FFO Champ, Stoke City vs. Sheffield United (Mon Sep 23) Stoke City | Sheffield United 4-5-1 N | 5-3-2 E Derek Purvis | - | D_Ward GK | GK P_Gulacsi F_Medina DF | DF R_Gosens B_Wilmot DF | DF F_Guilbert E_Stevens DF | DF Joao_Mario M_Rose DF | DF Mario_Rui W_Burger MF | DF J_Foyth T_Berenbruch MF | MF M_Asensio B_Pearson MF | MF M_Verratti M_Leris MF | MF A_Danjuma A_Vidigal MF | FW A_Belotti Wesley FW | FW M_Philipp | F_Fielding SUB | SUB T_Ernst D_Batth SUB | SUB G_Zajkov J_Tchamadeu SUB | SUB L_Benes L_Baker SUB | SUB P_Okon T_Campbell SUB | SUB T_Muller Min. 2 :(shu) M_Philipp kills the ball dead ... T_Berenbruch with a late tackle ... He certainly didn't mean it ... The Referee wants to have a word with him Min. 5 :(sto) M_Rose plays a long ball to A_Vidigal ... A_Vidigal hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... The fans get off their seats! ... P_Gulacsi plucks the ball out of the air ... Good goalkeeping there! Min. 7 :(sto) Wesley beats F_Guilbert ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... Wesley chases it through, he must score! ... P_Gulacsi gathers it easily Min. 10 :(sto) B_Wilmot runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... Wesley latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... Wesley with the punt towards goal! ... But P_Gulacsi gets down well to tip the ball wide ... CORNER! ... M_Leris crosses it in! ... It comes to Wesley ... He gets the shot away ... It hits the side netting! ... The fans thought that was a GOAL! ... But it's not ... Goal kick. Min. 16 :(sto) B_Pearson sidesteps his marker ... He runs forward now ... B_Pearson has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... P_Gulacsi makes a comfortable save ... He wasn't troubled there Min. 18 :(sto) A_Vidigal with a measured pass to B_Wilmot ... A_Danjuma with a pull on the shirt ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 22 :(sto) F_Medina knocks the ball past the lunge of J_Foyth ... R_Gosens rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... What's The Referee going to give? ... Play on! Min. 22 :(shu) M_Philipp jumps over B_Pearson's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... M_Philipp with a graceful, looping effort! ... That shot never looked like going in Min. 23 :(sto) A_Vidigal with a real burst of pace ... He leaves Mario_Rui behind ... A_Vidigal hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... P_Gulacsi with an easy save ... He just oozes confidence Min. 26 :(sto) W_Burger looks up for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... Wesley receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... Wesley goes for goal! ... It takes a deflection! ... P_Gulacsi is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by T_Berenbruch! ... Excellent keeping! Min. 26 :(shu) A_Danjuma back heels to find M_Asensio in space ... M_Rose with an ugly foul ... The Referee calls him over ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 27 :(sto) E_Stevens holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to T_Berenbruch ... T_Berenbruch drives the ball low! ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! Min. 29 :(sto) Wesley controls it with ease ... F_Guilbert bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... Play on! Min. 30 :(shu) A_Danjuma backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball upfield ... M_Asensio latches onto the end of it ... A_Vidigal gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 31 :(sto) M_Leris runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... Wesley latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... F_Guilbert robs him of the ball Min. 34 :(shu) M_Asensio is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to A_Belotti ... Wonderful sliding challenge by W_Burger ... Nothing gets past him! Min. 41 :(sto) Wesley beats his marker ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... A cracking drive from Wesley! ... P_Gulacsi makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 44 :(sto) B_Pearson gains control of the loose ball ... J_Foyth 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. 45 :(sto) B_Pearson knocks the ball past R_Gosens ... Now he crosses to T_Berenbruch! ... T_Berenbruch sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. ... cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! ... P_Gulacsi makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 46 :(shu) M_Asensio knocks the ball past the defender ... A skilful effort from M_Asensio! ... But D_Ward punches it away ... That's gone out for a throw in ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Stoke City 0-0 Sheffield United Min. 47 :(sto) T_Berenbruch looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to M_Rose ... M_Rose hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... But P_Gulacsi comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 49 :(shu) M_Asensio stops the ball and looks around for movement ... A team mate overlaps him now ... He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! ... M_Asensio shoots towards goal! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He should have buried that! Min. 52 :(sto) T_Berenbruch can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to M_Leris ... M_Leris drives it towards goal! ... But it goes wide Min. 54 :(shu) F_Guilbert controls it well ... He nutmegs B_Wilmot ... He puts in A_Belotti! ... A_Belotti chases it through, he must score! ... D_Ward parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 55 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City ... COMING ON: T_Campbell ... COMING OFF: Wesley Min. 55 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City ... COMING ON: L_Baker ... COMING OFF: A_Vidigal Min. 56 :(sto) T_Berenbruch lobs it over R_Gosens ... T_Berenbruch throws himself at the ball! ... He manages to reach the ball ... P_Gulacsi with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know! Min. 56 :(shu) J_Foyth plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... A_Danjuma decides to go for goal instead! ... M_Leris fouls badly ... That looked malicious ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 57 :(shu) J_Foyth with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle ... B_Wilmot wins the ball Min. 60 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United ... COMING ON: L_Benes ... COMING OFF: M_Asensio Min. 60 :(shu) A_Belotti with a short pass to find R_Gosens ... T_Campbell with an over the top challenge ... He is fortunate to be given just a warning Min. 61 :(shu) M_Verratti spots a team mate in space ... That's an excellent through ball to Joao_Mario! ... E_Stevens with a superb challenge ... The Referee has given the free kick the other way! ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 61 :(sto) B_Pearson retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... B_Wilmot gets on the end of it ... F_Guilbert with a clumsy challenge ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... YELLOW CARD! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 64 :(shu) L_Benes controls the ball immaculately ... Leaves the defenders for dead ... This looks like it could be a great chance ... L_Benes must beat D_Ward! ... It floats over D_Ward ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 65 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United ... COMING ON: T_Muller ... COMING OFF: M_Philipp Min. 67 :(sto) T_Campbell beats R_Gosens ... He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills ... T_Campbell with a screamer of a shot! ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 69 :(shu) L_Benes controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... T_Muller gets onto the end of the pass! ... E_Stevens cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 70 :(sto) T_Campbell flicks it past the defender ... He runs forward ... T_Campbell aims for the top right corner! ... But P_Gulacsi punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 71 :(shu) A_Danjuma flicks it over M_Rose's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... But F_Medina spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 72 :(sto) M_Leris is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to M_Rose ... M_Rose has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... P_Gulacsi makes a fine save Min. 75 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United ... COMING ON: P_Okon ... COMING OFF: J_Foyth Min. 77 :(shu) A_Danjuma runs at the defence ... He nutmegs B_Wilmot ... He showed his class there ... M_Rose fouls ... That was disgusting ... The Referee wants a quiet word Min. 81 :(shu) Joao_Mario is injured. He's been stretchered off ... They have made three substitutions already! ... They will have to play on with a man less! Min. 82 :(sto) L_Baker hits a hard pass to T_Berenbruch ... P_Okon slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 84 :(sto) M_Rose retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball upfield ... T_Campbell latches onto the end of it ... T_Campbell controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... P_Gulacsi parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 85 :(sto) T_Berenbruch jumps over the defender's challenge ... T_Berenbruch carves a shot towards goal! ... But it goes wide Min. 86 :(sto) W_Burger with a reverse pass to T_Berenbruch ... T_Berenbruch hits a crisp volley! ... It hits off a defender! ... But goes clear to safety! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(shu) L_Benes sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball in to A_Danjuma ... A left-footer by A_Danjuma! ... The Sheffield United fans get off their seats! ... GOAL!! ... Have Sheffield United stolen the win late on with that goal? ... Stoke City 0-1 Sheffield United ... Min. 94 :(shu) T_Muller jinks past M_Leris ... T_Muller hits a crisp volley! ... D_Ward manages to turn it behind Min. 95 :(sto) L_Baker takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into E_Stevens ... E_Stevens rifles it to the far post! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! Min. 96 :(sto) M_Rose knocks it forward ... P_Okon slips ... L_Baker gets to it! ... L_Baker has slipped behind the defence! ... He is one on one with P_Gulacsi ... He lobs it over P_Gulacsi ... It's hit the bar and gone over!! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Bet365 Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : T_Berenbruch Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Rose (26), M_Leris (56), E_Stevens (61) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sheffield United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : P_Gulacsi (Man of the Match) Scorers : A_Danjuma (88) Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Danjuma (18), J_Foyth (44), F_Guilbert (61) Injured : Joao_Mario (81) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City | Sheffield United Attempts on Goal : 21 | 7 Off target : 9 | 3 On target : 12 | 4 Possession : 63 | 37 Corners : 2 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 3 | 3 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 12 | 12 Key Tackles : 5 | 4 Key Passes : 16 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Stoke City 0 - 1 Sheffield 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_Ward GK 23 1 1 1 21 | 97 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 F_Medina DF 1 20 15 11 27 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 B_Wilmot DF 1 20 13 5 21 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 15 0 E_Stevens DF 1 19 15 6 24 | 97 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 12 9 15 M_Rose DF 1 19 12 9 30 | 97 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 -4 44 30 W_Burger MF 1 13 20 7 22 | 97 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 16 0 T_Berenbruch MF 1 8 18 17 24 | 97 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 20 42 B_Pearson MF 1 14 18 12 31 | 97 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 14 M_Leris MF 1 8 18 14 24 | 97 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 -4 16 7 A_Vidigal MF 1 5 18 14 20 | 56 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 30 10 24 Wesley FW 1 8 14 20 24 | 56 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 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 | 0 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 L_Baker MF 1 2 17 14 28 | 41 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 11 T_Campbell FW 1 2 13 19 29 | 41 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 Player Statistics - Sheffield United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- P_Gulacsi GK 24 1 1 1 22 | 97 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 61 0 0 0 R_Gosens DF 1 23 15 11 25 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 F_Guilbert DF 1 21 14 11 33 | 97 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 24 10 -4 Joao_Mario DF 1 21 15 14 28 | 82 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mario_Rui DF 1 19 14 10 24 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Foyth DF 1 19 12 10 23 | 76 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 12 -4 M_Asensio MF 1 5 20 19 20 | 61 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 13 M_Verratti MF 1 14 21 10 28 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 A_Danjuma MF 1 3 20 16 24 | 97 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 -4 12 22 A_Belotti FW 1 2 14 21 26 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 5 M_Philipp FW 1 2 16 20 22 | 66 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 T_Ernst GK 18 1 1 1 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Zajkov DF 1 14 11 6 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Benes MF 1 6 19 13 26 | 36 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 31 12 P_Okon DF 1 14 17 4 26 | 21 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 T_Muller FW 1 2 12 20 23 | 31 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1727116805 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40