Match Report
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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Edgeley Park where Stockport County play host to Sunderland. A crowd of 20,527 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Stockport County are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Sunderland appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Malcolm Thatcher.
The pitch is in good condition.
Stockport County are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Sunderland appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Malcolm Thatcher.
0.00
0-0Stockport County start the match!
3.08
0-0Harry Robson flicks the ball to his team mate, Mark Schwarzer. Mark Schwarzer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nigel Powell. Nigel Powell knocks in a cross ball towards Niccolo Power. Niccolo Power gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Magnificent save by Alexander Regnault!
4.44
With some swift thinking, Duarte Soares plays the ball forward to Abel Valente. Abel Valente hits a low pass to Stephen Matteo. Stephen Matteo lofts in a cross ball towards Malte Poschner. Malte Poschner makes a looping header on goal. Stephane Scifo picks it out of the air!
6.22
0-1Seeing a gap ahead, Stephen Bramble plays the ball forward to Kevin Marshall. Kevin Marshall decides to run forward with the ball. Kevin Marshall advances inside the box! Kevin Marshall cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Kevin Marshall scores for Sunderland!!
9.49
0-1Mark Schwarzer comes in with a late challenge on Kevin Marshall. Mark Schwarzer is given a warning by the referee! Kevin Marshall hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
10.04
0-1Duarte Soares flicks the ball to his team mate, Abel Valente. Abel Valente brings the ball forward. Abel Valente shoots from 20 yards. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
12.15
Duarte Soares threads a neat ball through to Kevin Marshall. Kevin Marshall knocks the ball forward to Malte Poschner. Malte Poschner controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Malte Poschner scores for Sunderland!!
15.40
Tomás Sandoval sees Mark Schwarzer in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mark Schwarzer flicks a high pass forward. Rafael Lima controls it well on his chest. Rafael Lima skips past Stephen Bramble! Rafael Lima tries a spectacular strike. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
18.20
Harry Higginbotham chips the ball to his team mate, Rafael Lima. Rafael Lima shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Alexander Regnault.
19.17
1-2It's a corner kick. Pascal Cziommer kicks a low ball out wide. Lampros Moissidis reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
20.04
1-2Harvey Beckham knocks the ball to his team mate, Mark Schwarzer. Mark Schwarzer makes a simple pass to Nigel Powell. Nigel Powell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
22.28
Pascal Cziommer threads a neat ball through to Niccolo Power. Niccolo Power knocks in a cross ball towards Rafael Lima. Rafael Lima is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
24.36
Sven Francke flicks a high ball forward to Malte Poschner who takes it down. Malte Poschner whips in a cross ball towards Michael Sadane. Michael Sadane is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Stephane Scifo comfortably punches it away to safety.
26.05
Abel Valente threads the ball through to Michael Sadane. Michael Sadane shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent save!
27.42
1-2Rafael Lima clumsily knocks into Duarte Soares. Rafael Lima is shown the yellow card! Duarte Soares hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
28.17
Harry Higginbotham threads a neat ball through to Nigel Powell. Nigel Powell knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Duarte Soares.
32.33
Stephen Bramble laces a weighted ball forward to Abel Valente. Abel Valente flicks a high pass forward to Michael Sadane who brings the ball under control. Michael Sadane runs straight at the defence! Michael Sadane cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal but it flies well off target!
33.23
Sven Francke darts forward. Sven Francke tries a spectacular long range effort but it's a woeful effort!
38.22
Stephen Bramble controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kevin Marshall. Kevin Marshall chips the ball to his team mate, Stephen Matteo. Stephen Matteo knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Harry Robson.
40.04
Mark Schwarzer chips the ball to his team mate, Niccolo Power. Niccolo Power knocks in a cross ball towards Rafael Lima. With a superhuman jump, Rafael Lima connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Alexander Regnault picks it out of the air!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Stockport County appear unchanged since the first half. Sunderland also appear unchanged since the first half. The Stockport County players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
Sunderland kick off and get the second half underway!
51.44
Duarte Soares chips the ball to his team mate, Kevin Marshall. Kevin Marshall flicks a high pass forward. Michael Sadane collects the pass. Michael Sadane sees Malte Poschner just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Malte Poschner looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
55.16
Mark Schwarzer flicks a high pass forward. Nigel Powell collects the pass. Nigel Powell whips in a cross ball towards Rafael Lima. Rafael Lima rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Rafael Lima scores for Stockport County!!
59.28
Kevin Marshall darts forward. Kevin Marshall knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Harvey Beckham.
60.39
2-2Sunderland have made a substitution with Alun Jacobs replacing Michael Sadane .
69.35
Mark Schwarzer runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Mark Schwarzer knocks in a cross ball towards Rafael Lima. Rafael Lima makes a convincing header. It's a goal!! What a beauty! That's his third!
77.28
Stockport County have made a substitution with Noel Cooke replacing Tomás Sandoval .Sunderland have made 2 substitutions with Raffaele Bellini replacing David Joseph and Jonathan Salmon replacing Abel Valente .
78.38
Pascal Cziommer flicks a high pass forward. Rafael Lima controls it well on his chest. Rafael Lima passes the ball forward to Nigel Powell. Nigel Powell shoots from just inside the box. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
85.05
Raffaele Bellini passes the ball forward to Kevin Marshall. Kevin Marshall passes the ball forward to Malte Poschner. Malte Poschner shoots from outside the area. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Superb keeping!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
4
2
Shots on Target
7
7
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
46.8%
53.2%
Play Area
28.6%
40.3%
31.2%
Scorers
| Rafael Lima 15, 55, 69 Nigel Powell 78 | Kevin Marshall 6 Malte Poschner 12 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Rafael Lima of Stockport County |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Stephane Scifo (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Harvey Beckham (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Tomás Sandoval (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Harry Robson (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Les Barrett (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Pascal Cziommer (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Mark Schwarzer (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Harry Higginbotham (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Rafael Lima (ATT) |   | 10 |
| 10. | Niccolo Power (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Nigel Powell (ATT) | | 7 |
| 12. | Noel Cooke (DEF) | 6 | |
| 13. | Warren Ljungberg (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Alfred Salmon (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Alexander Regnault (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Duarte Soares (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | David Joseph (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Stephen Bramble (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Lampros Moissidis (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Abel Valente (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Kevin Marshall (MID) | | 8 |
| 8. | Sven Francke (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Stephen Matteo (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Michael Sadane (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Malte Poschner (ATT) | | 7 |
| 12. | Raffaele Bellini (DEF) | 6 | |
| 13. | Jonathan Salmon (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Alun Jacobs (ATT) | 6 | |