FFO2 Premiership, Bristol City vs. Stoke City (Mon Oct 23) Bristol City | Stoke City 5-2-0-3 A | 4-4-2 P Jon Pike | Mike Bridge | D_Bentley GK | GK M_Dmitrovic Nuno_Santos DF | DF G_Paulista K_Naismith DF | DF S_Kjaer T_Kalas DF | DF G_Sakai M_Roberts DF | DF A_Balde M_Sykes DF | MF A_Chamberlain J_Williams DM | MF G_Rutter S_Sensi DM | MF G_Bonaventura H_Massengo FW | MF E_Hazard Joao_Pedro FW | FW M_Rashford T_Conway FW | FW E_Forsberg | M_OLeary SUB | SUB A_Schlager Z_Vyner SUB | SUB J_Mattock M_James SUB | SUB A_Tuia D_Sinani SUB | SUB J_Eraso N_Wells SUB | SUB A_Nuhiu Min. 1 :(brc) Joao_Pedro dribbles it into the box ... Joao_Pedro hits a crisp volley! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... M_Dmitrovic never had a chance! Min. 1 :(sto) G_Rutter slips past M_Roberts ... An audacious effort from G_Rutter! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... D_Bentley never had a chance! Min. 2 :(sto) A_Balde with a deep cross to A_Chamberlain ... A_Chamberlain has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... Brilliant save from D_Bentley Min. 2 :(brc) Nuno_Santos slides it through the middle to Joao_Pedro ... G_Paulista with the tackle ... He left his foot in there! ... FREE KICK! ... An expectant silence takes the crowd ... H_Massengo with the delicate chip over the wall ... But M_Dmitrovic parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 3 :(sto) G_Rutter takes advantage of a mistake by K_Naismith ... He puts in M_Rashford! ... K_Naismith reacts well to win the ball back Min. 4 :(brc) T_Kalas with a first time pass ... S_Sensi runs onto it! ... S_Sensi with the punt towards goal! ... But M_Dmitrovic punches it away Min. 5 :(sto) E_Hazard looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to E_Forsberg ... K_Naismith seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 7 :(brc) Joao_Pedro with a reverse pass to K_Naismith ... K_Naismith with a terrific drive! ... M_Dmitrovic takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 10 :(brc) T_Conway runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to M_Roberts ... A vicious shot by M_Roberts! ... It goes wide for a goal kick Min. 12 :(brc) H_Massengo with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... M_Roberts gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... A left-footer by M_Roberts! ... Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort Min. 16 :(sto) A_Chamberlain chips the ball over the defence and finds G_Paulista ... G_Paulista aims for the top right corner! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He should have buried that! Min. 19 :(brc) T_Conway kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... T_Kalas gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... T_Kalas attempts a lob! ... The ball is hit with topspin and moves through the air! ... M_Dmitrovic moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It's beaten him! ... GOAL!! ... Bristol City have taken the lead! ... Bristol City 1-0 Stoke City ... Min. 20 :(brc) Tactical Change by Bristol City ... Bristol City have changed their playing style to P Min. 21 :(brc) S_Sensi gets to the byline ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to Nuno_Santos ... Nuno_Santos cracks a laser towards goal! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 22 :(sto) A_Chamberlain finds his way through ... That was sheer effort ... A_Chamberlain with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... It takes a deflection! ... D_Bentley is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... G_Rutter hits it into the box! ... T_Kalas belts it clear Min. 24 :(brc) M_Roberts beats S_Kjaer ... He showed great skill there ... G_Sakai hits it out for a corner ... Exellent clearance from the defender ... CORNER! ... Nuno_Santos crosses it in! ... S_Kjaer with the clearance Min. 24 :(sto) M_Rashford kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... E_Hazard gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... K_Naismith takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! Min. 27 :(sto) E_Hazard drives it forward to G_Paulista ... S_Sensi reads the play well Min. 31 :(sto) E_Hazard beats J_Williams ... He showed great skill there ... Joao_Pedro pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... You can't swap shirts until after the game! ... That's a foul!! ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that Min. 33 :(sto) E_Hazard with a measured ball to S_Kjaer ... S_Kjaer keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... D_Bentley gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 35 :(brc) Joao_Pedro has it now ... He takes on A_Balde ... He gets past him! ... He puts in T_Kalas! ... A great volley from T_Kalas! ... M_Dmitrovic gets his fingertips to it Min. 36 :(brc) T_Kalas cuts the ball back to H_Massengo ... H_Massengo with a thundering shot! ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! Min. 40 :(brc) K_Naismith sprints past A_Balde ... K_Naismith attempts the shot! ... It grazes the bar ... And goes over ... Oh so close there! Min. 41 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... Stoke City have changed their playing style to E Min. 41 :(brc) T_Kalas runs at the defence ... A_Balde tries to head the ball away from goal ... But it's looping towards his own net!! ... It goes just over!! ... He's a lucky boy!! ... CORNER! ... T_Kalas flights it in! ... It goes straight into the arms of M_Dmitrovic ... Was there some shirt pulling going on in the box? ... The strikers are calling for VAR! ... We wait for the decision ... It looks like ... NO PENALTY Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(brc) M_Sykes has space to run with the ball ... M_Sykes tries to lob the keeper! ... M_Dmitrovic saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Bristol City 1-0 Stoke City Min. 51 :(brc) Curled in dangerously from M_Sykes to T_Conway ... T_Conway has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... 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! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by Nuno_Santos ... M_Dmitrovic reads it well, and claims it! Min. 55 :(brc) K_Naismith has a go! ... It hits the defender ... T_Conway collects the loose ball! ... T_Conway with a quick pass down the left wing. ... He gets up high for the header! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by Joao_Pedro! ... M_Dmitrovic comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... M_Roberts with the header ... 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! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by S_Sensi! ... G_Paulista wins the ball ... He belts it away Min. 56 :(sto) G_Rutter with a perfectly timed run ... But S_Sensi with the fine tackle Min. 58 :(sto) G_Bonaventura takes possession on the edge of the box ... G_Bonaventura sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... D_Bentley has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... D_Bentley reacts well to save!! Min. 63 :(brc) H_Massengo is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to K_Naismith ... K_Naismith tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! Min. 64 :(sto) M_Rashford takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... It's a lucky break ... M_Rashford curls the ball in on goal! ... D_Bentley makes a difficult save Min. 66 :(sto) G_Bonaventura is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to E_Forsberg ... A scorcher of a shot from E_Forsberg! ... He miskicks the ball ... He's managed to put that out of the stadium Min. 71 :(sto) G_Bonaventura pauses and waits for support ... He runs towards goal ... G_Bonaventura tries to place it in the corner! ... It sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 72 :(brc) K_Naismith spots a team mate in space ... He finds T_Conway with a lovely pass! ... T_Conway with a quick pass down the left wing. ... He gets up high for the header! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... Joao_Pedro hits it towards the far post! ... S_Sensi tries to place the shot! ... It flies into Row Z! Min. 76 :(sto) G_Sakai breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on D_Bentley! ... M_Sykes brings him down! ... It looks like he could be sent off! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... It could have been worse! ... FREE KICK! ... This is a good chance! ... He's been taking tips from Juninho ... Can he show the techniques he's learned? ... G_Rutter hits it over the wall ... D_Bentley guesses right Min. 81 :(sto) M_Rashford breaks free from S_Sensi ... But Nuno_Santos reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 90 :(brc) H_Massengo plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... A_Balde looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 91 :(brc) Joao_Pedro leaves his marker standing ... A glorious effort by Joao_Pedro! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... K_Naismith floats the ball in! ... H_Massengo makes a firm connection with his head ... But M_Dmitrovic punches it away ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Ashton Gate ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bristol City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : T_Kalas (Man of the Match) Scorers : T_Kalas (19) Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Sykes (76) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : E_Hazard Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bristol City | Stoke City Attempts on Goal : 20 | 10 Off target : 13 | 6 On target : 7 | 4 Possession : 62 | 38 Corners : 7 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 0 | 0 Fouls : 8 | 10 Key Tackles : 7 | 5 Key Passes : 12 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Bristol City 1 - 0 Stoke City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Bristol City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_Bentley GK 21 1 1 1 28 | 97 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 0 0 0 Nuno_Santos DF 1 19 14 11 25 | 97 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 42 0 13 K_Naismith DF 1 19 14 9 22 | 97 0 3 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 63 36 49 T_Kalas DF 1 19 12 11 29 | 97 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 21 40 59 M_Roberts DF 1 18 11 10 25 | 97 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 M_Sykes DF 1 17 13 6 28 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 17 20 J_Williams DM 1 12 19 13 24 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Sensi DM 1 14 18 11 27 | 97 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 52 14 30 H_Massengo FW 1 8 16 12 23 | 97 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 32 44 Joao_Pedro FW 1 7 14 19 28 | 97 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 36 10 T_Conway FW 1 6 10 16 24 | 97 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 74 24 M_OLeary GK 16 1 1 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Z_Vyner DF 1 16 12 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_James MF 1 11 17 9 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Sinani MF 1 8 15 4 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Wells FW 1 7 12 17 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 21 1 1 1 22 | 97 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 0 0 0 G_Paulista DF 1 19 14 9 28 | 97 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 21 0 15 S_Kjaer DF 1 19 12 6 24 | 97 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 21 0 18 G_Sakai DF 1 19 15 9 27 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 A_Balde DF 1 19 15 3 22 | 97 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 17 0 A_Chamberlain MF 1 7 19 13 25 | 97 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 26 G_Rutter MF 1 6 18 16 22 | 97 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 20 G_Bonaventura MF 1 5 18 13 29 | 97 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 26 E_Hazard MF 1 2 19 17 27 | 97 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 M_Rashford FW 1 1 14 20 25 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 8 E_Forsberg FW 1 2 15 19 27 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 A_Schlager GK 15 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Mattock DF 1 11 8 1 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Tuia DF 1 11 6 1 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 A_Nuhiu FW 1 1 8 11 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1698048457 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40