Division Two League Match, Werder Bremen vs. Sunderland (Mon Nov 05)


                        Werder Bremen  |  Sunderland
                              4-3-3 A  |  4-1-4-1 E
                       Harry Kleinjan  |  Toby Fraser
                                       |
                        A_Marshall GK  |  GK R_Locke
                           R_Ayala DF  |  DF D_Kuzmanovic
                           Ronaldo DF  |  DF D_Smith
                          S_Proedl DF  |  DF J_McNamara
                       G_Griffiths DF  |  DF G_Baresi
                          J_Plašil MF  |  DM Saddam_H
                       R_O_Donovan MF  |  MF G_Barry
                       Fernandinho MF  |  MF R_Van_Persie
                          M_Harnik FW  |  MF O_Hargreaves
                           H_Sabry FW  |  MF Ali_g
                           Liedson FW  |  FW D_Nelisse
                                       |
                           T_Wiese SUB |  SUB M_Vorm
                        P_Connolly SUB |  SUB P_Caddis
                      M_G_Pedersen SUB |  SUB B_Nicholson
                       C_Erikinsfa SUB |  SUB S_Maloney
                         Nazarenko SUB |  SUB D_Stewart

Referee: K_Ippi (Finland)


Min. 1  :(wbn) J_Plašil is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to M_Harnik
          ...  But J_McNamara wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_O_Donovan chips the ball into the area!
          ...  M_Harnik gets to it!
          ...  But R_Locke reaches the ball. Good save
          ...  There was a foul on R_Locke anyway
Min. 3  :(wbn) R_O_Donovan with the first time pass to M_Harnik
          ...  But D_Kuzmanovic wins the ball
Min. 4  :(wbn) Liedson knocks the ball past the lunge of G_Baresi
          ...  G_Baresi reacts to stop the move going any further
Min. 5  :(wbn) S_Proedl is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to Liedson
          ...  Liedson controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  R_Locke with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 12 :(wbn) G_Griffiths is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to M_Harnik
          ...  A vicious shot by M_Harnik !
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 17 :(wbn) R_O_Donovan with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past the defender
          ...  G_Baresi pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 20 :(sun) R_Van_Persie feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  D_Nelisse runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  D_Nelisse with the strike !
          ...  A_Marshall gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he slots in the rebound
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That puts Sunderland ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Werder Bremen 0-1 Sunderland ...
Min. 21 :(wbn) H_Sabry controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs D_Smith
          ...  He puts in R_O_Donovan!
          ...  R_O_Donovan chases it through, he must score !
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 23 :(wbn) M_Harnik beats the defender
          ...  M_Harnik controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  But R_Locke makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 24 :(wbn) S_Proedl runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to M_Harnik
          ...  M_Harnik hits a crisp volley!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  R_Locke dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had R_Locke beaten!
Min. 24 :(sun) O_Hargreaves with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  D_Nelisse gets on the end of the pass
          ...  D_Nelisse rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  A_Marshall tips it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Saddam_H hits it towards the far post!
          ...  Ronaldo reads it
          ...  He clears the danger
Min. 29 :(wbn) Liedson is force to hold onto the ball
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  Liedson goes for the top corner !
          ...  But R_Locke dives to his left
          ...  I think R_Locke just got a hand on that one
          ...  K_Ippi has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 29 :(sun) Saddam_H finds his way through
          ...  He bent his run well
          ...  A great volley from Saddam_H !
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 31 :(sun) G_Baresi with a penetrating pass to D_Nelisse
          ...  Cleared by G_Griffiths
Min. 33 :(wbn) R_Ayala with a measured pass to Liedson
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from Liedson !
          ...  But R_Locke punches it away
          ...  He commands his area so well
Min. 34 :(sun) G_Barry has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past S_Proedl
          ...  He knocks it to R_Van_Persie!
          ...  S_Proedl wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Saddam_H chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  A_Marshall easily catches it!
Min. 38 :(sun) Saddam_H knocks it past G_Griffiths and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  Saddam_H looks to see where A_Marshall is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  His players jump on top of him
          ...  But it's been disallowed.
          ...  The referee spotted a handball
Min. 39 :(wbn) Liedson gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past G_Baresi!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  D_Kuzmanovic brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 41 :(wbn) R_O_Donovan hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  H_Sabry collects the loose ball!
          ...  H_Sabry fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 42 :(wbn) M_Harnik plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  D_Kuzmanovic with an ugly foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He is ordered to cool off
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(wbn) Werder Bremen will now play N after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 46 :(sun) G_Barry plays the early ball across the box to find D_Nelisse in space
          ...  D_Nelisse with the attempt at goal!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Werder Bremen 0-1 Sunderland

Min. 49 :(wbn) J_Plašil brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  M_Harnik gets on the end of the pass
          ...  D_Nelisse with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 50 :(wbn) J_Plašil looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to H_Sabry
          ...  H_Sabry with a terrific drive !
          ...  R_Locke with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 50 :(sun) Saddam_H has space to run with the ball
          ...  Liedson with a bad challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 52 :(wbn) R_O_Donovan looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to H_Sabry
          ...  G_Barry with an ugly foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  He is warned by K_Ippi
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 56 :(wbn) Fernandinho gets to the by line and finds M_Harnik with a beautiful cross
          ...  M_Harnik hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  But R_Locke reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 59 :(sun) D_Nelisse breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on A_Marshall!
          ...  H_Sabry brings him down!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  He's been hard done by for that!!
Min. 59 :(sun) D_Smith is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to D_Nelisse
          ...  D_Nelisse aims for the top right corner !
          ...  A_Marshall with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 60 :(wbn) C_Erikinsfa comes on for G_Griffiths and takes up a AM role
Min. 61 :(sun) Saddam_H brings it under control
          ...  He takes on Ronaldo
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in D_Nelisse!
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by D_Nelisse !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 62 :(wbn) J_Plašil with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Liedson gets on the end of the pass
          ...  G_Barry is called for the holding foul
          ...  He won that header unfairly
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 64 :(wbn) Ronaldo with the towering header to M_Harnik
          ...  M_Harnik with a powerful downward header!
          ...  R_Locke with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 65 :(wbn) The Werder Bremen manager shouts at them from the touchline to play A
Min. 65 :(sun) G_Baresi looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to R_Van_Persie
          ...  R_Van_Persie with the chance !
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 66 :(sun) G_Baresi takes advantage of a bad back pass from S_Proedl
          ...  G_Baresi flings a shot at goal !
          ...  A_Marshall makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 67 :(sun) O_Hargreaves plays in Saddam_H with a beautiful ball
          ...  Saddam_H curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  A_Marshall moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 69 :(sun) Saddam_H with the diagonal pass Ali_g
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by Ronaldo
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 70 :(sun) O_Hargreaves plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  D_Nelisse decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  D_Nelisse gets up high for the header !
          ...  A_Marshall just watches float over the bar!
Min. 72 :(wbn) C_Erikinsfa races into the box
          ...  He sees Liedson lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  A wicked drive by Liedson !
          ...  R_Locke saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 72 :(sun) Saddam_H barges R_Ayala off the ball
          ...  Saddam_H with a stunning strike !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  A_Marshall is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by G_Barry
          ...  A_Marshall reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 74 :(sun) R_Van_Persie backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Saddam_H gets on the end of it
          ...  Saddam_H keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 75 :(wbn) P_Connolly is ready to come on to replace R_Ayala
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 75 :(sun) P_Caddis is being brought on
          ...  D_Smith is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 75 :(sun) B_Nicholson is being brought on
          ...  Ali_g is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 76 :(sun) O_Hargreaves has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Ronaldo
          ...  He puts in P_Caddis!
          ...  P_Caddis tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 80 :(sun) D_Stewart replaces an unhappy D_Nelisse and will play as a FW
Min. 80 :(sun) J_McNamara loses C_Erikinsfa
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Ronaldo
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Barry hits it into the box!
          ...  Ronaldo belts it clear
Min. 81 :(sun) G_Barry is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  D_Stewart latches onto the end of it
          ...  P_Connolly with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 82 :(wbn) M_Harnik brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Fernandinho gets on the end of the pass
          ...  D_Stewart intercepts the pass
Min. 84 :(sun) The ball goes loose!
          ...  Saddam_H gains possesion and thinks about the shot
          ...  S_Proedl clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 86 :(sun) G_Barry crosses into the box, finding D_Stewart
          ...  D_Stewart with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  But A_Marshall hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 87 :(wbn) J_Plašil runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  Liedson latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  Liedson drives the ball low !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a great finish
          ...  Werder Bremen have done it!!
          ...  They are all square
          ...  Werder Bremen 1-1 Sunderland ...
Min. 87 :(sun) D_Kuzmanovic with an incisive pass to D_Stewart
          ...  D_Stewart looks to see where A_Marshall is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But A_Marshall palms it behind
          ...  K_Ippi has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(sun) Saddam_H with a smart turn
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by P_Connolly
          ...  He made it look easy

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Weser Stadium
Attendance           : 44,451
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Werder Bremen Match Info
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Best player          : Liedson (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Liedson (87)
Sent Off             : H_Sabry (59)
Booked               : Liedson (50)
Injured              : N/A
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Sunderland Match Info
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Best player          : D_Nelisse
Scorers              : D_Nelisse (20)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Nelisse (49), G_Barry (62)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                           Werder Bremen  |    Sunderland
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       16
Off target           :           4        |       9
On target            :          10        |       7
Possession           :          37        |       63
Corners              :           1        |       4
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       12
Key Tackles          :           7        |       6
Key Passes           :          17        |       16
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Final Score          : Werder Bremen 1 - 1 Sunderland
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Player Statistics - Werder Bremen
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_Marshall     GK  32   4   6   5  11 |  93   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
R_Ayala        DF   1  26  11   1  24 |  77   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
Ronaldo        DF   2  23  11   9  29 |  93   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  12   0
S_Proedl       DF   2  22   4   5  37 |  93   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  24   0
G_Griffiths    DF   2  22  10   3  33 |  62   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  12   0
J_Plašil       MF   1   6  23   9  19 |  93   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0
R_O_Donovan    MF   1   4  21  11  39 |  93   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  36   1
Fernandinho    MF   2  10  21   9  19 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
M_Harnik       FW   1   4   9  25  30 |  93   0   0   1   0   6   0   0   0   0   0  12  34
H_Sabry        FW   1   4   5  23  25 |  61   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   1   0 -10   2  -1
Liedson        FW   2   8   5  21  38 |  93   0   0   0   0   5   1   1   0   0  -2  -2  58
T_Wiese        GK  20   4   4   6  16 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Connolly     DF   2  18   8   2  36 |  16   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
M_G_Pedersen   MF   2   2  22   7  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Erikinsfa    AM   2   7  21  10  47 |  31   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
Nazarenko      FW   3   6   8  19  44 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Sunderland
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Locke        GK  27   2   4   4  15 |  93   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
D_Kuzmanovic   DF   2  25   7   6  40 |  93   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  12   0
D_Smith        DF   1  22   7   5  22 |  77   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
J_McNamara     DF   2  22   2   3  24 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
G_Baresi       DF   2  20   7   7  48 |  93   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  30  24   8
Saddam_H       DM   2  18  23  22  27 |  93   0   0   2   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  24  12
G_Barry        MF   2   1  24   3  32 |  93   0   0   4   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  46  -2
R_Van_Persie   MF   2   9  22   2  26 |  93   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  44   1
O_Hargreaves   MF   2   2  22   4  31 |  93   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0
Ali_g          MF   1   4  22   4  35 |  77   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Nelisse      FW   4   7   5  28  42 |  82   0   0   0   0   6   1   1   0   0  -2  -2  45
M_Vorm         GK  21   3   3   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Caddis       DF   2  22  11   8  28 |  16   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
B_Nicholson    MF   1   9  22   3  24 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Maloney      MF   1   4  20   3  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Stewart      FW   3   9   7  24  36 |  11   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  15   0  16
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