Match Report
| Sunderland | Sunderland |  |  | Luton Town | Luton Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gavin Hapgood | G. Hapgood |  | 38 | G |  | 1 | | G | 47 | | Paul Rodgers | P. Rodgers | |||||||||
| Carl Lightfoot | C. Lightfoot | | 60 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 47 | | Teddy Walker | T. Walker | |||||||||
| Frank Robinson | F. Robinson | | 49 | D | | 3 | | D | 41 | | Mark Mills | M. Mills | |||||||||
| Dean Burgess | D. Burgess | | 49 | D | | 4 | | D | 39 | | Jody Flintlock | J. Flintlock | |||||||||
| Mervin Grondin | M. Grondin | | 49 | D | | 5 | | D | 37 | | Glynn Laycock | G. Laycock | |||||||||
| Jon Godber | J. Godber | | 51 | M | | 6 | | M | 48 | | Joe Roberts | J. Roberts | |||||||||
| Colin Guppy | C. Guppy | | 50 | M | | 7 | | M | 46 | | Jamie Clarke | J. Clarke | |||||||||
| Chris Grimandi | C. Grimandi | | 43 | M | | 8 | | M | 43 | | Dale Boyd | D. Boyd | |||||||||
| Steve Williams | S. Williams | | 49 | A | | 9 | | M | 42 | | Nigel Best | N. Best | |||||||||
| Terry Black | T. Black | | 41 | A | | 10 | | A | 59 | | Greg Sheringham | G. Sheringham | |||||||||
| Ronnie Monk | R. Monk | | 40 | A | | 11 | | A | 52 | | Graeme Haynes | G. Haynes | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at The Stadium of Light where Sunderland play host to Luton Town. A crowd of 2,615 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
Sunderland are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Luton Town appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Sunderland are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Luton Town appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Sunderland kicking off!
2.35
0-0Dale Boyd makes a simple pass to Graeme Haynes. Graeme Haynes knocks in a cross ball towards Greg Sheringham. Greg Sheringham flicks the ball with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
3.00
0-1Dale Boyd kicks a strong pass forward to Graeme Haynes. Graeme Haynes lofts in a cross ball towards Greg Sheringham. Greg Sheringham powers a header at goal. What a cracker!! Gavin Hapgood had no chance!! Goal for Luton Town!
8.06
Mark Mills controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nigel Best. Nigel Best chips the ball to his team mate, Graeme Haynes. Graeme Haynes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
20.05
0-2Jody Flintlock chips the ball to his team mate, Joe Roberts. Joe Roberts surges forward with the ball. Joe Roberts knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dean Burgess.
24.29
0-2Luton Town are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
28.23
Jody Flintlock sees space and advances. Jody Flintlock knocks the ball forward to Greg Sheringham. Greg Sheringham knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Dean Burgess.
34.50
Dean Burgess sees space and advances. Dean Burgess passes the ball forward to Terry Black. Terry Black goes all the way! Terry Black tries a spectacular strike but he balloons it over the crossbar!
36.47
0-2Jamie Clarke makes a probing pass to Graeme Haynes. Graeme Haynes whips in a cross ball towards Greg Sheringham. Greg Sheringham heads the ball goalwards. Magnificent save by Gavin Hapgood!
39.06
0-2Carl Lightfoot passes the ball forward to Jon Godber. Jon Godber makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Steve Williams. Steve Williams kicks a strong pass forward to Ronnie Monk but the referee indicates it's offside!
44.20
0-2Mark Mills clumsily knocks into Steve Williams. The referee calls over Mark Mills and warns him to calm down! Steve Williams carries on, but is struggling a bit.
45.00
Luton Town are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The whistle blows and Luton Town kick off!
53.00
Dale Boyd threads the ball through to Greg Sheringham. Greg Sheringham passes the ball forward to Graeme Haynes. Graeme Haynes shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
60.20
Colin Guppy makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Steve Williams. Steve Williams knocks the ball forward to Terry Black but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
61.48
Jon Godber flicks the ball to his team mate, Steve Williams. Steve Williams shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
71.36
Jamie Clarke flicks the ball to his team mate, Graeme Haynes. Graeme Haynes lofts in a cross ball towards Greg Sheringham. Greg Sheringham heads the ball goalwards. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
72.16
Colin Guppy knocks the ball forward to Ronnie Monk. Ronnie Monk knocks in a cross ball towards Terry Black. Terry Black is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
81.04
Jon Godber controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ronnie Monk. Ronnie Monk makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Terry Black but he's offside!
85.08
Nigel Best sees a break and surges forward. Nigel Best knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
87.13
Colin Guppy makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ronnie Monk. Ronnie Monk shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
90.00
Jon Godber chips the ball to his team mate, Ronnie Monk. Ronnie Monk goes all the way! Ronnie Monk tries a spectacular strike but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
0
4
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
4
1
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
41.2%
58.8%
Play Area
20%
50%
30%
Scorers