FFO Champ, Stoke City vs. Brentford (Fri Apr 25) Stoke City | Brentford 4-1-3-1-1 L | 4-4-2 C - | Mark Baldwin | D_Ward GK | GK M_Maignan E_Stevens DF | DF R_Baku F_Medina DF | DF O_De_Marcos I_Sunjic DM | DF R_Henry B_Wilmot DF | DF K_Ajer M_Upson DF | MF M_Damsgaard J_Koumas MF | MF M_Olakigbe B_Pearson MF | MF C_Norgaard T_Campbell FW | MF L_Torreira T_Berenbruch AM | FW K_Schade A_Vidigal MF | FW P_Daka | B_Nna_Noukeu SUB | SUB N_Collins J_Tchamadeu SUB | SUB A_Disasi W_Burger SUB | SUB Zanka M_Leris SUB | SUB B_Mbeumo L_Ihorst SUB | SUB M_Terrier Min. 1 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... Stoke City have changed their playing style to E Min. 1 :(sto) J_Koumas takes advantage of a mistake by R_Henry ... away from two, three, four. ... Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. ... How good is he?! ... Now he crosses to F_Medina! ... F_Medina smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... M_Maignan gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 3 :(sto) T_Campbell with the dribble ... This is a great chance ... T_Campbell attempts a lob! ... M_Maignan with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 5 :(sto) E_Stevens is taking a throw in ... He is taking a run up at it! ... He throws it long to F_Medina ... F_Medina tries the lob from 30 yards! ... M_Maignan makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... A defender hoofs it out for a corner! ... CORNER! ... I_Sunjic with an inswinging corner into the box ... M_Upson tries to place the shot! ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... T_Berenbruch curls it into the box! ... M_Maignan comes towards the ball ... But he's nowhere near it! ... B_Wilmot with the shot! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... M_Maignan pushes it behind! ... CORNER! ... E_Stevens hits it towards the far post! ... M_Maignan makes the catch! Min. 6 :(btf) P_Daka brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... O_De_Marcos gets on the end of the pass ... An audacious effort from O_De_Marcos! ... It goes wide! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 8 :(btf) M_Olakigbe looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to M_Damsgaard ... M_Damsgaard fires a shot at goal! ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... O_De_Marcos curls it into the box! ... D_Ward reads it well, and claims it! Min. 11 :(sto) T_Berenbruch threads the through ball to A_Vidigal ... A_Vidigal runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... But M_Maignan makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 12 :(btf) M_Olakigbe times his run well ... T_Berenbruch leaves his foot in with the challenge!! ... That's a bad foul!! ... It's a yellow, and rightly so ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 13 :(btf) K_Schade runs into space ... I_Sunjic scythes the player down! ... It's a yellow, and rightly so ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 14 :(btf) The defender underhits the back pass! ... M_Olakigbe is through! ... What a mistake by F_Medina! ... Fine tackle by B_Wilmot ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 20 :(sto) A_Vidigal has plenty of time and space ... K_Schade gets to the ball first Min. 23 :(sto) F_Medina beats his marker ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... C_Norgaard tries to head the ball away from goal ... But it's looping towards his own net!! ... It goes just over!! ... He's a lucky boy!! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by A_Vidigal! ... M_Maignan comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... J_Koumas gets to it! ... M_Maignan with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one Min. 29 :(sto) I_Sunjic plays it long to B_Pearson ... B_Pearson with a thundering volley! ... M_Maignan gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... It's pushed behind! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by B_Pearson! ... M_Maignan easily catches it! Min. 32 :(btf) M_Damsgaard plays it long to L_Torreira ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... B_Wilmot looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 38 :(sto) J_Koumas spots his team mate making a run ... That's an excellent through ball to I_Sunjic! ... I_Sunjic with a terrific drive! ... M_Maignan makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! Min. 39 :(sto) B_Pearson runs at the defence ... He nutmegs R_Henry ... He showed his class there ... B_Pearson hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... M_Maignan tips it over !! ... Great keeping there! ... CORNER! ... I_Sunjic with an outswinging corner into the box ... T_Campbell gets on the end of it ... But M_Maignan tips it behind ... CORNER! ... B_Pearson lofts the ball in! ... It comes to A_Vidigal ... He gets the shot away ... M_Maignan with the acrobatic save ... Well saved Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(sto) M_Upson moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to T_Campbell ... T_Campbell blasts the ball towards goal! ... It hammers off the bar and loops up high into the air ... The defenders out leap the attackers ... The ball is away and clear from the danger area Min. 44 :(sto) I_Sunjic plays a first time ball through the defence to T_Campbell ... T_Campbell has slipped behind the defence! ... He is one on one with M_Maignan ... He tries to slip it past M_Maignan ... He has put it wide!! Min. 45 :(btf) Substitution by Brentford ... COMING ON: A_Disasi ... COMING OFF: K_Ajer Min. 47 :(sto) M_Upson takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into T_Campbell ... R_Henry is forced to retreat ... He knocks it back! ... M_Maignan misses it! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... J_Koumas dinks the ball into the area! ... M_Maignan reads it well, and claims it! Min. 47 :(btf) P_Daka chests it down ... P_Daka with a stunning strike! ... D_Ward tips it round the post ... Good save ... Corner not given!! Min. 48 :(sto) J_Koumas drives it across the face of the goal F_Medina ... F_Medina with a thundering drive! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it's gone just wide!! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Stoke City 0-0 Brentford Min. 46 :(btf) R_Henry with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... R_Baku gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... Wonderful sliding challenge by J_Koumas ... Nothing gets past him! Min. 47 :(sto) T_Campbell with a real burst of pace ... He shows the defender a clean set of heels ... But he loses control of it ... C_Norgaard belts it clear Min. 48 :(btf) L_Torreira gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... L_Torreira tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... But D_Ward is equal to it Min. 55 :(btf) Substitution by Brentford ... COMING ON: M_Terrier ... COMING OFF: P_Daka Min. 55 :(btf) M_Olakigbe changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to O_De_Marcos ... O_De_Marcos sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... But D_Ward comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 57 :(btf) K_Schade holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to R_Baku ... R_Baku with a little chip! ... It hits the side netting! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 58 :(sto) T_Berenbruch with a measured ball to B_Pearson ... B_Pearson attempts a lob! ... M_Maignan makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! Min. 62 :(sto) A_Vidigal with a smart turn ... A_Vidigal attempts the shot! ... M_Maignan tips it over his bar ... CORNER! ... J_Koumas drives it into the box! ... That's a poor one ... Far too easy for M_Maignan, who catches the ball Min. 62 :(sto) F_Medina breaks free from his marker ... C_Norgaard pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! ... The Referee wants a quiet word Min. 67 :(sto) T_Campbell with a real burst of pace ... A_Disasi can't catch up with him ... He's clean through! ... T_Campbell fires off a left-footed snap shot! ... M_Maignan watches it sail wide! Min. 68 :(btf) K_Schade runs at the defender ... The defender slips and falls over ... K_Schade with the overhead! ... D_Ward was lucky there Min. 70 :(btf) M_Terrier knocks it past B_Wilmot and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... M_Terrier blasts it at the goal! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... D_Ward never had a chance! Min. 71 :(btf) K_Schade dribbles past the defender ... It was as if he wasn't even there ... K_Schade blasts it at the goal! ... D_Ward won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 72 :(sto) B_Pearson plays a first time ball through the defence to A_Vidigal ... C_Norgaard hits it out for a corner ... No nonsense clearance! ... CORNER! ... T_Berenbruch swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... The ball finds its way to B_Pearson ... He gets the shot away ... But M_Maignan tips it behind ... CORNER! ... A_Vidigal swings it in! ... M_Maignan catches it! ... No problem for him! Min. 73 :(sto) J_Koumas eases past O_De_Marcos ... O_De_Marcos reacts well to win the ball back Min. 76 :(btf) L_Torreira beats F_Medina ... He showed great skill there ... F_Medina goes in hard to win the ball back. It's like men playing with children! Min. 78 :(sto) T_Berenbruch sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to M_Upson ... O_De_Marcos cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball upfield Min. 78 :(btf) M_Olakigbe with the cross-field pass to L_Torreira ... L_Torreira with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... But he puts it well wide ... The Stoke City fans taunt him! Min. 79 :(btf) O_De_Marcos cuts in on the inside of the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to C_Norgaard ... C_Norgaard from 20 yards! ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 80 :(sto) J_Koumas with a simple pass to T_Berenbruch ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from T_Berenbruch! ... It looks good ... It's hit the bar ... It bounces down ... M_Maignan grabs it ... No Goal! ... Boos surround the stadium!! Min. 87 :(sto) T_Campbell takes advantage of a mistake by R_Henry ... That mistake could prove costly ... T_Campbell with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful downward header! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... J_Koumas floats the ball in! ... E_Stevens with the header ... M_Maignan blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(btf) R_Henry drives it across the face of the goal M_Damsgaard ... M_Damsgaard keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... D_Ward with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 89 :(sto) F_Medina plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He heads towards the goal ... He slides it past the defender! ... F_Medina has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... GOAL!! ... It was a top drawer goal ... That goal looks certain to be the winner! ... Stoke City 1-0 Brentford ... Min. 90 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... Stoke City have changed their playing style to D Min. 92 :(sto) F_Medina looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to M_Upson ... Excellent sliding challenge by M_Terrier ... He timed it well ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Bet365 Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : F_Medina (Man of the Match) Scorers : F_Medina (89) Sent Off : N/A Booked : T_Berenbruch (12), I_Sunjic (13) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brentford Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Maignan Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City | Brentford Attempts on Goal : 23 | 12 Off target : 7 | 7 On target : 16 | 5 Possession : 55 | 45 Corners : 12 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 0 Subs Used : 0 | 2 Fouls : 10 | 6 Key Tackles : 4 | 8 Key Passes : 14 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Stoke City 1 - 0 Brentford ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 25 1 1 1 21 | 99 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 0 0 E_Stevens DF 1 20 15 6 24 | 99 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 21 F_Medina DF 1 22 15 12 27 | 99 0 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 26 14 80 I_Sunjic DM 1 14 19 5 26 | 99 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 -4 16 18 B_Wilmot DF 1 21 14 5 21 | 99 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 30 0 22 M_Upson DF 1 18 11 11 25 | 99 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 15 J_Koumas MF 1 9 18 16 22 | 99 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 27 44 11 B_Pearson MF 1 15 19 12 31 | 99 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 10 60 T_Campbell FW 1 3 13 20 29 | 99 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 T_Berenbruch AM 1 9 19 18 24 | 99 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 -4 26 4 A_Vidigal MF 1 5 18 14 20 | 99 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 B_Nna_Noukeu GK 17 1 1 1 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Tchamadeu DF 1 17 11 7 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Burger DM 1 13 20 7 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Leris MF 1 8 19 14 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Ihorst FW 1 6 13 15 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Brentford Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Maignan GK 25 1 1 1 23 | 99 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 70 0 0 0 R_Baku DF 1 21 15 11 25 | 99 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 O_De_Marcos DF 1 21 16 13 22 | 99 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 30 13 27 R_Henry DF 1 20 15 5 26 | 99 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 28 0 K_Ajer DF 1 19 12 11 28 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Damsgaard MF 1 3 21 15 22 | 99 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 23 M_Olakigbe MF 1 3 20 15 25 | 99 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 C_Norgaard MF 1 15 20 4 29 | 99 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 63 0 22 L_Torreira MF 1 14 19 8 33 | 99 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 K_Schade FW 1 7 13 21 22 | 99 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 29 16 11 P_Daka FW 1 3 15 21 27 | 59 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 6 N_Collins GK 19 1 1 1 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Disasi DF 1 19 12 4 29 | 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Zanka DF 1 16 12 6 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Mbeumo MF 1 3 18 14 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Terrier FW 1 4 14 20 25 | 40 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 32 0 6 1745595589 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40