FFO Championship, Stoke City vs. Sunderland (Fri Feb 23)


                           Stoke City  |  Sunderland
                              4-4-2 E  |  4-1-3-2 C
                         Derek Purvis  |  David Gooch
                                       |
                            D_Ward GK  |  GK B_Leno
                          B_Wilmot DF  |  DF N_Mukiele
                          F_Medina DF  |  DF N_Gudelj
                         E_Stevens DF  |  DF C_Mbemba
                            M_Rose DF  |  DF T_Livramento
                          W_Burger MF  |  MF M_Nunes
                         B_Pearson MF  |  DM V_Ryabushko
                         A_Vidigal MF  |  MF G_Xhaka
                           M_Leris MF  |  FW Evanilson
                            Wesley FW  |  FW A_Carroll
                        T_Campbell FW  |  MF J_Draxler
                                       |
                        F_Fielding SUB |  SUB M_Sarr
                           D_Batth SUB |  SUB C_Biraghi
                       J_Tchamadeu SUB |  SUB K_Strootman
                           L_Baker SUB |  SUB N_Bajrami
                           D_Gayle SUB |  SUB A_Modeste




Min. 1  :(sto) A_Vidigal with a precise pass to B_Pearson 
          ...  V_Ryabushko brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on!! 
Min. 2  :(sto) A_Vidigal retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  B_Wilmot gets on the end of it 
          ...  The ball hits J_Draxler in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 10 :(sto) A_Vidigal finds a hole in the defence 
          ...  G_Xhaka wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 14 :(sto) B_Wilmot sidesteps T_Livramento 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  C_Mbemba clears with a diving header 
Min. 15 :(sun) M_Nunes with an inswinging cross to T_Livramento 
          ...  T_Livramento tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  D_Ward falls over 
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post! 
          ...  But it deflects in! 
          ...  And goes wide!! 
          ...  D_Ward looks relieved!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Livramento flights it in! 
          ...  Evanilson makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 17 :(sto) E_Stevens sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to Wesley 
          ...  A cheeky lob from Wesley! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 20 :(sto) W_Burger threads the through ball to B_Pearson 
          ...  B_Pearson with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  It hammers off the post 
          ...  And out for a throw in 
Min. 23 :(sto) Wesley times his run well 
          ...  Wesley has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  B_Leno heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 29 :(sto) Wesley with a perfectly timed run 
          ...  Wesley with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  The shot slips through B_Leno's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 31 :(sto) B_Pearson moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to F_Medina 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from T_Livramento 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful 
Min. 32 :(sun) A_Carroll with a real burst of pace 
          ...  E_Stevens can't catch up with him 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  B_Pearson takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 34 :(sun) A_Carroll jinks past E_Stevens 
          ...  F_Medina reads the game well and cuts out the pass! 
Min. 35 :(sto) B_Pearson turns past his marker 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  B_Pearson sees B_Leno off his line! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 38 :(sto) Wesley cuts inside his opponent 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  Blocked by C_Mbemba 
Min. 42 :(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! 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by N_Gudelj 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(sto) W_Burger is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball upfield 
          ...  T_Campbell latches onto the end of it 
          ...  N_Mukiele forces him off the ball 
          ...  But it rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  W_Burger drives it into the box! 
          ...  It comes to A_Vidigal 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  B_Leno tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by B_Pearson! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of B_Leno 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Stoke City 0-0 Sunderland

Min. 46 :(sto) M_Rose moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Vidigal 
          ...  From long range A_Vidigal bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But B_Leno palms it behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Wilmot hits it into the box! 
          ...  B_Leno fists it away! 
Min. 46 :(sto) A_Vidigal makes the tackle 
          ...  J_Draxler with an awful challenge 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Here we go, a real chance of a goal 
          ...  W_Burger swings it in 
          ...  A_Vidigal takes control of it! 
          ...  A_Vidigal hits a great drive! 
          ...  B_Leno gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 47 :(sto) M_Leris unselfishly heads the ball back to E_Stevens 
          ...  E_Stevens hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  But B_Leno is equal to it 
Min. 49 :(sto) A_Vidigal sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  Wesley gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  Wesley with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  But B_Leno pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 49 :(sun) A_Carroll sidesteps F_Medina 
          ...  But M_Rose wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 52 :(sto) T_Campbell with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past T_Livramento 
          ...  He knocks it to M_Leris! 
          ...  G_Xhaka bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  He got away with just a warning 
Min. 55 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Baker 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Leris 
Min. 55 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Batth 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Rose 
Min. 58 :(sto) T_Campbell knocks the ball past T_Livramento 
          ...  N_Gudelj takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 60 :(sun) C_Mbemba squares up to his marker 
          ...  He spits at A_Vidigal 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
Min. 63 :(sto) B_Pearson squares it to A_Vidigal 
          ...  A_Vidigal hits a great shot! 
          ...  B_Leno has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  B_Leno reacts well to save!! 
Min. 65 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Biraghi 
          ...  COMING OFF: N_Mukiele 
Min. 66 :(sun) V_Ryabushko with the mazy run 
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know 
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot 
          ...  D_Batth knocks him to the floor 
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty! 
          ...  But The Referee just turns away! 
Min. 67 :(sto) W_Burger runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  D_Batth latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  D_Batth with the chance! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  B_Leno never had a chance! 
Min. 69 :(sto) The ball is passed in from W_Burger, he finds T_Campbell 
          ...  C_Biraghi cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 70 :(sto) B_Wilmot flicks the ball through 
          ...  F_Medina runs onto it! 
          ...  F_Medina blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  But goes clear to safety! 
Min. 72 :(sto) A_Vidigal holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him! 
          ...  A_Vidigal attempts a lob! 
          ...  B_Leno goes down well to save 
Min. 72 :(sun) G_Xhaka beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds V_Ryabushko 
          ...  V_Ryabushko tries to beat D_Ward! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 74 :(sto) L_Baker picks up the pass 
          ...  L_Baker with the chance! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 75 :(sto) T_Campbell moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Wesley 
          ...  J_Draxler hits it out for a corner 
          ...  The fans behind the goal are whipping up a frenzy 
          ...  Trying to rally their team and suck the ball into the net!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Vidigal curls it into the box! 
          ...  T_Livramento gets up well 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 77 :(sun) V_Ryabushko 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 N_Gudelj 
          ...  N_Gudelj sees D_Ward off his line! 
          ...  D_Ward is rooted to the spot! 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 78 :(sto) L_Baker plays it long to Wesley 
          ...  Wesley belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  The shot slips through B_Leno's hands 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Oh dear! 
          ...  Surely Stoke City have won the game now!! 
          ...  Stoke City 1-0 Sunderland ...
Min. 79 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland 
          ...  Sunderland have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 80 :(sto) F_Medina takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past the defender 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  F_Medina aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  It hammers off the post 
          ...  And out for a throw in 
Min. 82 :(sun) T_Livramento finds the space intelligently 
          ...  D_Batth with a late tackle 
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it 
          ...  The Referee fumbles about in his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 83 :(sun) C_Biraghi gets lucky and beats F_Medina 
          ...  Now with the centre to A_Carroll 
          ...  A_Carroll has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  D_Ward makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(sto) T_Campbell watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position 
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space 
          ...  He's gone right through! 
          ...  A left-footer by T_Campbell! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 89 :(sto) B_Pearson beats V_Ryabushko 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  C_Biraghi hits it out for a corner 
          ...  Will the quality of the ball be good? 
          ...  It has to beat the first defender! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  W_Burger swings it in! 
          ...  Wesley makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 91 :(sto) L_Baker moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Batth 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from N_Gudelj 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful 
Min. 92 :(sto) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  Wesley is through and closing innnnnnnnnn!! 
          ...  Wesley with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  It flies into Row Z! 
Min. 92 :(sun) Evanilson plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He heads towards the goal 
          ...  He slides it past the defender! 
          ...  Evanilson with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************



Match Details
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Venue                : Bet365 Stadium
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Stoke City Match Info
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Best player          : A_Vidigal (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Wesley (78)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Batth (82)
Injured              : N/A
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Sunderland Match Info
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Best player          : B_Leno
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Stoke City  |    Sunderland
Attempts on Goal     :          20        |       6
Off target           :          11        |       4
On target            :           9        |       2
Possession           :          56        |       44
Corners              :           5        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           2        |       1
Fouls                :           7        |       12
Key Tackles          :           4        |       14
Key Passes           :          17        |       4
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Final Score          : Stoke City 1 - 0 Sunderland
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Player Statistics - Stoke City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_Ward         GK  22   1   1   1  21 |  95   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0   0   0
B_Wilmot       DF   1  19  12   5  21 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
F_Medina       DF   1  19  14  11  27 |  95   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  15   0  22
E_Stevens      DF   1  18  14   6  24 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  22  28
M_Rose         DF   1  18  11   9  30 |  58   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  15   0
W_Burger       MF   1  12  19   6  22 |  95   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0
B_Pearson      MF   1  14  18  11  31 |  95   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  16  22
A_Vidigal      MF   1   5  18  14  20 |  95   0   0   3   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  24  50
M_Leris        MF   1   8  17  13  24 |  58   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   9   0
Wesley         FW   1   8  13  20  24 |  95   0   0   0   0   7   1   0   0   0   0   0  28
T_Campbell     FW   1   2  12  18  29 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  10  38  14
F_Fielding     GK  19   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Batth        DF   1  17  11   8  30 |  37   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  12  -5   9
J_Tchamadeu    DF   1  16  10   7  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Baker        MF   1   2  16  14  28 |  37   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  32   8
D_Gayle        FW   1   3  13  16  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Sunderland
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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B_Leno         GK  22   1   1   1  25 |  95  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
N_Mukiele      DF   1  16  12   9  27 |  68   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0
N_Gudelj       DF   1  20  12  10  29 |  95   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  42   0  12
C_Mbemba       DF   1  19  15   9  29 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
T_Livramento   DF   1  18  16  13  30 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  32   0  11
M_Nunes        MF   1   8  19  12  20 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   7   0
V_Ryabushko    DM   1   9  17   9  27 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  25   9  13
G_Xhaka        MF   1   2  20  10  25 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  22  -4 -10
Evanilson      FW   1   3  13  19  29 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
A_Carroll      FW   1   1  10  18  32 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -10 -10  -4
J_Draxler      MF   1   6  19  13  25 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  56   0   0
M_Sarr         GK  17   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Biraghi      DF   1  18  12   7  24 |  27   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  32  14   0
K_Strootman    MF   1   6  15  10  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Bajrami      MF   1   4  14  12  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Modeste      FW   1   1   8  14  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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