Match Report
| Sunderland | Sunderland |  |  | Aston Villa | Aston Villa | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Paul Gillman | Paul Gillman | ||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Campbell | R. Campbell |  | 61 | G |  | 1 | | G | 79 |  | Alexander Schmid | A. Schmid | |||||||||
| Stuart Mcgreal | S. Mcgreal |  | 80 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 78 |  | Ian Nocera | I. Nocera | |||||||||
| Tim Brighton | T. Brighton | | 73 | D | | 3 | | D | 77 |  | Alex Gyan | A. Gyan | |||||||||
| Martin Kasper | M. Kasper | | 72 | D | | 4 | | D | 79 |  | Rigobert Job | R. Job | |||||||||
| Fernando Bento | F. Bento |  | 69 | D | | 5 | | M | 29 |  | Harald Taks | H. Taks | |||||||||
| Des Jess | D. Jess | | 73 | M | | 6 | | M | 77 | | Fabio Alves Dunga | F. Dunga | |||||||||
| Mohamed Bencherif | M. Bencherif |  | 67 | M | | 7 | | M | 79 |  | Andriy Demyanchuk | A. Demyanchuk | |||||||||
| Youta Ishigawa | Y. Ishigawa |  | 66 | M | | 8 | | M | 78 |  | Felipe Serrano | F. Serrano | |||||||||
| Greg Godber | G. Godber | | 64 | A | | 9 | | A | 76 |  | Saliou Bakayoko | S. Bakayoko | |||||||||
| Denys Volynets | D. Volynets | | 63 | A | | 10 | | A | 77 |  | Vladimir Seric | V. Seric | |||||||||
| Gavin Hunt | G. Hunt | | 61 | A | | 11 | | A | 77 |  | Garba Omolade | G. Omolade | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at The Stadium of Light where Sunderland play host to Aston Villa. A crowd of 18,865 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Sunderland are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Aston Villa appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Sunderland are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Aston Villa appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Sunderland kick off the first half!
9.57
0-1Rigobert Job makes a probing pass to Andriy Demyanchuk. Andriy Demyanchuk controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Garba Omolade. Garba Omolade lofts in a cross ball towards Saliou Bakayoko. Saliou Bakayoko directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's there!! Richard Campbell has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
18.22
Harald Taks makes a simple pass to Saliou Bakayoko. Saliou Bakayoko plays a perfect one-two with Vladimir Seric and rushes in on goal... Saliou Bakayoko rockets a shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
24.28
0-2Martin Kasper passes the ball forward to Des Jess. Des Jess makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gavin Hunt. Gavin Hunt passes the ball forward to Denys Volynets. Denys Volynets cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
32.24
0-2Andriy Demyanchuk controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Vladimir Seric. Vladimir Seric shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but Richard Campbell manages to gather it comfortably.
34.03
0-2Mohamed Bencherif hacks Fabio Alves Dunga from behind! Mohamed Bencherif is given a warning by the referee! Fabio Alves Dunga stretches but gets up unharmed.
40.16
0-2Greg Godber barges into Ian Nocera. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ian Nocera hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
42.57
0-2Ian Nocera knocks the ball to his team mate, Fabio Alves Dunga. Fabio Alves Dunga knocks the ball forward to Garba Omolade. Garba Omolade knocks the ball forward to Saliou Bakayoko but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
44.51
0-2Mohamed Bencherif catches Andriy Demyanchuk on the ankles. Mohamed Bencherif is given another warning by the referee! Andriy Demyanchuk grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
45.00
Des Jess makes a simple pass to Denys Volynets. Denys Volynets knocks in a cross ball towards Greg Godber. Greg Godber flicks the ball with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Aston Villa kick off and get the second half underway!
59.33
Felipe Serrano knocks the ball forward to Saliou Bakayoko. Saliou Bakayoko shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
60.42
Stuart Mcgreal sweeps the ball long. Gavin Hunt kicks a strong pass forward to Greg Godber. Greg Godber shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
61.09
0-2Tim Brighton knocks the ball to his team mate, Des Jess. Des Jess makes a simple pass to Denys Volynets. Denys Volynets knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
63.41
Fernando Bento comes in with a late challenge on Garba Omolade. The referee calls over Fernando Bento and shows him a yellow card! Garba Omolade hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
69.42
Fabio Alves Dunga threads the ball through to Saliou Bakayoko. Saliou Bakayoko makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Vladimir Seric but he's offside!
71.54
Andriy Demyanchuk passes the ball forward to Saliou Bakayoko. Saliou Bakayoko controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Garba Omolade. Garba Omolade shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
77.27
Youta Ishigawa deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gavin Hunt. Gavin Hunt shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
79.26
Garba Omolade catches Tim Brighton on the ankles. Garba Omolade is warned by the referee! Tim Brighton hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
81.42
Mohamed Bencherif makes a simple pass to Greg Godber. Greg Godber knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Rigobert Job.
83.26
Fabio Alves Dunga controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Vladimir Seric. Vladimir Seric plays a perfect one-two with Saliou Bakayoko and rushes in on goal... Vladimir Seric shows great control and tries a shot on goal but somehow Richard Campbell manages to keep it out.
85.23
Fabio Alves Dunga knocks the ball to his team mate, Vladimir Seric. Vladimir Seric plays a perfect one-two with Garba Omolade and rushes in on goal... Vladimir Seric tries a spectacular strike. It's miles wide!
89.10
Des Jess threads the ball through to Denys Volynets. Denys Volynets shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
0
5
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
38.4%
61.6%
Play Area
23.3%
46.6%
30.1%
Scorers
| Saliou Bakayoko 10, 18 Garba Omolade 72 |