FFO2 Premiership, Stoke City vs. Newcastle United (Fri Mar 31) Stoke City | Newcastle United 5-1-0-4 P | 5-3-2 C Mike Bridge | Chris Banks | M_Dmitrovic GK | GK T_Strakosha N_Otamendi DF | DF M_Acuna G_Sakai DF | DF R_Burke G_Paulista DF | DF J_Evans D_Sanchez DF | DF A_Grimaldo A_Witsel DF | DF J_Tarkowski I_Gueye DM | MF M_Llorente F_Mollet FW | MF D_Klaassen Javi_Martinez FW | MF M_Svanberg E_Forsberg FW | FW J_David L_de_Jong FW | FW R_De_Tomas | A_Schlager SUB | SUB A_Palmer A_Telles SUB | SUB L_Ayling J_Eraso SUB | SUB M_Trigueros M_Klich SUB | SUB J_Pastore M_Nikao SUB | SUB L_Dykes Min. 1 :(sto) A_Witsel holds the ball up ... He sees E_Forsberg in space! ... E_Forsberg blasts the ball towards goal! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... GOAL!! ... Look at his face! ... He can't believe it himself! ... Stoke City go ahead in this match now! ... Stoke City 1-0 Newcastle United ... Min. 4 :(sto) I_Gueye is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate in space ... He throws it long to F_Mollet ... J_Evans wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... A_Witsel dinks the ball into the area! ... N_Otamendi rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... Swung in by F_Mollet ... That's a poor one ... A_Grimaldo belts it clear Min. 5 :(new) M_Svanberg holds the ball up ... He sees J_David in space! ... D_Sanchez cuts out the pass ... That was close! Min. 7 :(sto) Javi_Martinez has space to run with the ball ... R_Burke leaves his foot in with the challenge!! ... That's a bad foul!! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 10 :(sto) L_de_Jong with a probing through ball I_Gueye ... I_Gueye has broken through the defence! ... He is one on one with T_Strakosha ... He rounds T_Strakosha ... He has been pushed wide! ... He shoots from a tight angle ... GOAL!! ... Stoke City 2-0 Newcastle United ... Min. 11 :(new) Tactical Change by Newcastle United ... Newcastle United have changed their playing style to A Min. 13 :(new) J_David barges the defender off the ball ... J_David flings a shot at goal! ... But M_Dmitrovic comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 15 :(new) J_Tarkowski is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to J_David ... Great turn! Astonishing! The defence has gone to sleep ... J_David is all alone ... M_Dmitrovic comes towards him ... M_Dmitrovic charges out of his area ... He's slid it past him!! ... GOAL!! ... It's his 10th goal of the season!! ... Stoke City 2-1 Newcastle United ... Min. 15 :(sto) G_Sakai crosses into the box, finding L_de_Jong ... A_Grimaldo with a nasty foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... YELLOW CARD! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 16 :(sto) E_Forsberg turns past J_Evans ... He has some space now! ... E_Forsberg has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 17 :(sto) E_Forsberg steps over the ball ... He nutmegs M_Svanberg ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... E_Forsberg smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... T_Strakosha fists it away ... That was a good save! Min. 17 :(new) M_Llorente with an inswinging cross to D_Klaassen ... D_Klaassen hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... M_Dmitrovic is rooted to the spot! ... But the ball sails wide anyway! Min. 18 :(sto) A_Witsel floats the ball in to find L_de_Jong ... J_Evans gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 20 :(sto) L_de_Jong sidesteps A_Grimaldo ... L_de_Jong tries to chip the ball over T_Strakosha! ... T_Strakosha tips it wide for a corner ... CORNER! ... F_Mollet curls it into the box! ... The ball comes to A_Witsel ... He knocks it goalward ... T_Strakosha gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic reflex save by !! Min. 27 :(sto) G_Paulista sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... D_Sanchez gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... D_Sanchez with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... But he got that all wrong Min. 30 :(new) M_Llorente kills the ball dead ... Beautiful turn ... He could get a shot of here ... F_Mollet wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 31 :(sto) E_Forsberg sidesteps M_Acuna ... That was too easy ... E_Forsberg with his head down lets it go! ... T_Strakosha won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 34 :(sto) N_Otamendi with the cross-field pass to F_Mollet ... A glorious effort by F_Mollet! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into T_Strakosha's arms ... He's spilt it! ... But he gathers it second time round! Min. 35 :(sto) E_Forsberg runs at the defence ... Fine tackle by J_Evans ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 36 :(new) M_Svanberg leaves G_Paulista standing ... G_Sakai rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... What's The Referee going to give? ... Play on! Min. 40 :(sto) L_de_Jong takes advantage of a bad back pass from M_Acuna ... L_de_Jong unleashes a pile driver! ... T_Strakosha just watches it drift out of play! Min. 40 :(new) R_De_Tomas brings the ball into the opposing area ... But N_Otamendi sees the pass and cuts it out Min. 41 :(new) J_David knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... But he loses control of it ... G_Paulista takes possession Min. 42 :(sto) Javi_Martinez finds his way through ... He has tremendous pace ... A_Grimaldo robs him of the ball Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(sto) F_Mollet chips the ball over the defence and finds I_Gueye ... I_Gueye flicks the header toward the far post! ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... L_de_Jong flights it in! ... It goes straight into the arms of T_Strakosha Min. 47 :(new) J_Tarkowski breaks free from G_Sakai ... N_Otamendi cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 49 :(new) J_David can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to D_Klaassen ... D_Klaassen with the goal bound shot! ... But M_Dmitrovic reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on M_Dmitrovic anyway ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Stoke City 2-1 Newcastle United Min. 47 :(sto) F_Mollet plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... A_Grimaldo reads the play well Min. 48 :(sto) E_Forsberg takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... But J_Evans slides in Min. 50 :(sto) N_Otamendi gets to the byline and finds D_Sanchez with a beautiful cross ... A_Grimaldo clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 51 :(sto) F_Mollet backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... L_de_Jong gets on the end of it ... L_de_Jong with the drive! ... It hammers off the bar and loops up high into the air ... The defenders out leap the attackers ... The ball is away and clear from the danger area Min. 54 :(sto) G_Paulista runs at M_Acuna ... He takes it past him ... G_Paulista with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful downward header! ... The shot slips through T_Strakosha's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! ... That looked like a corner to me Min. 56 :(sto) G_Sakai searches out L_de_Jong ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from L_de_Jong! ... It looks good ... He's pulled it wide! Min. 57 :(new) R_De_Tomas finds himself in a good position ... R_De_Tomas with the 40 yard drive! ... M_Dmitrovic collects it comfortably ... The shot never troubled him Min. 63 :(sto) N_Otamendi finds the run of G_Paulista ... J_Tarkowski with the tackle ... Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! Min. 65 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City ... COMING ON: A_Telles ... COMING OFF: D_Sanchez Min. 65 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City ... COMING ON: M_Klich ... COMING OFF: E_Forsberg Min. 67 :(sto) L_de_Jong sidesteps his marker ... That was too easy ... J_Tarkowski bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 70 :(sto) I_Gueye has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... Javi_Martinez gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... J_Tarkowski had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that ... The Referee calls him over ... He lets him off with a strong warning ... FREE KICK! ... Right on the edge of the box! ... N_Otamendi passes to G_Paulista ... G_Paulista with the header! ... It's beaten T_Strakosha ... It goes wide!! Min. 71 :(sto) L_de_Jong breaks free from J_Tarkowski ... Launched towards the top corner by L_de_Jong! ... It flies into Row Z! Min. 72 :(sto) A_Witsel with a reverse pass to Javi_Martinez ... Driven towards goal by Javi_Martinez! ... But T_Strakosha punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 76 :(sto) F_Mollet jumps over M_Llorente's challenge ... F_Mollet rifles it to the far post! ... But T_Strakosha punches it away ... That's gone out for a corner kick ... CORNER! ... I_Gueye crosses it in! ... Great catch from T_Strakosha! Min. 78 :(sto) L_de_Jong finds his way through ... They tried to play the offside trap ... L_de_Jong sends it flying towards goal! ... T_Strakosha manages to turn it behind Min. 79 :(new) M_Svanberg holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to D_Klaassen ... D_Klaassen drives the ball low! ... But he puts it wide ... That was a terrible attempt! Min. 80 :(new) Substitution by Newcastle United ... COMING ON: J_Pastore ... COMING OFF: M_Svanberg Min. 80 :(new) J_Pastore sidesteps his marker ... That was too easy ... Javi_Martinez is called for the holding foul ... He was pushing down on his man ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... YELLOW CARD! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 82 :(sto) A_Telles with the first time pass to Javi_Martinez ... A_Grimaldo knocks the ball back to T_Strakosha ... Ohhhh no!! ... It's gone past T_Strakosha! ... And just creeps wide!! ... CORNER! ... F_Mollet chips the ball in towards the far post! ... T_Strakosha comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... G_Paulista with the header ... T_Strakosha is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But goes just over!! ... T_Strakosha looks very relieved! Min. 85 :(sto) Javi_Martinez takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... It's a lucky break ... Javi_Martinez tries to beat T_Strakosha! ... T_Strakosha won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! Min. 86 :(new) M_Llorente 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 J_David ... F_Mollet with an ugly foul ... The Referee tries to calm him down Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 88 :(sto) L_de_Jong knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... J_Pastore with a nasty foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 89 :(sto) M_Klich feeds the ball through the middle ... F_Mollet runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... F_Mollet with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... But T_Strakosha parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 90 :(sto) Javi_Martinez runs at the defence ... He nutmegs R_Burke ... He showed his class there ... Javi_Martinez plays it down the wing ... Cross comes in back to him, diving header! ... He had to be brave there ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It's wide! ... That was a dismal effort! ... He should have buried that! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : bet365 Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : L_de_Jong (Man of the Match) Scorers : E_Forsberg (1), I_Gueye (10) Sent Off : N/A Booked : Javi_Martinez (80) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newcastle United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_David Scorers : J_David (15) Sent Off : N/A Booked : R_Burke (7), A_Grimaldo (15), J_Tarkowski (67) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City | Newcastle United Attempts on Goal : 24 | 6 Off target : 15 | 2 On target : 9 | 4 Possession : 55 | 45 Corners : 6 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 3 Subs Used : 2 | 1 Fouls : 9 | 10 Key Tackles : 6 | 10 Key Passes : 16 | 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Stoke City 2 - 1 Newcastle United ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 20 1 1 1 22 | 95 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 N_Otamendi DF 1 16 13 3 29 | 95 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 48 57 21 G_Sakai DF 1 17 14 8 27 | 95 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 36 0 G_Paulista DF 1 17 13 8 28 | 95 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 23 19 48 D_Sanchez DF 1 17 11 9 31 | 69 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 23 0 15 A_Witsel DF 1 13 17 8 31 | 95 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 68 20 I_Gueye DM 1 14 17 8 29 | 95 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 30 64 F_Mollet FW 1 4 18 14 24 | 95 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 36 28 38 Javi_Martinez FW 1 6 18 14 26 | 95 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 32 E_Forsberg FW 1 2 14 17 27 | 69 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 55 L_de_Jong FW 1 4 12 20 30 | 95 0 0 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 48 32 A_Schlager GK 15 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Telles DF 1 18 13 7 21 | 26 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 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 | 26 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 - Newcastle United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T_Strakosha GK 21 1 1 1 24 | 95 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 0 0 0 M_Acuna DF 1 19 14 12 25 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Burke DF 1 17 13 6 28 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2 J_Evans DF 1 17 14 9 28 | 95 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 92 0 0 A_Grimaldo DF 1 17 14 9 31 | 95 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 113 -2 -2 J_Tarkowski DF 1 18 11 10 30 | 95 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 20 48 -2 M_Llorente MF 1 11 19 13 22 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 D_Klaassen MF 1 3 18 14 26 | 95 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 M_Svanberg MF 1 10 16 12 22 | 84 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 J_David FW 1 5 15 18 29 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 17 38 R_De_Tomas FW 1 2 15 20 25 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 A_Palmer GK 15 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Ayling DF 1 17 13 8 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Trigueros MF 1 11 16 11 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Pastore MF 1 8 16 10 22 | 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Dykes FW 1 5 10 13 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1680257250 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40