FFO2 Premiership, Stoke City vs. Newcastle United (Fri Jun 23) Stoke City | Newcastle United 5-3-2 N | 5-3-2 C Mike Bridge | Chris Banks | M_Dmitrovic GK | GK T_Strakosha G_Paulista DF | DF M_Acuna G_Sakai DF | DF J_Clauss S_Kjaer DF | DF R_Burke A_Balde DF | DF J_Tarkowski A_Witsel DF | DF A_Grimaldo Saul_Niguez MF | MF M_Llorente A_Ilarramendi MF | MF D_Klaassen E_Hazard MF | MF G_Ramirez E_Forsberg FW | FW R_De_Tomas L_de_Jong FW | FW J_David | A_Schlager SUB | SUB S_Herrera N_Otamendi SUB | SUB J_Evans P_Bargfrede SUB | SUB M_Trigueros M_Nikao SUB | SUB M_Svanberg A_Weimann SUB | SUB D_Newton Min. 6 :(new) G_Ramirez with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past the defender ... G_Paulista with a bad challenge ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... INDIRECT FREE KICK! ... G_Ramirez floats it forward ... J_David latches onto the end of it ... But L_de_Jong wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 15 :(sto) E_Forsberg gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside J_Clauss! ... He has some space now! ... E_Forsberg attempts the shot! ... GOAL!! ... Ooooohh... Un-be-lievable ! ... What a goal... ... That puts Stoke City ahead! ... Now can they hang onto it? ... Stoke City 1-0 Newcastle United ... Min. 18 :(sto) L_de_Jong plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... R_Burke cuts out the pass ... That was close! Min. 18 :(new) M_Llorente holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to R_Burke ... M_Dmitrovic with a poor challenge ... FREE KICK! ... The Referee signals that it is indirect ... J_Clauss passes to J_David ... G_Sakai hits it out for a corner ... Exellent clearance from the defender ... CORNER! ... G_Ramirez with an outswinging corner into the box ... A_Balde heads it away Min. 20 :(sto) G_Sakai cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to A_Ilarramendi ... A_Ilarramendi beats the offside trap! ... He is clean through ... He just has to beat T_Strakosha ... He rounds T_Strakosha ... He thumps it towards the goal! ... T_Strakosha somehow manages to get to it!! Min. 21 :(sto) A_Balde squares up to his marker ... He spits at M_Llorente ... He could be off!! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 24 :(sto) G_Sakai finds the space intelligently ... G_Sakai swings in the shot! ... T_Strakosha can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... T_Strakosha makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was always going over? Min. 25 :(new) G_Ramirez dribbles past E_Hazard ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... G_Ramirez rises above the defence to head the ball! ... M_Dmitrovic turns it behind for a corner ... CORNER! ... M_Acuna hits it into the box! ... The ball finds its way to J_Clauss ... He gets the shot away ... M_Dmitrovic manages to turn it behind Min. 26 :(sto) L_de_Jong jinks infield ... J_David goes in studs first ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 28 :(new) D_Klaassen with a measured ball to J_David ... J_David attempts a lob! ... He's pulled it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! Min. 29 :(new) J_David with a real burst of pace ... He shows Saul_Niguez a clean set of heals ... A_Witsel with a superb challenge ... The Referee has given the free kick the other way! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 30 :(sto) E_Hazard is force to hold onto the ball ... No one seems to be coming forward ... He heads towards the goal alone! ... R_Burke reads it well ... This boy is a quality defender ... The crowd sing his praises Min. 31 :(new) R_De_Tomas spots J_David who is in acres of space ... S_Kjaer dives in with both feet!! ... Play On!! Min. 32 :(new) D_Klaassen spots his team mate making a run ... That's an excellent through ball to R_Burke! ... R_Burke with a scorcher of a shot! ... It's beaten M_Dmitrovic ... It goes wide!! Min. 35 :(sto) G_Paulista lays the ball back to L_de_Jong ... A wicked drive by L_de_Jong! ... T_Strakosha with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 37 :(sto) Saul_Niguez with a slick pass to L_de_Jong ... Brilliantly taken away by G_Ramirez!! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 39 :(new) M_Llorente is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... A_Grimaldo latches onto the ball ... Excellent sliding challenge from A_Balde ... He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(sto) A_Ilarramendi takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... Can he make them pay? ... A_Ilarramendi tries to beat T_Strakosha from outside the area! ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 44 :(sto) L_de_Jong slips past his marker M_Acuna ... The ball is whipped into E_Forsberg ... M_Acuna does well to get the tackle in Min. 48 :(new) G_Ramirez gets to the byline ... He puts it into the box ... He finds R_De_Tomas ... R_De_Tomas with the shot! ... But M_Dmitrovic smothers the ball ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Stoke City 1-0 Newcastle United Min. 47 :(sto) E_Hazard sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to L_de_Jong ... L_de_Jong is miles offside! ... The flag stays down ... T_Strakosha tries to close down the angle ... He dinks it over T_Strakosha ... T_Strakosha reacts well to save!! Min. 54 :(sto) A_Ilarramendi is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to Saul_Niguez ... J_David wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 55 :(new) A_Grimaldo slides the ball across to G_Ramirez ... A_Balde brings him down from behind! ... But the ref gives nothing! Min. 59 :(sto) E_Hazard is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to A_Ilarramendi ... A_Ilarramendi hits a great drive! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 61 :(sto) A_Ilarramendi unselfishly heads the ball back to L_de_Jong ... But R_Burke slides in two footed! ... The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" Min. 64 :(new) A_Grimaldo runs at the defender ... The defender slips and falls over ... A scorcher of a shot from A_Grimaldo! ... M_Dmitrovic won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! Min. 65 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City ... COMING ON: N_Otamendi ... COMING OFF: A_Witsel Min. 68 :(sto) L_de_Jong looks for options ... He decides to go it alone ... L_de_Jong must beat T_Strakosha! ... But he puts it well wide ... The Newcastle United fans taunt him! Min. 70 :(new) Tactical Change by Newcastle United ... Newcastle United have changed their playing style to A Min. 70 :(sto) Saul_Niguez squares it to E_Forsberg ... R_Burke tries to clear it ... He has miskicked it!! ... It goes wide! ... CORNER! ... A_Balde hits it towards the far post! ... It comes to Saul_Niguez ... He fires it towards to goal ... T_Strakosha makes a fine save Min. 73 :(sto) Saul_Niguez feeds the ball through the middle ... S_Kjaer runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... J_Clauss stands his ground and wins the tackle Min. 75 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City ... COMING ON: A_Weimann ... COMING OFF: E_Forsberg Min. 75 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... Stoke City have changed their playing style to D Min. 84 :(sto) L_de_Jong skips the challenge from J_Clauss ... J_Clauss goes in hard to win the ball back. It's like men playing with children! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(new) J_Clauss sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... J_David runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... J_David tries to beat M_Dmitrovic from outside the area! ... But M_Dmitrovic punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 93 :(sto) A_Ilarramendi cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to A_Weimann ... J_Clauss robs him of the ball Min. 94 :(sto) Saul_Niguez with the diagonal pass to A_Balde ... Excellent sliding challenge from M_Llorente ... He had to time that one perfectly ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : bet365 Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Balde (Man of the Match) Scorers : E_Forsberg (15) Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Balde (21), A_Witsel (29) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newcastle United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Clauss Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_David (26) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City | Newcastle United Attempts on Goal : 9 | 7 Off target : 4 | 3 On target : 5 | 4 Possession : 39 | 61 Corners : 1 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 0 Fouls : 9 | 9 Key Tackles : 6 | 11 Key Passes : 12 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Stoke City 1 - 0 Newcastle 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 | 97 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 0 0 0 G_Paulista DF 1 18 13 8 28 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 19 0 G_Sakai DF 1 18 14 9 27 | 97 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 22 18 15 S_Kjaer DF 1 18 12 6 24 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 A_Balde DF 1 17 15 3 22 | 97 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 67 -2 -2 A_Witsel DF 1 14 17 8 31 | 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2 Saul_Niguez MF 1 6 18 11 24 | 97 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 56 17 A_Ilarramendi MF 1 4 17 15 25 | 97 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 45 31 E_Hazard MF 1 2 19 16 27 | 97 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 E_Forsberg FW 1 2 14 18 27 | 78 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 L_de_Jong FW 1 4 12 19 30 | 97 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 36 20 23 A_Schlager GK 15 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Otamendi DF 1 16 13 3 29 | 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Bargfrede MF 1 2 10 4 33 | 0 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 A_Weimann FW 1 3 13 18 22 | 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Newcastle United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T_Strakosha GK 22 1 1 1 24 | 97 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 M_Acuna DF 1 20 14 13 25 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 J_Clauss DF 1 19 16 13 26 | 97 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 63 16 15 R_Burke DF 1 18 13 6 28 | 97 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 88 0 18 J_Tarkowski DF 1 19 12 10 30 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Grimaldo DF 1 18 14 9 31 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 15 M_Llorente MF 1 12 19 13 22 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 13 0 D_Klaassen MF 1 3 18 15 26 | 97 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 G_Ramirez MF 1 4 18 14 28 | 97 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 36 14 14 R_De_Tomas FW 1 3 15 20 25 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 8 J_David FW 1 5 15 18 29 | 97 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 33 -2 14 S_Herrera GK 17 1 1 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Evans DF 1 17 14 9 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Trigueros MF 1 11 16 11 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Svanberg MF 1 10 17 12 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Newton FW 1 3 7 11 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1687520643 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40