FFO2 Premiership, Stoke City vs. Aston Villa (Mon Aug 07) Stoke City | Aston Villa 5-3-2 P | 4-3-3 P Mike Bridge | Ian Greaves | M_Dmitrovic GK | GK O_Baumann G_Paulista DF | DF Eder_Militao S_Kjaer DF | DF M_Hermoso G_Sakai DF | DF H_Hateboer A_Balde DF | DF J_Todibo I_Martinez DF | MF W_Ndidi J_W_Prowse MF | MF I_Gundogan A_Ilarramendi MF | MF Raphinha A_Witsel MF | FW L_Martinez E_Forsberg FW | FW M_Salah M_Terrier FW | FW Luis_Diaz | A_Schlager SUB | SUB A_Bachmann C_Dawson SUB | SUB J_Lascelles M_Wallace SUB | SUB K_Narey G_Bonaventura SUB | SUB N_Hofler A_Nuhiu SUB | SUB H_Hope Min. 5 :(sto) A_Balde plays a long ball to M_Terrier ... Blocked by L_Martinez Min. 6 :(ast) L_Martinez takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... That mistake could prove costly ... L_Martinez with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort Min. 8 :(sto) A_Balde has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... M_Terrier gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... A thundering drive by M_Terrier! ... O_Baumann with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one Min. 11 :(ast) Raphinha plays it forward to L_Martinez ... A cracking drive from L_Martinez! ... M_Dmitrovic parries it, he follows it up ... And M_Dmitrovic recovers to save!! Min. 14 :(ast) Eder_Militao is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to L_Martinez ... A skilful effort from L_Martinez! ... The shot slips through M_Dmitrovic's hands ... GOAL!! ... What a terrible mistake ... That's put Aston Villa ahead! ... Stoke City 0-1 Aston Villa ... Min. 14 :(ast) Raphinha slumps to the ground! ... He gets up again though ... He signals to the bench he is ok to continue Min. 15 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Aston Villa have changed their playing style to A Min. 15 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Raphinha will now play as a AM Min. 15 :(sto) J_W_Prowse looks up for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... A_Ilarramendi receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... A_Ilarramendi from 20 yards! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 20 :(ast) W_Ndidi works the ball inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to Luis_Diaz ... Luis_Diaz with the goal bound shot! ... But it goes just over Min. 20 :(sto) J_W_Prowse curls the ball out wide to I_Martinez ... W_Ndidi with a two footed lunge!! ... That's a terrible challenge! ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! Min. 23 :(sto) A_Balde sprints past the defender ... Eder_Militao with an over the top challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! ... Mike Bridge looks bemused that it wasn't more! He wanted to see red! Min. 25 :(sto) G_Sakai is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... E_Forsberg latches onto the ball ... Eder_Militao takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! Min. 27 :(sto) A_Witsel back heels to find J_W_Prowse in space ... J_W_Prowse hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... O_Baumann with a great save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 27 :(ast) W_Ndidi with an inch perfect pass to L_Martinez ... Fine tackle by G_Paulista ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 31 :(sto) A_Balde plays in I_Martinez with a beautiful ball ... I_Martinez with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL! ... He pulls his shirt over his face in celebration! ... Equaliser, the crowd goes wild! ... Stoke City 1-1 Aston Villa ... Min. 32 :(sto) G_Paulista with a probing through ball E_Forsberg ... E_Forsberg sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. ... cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! ... O_Baumann is rooted to the spot! ... But the ball sails wide anyway! Min. 36 :(sto) E_Forsberg takes possession on the edge of the box ... A heafty challenge by H_Hateboer ... Which leads to the ball going out for a corner ... CORNER! ... A_Ilarramendi swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... O_Baumann reads it well, and claims it! Min. 36 :(ast) W_Ndidi smashes the ball upfield ... M_Salah latches onto the ball ... A wicked drive by M_Salah! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into M_Dmitrovic's arms ... But he recovers to save! Min. 39 :(sto) A_Balde plays a first time ball through the defence to S_Kjaer ... S_Kjaer smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... But it whistles just past the post Min. 40 :(ast) The defender slips up! ... L_Martinez is through! ... L_Martinez with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful downward header! ... But M_Dmitrovic parries the ball ... It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd Min. 41 :(ast) Eder_Militao changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to L_Martinez ... L_Martinez with a stunning strike! ... M_Dmitrovic parries it Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 45 :(ast) I_Gundogan has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... L_Martinez gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... I_Martinez hits it out for a throw Min. 45 :(sto) S_Kjaer takes possession ... What can he do here? ... I_Gundogan with a clumsy challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think that might be a tad harsh Min. 48 :(sto) A_Witsel knocks the ball past the defender ... A_Witsel with a bicycle kick! ... O_Baumann saves it ... Good goalkeeping Min. 48 :(ast) Raphinha beats M_Terrier with absolute ease! ... Driven towards goal by Raphinha! ... But he puts it over ... He can't be happy with that effort ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Stoke City 1-1 Aston Villa Min. 48 :(sto) G_Sakai gets to the byline ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... E_Forsberg is unmarked ... From long range E_Forsberg bends the ball towards goal! ... But he somehow misses ... The Aston Villa fans laugh at him Min. 48 :(ast) Raphinha gets to the byline ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... M_Salah is unmarked ... M_Salah drives it towards goal! ... But M_Dmitrovic makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 49 :(sto) A_Witsel crosses to M_Terrier ... Eder_Militao tackles cleanly Min. 50 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa ... COMING ON: J_Lascelles ... COMING OFF: Eder_Militao Min. 50 :(ast) Luis_Diaz flicks it past S_Kjaer ... He runs forward ... Luis_Diaz fires a shot at goal! ... M_Dmitrovic saves, but he can't keep hold of it ... It goes wide! ... CORNER! ... L_Martinez with an inswinging corner into the box ... That's a poor one ... S_Kjaer clears the danger Min. 57 :(sto) E_Forsberg with a deep cross to I_Martinez ... I_Martinez aims for the top right corner! ... It hits the sponsor hoarding Min. 59 :(sto) M_Terrier sidesteps Luis_Diaz ... He was too quick for his marker ... M_Hermoso with a bad challenge ... That looked malicious ... The Referee refrained from booking him but had words ... FREE KICK! ... They are lining up to take this one! ... Looks like a set piece from the training ground coming up! ... E_Forsberg hits it hard ... O_Baumann gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... He has put it wide!! ... He puts his hands on his head in despair! Min. 60 :(sto) S_Kjaer gets to the byline ... He centres the ball to E_Forsberg ... I_Gundogan had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that Min. 61 :(sto) A_Witsel heads the ball back to J_W_Prowse ... But he loses control of it ... H_Hateboer hits it out for a throw Min. 61 :(ast) J_Todibo runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to L_Martinez ... A wicked drive by L_Martinez! ... M_Dmitrovic can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... M_Dmitrovic makes a knowing look ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 63 :(sto) I_Martinez nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward ... I_Martinez strikes a wicked curler! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... E_Forsberg with an outswinging corner into the box ... It goes straight into the arms of O_Baumann Min. 64 :(sto) G_Paulista beats J_Lascelles ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... G_Paulista with the crafty shot! ... O_Baumann won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 65 :(ast) M_Salah with the mazy run ... A_Witsel with a late tackle ... It looked worse than what it was ... He is surrounded by the Aston Villa players ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll have to watch himself now Min. 66 :(sto) E_Forsberg takes possession ... He runs towards goal ... E_Forsberg has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... He hits the post ... He follows it up! ... But puts it wide! ... He'll be disappointed with that Min. 68 :(ast) I_Gundogan turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to L_Martinez ... Great challenge by G_Sakai ... But it goes out for a corner ... CORNER! ... I_Gundogan hits it into the box! ... The ball comes to Raphinha ... He knocks it goalward ... GOAL!! ... His manager looks unmoved ... That's given Aston Villa the lead! ... Stoke City 1-2 Aston Villa ... Min. 69 :(ast) W_Ndidi looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to Luis_Diaz ... Luis_Diaz with the strike! ... M_Dmitrovic makes a good save ... CORNER! ... M_Hermoso with an outswinging corner into the box ... J_Lascelles with the header ... M_Dmitrovic tips it over ... CORNER! ... J_Todibo with an inswinging corner into the box ... M_Dmitrovic comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... Luis_Diaz gets to it! ... M_Dmitrovic just watches it drift out of play! Min. 70 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... Stoke City have changed their playing style to A Min. 70 :(sto) A_Ilarramendi cuts in on H_Hateboer's blind side ... A_Ilarramendi has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... O_Baumann never had a chance! Min. 73 :(sto) A_Ilarramendi backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball upfield ... G_Paulista latches onto the end of it ... G_Paulista has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... O_Baumann gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender hoofs the ball to safety Min. 73 :(ast) H_Hateboer runs at the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to M_Salah ... But he loses control of it ... S_Kjaer hits it out for a throw Min. 77 :(sto) A_Ilarramendi is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He throws it to E_Forsberg ... E_Forsberg fires a shot at goal! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 77 :(ast) L_Martinez has broken clear! Just M_Dmitrovic to beat! ... A_Balde brings him down! ... He could be off here! ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think he was lucky to escape with a caution! Min. 77 :(ast) Raphinha makes the tackle ... He gets to his feet quickly ... He's beat the defender to the ball ... Raphinha lobs M_Dmitrovic! ... The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. ... Ian Greaves spits his dummy out yet again. Min. 79 :(sto) G_Paulista saunters past H_Hateboer ... G_Paulista hits the ball first time! ... O_Baumann gets his fingertips to it Min. 82 :(sto) A_Witsel hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... I_Martinez latches onto it! ... I_Martinez carves a shot towards goal! ... It sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 82 :(ast) M_Salah sidesteps G_Paulista ... That was too easy ... What a shot from M_Salah! ... It could go anywhere ... M_Dmitrovic is rooted to the spot! ... But the ball sails wide anyway! Min. 85 :(ast) Raphinha plays it forward to Luis_Diaz ... Luis_Diaz has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... M_Dmitrovic gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... No, it's wide!! ... That was terrible! Min. 86 :(ast) J_Todibo reads the run of Luis_Diaz ... Luis_Diaz fires a shot at goal! ... But M_Dmitrovic reaches the ball. Good save Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa ... COMING ON: K_Narey ... COMING OFF: H_Hateboer Min. 90 :(sto) A_Witsel gains possession ... A_Witsel tries to chip the ball over the keeper! ... But O_Baumann punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 91 :(sto) A_Witsel beats K_Narey ... He showed great skill there ... But I_Gundogan wins the tackle Min. 92 :(sto) G_Paulista plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... M_Terrier decides to go for goal instead! ... M_Terrier curls the ball in on goal! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... A_Witsel drives it into the box! ... O_Baumann catches it! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : bet365 Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Witsel Scorers : I_Martinez (31) Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Witsel (65), A_Balde (77) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : L_Martinez (Man of the Match) Scorers : L_Martinez (14), Raphinha (68) Sent Off : N/A Booked : W_Ndidi (20), Eder_Militao (23), I_Gundogan (45) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City | Aston Villa Attempts on Goal : 20 | 19 Off target : 13 | 9 On target : 7 | 10 Possession : 53 | 47 Corners : 3 | 4 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 3 Subs Used : 0 | 2 Fouls : 7 | 11 Key Tackles : 5 | 6 Key Passes : 17 | 14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Stoke City 1 - 2 Aston Villa ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 36 0 0 0 G_Paulista DF 1 18 14 8 28 | 97 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 22 36 56 S_Kjaer DF 1 18 12 6 24 | 97 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 44 0 18 G_Sakai DF 1 18 14 9 27 | 97 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 36 0 A_Balde DF 1 18 15 3 22 | 97 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 -2 91 -2 I_Martinez DF 1 18 13 9 23 | 97 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 22 0 91 J_W_Prowse MF 1 13 18 12 22 | 97 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 16 A_Ilarramendi MF 1 4 18 15 25 | 97 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 28 18 A_Witsel MF 1 14 17 8 31 | 97 0 0 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 58 38 E_Forsberg FW 1 2 14 18 27 | 97 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 18 30 M_Terrier FW 1 4 13 18 25 | 97 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 A_Schlager GK 15 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Dawson DF 1 17 11 8 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Wallace DF 1 11 6 3 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Bonaventura MF 1 5 18 12 29 | 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 Player Statistics - Aston Villa Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- O_Baumann GK 22 1 1 1 27 | 97 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 0 0 Eder_Militao DF 1 21 16 3 29 | 53 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 36 54 -2 M_Hermoso DF 1 19 16 3 24 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Hateboer DF 1 19 16 4 26 | 92 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 16 0 J_Todibo DF 1 19 16 3 25 | 97 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 W_Ndidi MF 1 15 19 3 24 | 97 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 50 -2 I_Gundogan MF 1 11 20 3 25 | 97 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 27 42 -2 Raphinha AM 1 8 19 18 27 | 97 0 0 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 39 40 L_Martinez FW 1 7 16 21 26 | 97 0 1 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 33 0 49 M_Salah FW 1 1 15 22 24 | 97 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 Luis_Diaz FW 1 6 15 22 22 | 97 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 A_Bachmann GK 16 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Lascelles DF 1 19 15 3 25 | 44 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 K_Narey DF 1 13 9 1 25 | 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Hofler MF 1 10 14 2 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Hope FW 1 1 7 10 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1691393543 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40