FFO2 Premiership, Stoke City vs. Leicester City (Fri Jan 27)


                           Stoke City  |  Leicester City
                            5-2-2-1 E  |  4-3-1-2 P
                          Mike Bridge  |  Neil Kirby
                                       |
                       M_Dmitrovic GK  |  GK A_Areola
                           G_Sakai DF  |  DF Sequeira
                         M_Doherty DF  |  DF L_Dunk
                         M_Muniesa DF  |  DF A_Marusic
                           S_Arias DF  |  DF Y_Atal
                     J_Vestergaard DF  |  MF N_Kante
                       S_McTominay MF  |  MF A_Di_Maria
                     Javi_Martinez MF  |  MF G_Ramirez
                          M_Hamsik AM  |  AM N_Powell
                       P_Goncalves FW  |  FW A_Belotti
                        E_Forsberg AM  |  FW L_Alario
                                       |
                        A_Schlager SUB |  SUB M_Van_Damme
                         C_Dunkley SUB |  SUB M_Kilman
                           J_Eraso SUB |  SUB M_Montoya
                           M_Klich SUB |  SUB S_Nakajima
                         R_Sawyers SUB |  SUB J_Wind




Min. 1  :(lei) M_Dmitrovic miskicks! 
          ...  A_Di_Maria is through! 
          ...  A_Di_Maria goes for the top corner! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it's gone just wide!! 
Min. 3  :(sto) A_Areola with a terrible kick! 
          ...  M_Hamsik takes control of the ball! 
          ...  M_Hamsik tries to chip the ball over A_Areola! 
          ...  A_Areola just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 6  :(sto) Javi_Martinez has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace 
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_Marusic 
          ...  He puts in M_Hamsik! 
          ...  M_Hamsik with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  But A_Areola reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on A_Areola anyway 
Min. 6  :(lei) N_Powell beats his man 
          ...  N_Powell tries to chip the ball over M_Dmitrovic! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  M_Dmitrovic moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 9  :(sto) P_Goncalves moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Hamsik 
          ...  L_Dunk clears with a diving header 
Min. 9  :(lei) L_Alario storms past his marker 
          ...  G_Sakai wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 14 :(sto) M_Hamsik heads the ball back to Javi_Martinez 
          ...  A_Marusic anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 15 :(lei) A_Di_Maria with a flicked pass to A_Belotti 
          ...  A_Belotti looks to see where M_Dmitrovic is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  M_Dmitrovic with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 15 :(lei) L_Dunk kicks M_Doherty! 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution! 
Min. 18 :(sto) M_Hamsik looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards P_Goncalves 
          ...  Sequeira wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Javi_Martinez swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  L_Dunk with the clearance 
Min. 18 :(sto) P_Goncalves breaks free from the last defender! 
          ...  He just has to beat A_Areola now! 
          ...  Y_Atal trips him up from behind! 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution! 
Min. 21 :(lei) L_Dunk looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to G_Ramirez 
          ...  E_Forsberg intercepts the pass 
Min. 23 :(lei) Sequeira with a simple pass to A_Belotti 
          ...  A_Belotti drives the ball low! 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 25 :(lei) N_Powell floats the ball in to find L_Alario 
          ...  Driven towards goal by L_Alario! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 27 :(lei) N_Kante takes on M_Muniesa 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  N_Kante smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  M_Dmitrovic can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  M_Dmitrovic makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was always going over? 
Min. 28 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City 
          ...  Stoke City have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 28 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City 
          ...  M_Hamsik will now play as a FW 
Min. 28 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City 
          ...  E_Forsberg will now play as a FW 
Min. 28 :(sto) S_McTominay takes advantage of a mistake by Sequeira 
          ...  He knocks the ball to M_Hamsik! 
          ...  M_Hamsik has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Rifled home! 
          ...  OOOHHHHH LAAAA-LAAA! 
          ...  Stoke City go ahead in this match now! 
          ...  Stoke City 1-0 Leicester City ...
Min. 29 :(lei) L_Dunk looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Marusic 
          ...  S_McTominay stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That's a rash challenge!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 29 :(lei) A_Marusic pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  N_Powell is clean through! 
          ...  N_Powell with a stunning strike! 
          ...  M_Dmitrovic gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by <g1>!! 
Min. 30 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City 
          ...  Leicester City have changed their playing style to N 
Min. 31 :(sto) P_Goncalves sprints past L_Dunk 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  P_Goncalves hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  But A_Areola makes a fine save 
Min. 32 :(sto) G_Sakai whips the ball across to S_McTominay 
          ...  S_McTominay with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 32 :(lei) L_Alario makes a run into space 
          ...  L_Alario curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  The shot slips through M_Dmitrovic's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! 
          ...  That looked like a corner to me 
Min. 34 :(lei) L_Alario loses his marker 
          ...  L_Alario bears down on goal! 
          ...  M_Dmitrovic gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  A_Di_Maria flights it in! 
          ...  G_Sakai clears the danger 
Min. 36 :(lei) A_Di_Maria with the dribble 
          ...  M_Doherty is easily beaten 
          ...  A_Di_Maria has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  M_Dmitrovic is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And M_Dmitrovic reacts well to palm it behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Di_Maria plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  S_Arias clears the danger 
Min. 39 :(lei) Sequeira lays the ball back to G_Ramirez 
          ...  G_Ramirez attempts a lob! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  M_Dmitrovic is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Di_Maria swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  M_Doherty reads the ball well and clears 
Min. 40 :(sto) G_Sakai with the dribble 
          ...  This is a great chance 
          ...  G_Sakai blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Superb strike! 
          ...  His team mates join him in a celebration 
          ...  They dance around his shirt in delight!! 
          ...  Stoke City 2-0 Leicester City ...
Min. 41 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City 
          ...  Stoke City have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 43 :(sto) P_Goncalves looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards Javi_Martinez 
          ...  Javi_Martinez chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  A_Areola blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 44 :(lei) L_Dunk with a one-touch layoff to L_Alario 
          ...  S_McTominay with the tackle 
          ...  He left his foot in there! 
          ...  The Referee wants to have a word with him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  That's for persistant fouling. 
Min. 45 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City 
          ...  Leicester City have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 45 :(lei) L_Alario eases past Javi_Martinez 
          ...  L_Alario with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  M_Dmitrovic beats the ball away 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Stoke City 2-0 Leicester City

Min. 46 :(sto) J_Vestergaard gets to the byline 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  P_Goncalves is unmarked 
          ...  P_Goncalves tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 52 :(sto) P_Goncalves drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Hamsik 
          ...  But G_Ramirez spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 53 :(sto) M_Hamsik sprints past the defender 
          ...  M_Hamsik with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Hamsik drives it into the box! 
          ...  N_Kante gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it clear 
Min. 53 :(lei) A_Di_Maria finds A_Belotti with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  A_Belotti goes for goal! 
          ...  M_Dmitrovic just watches it float over the bar! 
Min. 55 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City 
          ...  Leicester City have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 55 :(sto) P_Goncalves is first to the ball 
          ...  P_Goncalves hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  A_Areola is rooted to the spot! 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 55 :(lei) G_Ramirez gets to the byline 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_Alario 
          ...  L_Alario curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  Some parts of the ground thought that went in! 
Min. 57 :(lei) A_Marusic crosses into the box, finding L_Dunk 
          ...  L_Dunk sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  M_Dmitrovic fists it away 
          ...  That was a good save! 
Min. 60 :(sto) M_Hamsik is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to P_Goncalves 
          ...  Sequeira with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 
Min. 61 :(lei) G_Ramirez get's past P_Goncalves 
          ...  He's gonna worry them again 
          ...  But M_Muniesa will cut out the threat 
Min. 62 :(sto) E_Forsberg sidesteps L_Dunk 
          ...  A_Marusic dives in with both feet!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 63 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Klich 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Hamsik 
Min. 65 :(sto) M_Klich sidesteps his marker 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  But A_Marusic sweeps up the threat 
Min. 70 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City 
          ...  N_Powell will now play as a FW 
Min. 70 :(sto) M_Klich holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees J_Vestergaard in space! 
          ...  Cleared by Y_Atal 
Min. 74 :(lei) Sequeira with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves M_Muniesa behind 
          ...  Sequeira runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  M_Dmitrovic blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  And he gathers it! 
Min. 74 :(sto) S_Arias puts in G_Sakai 
          ...  N_Powell with a poor challenge 
          ...  The Referee wants a word 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 75 :(lei) Substitution by Leicester City 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Nakajima 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Di_Maria 
Min. 75 :(lei) Substitution by Leicester City 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Montoya 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Marusic 
Min. 75 :(sto) J_Vestergaard takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Arias 
          ...  A glorious effort by S_Arias! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He scores! 
          ...  Can You Believe It? 
          ...  Stoke City 3-0 Leicester City ...
Min. 75 :(lei) Y_Atal races into the box 
          ...  He sees S_Nakajima lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  But M_Doherty wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Powell floats the ball in! 
          ...  G_Sakai wins the ball 
          ...  He belts it away 
Min. 77 :(sto) P_Goncalves skips the challenge from the defender 
          ...  P_Goncalves tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  A_Areola with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 78 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City 
          ...  Stoke City have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 78 :(sto) M_Klich turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to E_Forsberg 
          ...  But M_Montoya clears the ball to safety 
Min. 78 :(lei) N_Kante looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to L_Alario 
          ...  A glorious effort by L_Alario! 
          ...  M_Dmitrovic gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender hoofs the ball to safety 
Min. 79 :(sto) Javi_Martinez makes the tackle 
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly 
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball 
          ...  G_Ramirez bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
Min. 80 :(sto) J_Vestergaard dribbles past Sequeira 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  Y_Atal wins the ball with a clear tackle 
Min. 81 :(sto) M_Muniesa with a probing through ball E_Forsberg 
          ...  E_Forsberg shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  A_Areola with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 81 :(lei) S_Nakajima skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to L_Alario 
          ...  M_Doherty takes out the attacker 
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there 
Min. 82 :(lei) Substitution by Leicester City 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Wind 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Belotti 
Min. 83 :(sto) S_McTominay kills the ball dead 
          ...  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 tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  A_Areola saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 83 :(lei) L_Dunk with a reverse pass to S_Nakajima 
          ...  J_Vestergaard goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 84 :(sto) Javi_Martinez knocks the ball past the lunge of L_Alario 
          ...  But Y_Atal wins the ball 
Min. 84 :(lei) N_Powell takes advantage of a mistake by M_Doherty 
          ...  He puts in J_Wind! 
          ...  S_Arias wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 86 :(lei) N_Kante finds the run of J_Wind 
          ...  S_Arias dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 87 :(lei) N_Kante plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by J_Vestergaard!! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(lei) J_Wind jinks through the defence 
          ...  J_Wind chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 89 :(sto) Javi_Martinez feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  E_Forsberg runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  E_Forsberg with the shot on net! 
          ...  But A_Areola stops that one easily 
Min. 93 :(sto) P_Goncalves has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past Sequeira! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  M_Montoya cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************



Match Details
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Venue                : bet365 Stadium
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Stoke City Match Info
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Best player          : G_Sakai (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Hamsik (28), G_Sakai (40), S_Arias (75)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_McTominay (44)
Injured              : N/A
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Leicester City Match Info
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Best player          : L_Alario
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Dunk (15), Y_Atal (18), N_Powell (74)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Stoke City  |    Leicester City
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       18
Off target           :           5        |       10
On target            :          10        |       8
Possession           :          47        |       53
Corners              :           2        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       3
Subs Used            :           1        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       13
Key Tackles          :          13        |       14
Key Passes           :          17        |       17
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Final Score          : Stoke City 3 - 0 Leicester City
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Player Statistics - Stoke City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Dmitrovic    GK  19   1   1   1  22 |  94   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  93   0   0   0
G_Sakai        DF   1  16  13   8  27 |  94   0   3   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  72  19  48
M_Doherty      DF   1  17  11   8  28 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  69   0   0
M_Muniesa      DF   1  17  13   9  23 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  23  19   0
S_Arias        DF   1  17  14   6  28 |  94   0   3   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  69  18  52
J_Vestergaard  DF   1  16  13  11  28 |  94   0   2   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  72  65   0
S_McTominay    MF   1  13  16  11  27 |  94   0   0   2   1   1   0   1   0   0  -2  54  11
Javi_Martinez  MF   1   6  17  14  26 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30  14
M_Hamsik       FW   1   3  16  15  22 |  64   0   0   3   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  48  65
P_Goncalves    FW   1   3  13  18  25 |  94   0   0   3   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  57  32
E_Forsberg     FW   1   2  14  18  27 |  94   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  38   0  30
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  16  11  23 |  30   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0
R_Sawyers      FW   1   4  16  13  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Leicester City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Areola       GK  19   1   1   1  25 |  94   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  33   0   0   0
Sequeira       DF   1  17  12   8  28 |  94   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  46  40  20
L_Dunk         DF   1  18  13   8  22 |  94   0   2   4   0   1   0   1   0   0  42  74  18
A_Marusic      DF   1  17  11   9  24 |  76   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  69  42   0
Y_Atal         DF   1  16  13   2  27 |  94   0   3   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  70  17  -2
N_Kante        MF   1  12  18  11  25 |  94   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  28  28  13
A_Di_Maria     MF   1   4  18  15  30 |  76   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  28  22
G_Ramirez      MF   1   4  17  14  28 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  36  15  10
N_Powell       FW   1   4  17  15  30 |  94   0   0   2   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  28  20
A_Belotti      FW   1   2  11  18  26 |  83   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  22
L_Alario       FW   1   3  13  18  21 |  94   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  48
M_Van_Damme    GK  14   1   1   1  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Kilman       DF   1  16  12   6  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Montoya      DF   1  16  11   6  27 |  18   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0   0
S_Nakajima     MF   1   4  14  11  23 |  18   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0
J_Wind         FW   1   5  10  14  26 |  11   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
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