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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 25 (setup 1, season 30)
Walsall
v.
Sunderland
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
12
Overall form:
Home form:
Darren KEET717JOÃO CARLOS Heidemann
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
17
Overall form:
Home form:
Kévin THÉOPHILE-CATHERINE26Daniel SCHWAAB
Stefano SABELLI738Marcel SCHÄFER
Francisco Javier García Fernández, JAVI GARCÍA74Lee CATTERMOLE
Iván Rodrigo PIRIS Leguizamón657Niklas MOISANDER
Jorge PULIDO Mayoral6Uros SPAJIC
James McCARTHY67Jan ROSENTHAL
PHILIPPE COUTINHO Correia8Alexander ESSWEIN
Will GRIGG9Nils PETERSEN
Frederico Rodrigues Santos, FRED710Fabio BORINI
Alejandro POZUELO Melero117Haris SEFEROVIC
Manager
Nabil BENTALEB12OSVALDO Lourenço Filho
Matthew PENNINGTON613Christian WETKLO
Maxime LESTIENNE814Ryan BENNETT
Edimilson FERNANDES15Thomas PLEDL
Ravel MORRISON16Manuel SCHMIEDEBACH

Walsall 2 Sunderland 1
(Half-time: 0-0, Attendance: 29,857, Stadium: Bescot, Referee: Lee MASON 7½)
59 Javi García, 66 Philippe CoutinhoScorers47 Esswein
67 Piris <=> Lestienne, 70 Philippe Coutinho <=> PenningtonSubstitutions67 Seferovic <=> Schmiedebach
Sendings off
Bookings
4Corners1
17Fouls4
2Offsides0
5Shots on11
6Shots off6
11Total shots17
3Shots saved9
55%Possession45%
Man of the match: Marcel SCHÄFER
5KEET did well to hold onto a fierce strike from ESSWEIN.
6ESSWEIN fired the ball through a crowd of players but the 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his left.
8A shot from BORINI held no problem for the Walsall 'keeper.
12A good effort from ESSWEIN scraped the woodwork.
13SCHÄFER's shot beat KEET but rebounded off the Walsall post.
14PHILIPPE COUTINHO ran onto a delightful ball from FRED but toe-poked his effort wide of the righthand post.
18A mix up in the Walsall defence enabled SCHÄFER to blast an effort over.
32PHILIPPE COUTINHO pulled away from ESSWEIN but placed the ball into the arms of the 'keeper.
35The motionless 'keeper stared in disbelief as a backpass from PULIDO dropped just wide.
43BORINI worked the ball to CATTERMOLE, ESSWEIN collected his cross and headed the ball within easy reach of KEET.
45+2SEFEROVIC beat FRED and whacked the ball to ESSWEIN who toe-poked his shot wide.
 
47GOAL!! SCHÄFER drove a fierce shot against the upright with ESSWEIN driving in the rebound. (1-0 Sunderland)
53A pin-point pass found PHILIPPE COUTINHO and his right foot effort went narrowly over.
54PHILIPPE COUTINHO poked an easy chance past the near post.
59GOAL!! An energetic POZUELO ran down the wing and touched the ball back for JAVI GARCÍA to nudge home. (1-1)
62POZUELO flicked a looping shot inches wide from just outside the area.
64A cross from MCCARTHY left PHILIPPE COUTINHO in plenty of space but he fluffed his shot.
66GOAL!! A poor shot from PHILIPPE COUTINHO seemed to hold little difficulty for the 'keeper but the ball somehow squirmed into the net. (2-1 Walsall)
69A header by POZUELO at the far post was easily collected by the Sunderland 'keeper.
75BORINI floated the ball to ESSWEIN who turned it just wide.
84A penalty box scramble resulted in PETERSEN driving a low shot wide.
89A delightful shot from PETERSEN was dealt with by a useful parry from the 'keeper.