FFO2 Premiership, Stoke City vs. Leeds United (Thu Jun 29) Stoke City | Leeds United 5-1-2-2-0 C | 5-2-3 P Mike Bridge | Tim Davey | M_Dmitrovic GK | GK Alisson G_Paulista DF | DF Jordi_Alba G_Sakai DF | DF J_Cuadrado S_Kjaer DF | DF C_Lenglet A_Balde DF | DF T_Tomiyasu N_Otamendi DF | DF D_Godin A_Witsel DM | MF E_Fernandez A_Ilarramendi MF | MF M_Odegaard E_Hazard MF | FW K_Havertz E_Forsberg AM | FW L_Jovic A_Weimann AM | FW W_Zaha | A_Schlager SUB | SUB O_Djoco C_Dunkley SUB | SUB D_Jones Saul_Niguez SUB | SUB B_Stambouli M_Nikao SUB | SUB A_Shinnie L_de_Jong SUB | SUB M_Dembele Min. 1 :(lee) L_Jovic crosses in from the wing, he finds K_Havertz in the box ... N_Otamendi wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 2 :(lee) D_Godin spots a team mate in space ... He plays a fantastic through ball to L_Jovic! ... L_Jovic sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... But M_Dmitrovic parries the ball ... It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd Min. 3 :(sto) E_Forsberg runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off J_Cuadrado back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... E_Forsberg swings in the shot! ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 3 :(sto) G_Paulista lobs it over the defender ... W_Zaha with a nasty foul ... He received a good talking to from The Referee Min. 8 :(sto) N_Otamendi moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to A_Weimann ... A_Weimann fires the shot in! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it thumps off the woodwork!! ... And goes safely clear! ... Alisson never had a chance! Min. 8 :(lee) K_Havertz skips the challenge from the defender ... G_Sakai slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 9 :(sto) E_Hazard has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past D_Godin! ... He has some space now! ... E_Hazard with the overhead! ... It goes wide for a goal kick Min. 12 :(sto) E_Forsberg turns past the defender ... He has created space for himself now ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from E_Forsberg! ... It looks good ... Alisson with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 13 :(sto) E_Forsberg beats D_Godin ... But Jordi_Alba wins the ball with a sliding challenge ... CORNER! ... A_Ilarramendi swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... C_Lenglet wins the ball ... And he heads it away Min. 13 :(lee) D_Godin takes possession on the halfway line ... He runs forward with the ball ... He skips past the challenges ... G_Paulista makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 15 :(sto) A_Ilarramendi curls the ball out wide to A_Weimann ... A_Weimann sends it flying towards goal! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... A_Ilarramendi flights it in! ... That's a poor one ... Alisson catches it with ease Min. 15 :(lee) L_Jovic takes possession ... Knocks it past A_Balde ... He's through on goal ... N_Otamendi with a bad challenge ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... He got away with just a warning Min. 22 :(sto) A_Witsel is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to G_Paulista ... C_Lenglet with a clumsy challenge ... It's a yellow, and rightly so ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... It's within shooting distance! ... E_Forsberg fires it towards the goal ... But Alisson punches it away ... That's gone out for a throw in Min. 28 :(sto) A_Witsel picks out A_Ilarramendi with the cross ... A_Ilarramendi tries one from the edge of the box! ... GOAL!! ... Fantastic finish! ... You wouldn't have saved that with two keepers! ... Stoke City have the advantage! ... Stoke City 1-0 Leeds United ... Min. 29 :(sto) E_Forsberg passes the ball to A_Witsel ... A_Witsel with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And goes out Min. 29 :(lee) K_Havertz rises up for the header ... He flicks the ball on to W_Zaha ... W_Zaha with the attempt at goal! ... M_Dmitrovic makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 30 :(lee) D_Godin with a reverse pass to K_Havertz ... K_Havertz attempts the shot! ... It hits the post ... GOAL!! ... What a great effort! ... Leeds United are back on level terms now! ... Stoke City 1-1 Leeds United ... Min. 31 :(lee) W_Zaha with a real burst of pace ... He leaves A_Weimann behind ... G_Sakai with a nasty foul ... He is ordered to cool off Min. 33 :(lee) C_Lenglet passes the ball to L_Jovic ... A_Balde with an ugly foul ... That looked malicious ... The Referee writes his name into the book ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 33 :(lee) It's game over for K_Havertz ... He's picked up an injury and can't continue Min. 33 :(lee) Substitution by Leeds United ... COMING ON: M_Dembele ... COMING OFF: K_Havertz Min. 34 :(lee) Jordi_Alba kills the ball dead with a superb touch ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... J_Cuadrado gets on the end of the pass ... G_Paulista with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 36 :(sto) A_Ilarramendi back heels to find E_Forsberg in space ... E_Forsberg hits a curling shot! ... But Alisson makes a fine save ... Wow!! That was close! ... He had to be at his best to reach that one! Min. 40 :(sto) A_Balde over hits his pass ... He finds E_Hazard though ... That was fortunate ... The ball comes in high ... E_Hazard beats the defender to the ball and heads it into his path ... He just has Alisson to beat ... He rounds Alisson ... He thumps it towards the goal! ... GOAL !! ... Stoke City take the lead! ... Stoke City 2-1 Leeds United ... Min. 40 :(lee) L_Jovic takes possession ... He's got no outlet ... He decides to go alone ... L_Jovic goes for the top corner! ... 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. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 45 :(sto) A_Ilarramendi feeds the ball through the middle ... A_Weimann runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... Excellent sliding challenge from L_Jovic Min. 47 :(sto) A_Ilarramendi pass splits open the defence and finds S_Kjaer ... E_Fernandez with a bad challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! Min. 48 :(lee) J_Cuadrado over hits his pass ... He finds L_Jovic though ... That was fortunate ... L_Jovic rises above the defence to head the ball! ... But he puts it wide ... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre Min. 49 :(sto) E_Hazard with a glorious long pass to A_Ilarramendi ... C_Lenglet slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Stoke City 2-1 Leeds United Min. 47 :(sto) E_Forsberg skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to A_Weimann ... A_Weimann with a thundering drive! ... It hits off a defender! ... But goes clear to safety! Min. 47 :(sto) E_Hazard has broken through the defence! ... M_Dembele brings him down in the area! There was clear contact there! ... He could be in big trouble! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... That's a surprise, I think he should've gone! ... The ref must have got a nice Christmas present ... What's The Referee going to give here? ... PENALTY!! ... Good call, ref!! ... E_Forsberg places the ball on the spot! ... GOAL!! ... A nerveless penalty! ... Stoke City 3-1 Leeds United... Min. 48 :(lee) J_Cuadrado gets to the byline ... He puts it into the box ... He finds M_Dembele ... M_Dembele launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... M_Odegaard flights it in! ... L_Jovic gets to it! ... GOAL!! ... Wonderful strike! ... Who says keepers are too good these days!! ... Stoke City 3-2 Leeds United ... Min. 51 :(sto) E_Hazard runs at goal ... He spots the run of G_Paulista ... He's played him in ... Superbly timed tackle by C_Lenglet ... He made it look easy Min. 53 :(lee) C_Lenglet squares it to J_Cuadrado ... J_Cuadrado hits a curling shot! ... M_Dmitrovic parries it, he follows it up ... He fires it over!! Min. 53 :(sto) G_Sakai runs at the defence ... He nutmegs J_Cuadrado ... He showed his class there ... M_Dembele with a bad challenge ... The referee calls him over ... He's a dead man walking... ... YELLOW CARD! ... RED CARD! ... FREE KICK ... G_Sakai swings it in ... A_Weimann takes control of it! ... A_Weimann tries to chip the ball over M_Dmitrovic! ... Alisson with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one Min. 55 :(sto) A_Balde drives it forward to A_Ilarramendi ... A_Ilarramendi goes for goal! ... But Alisson gets down well to tip the ball wide ... CORNER! ... G_Paulista chips the ball in towards the far post! ... Alisson catches it! Min. 57 :(lee) M_Odegaard takes advantage of a mistake by N_Otamendi ... That mistake could prove costly ... M_Odegaard flings a shot at goal! ... M_Dmitrovic makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! Min. 58 :(sto) S_Kjaer 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_Weimann receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... A_Weimann plays it down the wing ... Cross comes in back to him, diving header! ... He had to be brave there ... Alisson makes the save ... He hits the ball upfield! Min. 58 :(lee) M_Odegaard runs into space ... What a fantastic interception by G_Sakai ... He read that situation like a book! Min. 59 :(sto) A_Ilarramendi beats Jordi_Alba ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... A_Ilarramendi with the shot on net! ... Brilliant save from Alisson Min. 61 :(sto) S_Kjaer boots it towards A_Ilarramendi ... Fine tackle by Jordi_Alba ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 64 :(sto) A_Weimann holds the ball up and waits for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to G_Sakai ... G_Sakai leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 65 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City ... COMING ON: Saul_Niguez ... COMING OFF: E_Hazard Min. 70 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... Stoke City have changed their playing style to D Min. 73 :(sto) A_Weimann whips the ball across to A_Balde ... Jordi_Alba tries to clear it ... He has miskicked it!! ... It goes wide! ... CORNER! ... A_Weimann lofts the ball in! ... That's a poor one ... Far too easy for Alisson, who catches the ball Min. 76 :(sto) E_Forsberg breaks free from his marker ... E_Forsberg with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... Alisson pushes it behind! ... CORNER! ... A_Witsel hits it towards the far post! ... Jordi_Alba with the clearance Min. 80 :(sto) A_Witsel holds the ball up ... He sees E_Forsberg in space! ... E_Forsberg with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... Alisson claws it off the line ... The players are doing the square symbol demanding VAR! ... The Referee runs over to the half-way line to check VAR? ... What's he going to give? ... GOAL!! ... Stoke City 4-2 Leeds United ... Min. 82 :(sto) S_Kjaer hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... A_Witsel collects the loose ball! ... D_Godin knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But The Referee just turns away! Min. 84 :(sto) A_Witsel knocks it forward ... M_Odegaard slips ... N_Otamendi gets to it! ... N_Otamendi with the ball at his feet ... Is he going to have a crack? ... He is, you know... ... Alisson just watches it drift out of play! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : bet365 Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : E_Forsberg (Man of the Match) Scorers : A_Ilarramendi (28), E_Hazard (40), E_Forsberg (47 pen,80) Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Balde (33) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leeds United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : L_Jovic Scorers : K_Havertz (30), L_Jovic (48) Sent Off : M_Dembele (53) Booked : C_Lenglet (22), E_Fernandez (47) Injured : K_Havertz (33) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City | Leeds United Attempts on Goal : 20 | 9 Off target : 8 | 4 On target : 12 | 5 Possession : 60 | 40 Corners : 5 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 1 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 1 | 1 Fouls : 6 | 12 Key Tackles : 5 | 9 Key Passes : 20 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Stoke City 4 - 2 Leeds 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 21 1 1 1 22 | 95 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 G_Paulista DF 1 18 13 8 28 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 0 G_Sakai DF 1 18 14 9 27 | 95 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 44 0 15 S_Kjaer DF 1 18 12 6 24 | 95 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 A_Balde DF 1 17 15 3 22 | 95 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 -2 57 -2 N_Otamendi DF 1 16 13 3 29 | 95 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 24 19 21 A_Witsel DM 1 14 17 8 31 | 95 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 106 16 A_Ilarramendi MF 1 4 17 15 25 | 95 0 0 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 60 60 E_Hazard MF 1 2 19 16 27 | 69 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 26 40 E_Forsberg AM 1 2 14 18 27 | 95 0 0 2 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 36 102 A_Weimann AM 1 3 13 18 22 | 95 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 38 38 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 Saul_Niguez MF 1 6 18 11 24 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Nikao FW 1 2 8 11 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_de_Jong FW 1 4 12 19 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Leeds United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alisson GK 22 1 1 1 30 | 95 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 0 Jordi_Alba DF 1 19 17 11 24 | 95 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 84 15 0 J_Cuadrado DF 1 19 16 12 23 | 95 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 12 C_Lenglet DF 1 21 15 10 25 | 95 0 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 55 32 -2 T_Tomiyasu DF 1 19 15 12 28 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Godin DF 1 18 11 9 24 | 95 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 71 0 E_Fernandez MF 1 15 19 10 27 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2 M_Odegaard MF 1 4 19 18 27 | 95 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 10 K_Havertz FW 1 6 18 18 29 | 33 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 14 28 L_Jovic FW 1 6 16 20 24 | 95 0 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 34 16 40 W_Zaha FW 1 3 13 22 23 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 O_Djoco GK 18 1 1 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Jones DF 1 11 7 2 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Stambouli MF 1 2 13 7 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Shinnie MF 1 1 10 5 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Dembele FW 1 1 11 19 29 | 24 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -10 -10 -5 1688073432 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40