Friendly Match: Sunderland AFC vs Liverpool FC

[Admin]

Good evening ladies and gentlemen, welcome to another friendly game that tonight is being contested between Sunderland and Liverpool at The Stadium of Light. Let's take you straight over to highlights of the action.

Starting the match tonight is...

• Sunderland.[dice=10](8)
  
• Liverpool.[dice=10](4)
  

The home side are starting us off here.

8th minute: It's young midfielder Yamagoto on the ball, and he's gradually getting forward with Oscar Wardwell sensing the danger. Yamagoto attempts to float a cross over to new boy Tiago Silva...

Yamagoto crossing(1) + technique(9) + [dice=10](3)

Wardwell jumping(9) + heading(8) + [dice=10](4)

Wardwell easily intercepts the attempted cross, and knocks it long to...

• Felix Veron.[dice=10](7)
  
• Carlos Colado.[dice=10](4)
  
• Nobody in particular.[dice=10](5)
  

It's Veron with the ball here out wide, and he attempts to skip past Sunderland right back Simpson.

Veron pace(9) + dribbling(7) + technique(10) + [dice=10](8)

Simpson pace(4) + composure(9) + tackling(8) + [dice=10](2)

Veron's score of 34 means he easily gets past Simpsons score of 23, and he needs to get a [dice=10](8)

to float in a decent cross...[dice=10](2)

The cross is poor, and it's striker Colado and defender van der Vaart to contest it in the air...
Colado crossing bonus(2) + heading(3) + first touch(9) + dribbling(7) + [dice=10](2)

van der Vaart jumping(2) + heading(2) + composure(5) + [dice=10](4)

Colado is able to knock it down in front of him and take a viscous first-touch shot, and with his score of 23 the keeper is going to have to do something special to save it!

Smith alertness(8) + diving(10) + punching(3) + [dice=10](2)

Smith gets a 23 as well! He's able to get his fingertips to it, but it could go anywhere!

• The ball rebounds to Colado.[dice=10](9)
  
• The ball goes out for a corner.[dice=10](7)
  
• van der Vaart clears.[dice=10](5)
  

And it's a simple tap in for Colado...

• Colado shoots.[dice=10](6)
  
• Colado passes.[dice=10](8)
  
• Colado blasts it wide.[dice=10](4)
  

Colado does the unselfish thing and rolls the ball to Bianco!

• Bianco scores.[dice=10](10)
  
• Bianco misses.[dice=10](7)
  

IT'S THERE! BIANCO SCORES FOR LIVERPOOL!! He's not going to miss from there, and Liverpool take an early lead!

26th minute:
It's Liverpool goalkeeper on the ball, and he hits the ball miles up the field! It's being contested between Ogara and Rodriguez!

• Ogara wins the header (heading bonus +8).[dice=10](3)
  
• Rodriguez wins the header (heading bonus +2).[dice=10](3)
  

Ogara's superior heading skill means he wins that contest with ease, and he flicks the ball on...

• Towards a striker.[dice=10](9)
  
• Towards a winger.[dice=10](3)
  

Ogara heads on a near-perfect ball to Kipp up front, and here comes the challenge from Constantin...

• Constantin attempts a fair challenge.[dice=10](9)
  
• Constantin commits a foul.[dice=10](6)
  

Kipp dribbling(9) + technique(6) + composure(3) +[dice=10](2)

Constantin technique(4) + composure(5) + tackling(5) + [dice=10](7)

Constantin just about tackles the ball away from Kipp with a score of 21 to 20.

40 minutes: On the ball now it's a...

• Sunderland player.[dice=10](2)
  
• Liverpool player.[dice=10](6)
  

Liverpool back on the ball here, and midfielder Veron mulls over his options...

• Veron hits it forwards.[dice=10](4)
  
• Veron passes out wide.[dice=10](5)
  
• A Sunderland player intercepts the pass.[dice=10](10)
  

Sunderland man Hedges intercepts the ball perfectly, and wastes no time attempting a counter attack! He uses his excellent crossing skill to get the ball...

• Into the penalty area.[dice=10](10)
  
• Out to the wing.[dice=10](8)
  

It's an absolutely perfect cross into the area! Does Zurich stay onside to meet the cross...

• Zurich stays onside.[dice=10](5)
  
• Zurich strays offside.[dice=10](5)
  

It's very tight, and the assistant referee...

• Raises his flag for offside.[dice=10](1)
  
• Leaves his flag down.[dice=10](5)
  

The assistant keeps his flag down, and Zurich has broken free of the defensive line! He's one on one with the goalkeeper!

Zurich crossing bonus(10) + dribbling(10) + composure(7) + finishing(8) +[dice=10](10)

Chung diving (9) + composure(4) + punching(9) + [dice=10](5)

With a massive score of 45 compared to Chungs 27 ZURICH RIFLES THE BALL INTO THE BACK OF THE NET TO EQUALIZE!!!

45 minutes: That's the end of the first half, and the scores are tied at 1-1.

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[Admin]

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen, let's take you straight back into the action.

51 minutes: Liverpool kicked off the second half, and a cross into the centre of the pitch is anyone's ball...

• A Sunderland player gets the ball.[dice=10](7)
  
• A Liverpool player gets the ball.[dice=10](4)
  

It's the home team in charge of the ball, and Barham has it on the wing and tries to cut infield as his manager instructed him to do. He's going to run forwards and try and get it past Pantsil...

• Pantsil commits a foul.[dice=10](9)
  
• Pantsil attempts a fair tackle.[dice=10](5)
  

Pantsil brings him down in a very good position for a shot on goal!

Bastian Zurich free kick(10) + composure(7) + technique(5) + [dice=10](9)

Gerald Chung diving(9) + composure(4) + communication(4) + [dice=10](9)

And with a score of 31 to 26 ZURICH GET'S HIS SECOND FROM THE FREE KICK!! Sunderland have come from two behind to take the lead here, but there's a long way to go to get the victory over Liverpool!

72 minutes: Now on the ball it's the...

• Sunderland goalkeeper.[dice=10](2)
  
• Liverpool goalkeeper.[dice=10](3)
  

Liverpool's Chung lumps it upfield, and it's anyone's header on the far side.

• A Sunderland player claims the ball.[dice=10](6)
  
• A Liverpool player claims the ball.[dice=10](6)
  

Both players get a head to it and it bounces wildly to the feet of...

• Sunderland's Silva.[dice=10]
  
• Liverpool's Veron.[dice=10]
  

It's Silva who picks up the loose ball and goes on a surging run down the right flank! He whips in an early cross as full back Pantsil comes across for the header...
Silva technique(9) + crossing(3) +[dice=10](6)

Pantsil jumping(9) + heading(6) + [dice=10](7)

Pantsil's score of 22 means he easily intercepts Silva's cross of 18.

82 minutes:
We're approaching the end of the game with the score 2-1 to Sunderland, and in control of the ball is a...

• Sunderland player.[dice=10](2)
  
• Liverpool player.[dice=10](3)
  

Liverpool are on the ball here, and on the ball is...

• Felix Veron.[dice=10](6)
  
• Billy Flynn.[dice=10](8)
  

Flynn takes the ball forwards, and he needs to decide what he's going to do from 25 yards out...

• Flynn shoots.[dice=10](7)
  
• Flynn passes.[dice=10](5)
  

Flynn goes for the long shot here with Hedges looking to head it!

Flynn technique(9) + finishing(9) +[dice=10](6)
Hedges needs a [dice=10](7) to get his head to it...[dice=10](5)

Hedges can't quite get there!

Smith composure(9) + shot stopping(8) + [dice=10](5)

With a score of 24 to 21 BILLY FLYNN SCORES FROM 25 YARDS!!! What a great goal that was from the new signing!

89 minutes: Is there enough time for one more attack?

• Yes, to Sunderland.[dice=10]
  
• Yes, to Liverpool.[dice=10]
  
• No.[dice=10]
  

There isn't enough time, the referee blows for the final whistle!

Final score:

Sunderland 2 - 2 Liverpool

11' Bianco

41' Zurich

52' Zurich

83' Flynn

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[[Liverpool FC] Guilha]

i didnt get to post my tactics


anyway, good match.. lucky it ended up 2-2 which is a good result for my team

[Roy Keane]

Yeah the team sheet submission went up shortly before the game, but Assassin apologised in that thread as he meant to do it last night.

We thought you were on LOA so I assume Assassin picked your best team for you.

To the match - awesome read, and I was well please with a 2-2 draw. I had been hoping for a win, but a draw is better than a loss

Good result against Liverpool too - great game

[[Liverpool FC] Guilha]

i'm not on COMPLETE LOA, i have some free time, but it's not much... when i posted that comment was the nearest time i got... and i didnt complain, i said that in a sadness feeling

[Admin]

Ah right, my bad Flex. As Roy correctly assumed I did indeed pick what I thought was the best team for you, and glad you guys enjoyed the match.

[[Liverpool FC] Guilha]

Sept 16, 2008 19:00:11 GMT 1 Admin said:

Ah right, my bad Flex. As Roy correctly assumed I did indeed pick what I thought was the best team for you, and glad you guys enjoyed the match.

Can i PM you the team, i want? that way, there's no way i miss another match...

[Roy Keane]

On the topic of this match, as some of you know I'm studying Sport Writing at uni, and am practicing writing articles on this site (as if no one had guessed that already lol), so if anyone could read the "Sunderland Earn Draw" thread and let me know how it looks as far as an article goes, just so I know roughly where I'm gonna be at before I start at uni.

Thanks fellas

[Nabeel]

Sept 16, 2008 19:06:38 GMT 1 Roy Keane said:

On the topic of this match, as some of you know I'm studying Sport Writing at uni, and am practicing writing articles on this site (as if no one had guessed that already lol), so if anyone could read the "Sunderland Earn Draw" thread and let me know how it looks as far as an article goes, just so I know roughly where I'm gonna be at before I start at uni.

Thanks fellas

You're too old for Uni

Seriously, I found the article pretty good and tbh, i've read articles worse than that on some sports site. Way to go McMacy