Match Report


Wolverhampton WanderersWolverhampton Wanderers     SunderlandSunderland
Si WilliamsSi Williams Derek Robson Derek Robson
Craig PeckhamC. Peckham59
G
1
G
60Andy GemmellA. Gemmell
Marc HanssenM. Hanssen52
D
2
D
52John BurleyJ. Burley
Scott LeeS. Lee53
D
3captain
D
72Rob SeedorfR. Seedorf
Fredrik LawtonF. Lawton74
D
4
D
59Nicholas MercerN. Mercer
Marinus Shew A TjonM. Shew A Tjon60
D
5
M
71James DeanJ. Dean
Graham PhilipsG. Philips72
M
6
M
48Federico MartinelliF. Martinelli
Adrian SimoneA. Simone57
M
7
M
49Les McManamanL. McManaman
Nigel FoxN. Fox63
A
captain8
M
57Norman RobsonN. Robson
Carl FoxC. Fox61
A
9
A
58Adam HallA. Hall
Kai VöllerK. Völler66
A
10
A
56Richard DaviesR. Davies
Mick GalliM. Galli57
A
11
A
50Tommy BeckhamT. Beckham
 
Steffen BreyerS. Breyer58
D
12
A
72Marc FormonM. Formon
Tomˆs Van DijkT. Van Dijk59
M
13
M
54Martin DittmannM. Dittmann
Demlaba LambourdeD. Lambourde64
A
14
G
41Vincenzo WeigelV. Weigel

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Molineux where Wolverhampton Wanderers play host to Sunderland. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Wolverhampton Wanderers are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Sunderland appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Harry Thompson.


0.00
Sunderland start the game by kicking off the first half!
6.59
Graham Philips advances with the ball. Graham Philips knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by John Burley.
14.24
Les McManaman barges into Adrian Simone. Les McManaman is shown the yellow card! Adrian Simone stretches but gets up unharmed.
15.33
Seeing a gap ahead, Scott Lee plays the ball forward to Graham Philips. Graham Philips plays the ball forward to Mick Galli. Mick Galli knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by John Burley.
16.38
Graham Philips knocks the ball to his team mate, Adrian Simone. Adrian Simone shoots from long range. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
21.34
Rob Seedorf takes the throw-in. With some swift thinking, Nicholas Mercer plays the ball forward to James Dean. James Dean lofts in a cross ball towards Federico Martinelli. Federico Martinelli finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Craig Peckham with no chance!! Goal for Sunderland!
34.39
Federico Martinelli flicks a high pass forward. Tommy Beckham controls it well on his chest. Tommy Beckham whips in a cross ball towards Les McManaman. Les McManaman gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Craig Peckham gathers the ball up comfortably. Great save!
36.54
Rob Seedorf controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Les McManaman. Les McManaman hits a low pass to Richard Davies. Richard Davies knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Marc Hanssen.
39.29
Adrian Simone surges forward with the ball. Adrian Simone knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Andy Gemmell who gathers it comfortably.
40.40
Federico Martinelli deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Adam Hall. Adam Hall shoots from 20 yards but it's a woeful effort!
42.43
Rob Seedorf makes a simple pass to Norman Robson. Norman Robson knocks the ball to his team mate, Adam Hall. Adam Hall knocks in a cross ball towards Richard Davies. With a superhuman jump, Richard Davies connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Sunderland!
45.00
Rob Seedorf sees John Burley in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. John Burley flicks a high pass forward. Tommy Beckham holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Tommy Beckham runs straight at the defence! Some silky footwork from Tommy Beckham provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Wolverhampton Wanderers appear unchanged since the first half. Sunderland also appear unchanged since the first half. The Wolverhampton Wanderers players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Wolverhampton Wanderers kick off!
47.48
Marc Hanssen chips the ball to his team mate, Adrian Simone. Adrian Simone controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Graham Philips. Graham Philips controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Andy Gemmell manages to gather it comfortably.
48.03
Rob Seedorf flicks a high pass forward. Norman Robson collects the pass. With some swift thinking, Norman Robson plays the ball forward to Tommy Beckham. Tommy Beckham knocks in a cross ball towards Les McManaman. Les McManaman rises majestically and gets a header on goal but is denied by Craig Peckham. Excellent save.
53.45
Federico Martinelli barges into Adrian Simone. Federico Martinelli is shown the yellow card! Adrian Simone hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
55.46
Graham Philips plays the ball forward to Kai Völler. Kai Völler tries a spectacular long range effort. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
59.18
Tommy Beckham makes a probing pass to Les McManaman. Les McManaman runs straight at the defence! Les McManaman takes a shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
65.28
Norman Robson flicks a high pass forward. Les McManaman controls it well on his chest. Les McManaman knocks in a cross ball towards Norman Robson. With a superhuman jump, Norman Robson connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
66.50
Rob Seedorf flicks a high pass forward. Les McManaman holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Les McManaman controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Adam Hall. Adam Hall kicks a strong pass forward to Richard Davies but the referee indicates it's offside!
69.34
Nicholas Mercer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Norman Robson. Norman Robson advances with the ball. Norman Robson knocks in a cross ball towards Richard Davies. Richard Davies directs the ball goalwards with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
71.12
Federico Martinelli chips the ball to his team mate, Les McManaman. Les McManaman knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Craig Peckham who gathers it comfortably.
75.15
Graham Philips flicks a high pass forward. Mick Galli controls it well on his chest. Mick Galli knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Andy Gemmell who gathers it comfortably.
77.17
Les McManaman hits a low pass to Norman Robson. Norman Robson whips in a cross ball towards Adam Hall. Adam Hall knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Craig Peckham didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
78.39
Adrian Simone flicks a high pass forward. Carl Fox collects the pass. Carl Fox knocks in a cross ball towards Adrian Simone. Adrian Simone makes a looping header on goal but it flies wide!
79.33
Nicholas Mercer flicks a high pass forward to Les McManaman who brings the ball under control. Les McManaman flicks the ball to his team mate, Federico Martinelli. Federico Martinelli shoots from long range which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
83.52
Fredrik Lawton deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Adrian Simone. Adrian Simone hits a low pass to Kai Völler. Kai Völler controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it rises well off target!
90.00
Nicholas Mercer barges into Kai Völler. The referee calls over Nicholas Mercer and shows him a yellow card! Kai Völler hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Sunderland
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
2
6
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
43%
57%
Play Area
32.9%
41.8%
25.3%

Scorers
Kai Völler 55
Federico Martinelli 21, 79
Richard Davies 42

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Federico Martinelli of Sunderland

Match Ratings
1.Craig Peckham (GK)
7
2.Marc Hanssen (DEF)
6
3.Scott Lee (DEF)
6
4.Fredrik Lawton (DEF)
6
5.Marinus Shew A Tjon (DEF)
6
6.Graham Philips (MID)
8
7.Adrian Simone (MID)
7
8.Nigel Fox (ATT)
6
9.Carl Fox (ATT)
6
10.Kai Völler (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Mick Galli (ATT)
6
 
12.Steffen Breyer (DEF)
0
13.Tomˆs Van Dijk (MID)
0
14.Demlaba Lambourde (ATT)
0

1.Andy Gemmell (GK)
6
2.John Burley (DEF)
6
3.Rob Seedorf (DEF)
7
4.Nicholas Mercer (DEF)yellow card
6
5.James Dean (MID)
7
6.Federico Martinelli (MID)goal scoredgoal scoredyellow card
9
7.Les McManaman (MID)yellow card
7
8.Norman Robson (MID)
7
9.Adam Hall (ATT)
7
10.Richard Davies (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Tommy Beckham (ATT)
7
 
12.Marc Formon (ATT)
0
13.Martin Dittmann (MID)
0
14.Vincenzo Weigel (GK)
0