FFO Championship, Stoke City vs. Middlesbrough (Fri Feb 16) Stoke City | Middlesbrough 4-4-2 P | 4-1-3-2 C Derek Purvis | Cliff Coates | D_Ward GK | GK A_Davies D_Batth DF | DF I_Jones F_Medina DF | DF D_Fry E_Stevens DF | DF P_McNair M_Rose DF | DF R_Aguilar W_Burger MF | MF M_Crooks B_Pearson MF | MF M_Cuisance A_Vidigal MF | MF N_Chalobah M_Leris MF | DM S_Armstrong Wesley FW | FW R_Muniz T_Campbell FW | FW A_Pinamonti | F_Fielding SUB | SUB M_Oxley J_Tchamadeu SUB | SUB A_Dijksteel L_Baker SUB | SUB A_Meroni D_Gayle SUB | SUB M_Ihattaren R_Mmaee SUB | SUB P_Cutrone Min. 3 :(sto) Wesley runs at the defence ... He nutmegs the defender ... He showed his class there ... Wesley looks to see where A_Davies is! ... He shoots! ... Saved by A_Davies Min. 4 :(mid) N_Chalobah jumps over F_Medina's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... N_Chalobah from 20 yards! ... It goes wide for a goal kick Min. 7 :(sto) Wesley slides it through the middle to T_Campbell ... T_Campbell with a thundering shot! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... A_Davies tips it wide !! ... Great goalkeeping there! ... CORNER! ... F_Medina dinks the ball into the area! ... A_Davies comes out and claims it! Min. 7 :(mid) A_Pinamonti rushes through the defence ... E_Stevens fouls badly Min. 10 :(sto) E_Stevens with the mazy run ... How he got through those defenders I don't know ... He sets himself up for the shot ... M_Crooks is called for the holding foul ... He was pushing down on his man ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 11 :(sto) M_Leris with a real burst of pace ... He shows the defender a clean set of heels ... A_Pinamonti scythes the player down! ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... YELLOW CARD! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! ... FREE KICK! ... The The Referee uses his vanishing spray to keep the wall in line ... T_Campbell with the delicate chip over the wall ... It hits off a defender! ... A_Davies is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... M_Leris floats the ball in! ... It is cleared by M_Crooks Min. 13 :(mid) M_Cuisance crosses into the box, finding R_Muniz ... The ball hits M_Rose in the face! ... And goes clear! Min. 26 :(sto) T_Campbell has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace ... He knocks the ball past R_Muniz ... He puts in B_Pearson! ... B_Pearson tries to place it in the corner! ... A_Davies was lucky there Min. 29 :(mid) R_Aguilar with a reverse pass to R_Muniz ... R_Muniz hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... Saved by D_Ward Min. 30 :(mid) M_Crooks feeds the ball through the middle ... D_Fry runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... A scorcher of a shot from D_Fry! ... D_Ward with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one Min. 31 :(sto) T_Campbell sidesteps P_McNair ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... T_Campbell with the chance! ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 35 :(mid) R_Aguilar plays it forward to P_McNair ... P_McNair drives the shot in! ... It hits the bar and goes over ... Well, it's kinda 50/50 ... Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Stoke City 0-0 Middlesbrough Min. 46 :(sto) D_Batth works the ball inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to Wesley ... A well-placed shot from Wesley! ... But A_Davies reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on A_Davies anyway Min. 47 :(mid) A_Pinamonti takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... He runs towards goal ... A_Vidigal with a bad challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He's not too happy about that Min. 48 :(sto) The defender loses control of the ball! ... Wesley seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... P_McNair with an awful challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on ... FREE KICK ... B_Pearson swings it in ... T_Campbell takes control of it! ... Excellent sliding challenge by I_Jones ... He timed it well ... CORNER! ... W_Burger crosses it in! ... A_Davies comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... M_Rose swings a leg at it! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... A_Davies palms it behind !! ... What a great save! ... CORNER! ... B_Pearson plays it into the danger area! ... That's a poor one ... D_Fry clears the danger Min. 49 :(sto) W_Burger squares it to A_Vidigal ... The ball hits S_Armstrong in the face! ... And goes clear! Min. 50 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City ... COMING ON: J_Tchamadeu ... COMING OFF: M_Rose Min. 50 :(sto) W_Burger works the ball inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to M_Leris ... M_Leris sends it flying towards goal! ... A_Davies makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! Min. 50 :(mid) R_Muniz kills the ball dead with a superb touch ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... R_Aguilar gets on the end of the pass ... R_Aguilar with a bomb of a shot! ... But D_Ward palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 51 :(mid) M_Cuisance puts in R_Muniz ... R_Muniz with the crafty shot! ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 55 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City ... COMING ON: L_Baker ... COMING OFF: A_Vidigal Min. 56 :(mid) D_Ward with a terrible kick! ... D_Fry is through! ... E_Stevens takes the player down!! ... That's a poor tackle! Min. 58 :(sto) Wesley spots a team mate in space ... That's an excellent through ball to W_Burger! ... But P_McNair slides in two footed! ... The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" Min. 59 :(mid) M_Cuisance with a simple pass to M_Crooks ... Superbly timed tackle by F_Medina ... He made it look easy Min. 60 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City ... COMING ON: D_Gayle ... COMING OFF: M_Leris Min. 61 :(mid) R_Muniz turns past Wesley ... He has some space now! ... E_Stevens muscles him off the ball ... Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick Min. 62 :(sto) The ball is passed in from Wesley, he finds D_Gayle ... S_Armstrong does well to intercept the ball Min. 62 :(mid) R_Aguilar takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... What a shot from R_Aguilar! ... It could go anywhere ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 69 :(mid) R_Muniz runs at the defence ... He nutmegs F_Medina ... He showed his class there ... But E_Stevens sweeps up the threat Min. 70 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough ... COMING ON: A_Dijksteel ... COMING OFF: P_McNair Min. 70 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough ... COMING ON: M_Ihattaren ... COMING OFF: N_Chalobah Min. 70 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough ... COMING ON: P_Cutrone ... COMING OFF: A_Pinamonti Min. 72 :(mid) M_Crooks has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past E_Stevens ... He knocks it to P_Cutrone! ... P_Cutrone pounds a rocket on goal! ... But he's put it wide ... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? Min. 73 :(sto) W_Burger with a first time pass ... T_Campbell runs onto it! ... T_Campbell tries the shot! ... A_Davies makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! Min. 77 :(sto) F_Medina with a pinpoint pass to D_Gayle ... D_Gayle with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... But it goes wide Min. 80 :(mid) M_Ihattaren feeds the ball to R_Muniz ... Intercepted by F_Medina Min. 82 :(sto) W_Burger knocks the ball past A_Dijksteel ... Now he crosses to Wesley! ... Wesley with the goal bound shot! ... A_Davies can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... A_Davies makes a knowing look ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time. Min. 90 :(mid) M_Ihattaren heads the ball back to I_Jones ... I_Jones strikes a wicked curler! ... It comes back off the woodwork!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... GOAL!! ... What a time to score!! ... That must be the winner ... Stoke City 0-1 Middlesbrough ... Min. 92 :(mid) I_Jones takes possession ... Knocks it past the defender ... He's through on goal ... I_Jones attempts to nutmeg D_Ward! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... M_Cuisance drives it into the box! ... It goes straight into the arms of D_Ward Min. 93 :(sto) B_Pearson with a reverse pass to T_Campbell ... I_Jones tackles cleanly ... The linesman flags for the foul though! ... Unbelievable! It looked clean to me Min. 95 :(mid) I_Jones crosses into the box, finding R_Aguilar ... J_Tchamadeu gathers up the loose ball Min. 97 :(mid) A_Dijksteel off the woodwork! ... R_Muniz picks up the deflection ... R_Muniz aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... D_Ward makes a fine save ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Bet365 Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Wesley Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Vidigal (47) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Middlesbrough Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : I_Jones (Man of the Match) Scorers : I_Jones (90) Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Crooks (10), A_Pinamonti (11), P_McNair (48) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City | Middlesbrough Attempts on Goal : 11 | 11 Off target : 4 | 6 On target : 7 | 5 Possession : 49 | 51 Corners : 4 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 3 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 9 | 10 Key Tackles : 5 | 6 Key Passes : 10 | 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Stoke City 0 - 1 Middlesbrough ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 98 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 D_Batth DF 1 17 11 8 30 | 98 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 F_Medina DF 1 19 14 11 27 | 98 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 2 -10 E_Stevens DF 1 18 14 6 24 | 98 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 M_Rose DF 1 18 11 9 30 | 51 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 0 15 W_Burger MF 1 12 19 6 22 | 98 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 B_Pearson MF 1 14 18 11 31 | 98 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 A_Vidigal MF 1 5 18 14 20 | 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -5 -5 -5 M_Leris MF 1 8 17 13 24 | 61 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -10 -10 1 Wesley FW 1 8 13 20 24 | 98 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 39 10 T_Campbell FW 1 2 12 18 29 | 98 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 14 20 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 | 47 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 L_Baker MF 1 2 16 14 28 | 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Gayle FW 1 3 13 16 28 | 37 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 R_Mmaee FW 1 5 10 14 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Middlesbrough Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Davies GK 22 1 1 1 27 | 98 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 0 0 I_Jones DF 1 20 15 10 24 | 98 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 22 11 44 D_Fry DF 1 20 12 7 29 | 98 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 24 10 27 P_McNair DF 1 19 11 10 28 | 71 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 10 -5 7 R_Aguilar DF 1 20 13 7 26 | 98 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 26 32 M_Crooks MF 1 11 19 9 24 | 98 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 9 -5 M_Cuisance MF 1 3 18 12 21 | 98 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 N_Chalobah MF 1 12 17 7 22 | 71 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 S_Armstrong DM 1 13 17 5 35 | 98 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 10 10 R_Muniz FW 1 8 16 20 22 | 98 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 A_Pinamonti FW 1 7 14 19 28 | 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -5 -5 -5 M_Oxley GK 16 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Dijksteel DF 1 18 14 12 22 | 27 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 A_Meroni DF 1 15 11 7 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Ihattaren MF 1 7 17 13 26 | 27 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 P_Cutrone FW 1 2 11 17 22 | 27 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1708112673 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40