FFO2 WM CUP, Atalanta vs. Stoke City (Tue Feb 28)


                             Atalanta  |  Stoke City
                            4-2-2-2 C  |  5-1-1-3 P
                            Tim Allen  |  Mike Bridge
                                       |
                         I_Meslier GK  |  GK M_Dmitrovic
                        S_van_Beek DF  |  DF A_Telles
                          J_Brooks DF  |  DF G_Paulista
                         G_Montiel DF  |  DF D_Sanchez
                        J_St_Juste DF  |  DF Danilo
                           D_Neres AM  |  DF G_Sakai
                         R_Sawyers AM  |  DM S_Berge
                           J_Ganda MF  |  MF M_Klich
                       S_McTominay MF  |  FW Javi_Martinez
                          J_Macias FW  |  FW E_Forsberg
                          A_Onaiwu FW  |  FW L_de_Jong
                                       |
                        A_Plizzari SUB |  SUB A_Schlager
                        P_Lienhart SUB |  SUB C_Dunkley
                       A_Miranchuk SUB |  SUB J_Eraso
                            Brahim SUB |  SUB B_Douglas
                            D_Jota SUB |  SUB M_Hamsik




Min. 1  :(sto) Danilo gets to the byline 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  E_Forsberg is unmarked 
          ...  E_Forsberg curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  YES !! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Oh, you have to say that's magnificent! 
          ...  That takes his tally to 10 for the season!! 
          ...  Stoke City have the advantage! 
          ...  Atalanta 0-1 Stoke City ...
Min. 3  :(atl) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  J_St_Juste is through! 
          ...  What a mistake by G_Sakai! 
          ...  A great volley from J_St_Juste! 
          ...  ITS THERE! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He punches the corner flag in delight! 
          ...  It's all to play for again! 
          ...  Atalanta 1-1 Stoke City ...
Min. 3  :(sto) Javi_Martinez hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  L_de_Jong latches onto it! 
          ...  L_de_Jong with the shot on net! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Berge floats the ball in! 
          ...  G_Paulista swings a leg at it! 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 6  :(sto) L_de_Jong with a real burst of pace 
          ...  J_Brooks can't catch up with him 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  L_de_Jong hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into I_Meslier's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 7  :(atl) G_Montiel is clutching his leg! 
          ...  That doesn't look good 
          ...  But he'll continue and try to run it off 
Min. 10 :(sto) S_Berge chips the ball forward to Danilo 
          ...  Danilo with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  But I_Meslier punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 10 :(atl) J_Brooks jinks through the defence 
          ...  E_Forsberg with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  Nothing. Just a ticking off! 
Min. 16 :(sto) D_Sanchez floats the ball in to find L_de_Jong 
          ...  L_de_Jong hits a great drive! 
          ...  I_Meslier saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 19 :(atl) J_Macias finds S_van_Beek with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  But D_Sanchez wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_St_Juste swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  M_Dmitrovic jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 22 :(atl) A_Onaiwu lobs it over the defender 
          ...  G_Sakai takes the ball and the player!! 
          ...  But the ref waves play on!! 
Min. 22 :(sto) Javi_Martinez holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Klich 
          ...  S_van_Beek slices it 
          ...  I_Meslier moves quickly!! 
          ...  He can't get there! 
          ...  It inches just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Klich hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  L_de_Jong tries to place the shot! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Stoke City take the lead! 
          ...  Atalanta 1-2 Stoke City ...
Min. 24 :(sto) E_Forsberg with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves J_Ganda behind 
          ...  E_Forsberg lobs I_Meslier! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 27 :(atl) J_Ganda looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to R_Sawyers 
          ...  But G_Paulista spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 28 :(sto) Danilo hoofs it upfield to find Javi_Martinez 
          ...  G_Montiel pulls on his shirt 
          ...  He wins the ball 
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there! 
Min. 30 :(atl) Substitution by Atalanta 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Jota 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Onaiwu 
Min. 32 :(atl) R_Sawyers runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off G_Sakai back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  R_Sawyers fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  But M_Dmitrovic hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 33 :(atl) D_Jota is too quick for D_Sanchez 
          ...  D_Jota flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  M_Dmitrovic makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  A defender hoofs it out for a corner! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Jota drives it into the box! 
          ...  The ball comes to S_McTominay 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! 
Min. 35 :(atl) D_Neres sidesteps G_Paulista 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  D_Neres hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  M_Dmitrovic with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
Min. 36 :(sto) A_Telles whips the ball across to G_Paulista 
          ...  G_Paulista carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  I_Meslier makes a fine save 
Min. 38 :(atl) D_Jota with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from Danilo 
          ...  G_Paulista with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 
Min. 39 :(sto) L_de_Jong beats his marker 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" waves The Referee 
          ...  L_de_Jong hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  But I_Meslier just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 40 :(atl) S_McTominay sprints past the defender 
          ...  But G_Sakai puts it in row Z! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Atalanta 1-2 Stoke City

Min. 47 :(sto) A_Telles beats S_van_Beek 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  J_Brooks with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 53 :(atl) J_Ganda picks out D_Jota with the cross 
          ...  Danilo bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 53 :(sto) Javi_Martinez gains control of the loose ball 
          ...  But J_St_Juste barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! 
Min. 55 :(atl) Tactical Change by Atalanta 
          ...  Atalanta have changed their playing style to L 
Min. 56 :(atl) D_Neres finds R_Sawyers with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  R_Sawyers chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  It flies into Row Z! 
Min. 59 :(atl) J_Brooks brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  D_Jota makes himself available 
          ...  S_Berge with a pull on the shirt 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think that might be a tad harsh 
Min. 60 :(atl) S_van_Beek with a short pass to find J_Brooks 
          ...  J_Brooks pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  The shot slips through M_Dmitrovic's hands 
          ...  But M_Dmitrovic recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 60 :(sto) D_Sanchez gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside G_Montiel! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  D_Sanchez looks to see where I_Meslier is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  The shot slips through I_Meslier's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! 
          ...  That looked like a corner to me 
Min. 62 :(atl) D_Neres brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  G_Montiel gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  G_Montiel tries to beat M_Dmitrovic! 
          ...  M_Dmitrovic gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 62 :(sto) Danilo kills the ball dead 
          ...  He 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 has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 
Min. 63 :(atl) D_Jota knocks the ball past A_Telles 
          ...  Now he crosses to D_Neres! 
          ...  D_Neres tries to beat M_Dmitrovic! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 64 :(atl) S_van_Beek runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Ganda 
          ...  J_Ganda is miles offside! 
          ...  The flag stays down 
          ...  M_Dmitrovic tries to close down the angle 
          ...  He rounds M_Dmitrovic 
          ...  He thumps it towards the goal! 
          ...  It goes over!! 
Min. 65 :(sto) S_Berge has broken through the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on I_Meslier! 
          ...  S_McTominay hacks him down! 
          ...  It looks like he could be sent off! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  It could have been worse! 
Min. 66 :(atl) Substitution by Atalanta 
          ...  COMING ON: Brahim 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_McTominay 
Min. 67 :(atl) D_Jota gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past G_Paulista! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  D_Jota fires the shot in! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  M_Dmitrovic dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had M_Dmitrovic beaten! 
Min. 68 :(atl) Substitution by Atalanta 
          ...  COMING ON: P_Lienhart 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Brooks 
Min. 69 :(atl) D_Jota gets lucky and beats G_Paulista 
          ...  Now with the centre to J_Macias 
          ...  L_de_Jong wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 69 :(sto) Danilo gets to the byline and finds D_Sanchez with a beautiful cross 
          ...  D_Sanchez goes for the top corner! 
          ...  But I_Meslier punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 70 :(atl) Tactical Change by Atalanta 
          ...  Atalanta have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 72 :(sto) L_de_Jong brushes G_Montiel aside and breaks free 
          ...  L_de_Jong with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Hammered home! 
          ...  gol-gol-gol-gol-gol-gol-goaaaaaaaall 
          ...  But it's been ruled out! 
          ...  The ref seen a foul 
          ...  Angry players surround the ref! 
          ...  But he just waves them away! 
Min. 73 :(sto) A_Telles with a simple pass to S_Berge 
          ...  S_Berge attempts a chip! 
          ...  I_Meslier just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 75 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City 
          ...  Stoke City have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 78 :(sto) E_Forsberg looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards L_de_Jong 
          ...  L_de_Jong with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  That shot never looked like going in 
Min. 80 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Hamsik 
          ...  COMING OFF: Javi_Martinez 
Min. 80 :(atl) D_Neres lobs it over the defender 
          ...  E_Forsberg tackles cleanly 
Min. 80 :(sto) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  L_de_Jong seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  D_Neres is late with that one 
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand 
Min. 85 :(atl) G_Montiel can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to J_Ganda 
          ...  But G_Sakai spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 92 :(sto) M_Hamsik with a glorious long pass to E_Forsberg 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from J_Ganda 
Min. 93 :(atl) J_Macias is too quick for S_Berge 
          ...  D_Sanchez with an ugly foul 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Stadio Atleti Azzurri
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Atalanta Match Info
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Best player          : D_Jota
Scorers              : J_St_Juste (3)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Brooks (47), S_McTominay (65)
Injured              : N/A
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Stoke City Match Info
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Best player          : L_de_Jong (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : E_Forsberg (1), L_de_Jong (22)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Berge (59)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                Atalanta  |    Stoke City
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       16
Off target           :           6        |       8
On target            :           5        |       8
Possession           :          43        |       57
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :           5        |       8
Key Tackles          :           4        |       9
Key Passes           :          11        |       12
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Final Score          : Atalanta 1 - 2 Stoke City
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Player Statistics - Atalanta
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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I_Meslier      GK  19   1   1   1  22 |  96   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
S_van_Beek     DF   1  18  11   8  25 |  96   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  38   0
J_Brooks       DF   1  17  10   8  30 |  70   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  18  16
G_Montiel      DF   1  17  14  13  27 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  21  16   9
J_St_Juste     DF   1  16  11   3  24 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  22   0  54
D_Neres        AM   1   2  18  13  25 |  96   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  24  22
R_Sawyers      AM   1   4  16  13  28 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  22
J_Ganda        MF   1  12  15   7  20 |  96   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  26  30  15
S_McTominay    MF   1  13  17  12  27 |  68   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   8
J_Macias       FW   1   3  10  15  20 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
A_Onaiwu       FW   1   2   8  13  27 |  30   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Plizzari     GK  14   1   1   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Lienhart     DF   1  16  10   3  29 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Miranchuk    MF   1   4  17  12  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Brahim         AM   1   2  17  13  28 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Jota         FW   1   4  14  17  26 |  66   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  32  14

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 |  96   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
A_Telles       DF   1  18  13   7  21 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   0
G_Paulista     DF   1  17  13   8  28 |  96   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  42   0  32
D_Sanchez      DF   1  17  11   9  31 |  96   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  21  19  43
Danilo         DF   1  16  13   3  21 |  96   0   1   4   1   1   0   0   0   0  22  93  23
G_Sakai        DF   1  17  14   8  27 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  63   0   0
S_Berge        DM   1  11  17   8  28 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  11  12
M_Klich        MF   1   5  17  11  23 |  96   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   0
Javi_Martinez  FW   1   6  17  14  26 |  82   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0
E_Forsberg     FW   1   2  14  18  27 |  96   0   1   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  36  16  28
L_de_Jong      FW   1   4  12  18  30 |  96   0   1   0   0   7   1   0   0   0  34   0  60
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
B_Douglas      MF   1   8  11   2  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Hamsik       AM   1   3  16  16  22 |  14   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
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