FFO2 Premiership, Stoke City vs. Sheffield Wednesday (Mon Mar 06) Stoke City | Sheffield Wednesday 5-2-1-2 P | 5-3-2 C Mike Bridge | Mike Bradwell | M_Dmitrovic GK | GK A_Gunn A_Telles DF | DF M_Targett G_Paulista DF | DF B_Engels D_Sanchez DF | DF J_Egan G_Sakai DF | DF E_Pinnock I_Gueye DF | DF A_Webster A_Witsel MF | MF H_Calhanoglu J_Laurent MF | MF H_Mkhitaryan Javi_Martinez AM | MF Fred E_Forsberg FW | FW O_Watkins L_de_Jong FW | FW S_Azmoun | A_Schlager SUB | SUB C_Dawson D_Caleta_Car SUB | SUB L_Novak J_Eraso SUB | SUB Taison M_Klich SUB | SUB D_Samassekou M_Nikao SUB | SUB D_Undav Min. 3 :(shw) H_Calhanoglu off the woodwork! ... S_Azmoun picks up the deflection ... But A_Telles clears the ball to safety Min. 10 :(shw) H_Mkhitaryan finds H_Calhanoglu with a perfectly weighted pass ... E_Forsberg had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 13 :(sto) G_Sakai with a measured ball to E_Forsberg ... E_Forsberg has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... A_Gunn never had a chance! Min. 16 :(shw) S_Azmoun takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... But G_Sakai comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 17 :(shw) M_Targett takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to B_Engels ... A_Witsel with the tackle ... He left his foot in there! ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! ... FREE KICK ... This is very far out ... B_Engels knocks it forward ... O_Watkins gets on the end of it ... O_Watkins with the 40 yard drive! ... M_Dmitrovic was lucky there Min. 18 :(shw) Fred flicks it over G_Sakai and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... Fred with the ball at his feet ... Is he going to have a crack? ... He is, you know... ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into M_Dmitrovic's arms ... He's spilt it! ... But he gathers it second time round! Min. 20 :(sto) G_Sakai sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to E_Forsberg ... A wicked drive by E_Forsberg! ... He's pulled it wide! Min. 26 :(sto) The defender loses control of the ball! ... G_Sakai seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... H_Calhanoglu reads it well ... He clears the danger Min. 31 :(sto) E_Forsberg feeds the ball to I_Gueye ... I_Gueye with the goal bound shot! ... A_Gunn makes a good save ... CORNER! ... L_de_Jong crosses it in! ... A_Gunn makes the catch! Min. 34 :(sto) G_Sakai smashes the ball upfield ... Javi_Martinez latches onto the ball ... Javi_Martinez hits a great drive! ... He's pulled it wide! Min. 34 :(shw) O_Watkins looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to Fred ... G_Sakai with the block Min. 38 :(shw) Fred dribbles past I_Gueye ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... I_Gueye fouls ... That was disgusting ... The Referee wants a quiet word Min. 39 :(sto) I_Gueye with the dribble ... He spots the run of his team-mate ... He's decided to go alone ... I_Gueye with the drive! ... A_Gunn with a great save ... And he holds onto it as well! Min. 41 :(sto) G_Paulista with the dribble ... He's through on goal ... Fred leaves his foot in with the challenge!! ... That's a bad foul!! ... He gets away with that one ... It's just a warning ... Mike Bridge looks annoyed that there was no card there Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 48 :(shw) S_Azmoun with a real burst of pace ... Javi_Martinez can't catch up with him ... He's clean through! ... S_Azmoun hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into M_Dmitrovic's arms ... He's spilt it! ... But he gathers it second time round! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Stoke City 0-0 Sheffield Wednesday Min. 47 :(sto) E_Forsberg beats H_Calhanoglu ... He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills ... E_Forsberg pounds a rocket on goal! ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 52 :(sto) E_Forsberg takes advantage of a mistake by H_Calhanoglu ... He knocks the ball to L_de_Jong! ... A_Gunn with the dive ... There's no room in the game for that! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on ... PENALTY!! That was never a penalty!! ... L_de_Jong will take it ... He sends A_Gunn the wrong way with a shimmy John Aldridge style ... GOAL! ... He made it look easy. ... Let's see if Stoke City can hang onto that lead! ... Stoke City 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday... Min. 53 :(sto) I_Gueye controls it well ... He nutmegs E_Pinnock ... He puts in L_de_Jong! ... M_Targett dives in with both feet!! ... Play On!! Min. 54 :(sto) L_de_Jong plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He heads towards the goal ... He slides it past the defender! ... L_de_Jong carves a shot towards goal! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He should have buried that! Min. 57 :(sto) L_de_Jong turns past the defender ... He has created space for himself now ... L_de_Jong with a little chip! ... A_Gunn gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender puts the ball behind ... CORNER! ... G_Paulista with an inswinging corner into the box ... That's a poor one ... O_Watkins belts it clear Min. 60 :(shw) Substitution by Sheffield Wednesday ... COMING ON: D_Samassekou ... COMING OFF: H_Mkhitaryan Min. 60 :(shw) Tactical Change by Sheffield Wednesday ... Sheffield Wednesday have changed their playing style to A Min. 60 :(shw) A_Webster with the deft touch ... He takes it past A_Telles ... He knocks it to S_Azmoun! ... S_Azmoun attempts to nutmeg M_Dmitrovic! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... S_Azmoun chips the ball in towards the far post! ... It goes straight into the arms of M_Dmitrovic Min. 61 :(sto) A_Witsel looks up ... He swings the ball right towards L_de_Jong ... A skilful effort from L_de_Jong! ... A_Gunn makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 62 :(sto) A_Witsel smashes the ball upfield ... G_Paulista latches onto the ball ... But A_Webster comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 64 :(shw) O_Watkins with the dribble ... I_Gueye is easily beaten ... D_Sanchez takes out the attacker ... He looked to have fouled him there Min. 65 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City ... COMING ON: M_Nikao ... COMING OFF: J_Laurent Min. 68 :(shw) E_Pinnock runs at the defender ... The defender falls over ... G_Sakai scythes the player down! ... He received a good talking to from The Referee Min. 69 :(sto) L_de_Jong cuts inside A_Webster ... He worked that well ... He puts in I_Gueye! ... I_Gueye belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... But A_Gunn tips it behind ... CORNER! ... G_Sakai swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... B_Engels wins the ball ... And he clears the danger Min. 70 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City ... COMING ON: D_Caleta_Car ... COMING OFF: G_Paulista Min. 72 :(sto) L_de_Jong flicks it past the defender ... He runs forward ... L_de_Jong has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... But A_Gunn makes an easy save Min. 75 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... Stoke City have changed their playing style to D Min. 84 :(shw) E_Pinnock hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... S_Azmoun collects the loose ball! ... S_Azmoun with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 86 :(shw) H_Calhanoglu runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to E_Pinnock ... L_de_Jong takes the players legs from beneath him!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... He got away with just a warning ... FREE KICK! ... It's in a very dangerous position! ... D_Samassekou knocks it forward ... O_Watkins gets on the end of it ... A_Witsel hits it out for a corner ... That was sent up into the top tier ... CORNER! ... A_Webster dinks the ball into the area! ... It comes to O_Watkins ... He fires it towards to goal ... The net bulges! ... GOAL!! ... He kisses the badge! ... He shows his love for the club!! ... The fans cheer him and chant his name!! ... Sheffield Wednesday have done it!! ... They are all square ... Stoke City 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday ... Min. 86 :(shw) D_Samassekou slides it through the middle to O_Watkins ... Wonderful sliding challenge by A_Telles ... He had to get that one right! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(shw) Fred takes advantage of a mistake by I_Gueye ... Fred has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... He's dragged it wide!! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 90 :(shw) S_Azmoun puts in O_Watkins ... Excellent sliding challenge from D_Sanchez ... He had to time that one perfectly Min. 91 :(shw) J_Egan runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to S_Azmoun ... But E_Forsberg puts the ball out of play Min. 93 :(shw) D_Samassekou slips past his marker Javi_Martinez ... The ball is whipped into Fred ... A cheeky lob from Fred! ... But he's put it wide ... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : bet365 Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : L_de_Jong (Man of the Match) Scorers : L_de_Jong (52 pen) Sent Off : N/A Booked : E_Forsberg (10), A_Witsel (17) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sheffield Wednesday Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : O_Watkins Scorers : O_Watkins (86) Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Gunn (52) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City | Sheffield Wednesday Attempts on Goal : 12 | 8 Off target : 5 | 6 On target : 7 | 2 Possession : 50 | 50 Corners : 3 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 1 Fouls : 14 | 7 Key Tackles : 8 | 5 Key Passes : 9 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Stoke City 1 - 1 Sheffield Wednesday ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 97 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 A_Telles DF 1 18 13 7 21 | 97 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 0 G_Paulista DF 1 17 13 8 28 | 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Sanchez DF 1 17 11 9 31 | 97 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 0 0 G_Sakai DF 1 17 14 8 27 | 97 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 54 0 I_Gueye DF 1 14 17 8 29 | 97 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 15 60 A_Witsel MF 1 13 17 8 31 | 97 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 25 28 -2 J_Laurent MF 1 3 17 13 27 | 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Javi_Martinez AM 1 6 17 14 26 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 E_Forsberg FW 1 2 14 18 27 | 97 0 1 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 36 34 16 L_de_Jong FW 1 4 12 18 30 | 97 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 20 64 A_Schlager GK 15 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Caleta_Car DF 1 15 13 11 26 | 23 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 MF 1 5 17 11 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Nikao AM 1 2 8 11 25 | 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Sheffield Wednesday Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Gunn GK 19 1 1 1 21 | 97 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 51 0 0 0 M_Targett DF 1 19 11 8 31 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 21 0 B_Engels DF 1 18 14 9 28 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 J_Egan DF 1 12 10 2 33 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 E_Pinnock DF 1 18 12 7 27 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 A_Webster DF 1 17 13 4 24 | 97 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 46 0 H_Calhanoglu MF 1 4 18 14 21 | 97 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 28 0 H_Mkhitaryan MF 1 3 17 12 27 | 64 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 Fred MF 1 2 17 11 26 | 97 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 O_Watkins FW 1 6 10 20 24 | 97 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 34 22 32 S_Azmoun FW 1 3 10 18 26 | 97 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 22 18 C_Dawson GK 13 1 1 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Novak MF 1 1 7 11 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Taison MF 1 5 11 8 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Samassekou MF 1 12 15 6 23 | 33 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 D_Undav FW 1 2 12 18 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1678093861 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40