Match Report
| Fulham | Fulham |  |  | Sunderland | Sunderland | ||||||||||||||||
| Craig Thornburrow | Craig Thornburrow | Derek Robson | Derek Robson | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alvaro Burgos | A. Burgos |  | 77 | G |  | 1 | |  | G | 82 |  | Alpay Kayis | A. Kayis | ||||||||
| Gregory Raymond | G. Raymond |  | 77 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 72 |  | Florian Gimpl | F. Gimpl | |||||||||
| Steven Severs | S. Severs |  | 76 | D | | 3 | | D | 77 |  | Cameron Perez | C. Perez | |||||||||
| Nicholas Jones | N. Jones |  | 77 | D | | 4 | | D | 76 |  | Alistair Formon | A. Formon | |||||||||
| Stan Bailey | S. Bailey | | 84 | D | | 5 | | M | 84 | | Max Walker | M. Walker | |||||||||
| Morris Bailey | M. Bailey | | 88 | M | | 6 | | M | 82 |  | Luuk Kool | L. Kool | |||||||||
| Guillermo Leon | G. Leon |  | 92 | M | | | 7 | | M | 90 | | Kevin Ehiogu | K. Ehiogu | ||||||||
| Rui Douglas | R. Douglas | | 80 | A | | 8 | | M | 86 | | Jody Smith | J. Smith | |||||||||
| Alun Eustace | A. Eustace | | 79 | A | | 9 | | A | 81 | | Martin Beattie | M. Beattie | |||||||||
| Mark Pearce | M. Pearce | | 88 | A | | 10 | | A | 85 |  | Matias Vitor Santiago | M. Vitor Santiago | |||||||||
| Eoin Newby | E. Newby | | 80 | A | | 11 | | A | 87 | | Peter Bishop | P. Bishop | |||||||||
| Alexandru Codrea | A. Codrea |  | 76 | D | | 12 | | A | 75 | | Leon Elliott | L. Elliott | |||||||||
| Ivo Koroglu | I. Koroglu | | 82 | M | | 13 | | M | 82 |  | Hiraku Sato | H. Sato | |||||||||
| Stuart Johnstone | S. Johnstone |  | 78 | A | | 14 | | M | 80 | | Martin Flintlock | M. Flintlock | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Craven Cottage where Fulham play host to Sunderland. A crowd of 20,585 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Fulham are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Sunderland appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Ian Matthews.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Fulham are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Sunderland appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Ian Matthews.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Fulham kicking off!
2.30
0-0Alun Eustace flicks a high ball forward to Guillermo Leon who takes it down. Guillermo Leon cuts inside the box! Guillermo Leon shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Alpay Kayis gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
3.08
Nicholas Jones surges forward with the ball. Nicholas Jones knocks the ball forward to Alun Eustace. Alun Eustace runs straight at the defence! Alun Eustace strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. Superb reactions from Alpay Kayis. What a save!
15.00
Cameron Perez flicks a high ball forward to Kevin Ehiogu who takes it down. Kevin Ehiogu knocks the ball forward to Jody Smith. Jody Smith lofts in a cross ball towards Kevin Ehiogu. Kevin Ehiogu beats his man to it with a header. Alvaro Burgos gathers the ball up comfortably. Superb keeping!
16.40
Stan Bailey takes a short throw-in bringing Nicholas Jones into play. With great vision, Nicholas Jones plays the ball forward to Guillermo Leon. Guillermo Leon flicks a high pass forward. Morris Bailey collects the pass. Morris Bailey lofts in a cross ball towards Rui Douglas. Rui Douglas shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Good keeping from Alpay Kayis as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
20.21
Morris Bailey makes an attacking run forward. Morris Bailey knocks in a cross ball towards Rui Douglas. Rui Douglas makes a convincing header but Alpay Kayis is on top of it.
21.46
0-0Nicholas Jones threads a neat ball through to Alun Eustace. Alun Eustace sees Guillermo Leon in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Guillermo Leon knocks in a cross ball towards Rui Douglas. Rui Douglas is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
24.47
Morris Bailey flicks a high pass forward to Eoin Newby who brings the ball under control. Eoin Newby makes a defence splitting pass to Rui Douglas. Rui Douglas makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but Alpay Kayis reads it well. Fabulous save!
26.00
0-0Without breaking stride, Alistair Formon plays the ball forward to Kevin Ehiogu. Kevin Ehiogu flicks a high pass forward. Martin Beattie holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Martin Beattie knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alvaro Burgos who gathers it comfortably.
34.31
Cameron Perez flicks a high pass forward. Jody Smith collects the pass. Jody Smith finds some space and shoots from distance but it's well over the bar!
39.02
0-1Alistair Formon deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Martin Beattie. Without breaking stride, Martin Beattie plays the ball forward to Max Walker. Max Walker whips in a cross ball towards Matias Vitor Santiago. Matias Vitor Santiago rises majestically and gets a header on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
42.45
Nicholas Jones knocks the ball to his team mate, Guillermo Leon. Guillermo Leon makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Morris Bailey. Morris Bailey controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Fantastic reaction save from Alpay Kayis!
44.56
0-1Max Walker catches Stan Bailey on the ankles. Max Walker is shown the yellow card! Stan Bailey hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Fulham 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!
47.12
Morris Bailey flicks a high pass forward. Guillermo Leon holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Guillermo Leon lofts in a cross ball towards Mark Pearce. Mark Pearce is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Good keeping from Alpay Kayis as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
48.07
0-1Guillermo Leon takes the corner, chipping the ball to the near post. Nicholas Jones shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
54.42
Stan Bailey kicks a strong pass forward to Guillermo Leon. Guillermo Leon knocks the ball to his team mate, Alun Eustace. Alun Eustace knocks in a cross ball towards Rui Douglas. Rui Douglas beats his man to it with a header. Alpay Kayis gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice keeping!
59.07
Guillermo Leon hits a low pass to Eoin Newby. Eoin Newby controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Alpay Kayis!
61.16
Kevin Ehiogu threads a neat ball through to Matias Vitor Santiago. Matias Vitor Santiago knocks the ball to his team mate, Peter Bishop. Some good footwork from Peter Bishop provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Sunderland!
69.48
Gregory Raymond controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Morris Bailey. Morris Bailey lofts in a cross ball towards Eoin Newby. Eoin Newby makes a deft header. Magnificent save by Alpay Kayis!
71.53
Kevin Ehiogu barges into Nicholas Jones. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Nicholas Jones hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
73.28
Cameron Perez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alistair Formon. Alistair Formon chips the ball to his team mate, Matias Vitor Santiago. Matias Vitor Santiago plays a one-two with Martin Beattie and rushes in on goal... Matias Vitor Santiago side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but somehow Alvaro Burgos manages to keep it out.
77.09
Stan Bailey flicks a high pass forward. Morris Bailey holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Morris Bailey makes a probing pass to Alun Eustace. Alun Eustace whips in a cross ball towards Mark Pearce. With a superhuman jump, Mark Pearce connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
79.49
Cameron Perez knocks the ball forward to Kevin Ehiogu. Kevin Ehiogu flicks a high pass forward. Martin Beattie controls it well on his chest. Martin Beattie shoots from distance. Alvaro Burgos gets down and covers it.
84.42
Luuk Kool threads the ball through to Martin Beattie. Martin Beattie knocks in a cross ball towards Luuk Kool. Luuk Kool directs the ball goalwards with his head. Alvaro Burgos easily punches it away to safety.
85.21
Morris Bailey clumsily knocks into Max Walker. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Max Walker stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Luuk Kool deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Peter Bishop. Peter Bishop controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
11
7
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
48%
52%
Play Area
26.7%
44%
29.3%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Alpay Kayis of Sunderland |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Alvaro Burgos (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Gregory Raymond (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Steven Severs (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Nicholas Jones (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Stan Bailey (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Morris Bailey (MID) |  | 7 |
| 7. | Guillermo Leon (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Rui Douglas (ATT) | 6 | |
| 9. | Alun Eustace (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Mark Pearce (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Eoin Newby (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Alexandru Codrea (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Ivo Koroglu (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Stuart Johnstone (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Alpay Kayis (GK) | 9 | |
| 2. | Florian Gimpl (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Cameron Perez (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Alistair Formon (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Max Walker (MID) | | 6 |
| 6. | Luuk Kool (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Kevin Ehiogu (MID) | | 6 |
| 8. | Jody Smith (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Martin Beattie (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Matias Vitor Santiago (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 11. | Peter Bishop (ATT) | | 7 |
| 12. | Leon Elliott (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Hiraku Sato (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Martin Flintlock (MID) | 0 | |