Elite FA Cup Group Match, Sunderland vs. Hearts (Mon Nov 12)


                           Sunderland  |  Hearts
                              4-5-1 N  |  4-3-1-2 E
                          Toby Fraser  |  Daniel Perry
                                       |
                           R_Locke GK  |  GK S_Banks
                      A_Birindelli DF  |  DF Raúl_Albil
                          P_Caddis DF  |  DF G_Ogararu
                           D_Smith DF  |  DF G_Wilkinson
                        J_McNamara DF  |  DF G_Simone
                              Alan MF  |  MF S_Marsden
                           G_Barry MF  |  MF R_Radinski
                      O_Hargreaves MF  |  MF C_Gemmell
                             Ali_g MF  |  AM G_McSheffrey
                       B_Nicholson MF  |  FW A_Johnson
                         D_Nelisse FW  |  FW D_Bunting
                                       |
                            M_Vorm SUB |  SUB A_Basso
                      D_Kuzmanovic SUB |  SUB S_Van_Doorn
                          Saddam_H SUB |  SUB J_Neeskens
                      R_Van_Persie SUB |  SUB R_Kopa
                         D_Stewart SUB |  SUB S_Larsen

Referee: K_Ippi (Finland)


Min. 2  :(hts) Raúl_Albil fires over a low cross to G_Simone
          ...  P_Caddis wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 3  :(sun) G_Barry runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  P_Caddis latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  P_Caddis hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  S_Banks won't get to that!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Pick that one out!!
          ...  Sunderland have snatched the lead!
          ...  Sunderland 1-0 Hearts ...
Min. 4  :(hts) C_Gemmell moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Bunting
          ...  But D_Smith comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 5  :(hts) C_Gemmell with the nutmeg
          ...  He takes the ball forward
          ...  B_Nicholson knocks the ball back to R_Locke
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It's gone past R_Locke!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by G_Ogararu!
          ...  R_Locke jumps well to claim it!
Min. 7  :(hts) G_Wilkinson holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Raúl_Albil
          ...  Raúl_Albil tries to beat R_Locke!
          ...  R_Locke gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 8  :(sun) Curled in dangerously from Alan to D_Nelisse
          ...  G_Wilkinson takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 12 :(sun) D_Nelisse sidesteps G_Wilkinson
          ...  D_Nelisse hits a great shot !
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 13 :(sun) Alan looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to D_Nelisse
          ...  D_Nelisse attempts a lob!
          ...  But S_Banks makes an easy save
Min. 17 :(sun) D_Nelisse picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it
          ...  Raúl_Albil cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 17 :(hts) A_Johnson sidesteps P_Caddis
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  J_McNamara with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 18 :(sun) Ali_g beats Raúl_Albil
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  Raúl_Albil reacts to stop the move going any further
Min. 19 :(sun) O_Hargreaves knocks it forward
          ...  G_Simone slips
          ...  Ali_g gets to it!
          ...  Ali_g with the drive!
          ...  S_Banks claws it off the line
          ...  K_Ippi consults his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Sunderland 2-0 Hearts ...
Min. 20 :(sun) G_Barry is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to P_Caddis
          ...  A great volley from P_Caddis !
          ...  S_Banks with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 24 :(sun) G_Barry runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Ali_g
          ...  A thundering drive by Ali_g !
          ...  S_Banks with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 29 :(hts) R_Radinski has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past P_Caddis
          ...  He knocks it to A_Johnson!
          ...  D_Smith gets to the ball first
Min. 30 :(hts) The Hearts manager shouts at them from the touchline to play A
Min. 33 :(sun) D_Nelisse nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward
          ...  D_Nelisse with the strike !
          ...  S_Banks beats the ball away
Min. 33 :(hts) C_Gemmell controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs B_Nicholson
          ...  He puts in G_McSheffrey!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by D_Smith
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Simone plays it towards the near post!
          ...  R_Locke jumps well to claim it!
Min. 35 :(sun) O_Hargreaves off the woodwork.
          ...  D_Nelisse picks up the deflection
          ...  Raúl_Albil takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 39 :(hts) G_Ogararu fires over a low cross to C_Gemmell
          ...  C_Gemmell with the drive!
          ...  R_Locke manages to turn it behind
Min. 41 :(hts) R_Radinski gets to the by line and finds A_Johnson with a beautiful cross
          ...  A_Johnson hits a great drive!
          ...  R_Locke beats the ball away
Min. 42 :(sun) Ali_g sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to B_Nicholson
          ...  B_Nicholson chases it through, he must score !
          ...  S_Banks narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(sun) P_Caddis sidesteps G_Wilkinson
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  Raúl_Albil seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 46 :(hts) D_Bunting has it on the edge of the box
          ...  D_Bunting with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  R_Locke with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 47 :(sun) D_Smith with the heel pass to D_Nelisse
          ...  Driven towards goal by D_Nelisse !
          ...  S_Banks parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And S_Banks recovers to save!!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Sunderland 2-0 Hearts

Min. 52 :(hts) C_Gemmell floats the ball in to find D_Bunting
          ...  A_Birindelli reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 53 :(hts) C_Gemmell with the dribble
          ...  This is a great chance
          ...  But B_Nicholson wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 54 :(hts) G_Wilkinson turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to G_McSheffrey
          ...  G_McSheffrey with a blistering shot !
          ...  But R_Locke reaches the ball. Good save
          ...  There was a foul on R_Locke anyway
Min. 56 :(hts) R_Kopa will come on for R_Radinski and play MF
Min. 56 :(sun) D_Nelisse takes advantage of a mistake by Raúl_Albil
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  D_Nelisse hits a great shot !
          ...  But S_Banks tips it behind
          ...  K_Ippi has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 56 :(hts) G_McSheffrey drives it across the face of the goal D_Bunting
          ...  D_Bunting with the crafty shot!
          ...  R_Locke makes a difficult save
Min. 58 :(sun) O_Hargreaves takes possession
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  O_Hargreaves attempts to drive it home!
          ...  But S_Banks tips it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  O_Hargreaves plays it into the danger area!
          ...  S_Banks comes out and claims it!
Min. 58 :(hts) G_Ogararu sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  D_Bunting runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  D_Bunting sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  R_Locke heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 60 :(hts) A_Johnson with a well-controlled run
          ...  A_Johnson has a go!
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 60 :(sun) O_Hargreaves looks up for support for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  B_Nicholson receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  G_McSheffrey is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  That could have been a penalty!
          ...  Ali_g hoists it forward
          ...  D_Nelisse gets on the end of it
          ...  D_Nelisse shapes up for a shot!
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  S_Banks is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Ali_g hits it into the box!
          ...  O_Hargreaves gets something on it!
          ...  S_Banks gets up well to catch that one
Min. 62 :(hts) A_Johnson fires over a low cross to D_Bunting
          ...  J_McNamara wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 64 :(sun) O_Hargreaves cuts the ball back to D_Nelisse
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by Raúl_Albil
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 65 :(sun) a big roar from the crowd as D_Kuzmanovic comes on for A_Birindelli to play DF
Min. 65 :(hts) S_Larsen is coming on for D_Bunting and will play FW
Min. 65 :(hts) C_Gemmell finds his way through
          ...  He bears down on goal
          ...  C_Gemmell with a blistering shot !
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a great effort!
          ...  Sunderland 2-1 Hearts ...
Min. 69 :(hts) S_Van_Doorn comes on for Raúl_Albil and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 69 :(sun) Alan takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to O_Hargreaves
          ...  O_Hargreaves hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  But S_Banks just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  K_Ippi has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 70 :(sun) a big roar from the crowd as Saddam_H comes on for Alan to play DM
Min. 72 :(sun) Saddam_H kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  D_Nelisse gets on the end of the pass
          ...  S_Larsen with an ugly foul
          ...  K_Ippi will want to speak to him
Min. 74 :(sun) G_Barry runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to B_Nicholson
          ...  C_Gemmell with a deliberate foul
          ...  K_Ippi will want to speak to him
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 75 :(sun) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Sunderland will now be playing D
Min. 82 :(sun) O_Hargreaves wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to Saddam_H
          ...  Saddam_H cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  S_Banks tips it over his bar
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by D_Kuzmanovic!
          ...  S_Banks reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 85 :(sun) D_Stewart is being brought on
          ...  D_Nelisse is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 85 :(hts) S_Marsden cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to A_Johnson
          ...  But J_McNamara will cut out the threat
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(sun) O_Hargreaves looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to G_Barry
          ...  The ball hits G_Ogararu in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stadium Of Light
Attendance           : 47,579
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Sunderland Match Info
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Best player          : O_Hargreaves (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : P_Caddis (3), Ali_g (19)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Hearts Match Info
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Best player          : C_Gemmell
Scorers              : C_Gemmell (65)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Gemmell (74)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Sunderland    |    Hearts
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       9
Off target           :           2        |       1
On target            :          13        |       8
Possession           :          64        |       36
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       12
Key Tackles          :          10        |       7
Key Passes           :          14        |       13
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Final Score          : Sunderland 2 - 1 Hearts
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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 |  96   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
A_Birindelli   DF   2  23   1   1  20 |  68   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
P_Caddis       DF   2  22  11   8  28 |  96   0   1   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  15   0  36
D_Smith        DF   1  22   7   5  22 |  96   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  65  32  20
J_McNamara     DF   2  22   2   3  24 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0
Alan           MF   1   3  31   1  23 |  73   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
G_Barry        MF   2   1  25   3  32 |  96   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  68   0
O_Hargreaves   MF   2   2  22   4  31 |  96   0   0   5   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  80  24
Ali_g          MF   1   4  22   4  35 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  12  36
B_Nicholson    MF   1   9  22   3  24 |  96   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  30   0   8
D_Nelisse      FW   4   7   5  28  42 |  88   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  34
M_Vorm         GK  21   3   3   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Kuzmanovic   DF   2  25   7   6  40 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
Saddam_H       DM   2  18  23  22  27 |  23   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
R_Van_Persie   MF   2   9  22   2  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Stewart      FW   3   9   7  24  36 |   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Hearts
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_Banks        GK  36   5   1   4  11 |  96  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
Raúl_Albil     DF   2  23  10   6  35 |  72   0   5   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  75  12   8
G_Ogararu      DF   2  23  11   1  20 |  96   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  24   0
G_Wilkinson    DF   1  22   8   6  31 |  96   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  24   0
G_Simone       DF   2  21   8   4  37 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Marsden      MF   1   8  24   8  46 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20  -8 -20
R_Radinski     MF   1  11  23   6  29 |  59   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
C_Gemmell      MF   3   8  22  11  28 |  96   0   0   3   0   2   1   1   0   0  -2  34  34
G_McSheffrey   AM   1   6  24  16  37 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   8
A_Johnson      FW   1   3  11  25  31 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  12   9
D_Bunting      FW   1   2   8  24  31 |  68   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  24
A_Basso        GK  16   5   5   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Van_Doorn    DF   1  24  11   5  26 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Neeskens     DF   1  22   8   6  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Kopa         MF   2  12  23   7  23 |  37   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Larsen       FW   1   6   3  24  28 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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