Match Report


SunderlandSunderland     Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace
Kieran RufusKieran Rufus John Diffey John Diffey
Oliver RahnO. Rahn80
G
1
G
85Youssouf Olivier SiéY. Olivier Sié
Fabian Van BeukeringF. Van Beukering79
D
2
D
71Paul FreundP. Freund
Bruno MendesB. Mendes78
D
3
D
77Roberto QuaresmaR. Quaresma
Christian LindemannC. Lindemann77
D
4
D
72Sebastian SegarraS. Segarra
Jonathan GamberiniJ. Gamberini84
M
5
D
73Patricio BilaudelleP. Bilaudelle
Brandon LopezB. Lopez83
M
6
M
82Hugo MorenoH. Moreno
Joao Batista FerreiraJ. Ferreira85
M
captain7captain
M
87Sylvain JeffersS. Jeffers
Leon ShiltonL. Shilton74
M
8
M
76Eduardo TeixeiraE. Teixeira
Philippe BenyachouP. Benyachou79
A
9
A
77Hryhoriy OliynykH. Oliynyk
Joao SemedoJ. Semedo68
A
10
A
77Shota HillS. Hill
Scott McGroryS. McGrory76
A
11
A
73Cedric LurlingC. Lurling
 
Dean SmitheD. Smithe70
D
12
D
73Corrado BigicaC. Bigica
Ronnie TilerR. Tiler74
M
13
M
77Julian CamachoJ. Camacho
Omer LampardO. Lampard71
M
14
A
74Miguel MedinaM. Medina

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at The Stadium of Light where Sunderland play host to Crystal Palace. A crowd of 19,942 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Sunderland are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Crystal Palace appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Eddie Ripley.


0.00
Sunderland kick off the first half!
2.34
Joao Batista Ferreira changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Joao Batista Ferreira controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
9.08
Leon Shilton chips the ball to his team mate, Philippe Benyachou. Philippe Benyachou makes a great pass forward. Joao Semedo runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
12.50
Leon Shilton deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Philippe Benyachou. Philippe Benyachou knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Youssouf Olivier Sié who gathers it comfortably.
15.18
Fabian Van Beukering receives the ball from a throw-in from Christian Lindemann. Fabian Van Beukering flicks a high pass forward. Joao Batista Ferreira controls it well on his chest. Joao Batista Ferreira flicks a high pass forward to Philippe Benyachou who brings the ball under control. Philippe Benyachou shoots from distance but Youssouf Olivier Sié reads it well. Excellent save!
24.07
Cedric Lurling controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Hryhoriy Oliynyk. Hryhoriy Oliynyk knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
27.54
Fabian Van Beukering deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Joao Batista Ferreira. Joao Batista Ferreira flicks the ball to his team mate, Joao Semedo. Joao Semedo shoots from 20 yards. Youssouf Olivier Sié gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
30.18
Eduardo Teixeira flicks the ball to his team mate, Cedric Lurling. Cedric Lurling knocks the ball to his team mate, Hryhoriy Oliynyk. Hryhoriy Oliynyk looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent keeping!
36.59
Joao Batista Ferreira hits a low pass to Scott McGrory. Scott McGrory knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Youssouf Olivier Sié who gathers it comfortably.
38.42
Showing composure, Christian Lindemann plays the ball forward to Scott McGrory. Scott McGrory knocks in a cross ball towards Joao Semedo. Joao Semedo flicks the ball with his head. Youssouf Olivier Sié easily picks it out of the air!
42.37
Roberto Quaresma sees Sylvain Jeffers in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Sylvain Jeffers flicks a high pass forward. Shota Hill holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Shota Hill knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Christian Lindemann.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Sunderland appear unchanged since the first half. Crystal Palace have changed their lineup with Corrado Bigica replacing Roberto Quaresma and Miguel Medina replacing Shota Hill. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
The whistle blows and Crystal Palace get the second half underway!
48.59
Eduardo Teixeira flicks a high pass forward. Miguel Medina collects the pass. Miguel Medina tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Superb keeping!
51.09
With some swift thinking, Christian Lindemann plays the ball forward to Jonathan Gamberini. Jonathan Gamberini flicks a high pass forward to Scott McGrory who brings the ball under control. Scott McGrory flicks a high pass forward. Philippe Benyachou controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Philippe Benyachou cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal. Youssouf Olivier Sié is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
54.53
Sebastian Segarra makes a strong solo run forward. Sebastian Segarra threads the ball through to Hryhoriy Oliynyk. Hryhoriy Oliynyk whips in a cross ball towards Miguel Medina. Miguel Medina rises majestically and gets a header on goal. What a cracker!! Oliver Rahn had no chance!! Goal for Crystal Palace!
57.40
Sylvain Jeffers changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Sylvain Jeffers makes a probing pass to Hryhoriy Oliynyk but he's offside!
60.23
Jonathan Gamberini chips the ball to his team mate, Joao Semedo. Joao Semedo plays a one-two with Philippe Benyachou and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Joao Semedo provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
63.24
Miguel Medina catches Brandon Lopez on the ankles. The referee calls over Miguel Medina and shows him a yellow card! Brandon Lopez stretches but gets up unharmed.
67.16
Fabian Van Beukering kicks a strong pass forward to Joao Batista Ferreira. Joao Batista Ferreira sees Joao Semedo in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Joao Semedo shoots from distance but it rises well off target!
69.17
Joao Batista Ferreira sees Scott McGrory in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Scott McGrory shoots from outside the area his aim is horrendously poor!
72.28
Fabian Van Beukering clumsily knocks into Cedric Lurling. Fabian Van Beukering is shown the yellow card! Cedric Lurling carries on, but is struggling a bit.
75.45
Christian Lindemann flicks a high pass forward. Jonathan Gamberini collects the pass. Jonathan Gamberini brings the ball forward. Jonathan Gamberini knocks in a cross ball towards Brandon Lopez. Brandon Lopez is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Fantastic reaction save from Youssouf Olivier Sié!
77.05
Sunderland have made a substitution with Dean Smithe replacing Christian Lindemann .
79.33
Sylvain Jeffers makes a simple pass to Miguel Medina. Miguel Medina controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
81.04
With great vision, Fabian Van Beukering plays the ball forward to Jonathan Gamberini. Jonathan Gamberini flicks a high pass forward. Brandon Lopez collects the pass. Brandon Lopez plays a quick one-two with Philippe Benyachou and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Brandon Lopez provides some space. He shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
84.13
Philippe Benyachou barges into Eduardo Teixeira. The referee warns Philippe Benyachou to calm down! Eduardo Teixeira carries on, but is struggling a bit.
87.59
With imagination, Fabian Van Beukering laces a weighted ball forward to Joao Batista Ferreira. Joao Batista Ferreira sees Joao Semedo in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Joao Semedo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Youssouf Olivier Sié who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Sunderland

Crystal Palace
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
6
3
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
2
2
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
63.1%
36.9%
Play Area
25%
46.4%
28.6%

Scorers
Philippe Benyachou 51
Brandon Lopez 81
Miguel Medina 55

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Philippe Benyachou of Sunderland

Match Ratings