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21/10/2057, Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England, Live on National TV
FA Cup, Round 1
Sunderland Vs Cardiff

Sunderland play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: J Downey (GK) , H Yarwood (CB) , H Jernigan (CB) , J Meikle (CB) , D Tennis (RB) , J Arnott (LB) , B McCathern (CDM) , L Ronda (CAM) , G Dickie (RM) , J McClory (LM) , B McClaren (ST) And the subs are: B Bean (CB) , A Aitken (CB) , I Noyce (CM) , J Quinlan (CM) , C Chikwelu (ST)

Cardiff play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: C Muir (GK) , O Brain (CB) , G Meyrick (CB) , R Orewa (CB) , J MacGuire (RB) , L Smith (LB) , J Gwilym (CDM) , M Keenor (CAM) , D Buckley (RM) , J Finlayson (LM) , M Mewies (ST) And the subs are: L Harding (CB) , T MacIver (CB) , A Weale (CM) , A Donnelly (CM) , L Maxton (ST)
Welcome to Stadium of Light in Sunderland, England where Sunderland will face Cardiff City.  This is round 1 of the FA Cup.  The attendance is 29644.

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

3' - John McClory plays the ball to Jacob Meikle.  Jacob Meikle passes to John Arnott.  John Arnott uses his pace to beat Jay Gwilym, but is illegally impeded.  That will be a freekick for Sunderland.  

6' - Harry Jernigan slides the ball to Harvey Yarwood.  Harvey Yarwood sees Lucas Ronda making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Lucas Ronda is able to take the ball.  Lucas Ronda tries to hit the ball past the keeper...but Charles Muir gets down to stop the shot!  

9' - Rhod Orewa finds Griffith Meyrick with a long ball.  Griffith Meyrick sees a run from Malcolm Keenor.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, and Malcolm Keenor is able to take the ball.  Malcolm Keenor tries to slide the ball past the keeper...and Malcolm Keenor scores!  That's a brilliant goal from the Cardiff player!  The ball went in off the upright!

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

14' - Harry Jernigan tackles Jay Gwilym and takes the ball.  Harry Jernigan finds Lucas Ronda with a long pass.  Lucas Ronda attempts to outskill Jay Gwilym.  He sends his opponent the wrong way and takes the ball forward!  

21' - Ben McCathern looks to strike a long range shot into the corner of the net...and its in! It's a fine goal from Ben McCathern for Sunderland!  The keeper had no chance!

22' - Cardiff kick the ball off for the restart.  

25' - Louis Smith passes to Ollie Brain.  Ollie Brain finds Griffith Meyrick with a short pass.  Griffith Meyrick plays the ball to Joe MacGuire.  Joe MacGuire tries to beat Gregor Dickie using his ball skills, and manages to skip past his opponent!  

25' - Joe MacGuire sees a run from Malcolm Keenor.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Malcolm Keenor is caught offside!  

32' - Malcolm Keenor uses his pace to beat Lucas Ronda.  

36' - Gregor Dickie passes to Lucas Ronda.  Lucas Ronda looks to hit a long range shot...but the shot is tipped around the post by Charles Muir!  The linesman flags for a corner for  Sunderland.  Lucas Ronda will take the corner.  He curls the ball into the box, finding Ben McCathern.  Ben McCathern directs a powerful header towards goal...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

37' - Charles Muir sees Mark Mewies making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Mark Mewies is caught offside!  

39' - Darryl Tennis finds Lucas Ronda with a long pass.  Lucas Ronda sees Gregor Dickie making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Gregor Dickie takes the ball.  Gregor Dickie looks to place the ball past the keeper...and its in! It's a wonderful goal from Gregor Dickie for Sunderland!  The ball bounced off the post and into the net!

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

43' - Joe MacGuire plays the ball to Ollie Brain.  Ollie Brain passes to Louis Smith.  Louis Smith sees a run from Mark Mewies.  He attempts to play a throughball, and Mark Mewies is able to take the ball.  Mark Mewies strikes the ball...but Justin Downey manages to stop the shot!  

44' - Justin Downey sees Brian McClaren making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Brian McClaren is caught offside!  

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

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

50' - Dave Buckley passes to Griffith Meyrick.  Griffith Meyrick plays a short pass to Ollie Brain.  Brian McClaren successfully tackles Ollie Brain and the ball goes loose.  Ollie Brain finds Dave Buckley with a short pass.  Dave Buckley sees a run from Malcolm Keenor.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, but Malcolm Keenor is caught offside!  

52' - Darryl Tennis finds Lucas Ronda with a long ball.  Lucas Ronda sees Brian McClaren making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Brian McClaren takes the ball.  Brian McClaren tries to cutback, the ball falling to Lucas Ronda.  Lucas Ronda strikes the ball, aiming for the corner of the net...and its in! It's a great goal from Lucas Ronda for Sunderland!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but couldn't stop the shot!

52' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Mark Mewies is going to be taken off.  Andrew Weale is brought on from the bench.  

53' - Cardiff kick the ball off for the restart.  

54' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Harry Jernigan is going to be taken off.  Bruce Bean is going to be brought on.  

58' - Louis Smith plays a long pass to Rhod Orewa.  Harvey Yarwood tackles Rhod Orewa and takes possession.  Harvey Yarwood hits the ball long to Lucas Ronda.  Lucas Ronda passes to Gregor Dickie.  Gregor Dickie runs with the ball, beating Malcolm Keenor.  

59' - Gregor Dickie spots a run from Brian McClaren.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Brian McClaren is able to take the ball.  Brian McClaren attempts to strike the ball into the top of the net...but Charles Muir stops the shot!  He can't hold it though...Ollie Brain is first to the loose ball and is able to clear.

61' - Bruce Bean plays a long pass to Darryl Tennis.  Darryl Tennis looks to shoot from distance into the corner of the net...but Charles Muir performs a diving save, to stop the shot!  

61' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Jay Gwilym is going to be taken off.  Lee Harding is brought on from the bench.  

63' - Charles Muir sees Dave Buckley making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Dave Buckley is able to take the ball.  Dave Buckley reaches the byline and attempts a cutback, the ball falling to Andrew Weale.  Andrew Weale looks to strike the ball into the corner of the net...but the shot is tipped around the post by Justin Downey!  That will be a corner for  Cardiff.  Malcolm Keenor will take the corner.  He curves the ball into the box, but he only manages to find opposing player Darryl Tennis.  

64' - Darryl Tennis spots a run from Lucas Ronda.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

69' - Dave Buckley plays a short pass to Malcolm Keenor.  Malcolm Keenor plays the ball to Ollie Brain.  Ollie Brain plays the ball to Dave Buckley.  Dave Buckley whips in a cross and finds John Finlayson.  John Finlayson directs a header towards goal...but the keeper manages to stop the shot!  

72' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Ollie Brain will come off.  Thomas MacIver is brought on from the bench.  

73' - Brian McClaren takes the ball past Louis Smith with a turn of pace, but is brought down.  That will be a freekick for Sunderland.  

74' - Darryl Tennis will take the freekick.  He floats the ball into the box, but Charles Muir manages to catch the ball.  

76' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Harvey Yarwood will come off.  Alan Aitken is brought on from the bench.  

77' - Charles Muir sees Malcolm Keenor making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

81' - Darryl Tennis finds Lucas Ronda with a long pass.  Thomas MacIver dispossesses Lucas Ronda and takes the ball.  Thomas MacIver sees Malcolm Keenor making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Malcolm Keenor has strayed offside!  

83' - Darryl Tennis plays a long ball to Ben McCathern.  Ben McCathern speeds past Dave Buckley.  

84' - Ben McCathern sees Brian McClaren making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Brian McClaren is able to control the ball.  Brian McClaren attempts to place the ball past the keeper...and its in! It's a great goal from Brian McClaren for Sunderland!  The ball rebounded in off the post!

84' - Cardiff kick the ball off for the restart.  

87' - Thomas MacIver slides the ball to Malcolm Keenor.  Malcolm Keenor slides the ball to John Finlayson.  John McClory successfully tackles John Finlayson and takes possession.  John McClory sees Brian McClaren making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Brian McClaren is able to control the ball.  Brian McClaren looks to hit the ball past the keeper...and Brian McClaren scores!  That's a fine goal from the Sunderland player!  The keeper got a touch but it wasn't enough!

88' - Cardiff kick the ball off for the restart.  

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



The match has ended Sunderland 5 - 1 Cardiff City.