FFO2 Premiership, Stoke City vs. Sheffield United (Mon Feb 27) Stoke City | Sheffield United 5-1-1-3 A | 4-3-1-2 C Mike Bridge | Kesley Barkworth | M_Dmitrovic GK | GK S_Bolat A_Telles DF | DF F_Guilbert G_Paulista DF | DF R_Gosens D_Sanchez DF | DF R_Le_Normand Danilo DF | DF G_Zajkov G_Sakai DF | MF M_Verratti I_Gueye DM | MF I_Muniain M_Klich MF | MF A_Danjuma Javi_Martinez FW | AM M_Asensio E_Forsberg FW | FW H_Hee_Chan L_de_Jong FW | FW M_Philipp | A_Schlager SUB | SUB N_Vasic C_Dunkley SUB | SUB R_Williams S_Berge SUB | SUB A_Centelles J_Eraso SUB | SUB Dele M_Hamsik SUB | SUB O_Giroud Min. 3 :(sto) L_de_Jong beats M_Verratti with absolute ease! ... L_de_Jong tries to chip the ball over S_Bolat! ... S_Bolat narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 4 :(sto) I_Gueye picks up the pass ... But G_Zajkov slides in two footed! ... The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" Min. 5 :(sto) I_Gueye runs into space ... I_Gueye with a quick pass down the left wing. ... He gets up high for the header! ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 18 :(sto) E_Forsberg slips past R_Le_Normand ... R_Le_Normand with an ugly foul ... The Referee just wants to lecture him Min. 21 :(sto) Javi_Martinez sidesteps G_Zajkov ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... But he loses control of it ... H_Hee_Chan hits it out for a throw Min. 24 :(shu) R_Gosens spots his team mate making a run ... He plays a fantastic through ball to H_Hee_Chan! ... H_Hee_Chan belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! Min. 26 :(shu) M_Asensio with the through ball to F_Guilbert ... I_Gueye with the block Min. 27 :(sto) L_de_Jong takes possession ... Knocks it past F_Guilbert ... He's through on goal ... R_Gosens knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But The Referee just turns away! Min. 27 :(shu) M_Philipp takes possession ... M_Philipp keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... But it puts it well wide Min. 29 :(sto) Javi_Martinez can't keep control of it and loses possession! ... He goes in hard and wins it back! ... He creates some space for an opening! ... Javi_Martinez hits a great shot! ... S_Bolat parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 30 :(shu) M_Asensio runs at the defender ... The defender slips and falls over ... M_Asensio with the shot! ... But M_Dmitrovic punches it away Min. 34 :(sto) D_Sanchez runs at the heart of the defence ... A vicious shot by D_Sanchez! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And goes out Min. 35 :(sto) I_Gueye beats F_Guilbert with absolute ease! ... I_Gueye fires the shot in! ... The shot slips through S_Bolat's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! Min. 38 :(sto) Javi_Martinez with a real burst of pace ... He leaves R_Gosens behind ... G_Zajkov hits it out for a corner ... The fans behind the goal are throwing coins at the corner taker! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by G_Paulista ... S_Bolat comes towards the ball ... And he claims it with ease! Min. 38 :(shu) R_Le_Normand takes on 3 men ... M_Klich brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(shu) M_Verratti with a great first touch ... M_Verratti looks to see where M_Dmitrovic is! ... He shoots! ... The shot slips through M_Dmitrovic's hands ... But M_Dmitrovic recovers to save! ... He got away with that! Min. 44 :(sto) L_de_Jong finds the space intelligently ... L_de_Jong hits a curling shot! ... S_Bolat just watches it float over the bar! Min. 44 :(shu) M_Verratti searches out M_Philipp ... L_de_Jong rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! Min. 45 :(shu) H_Hee_Chan makes the tackle ... He gets to his feet quickly ... He's beat the defender to the ball ... D_Sanchez dives in with both feet!! ... Play On!! Min. 46 :(sto) Javi_Martinez gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past I_Muniain! ... He has some space now! ... R_Le_Normand with the foul Min. 47 :(sto) D_Sanchez bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to L_de_Jong ... I_Muniain with the foul ... The Referee writes his name in his little black book ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Stoke City 0-0 Sheffield United Min. 46 :(shu) G_Zajkov plays a long ball to M_Asensio ... Danilo dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 48 :(sto) D_Sanchez moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to E_Forsberg ... G_Zajkov takes the ball ... OOOHHHH!! ... He almost loses it straight away ... But he hits it clear! Min. 48 :(shu) H_Hee_Chan has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... H_Hee_Chan fires a shot at goal! ... But it goes just over Min. 49 :(shu) M_Verratti is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to M_Philipp ... M_Philipp hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... GOAL!! ... His manager looks unmoved ... Sheffield United go in front now with that goal! ... Stoke City 0-1 Sheffield United ... Min. 50 :(shu) A_Danjuma moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to M_Philipp ... E_Forsberg reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 52 :(shu) H_Hee_Chan flicks it past G_Paulista ... He runs forward ... G_Sakai with a clumsy challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He's not too happy about that Min. 53 :(shu) H_Hee_Chan breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on M_Dmitrovic! ... I_Gueye brings him down! ... RED CARD!! ... He can have no complaints!! Dirty barsteward! Min. 55 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United ... COMING ON: Dele ... COMING OFF: A_Danjuma Min. 56 :(shu) M_Philipp kills the ball dead ... Beautiful turn ... He could get a shot of here ... M_Philipp with a thundering volley! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... I_Muniain swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... M_Dmitrovic comes towards the ball ... But he's nowhere near it! ... M_Verratti with the shot! ... But he puts it well wide ... That was a crappy effort! Min. 57 :(sto) G_Sakai moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to L_de_Jong ... G_Zajkov with the tackle Min. 57 :(shu) R_Le_Normand spots his team mate making a run ... That's an excellent through ball to M_Philipp! ... M_Philipp hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... But it whistles just past the post Min. 59 :(shu) Dele plays in M_Asensio with a beautiful ball ... M_Asensio hits the ball first time! ... M_Dmitrovic gathers it comfortably Min. 60 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... Stoke City have changed their playing style to E Min. 60 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... Javi_Martinez will now play as a AM Min. 60 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... E_Forsberg will now play as a AM Min. 60 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... L_de_Jong will now play as a AM Min. 61 :(shu) I_Muniain pass splits open the defence and finds H_Hee_Chan ... H_Hee_Chan tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... But M_Dmitrovic comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 65 :(sto) M_Klich with the heel pass to D_Sanchez ... D_Sanchez attempts to drive it home! ... S_Bolat is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... And S_Bolat reacts well to palm it behind! ... CORNER! ... L_de_Jong with an outswinging corner into the box ... It goes straight into the arms of S_Bolat ... Theres was some shirt pulling going on in the box for sure! ... The strikers are calling for VAR! ... We wait for the decision ... NO PENALTY Min. 67 :(shu) R_Le_Normand gets to the byline and finds I_Muniain with a beautiful cross ... A_Telles hits it out for a corner ... The pressure is mounting! ... CORNER! ... H_Hee_Chan lofts the ball in! ... G_Sakai heads it away Min. 72 :(shu) F_Guilbert jumps over the defender's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... But D_Sanchez with the fine tackle Min. 74 :(shu) M_Philipp has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past G_Sakai! ... He has some space now! ... L_de_Jong with a clumsy challenge ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... YELLOW CARD! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 75 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... Javi_Martinez will now play as a FW 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. 76 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... Javi_Martinez will now play as a AM 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. 77 :(sto) L_de_Jong lobs it over R_Gosens ... L_de_Jong with a thundering volley! ... S_Bolat saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 78 :(sto) E_Forsberg runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off M_Asensio back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... E_Forsberg with the crafty shot! ... It hits the side netting! ... The fans thought that was a GOAL! ... But it's not ... Goal kick. Min. 78 :(shu) M_Asensio with a one-touch layoff to H_Hee_Chan ... M_Klich wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... Swung in by F_Guilbert ... G_Zajkov gets his head on it ... But he's put it wide ... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? Min. 81 :(sto) E_Forsberg with a 30-yard pass to D_Sanchez ... M_Asensio with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 83 :(sto) A_Telles sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball in to L_de_Jong ... L_de_Jong blasts the ball towards goal! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into S_Bolat's arms ... Unlucky Min. 83 :(shu) M_Philipp with the majestic dribble ... M_Philipp with a scorcher of a shot! ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... H_Hee_Chan curls it into the box! ... M_Dmitrovic comes towards the ball ... Great catch! Min. 84 :(shu) R_Gosens with the dribble ... G_Sakai is easily beaten ... R_Gosens curls it towards the top corner! ... M_Dmitrovic makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(shu) H_Hee_Chan gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside the defender! ... He has some space now! ... Launched towards the top corner by H_Hee_Chan! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It grazes the post and goes wide Min. 94 :(sto) L_de_Jong with a simple pass to E_Forsberg ... But R_Le_Normand slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : bet365 Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Sanchez Scorers : N/A Sent Off : I_Gueye (53) Booked : G_Sakai (52), L_de_Jong (74) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sheffield United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : G_Zajkov (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Philipp (49) Sent Off : N/A Booked : I_Muniain (47) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City | Sheffield United Attempts on Goal : 10 | 15 Off target : 6 | 9 On target : 4 | 6 Possession : 44 | 56 Corners : 2 | 4 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 1 Subs Used : 0 | 1 Fouls : 12 | 7 Key Tackles : 9 | 8 Key Passes : 7 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Stoke City 0 - 1 Sheffield 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 19 1 1 1 22 | 96 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 0 0 A_Telles DF 1 18 13 7 21 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 19 0 G_Paulista DF 1 17 13 8 28 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Sanchez DF 1 17 11 9 31 | 96 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 46 42 34 Danilo DF 1 16 13 3 21 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 G_Sakai DF 1 17 14 8 27 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 21 16 -2 I_Gueye DM 1 14 17 8 29 | 55 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 16 -10 22 M_Klich MF 1 5 17 11 23 | 96 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 70 15 0 Javi_Martinez AM 1 6 17 14 26 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 E_Forsberg AM 1 2 14 18 27 | 96 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 38 18 6 L_de_Jong AM 1 4 12 18 30 | 96 0 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 -2 18 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 S_Berge MF 1 11 17 8 28 | 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_Hamsik FW 1 3 16 16 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Sheffield United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S_Bolat GK 19 1 1 1 22 | 96 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75 0 0 0 F_Guilbert DF 1 18 12 9 33 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Gosens DF 1 20 13 9 25 | 96 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 19 19 R_Le_Normand DF 1 18 13 5 20 | 96 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 38 0 G_Zajkov DF 1 14 11 6 28 | 96 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 104 21 18 M_Verratti MF 1 12 18 8 28 | 96 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 36 36 I_Muniain MF 1 4 18 14 28 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 12 -2 A_Danjuma MF 1 3 18 14 24 | 57 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 M_Asensio AM 1 4 17 16 20 | 96 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 36 30 24 H_Hee_Chan FW 1 2 14 15 23 | 96 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 38 0 40 M_Philipp FW 1 2 14 17 22 | 96 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 58 N_Vasic GK 14 1 1 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Williams DF 1 12 7 3 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Centelles DF 1 12 7 3 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dele MF 1 2 16 14 29 | 39 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 O_Giroud FW 1 3 9 15 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1677489532 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40