Match Report
| Sunderland | Sunderland |  |  | Oldham Athletic | Oldham Athletic | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alejandro Munoz | A. Munoz |  | 64 | G |  | 1 | | G | 58 |  | Gavin Brady | G. Brady | |||||||||
| Oscar Silva | O. Silva |  | 62 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 59 |  | Ivan Milligan | I. Milligan | |||||||||
| Stan Andrews | S. Andrews | | 61 | D | | 3 | | D | 53 | | David Cole | D. Cole | |||||||||
| Alan Robson | A. Robson | | 52 | D | | 4 | | D | 43 | | Spencer Carter | S. Carter | |||||||||
| Graham Rufus | G. Rufus | | 48 | D | | 5 | | M | 65 | | Kevin Sullivan | K. Sullivan | |||||||||
| Nikos Lamey | N. Lamey |  | 61 | M | | 6 | | M | 63 | | Daniele Riggott | D. Riggott | |||||||||
| Bill Lawton | B. Lawton | | 60 | M | | 7 | | M | 62 | | Alistair Best | A. Best | |||||||||
| Fredrik Carrick | F. Carrick | | 54 | M | | 8 | | M | 53 | | Lomano Thompson | L. Thompson | |||||||||
| Leon Middleton | L. Middleton | | 52 | M | | 9 | | M | 47 | | Gavin Liddell | G. Liddell | |||||||||
| Tommaso Greco | T. Greco |  | 61 | A | | 10 | | A | 64 | | Niccolo Oliver | N. Oliver | |||||||||
| Mervin Blake | M. Blake | | 59 | A | | 11 | | A | 58 | | Nigel Summerbell | N. Summerbell | |||||||||
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at The Stadium of Light where Sunderland play host to Oldham Athletic. A crowd of 4,423 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Sunderland are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Oldham Athletic appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Sunderland are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Oldham Athletic appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
0.00
0-0Oldham Athletic get the match underway!
4.55
0-0Fredrik Carrick makes a simple pass to Tommaso Greco. Tommaso Greco shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Gavin Brady easily smothers it!
6.00
0-0David Cole boots it upfield. Niccolo Oliver knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
9.41
0-0Lomano Thompson threads the ball through to Niccolo Oliver. Niccolo Oliver sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
10.14
Kevin Sullivan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nigel Summerbell. Nigel Summerbell knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Stan Andrews.
15.54
Bill Lawton threads the ball through to Mervin Blake. Mervin Blake finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
21.07
Oscar Silva deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Leon Middleton. Leon Middleton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tommaso Greco. Tommaso Greco shoots from long range but it flies wide!
24.59
0-1Kevin Sullivan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Niccolo Oliver. Niccolo Oliver controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Alejandro Munoz is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
33.12
Spencer Carter flicks the ball to his team mate, Daniele Riggott. Daniele Riggott makes a simple pass to Nigel Summerbell. Nigel Summerbell tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
38.20
Oscar Silva deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Fredrik Carrick. Fredrik Carrick deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tommaso Greco. Tommaso Greco knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
Sunderland kick off and get the second half underway!
48.57
0-1Niccolo Oliver hacks Stan Andrews from behind! The referee calls over Niccolo Oliver and warns him to calm down! Stan Andrews stretches but gets up unharmed.
49.41
Lomano Thompson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nigel Summerbell. Nigel Summerbell sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Alejandro Munoz!
51.24
0-1Fredrik Carrick hacks Daniele Riggott from behind! Fredrik Carrick is warned by the referee! Daniele Riggott grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
53.02
Stan Andrews chips the ball to his team mate, Fredrik Carrick. Fredrik Carrick deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tommaso Greco. Tommaso Greco shoots from long range. It's miles wide!
61.49
Spencer Carter knocks the ball to his team mate, Daniele Riggott. Daniele Riggott makes a simple pass to Niccolo Oliver. Niccolo Oliver goes all the way! Niccolo Oliver shoots from just inside the box but it is tipped over by Alejandro Munoz.
63.26
0-1Gavin Liddell makes a probing pass to Nigel Summerbell. Nigel Summerbell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Niccolo Oliver but the linesman indicates offside!
65.52
Graham Rufus deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nikos Lamey. Nikos Lamey knocks the ball forward to Tommaso Greco. Tommaso Greco goes all the way! Tommaso Greco tries a spectacular strike but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
67.54
Nikos Lamey flicks the ball to his team mate, Tommaso Greco. Tommaso Greco finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
69.10
Daniele Riggott threads the ball through to Niccolo Oliver. Niccolo Oliver knocks in a cross ball towards Nigel Summerbell. Nigel Summerbell flicks the ball with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Nigel Summerbell!
73.43
Fredrik Carrick makes a probing pass to Mervin Blake. Mervin Blake sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
79.08
1-2The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
83.47
Alistair Best kicks a strong pass forward to Niccolo Oliver. Niccolo Oliver knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
85.04
Kevin Sullivan makes a probing pass to Niccolo Oliver. Niccolo Oliver finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
2
4
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
53.2%
46.8%
Play Area
32.9%
45.6%
21.5%
Scorers