FFO Champ, Luton Town vs. Stoke City (Mon Aug 26) Luton Town | Stoke City 5-2-3 P | 4-4-2 P - | Derek Purvis | S_Soares GK | GK D_Ward N_Tagliafico DF | DF F_Medina S_Bradley DF | DF B_Wilmot B_Davies DF | DF E_Stevens L_Eising DF | DF M_Rose C_Richards DF | MF W_Burger Florentino MF | MF T_Berenbruch E_Skhiri MF | MF B_Pearson E_Adebayo FW | MF M_Leris D_Nunez FW | FW Wesley T_Awoniyi FW | FW T_Campbell | J_Shea SUB | SUB F_Fielding G_Alvarez SUB | SUB D_Batth D_Bernard SUB | SUB J_Tchamadeu J_Sterner SUB | SUB A_Vidigal A_Pepple SUB | SUB D_Gayle Min. 1 :(lut) E_Adebayo with a real burst of pace ... He shows the defender a clean set of heels ... E_Adebayo rises above the defence to head the ball! ... D_Ward is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... OH! It drifts just past the post ... Great strike! ... Deserved a goal really Min. 2 :(sto) E_Stevens has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace ... He knocks the ball past L_Eising ... He puts in Wesley! ... L_Eising does well to get the tackle in Min. 8 :(lut) N_Tagliafico has time and space on the edge of the box ... N_Tagliafico hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... GOAL!! ... He scores! ... Can You Believe It? ... Luton Town go ahead in this match now! ... Luton Town 1-0 Stoke City ... Min. 9 :(sto) M_Leris controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... B_Pearson gets onto the end of the pass! ... Blocked by B_Davies Min. 16 :(lut) D_Nunez kills the ball dead with a superb touch ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... Florentino gets on the end of the pass ... F_Medina tackles cleanly ... The linesman flags for the foul though! ... Unbelievable! It looked clean to me ... He had to endure a strong bollocking from The Referee Min. 20 :(lut) E_Skhiri takes advantage of a mistake by E_Stevens ... He puts in D_Nunez! ... D_Nunez has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! Min. 22 :(lut) S_Bradley beats his marker ... He muscled him off the ball ... S_Bradley with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... But he miskicks and puts it well off target ... The Stoke City fans taunt him about that effort Min. 24 :(lut) Florentino with an inch perfect pass to E_Adebayo ... E_Adebayo with the crafty shot! ... D_Ward makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 27 :(lut) D_Nunez hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... T_Awoniyi collects the loose ball! ... T_Awoniyi has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... It goes wide! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 29 :(sto) B_Wilmot looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to F_Medina ... F_Medina aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... But S_Soares punches it away Min. 30 :(sto) W_Burger brings the ball into the opposing area ... F_Medina makes himself available ... E_Adebayo wins the ball well ... The Referee has given a free kick Min. 32 :(lut) E_Adebayo slips past F_Medina ... B_Wilmot gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 35 :(lut) Florentino flicks the ball through ... E_Adebayo runs onto it! ... Excellent sliding challenge from B_Wilmot ... He had to time that one perfectly Min. 35 :(sto) B_Pearson pulls it back to Wesley ... Wesley drives the shot in! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 36 :(lut) Florentino flicks it over the defenders head ... He showed some great skill there! ... Florentino launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... D_Ward makes a fine save Min. 37 :(lut) E_Skhiri brings the ball into the opposing area ... E_Adebayo makes himself available ... E_Adebayo with a terrific drive! ... But D_Ward just gets his fingers to that one Min. 37 :(sto) E_Stevens looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to T_Berenbruch ... T_Berenbruch shoots towards goal! ... But S_Soares punches it away ... That's gone out for a throw in Min. 40 :(lut) Tactical Change by Luton Town ... Florentino will now play as a DM Min. 40 :(sto) T_Berenbruch plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... T_Berenbruch tries the shot! ... GOAL!! ... S_Soares was caught out there ... Equaliser, the crowd goes wild! ... Luton Town 1-1 Stoke City ... Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(sto) T_Campbell steps over the ball ... He nutmegs the defender ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... T_Campbell leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! ... But S_Soares is equal to it Min. 44 :(lut) B_Davies with an inswinging cross to D_Nunez ... W_Burger pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... He's tried to take it off him! ... The Referee blows up for a foul ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 45 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City ... COMING ON: A_Vidigal ... COMING OFF: M_Leris Min. 45 :(sto) B_Pearson knocks the ball past E_Skhiri ... B_Pearson blasts the ball towards goal! ... But S_Soares pulls out a save of the game Min. 45 :(lut) E_Adebayo with the first time pass to Florentino ... F_Medina with a pull on the shirt ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! ... FREE KICK! ... What a silly place to give away a free kick ... L_Eising passes to D_Nunez ... D_Nunez has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... He hits the post ... He follows it up! ... But puts it wide! ... He'll be disappointed with that ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Luton Town 1-1 Stoke City Min. 46 :(sto) B_Wilmot with a 30-yard pass to M_Rose ... M_Rose hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... But he puts it well wide ... That was a crappy effort! Min. 48 :(lut) T_Awoniyi with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from T_Berenbruch ... T_Awoniyi with the crafty shot! ... The shot slips through D_Ward's hands ... GOAL!! ... He buries his head in his hands! ... Luton Town have the advantage! ... Luton Town 2-1 Stoke City ... Min. 49 :(lut) The ball rolls free! ... T_Awoniyi takes control of it on the half way line ... He sprints past the defenders!! ... But B_Pearson wins the tackle Min. 50 :(sto) T_Campbell with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal ... Well executed sliding challenge from N_Tagliafico Min. 51 :(lut) D_Nunez jumps over F_Medina's challenge ... D_Nunez aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... It hits off a defender! ... D_Ward is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... N_Tagliafico chips the ball in towards the far post! ... S_Bradley makes a firm connection with his head ... D_Ward with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know! ... CORNER! ... Florentino flights it in! ... Wesley deals with the danger and clears Min. 51 :(sto) E_Stevens with the diagonal pass to Wesley ... A delicate header from Wesley! ... It hits off a defender! ... S_Soares is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by A_Vidigal! ... The ball comes to F_Medina ... He gets the shot away ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... S_Soares palms it behind !! ... What a great save! ... CORNER! ... T_Berenbruch hits it towards the far post! ... S_Soares easily claims the ball! Min. 52 :(lut) C_Richards cuts inside T_Berenbruch ... He worked that well ... A left-footer by C_Richards! ... D_Ward saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 55 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City ... COMING ON: D_Batth ... COMING OFF: M_Rose Min. 55 :(lut) Florentino finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled F_Medina ... Launched towards the top corner by Florentino! ... But it puts it well wide Min. 60 :(sto) B_Pearson with the first time flick to A_Vidigal ... But C_Richards will cut out the threat Min. 64 :(sto) T_Campbell steps over the ball ... He nutmegs the defender ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... T_Campbell with a quick pass down the left wing. ... He gets up high for the header! ... But S_Soares stops that one easily Min. 65 :(lut) D_Nunez plays the early ball across the box to find Florentino in space ... Florentino with the goal bound shot! ... What agility from D_Ward Min. 66 :(sto) A_Vidigal is taking a throw in ... He is taking a run up at it! ... He throws it long to T_Berenbruch ... T_Berenbruch goes for goal! ... It grazes the post! ... And hits the side netting ... Goal Kick! Min. 68 :(sto) E_Stevens cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to T_Berenbruch ... Cleaned up by L_Eising Min. 69 :(lut) B_Davies bursts forward ... But B_Pearson spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 70 :(lut) Substitution by Luton Town ... COMING ON: J_Sterner ... COMING OFF: E_Skhiri Min. 70 :(lut) S_Bradley fires over a low cross to D_Nunez ... F_Medina intercepts the pass Min. 73 :(sto) B_Wilmot cuts inside N_Tagliafico ... He worked that well ... B_Wilmot has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort Min. 75 :(lut) Substitution by Luton Town ... COMING ON: G_Alvarez ... COMING OFF: B_Davies Min. 75 :(lut) Substitution by Luton Town ... COMING ON: A_Pepple ... COMING OFF: E_Adebayo Min. 79 :(sto) T_Campbell sidesteps S_Bradley ... T_Campbell with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... But S_Soares punches it away ... That's gone out for a goal kick ... It was clear to everyone that S_Soares got a touch Min. 85 :(lut) T_Awoniyi cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to G_Alvarez ... But B_Wilmot wins the tackle cleanly Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time. Min. 91 :(lut) L_Eising looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to T_Awoniyi ... F_Medina pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! ... His 2nd yellow this game! ... RED CARD!! ... He'll be the first to trouble the showers! Min. 94 :(lut) N_Tagliafico eases past E_Stevens ... N_Tagliafico looks to see where D_Ward is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... D_Ward collects it comfortably ... The shot never troubled him ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Kenilworth Road ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Luton Town Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : T_Awoniyi Scorers : N_Tagliafico (8), T_Awoniyi (48) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : T_Berenbruch (Man of the Match) Scorers : T_Berenbruch (40) Sent Off : F_Medina (91) Booked : W_Burger (44) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Luton Town | Stoke City Attempts on Goal : 16 | 13 Off target : 7 | 5 On target : 9 | 8 Possession : 53 | 47 Corners : 2 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 1 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 4 | 8 Key Tackles : 5 | 7 Key Passes : 12 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Luton Town 2 - 1 Stoke City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Luton Town Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S_Soares GK 22 1 1 1 23 | 97 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 0 0 N_Tagliafico DF 1 21 14 7 29 | 97 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 14 0 63 S_Bradley DF 1 19 13 9 22 | 97 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 33 B_Davies DF 1 18 12 6 26 | 77 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 16 0 L_Eising DF 1 17 12 2 20 | 97 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 16 0 C_Richards DF 1 18 12 4 31 | 97 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 17 0 22 Florentino DM 1 15 19 11 25 | 97 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 18 44 E_Skhiri MF 1 13 17 6 27 | 72 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 E_Adebayo FW 1 3 12 18 22 | 77 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 16 23 D_Nunez FW 1 6 16 21 22 | 97 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 36 12 T_Awoniyi FW 1 3 13 20 22 | 97 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 15 23 J_Shea GK 18 1 1 1 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Alvarez DF 1 16 13 6 23 | 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Bernard DF 1 16 10 3 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Sterner MF 1 10 16 12 20 | 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Pepple FW 1 3 13 14 25 | 20 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 | 97 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 F_Medina DF 1 20 15 11 27 | 93 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 -15 15 B_Wilmot DF 1 20 13 5 21 | 97 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 45 30 20 E_Stevens DF 1 19 15 6 24 | 97 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 0 M_Rose DF 1 18 12 9 30 | 57 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 W_Burger MF 1 13 20 7 22 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 -4 T_Berenbruch MF 1 8 18 16 24 | 97 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 45 B_Pearson MF 1 14 18 12 31 | 97 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 42 20 14 M_Leris MF 1 8 18 14 24 | 45 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 Wesley FW 1 8 13 20 24 | 97 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 27 0 10 T_Campbell FW 1 2 13 19 29 | 97 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 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 | 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Tchamadeu DF 1 17 10 7 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Vidigal MF 1 5 18 14 20 | 52 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 D_Gayle FW 1 3 13 17 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1724692017 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40