FFO2 Premiership, Stoke City vs. Arsenal (Mon Mar 13) Stoke City | Arsenal 5-3-2 P | 4-1-1-2-2 C Mike Bridge | Darren Humphris | M_Dmitrovic GK | GK J_Oblak A_Telles DF | DF Bremer G_Paulista DF | DF T_Malacia N_Otamendi DF | DF J_Gomez G_Sakai DF | DF S_Dest A_Witsel DF | DM O_Kokcu I_Gueye MF | MF Thiago Javi_Martinez MF | AM A_Correa J_Henderson MF | AM N_Pepe E_Forsberg FW | FW P_Dybala L_de_Jong FW | FW F_Chiesa | A_Schlager SUB | SUB E_Audero C_Dunkley SUB | SUB J_Kounde J_Eraso SUB | SUB R_Morrison M_Klich SUB | SUB M_Ritter M_Nikao SUB | SUB R_Sallai Min. 1 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal ... Arsenal have changed their playing style to P Min. 7 :(ars) Thiago beats G_Sakai ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... A skilful effort from Thiago! ... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort Min. 9 :(sto) G_Sakai takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... Can he make them pay? ... G_Sakai tries the shot! ... Brilliant save from J_Oblak Min. 10 :(ars) The defender underhits the back pass! ... P_Dybala is through! ... What a mistake by N_Otamendi! ... P_Dybala with the shot! ... Gooooooooooooool! ... Gooooooooooooool! ... Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooool ... I want to cry! ... Dear God! ... Long live football! ... Gooooooooooal! ... That's given Arsenal the advantage! ... Stoke City 0-1 Arsenal ... Min. 11 :(ars) F_Chiesa finds the space intelligently ... Javi_Martinez with a nasty foul ... That looked malicious ... The Referee will just give him a speaking to Min. 12 :(sto) J_Henderson controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... Javi_Martinez gets onto the end of the pass! ... J_Gomez with an ugly foul ... That looked malicious ... He is warned by The Referee ... INDIRECT FREE KICK! ... A_Witsel knocks it forward ... E_Forsberg gets on the end of it ... Bremer slices it ... J_Oblak moves quickly!! ... He can't get there! ... It inches just wide! ... CORNER! ... Javi_Martinez flights it in! ... A_Telles with the header ... The shot slips through J_Oblak's hands ... But J_Oblak recovers to save! ... He got away with that! Min. 13 :(sto) N_Otamendi looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to L_de_Jong ... L_de_Jong with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful downward header! ... Over the bar! Min. 13 :(ars) F_Chiesa slows the ball down and waits for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... His team mate plays the through ball for him! ... M_Dmitrovic with a clumsy challenge ... The Referee gave him a strong warning ... PENALTY!! ... Perhaps if had seen the replay he would change his mind! ... F_Chiesa takes it ... GOAL!! ... Stoke City 0-2 Arsenal... Min. 14 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... Stoke City have changed their playing style to E Min. 14 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... E_Forsberg will now play as a AM Min. 14 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... L_de_Jong will now play as a AM Min. 14 :(sto) I_Gueye brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... E_Forsberg gets on the end of the pass ... E_Forsberg from 20 yards! ... J_Oblak gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 17 :(ars) F_Chiesa with a real burst of pace ... He leaves the defender behind ... F_Chiesa with a terrific drive! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And spins wide Min. 19 :(ars) A_Correa pauses and waits for support ... He runs towards goal ... A_Correa tries to chip the ball over M_Dmitrovic! ... But M_Dmitrovic punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 21 :(sto) I_Gueye finds his way through ... He lost his man too easily ... P_Dybala makes the challenge and clears the ball ... But it drifts out of play ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by I_Gueye! ... The ball comes to E_Forsberg ... He knocks it goalward ... He hits the side netting Min. 22 :(sto) A_Telles is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate in space ... He throws it long to J_Henderson ... J_Henderson sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... But J_Oblak parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 23 :(ars) T_Malacia runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to F_Chiesa ... F_Chiesa could have let it bounce! ... M_Dmitrovic is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... OH! It drifts just past the post ... Great strike! ... Deserved a goal really Min. 32 :(sto) L_de_Jong sidesteps his marker ... That was too easy ... L_de_Jong tries one from the edge of the box! ... J_Oblak with a great save ... And he holds onto it as well! Min. 33 :(sto) E_Forsberg runs at the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to G_Sakai ... G_Sakai attempts a lob! ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But lands on the roof of the net!! ... J_Oblak looks relieved there! Min. 35 :(sto) A_Telles plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... A_Telles aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... J_Oblak with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 39 :(sto) Javi_Martinez loses T_Malacia ... S_Dest wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 41 :(ars) Bremer looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to N_Pepe ... N_Pepe has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... Saved by M_Dmitrovic Min. 42 :(sto) L_de_Jong passes the ball to G_Paulista ... Brilliantly taken away by A_Correa!! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(sto) Javi_Martinez leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to I_Gueye ... S_Dest makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 43 :(ars) P_Dybala drives it forward to F_Chiesa ... F_Chiesa fires a shot at goal! ... M_Dmitrovic gets his fingertips to it ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Stoke City 0-2 Arsenal Min. 47 :(ars) S_Dest finds A_Correa on the edge of the box ... M_Dmitrovic with a nasty foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll have to watch himself now ... There are appeals for a penalty! ... PENALTY!! ... The defenders are furious! ... F_Chiesa is the man who takes it ... That's been fired well wide! ... The keeper must have put him off as that was dismal! Min. 50 :(sto) Javi_Martinez hoists the ball across to A_Telles ... A_Telles throws himself at the ball! ... He manages to reach the ball ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... J_Henderson swings it in! ... Headed away by T_Malacia Min. 51 :(sto) A_Telles with a great first touch ... Good sliding challenge from F_Chiesa Min. 51 :(ars) J_Gomez is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate in space ... He throws it long to Thiago ... A_Witsel is late with that one ... I think he was just trying to get to the ball ... The Referee wants to have a word with him Min. 53 :(ars) P_Dybala pushes it past the defender ... N_Otamendi with a nasty foul Min. 53 :(ars) Thiago sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... F_Chiesa gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... F_Chiesa sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... M_Dmitrovic catches the ball Min. 54 :(sto) G_Paulista skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to G_Sakai ... G_Sakai with a bomb of a shot! ... Brilliant save from J_Oblak Min. 57 :(ars) F_Chiesa makes a run into space ... Cleaned up by G_Sakai Min. 62 :(ars) J_Gomez flights the ball to A_Correa ... But J_Henderson wins the ball Min. 63 :(ars) A_Correa takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... That mistake could prove costly ... A delicate header from A_Correa! ... M_Dmitrovic won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! Min. 65 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City ... COMING ON: M_Klich ... COMING OFF: J_Henderson Min. 65 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal ... COMING ON: J_Kounde ... COMING OFF: Bremer Min. 71 :(sto) Javi_Martinez hoofs it upfield to find I_Gueye ... I_Gueye curls it towards the top corner! ... Looks like it should be J_Oblak's ... But he elects to punch it rather than catch ... It loops out for a corner. ... CORNER! ... I_Gueye drives it into the box! ... J_Oblak comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... G_Paulista gets to it! ... But J_Oblak is equal to it Min. 73 :(sto) M_Klich with an incisive pass to Javi_Martinez ... Javi_Martinez has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... But J_Oblak punches it away ... He was lucky to get to that one Min. 74 :(ars) N_Pepe plays in F_Chiesa with a beautiful ball ... F_Chiesa with a terrific drive! ... But M_Dmitrovic makes a superb stop down low Min. 75 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... E_Forsberg will now play as a FW Min. 75 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... L_de_Jong will now play as a FW Min. 75 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal ... COMING ON: R_Sallai ... COMING OFF: P_Dybala Min. 75 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal ... COMING ON: R_Morrison ... COMING OFF: N_Pepe Min. 75 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal ... Arsenal have changed their playing style to D Min. 75 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... E_Forsberg will now play as a AM Min. 75 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... L_de_Jong will now play as a AM Min. 75 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... E_Forsberg will now play as a FW Min. 75 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... L_de_Jong will now play as a FW Min. 75 :(ars) R_Sallai looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to A_Correa ... A_Witsel with an inch perfect tackle ... The whistle has gone! Incredible! ... The Referee fumbles about in his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 76 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... E_Forsberg will now play as a AM Min. 76 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... L_de_Jong will now play as a AM Min. 76 :(ars) Thiago sidesteps his marker ... He showed great skill there ... Thiago tries to place it in the corner! ... M_Dmitrovic makes himself big and wins the ball Min. 85 :(ars) J_Kounde cuts in on the inside of the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to S_Dest ... L_de_Jong with a bad challenge ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... It's just a warning Min. 86 :(sto) I_Gueye threads the through ball to G_Paulista ... G_Paulista pounds a rocket on goal! ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But lands on the roof of the net!! ... J_Oblak looks relieved there! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 92 :(sto) E_Forsberg slides it through the middle to I_Gueye ... I_Gueye has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... J_Oblak saves it ... Good goalkeeping ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : bet365 Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Javi_Martinez Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Dmitrovic (47), A_Witsel (75) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : F_Chiesa (Man of the Match) Scorers : P_Dybala (10), F_Chiesa (13 pen) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City | Arsenal Attempts on Goal : 16 | 12 Off target : 6 | 4 On target : 10 | 8 Possession : 42 | 58 Corners : 4 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 0 Subs Used : 1 | 3 Fouls : 14 | 2 Key Tackles : 2 | 7 Key Passes : 13 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Stoke City 0 - 2 Arsenal ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Stoke City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Dmitrovic GK 19 1 1 1 22 | 96 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 32 0 0 0 A_Telles DF 1 18 13 7 21 | 96 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 19 59 G_Paulista DF 1 17 13 8 28 | 96 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19 36 N_Otamendi DF 1 16 13 3 29 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 G_Sakai DF 1 17 14 8 27 | 96 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 23 0 56 A_Witsel DF 1 13 17 8 31 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2 I_Gueye MF 1 14 17 8 29 | 96 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 36 Javi_Martinez MF 1 6 17 14 26 | 96 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 45 14 J_Henderson MF 1 5 18 12 30 | 67 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 35 14 16 E_Forsberg AM 1 2 14 18 27 | 96 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 36 16 L_de_Jong AM 1 4 12 19 30 | 96 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 14 A_Schlager GK 15 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Dunkley DF 1 11 5 2 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Eraso MF 1 6 11 4 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Klich AM 1 5 17 11 23 | 29 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 M_Nikao FW 1 2 8 11 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Arsenal Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Oblak GK 21 1 1 1 19 | 96 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 89 0 0 0 Bremer DF 1 19 14 6 20 | 67 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 18 0 T_Malacia DF 1 19 16 6 28 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 16 0 J_Gomez DF 1 19 16 6 29 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 32 0 S_Dest DF 1 18 15 12 26 | 96 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 17 0 O_Kokcu DM 1 13 19 7 25 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Thiago MF 1 8 19 15 25 | 96 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 22 A_Correa AM 1 4 18 18 26 | 96 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 36 0 16 N_Pepe AM 1 1 17 16 22 | 77 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 12 P_Dybala FW 1 4 12 20 23 | 77 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 36 20 24 F_Chiesa FW 1 4 16 19 22 | 96 0 1 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 36 0 68 E_Audero GK 17 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Kounde DF 1 19 13 10 27 | 29 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 R_Morrison AM 1 6 13 11 25 | 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Ritter MF 1 4 11 8 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Sallai FW 1 2 11 15 25 | 19 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 1678706160 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40