Match Report
| Sunderland | Sunderland |  |  | Rochdale | Rochdale | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Milan Ljuboja | Milan Ljuboja | ||||||||||||||||||
| Arthur Etherington | A. Etherington |  | 67 | G |  | 1 | | G | 58 |  | Dario Flachi | D. Flachi | |||||||||
| Francesco G. Eranio | F. Eranio | | 58 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 58 | | Alistair Kanu | A. Kanu | |||||||||
| Martin Clemence | M. Clemence | | 56 | D | | 3 | | D | 76 | | Julian Coppinger | J. Coppinger | |||||||||
| Dave Ferdinand | D. Ferdinand | | 49 | D | | 4 | | D | 59 |  | Matías Ezequiel Ruiz | M. Ruiz | |||||||||
| Vito Branca | V. Branca | | 48 | D | | 5 | | M | 64 |  | Christian Boulebda | C. Boulebda | |||||||||
| Paul Smithe | P. Smithe | | 62 | M | | 6 | | M | 64 | | Nicola C. Rachini | N. Rachini | |||||||||
| Steve Galli | S. Galli | | 59 | M | | 7 | | M | 62 |  | Jose Gomes | J. Gomes | |||||||||
| Graham Crooks | G. Crooks | | 58 | M | | 8 | | M | 70 | | Nicholas Newby | N. Newby | |||||||||
| Seth Copping | S. Copping | | 55 | M | | 9 | | A | 61 |  | Piet Kok | P. Kok | |||||||||
| Colin Morrison | C. Morrison |  | 62 | A | | 10 | | A | 63 | | Tomˆs Wisgerhof | T. Wisgerhof | |||||||||
| Alberto Cort | A. Cort | | 55 | A | | 11 | | A | 59 | | Jan Dijkstra | J. Dijkstra | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at The Stadium of Light where Sunderland play host to Rochdale. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Sunderland are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Rochdale appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Sunderland are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Rochdale appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Sunderland start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.04
0-0Steve Galli knocks the ball forward to Colin Morrison. Colin Morrison knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Matías Ezequiel Ruiz.
9.08
0-0Nicola C. Rachini makes a beautiful solo run. Nicola C. Rachini threads the ball through to Tomˆs Wisgerhof but he's offside!
15.02
0-0Julian Coppinger makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jose Gomes. Jose Gomes kicks a strong pass forward to Jan Dijkstra. Jan Dijkstra knocks in a cross ball towards Piet Kok. Piet Kok flicks the ball with his head. Arthur Etherington manages to gather it comfortably.
16.25
0-0Rochdale are easily keeping Sunderland at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
21.19
Graham Crooks sees space and advances. Graham Crooks knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Julian Coppinger.
22.13
Jose Gomes makes a simple pass to Tomˆs Wisgerhof. Tomˆs Wisgerhof knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Martin Clemence.
24.40
Christian Boulebda makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Piet Kok. Piet Kok lofts in a cross ball towards Tomˆs Wisgerhof. Tomˆs Wisgerhof is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Magnificent save by Arthur Etherington!
26.58
Jose Gomes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tomˆs Wisgerhof. Tomˆs Wisgerhof knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
28.04
0-0Nicholas Newby hacks Steve Galli from behind! Nicholas Newby is given a warning by the referee! Steve Galli hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
33.26
Steve Galli controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alberto Cort. Alberto Cort knocks the ball to his team mate, Colin Morrison. Colin Morrison shoots from just inside the box. Magnificent save by Dario Flachi!
34.36
Christian Boulebda flicks the ball to his team mate, Tomˆs Wisgerhof. Tomˆs Wisgerhof tries a spectacular long range effort but Arthur Etherington is on top of it.
36.58
Alberto Cort comes in with a late challenge on Alistair Kanu. Alberto Cort is given a warning by the referee! Alistair Kanu stretches but gets up unharmed.
40.01
0-0Jose Gomes kicks a strong pass forward to Jan Dijkstra. Jan Dijkstra shoots from long range. It's miles wide!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Rochdale kick off and get the second half underway!
47.15
Vito Branca lofts the ball long. Colin Morrison knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
54.19
0-1Julian Coppinger makes a beautiful solo run. Julian Coppinger chips the ball to his team mate, Piet Kok. Piet Kok sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
63.44
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
65.01
Christian Boulebda makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jan Dijkstra. Jan Dijkstra shoots from 25 yards. Magnificent save by Arthur Etherington!
66.36
Matías Ezequiel Ruiz knocks the ball to his team mate, Jose Gomes. Jose Gomes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tomˆs Wisgerhof. Tomˆs Wisgerhof whips in a cross ball towards Jan Dijkstra. Jan Dijkstra powers a header at goal. Magnificent save by Arthur Etherington!
67.36
Alistair Kanu surges forward with the ball. Alistair Kanu knocks the ball to his team mate, Piet Kok. Piet Kok knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
69.37
Jose Gomes catches Steve Galli on the ankles. Jose Gomes is warned by the referee! Steve Galli hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
71.01
Seth Copping makes a probing pass to Colin Morrison. Colin Morrison knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Julian Coppinger.
77.16
Christian Boulebda controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jan Dijkstra. Jan Dijkstra knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
79.58
Nicola C. Rachini controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Piet Kok. Piet Kok knocks in a cross ball towards Tomˆs Wisgerhof. Tomˆs Wisgerhof powers a header at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
85.58
0-2Matías Ezequiel Ruiz comes in with a late challenge on Francesco G. Eranio. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Francesco G. Eranio hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
87.39
Graham Crooks passes the ball forward to Alberto Cort. Alberto Cort knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
1
7
Shots off Target
0
1
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
41.2%
58.8%
Play Area
26.5%
50%
23.5%
Scorers
| Piet Kok 54 Tomˆs Wisgerhof 80 |