Match Report
| Sunderland | Sunderland |  |  | Liverpool | Liverpool | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Wayne Pearce | Wayne Pearce | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gavin Hapgood | G. Hapgood |  | 38 | G |  | 1 | | G | 32 |  | Juan Aguilera | J. Aguilera | |||||||||
| Carl Lightfoot | C. Lightfoot | | 60 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 25 |  | Axel Ardiles | A. Ardiles | |||||||||
| Frank Robinson | F. Robinson | | 49 | D | | 3 | | D | 34 | | Des Benali | D. Benali | |||||||||
| Dean Burgess | D. Burgess | | 49 | D | | 4 | | D | 46 | | Alan Bloomer | A. Bloomer | |||||||||
| Mervin Grondin | M. Grondin | | 49 | D | | 5 | | D | 27 | | Gilles Lua-Lua | G. Lua-Lua | |||||||||
| Jon Godber | J. Godber | | 51 | M | | 6 | | M | 35 | | Ashley Serrant | A. Serrant | |||||||||
| Colin Guppy | C. Guppy | | 50 | M | | 7 | | M | 51 |  | Scott Sullivan | S. Sullivan | |||||||||
| Chris Grimandi | C. Grimandi | | 43 | M | | 8 | | M | 35 |  | Ismael Ayaz | I. Ayaz | |||||||||
| Steve Williams | S. Williams | | 49 | A | | 9 | | A | 51 |  | Pablo Rodriquez | P. Rodriquez | |||||||||
| Terry Black | T. Black | | 41 | A | | 10 | | A | 48 |  | Martin Dahlin | M. Dahlin | |||||||||
| Ronnie Monk | R. Monk | | 40 | A | | 11 | | A | 30 |  | Laurent Stassin | L. Stassin | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at The Stadium of Light where Sunderland play host to Liverpool. A crowd of 2,189 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
Both Sunderland and Liverpool are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Sunderland and Liverpool are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Liverpool get the match underway!
3.17
0-1Ashley Serrant makes a probing pass to Pablo Rodriquez. Pablo Rodriquez threads the ball through to Martin Dahlin. Martin Dahlin rockets a shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
8.30
0-1Des Benali makes a simple pass to Ashley Serrant. Ashley Serrant makes a simple pass to Laurent Stassin. Laurent Stassin passes the ball forward but Pablo Rodriquez is offside!
9.10
0-1Ismael Ayaz makes a simple pass to Laurent Stassin. Laurent Stassin controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Gavin Hapgood easily smothers it.
12.13
0-1Ashley Serrant makes a simple pass to Martin Dahlin. Martin Dahlin knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Mervin Grondin.
14.23
0-1Scott Sullivan kicks a strong pass forward to Martin Dahlin. Martin Dahlin knocks the ball forward to Laurent Stassin. Laurent Stassin shoots from just inside the box but it goes wide for a goal kick.
21.06
Alan Bloomer sees a break and surges forward. Alan Bloomer threads the ball through to Pablo Rodriquez. Pablo Rodriquez passes the ball forward but Laurent Stassin is offside!
27.43
Des Benali flicks the ball to his team mate, Ismael Ayaz. Ismael Ayaz deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Martin Dahlin. Martin Dahlin sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
33.24
Alan Bloomer kicks a strong pass forward to Ismael Ayaz. Ismael Ayaz makes a probing pass to Laurent Stassin. Laurent Stassin knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Mervin Grondin.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Sunderland kick off and get the second half underway!
47.42
0-1Ismael Ayaz comes in with a high challenge, catching Jon Godber with his studs. The referee motions to Ismael Ayaz to come over. It's a red card!! Jon Godber runs off the knock.
51.35
Des Benali kicks a strong pass forward to Ashley Serrant. Ashley Serrant deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pablo Rodriquez. Pablo Rodriquez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
57.38
Dean Burgess passes the ball forward to Colin Guppy. Colin Guppy controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Terry Black. Terry Black knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
59.55
Laurent Stassin takes it forward alone. Laurent Stassin shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
69.02
Jon Godber chips the ball to his team mate, Steve Williams. Steve Williams goes all the way! Steve Williams cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
72.49
Jon Godber deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Steve Williams. Steve Williams makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Terry Black but he's offside!
78.37
Alan Bloomer makes a simple pass to Laurent Stassin. Laurent Stassin kicks a strong pass forward to Martin Dahlin. Martin Dahlin controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
83.10
Laurent Stassin knocks the ball forward to Pablo Rodriquez. Pablo Rodriquez shoots from outside the area. Gavin Hapgood is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
87.25
Laurent Stassin threads the ball through to Pablo Rodriquez. Pablo Rodriquez shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
0
3
Shots off Target
1
6
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Possession
29.6%
70.4%
Play Area
35.2%
46.5%
18.3%
Scorers