Match Report
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Match Report
Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Elland Road where Leeds United play host to Sunderland. A crowd of 19,834 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Leeds United and Sunderland are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Ben Upson.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Leeds United and Sunderland are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Ben Upson.
0.00
0-0Sunderland kick off!
2.53
0-0Natale Cannarsa sees Quim Monteiro in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Quim Monteiro knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Duarte Soares.
12.12
David Joseph deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Lampros Moissidis. Lampros Moissidis flicks a high pass forward. Malte Poschner collects the pass. Malte Poschner knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
14.16
0-0Lampros Moissidis sees Stanley Cole in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Stanley Cole plays a scrappy one-two with Malte Poschner and stumbles forward towards the goal... Stanley Cole comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. It curls slightly but Amine Haouche manages to gather it.
16.05
0-0Stanley Cole comes in with a late challenge on Filipe Tavares. The referee calls over Stanley Cole and warns him to calm down! Filipe Tavares runs off the knock.
18.26
Lampros Moissidis passes the ball forward to Malte Poschner. Malte Poschner rushes past Danny Laver! Some silky footwork from Malte Poschner provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Amine Haouche easily smothers it!
20.01
Kai Ziegenhagen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stephen Matteo. Stephen Matteo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
21.31
Filipe Tavares kicks a strong pass forward to Michel Koutouan. Michel Koutouan chips the ball to his team mate, Quim Monteiro. Quim Monteiro shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent save!
22.54
Graham Middleton flicks the ball to his team mate, Quim Monteiro. Quim Monteiro knocks in a cross ball towards Mark Pagliuca. Mark Pagliuca makes a looping header on goal. The keeper is on top of it. Quality keeping!
28.35
0-0Without breaking stride, Christian Barollo plays the ball forward to Mark Pagliuca. Mark Pagliuca sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
32.55
0-1Stephen Bramble chips the ball to his team mate, Lampros Moissidis. Lampros Moissidis sees space and advances. Lampros Moissidis plays a scrappy one-two with Stephen Matteo and advances towards the goal... Lampros Moissidis strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
38.21
0-1Danny Laver flicks a high pass forward. Christian Barollo controls it well on his chest. Christian Barollo flicks the ball to his team mate, Quim Monteiro. Quim Monteiro knocks in a cross ball towards Louis Dufresnes. Louis Dufresnes makes a deft header. Stephen Bramble steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
45.00
Augusto Martin clumsily knocks into Stanley Cole. The referee warns Augusto Martin to calm down! Stanley Cole stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Leeds United appear unchanged since the first half. Sunderland also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The second half starts with Leeds United kicking off!
49.12
Duarte Soares flicks a high pass forward. Kevin Marshall holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Kevin Marshall hits a low pass to Stanley Cole. Stanley Cole tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
51.40
Kevin Marshall makes an attacking run forward. Kevin Marshall shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
57.01
Filipe Tavares plays the ball forward to Graham Middleton. Graham Middleton flicks a high pass forward. Louis Dufresnes controls it well on his chest. Louis Dufresnes tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Well saved!
59.31
Natale Cannarsa threads a neat ball through to Mark Pagliuca. Mark Pagliuca shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
60.17
0-1Leeds United have made 2 substitutions with Richard Meite replacing Augusto Martin and Youri Karpin replacing Quim Monteiro .
61.17
0-1Kevin Marshall deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Malte Poschner. Malte Poschner makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stanley Cole but he's offside!
65.39
Seeing a gap ahead, Graham Middleton plays the ball forward to Louis Dufresnes. Louis Dufresnes finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies just wide!
66.36
Graham Middleton makes a probing pass to Louis Dufresnes. Louis Dufresnes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but is denied by Alexander Regnault. Excellent save.
69.53
Jonathan Salmon kicks a strong pass forward to Malte Poschner. Malte Poschner knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Amine Haouche who gathers it comfortably.
72.59
Stephen Bramble hits a low pass to Jonathan Salmon. Jonathan Salmon threads a neat ball through to Stephen Matteo. Stephen Matteo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Amine Haouche manages to gather it easily.
73.22
Lampros Moissidis makes a probing pass to Stanley Cole. Stanley Cole plays a one-two with Malte Poschner and rushes in on goal... Stanley Cole shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good keeping!
75.05
Kevin Marshall makes a probing pass to Stanley Cole. Stanley Cole skips past Filipe Tavares! Stanley Cole makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is shockingly off target!
77.00
Leeds United have made a substitution with Francisco Smith replacing Graham Middleton .Sunderland have made 2 substitutions with Richard Lisbie replacing Jonathan Salmon and Michael Sadane replacing Stanley Cole .
78.06
Michel Koutouan hits a low pass to Youri Karpin. Youri Karpin knocks in a cross ball towards Louis Dufresnes. Louis Dufresnes beats his man to it with a header. Alexander Regnault is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
85.48
Michel Koutouan sees Louis Dufresnes in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Louis Dufresnes lofts in a cross ball towards Youri Karpin. Youri Karpin is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
90.00
With great vision, Danny Laver plays the ball forward to Francisco Smith. Francisco Smith makes a probing pass to Youri Karpin. Youri Karpin knocks in a cross ball towards Louis Dufresnes. Louis Dufresnes gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Alexander Regnault comfortably punches it away to safety.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
Man of the Match
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Louis Dufresnes of Leeds United |
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Amine Haouche (GK)
7
2. Danny Laver (DEF)
6
3. Filipe Tavares (DEF)
7
4. Augusto Martin (DEF)
5
5. Michel Koutouan (MID)
6
6. Christian Barollo (MID)
6
7. Graham Middleton (MID)
6
8. Natale Cannarsa (MID)
6
9. Louis Dufresnes (ATT)
9
10. Quim Monteiro (ATT)
6
11. Mark Pagliuca (ATT)
6
12. Richard Meite (DEF)
6
13. Francisco Smith (MID)
6
14. Youri Karpin (ATT)
9
1. Alexander Regnault (GK)
8
2. Duarte Soares (DEF)
6
3. David Joseph (DEF)
7
4. Stephen Bramble (DEF)
6
5. Lampros Moissidis (MID)
9
6. Jonathan Salmon (MID)
6
7. Kevin Marshall (MID)
7
8. Kai Ziegenhagen (MID)
6
9. Stephen Matteo (ATT)
6
10. Stanley Cole (ATT)
7
11. Malte Poschner (ATT)
6
12. Julian Medina (DEF)
0
13. Richard Lisbie (MID)
6
14. Michael Sadane (ATT)
6