland | Chelsea
4-1-4-1 E | 3-5-2 E
Toby Fraser | Neil Abbott
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R_Locke GK | GK A_Boruc
D_Kuzmanovic DF | DF C_Cuellar
A_Birindelli DF | DF Samba_Sow
P_Caddis DF | DF M_Richards
J_McNamara DF | MF M_Bidoudane
Saddam_H DM | MF D_Platt
Alan MF | MF K_Richard
B_Nicholson MF | MF M_Izzet
R_Van_Persie MF | MF J_Barnes
Ali_g MF | FW Messi
D_Nelisse FW | FW Z_Zidane
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M_Vorm SUB | SUB R_Edgehill
D_Smith SUB | SUB S_Pressley
G_Barry SUB | SUB L_Miller
O_Hargreaves SUB | SUB M_Giglio
D_Stewart SUB | SUB M_Magnusson
Referee: N_Alexander (Northern_Ireland)
Min. 1 :(sun) D_Nelisse knocks it past M_Izzet and runs onto it
... He showed great skill and pace there
... Z_Zidane hits it out for a corner
... CORNER!
... Saddam_H hits it towards the far post!
... A_Boruc catches it!
Min. 4 :(chs) M_Richards hits the ball through the heart of the defence
... J_Barnes latches onto it!
... J_Barnes attempts a low drive!
... R_Locke fists it away
... That was a good save!
Min. 4 :(sun) D_Kuzmanovic floats the ball in to find P_Caddis
... M_Bidoudane with a nasty foul
... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
... The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 6 :(chs) Messi jumps over J_McNamara's challenge
... A powerful header from Messi !
... It looks good
... R_Locke gets a hand to it!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... It's pushed behind !
... CORNER!
... M_Izzet crosses it in!
... It is kicked away by J_McNamara
Min. 7 :(sun) B_Nicholson bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to D_Kuzmanovic
... M_Richards plays it back
... A_Boruc slips!!
... It goes just wide
... CORNER!
... B_Nicholson floats the ball in!
... C_Cuellar heads it away
Min. 9 :(sun) Alan with a probing pass to Ali_g
... Ali_g goes for goal !
... The fans get off there seats!
... But it sails over !!
Min. 10 :(sun) Alan is out on the right
... He moves the ball left to J_McNamara
... Driven towards goal by J_McNamara !
... But he puts it wide
... That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 10 :(sun) Alan runs at goal
... He spots the run of D_Nelisse
... He's played him in
... K_Richard tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
... N_Alexander has stopped play
... Well spotted by N_Alexander!
... N_Alexander called him over for a strong verbal warning
... FREE KICK!
... This is a good chance!
... Saddam_H fires it towards the goal
... But he miskicks and puts it well off target
... The Chelsea fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 12 :(sun) A defence splitting pass from R_Van_Persie to D_Nelisse
... Samba_Sow reads the situation well and wins the ball
... But it goes out
... CORNER!
... Saddam_H drives it into the box!
... C_Cuellar wins the ball
... He belts it away
Min. 13 :(sun) D_Nelisse plays a clever one-two with his team mate
... He heads towards the goal
... He slides it past the defender!
... D_Nelisse tries to chip the ball over A_Boruc!
... A_Boruc fists it away
Min. 16 :(sun) P_Caddis with a smart pass to Saddam_H
... Saddam_H with a powerful header !
... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
... But it sails past the post !!
... A_Boruc never had a chance!
Min. 17 :(sun) D_Nelisse with the dribble
... He's clean through
... The fans are on their feet
... Samba_Sow makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 18 :(sun) D_Nelisse with a smart turn
... D_Nelisse with the overhead !
... He hits the side netting
... There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 18 :(chs) Messi flicks it past J_McNamara
... He runs forward
... J_McNamara moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 19 :(sun) B_Nicholson back heels to find Ali_g in space
... Good sliding challenge from Messi
Min. 21 :(sun) Saddam_H has the ball
... He knocks the ball past M_Richards
... He puts in Ali_g!
... M_Izzet with the tackle
Min. 22 :(sun) Alan is taking a throw in
... He sees a team mate in space
... He throws it long to D_Nelisse
... D_Nelisse with a thundering drive!
... A_Boruc just watches float over the bar!
Min. 23 :(sun) A_Birindelli sidesteps J_Barnes
... His quick feet took him past the defender
... J_Barnes goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 26 :(chs) J_Barnes slows the ball down and waits for support
... He spots his team mate making a run now
... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
... His team mate plays the through ball for him!
... P_Caddis gets the foot in to win the ball
... It rolls out of play
... CORNER!
... M_Izzet chips the ball into the area!
... R_Locke easily catches it!
Min. 27 :(sun) Alan knocks it forward
... M_Bidoudane slips
... D_Nelisse gets to it!
... D_Nelisse belts the ball towards goal!
... It swerves a lot in the air
... But A_Boruc just gets his fingers to that one
... N_Alexander has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 30 :(chs) M_Izzet has the ball
... He knocks the ball past D_Kuzmanovic
... He puts in D_Platt!
... A_Birindelli with an awful challenge
Min. 32 :(sun) B_Nicholson gets to the by line and finds D_Nelisse with a beautiful cross
... D_Nelisse attempts to nutmeg A_Boruc!
... A_Boruc fists it away
... That was a good save!
Min. 33 :(chs) K_Richard controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
... He plays the ball into the middle!
... Z_Zidane gets onto the end of the pass!
... Z_Zidane aims the cheeky shot at goal!
... Its sails over!
... He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 37 :(sun) Alan looks around for some movement
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to B_Nicholson
... B_Nicholson with the punt towards goal!
... A_Boruc falls over
... He recovers to tip it onto the post!
... But it hits his back!
... GOAL !!
... Unlucky!
... The Sunderland fans start to taunt him now!
... That's put Sunderland ahead!
... Sunderland 1-0 Chelsea ...
Min. 38 :(chs) A defence splitting pass from D_Platt to Z_Zidane
... Z_Zidane uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... Wide !!
... That was fortunate
... CORNER!
... K_Richard plays it towards the near post!
... D_Platt swings a leg at it!
... R_Locke gets his fingertips to it
... He pushes it on to the post
... The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 39 :(sun) B_Nicholson slides the ball across to P_Caddis
... But he steps on the ball and falls over!
... M_Izzet looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 42 :(sun) P_Caddis with a superb first touch
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... Saddam_H gets on the end of the pass
... Saddam_H unleashes a pile driver !
... It hits the post
... And goes clear
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(sun) J_McNamara with a flicked pass to D_Nelisse
... Wonderful sliding challenge by C_Cuellar
Min. 46 :(chs) C_Cuellar runs at the defence
... He nutmegs J_McNamara
... He showed his class there
... C_Cuellar controls the ball well!
... He hits the shot towards goal!
... R_Locke is just going to watch it go over!
... It dips dramatically!!
... But goes just over !!
... R_Locke looks very relieved!
Min. 47 :(sun) B_Nicholson with a one-touch layoff to D_Nelisse
... A great volley from D_Nelisse !
... But he puts it well wide
... The Chelsea fans taunt him!
Min. 47 :(chs) Z_Zidane finds his way through
... His quick turn fooled P_Caddis
... Z_Zidane hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
... R_Locke has it covered
... It takes a bobble!
... R_Locke is left flat-footed
... It's gone in
... GOAL !!
... Chelsea are back level!
... Sunderland 1-1 Chelsea ...
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Sunderland 1-1 Chelsea
Min. 47 :(sun) Alan slides it through the middle to D_Nelisse
... But C_Cuellar slides in two footed.
... N_Alexander has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 48 :(chs) K_Richard squares it to M_Richards
... M_Richards is clean through!
... He rounds R_Locke
... He dinks it over R_Locke
... It goes wide!!
Min. 49 :(chs) Samba_Sow kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He swings the ball in
... M_Richards gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... M_Richards tries one from the edge of the box !
... The shot slips through R_Locke's hands
... But goes wide!
... He got away with that!
... Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 51 :(chs) Samba_Sow brings the ball under control
... He sees a team mate in space!
... He plays the ball in to him!
... Messi gets on the end of the pass
... Messi hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
... But he puts it well wide
... The Sunderland fans taunt him!
Min. 53 :(chs) M_Bidoudane plays the early ball across the box to find Z_Zidane in space
... Z_Zidane tries one from the edge of the box !
... But he puts it wide
... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 55 :(sun) Alan with the header on
... He finds P_Caddis in space
... P_Caddis is through on goal!
... The defender was caught napping
... He just has A_Boruc to beat
... He nutmegs A_Boruc
... It hits the upright!!
... GOAL !!
... That's put Sunderland ahead!
... Sunderland 2-1 Chelsea ...
Min. 56 :(sun) Saddam_H times his run well
... Saddam_H drives the shot in!
... But A_Boruc punches it away
Min. 57 :(chs) C_Cuellar volleys it forward. He finds M_Bidoudane
... M_Bidoudane with only one thing on his mind!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... But R_Locke gets down well to tip the ball wide
... CORNER!
... K_Richard plays it into the danger area!
... D_Platt tries to place the shot!
... R_Locke parries it
... CORNER!
... M_Izzet chips the ball in towards the back post!
... It is cleared by J_McNamara
Min. 58 :(sun) P_Caddis plays a first time ball through the defence to R_Van_Persie
... R_Van_Persie hits the ball first time!
... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
... CORNER!
... Saddam_H plays it into the danger area!
... The ball finds its way to B_Nicholson
... He gets the shot away
... Looks like it should be A_Boruc's
... Oh he's let it go through his legs
... But drifts inches wide !!
... A_Boruc looks embarrassed!
... He was relieved to see it go wide!
... CORNER!
... Alan hits it into the box!
... Ali_g gets on the end of it
... A_Boruc has it covered
... It takes a bobble!
... A_Boruc reacts well to tip it wide!!!
... CORNER!
... Alan hits it towards the far post!
... Samba_Sow gets up well
... And he clears the danger
Min. 59 :(chs) Z_Zidane takes on D_Kuzmanovic
... He runs past him
... B_Nicholson takes the ball
... OOOHHHH!!
... He almost loses it straight away
... But he hits it clear!
Min. 60 :(chs) M_Bidoudane moves into a AM role on the manager's orders
Min. 61 :(chs) Z_Zidane finds a hole in the defence
... The defence was sleeping
... He made a fantastic run though
... But A_Birindelli slides in two footed.
... N_Alexander has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 68 :(sun) Saddam_H passes the ball to D_Nelisse
... D_Nelisse attempts a chip!
... But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 69 :(sun) Alan looks to play the ball out wide
... He plays the ball across to D_Nelisse
... D_Nelisse from 20 yards !
... The shot slips through A_Boruc's hands
... But goes wide!
... He got away with that!
... Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 69 :(chs) J_Barnes takes advantage of a defensive mistake
... That mistake could prove costly
... J_Barnes rifles it at the goal !
... The fans get off there seats!
... But it sails over !!
Min. 70 :(chs) L_Miller is coming on for D_Platt and will play MF
Min. 70 :(chs) M_Magnusson replaces Z_Zidane and will play FW
Min. 72 :(sun) B_Nicholson plays it to his team mate for a one-two
... Ali_g decides to go for goal instead!
... Ali_g tries the lob from 30 yards !
... A_Boruc heads it away
... He was showing off there!
Min. 72 :(chs) J_Barnes with a neat pass into Messi
... An audacious effort from Messi !
... But R_Locke reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 73 :(chs) S_Pressley will replace the useless M_Richards and will play DF
Min. 73 :(sun) P_Caddis pushes it past C_Cuellar
... P_Caddis cracks a laser towards goal !
... It goes wide!
... He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 73 :(chs) Messi plays a clever one-two with his team mate
... He runs towards goal now
... Messi must beat R_Locke!
... R_Locke with the diving save
... He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 75 :(sun) D_Smith takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace D_Kuzmanovic
... He'll play as a DF
... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 75 :(sun) O_Hargreaves is being prepared to come on
... R_Van_Persie is leaving the pitch
... Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 75 :(chs) The Chelsea manager shouts at them from the touchline to play L
Min. 75 :(sun) D_Nelisse takes advantage of a defensive mistake
... He runs towards goal
... D_Nelisse with a powerful downward header!
... The fans get off there seats!
... But it sails over !!
Min. 76 :(sun) Alan kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He swings the ball in
... Saddam_H gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... But S_Pressley puts the ball out of play
Min. 77 :(sun) Ali_g runs at C_Cuellar
... He takes it past him
... Ali_g with a bicycle kick !
... But it puts it well wide
Min. 80 :(sun) G_Barry replaces an unhappy Alan and will play as a MF
Min. 80 :(sun) Sunderland switch to playing D
Min. 81 :(sun) O_Hargreaves with a 50-yard pass to D_Nelisse
... D_Nelisse flings a shot at goal !
... A_Boruc parries it
... The defender clears it
Min. 83 :(sun) B_Nicholson has it now
... He takes on S_Pressley
... He gets past him!
... He puts in D_Nelisse!
... But L_Miller wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 84 :(sun) D_Nelisse takes possession
... He runs towards goal
... D_Nelisse heads the ball towards goal !
... It's going over!
... It dips dramatically!!
... But lands on the roof of the net !!
... A_Boruc looks relieved there!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Stadium Of Light
Attendance : 47,416
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Sunderland Match Info
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Best player : Alan (Man of the Match)
Scorers : B_Nicholson (37), P_Caddis (55)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : N/A
Injured : N/A
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Chelsea Match Info
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Best player : Z_Zidane
Scorers : Z_Zidane (47)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : M_Bidoudane (4)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Sunderland | Chelsea
Attempts on Goal : 25 | 16
Off target : 16 | 8
On target : 9 | 8
Possession : 62 | 38
Corners : 6 | 5
Red Cards : 0 | 0
Yellow Cards : 0 | 1
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 11 | 10
Key Tackles : 4 | 12
Key Passes : 26 | 9
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Final Score : Sunderland 2 - 1 Chelsea
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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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R_Locke GK 27 2 4 4 15 | 93 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 0 0
D_Kuzmanovic DF 2 25 7 6 40 | 77 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
A_Birindelli DF 2 23 1 1 20 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0
P_Caddis DF 2 22 11 8 28 | 93 0 1 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 35 56 49
J_McNamara DF 2 22 2 3 24 | 93 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 45 12 1
Saddam_H DM 2 18 23 22 27 | 93 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 24 11
Alan MF 1 3 31 1 23 | 82 0 0 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 160 0
B_Nicholson MF 1 9 22 3 24 | 93 0 1 7 0 2 1 0 0 0 15 84 29
R_Van_Persie MF 2 9 22 2 26 | 77 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 1
Ali_g MF 1 4 22 4 35 | 93 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
D_Nelisse FW 4 7 5 28 42 | 93 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 39
M_Vorm GK 21 3 3 2 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D_Smith DF 1 22 7 5 22 | 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G_Barry MF 2 1 25 3 32 | 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
O_Hargreaves MF 2 2 23 4 31 | 16 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
Player Statistics - Chelsea
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_Boruc GK 32 1 1 1 11 | 93 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0
C_Cuellar DF 2 24 6 8 41 | 93 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 60 12 1
Samba_Sow DF 1 23 12 4 23 | 93 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 24 0
M_Richards DF 2 22 9 5 45 | 75 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 15 12 2
M_Bidoudane AM 2 8 23 13 27 | 93 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 10 6
D_Platt MF 1 3 23 10 25 | 72 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 -20 -8 -4
K_Richard MF 1 9 23 9 26 | 93 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0
M_Izzet MF 2 10 22 7 25 | 93 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0
J_Barnes MF 1 7 22 8 30 | 93 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 15 12 9
Messi FW 1 8 7 25 18 | 93 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -5 -20 5
Z_Zidane FW 2 7 7 25 34 | 72 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 15 0 31
R_Edgehill GK 24 2 5 2 12 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S_Pressley DF 2 22 8 6 39 | 18 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0
L_Miller MF 1 7 21 2 27 | 21 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0
M_Giglio MF 1 2 21 8 37 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M_Magnusson FW 1 3 5 23 22 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Sunderland | Chelsea
4-1-4-1 E | 3-5-2 E
Toby Fraser | Neil Abbott
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R_Locke GK | GK A_Boruc
D_Kuzmanovic DF | DF C_Cuellar
A_Birindelli DF | DF Samba_Sow
P_Caddis DF | DF M_Richards
J_McNamara DF | MF M_Bidoudane
Saddam_H DM | MF D_Platt
Alan MF | MF K_Richard
B_Nicholson MF | MF M_Izzet
R_Van_Persie MF | MF J_Barnes
Ali_g MF | FW Messi
D_Nelisse FW | FW Z_Zidane
|
M_Vorm SUB | SUB R_Edgehill
D_Smith SUB | SUB S_Pressley
G_Barry SUB | SUB L_Miller
O_Hargreaves SUB | SUB M_Giglio
D_Stewart SUB | SUB M_Magnusson
Referee: N_Alexander (Northern_Ireland)
Min. 1 :(sun) D_Nelisse knocks it past M_Izzet and runs onto it
... He showed great skill and pace there
... Z_Zidane hits it out for a corner
... CORNER!
... Saddam_H hits it towards the far post!
... A_Boruc catches it!
Min. 4 :(chs) M_Richards hits the ball through the heart of the defence
... J_Barnes latches onto it!
... J_Barnes attempts a low drive!
... R_Locke fists it away
... That was a good save!
Min. 4 :(sun) D_Kuzmanovic floats the ball in to find P_Caddis
... M_Bidoudane with a nasty foul
... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
... The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 6 :(chs) Messi jumps over J_McNamara's challenge
... A powerful header from Messi !
... It looks good
... R_Locke gets a hand to it!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... It's pushed behind !
... CORNER!
... M_Izzet crosses it in!
... It is kicked away by J_McNamara
Min. 7 :(sun) B_Nicholson bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to D_Kuzmanovic
... M_Richards plays it back
... A_Boruc slips!!
... It goes just wide
... CORNER!
... B_Nicholson floats the ball in!
... C_Cuellar heads it away
Min. 9 :(sun) Alan with a probing pass to Ali_g
... Ali_g goes for goal !
... The fans get off there seats!
... But it sails over !!
Min. 10 :(sun) Alan is out on the right
... He moves the ball left to J_McNamara
... Driven towards goal by J_McNamara !
... But he puts it wide
... That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 10 :(sun) Alan runs at goal
... He spots the run of D_Nelisse
... He's played him in
... K_Richard tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
... N_Alexander has stopped play
... Well spotted by N_Alexander!
... N_Alexander called him over for a strong verbal warning
... FREE KICK!
... This is a good chance!
... Saddam_H fires it towards the goal
... But he miskicks and puts it well off target
... The Chelsea fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 12 :(sun) A defence splitting pass from R_Van_Persie to D_Nelisse
... Samba_Sow reads the situation well and wins the ball
... But it goes out
... CORNER!
... Saddam_H drives it into the box!
... C_Cuellar wins the ball
... He belts it away
Min. 13 :(sun) D_Nelisse plays a clever one-two with his team mate
... He heads towards the goal
... He slides it past the defender!
... D_Nelisse tries to chip the ball over A_Boruc!
... A_Boruc fists it away
Min. 16 :(sun) P_Caddis with a smart pass to Saddam_H
... Saddam_H with a powerful header !
... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
... But it sails past the post !!
... A_Boruc never had a chance!
Min. 17 :(sun) D_Nelisse with the dribble
... He's clean through
... The fans are on their feet
... Samba_Sow makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 18 :(sun) D_Nelisse with a smart turn
... D_Nelisse with the overhead !
... He hits the side netting
... There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 18 :(chs) Messi flicks it past J_McNamara
... He runs forward
... J_McNamara moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 19 :(sun) B_Nicholson back heels to find Ali_g in space
... Good sliding challenge from Messi
Min. 21 :(sun) Saddam_H has the ball
... He knocks the ball past M_Richards
... He puts in Ali_g!
... M_Izzet with the tackle
Min. 22 :(sun) Alan is taking a throw in
... He sees a team mate in space
... He throws it long to D_Nelisse
... D_Nelisse with a thundering drive!
... A_Boruc just watches float over the bar!
Min. 23 :(sun) A_Birindelli sidesteps J_Barnes
... His quick feet took him past the defender
... J_Barnes goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 26 :(chs) J_Barnes slows the ball down and waits for support
... He spots his team mate making a run now
... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
... His team mate plays the through ball for him!
... P_Caddis gets the foot in to win the ball
... It rolls out of play
... CORNER!
... M_Izzet chips the ball into the area!
... R_Locke easily catches it!
Min. 27 :(sun) Alan knocks it forward
... M_Bidoudane slips
... D_Nelisse gets to it!
... D_Nelisse belts the ball towards goal!
... It swerves a lot in the air
... But A_Boruc just gets his fingers to that one
... N_Alexander has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 30 :(chs) M_Izzet has the ball
... He knocks the ball past D_Kuzmanovic
... He puts in D_Platt!
... A_Birindelli with an awful challenge
Min. 32 :(sun) B_Nicholson gets to the by line and finds D_Nelisse with a beautiful cross
... D_Nelisse attempts to nutmeg A_Boruc!
... A_Boruc fists it away
... That was a good save!
Min. 33 :(chs) K_Richard controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
... He plays the ball into the middle!
... Z_Zidane gets onto the end of the pass!
... Z_Zidane aims the cheeky shot at goal!
... Its sails over!
... He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 37 :(sun) Alan looks around for some movement
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to B_Nicholson
... B_Nicholson with the punt towards goal!
... A_Boruc falls over
... He recovers to tip it onto the post!
... But it hits his back!
... GOAL !!
... Unlucky!
... The Sunderland fans start to taunt him now!
... That's put Sunderland ahead!
... Sunderland 1-0 Chelsea ...
Min. 38 :(chs) A defence splitting pass from D_Platt to Z_Zidane
... Z_Zidane uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... Wide !!
... That was fortunate
... CORNER!
... K_Richard plays it towards the near post!
... D_Platt swings a leg at it!
... R_Locke gets his fingertips to it
... He pushes it on to the post
... The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 39 :(sun) B_Nicholson slides the ball across to P_Caddis
... But he steps on the ball and falls over!
... M_Izzet looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 42 :(sun) P_Caddis with a superb first touch
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... Saddam_H gets on the end of the pass
... Saddam_H unleashes a pile driver !
... It hits the post
... And goes clear
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(sun) J_McNamara with a flicked pass to D_Nelisse
... Wonderful sliding challenge by C_Cuellar
Min. 46 :(chs) C_Cuellar runs at the defence
... He nutmegs J_McNamara
... He showed his class there
... C_Cuellar controls the ball well!
... He hits the shot towards goal!
... R_Locke is just going to watch it go over!
... It dips dramatically!!
... But goes just over !!
... R_Locke looks very relieved!
Min. 47 :(sun) B_Nicholson with a one-touch layoff to D_Nelisse
... A great volley from D_Nelisse !
... But he puts it well wide
... The Chelsea fans taunt him!
Min. 47 :(chs) Z_Zidane finds his way through
... His quick turn fooled P_Caddis
... Z_Zidane hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
... R_Locke has it covered
... It takes a bobble!
... R_Locke is left flat-footed
... It's gone in
... GOAL !!
... Chelsea are back level!
... Sunderland 1-1 Chelsea ...
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Sunderland 1-1 Chelsea
Min. 47 :(sun) Alan slides it through the middle to D_Nelisse
... But C_Cuellar slides in two footed.
... N_Alexander has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 48 :(chs) K_Richard squares it to M_Richards
... M_Richards is clean through!
... He rounds R_Locke
... He dinks it over R_Locke
... It goes wide!!
Min. 49 :(chs) Samba_Sow kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He swings the ball in
... M_Richards gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... M_Richards tries one from the edge of the box !
... The shot slips through R_Locke's hands
... But goes wide!
... He got away with that!
... Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 51 :(chs) Samba_Sow brings the ball under control
... He sees a team mate in space!
... He plays the ball in to him!
... Messi gets on the end of the pass
... Messi hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
... But he puts it well wide
... The Sunderland fans taunt him!
Min. 53 :(chs) M_Bidoudane plays the early ball across the box to find Z_Zidane in space
... Z_Zidane tries one from the edge of the box !
... But he puts it wide
... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 55 :(sun) Alan with the header on
... He finds P_Caddis in space
... P_Caddis is through on goal!
... The defender was caught napping
... He just has A_Boruc to beat
... He nutmegs A_Boruc
... It hits the upright!!
... GOAL !!
... That's put Sunderland ahead!
... Sunderland 2-1 Chelsea ...
Min. 56 :(sun) Saddam_H times his run well
... Saddam_H drives the shot in!
... But A_Boruc punches it away
Min. 57 :(chs) C_Cuellar volleys it forward. He finds M_Bidoudane
... M_Bidoudane with only one thing on his mind!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... But R_Locke gets down well to tip the ball wide
... CORNER!
... K_Richard plays it into the danger area!
... D_Platt tries to place the shot!
... R_Locke parries it
... CORNER!
... M_Izzet chips the ball in towards the back post!
... It is cleared by J_McNamara
Min. 58 :(sun) P_Caddis plays a first time ball through the defence to R_Van_Persie
... R_Van_Persie hits the ball first time!
... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
... CORNER!
... Saddam_H plays it into the danger area!
... The ball finds its way to B_Nicholson
... He gets the shot away
... Looks like it should be A_Boruc's
... Oh he's let it go through his legs
... But drifts inches wide !!
... A_Boruc looks embarrassed!
... He was relieved to see it go wide!
... CORNER!
... Alan hits it into the box!
... Ali_g gets on the end of it
... A_Boruc has it covered
... It takes a bobble!
... A_Boruc reacts well to tip it wide!!!
... CORNER!
... Alan hits it towards the far post!
... Samba_Sow gets up well
... And he clears the danger
Min. 59 :(chs) Z_Zidane takes on D_Kuzmanovic
... He runs past him
... B_Nicholson takes the ball
... OOOHHHH!!
... He almost loses it straight away
... But he hits it clear!
Min. 60 :(chs) M_Bidoudane moves into a AM role on the manager's orders
Min. 61 :(chs) Z_Zidane finds a hole in the defence
... The defence was sleeping
... He made a fantastic run though
... But A_Birindelli slides in two footed.
... N_Alexander has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 68 :(sun) Saddam_H passes the ball to D_Nelisse
... D_Nelisse attempts a chip!
... But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 69 :(sun) Alan looks to play the ball out wide
... He plays the ball across to D_Nelisse
... D_Nelisse from 20 yards !
... The shot slips through A_Boruc's hands
... But goes wide!
... He got away with that!
... Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 69 :(chs) J_Barnes takes advantage of a defensive mistake
... That mistake could prove costly
... J_Barnes rifles it at the goal !
... The fans get off there seats!
... But it sails over !!
Min. 70 :(chs) L_Miller is coming on for D_Platt and will play MF
Min. 70 :(chs) M_Magnusson replaces Z_Zidane and will play FW
Min. 72 :(sun) B_Nicholson plays it to his team mate for a one-two
... Ali_g decides to go for goal instead!
... Ali_g tries the lob from 30 yards !
... A_Boruc heads it away
... He was showing off there!
Min. 72 :(chs) J_Barnes with a neat pass into Messi
... An audacious effort from Messi !
... But R_Locke reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 73 :(chs) S_Pressley will replace the useless M_Richards and will play DF
Min. 73 :(sun) P_Caddis pushes it past C_Cuellar
... P_Caddis cracks a laser towards goal !
... It goes wide!
... He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 73 :(chs) Messi plays a clever one-two with his team mate
... He runs towards goal now
... Messi must beat R_Locke!
... R_Locke with the diving save
... He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 75 :(sun) D_Smith takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace D_Kuzmanovic
... He'll play as a DF
... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 75 :(sun) O_Hargreaves is being prepared to come on
... R_Van_Persie is leaving the pitch
... Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 75 :(chs) The Chelsea manager shouts at them from the touchline to play L
Min. 75 :(sun) D_Nelisse takes advantage of a defensive mistake
... He runs towards goal
... D_Nelisse with a powerful downward header!
... The fans get off there seats!
... But it sails over !!
Min. 76 :(sun) Alan kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He swings the ball in
... Saddam_H gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... But S_Pressley puts the ball out of play
Min. 77 :(sun) Ali_g runs at C_Cuellar
... He takes it past him
... Ali_g with a bicycle kick !
... But it puts it well wide
Min. 80 :(sun) G_Barry replaces an unhappy Alan and will play as a MF
Min. 80 :(sun) Sunderland switch to playing D
Min. 81 :(sun) O_Hargreaves with a 50-yard pass to D_Nelisse
... D_Nelisse flings a shot at goal !
... A_Boruc parries it
... The defender clears it
Min. 83 :(sun) B_Nicholson has it now
... He takes on S_Pressley
... He gets past him!
... He puts in D_Nelisse!
... But L_Miller wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 84 :(sun) D_Nelisse takes possession
... He runs towards goal
... D_Nelisse heads the ball towards goal !
... It's going over!
... It dips dramatically!!
... But lands on the roof of the net !!
... A_Boruc looks relieved there!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Stadium Of Light
Attendance : 47,416
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Sunderland Match Info
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Best player : Alan (Man of the Match)
Scorers : B_Nicholson (37), P_Caddis (55)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : N/A
Injured : N/A
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Chelsea Match Info
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Best player : Z_Zidane
Scorers : Z_Zidane (47)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : M_Bidoudane (4)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Sunderland | Chelsea
Attempts on Goal : 25 | 16
Off target : 16 | 8
On target : 9 | 8
Possession : 62 | 38
Corners : 6 | 5
Red Cards : 0 | 0
Yellow Cards : 0 | 1
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 11 | 10
Key Tackles : 4 | 12
Key Passes : 26 | 9
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Final Score : Sunderland 2 - 1 Chelsea
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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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R_Locke GK 27 2 4 4 15 | 93 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 0 0
D_Kuzmanovic DF 2 25 7 6 40 | 77 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
A_Birindelli DF 2 23 1 1 20 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0
P_Caddis DF 2 22 11 8 28 | 93 0 1 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 35 56 49
J_McNamara DF 2 22 2 3 24 | 93 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 45 12 1
Saddam_H DM 2 18 23 22 27 | 93 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 24 11
Alan MF 1 3 31 1 23 | 82 0 0 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 160 0
B_Nicholson MF 1 9 22 3 24 | 93 0 1 7 0 2 1 0 0 0 15 84 29
R_Van_Persie MF 2 9 22 2 26 | 77 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 1
Ali_g MF 1 4 22 4 35 | 93 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
D_Nelisse FW 4 7 5 28 42 | 93 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 39
M_Vorm GK 21 3 3 2 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D_Smith DF 1 22 7 5 22 | 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G_Barry MF 2 1 25 3 32 | 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
O_Hargreaves MF 2 2 23 4 31 | 16 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
Player Statistics - Chelsea
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_Boruc GK 32 1 1 1 11 | 93 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0
C_Cuellar DF 2 24 6 8 41 | 93 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 60 12 1
Samba_Sow DF 1 23 12 4 23 | 93 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 24 0
M_Richards DF 2 22 9 5 45 | 75 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 15 12 2
M_Bidoudane AM 2 8 23 13 27 | 93 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 10 6
D_Platt MF 1 3 23 10 25 | 72 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 -20 -8 -4
K_Richard MF 1 9 23 9 26 | 93 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0
M_Izzet MF 2 10 22 7 25 | 93 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0
J_Barnes MF 1 7 22 8 30 | 93 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 15 12 9
Messi FW 1 8 7 25 18 | 93 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -5 -20 5
Z_Zidane FW 2 7 7 25 34 | 72 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 15 0 31
R_Edgehill GK 24 2 5 2 12 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S_Pressley DF 2 22 8 6 39 | 18 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0
L_Miller MF 1 7 21 2 27 | 21 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0
M_Giglio MF 1 2 21 8 37 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M_Magnusson FW 1 3 5 23 22 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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