Match Report
| Sunderland | Sunderland |  |  | Cambridge United | Cambridge United | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alejandro Munoz | A. Munoz |  | 64 | G |  | 1 | | G | 55 |  | Adam Lloyd | A. Lloyd | |||||||||
| Oscar Silva | O. Silva |  | 62 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 61 |  | Victor Debec | V. Debec | |||||||||
| Stan Andrews | S. Andrews | | 61 | D | | 3 | | D | 58 | | Darren Riza | D. Riza | |||||||||
| Alan Robson | A. Robson | | 52 | D | | 4 | | D | 55 |  | David Lucchini | D. Lucchini | |||||||||
| Graham Rufus | G. Rufus | | 48 | D | | 5 | | D | 50 | | Kieron Clarke | K. Clarke | |||||||||
| Nikos Lamey | N. Lamey |  | 61 | M | | 6 | | M | 66 | | Clive Vernazza | C. Vernazza | |||||||||
| Bill Lawton | B. Lawton | | 60 | M | | 7 | | M | 63 | | Kieron Goldberg | K. Goldberg | |||||||||
| Fredrik Carrick | F. Carrick | | 54 | M | | 8 | | M | 58 | | Tjalle Houwing | T. Houwing | |||||||||
| Leon Middleton | L. Middleton | | 52 | M | | 9 | | M | 55 | | Julian Proctor | J. Proctor | |||||||||
| Tommaso Greco | T. Greco | | 61 | A | | 10 | | A | 55 | | Steven Batty | S. Batty | |||||||||
| Mervin Blake | M. Blake | | 59 | A | | 11 | | A | 52 | | Matt Mcleod | M. Mcleod | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at The Stadium of Light where Sunderland play host to Cambridge United. A crowd of 4,185 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Both Sunderland and Cambridge United are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Sunderland and Cambridge United are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Cambridge United kick off the first half!
4.00
0-0Alan Robson kicks a strong pass forward to Leon Middleton. Leon Middleton advances with the ball. Leon Middleton shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
6.03
0-0Graham Rufus surges forward with the ball. Graham Rufus chips the ball to his team mate, Tommaso Greco. Tommaso Greco knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Kieron Clarke.
8.22
David Lucchini chips the ball to his team mate, Kieron Goldberg. Kieron Goldberg makes a probing pass to Steven Batty. Steven Batty kicks a strong pass forward to Matt Mcleod. Matt Mcleod shows great control and tries a shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
12.50
Leon Middleton kicks a strong pass forward to Tommaso Greco. Tommaso Greco shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
15.05
Clive Vernazza chips the ball to his team mate, Steven Batty. Steven Batty tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
18.07
Stan Andrews advances with the ball. Stan Andrews makes a simple pass to Mervin Blake. Mervin Blake tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
20.07
Graham Rufus controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Fredrik Carrick. Fredrik Carrick controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mervin Blake. Mervin Blake knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by David Lucchini.
21.31
0-0Leon Middleton knocks the ball to his team mate, Mervin Blake. Mervin Blake lofts in a cross ball towards Tommaso Greco. Tommaso Greco is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Adam Lloyd manages to gather it comfortably.
26.58
Kieron Clarke deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tjalle Houwing. Tjalle Houwing knocks the ball forward to Matt Mcleod. Matt Mcleod knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alejandro Munoz who gathers it comfortably.
27.40
Kieron Goldberg deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Matt Mcleod. Matt Mcleod knocks in a cross ball towards Steven Batty. Steven Batty powers a header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
28.53
0-0Leon Middleton clumsily knocks into Victor Debec. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Victor Debec carries on, but is struggling a bit.
30.29
Tjalle Houwing makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Matt Mcleod. Matt Mcleod shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Alejandro Munoz manages to gather it comfortably.
36.25
Darren Riza decides to run forward with the ball. Darren Riza passes the ball forward to Matt Mcleod. Matt Mcleod knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alan Robson.
39.03
Nikos Lamey makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tommaso Greco. Tommaso Greco sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Sunderland start the second half!
48.55
0-0Darren Riza barges into Bill Lawton. The referee calls over Darren Riza and warns him to calm down! Bill Lawton runs off the knock.
55.36
1-0Leon Middleton deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tommaso Greco. Tommaso Greco lofts in a cross ball towards Mervin Blake. Mervin Blake connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's there!! Adam Lloyd has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
69.48
Clive Vernazza knocks the ball to his team mate, Steven Batty. Steven Batty goes all the way! Steven Batty takes a shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
79.49
Julian Proctor knocks the ball to his team mate, Steven Batty. Steven Batty shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
87.05
Stan Andrews makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Bill Lawton. Bill Lawton controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tommaso Greco. Tommaso Greco shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
1
Shots off Target
4
5
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
58.1%
41.9%
Play Area
27.9%
45.3%
26.7%
Scorers
| Mervin Blake 55 |