FFO Champ, Stoke City vs. Sunderland (Mon Jul 15) Stoke City | Sunderland 4-4-2 C | 4-4-2 C Derek Purvis | - | D_Ward GK | GK B_Leno F_Medina DF | DF N_Gudelj B_Wilmot DF | DF C_Mbemba E_Stevens DF | DF C_Biraghi M_Rose DF | DF T_Livramento W_Burger MF | MF G_Xhaka T_Berenbruch MF | MF J_Draxler B_Pearson MF | MF M_Nunes M_Leris MF | MF W_Alves Wesley FW | FW Evanilson T_Campbell FW | FW A_Carroll | F_Fielding SUB | SUB M_Sarr D_Batth SUB | SUB N_Mukiele J_Tchamadeu SUB | SUB S_Rhomas A_Vidigal SUB | SUB V_Ryabushko D_Gayle SUB | SUB S_Berghuis Min. 1 :(sun) A_Carroll takes advantage of a mistake by E_Stevens ... He runs towards goal ... F_Medina gets to the ball first Min. 3 :(sto) T_Campbell takes advantage of a mistake by N_Gudelj ... Can he make them pay? ... T_Campbell with the overhead! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... B_Leno acrobatically tips it over!! ... Great keeping! ... CORNER! ... B_Pearson floats the ball in! ... The ball finds its way to B_Wilmot ... He gets the shot away ... B_Leno makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 5 :(sun) J_Draxler finds himself in acres of space ... B_Wilmot is called for the holding foul ... He won that header unfairly ... 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. 6 :(sto) T_Campbell has broken clear! Just B_Leno to beat! ... N_Gudelj brings him down! ... It looks like he could be sent off! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... That was very, very close to being a red let me assure you! Min. 7 :(sto) Wesley takes advantage of a mistake by M_Nunes ... It's a lucky break ... Wesley controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... But B_Leno punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 7 :(sun) W_Alves with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... T_Livramento gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... T_Livramento smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... What agility from D_Ward Min. 10 :(sto) B_Pearson with a real burst of pace ... He shows the defender a clean set of heels ... B_Pearson cracks a laser towards goal! ... B_Leno saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 15 :(sto) F_Medina eases past W_Alves ... F_Medina with the goal bound shot! ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! Min. 20 :(sto) M_Leris finds his way through ... He has tremendous pace ... M_Leris with a low drive through the rain! ... GOAL!! ... Goodness gracious me! ... it's amazing the goal is still standing ... That looked offside to me! ... Stoke City have taken the lead! ... Stoke City 1-0 Sunderland ... Min. 20 :(sun) T_Livramento sidesteps F_Medina ... He showed great skill there ... T_Berenbruch with the foul ... FREE KICK! ... The Referee signals that it is indirect ... M_Nunes swings it in ... A_Carroll gets on the end of it ... A_Carroll chases it through, he must score! ... But he somehow misses ... The Stoke City fans laugh at him Min. 26 :(sto) E_Stevens with the dribble ... He's through on goal ... E_Stevens smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... B_Wilmot lofts the ball in! ... B_Leno jumps well to claim it! Min. 30 :(sto) M_Leris sidesteps W_Alves ... That was too easy ... M_Leris with the header! ... B_Leno gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... NO HE DOESN'T!! ... How on Earth did he put that wide? ... He was two yards out! Min. 32 :(sto) M_Leris with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to Wesley ... Wesley must beat B_Leno! ... B_Leno gets his fingertips to it Min. 33 :(sun) W_Alves kills the ball dead ... Beautiful turn ... He could get a shot of here ... W_Alves sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... But he's missed it! ... It's unbelievable, Jeff! Min. 34 :(sun) J_Draxler hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... A_Carroll latches onto it! ... Wonderful sliding challenge by F_Medina Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(sto) M_Rose finds his way through ... He has tremendous pace ... T_Livramento with the tackle Min. 45 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland ... COMING ON: V_Ryabushko ... COMING OFF: W_Alves Min. 46 :(sto) Wesley sidesteps his marker ... He runs forward now ... Wesley belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... The ball moves through the air! ... B_Leno moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It's beaten him! ... But it thumps the post!! ... And goes out! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Stoke City 1-0 Sunderland Min. 46 :(sun) M_Nunes gets lucky and beats Wesley ... Now with the centre to J_Draxler ... Wonderful sliding challenge by E_Stevens ... He had to get that one right! Min. 47 :(sto) T_Campbell dribbles past T_Livramento ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... T_Campbell with the goal bound shot! ... But B_Leno punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 51 :(sto) Wesley 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! ... T_Livramento robs him of the ball Min. 55 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City ... COMING ON: D_Gayle ... COMING OFF: T_Campbell Min. 55 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City ... COMING ON: A_Vidigal ... COMING OFF: M_Leris Min. 56 :(sto) D_Gayle with the first time pass to E_Stevens ... E_Stevens with a thundering volley! ... B_Leno gets his fingertips to it Min. 57 :(sto) Wesley beats his marker ... He showed great skill there ... Wesley tries the shot! ... B_Leno is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... GOAL!! ... Great strike! ... Stoke City 2-0 Sunderland ... Min. 62 :(sun) T_Livramento moves forward ... T_Livramento hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... D_Ward makes a good save Min. 64 :(sto) A_Vidigal flicks it over C_Mbemba and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... A_Vidigal with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... B_Leno gets his fingertips to it ... And puts it over ... CORNER! ... F_Medina plays it into the danger area! ... B_Leno thumps the ball away! Min. 65 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland ... COMING ON: N_Mukiele ... COMING OFF: T_Livramento Min. 65 :(sto) Wesley breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on B_Leno! ... G_Xhaka brings him down! ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! Min. 66 :(sto) F_Medina has it now ... He takes on G_Xhaka ... He gets past him! ... He puts in E_Stevens! ... E_Stevens plays it down the wing ... Cross comes in back to him, diving header! ... He had to be brave there ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it thumps off the woodwork!! ... And goes safely clear! ... B_Leno never had a chance! Min. 66 :(sto) T_Berenbruch chips the ball forward to D_Gayle ... Evanilson is called for the holding foul ... He won that header unfairly ... The Referee tries to calm him down ... FREE KICK! ... The Referee signals that it is indirect ... A_Vidigal knocks it forward ... D_Gayle gets on the end of it ... D_Gayle chases it through, he must score! ... B_Leno makes himself big ... Superb Stop! ... Well that one would have delighted him Min. 67 :(sun) J_Draxler squares it to Evanilson ... Evanilson hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... But he puts it wide Min. 71 :(sto) B_Wilmot sidesteps C_Mbemba ... He showed great skill there ... B_Wilmot controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... But he puts it well wide ... That was a crappy effort! Min. 86 :(sto) Wesley passes the ball to A_Vidigal ... But he stands on the ball and falls over!! ... N_Gudelj picks up the loose ball and clears the danger Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(sun) Evanilson eases past W_Burger ... Evanilson tries to place it in the corner! ... He has put it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 91 :(sun) M_Nunes knocks it forward ... W_Burger slips ... N_Mukiele gets to it! ... But F_Medina slides in two footed! ... The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" Min. 95 :(sun) N_Mukiele beats W_Burger ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... B_Pearson with a poor challenge ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Bet365 Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Wesley (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Leris (20), Wesley (57) Sent Off : N/A Booked : B_Wilmot (5) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunderland Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : T_Livramento Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N_Gudelj (6), G_Xhaka (65) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City | Sunderland Attempts on Goal : 17 | 6 Off target : 6 | 4 On target : 11 | 2 Possession : 57 | 43 Corners : 3 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 7 | 6 Key Tackles : 4 | 3 Key Passes : 5 | 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Stoke City 2 - 0 Sunderland ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 0 F_Medina DF 1 20 14 11 27 | 98 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 45 14 14 B_Wilmot DF 1 20 13 5 21 | 98 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 37 E_Stevens DF 1 19 14 6 24 | 98 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 30 0 58 M_Rose DF 1 18 12 9 30 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Burger MF 1 13 20 6 22 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Berenbruch MF 1 8 18 16 24 | 98 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 B_Pearson MF 1 14 18 12 31 | 98 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 M_Leris MF 1 8 18 14 24 | 57 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 10 41 Wesley FW 1 8 13 20 24 | 98 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 15 35 T_Campbell FW 1 2 13 18 29 | 57 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 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 A_Vidigal MF 1 5 17 14 20 | 41 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 D_Gayle FW 1 3 13 17 28 | 41 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 9 Player Statistics - Sunderland Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B_Leno GK 23 1 1 1 25 | 98 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 0 0 0 N_Gudelj DF 1 21 13 11 29 | 98 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 -4 -4 C_Mbemba DF 1 20 16 9 29 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Biraghi DF 1 19 12 7 24 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Livramento DF 1 19 16 13 30 | 67 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 32 0 26 G_Xhaka MF 1 2 19 11 25 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 -4 J_Draxler MF 1 6 19 14 25 | 98 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 M_Nunes MF 1 8 19 13 20 | 98 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 W_Alves MF 1 7 18 14 26 | 45 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 11 Evanilson FW 1 3 13 20 29 | 98 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 A_Carroll FW 1 1 10 18 32 | 98 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 M_Sarr GK 17 1 1 1 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Mukiele DF 1 17 12 9 27 | 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Rhomas DF 1 17 10 9 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 V_Ryabushko MF 1 10 18 9 27 | 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Berghuis FW 1 5 15 15 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1721067085 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40