FFO Champ, Stoke City vs. Leicester City (Fri Nov 07) Stoke City | Leicester City 5-1-0-2-2 P | 4-1-3-2 L Ryan Craig | Darren Lear | M_Flekken GK | GK A_Areola Miranda DF | DF Y_Berchiche C_Chivu DF | DF G_Montiel Z_Diamond DF | DM F_Kessie J_Calvo DF | DF N_Aguerd T_Berenbruch AM | DF L_Dunk I_De_la_Pena AM | MF A_Elanga S_Diabate DM | MF B_Pearson N_OReilly DF | FW K_Dolberg D_Scarlett FW | FW Ronaldinho J_Gonzaga FW | MF M_Almiron | W_Farinez SUB | SUB M_Muller E_Stevens SUB | SUB L_Lindsay J_Tchamadeu SUB | SUB C_Sanchez L_Andreasen SUB | SUB L_Henderson D_Gayle SUB | SUB C_Woodrow Min. 1 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... Leicester City have changed their playing style to P Min. 1 :(sto) D_Scarlett with the nutmeg ... He takes the ball forward ... D_Scarlett fires a shot at goal! ... The ball moves through the air! ... A_Areola moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It's beaten him! ... GOAL!! ... A_Areola looks dejected! ... Stoke City go in front now with that goal! ... Stoke City 1-0 Leicester City ... Min. 4 :(sto) N_OReilly finds his way through ... He bears down on goal ... B_Pearson with a well timed tackle ... The Referee didn't like it though ... The Referee wants a word ... It's just a warning Min. 6 :(sto) I_De_la_Pena skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to D_Scarlett ... D_Scarlett hits a crisp volley! ... It flies into Row Z! Min. 6 :(lei) N_Aguerd get's past N_OReilly ... He's gonna worry them again ... What a fantastic interception by Miranda ... He read that situation like a book! Min. 8 :(sto) C_Chivu spots a team mate in space ... That's an excellent through ball to D_Scarlett! ... But L_Dunk clears the danger Min. 9 :(sto) I_De_la_Pena boots it towards J_Gonzaga ... J_Gonzaga sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... GOAL!! ... A_Areola was well beaten there! ... But it's been ruled out! ... The linesman raised his flag Min. 12 :(sto) C_Chivu with a reverse pass to J_Gonzaga ... J_Gonzaga with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 13 :(sto) T_Berenbruch chips the ball over the defence and finds D_Scarlett ... But he loses control of it ... G_Montiel takes possession Min. 13 :(lei) M_Almiron flights the ball to Y_Berchiche ... Y_Berchiche rifles it to the far post! ... M_Flekken makes himself big ... Superb Stop! ... Well that one would have delighted him Min. 15 :(sto) J_Calvo with a glorious 60-yard pass to D_Scarlett ... An audacious effort from D_Scarlett! ... The fans get off their seats! ... A_Areola plucks the ball out of the air ... Good goalkeeping there! Min. 16 :(lei) N_Aguerd with an amazing show of skill to get past J_Calvo ... He crosses to B_Pearson ... S_Diabate dives in with both feet!! ... Play On!! Min. 19 :(lei) M_Flekken with a terrible kick! ... K_Dolberg is through! ... Z_Diamond clears with a diving header Min. 22 :(sto) S_Diabate threads the through ball to Z_Diamond ... But K_Dolberg slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 25 :(sto) I_De_la_Pena has it on the edge of the box ... I_De_la_Pena chases it through, he must score! ... He's pulled it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! Min. 26 :(sto) D_Scarlett skips the challenge from the defender ... K_Dolberg pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... He's tried to take it off him! ... The Referee blows up for a foul ... The Referee wants to have a word with him Min. 31 :(sto) T_Berenbruch flicks it over Y_Berchiche's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... T_Berenbruch with the header! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... Unbelievable!! ... It's gone wide Min. 31 :(lei) K_Dolberg nutmegs C_Chivu, he continues to run forward ... J_Gonzaga with a nasty foul ... The Referee wants a quiet word Min. 31 :(lei) B_Pearson takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to M_Almiron ... M_Almiron hits a great shot! ... M_Flekken just watches it fly safely wide! Min. 32 :(sto) N_OReilly fires over a low cross to Z_Diamond ... Z_Diamond has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... But he puts it well wide ... The Leicester City fans taunt him! Min. 33 :(sto) Z_Diamond with a long pass to D_Scarlett ... D_Scarlett with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... A_Areola dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had A_Areola beaten! Min. 33 :(lei) N_Aguerd spots his team mate making a run ... That's an excellent through ball to M_Almiron! ... A cracking drive from M_Almiron! ... GOAL!! ... The Leicester City fans are ecstatic! ... Goosebumps and tears every time ... Ryan Craig is shaking his head on the touchline ... Leicester City have equalised! ... Stoke City 1-1 Leicester City ... Min. 38 :(sto) D_Scarlett flicks it past N_Aguerd ... He runs forward ... D_Scarlett with the side footed shot! ... It floats over A_Areola ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 38 :(sto) J_Gonzaga kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... Z_Diamond gets on the end of the pass ... F_Kessie rushes in with a poor tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... The Referee wants a quiet word Min. 42 :(sto) N_OReilly gets to the byline ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to J_Calvo ... J_Calvo attempts the shot! ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But lands on the roof of the net!! ... A_Areola looks relieved there! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(lei) B_Pearson back heels to find L_Dunk in space ... Z_Diamond stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! ... That's a rash challenge!! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! ... Darren Lear looks bemused that it wasn't more! He wanted to see red! Min. 48 :(sto) S_Diabate with a 30-yard pass to D_Scarlett ... But B_Pearson spotted the danger and cleans up the play ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Stoke City 1-1 Leicester City Min. 48 :(lei) A_Elanga with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to Ronaldinho ... Wonderful sliding challenge by N_OReilly ... He had to get that one right! Min. 50 :(sto) I_De_la_Pena loses his marker! ... I_De_la_Pena with the shot! ... It floats over A_Areola ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 54 :(lei) M_Almiron sprints forward with the ball ... But S_Diabate sees the pass and cuts it out Min. 55 :(sto) D_Scarlett has broken through the defence! ... He is clean through on A_Areola! ... F_Kessie hacks him down! ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He is lucky not to have seen red! ... FREE KICK ... This is very far out ... D_Scarlett floats it forward ... I_De_la_Pena latches onto the end of it ... L_Dunk robs him of the ball Min. 57 :(sto) D_Scarlett runs at the defender ... The defender falls over ... Driven towards goal by D_Scarlett! ... It hits the side netting! ... The fans thought that was a GOAL! ... But it's not ... Goal kick. Min. 60 :(sto) I_De_la_Pena takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to J_Gonzaga ... From long range J_Gonzaga bends the ball towards goal! ... A_Areola has it covered ... It takes a deflection! ... A_Areola is left flat-footed ... It's gone in ... GOAL!! ... That's put Stoke City ahead! ... Stoke City 2-1 Leicester City ... Min. 61 :(sto) N_OReilly can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to J_Gonzaga ... Cleaned up by Y_Berchiche Min. 63 :(sto) I_De_la_Pena jinks through the defence ... I_De_la_Pena attempts to drive it home! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! Min. 65 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... Leicester City have changed their playing style to A Min. 70 :(sto) D_Scarlett with an early cross to J_Gonzaga ... But N_Aguerd clears the ball to safety Min. 71 :(lei) Substitution by Leicester City ... COMING ON: L_Henderson ... COMING OFF: B_Pearson Min. 71 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... A_Elanga will now play as a AM Min. 71 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... M_Almiron will now play as a AM Min. 72 :(sto) N_OReilly is unmarked! ... N_Aguerd cuts out the pass ... That was close! Min. 73 :(sto) D_Scarlett with an incisive pass to I_De_la_Pena ... Launched towards the top corner by I_De_la_Pena! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate Min. 75 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City ... COMING ON: J_Tchamadeu ... COMING OFF: Z_Diamond Min. 75 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... Stoke City have changed their playing style to D Min. 75 :(sto) C_Chivu bursts forward ... Ronaldinho with a superb challenge ... The Referee has given the free kick the other way! ... The Referee calls him over ... YELLOW CARD! ... He can't complain about that Min. 77 :(lei) A_Elanga beats his marker ... He showed great skill there ... Excellent sliding challenge from Miranda Min. 77 :(sto) J_Tchamadeu with a measured pass to C_Chivu ... K_Dolberg with a clumsy challenge ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think that's for persistant fouling Min. 81 :(lei) N_Aguerd with the diagonal pass to K_Dolberg ... K_Dolberg tries to lob the keeper! ... M_Flekken gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 84 :(lei) Ronaldinho is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate in space ... He throws it long to L_Henderson ... L_Henderson with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... K_Dolberg flights it in! ... It goes straight into the arms of M_Flekken ... Was there some shirt pulling going on in the box? ... The strikers are calling for VAR! ... We wait for the decision ... It looks like ... NO PENALTY Min. 87 :(lei) M_Almiron with the first time pass to A_Elanga ... A_Elanga with a screamer of a shot! ... But M_Flekken punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(sto) C_Chivu with a first time pass ... T_Berenbruch runs onto it! ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... M_Almiron looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 89 :(sto) Miranda takes advantage of a mistake by G_Montiel ... He runs towards goal ... A_Elanga makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 91 :(lei) F_Kessie has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace ... He knocks the ball past Miranda ... He puts in Ronaldinho! ... Ronaldinho with his head down lets it go! ... It hits the side netting! ... The fans thought that was a GOAL! ... But it's not ... Goal kick. Min. 95 :(lei) L_Henderson is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to A_Elanga ... A_Elanga hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... M_Flekken can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... M_Flekken makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was always going over? ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Bet365 Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Scarlett (Man of the Match) Scorers : D_Scarlett (1), J_Gonzaga (60) Sent Off : N/A Booked : Z_Diamond (44) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leicester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Almiron Scorers : M_Almiron (33) Sent Off : N/A Booked : F_Kessie (55), Ronaldinho (75), K_Dolberg (77) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City | Leicester City Attempts on Goal : 16 | 8 Off target : 12 | 5 On target : 4 | 3 Possession : 53 | 47 Corners : 0 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 3 Subs Used : 1 | 1 Fouls : 11 | 8 Key Tackles : 6 | 10 Key Passes : 18 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Stoke City 2 - 1 Leicester City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Stoke City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Flekken GK 27 1 1 1 25 | 98 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 Miranda DF 1 20 15 11 27 | 98 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 C_Chivu DF 1 20 16 8 25 | 98 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 Z_Diamond DF 1 18 16 10 28 | 78 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 16 13 14 J_Calvo DF 1 19 15 14 26 | 98 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 12 T_Berenbruch AM 1 10 20 19 24 | 98 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 7 I_De_la_Pena AM 1 8 20 18 24 | 98 0 0 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 49 32 S_Diabate DM 1 17 20 5 26 | 98 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 22 0 N_OReilly DF 1 18 20 11 22 | 98 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 33 0 D_Scarlett FW 1 8 16 22 22 | 98 0 0 2 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 30 42 J_Gonzaga FW 1 4 18 20 29 | 98 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 13 38 W_Farinez GK 19 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Stevens DF 1 19 15 6 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Tchamadeu DF 1 17 10 7 29 | 20 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 L_Andreasen MF 1 14 18 6 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Gayle FW 1 2 12 16 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Leicester City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Areola GK 26 1 1 1 25 | 98 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -16 0 0 0 Y_Berchiche DF 1 23 18 15 22 | 98 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 13 G_Montiel DF 1 22 16 14 27 | 98 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 F_Kessie DM 1 15 23 10 27 | 98 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 6 -2 N_Aguerd DF 1 23 15 13 21 | 98 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 69 0 L_Dunk DF 1 23 16 11 22 | 98 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 A_Elanga AM 1 7 22 20 24 | 98 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 29 9 14 B_Pearson MF 1 15 20 13 31 | 74 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 22 0 K_Dolberg FW 1 3 15 22 27 | 98 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 31 -2 2 Ronaldinho FW 1 6 17 19 20 | 98 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 12 5 M_Almiron AM 1 6 19 16 25 | 98 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 30 24 42 M_Muller GK 21 1 1 1 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Lindsay DF 1 16 10 5 33 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Sanchez DM 1 12 18 11 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Henderson AM 1 11 16 13 28 | 24 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 13 C_Woodrow FW 1 3 11 15 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1762535222 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40