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Sunderland 1 - 5 Liverpool

Lower Divisional Cup 1st Leg Match, Sunderland vs. Liverpool (Tue Feb 18)


                           Sunderland  |  Liverpool
                            4-3-1-2 C  |  4-1-2-1-2 P
                         John Gemmell  |  Mike McLeod
                                       |
                          T_McGill GK  |  GK Fabianski
                          A_Brehme DF  |  DF W_Van_Boer
                      Kim_Sin_Jung DF  |  DF Reinaldo
                           D_Jones DF  |  DF G_V_D_Wiel
                          D_Aitken DF  |  DF Renald
                        S_Nakajima MF  |  DM X_Shaqiri
                          S_Defour MF  |  MF J_Hernandez
                           D_Solga MF  |  MF M_James
                        M_V_Bommel AM  |  AM T_Kroos
                           J_Vardy FW  |  FW Perez
                        L_Buchanan FW  |  FW Rummenigge
                                       |
                        R_Clemance SUB |  SUB S_Assenjo
                       C_Donaldson SUB |  SUB P_Albert
                              Boli SUB |  SUB J_Henderson
                        H_Kagamoti SUB |  SUB N_Schulz
                          A_Little SUB |  SUB M_Martinelli

Referee: K_Ippi (Finland)


Min. 2  :(sun) S_Nakajima with an in swinging cross to L_Buchanan
          ...  G_V_D_Wiel knocks the ball back to Fabianski
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It's gone past Fabianski!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_V_Bommel plays it towards the near post!
          ...  S_Defour swings a leg at it!
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant
          ...  He waves play on
          ...  Goal not given there!
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision
Min. 4  :(sun) D_Aitken is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to S_Defour
          ...  S_Defour drives the shot in!
          ...  Fabianski with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 5  :(sun) S_Nakajima is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to D_Aitken
          ...  Driven towards goal by D_Aitken !
          ...  Fabianski catches the ball
Min. 5  :(lpl) T_Kroos looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Rummenigge
          ...  A left-footer by Rummenigge !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  T_McGill moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  T_McGill looks dejected!
          ...  Liverpool have snatched the lead!
          ...  Sunderland 0-1 Liverpool ...
Min. 5  :(sun) Sunderland are switching their playing style to A
Min. 5  :(lpl) W_Van_Boer spits at L_Buchanan
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  John Gemmell looks annoyed that there was no card there
Min. 7  :(sun) M_V_Bommel sidesteps G_V_D_Wiel
          ...  M_V_Bommel rifles it at the goal !
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 9  :(sun) S_Nakajima finds M_V_Bommel with a ball over the defence
          ...  M_V_Bommel is clean through!
          ...  He rounds Fabianski
          ...  He tries to beat Fabianski
          ...  Fabianski dives on the ball !!
Min. 15 :(sun) D_Solga finds the run of S_Defour
          ...  S_Defour has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs towards the Sunderland fans!
          ...  That's the equaliser!
          ...  Sunderland 1-1 Liverpool ...
Min. 15 :(lpl) J_Hernandez cuts inside Kim_Sin_Jung
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  Driven towards goal by J_Hernandez !
          ...  T_McGill gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But can't hold onto it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  But it's been disallowed.
          ...  The linesman flagged for offside
          ...  He was miles on
Min. 16 :(lpl) X_Shaqiri with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Perez gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Perez tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  T_McGill blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 17 :(lpl) J_Hernandez fires over a low cross to Perez
          ...  Perez throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  T_McGill with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 19 :(sun) L_Buchanan nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  L_Buchanan heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  Fabianski with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 21 :(sun) M_V_Bommel with a slick pass to L_Buchanan
          ...  G_V_D_Wiel goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 22 :(sun) M_V_Bommel beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds J_Vardy
          ...  J_Vardy cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  That was a mishit effort!
Min. 22 :(lpl) Reinaldo 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!
          ...  T_Kroos receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  T_Kroos hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  T_McGill saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 23 :(lpl) Perez takes possession
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  A left-footer by Perez !
          ...  T_McGill blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 25 :(lpl) T_Kroos lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  Rummenigge latches on to it
          ...  S_Defour clears with a diving header
Min. 26 :(lpl) Rummenigge takes advantage of a mistake by D_Jones
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  But D_Aitken reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 27 :(lpl) M_James with the diagonal pass Rummenigge
          ...  A_Brehme takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 28 :(sun) L_Buchanan slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  L_Buchanan gets up high for the header !
          ...  But Fabianski hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 28 :(sun) M_V_Bommel retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  L_Buchanan gets on the end of it
          ...  Rummenigge with a deliberate foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He is warned by K_Ippi
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 31 :(lpl) W_Van_Boer races into the box
          ...  He sees T_Kroos lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  T_Kroos drives it low !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 32 :(sun) M_V_Bommel jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Vardy
          ...  J_Vardy hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  Fabianski has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  Fabianski reacts well to save!!!
Min. 33 :(sun) M_V_Bommel had to stretch to reach the pass
          ...  M_V_Bommel hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  Fabianski is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Deserved a goal really
Min. 34 :(lpl) M_James with the header on
          ...  He finds Perez in space
          ...  D_Jones takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 37 :(lpl) Reinaldo turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Perez
          ...  Perez with his head down lets it go !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Hernandez lofts the ball in!
          ...  Perez makes a firm connection with his head
          ...  T_McGill makes a difficult save
Min. 38 :(sun) D_Solga with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Vardy
          ...  J_Vardy tries the shot !
          ...  But Fabianski tips it over
          ...  K_Ippi has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 40 :(lpl) X_Shaqiri runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to Reinaldo
          ...  Reinaldo with the crafty shot!
          ...  T_McGill gets his fingertips to it
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(lpl) Rummenigge knocks it past Kim_Sin_Jung and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  A great volley from Rummenigge !
          ...  He hits the side netting

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Sunderland 1-1 Liverpool

Min. 46 :(sun) S_Defour looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_V_Bommel
          ...  M_V_Bommel tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Fabianski dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had Fabianski beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Nakajima chips the ball into the area!
          ...  M_V_Bommel gets to it!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_V_Bommel lofts the ball in!
          ...  G_V_D_Wiel reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 49 :(sun) D_Solga plays a long ball to L_Buchanan
          ...  Renald rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's K_Ippi going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 49 :(lpl) Rummenigge finds his way through
          ...  He bears down on goal
          ...  Rummenigge launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  T_McGill with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 50 :(lpl) J_Hernandez flicks it past D_Jones
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  D_Aitken reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 53 :(lpl) Perez chests it down
          ...  A_Brehme with an ugly foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 55 :(sun) M_V_Bommel beats W_Van_Boer
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by G_V_D_Wiel
Min. 60 :(sun) H_Kagamoti takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace S_Defour as MF
Min. 64 :(sun) A_Brehme fires over a low cross to S_Nakajima
          ...  S_Nakajima attempts the shot!
          ...  Fabianski has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  Fabianski is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 65 :(lpl) Liverpool made the switch to a A strategy
Min. 65 :(lpl) W_Van_Boer runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to T_Kroos
          ...  T_Kroos with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And goes out
Min. 67 :(sun) D_Aitken with a smart pass to D_Jones
          ...  Reinaldo wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 69 :(sun) D_Solga holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to M_V_Bommel
          ...  M_V_Bommel gets his head to the ball !
          ...  But it goes just over
Min. 69 :(lpl) Rummenigge takes possession
          ...  What can he do here?
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Kim_Sin_Jung and it had to be
Min. 70 :(sun) Boli will come on for A_Brehme and play DF
Min. 70 :(sun) A_Little is being brought on
          ...  J_Vardy is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 70 :(lpl) M_Martinelli is coming on and Rummenigge is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW
Min. 70 :(lpl) T_Kroos is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  M_Martinelli latches onto the ball
          ...  M_Martinelli carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  T_McGill can't get to it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!!
          ...  Liverpool go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Sunderland 1-2 Liverpool ...
Min. 73 :(lpl) Perez skips the challenge from Kim_Sin_Jung
          ...  A vicious shot by Perez !
          ...  It floats over T_McGill
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 76 :(sun) M_V_Bommel volleys it forward. He finds A_Little
          ...  A_Little must beat Fabianski!
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 78 :(lpl) T_Kroos with the dribble
          ...  He made that look easy
          ...  T_Kroos hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 80 :(lpl) P_Albert is being prepared to come on
          ...  W_Van_Boer is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 80 :(lpl) N_Schulz is being prepared to come on
          ...  T_Kroos is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play AM
Min. 81 :(lpl) M_James steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs the defender
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  M_James aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  T_McGill goes down well to save
Min. 82 :(lpl) M_James drives it forward to Reinaldo
          ...  Reinaldo has a dig at goal!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  T_McGill moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 83 :(sun) Fabianski miss-kicks!
          ...  A_Little is through!
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from A_Little !
          ...  But it goes wide
Min. 84 :(lpl) M_Martinelli knocks the ball past H_Kagamoti
          ...  M_Martinelli with the cheeky shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Was that a smile we saw on his manager's face?
          ...  Sunderland 1-3 Liverpool ...
Min. 86 :(lpl) M_Martinelli pulls it back to Perez
          ...  A_Little with the tackle
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  K_Ippi will just give him a speaking to
Min. 87 :(lpl) J_Hernandez takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Perez
          ...  Perez sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hammered into the top corner!
          ...  It's his 10th for the season!!
          ...  Sunderland 1-4 Liverpool ...
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(lpl) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Liverpool will now play D
Min. 88 :(lpl) X_Shaqiri brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  N_Schulz gets on the end of the pass
          ...  But Kim_Sin_Jung clears the danger
Min. 90 :(lpl) Perez finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled Boli
          ...  Perez with the chance !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  A classy finish
          ...  Sunderland 1-5 Liverpool ...
Min. 93 :(sun) D_Solga with the header on
          ...  He finds L_Buchanan in space
          ...  L_Buchanan tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stadium Of Light
Attendance           : 73,674
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Sunderland Match Info
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Best player          : S_Defour
Scorers              : S_Defour (15)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Brehme (53)
Injured              : N/A
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Liverpool Match Info
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Best player          : Perez (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Rummenigge (5), M_Martinelli (70,84), Perez (87,90)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Sunderland    |    Liverpool
Attempts on Goal     :          19        |       21
Off target           :          11        |       7
On target            :           8        |       14
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       8
Key Tackles          :           7        |       5
Key Passes           :          17        |       16
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Final Score          : Sunderland 1 - 5 Liverpool
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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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T_McGill       GK  30   2   3   1  31 |  95   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10   0   0   0
A_Brehme       DF   1  27   7   8  35 |  72   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  18   8  -2
Kim_Sin_Jung   DF   2  26   8   8  12 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
D_Jones        DF   3  25  10   9  22 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20
D_Aitken       DF   1  25   9   6  20 |  95   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  20  10
S_Nakajima     MF   2   8  26   9  21 |  95   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   1
S_Defour       MF   2   9  25  12  12 |  62   0   1   1   0   3   1   0   0   0  20  10  46
D_Solga        MF   2  10  25  10  19 |  95   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0
M_V_Bommel     AM   1   7  27  18  29 |  95   0   0   5   0   6   0   0   0   0   0  50  15
J_Vardy        FW   1   7   8  25  30 |  72   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  21
L_Buchanan     FW   2   5   4  25  23 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  21
R_Clemance     GK  15   3   3   1  40 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Donaldson    DF   1  25  12   8  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Boli           DF   2  25  11   7  32 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Kagamoti     MF   2   7  25  13  32 |  33   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Little       FW   2   8   7  25  21 |  23   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -18

Player Statistics - Liverpool
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Fabianski      GK  30   3   1   5  21 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
W_Van_Boer     DF   1  32   6   7  32 |  82   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40  20
Reinaldo       DF   1  30  12   7  20 |  95   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  20  11
G_V_D_Wiel     DF   1  29  12   5  20 |  95   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
Renald         DF   2  29   8  10  31 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
X_Shaqiri      DM   1  18  27   8  29 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
J_Hernandez    MF   1   8  27  20  26 |  95   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  35  10
M_James        MF   2  11  26  15  21 |  95   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30  10
T_Kroos        AM   3   8  26  21  30 |  82   0   0   3   2   4   0   0   0   0   0  60  13
Perez          FW   3   9   8  28  30 |  95   0   0   0   0   8   2   0   0   0   0   0 112
Rummenigge     FW   3   9   5  25  22 |  72   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  46
S_Assenjo      GK  29   3   3   4  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Albert       DF   2  27   8   7  22 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Henderson    MF   2   8  27  10  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Schulz       AM   1   8  27  16  21 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
M_Martinelli   FW   1  10  10  26  12 |  23   0   0   1   0   2   2   0   0   0   0  10  70
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