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10/09/2058, Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England
EFL Cup, Round 3
Sunderland Vs Villa

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) , B Bean (LB) , B McClaren (CDM) , C Chikwelu (CAM) , L Ronda (RM) , J McClory (LM) , J Secombe (ST) And the subs are: A Aitken (CB) , B Gwynn (CB) , C Hughes (CM) , J Quinlan (CM) , O Erving (ST)

Villa play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: J Vert (GK) , N MacBride (CB) , G McAlister (CB) , D Paxton (CB) , J East (RB) , A McCammack (LB) , I Rees (CDM) , J Friel (CAM) , M Ward (RM) , P Carran (LM) , A Wren (ST) And the subs are: A Malloch (CB) , I Greenlees (CB) , A Keith (CM) , Z Sloan (CM) , J McCalley (ST)
Welcome to Stadium of Light in Sunderland, England where Sunderland will face Aston Villa.  This is round 3 of the EFL Cup.  The attendance is 35294.

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

9' - Harvey Yarwood slides the ball to Bruce Bean.  Bruce Bean passes to Jacob Meikle.  Jacob Meikle hits the ball long to Harvey Yarwood.  Morgan Ward tackles Harvey Yarwood and the ball goes loose.  Joshua Secombe plays a short pass to John McClory.  John McClory attempts to outskill David Paxton, and manages to slip past his opponent!  

13' - Adam McCammack dispossesses John McClory and takes the ball.  Adam McCammack hits the ball long to Nick MacBride.  Nick MacBride passes the ball to Isaac Rees.  Isaac Rees looks to strike a long range shot into the top of the net...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

17' - Justin Downey plays a short pass to Harvey Yarwood.  Harvey Yarwood finds Jacob Meikle with a short pass.  Jacob Meikle plays the ball to Chris Chikwelu.  Chris Chikwelu curves the ball into the box, and manages to find Brian McClaren.  Brian McClaren jumps up and gets his head to the ball towards goal...and its in! It's a great goal from Brian McClaren for Sunderland!  The ball rebounded in off the post!

18' - Villa kick the ball off for the restart.  

24' - Isaac Rees finds Alastair Wren with a short pass.  Alastair Wren sees a run from Morgan Ward.  He tries to release him with a throughball, but Morgan Ward is caught offside!  

26' - Darryl Tennis finds Brian McClaren with a long ball.  Brian McClaren takes the ball past David Paxton with a turn of pace, but is brought down.    The referee is reaching for a card.  It's yellow. David Paxton has been booked.  That will be a freekick for Sunderland.  

27' - Brian McClaren prepares to take the freekick.  He curls the ball into the box, but he only manages to find opposing player David Paxton.  

33' - Adam McCammack sees a run from Morgan Ward.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

36' - Darryl Tennis slides the ball to Harry Jernigan.  Harry Jernigan passes a long ball to Harvey Yarwood.  Harvey Yarwood sees Chris Chikwelu making a run.  He attempts to dink the ball to send his teammate through, but Chris Chikwelu is caught offside!  

40' - Peter Carran passes a long ball to Nick MacBride.  Nick MacBride spots a run from John Friel.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, and John Friel is able to control the ball.  John Friel attempts to chip the ball over the advancing Justin Downey...and its in! It's a tremendous goal from John Friel for Villa!  The keeper backpeddled desperately but had no chance!

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

44' - John Friel tackles Darryl Tennis and gains possession for his team.  Villa attempt to counter.  John Friel attempts to use his skills to beat Jacob Meikle, and manages to dribble past his opponent!  

45' - John Friel sees a run from Alastair Wren.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Alastair Wren is able to take the ball.  Alastair Wren tries to place the ball past the keeper...but the shot is offtarget!

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

45' - Villa kick the ball off for the restart.  

52' - Adam McCammack passes to Isaac Rees.  Isaac Rees plays a short pass to John Friel.  John Friel hits the ball long to Gethin McAlister.  Darryl Tennis tackles Gethin McAlister and gains possession for his team.  Darryl Tennis attempts to shoot from distance into the corner of the net...but James Vert stops the shot!  He can't hold it though...John McClory is first to the ball...John McClory looks to place the ball past the keeper...but the ball flies wide of the post!

58' - Peter Carran tackles Jacob Meikle and gains possession for his team.  Peter Carran strikes the ball from distance towards goal...but Justin Downey manages to stop the shot!  

59' - Justin Downey sees Chris Chikwelu making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Chris Chikwelu has strayed offside!  

69' - With a turn of pace, Adam McCammack beats John McClory.  

71' - Brian McClaren tackles Adam McCammack and gains possession for his team.  Brian McClaren attempts to use his skills to beat Adam McCammack, but is brought down.    The referee shows Adam McCammack the yellow card! That will be a freekick for Sunderland.  

72' - Darryl Tennis prepares to take the freekick.  He curves the ball into the box and finds John McClory.  John McClory gets above the defence and heads the ball down towards the bottom corner...but the shot is offtarget!

76' - Harvey Yarwood spots a run from John McClory.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and John McClory takes the ball.  John McClory tries to shoot the ball into the top of the net...but the shot sails over the bar!

77' - James Vert spots a run from Peter Carran.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Peter Carran is able to control the ball.  Peter Carran reaches the byline and attempts a cutback, but Brian McClaren manages to get to the ball first!  

78' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Alastair Wren is going to be taken off.  Jim McCalley is brought on from the bench.  

79' - There is going to be a subsitution.  David Paxton will come off.  Ashley Malloch joins the game from the bench.  

80' - Jacob Meikle crosses the ball into the box, but Adam McCammack intercepts and takes possession.  

80' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Gethin McAlister is going to be taken off.  Ian Greenlees joins the game from the bench.  

84' - Adam McCammack finds Nick MacBride with a long pass.  Nick MacBride slides the ball to Morgan Ward.  Morgan Ward looks to shoot from distance into the corner of the net...but the shot is parried by Justin Downey!  Jim McCalley gets to the ball first...Jim McCalley attempts to hit the ball past the keeper...but the shot is offtarget!

89' - Isaac Rees finds Jeremy East with a long pass.  Jeremy East sees a run from Morgan Ward.  He tries to release him with a throughball, and Morgan Ward is able to control the ball.  Morgan Ward looks to strike the ball into the top of the net...but the shot sails over the bar!

91' - The referee blows the whistle for the end of normal time. 

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

97' - Chris Chikwelu tackles Isaac Rees and takes the ball.  Chris Chikwelu sees John McClory making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and John McClory is able to control the ball.  John McClory looks to slide the ball past the keeper...but the shot goes wide!

103' - Ashley Malloch dispossesses Chris Chikwelu and takes the ball.  Ashley Malloch finds Morgan Ward with a long ball.  Morgan Ward sees John Friel making a run.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, and John Friel runs on to the ball.  John Friel hits the ball, aiming for the corner of the net...but Justin Downey stops the shot!  He can't hold it though...Isaac Rees is first to the loose ball...Isaac Rees looks to slide the ball past the keeper...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

106' - The referee blows the whistle for the end of the first half of extra time. 

106' - Villa kick the ball off for the restart.  

116' - Morgan Ward passes to Isaac Rees.  Isaac Rees plays a short pass to Nick MacBride.  Nick MacBride passes the ball to Ian Greenlees.  Ian Greenlees plays the ball to Nick MacBride.  Nick MacBride passes the ball to Isaac Rees.  Isaac Rees finds Ian Greenlees with a long pass.  Ian Greenlees plays the ball to John Friel.  John Friel attempts to beat Darryl Tennis using his skills.  The opposing player is unable to stop John Friel who takes the ball forward!  

117' - John Friel sees a run from Jim McCalley.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

121' - The referee blows the whistle for the end of extra time. 

The match will be decided on a penalty shootout!  
Lucas Ronda will step up to take the first penalty for Sunderland.  And its been saved by the keeper!
John Friel will take the next penalty for Villa.  And its been saved by the keeper!
Darryl Tennis will take the next penalty for Sunderland.  But his shot is saved by the keeper!
Jim McCalley will take the next penalty for Villa.  But his shot is too high!
Chris Chikwelu will take the next penalty for Sunderland.  And Chris Chikwelu scores!  The ball went in off the upright!  So that makes it 1 - 0.
Ian Greenlees will take the next penalty for Villa.  But his shot is saved by the keeper!
Bruce Bean will take the next penalty for Sunderland.  But the shot is stopped by the keeper!
Ashley Malloch will take the next penalty for Villa.  And its in!  The ball went in off the post!  So that makes it 1 - 1.
Harry Jernigan will take the next penalty for Sunderland.  And its in!  The keeper was sent the wrong way!  That makes it 2 - 1.
Jeremy East will take the next penalty for Villa.  And its in!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but could not stop the shot!  So its now 2 - 2.
Brian McClaren will take the next penalty for Sunderland.  But his shot strikes the post!
Adam McCammack will take the next penalty for Villa.  But the shot hits the post and bounces back out!
John McClory will take the next penalty for Sunderland.  And John McClory scores!  The keeper was unable to stop the shot!  So that makes it 3 - 2.
Peter Carran will take the next penalty for Villa.  But the shot flies over the bar!


The match has ended Sunderland 1 - 1 Aston Villa.  After a penalty shootout, Sunderland are declared the winners.  They won the penalty shootout 3 - 2.