FFO Champ, Stoke City vs. Middlesbrough (Fri Mar 14) Stoke City | Middlesbrough 4-1-3-2 L | 4-3-1-2 C - | Cliff Coates | D_Ward GK | GK A_Davies F_Medina DF | DF I_Jones E_Stevens DF | DF D_Fry I_Sunjic DM | DF R_Aguilar B_Wilmot DF | DF P_McNair J_Tchamadeu DF | AM M_Ihattaren M_Leris MF | MF M_Crooks B_Pearson MF | MF M_Cuisance Wesley FW | MF S_Traore T_Campbell FW | FW R_Muniz A_Vidigal MF | FW P_Cutrone | F_Fielding SUB | SUB M_Oxley M_Upson SUB | SUB A_Dijksteel W_Burger SUB | SUB M_Fellaini T_Berenbruch SUB | SUB N_Chalobah L_Ihorst SUB | SUB I_Jeraldino Min. 1 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... Stoke City have changed their playing style to P Min. 2 :(mid) I_Jones heads the ball back to M_Crooks ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... J_Tchamadeu hits it out for a throw Min. 5 :(sto) M_Leris beats R_Aguilar ... M_Leris plays it down the wing ... Cross comes in back to him, diving header! ... He had to be brave there ... But A_Davies parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 5 :(mid) R_Muniz with electric pace ... He eases past the defender ... A vicious shot by R_Muniz! ... D_Ward gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... He has put it wide!! ... He puts his hands on his head in despair! Min. 7 :(mid) P_Cutrone gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past F_Medina! ... He has some space now! ... E_Stevens gets the foot in to win the ball Min. 10 :(mid) M_Cuisance looks up ... He swings the ball right towards M_Ihattaren ... M_Ihattaren fires off a left-footed snap shot! ... D_Ward gets his fingertips to it ... He just manages to tip it over ... CORNER! ... S_Traore floats the ball in! ... B_Pearson cleans up with a great clearance Min. 12 :(sto) T_Campbell with the dribble ... He uses his pace to get free ... T_Campbell tries to beat A_Davies! ... A_Davies has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... A_Davies reacts well to save!! Min. 15 :(mid) M_Ihattaren heads the ball back to P_Cutrone ... A delicate chip from P_Cutrone! ... But D_Ward palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 21 :(mid) M_Crooks finds his way through ... That was sheer effort ... J_Tchamadeu with a bad challenge ... That looked malicious ... The Referee called him over for a strong verbal warning Min. 25 :(mid) M_Crooks knocks it forward ... E_Stevens slips ... M_Cuisance gets to it! ... M_Cuisance attempts a low drive! ... D_Ward with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 26 :(sto) E_Stevens plays in B_Pearson with a beautiful ball ... D_Fry with a nasty foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee warned him Min. 29 :(sto) J_Tchamadeu off the woodwork! ... T_Campbell picks up the deflection ... T_Campbell with a blistering shot! ... A_Davies parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 30 :(sto) B_Pearson chests it down ... B_Pearson attempts the shot! ... Saved by A_Davies Min. 31 :(mid) R_Muniz runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... R_Muniz shapes up for a shot! ... D_Ward parries it Min. 36 :(sto) B_Pearson cuts through the defence ... B_Pearson attempts the shot! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He should have buried that! Min. 36 :(mid) R_Muniz takes possession ... Knocks it past B_Wilmot ... He's through on goal ... Wesley with the dive ... There's no room in the game for that! Min. 38 :(sto) T_Campbell spots J_Tchamadeu who is in acres of space ... J_Tchamadeu fires a shot at goal! ... Interesting. Very interesting! ... GOAL!!!! ... Look at his face! ... Just look at his face!!! ... That's put Stoke City in front! ... Stoke City 1-0 Middlesbrough ... Min. 38 :(mid) D_Ward with a terrible kick! ... M_Crooks is through! ... M_Crooks with a stunning strike! ... D_Ward saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 42 :(mid) P_McNair runs at goal ... He spots the run of M_Ihattaren ... He's played him in ... M_Ihattaren with a bicycle kick! ... D_Ward blocks the shot with his legs ... It goes clear! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Stoke City 1-0 Middlesbrough Min. 47 :(mid) M_Crooks cuts the ball back to P_Cutrone ... F_Medina makes the challenge and clears the ball ... But it drifts out of play ... CORNER! ... R_Muniz chips the ball in towards the far post! ... The danger is dealt with by F_Medina Min. 47 :(sto) F_Medina sidesteps S_Traore ... He was too quick for his marker ... S_Traore fouls ... That was disgusting Min. 48 :(mid) R_Muniz with electric pace ... He eases past T_Campbell ... R_Muniz sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. ... cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! ... It takes a deflection! ... D_Ward is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... M_Ihattaren with an outswinging corner into the box ... D_Fry with the header ... D_Ward gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... He has put it wide!! ... He puts his hands on his head in despair! Min. 52 :(mid) M_Ihattaren saunters past F_Medina ... A scorcher of a shot from M_Ihattaren! ... But D_Ward hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 54 :(sto) Wesley nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... P_Cutrone with a deliberate foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee calls him over ... YELLOW CARD! ... He can't complain about that Min. 59 :(sto) A_Vidigal is first to the ball ... P_McNair rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... What's The Referee going to give? ... Play on! Min. 71 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City ... COMING ON: M_Upson ... COMING OFF: T_Campbell Min. 71 :(sto) Wesley gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside M_Cuisance! ... He has some space now! ... Wesley smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... Looks like it should be easy for A_Davies ... but he's made a hash of it ... It drifts inches wide!! ... A_Davies looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! Min. 72 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough ... COMING ON: M_Fellaini ... COMING OFF: M_Cuisance Min. 74 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough ... COMING ON: I_Jeraldino ... COMING OFF: P_Cutrone Min. 75 :(mid) R_Aguilar chips the ball over the defence and finds M_Ihattaren ... Well executed sliding challenge from M_Upson Min. 76 :(sto) Wesley takes possession on the halfway line ... He runs forward with the ball ... He skips past the challenges ... Wesley shoots towards goal! ... It's beaten A_Davies ... It goes wide!! Min. 76 :(sto) B_Pearson pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... Wesley is clean through! ... R_Aguilar tackles from behind ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! Min. 80 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough ... COMING ON: A_Dijksteel ... COMING OFF: R_Aguilar Min. 81 :(mid) R_Muniz beats his marker ... But M_Upson wins the ball with a sliding challenge ... CORNER! ... M_Fellaini chips the ball in towards the far post! ... It is cleared by E_Stevens Min. 82 :(sto) Wesley breaks free from I_Jones ... Driven towards goal by Wesley! ... But A_Davies makes an easy save Min. 84 :(mid) I_Jeraldino sidesteps E_Stevens ... He showed great skill there ... B_Pearson gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(mid) S_Traore breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on D_Ward! ... M_Upson brings him down! ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! Min. 89 :(mid) D_Fry gets to the byline ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... A_Dijksteel is unmarked ... E_Stevens wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge Min. 92 :(mid) A_Dijksteel works the ball inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to R_Muniz ... R_Muniz sends it flying towards goal! ... It sails over! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 93 :(sto) F_Medina moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to Wesley ... Wesley with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful downward header! ... A_Davies can't get to it! ... OH! It drifts wide! ... A_Davies was worried by that one ... He wipes the sweat off his brow? ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Bet365 Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Tchamadeu (Man of the Match) Scorers : J_Tchamadeu (38) Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Upson (89) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Middlesbrough Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Ihattaren Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : P_Cutrone (54), R_Aguilar (76) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City | Middlesbrough Attempts on Goal : 10 | 11 Off target : 4 | 4 On target : 6 | 7 Possession : 49 | 51 Corners : 0 | 4 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 1 | 3 Fouls : 9 | 6 Key Tackles : 10 | 1 Key Passes : 5 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Stoke City 1 - 0 Middlesbrough ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 24 1 1 1 21 | 96 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 0 F_Medina DF 1 21 15 12 27 | 96 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 14 0 E_Stevens DF 1 19 15 6 24 | 96 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 14 0 I_Sunjic DM 1 14 19 5 26 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Wilmot DF 1 21 14 5 21 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Tchamadeu DF 1 17 11 7 29 | 96 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 19 18 46 M_Leris MF 1 8 18 14 24 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 B_Pearson MF 1 15 19 12 31 | 96 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 42 10 29 Wesley FW 1 8 14 21 24 | 96 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 T_Campbell FW 1 3 13 20 29 | 73 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 36 14 A_Vidigal MF 1 5 18 14 20 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Fielding GK 17 1 1 1 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Upson DF 1 18 11 11 25 | 23 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 32 -4 -4 W_Burger MF 1 13 20 7 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Berenbruch MF 1 9 19 17 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 - Middlesbrough Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Davies GK 24 1 1 1 27 | 96 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 I_Jones DF 1 22 16 11 24 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 D_Fry DF 1 21 13 8 29 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 18 R_Aguilar DF 1 20 14 7 26 | 82 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 11 -4 P_McNair DF 1 20 12 11 28 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 17 0 M_Ihattaren AM 1 7 18 14 26 | 96 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 11 39 M_Crooks MF 1 12 20 10 24 | 96 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 17 M_Cuisance MF 1 4 19 13 21 | 74 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 14 S_Traore MF 1 14 19 12 22 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Muniz FW 1 8 17 21 22 | 96 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 P_Cutrone FW 1 2 11 18 22 | 76 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 5 M_Oxley GK 16 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Dijksteel DF 1 19 15 13 22 | 14 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 M_Fellaini MF 1 12 18 10 21 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Chalobah MF 1 12 18 8 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I_Jeraldino FW 1 5 10 15 30 | 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1741980621 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40