Sunderland 2-2 West Ham
By: Martin | November 1st, 2009So close, but no cigar. Another draw for the Hammers after it looked like three points in the bag. Hammers almost were a goal down with a close header by Darren “I thought you had a bad knee” Bent after five minutes. But a strike from outside the penalty box from Valon Behrami showed the Black Cats that the Hammers hadn’t traveled all that way for second prize. Hammers took the lead after half an hour with a wicked cross from Jack Collison straight to newboy Guillermo Franco who did what he does best and tap in from a few yards.
It was almost two a couple of minutes later with a nice turn and shot from leading goalscorer Carlton Cole, but it was just pushed away. But Carlton got his goal in the 36th minute when Jack “I never stop running” Collison slotted the ball to Carlton who knocked it in.
Sunderland was back in the game a couple of minutes later when a direct free kick by Andy Reid surprised Rob Green. However the excitement of the first half was not over, when Hammers fans got the gift of Sunderland being reduced to ten men when Kenwyne Jones was shown a straight red by the ref for pushing over Ilunga, which is no mean feat.
In the second half, Guillermo Franco showed why he will be a threat this season when his header almost made it past the Sunderland goalie. Early on, Gordon saved superbly from a Franco near-post header from a corner and Cole failed to hit the target when well placed. But the second half saw Sunderland fighting hard and Rob Green proving why he is the England Number 1.
Unfortunately the last fifteen minutes went all wrong for the Hammers, Sunderland’s Bent crossed to Richardson for an equalizer and then just before the end Radoslav Kovac got a second yellow for a late tackle and was sent off.
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Tags: Carlton Cole, Guillermo Franco, Jack Collison, Premiership, Radoslav Kovac, Robert Green, Team News, Valon Behrami, West Ham, West Ham UnitedSubscribe
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