Sunderland Go Through!

[Red Devil]

Two goals from Tommy Smith in extra time booked Sunderland's place in the quarter finals of the FA Cup after a deserved 2-0 over Birmingham at St Andrews. Smith came off the bench to strike a goal in each period of extra time and set up a quarter final meeting with Sheffield United at the Stadium of Light.

Birmingham dominated possession in the first half, but failed to create many clear goalscoring opportunities. Clinton Morrison had a couple of opportunities for Birmingham with a shot that Mart Poom tipped over the crossbar and then a shot straight at the Estonian custodian. The hosts created the best chance of the half seconds before the interval when Mikael Forssell played Morrison in on goal, but Poom stood up well to keep out the striker's shot with his legs.

Sunderland started the second half brightly and should have broken the deadlock on 53 minutes when John Oster broke down the right and sent over an inviting cross for Marcus Stewart six yards out, but the striker somehow flicked his header wide of the target. The Division One side squandered a great chance five minutes later when Stephen Wright got in behind the Birmingham defence to round Maik Taylor but he delayed his shot allowing the home side to get men back to clear the danger.

Sunderland came close to going in front seven minutes from time when an Oster free kick from the edge of the area deflected off Kenny Cunningham and seemed to be heading goalwards before Taylor produced a tremendous reflex save to keep the ball out. Neither side could manage to find a goal in normal time and the game was forced into extra time.

Sunderland finally did break the deadlock nine minutes into the first period of extra time with Smith blasting home from close range after Taylor had palmed Kevin Kyle's shot onto the crossbar. Birmingham piled forward in search of an equaliser, but Smith made the game safe with a superb second ten minutes into the second period of extra time as he raced past the home defence before coolly slotting the ball past Taylor.


Well, I thought Bham would have won this!!

[SAFC_4EVA]

the game was a great one for us :D now we have a home tie against Sheff Utd. we have a good chance of winning with the SOL becomeing like a fortress again

[The_Big_Easy]

So a win against Sheffield United would put Sunderland in the semi-final of the FA Cup!!! What is happening to the world! :D

[N1k]

Man I can't wait to stuff sheffield then get millwall then final come on !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Nik

[SAFC_4EVA]

if we get to the final ROAD TRIP gang of mates armed with cup final tickets

[Dave_BCFC]

Right it's Rant time!

First let me say im taking nothign away from Sunderland, in short they wanted it more than us and i have to give them credit for it.

Now to us, what a total and utter f**king shambles, a divsion 2 team would be embarassed with a performance like that!!, when a player had the ball no one was moving for him to pass it too causing them to hoof in up the pitch to the strikers, considering both Morrison and Forssell are both shortarses this never had a hope of working and the Sunderland defenders got everything in the air, we were totally devoid of ideas and passion they thouth they only had to turn up to win and get punished for it.

Was the worst performance i've seen in 11 years of going to blues it was totally gutless i canb't even pick a man of the match it was that bad, normally after bad games you don't single out players for being c**p but im too p**sed off for that so i give a special slagging off to Johnson, Clemence, Kenna, Hughes and Tebily, especially Jeff Kenna he is 36 and old, slow and basically s**te! and has been for a few games now retire now before you make a name for yourself as an idiot like Seaman.

and considering the wing back's were a shambles why on earth doesnt he play Martin Taylor more ? we have £1.5 million sitting on the bench doing nothing., why exactly did you buy him for ? play him he can't be any worse than what was out last night!.

and with Dunn and Lazaridis out on the left for the forseeable future please drop that W**ker Hughes he is simply not up to premiership standard, give Carl Motteram a go he has been by far the best players in the reserves this year and how will you know he isn't any good if you don't give him his chance ?.

Bruce is also to blame for poor team selection in some cases after the villa game but at least he regonises when he's made a mistake and will weld the axe if his boot up the a**e doesn't make any difference.

Hope this wa just a freak one off performance, if not thank f**k were all but safe already!.

Rant over

[scoot]

Sorry Sunderland if Tranmere beat Millwall on Tuesday like I expect them too, your run's over, the mighty whites will whip your bums good style :salute

[The Special One]

Sorry Sunderland if Tranmere beat Millwall on Tuesday like I expect them too, your run's over, the mighty whites will whip your bums good style :salute


beckham doesn't play for tranmere :salute

[scoot]

[QUOTE=Santiago Canizares]beckham doesn't play for tranmere :salute[/QUOTE

What's he got to do with it IDIOT?????? :nono

[The Special One]

[QUOTE=Santiago Canizares]beckham doesn't play for tranmere :salute[/QUOTE

What's he got to do with it IDIOT?????? :nono

light attempt at humour, didnt expect you to understand though, so feck off and watch real madrid :salute :woot :woot :woot

[scoot]

light attempt at humour, didnt expect you to understand though, so feck off and watch real madrid :salute :woot :woot :woot

why don't you :wayne ker

[scoot]

Can I be the first 1 to wish Sunderland luck in the semi's after Millwalls lucky win against Tranmere tonite, you've got nothing to beat

[Foley87]

Can I be the first 1 to wish Sunderland luck in the semi's after Millwalls lucky win against Tranmere tonite, you've got nothing to beat


lucky :rolleyes:

now how do you work that one out sherlock

anyway hope you have a good night on wednesday with your sister :woot

[scoot]

[QUOTE=Foley87]lucky :rolleyes:

now how do you work that one out sherlock


If you actually watched the match Foley, which I seriously doubt, (I did because I was there) you would've seen a wonderful second half display by Tranmere, they were all over Millwall, for only Eugene Dadi missing a sitter in the dieing minutes am in no doubt Tranmere would've won in extra time :salute

[Foley87]

[QUOTE=Foley87]lucky :rolleyes:

now how do you work that one out sherlock


If you actually watched the match Foley, which I seriously doubt, (I did because I was there) you would've seen a wonderful second half display by Tranmere, they were all over Millwall, for only Eugene Dadi missing a sitter in the dieing minutes am in no doubt Tranmere would've won in extra time :salute


well i serioulsy seriously did
dichio ran rings around tranmeres defence

ah so your the big massive tranmere fan now cos youve been to a game :rolleyes:

tranmere must bow down to scoot :bowing :rolleyes:

[scoot]

[QUOTE=Foley87]well i serioulsy seriously did
dichio ran rings around tranmeres defence

You must've bin watching a different game Foley :salute :nono

[The Special One]

why don't you :wayne ker

because i can get some1 else to do it for me :salute , so grow up and act your age :laugh :rolleyes: BTW, congrats to millwall for going through :clap

slagging off a 17 year old through the internet, your hard aint ya :rolleyes:

[peckhamlion]

Yeah, sunderland 'ad a good run eh?
MMMMMMMMMMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLLLLL LLLLLL!!!!!!

[Stevedox]

Yeah, sunderland 'ad a good run eh?
MMMMMMMMMMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLLLLL LLLLLL!!!!!!

Oh thankyou god for letting Millwall win.

Good luck BTW.