Match Report


Rotherham UnitedRotherham United     SunderlandSunderland
Dan ThomasDan Thomas Derek Robson Derek Robson
Lucien TchoutangL. Tchoutang81
G
1captain
G
82Alpay KayisA. Kayis
Jose Javier CarcedoJ. Carcedo79
D
2
D
75Cameron PerezC. Perez
Arek LatoA. Lato79
D
3
D
75Humphrey Van Der LaanH. Van Der Laan
Aristide BehiA. Behi77
D
4
D
75Syd CarterS. Carter
Colin BairdC. Baird80
D
5
M
82Hiraku SatoH. Sato
Seth WhiteS. White87
M
6
M
82Max WalkerM. Walker
Hauke BartschH. Bartsch87
M
captain7
M
81Luuk KoolL. Kool
Dave VassellD. Vassell77
A
8
M
88Kevin EhioguK. Ehiogu
Martijn DijkstraM. Dijkstra82
A
9
A
75Baldur ÁsgeirssonB. Ásgeirsson
Franceco MezzanoF. Mezzano78
A
10
A
79Martin BeattieM. Beattie
Daniel VieiraD. Vieira77
A
11
A
86Peter BishopP. Bishop
 
Artur FernandesA. Fernandes79
A
12
M
80Jody SmithJ. Smith
Gilles YoungG. Young80
M
13
M
81Paolo WetherallP. Wetherall
Sylvain LoweS. Lowe72
D
14
A
70Terry WiseT. Wise

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at New York Stadium where Rotherham United play host to Sunderland. A crowd of 18,787 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Rotherham United are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Sunderland appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Ross Serrant.


0.00
Rotherham United kick off the first half!
2.26
Luuk Kool barges into Hauke Bartsch. The referee calls over Luuk Kool and warns him to calm down! Hauke Bartsch hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
3.52
Aristide Behi makes a strong solo run forward. Aristide Behi flicks a high pass forward. Martijn Dijkstra collects the pass. Martijn Dijkstra knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Humphrey Van Der Laan.
4.10
Hauke Bartsch threads a neat ball through to Seth White. Seth White threads the ball through into the box. Some silky footwork from Hauke Bartsch provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Solid save from Alpay Kayis.
9.28
Colin Baird sees a break and surges forward. Colin Baird knocks the ball to his team mate, Martijn Dijkstra. Martijn Dijkstra plays a quick one-two with Dave Vassell and rushes in on goal... Martijn Dijkstra side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but it is blocked by Cameron Perez.
10.33
Cameron Perez makes a simple pass to Peter Bishop. Peter Bishop knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Arek Lato.
12.43
Max Walker flicks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Ehiogu. Kevin Ehiogu shoots from outside the area but Lucien Tchoutang is on top of it.
15.12
Humphrey Van Der Laan threads a neat ball through to Luuk Kool. Luuk Kool flicks a high pass forward. Max Walker controls it well on his chest. Max Walker shoots from long range but it slams into the crowd!
18.54
Hauke Bartsch makes a simple pass to Martijn Dijkstra. Martijn Dijkstra knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Syd Carter.
22.36
Max Walker passes the ball forward to Peter Bishop. Peter Bishop knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Colin Baird.
24.48
Peter Bishop hacks Arek Lato from behind! The referee calls over Peter Bishop and shows him a yellow card! Arek Lato stretches but gets up unharmed.
28.32
Cameron Perez advances with the ball. Cameron Perez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
32.38
Aristide Behi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Hauke Bartsch. Hauke Bartsch whips in a cross ball towards Franceco Mezzano. Franceco Mezzano fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
34.02
Cameron Perez kicks a strong pass forward to Luuk Kool. Luuk Kool chips the ball to his team mate, Baldur Ásgeirsson. Baldur Ásgeirsson lofts in a cross ball towards Martin Beattie. Martin Beattie connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
38.15
Luuk Kool catches Arek Lato on the ankles. The referee calls over Luuk Kool and shows him a yellow card! Arek Lato stretches but gets up unharmed.
39.24
Hauke Bartsch picks a pass forward to Daniel Vieira. Daniel Vieira whips in a cross ball towards Martijn Dijkstra. Martijn Dijkstra makes a convincing header but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
40.06
Arek Lato hacks Martin Beattie from behind! The referee calls over Arek Lato and shows him a yellow card! Martin Beattie carries on, but is struggling a bit.
44.18
Luuk Kool threads a neat ball through to Peter Bishop. Peter Bishop knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
Cameron Perez flicks the ball to his team mate, Luuk Kool. Luuk Kool picks a pass forward to Kevin Ehiogu. Kevin Ehiogu shoots from 20 yards but it is tipped over by Lucien Tchoutang.
45.00
Luuk Kool takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Martijn Dijkstra jumps high to head the ball out to safety!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Rotherham United appear unchanged since the first half. Sunderland appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-4-3 formation.

45.00
The second half starts with Sunderland kicking off!
51.05
Seth White sees space and advances. Seth White sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Alpay Kayis smothers it!
54.02
Syd Carter kicks a strong pass forward to Max Walker. Max Walker makes a simple pass to Baldur Ásgeirsson. Baldur Ásgeirsson whips in a cross ball towards Martin Beattie. Martin Beattie heads the ball goalwards but it is tipped over by Lucien Tchoutang.
66.26
Hauke Bartsch flicks a high pass forward to Dave Vassell who brings the ball under control. Dave Vassell lofts in a cross ball towards Hauke Bartsch. Hauke Bartsch is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but Alpay Kayis reads it well. Quality keeping!
69.07
Cameron Perez makes a probing pass to Max Walker. Max Walker flicks a high pass forward to Martin Beattie who brings the ball under control. Martin Beattie lofts in a cross ball towards Max Walker. Max Walker knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Max Walker!
72.02
Jose Javier Carcedo threads the ball through to Hauke Bartsch. Hauke Bartsch deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Seth White. Seth White tries a spectacular long range effort but it is shockingly off target!
73.28
Kevin Ehiogu threads the ball through to Luuk Kool. Luuk Kool knocks in a cross ball towards Martin Beattie. With a superhuman jump, Martin Beattie connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. What a cracker!! Lucien Tchoutang had no chance!! Goal for Sunderland!
77.11
Hauke Bartsch catches Luuk Kool on the ankles. The referee calls over Hauke Bartsch and warns him to calm down! Luuk Kool stretches but gets up unharmed.
78.49
With some swift thinking, Baldur Ásgeirsson plays the ball forward to Peter Bishop. Peter Bishop whips in a cross ball towards Baldur Ásgeirsson. Baldur Ásgeirsson beats his man to it with a header but it misses the target by a large margin!
81.29
Martin Beattie threads a neat ball through to Peter Bishop. Peter Bishop finds some space and shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
83.36
Syd Carter sees Max Walker in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Max Walker deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kevin Ehiogu. Kevin Ehiogu lofts in a cross ball towards Baldur Ásgeirsson. Baldur Ásgeirsson powers a header at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
85.03
Luuk Kool plays the ball forward to Kevin Ehiogu. Kevin Ehiogu shoots from 25 yards but somehow Lucien Tchoutang manages to keep it out.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Rotherham United

Sunderland
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
4
8
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
35.1%
64.9%
Play Area
28.6%
46.8%
24.7%

Scorers
Martin Beattie 34, 73
Max Walker 69

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Martin Beattie of Sunderland

Match Ratings
1.Lucien Tchoutang (GK)
7
2.Jose Javier Carcedo (DEF)
6
3.Arek Lato (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Aristide Behi (DEF)
6
5.Colin Baird (DEF)
6
6.Seth White (MID)
6
7.Hauke Bartsch (MID)
7
8.Dave Vassell (ATT)
6
9.Martijn Dijkstra (ATT)
6
10.Franceco Mezzano (ATT)
6
11.Daniel Vieira (ATT)
6
 
12.Artur Fernandes (ATT)
0
13.Gilles Young (MID)
0
14.Sylvain Lowe (DEF)
0

1.Alpay Kayis (GK)
7
2.Cameron Perez (DEF)
7
3.Humphrey Van Der Laan (DEF)
6
4.Syd Carter (DEF)
6
5.Hiraku Sato (MID)
6
6.Max Walker (MID)goal scored
8
7.Luuk Kool (MID)yellow card
6
8.Kevin Ehiogu (MID)
6
9.Baldur Ásgeirsson (ATT)
7
10.Martin Beattie (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Peter Bishop (ATT)yellow card
5
 
12.Jody Smith (MID)
0
13.Paolo Wetherall (MID)
0
14.Terry Wise (ATT)
0