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06/12/2053, Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England
FA Cup, Round 3

Sunderland Vs Southampton

Sunderland play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: O Milne (GK) , H Yarwood (CB) , H Jernigan (CB) , J MacKay (CB) , J Arnott (RB) , B McCathern (LB) , K Crummie (CDM) , C Chikwelu (CAM) , J Lyons (RM) , L Ronda (LM) , B McClaren (ST) And the subs are: J Quinn (CB) , M Marquis (CM) , A Mina (CM) , C Rhydderch (ST)

Southampton play in a 4-4-2 Diamond formation, and line up with: A Moffett (GK) , D McFarlane (CB) , J Wern (CB) , G McManus (RB) , D Evans (LB) , J Taggart (CDM) , M Main (CAM) , C Banjo (RM) , G Killough (LM) , M Gam (ST) , K Floyd (ST) And the subs are: J Musgrave (CB) , N Fitzgerald (CB) , R MacLeod (CM) , M Fildes (CM) , P Gaddis (ST)

Welcome to Stadium of Light in Sunderland, England where Sunderland will face Southampton.  This is round 3 of the FA Cup.  The attendance is 35893.

1' - Sunderland kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

4' - Chris Chikwelu passes the ball to Lucas Ronda.  Lucas Ronda plays the ball to Chris Chikwelu.  Martyn Gam dispossesses Chris Chikwelu and takes the ball.  Martyn Gam attempts to beat James Lyons using his skills.  The opposing player is unable to stop Martyn Gam who takes the ball forward!  

4' - Martyn Gam sees Chris Banjo making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

9' - Brian McClaren sees a run from Chris Chikwelu.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Chris Chikwelu is able to control the ball.  Chris Chikwelu looks to strike the ball into the top of the net...and Chris Chikwelu scores!  That's a wonderful goal from the Sunderland player!  The keeper couldn't get near the ball!

9' - Southampton kick the ball off for the restart.  

18' - Declan Evans sees Mick Main making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Mick Main has strayed offside!  

20' - Lucas Ronda slides the ball to Chris Chikwelu.  Chris Chikwelu sees James Lyons making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

23' - Declan Evans chips a long ball to David McFarlane.  David McFarlane passes to Kris Floyd.  Kris Floyd sees Martyn Gam making a run.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

26' - Lucas Ronda passes the ball to Harry Jernigan.  Kris Floyd tackles Harry Jernigan and takes the ball.  Kris Floyd tries to use ball skills to beat Ben McCathern.  He sends his opponent the wrong way and takes the ball forward!  

28' - Kieran Crummie tackles Kris Floyd and the ball goes loose.  Ben McCathern sees a run from Brian McClaren.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but the linesman signals for offside!  

35' - Declan Evans passes a long ball to Jasper Wern.  Kieran Crummie successfully tackles Jasper Wern and the ball goes loose.  David McFarlane successfully tackles Kieran Crummie and takes possession.  David McFarlane plays a long pass to Mick Main.  Mick Main sees a run from John Taggart.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, and John Taggart runs on to the ball.  John Taggart tries to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...and John Taggart scores!  That's a fine goal from the Southampton player!  The keeper had no chance!

36' - Southampton kick the ball off for the restart.  

40' - John Taggart finds Martyn Gam with a short pass.  Martyn Gam slides the ball to John Taggart.  John Taggart sees a run from Martyn Gam.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Martyn Gam takes the ball.  Martyn Gam strikes the ball, aiming for the corner of the net...and its in! It's a nice goal from Martyn Gam for Southampton!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but couldn't stop the shot!

40' - Sunderland kick the ball off for the restart.  

45' - Lucas Ronda plays the ball to Jay MacKay.  Jay MacKay passes to James Lyons.  James Lyons passes the ball to Jay MacKay.  David McFarlane successfully tackles Jay MacKay and the ball goes loose.  James Lyons attempts to use his skills to beat David McFarlane and succeeds, sending his opponent the wrong way!  

46' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

46' - Southampton kick the ball off for the start of the second half.  

48' - Gavin McManus finds Declan Evans with a short pass.  Declan Evans passes to Mick Main.  Mick Main sees a run from Martyn Gam.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

53' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Harry Jernigan will come off.  Joey Quinn is going to be brought on.  

61' - David McFarlane slides the ball to Jasper Wern.  Jasper Wern sees Martyn Gam making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Martyn Gam takes the ball.  Martyn Gam fires a shot towards goal...but it hits the upright!  Ben McCathern gets to the ball first and clears.

64' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Jasper Wern will come off.  Jim Musgrave is brought on from the bench.  

66' - Jay MacKay dispossesses John Taggart and takes possession.  Jay MacKay hits the ball long to Chris Chikwelu.  Chris Chikwelu looks to hit a long range shot past the keeper...but the shot is saved by Arran Moffett!  

71' - Arran Moffett plays a long pass to David McFarlane.  Kieran Crummie dispossesses David McFarlane and the ball goes loose.  Mick Main passes the ball to Martyn Gam.  Kieran Crummie successfully tackles Martyn Gam and takes possession.  Kieran Crummie plays a short pass to James Lyons.  James Lyons attempts to strike a long range shot into the top of the net...and its in! It's a lovely goal from James Lyons for Sunderland!  The ball bounced off the post and into the net!

71' - Southampton kick the ball off for the restart.  

75' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Jay MacKay is going to be taken off.  Aftab Mina is brought on from the bench.  

78' - Chris Chikwelu spots a run from Brian McClaren.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but Brian McClaren has strayed offside!  

79' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Declan Evans is going to be taken off.  Rob MacLeod is going to be brought on.  

84' - Jim Musgrave sees Martyn Gam making a run.  He attempts to play a throughball, and Martyn Gam runs on to the ball.  Martyn Gam attempts a shot...but the ball hits the post!  Ben McCathern is first to the loose ball and is able to clear.

85' - James Lyons spots a run from Chris Chikwelu.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but Chris Chikwelu is caught offside!  

87' - Mick Main finds John Taggart with a long pass.  John Taggart sees Martyn Gam making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

89' - Lucas Ronda hits the ball long to Ben McCathern.  Ben McCathern sees a run from James Lyons.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and James Lyons is able to control the ball.  James Lyons looks to slide the ball past the keeper...and James Lyons scores!  Its a goal for Sunderland!  The keeper had no chance!

90' - Southampton kick the ball off for the restart.  

91' - The referee blows the whistle for full time. 



The match has ended Sunderland 3 - 2 Southampton.