Match Report
| Sunderland | Sunderland |  |  | Northampton Town | Northampton Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Abdouelillah Lounici | Abdouelillah Lounici | |||||||||||||||||
| Richard Campbell | R. Campbell |  | 61 | G |  | 1 | | G | 85 |  | Samuel Song | S. Song | |||||||||
| Stuart Mcgreal | S. Mcgreal |  | 80 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 62 | | Carlton Ljungberg | C. Ljungberg | |||||||||
| Tim Brighton | T. Brighton | | 73 | D | | 3 | | D | 50 | | Andy Lofthouse | A. Lofthouse | |||||||||
| Martin Kasper | M. Kasper | | 72 | D | | 4 | | D | 66 |  | Pedro Guardiola | P. Guardiola | |||||||||
| Fernando Bento | F. Bento |  | 69 | D | | 5 | | M | 49 | | Don Gallacher | D. Gallacher | |||||||||
| Des Jess | D. Jess | | 73 | M | | 6 | | M | 71 |  | Mario Vugrinec | M. Vugrinec | |||||||||
| Mohamed Bencherif | M. Bencherif |  | 67 | M | | 7 | | M | 51 |  | Samba Talfournier | S. Talfournier | |||||||||
| Ricardo Sousa | R. Sousa | | 66 | M | | 8 | | M | 48 | | Tim Cort | T. Cort | |||||||||
| Greg Godber | G. Godber | | 64 | A | | 9 | | A | 59 | | Bill Lisbie | B. Lisbie | |||||||||
| Denys Volynets | D. Volynets |  | 63 | A | | 10 | | A | 64 | | Billy Deane | B. Deane | |||||||||
| Gavin Hunt | G. Hunt | | 61 | A | | 11 | | A | 44 | | Jody Cutler | J. Cutler | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at The Stadium of Light where Sunderland play host to Northampton Town. A crowd of 17,249 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Sunderland are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Northampton Town appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Sunderland are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Northampton Town appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Sunderland kick off!
2.43
0-0Stuart Mcgreal chips the ball to his team mate, Ricardo Sousa. Ricardo Sousa chips the ball to his team mate, Gavin Hunt. Gavin Hunt controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Greg Godber. Greg Godber makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
3.42
0-0Mohamed Bencherif makes a probing pass to Greg Godber. Greg Godber shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
6.17
1-0Ricardo Sousa sees a break and surges forward. Ricardo Sousa tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
10.32
1-0Carlton Ljungberg clumsily knocks into Gavin Hunt. Carlton Ljungberg is warned by the referee! Gavin Hunt hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
16.43
Samba Talfournier chips the ball to his team mate, Bill Lisbie. Bill Lisbie sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Richard Campbell is on top of it.
21.51
Andy Lofthouse brings the ball forward. Andy Lofthouse makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Billy Deane. Billy Deane kicks a strong pass forward to Bill Lisbie. Bill Lisbie cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
26.29
1-0Martin Kasper hacks Samba Talfournier from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Samba Talfournier hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
27.48
Mario Vugrinec makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jody Cutler. Jody Cutler shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
34.32
Tim Brighton makes a simple pass to Ricardo Sousa. Ricardo Sousa makes a probing pass to Greg Godber. Greg Godber goes all the way! Greg Godber rockets a shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
44.20
Ricardo Sousa brings the ball forward. Ricardo Sousa plays a perfect one-two with Greg Godber and rushes in on goal... Ricardo Sousa shoots from just inside the box but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
1-045.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Northampton Town kick off!
47.34
Des Jess knocks the ball forward to Greg Godber. Greg Godber controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
49.29
Des Jess knocks the ball to his team mate, Denys Volynets. Denys Volynets shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
51.30
Tim Brighton knocks the ball to his team mate, Mohamed Bencherif. Mohamed Bencherif takes it forward alone. Mohamed Bencherif plays a perfect one-two with Greg Godber and rushes in on goal... Mohamed Bencherif cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
54.37
Mohamed Bencherif sees space and advances. Mohamed Bencherif makes a probing pass to Greg Godber. Greg Godber cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
59.02
Tim Brighton kicks a strong pass forward to Mohamed Bencherif. Mohamed Bencherif controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Greg Godber. Greg Godber knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Pedro Guardiola.
65.32
Tim Cort knocks the ball to his team mate, Jody Cutler. Jody Cutler shoots from long range but he balloons it over the crossbar!
71.24
Samba Talfournier deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Billy Deane. Billy Deane knocks the ball to his team mate, Bill Lisbie. Bill Lisbie takes a shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
77.30
Pedro Guardiola knocks the ball forward to Don Gallacher. Don Gallacher chips the ball to his team mate, Bill Lisbie. Bill Lisbie controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jody Cutler. Jody Cutler shoots from just inside the box. It's there!! Richard Campbell has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
83.47
Mohamed Bencherif threads the ball through to Greg Godber. Greg Godber passes the ball forward to Denys Volynets. Denys Volynets shoots from just inside the box. It's miles wide!
85.11
Mario Vugrinec knocks the ball forward to Bill Lisbie. Bill Lisbie knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
87.52
1-2Carlton Ljungberg threads the ball through to Tim Cort. Tim Cort takes it forward alone. Tim Cort deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jody Cutler but the linesman indicates offside!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
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