FFO Championship, Norwich City vs. Stoke City (Mon Jan 29) Norwich City | Stoke City 5-2-3 L | 4-4-2 P Anthony Harris | Derek Purvis | D_Vasquez GK | GK D_Ward S_Duffy DF | DF B_Wilmot G_Hanley DF | DF F_Medina A_Webster DF | DF E_Stevens D_Giannoulis DF | DF M_Rose M_Nunex DF | MF W_Burger C_Fassnacht MF | MF B_Pearson B_Sainz MF | MF A_Vidigal A_Idah FW | MF M_Leris H_Ui_Job FW | FW Wesley A_Armstrong FW | FW T_Campbell | L_Wahlstedt SUB | SUB F_Fielding S_McCallum SUB | SUB J_Tchamadeu L_Gibbs SUB | SUB L_Baker J_Bacuna SUB | SUB D_Gayle J_Sargent SUB | SUB R_Mmaee Min. 2 :(sto) B_Pearson brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... A_Vidigal gets on the end of the pass ... A_Vidigal with the crafty shot! ... D_Vasquez parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 3 :(nor) M_Nunex runs at goal ... He spots the run of H_Ui_Job ... He's played him in ... B_Pearson with an ugly foul ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that ... Oh no he isn't! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He's told him he's going to keep an eye on him now! Min. 8 :(nor) H_Ui_Job is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to B_Sainz ... F_Medina knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But The Referee just turns away! Min. 8 :(sto) Wesley slows the ball down and waits for support ... A team mate overlaps him now ... He uses his team mates run as a decoy ...And heads towards the goal! ... C_Fassnacht with the tackle ... That's got to be a yellow ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 9 :(nor) H_Ui_Job is through on goal ... E_Stevens wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 9 :(sto) B_Pearson spots a team mate in space ... He plays a fantastic through ball to Wesley! ... G_Hanley slices it ... D_Vasquez moves quickly!! ... He can't get there! ... It inches just wide! ... CORNER! ... F_Medina swings it in! ... G_Hanley belts it clear Min. 9 :(sto) F_Medina squares up to his marker ... He spits at C_Fassnacht ... He deserves punishment for that! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 10 :(nor) G_Hanley heads the ball back to A_Armstrong ... A_Armstrong has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... But he puts it wide Min. 12 :(sto) E_Stevens comes up lame after the wicked challenge ... I don't think he's going to continue Min. 12 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City ... COMING ON: J_Tchamadeu ... COMING OFF: E_Stevens Min. 15 :(nor) D_Giannoulis with the dribble ... He's through on goal ... D_Giannoulis fires the shot in! ... It goes wide for a goal kick Min. 15 :(sto) T_Campbell looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to M_Leris ... M_Leris with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... It's way wide ... The Norwich City fans behind the goal spread their arms out Min. 18 :(nor) H_Ui_Job breaks free from B_Wilmot ... B_Wilmot hits it out for a corner ... We need a good ball in here! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by B_Sainz ... D_Ward catches it! ... No problem for him! Min. 18 :(sto) T_Campbell gets to the byline ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... A_Vidigal is unmarked ... A_Vidigal hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... D_Vasquez can't get to it! ... OH! It drifts wide! ... D_Vasquez was worried by that one ... He wipes the sweat off his brow? Min. 20 :(nor) C_Fassnacht is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to H_Ui_Job ... H_Ui_Job drives the ball low! ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... GOAL!! ... That's given Norwich City the advantage! ... Norwich City 1-0 Stoke City ... Min. 20 :(nor) Tactical Change by Norwich City ... A_Idah will now play as a AM Min. 20 :(sto) M_Rose latches onto the ball ... He has some space now ... D_Giannoulis makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 22 :(sto) B_Pearson takes possession on the edge of the box ... Driven towards goal by B_Pearson! ... He's pulled it wide! Min. 23 :(sto) W_Burger crosses to Wesley ... S_Duffy gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 24 :(nor) D_Giannoulis with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past M_Leris ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from D_Giannoulis! ... It looks good ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... D_Ward dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had D_Ward beaten! Min. 25 :(sto) T_Campbell brushes his marker behind and breaks free ... T_Campbell with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful downward header! ... It goes wide for a goal kick Min. 26 :(nor) A_Armstrong cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to G_Hanley ... G_Hanley leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! ... D_Ward with a great save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 26 :(sto) M_Leris with a one-touch layoff to A_Vidigal ... A_Vidigal blasts it at the goal! ... D_Vasquez won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 28 :(sto) W_Burger with a probing through ball Wesley ... But G_Hanley with the fine tackle Min. 29 :(nor) B_Sainz drives the ball across field ... It comes to A_Idah ... J_Tchamadeu with a two footed lunge! ... Play On!! Min. 29 :(sto) Wesley retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball upfield ... T_Campbell latches onto the end of it ... T_Campbell with the punt towards goal! ... He's dragged it wide!! Min. 31 :(nor) H_Ui_Job finds his way through ... He has tremendous pace ... Good sliding challenge from F_Medina Min. 35 :(nor) M_Nunex sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to C_Fassnacht ... But M_Rose reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 41 :(nor) S_Duffy plays it long to A_Armstrong ... A_Armstrong with a terrific drive! ... It hits the bar and goes over ... Well, it's kinda 50/50 ... Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't Min. 41 :(sto) A_Vidigal with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past A_Webster ... A_Vidigal with the chance! ... It's hit the bar ... It bounces down ... D_Vasquez grabs it ... No Goal! ... Boos surround the stadium!! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 45 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City ... COMING ON: L_Gibbs ... COMING OFF: A_Armstrong Min. 45 :(nor) A_Webster looks up ... He swings the ball right towards A_Idah ... A_Idah must beat D_Ward! ... The shot slips through D_Ward's hands ... But D_Ward recovers to save! ... He got away with that! Min. 45 :(sto) Wesley plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... Wesley with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... D_Vasquez with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Norwich City 1-0 Stoke City Min. 49 :(sto) A_Vidigal get's past M_Nunex ... He's gonna worry them again ... M_Nunex goes in hard to win the ball back. It's like men playing with children! Min. 51 :(sto) A_Vidigal looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to J_Tchamadeu ... L_Gibbs with a late tackle ... It looked worse than what it was ... He is surrounded by the Stoke City players ... The Referee calls him over ... The Referee is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 55 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City ... COMING ON: L_Baker ... COMING OFF: A_Vidigal Min. 57 :(nor) M_Nunex uses his feet well to turn on the ball ... M_Nunex drives the shot in! ... GOAL!! ... D_Ward shouts at his defenders ... Norwich City 2-0 Stoke City ... Min. 57 :(sto) W_Burger lobs the ball over the defence ... B_Pearson latches on to it ... Excellent sliding challenge by D_Giannoulis ... He timed it well Min. 58 :(nor) A_Idah runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... C_Fassnacht latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... C_Fassnacht with a terrific drive! ... It goes wide! ... My grandmother could have scored that!! Min. 60 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City ... COMING ON: D_Gayle ... COMING OFF: M_Leris Min. 60 :(sto) B_Pearson drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to D_Gayle ... M_Nunex slices it ... D_Vasquez moves quickly!! ... He can't get there! ... It inches just wide! ... CORNER! ... W_Burger hits it towards the far post! ... B_Pearson makes a firm connection with his head ... D_Vasquez with a superb tip over the bar ... He showed great reflexes there ... CORNER! ... B_Pearson hits it into the box! ... T_Campbell gets to it! ... He's pulled it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! Min. 64 :(sto) A defence splitting pass from T_Campbell to Wesley ... Wesley with the drive! ... D_Vasquez has it covered ... It takes a deflection! ... D_Vasquez is left flat-footed ... It's gone in ... GOAL!! ... Norwich City 2-1 Stoke City ... Min. 68 :(nor) A_Idah back heels to find H_Ui_Job in space ... H_Ui_Job bears down on goal! ... D_Ward with a superb tip over the bar ... He showed great reflexes there ... CORNER! ... C_Fassnacht lofts the ball in! ... F_Medina wins the ball ... And he heads it away Min. 69 :(nor) L_Gibbs races into the box ... He sees H_Ui_Job lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... H_Ui_Job attempts the shot! ... D_Ward manages to turn it behind Min. 70 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City ... COMING ON: S_McCallum ... COMING OFF: D_Giannoulis Min. 74 :(sto) T_Campbell gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside A_Webster! ... He has some space now! ... Excellent sliding challenge from S_McCallum ... He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful Min. 76 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City ... COMING ON: J_Sargent ... COMING OFF: H_Ui_Job Min. 76 :(nor) G_Hanley with a slick pass to A_Idah ... B_Pearson pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... You can't swap shirts until after the game! ... That's a foul!! ... His 2nd yellow card! ... RED CARD!! ... That's an early shower for him! ... FREE KICK ... It is deep inside their own half. This will allow them to regroup ... G_Hanley shapes to shoot ... He plays it to J_Sargent instead ... Excellent sliding challenge by F_Medina ... He timed it well ... CORNER! ... Swung in by C_Fassnacht ... F_Medina cleans up with a great clearance Min. 78 :(sto) T_Campbell finds the run of Wesley ... Wesley with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... The fans get off their seats! ... D_Vasquez plucks the ball out of the air ... Good goalkeeping there! Min. 79 :(nor) S_McCallum kills the ball dead with a superb touch ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... A_Idah gets on the end of the pass ... A_Idah shoots towards goal! ... But D_Ward makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 81 :(sto) Wesley finds himself in a good position ... A skilful effort from Wesley! ... The ball moves through the air! ... D_Vasquez moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... GOAL!! ... D_Vasquez looks dejected! ... Stoke City are back level with not long to go!! ... Norwich City 2-2 Stoke City ... Min. 83 :(nor) A_Webster spots his team mate making a run ... He plays a fantastic through ball to C_Fassnacht! ... C_Fassnacht sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... D_Ward makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(nor) C_Fassnacht finds his way through ... That was sheer effort ... Cleared by M_Rose Min. 93 :(nor) A_Webster with a probing pass to C_Fassnacht ... C_Fassnacht aims for the top right corner! ... D_Ward with a great save ... And he holds onto it as well! Min. 93 :(sto) Wesley holds the ball up ... He knocks a through ball to T_Campbell ... S_McCallum with the tackle ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Carrow Road ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Norwich City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : H_Ui_Job Scorers : H_Ui_Job (20), M_Nunex (57) Sent Off : N/A Booked : C_Fassnacht (8), L_Gibbs (51) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Wesley (Man of the Match) Scorers : Wesley (64,81) Sent Off : B_Pearson (76) Booked : F_Medina (9) Injured : E_Stevens (12) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Norwich City | Stoke City Attempts on Goal : 14 | 14 Off target : 5 | 8 On target : 9 | 6 Possession : 40 | 60 Corners : 3 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 1 Yellow Cards : 2 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 6 | 7 Key Tackles : 10 | 10 Key Passes : 16 | 14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Norwich City 2 - 2 Stoke City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Norwich City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_Vasquez GK 22 1 1 1 22 | 95 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0 0 0 S_Duffy DF 1 19 11 10 22 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 15 0 G_Hanley DF 1 18 11 6 21 | 95 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 48 30 18 A_Webster DF 1 18 14 5 24 | 95 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 D_Giannoulis DF 1 17 11 11 31 | 72 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 34 0 22 M_Nunex DF 1 13 17 10 22 | 95 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 42 18 32 C_Fassnacht MF 1 2 20 14 29 | 95 0 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 -5 9 23 B_Sainz MF 1 6 18 13 25 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 A_Idah AM 1 3 13 19 24 | 95 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 26 10 H_Ui_Job FW 1 4 14 18 26 | 78 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 12 28 A_Armstrong FW 1 6 12 17 26 | 45 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 10 L_Wahlstedt GK 19 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_McCallum DF 1 16 11 5 25 | 23 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 15 0 L_Gibbs MF 1 12 18 3 28 | 50 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -5 3 -5 J_Bacuna MF 1 11 18 8 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Sargent FW 1 8 11 16 25 | 17 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_Ward GK 22 1 1 1 21 | 95 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 B_Wilmot DF 1 19 12 4 21 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 F_Medina DF 1 19 14 11 27 | 95 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 70 -5 -5 E_Stevens DF 1 18 14 6 24 | 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 M_Rose DF 1 17 11 9 30 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 0 W_Burger MF 1 13 19 6 22 | 95 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 B_Pearson MF 1 14 18 11 31 | 78 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 -20 4 4 A_Vidigal MF 1 5 18 13 20 | 57 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 8 38 M_Leris MF 1 8 17 13 24 | 62 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 Wesley FW 1 8 13 19 24 | 95 0 0 2 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 26 38 T_Campbell FW 1 2 12 18 29 | 95 0 0 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 72 12 F_Fielding GK 19 1 1 1 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Tchamadeu DF 1 16 10 7 29 | 83 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 L_Baker MF 1 2 16 14 28 | 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Gayle FW 1 3 13 16 28 | 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Mmaee FW 1 5 10 14 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1706564417 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40