FFO Champ, West Brom vs. Stoke City (Mon Aug 25) West Brom | Stoke City 5-2-1-2 P | 5-2-0-1-2 C Frank Deeming | Ryan Craig | D_Iversen GK | GK M_Flekken J_Poyth DF | DF Miranda M_Holgate DF | DF E_Stevens N_Milenkovic DF | DF C_Chivu Ruben_Vezo DF | DF J_Calvo M_Bola DF | DF Z_Diamond C_Gomes MF | AM I_De_la_Pena S_Longstaff MF | DM S_Diabate R_Bozenik AM | DM L_Andreasen D_Solanke FW | FW D_Scarlett Lucas_Moura FW | FW J_Gonzaga | T_Hasal SUB | SUB W_Farinez F_Clerc SUB | SUB J_Tchamadeu A_Palombo SUB | SUB N_Gerak T_Pobega SUB | SUB R_McGree R_Brewster SUB | SUB L_Ihorst Min. 6 :(wba) Lucas_Moura with a real burst of pace ... He shows the defender a clean set of heels ... A cracking drive from Lucas_Moura! ... But M_Flekken makes an easy save Min. 7 :(wba) D_Solanke looks for options ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to Lucas_Moura ... Lucas_Moura with the 40 yard drive! ... But it whistles just past the post Min. 10 :(sto) S_Diabate drives it forward to D_Scarlett ... Ruben_Vezo with the dive ... There's no room in the game for that! ... The Referee refrained from booking him but had words Min. 16 :(wba) J_Poyth with a great first touch ... J_Poyth leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! ... GOAL!! ... It defies description! ... How about 'sensational'? ... How about 'superb'? ... That's put West Brom into the lead! ... West Brom 1-0 Stoke City ... Min. 21 :(wba) M_Holgate takes on 3 men ... M_Holgate with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 24 :(wba) M_Holgate cuts inside C_Chivu ... He worked that well ... C_Chivu moves quickly to get the tackle in this time Min. 26 :(wba) M_Holgate finds his way through ... He lost his man too easily ... M_Holgate aims for the top right corner! ... M_Flekken with the acrobatic save ... Well saved Min. 27 :(sto) I_De_la_Pena beats Ruben_Vezo ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... Ruben_Vezo reacts well to win the ball back Min. 29 :(wba) D_Solanke looks for options ... He decides to go it alone ... D_Solanke strikes a wicked curler! ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... Lucas_Moura flights it in! ... It goes straight into the arms of M_Flekken Min. 31 :(wba) D_Solanke sidesteps J_Calvo ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... D_Solanke curls the ball in on goal! ... But he puts it over ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 33 :(wba) M_Holgate 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! ... J_Poyth receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... S_Diabate forces him off the ball Min. 34 :(wba) D_Solanke makes himself available ... C_Chivu slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(sto) J_Calvo pushes it past M_Holgate ... J_Calvo looks to see where D_Iversen is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... Brilliant save from D_Iversen Min. 46 :(wba) M_Holgate jinks past E_Stevens ... J_Calvo tackles cleanly Min. 47 :(sto) D_Iversen with a terrible kick! ... C_Chivu is through! ... C_Chivu keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... But D_Iversen punches it away ... That's gone out for a throw in ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: West Brom 1-0 Stoke City Min. 53 :(sto) J_Calvo brings the ball into the opposing area ... J_Calvo with the drive! ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! Min. 61 :(wba) S_Longstaff with an intelligent ball to N_Milenkovic ... Z_Diamond fouls ... That was disgusting ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll have to watch himself now ... PENALTY!! ... The Referee couldn't have had a clearer view of it he was right there ... Lucas_Moura places the ball on the spot! ... Oh he didn't mess about with that one ... GOAL!! ... Smashed right down the middle!. ... West Brom 2-0 Stoke City... Min. 66 :(wba) Lucas_Moura hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... D_Solanke collects the loose ball! ... A glorious effort by D_Solanke! ... It takes a deflection! ... M_Flekken is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... D_Solanke flights it in! ... It goes straight into the arms of M_Flekken ... Theres was some shirt pulling going on in the box for sure! ... The strikers are calling for VAR! ... We wait for the decision ... NO PENALTY Min. 66 :(wba) J_Poyth flicks the ball on to D_Solanke ... S_Diabate with the tackle ... That's got to be a yellow Min. 72 :(sto) C_Chivu drives the ball across field ... It comes to J_Gonzaga ... Good sliding challenge from M_Holgate Min. 73 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City ... COMING ON: J_Tchamadeu ... COMING OFF: E_Stevens Min. 73 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City ... COMING ON: R_McGree ... COMING OFF: L_Andreasen Min. 73 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... Z_Diamond will now play as a DM Min. 77 :(wba) R_Bozenik is in some pain ... He's receiving some treatment now ... But he looks unable to continue Min. 77 :(wba) Substitution by West Brom ... COMING ON: A_Palombo ... COMING OFF: R_Bozenik Min. 80 :(wba) A_Palombo lobs the ball over the defence ... D_Solanke latches on to it ... D_Solanke with the goal bound shot! ... M_Flekken is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... GOAL!! ... Great strike! ... West Brom 3-0 Stoke City ... Min. 81 :(wba) Tactical Change by West Brom ... West Brom have changed their playing style to D Min. 81 :(wba) D_Solanke holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to Lucas_Moura ... But Z_Diamond wins the tackle cleanly Min. 83 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City ... COMING ON: L_Ihorst ... COMING OFF: J_Gonzaga Min. 83 :(wba) J_Poyth crosses into the box, finding M_Holgate ... M_Holgate aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... M_Flekken gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... No, it's wide!! ... That was terrible! Min. 87 :(wba) A_Palombo floats the ball in to find S_Longstaff ... S_Longstaff flicks the header toward the far post! ... The shot slips through M_Flekken's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! ... That looked like a corner to me Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(sto) D_Scarlett with the dribble ... He's clean through ... The fans are on their feet ... M_Bola with an awful challenge ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... He could be off here! ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think he was lucky to escape with a caution! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : The Hawthorns ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Brom Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Poyth (Man of the Match) Scorers : J_Poyth (16), Lucas_Moura (61 pen), D_Solanke (80) Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Bola (89) Injured : R_Bozenik (77) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_Diabate Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : Z_Diamond (61) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Brom | Stoke City Attempts on Goal : 12 | 3 Off target : 7 | 1 On target : 5 | 2 Possession : 53 | 47 Corners : 2 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 1 | 3 Fouls : 7 | 9 Key Tackles : 2 | 5 Key Passes : 8 | 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : West Brom 3 - 0 Stoke City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - West Brom Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_Iversen GK 25 1 1 1 24 | 98 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 0 J_Poyth DF 1 20 13 10 25 | 98 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 18 44 M_Holgate DF 1 22 15 11 28 | 98 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 14 16 47 N_Milenkovic DF 1 21 15 10 31 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 Ruben_Vezo DF 1 22 15 7 35 | 98 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 M_Bola DF 1 18 15 8 21 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2 C_Gomes MF 1 12 19 5 28 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Longstaff MF 1 12 20 6 24 | 98 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 20 R_Bozenik AM 1 8 13 19 22 | 81 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Solanke FW 1 2 14 20 24 | 98 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 34 42 Lucas_Moura FW 1 4 14 23 24 | 98 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 17 26 T_Hasal GK 17 1 1 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Clerc DF 1 18 14 9 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Palombo AM 1 12 19 4 31 | 17 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 0 T_Pobega MF 1 11 18 14 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Brewster FW 1 5 10 19 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -18 0 0 0 Miranda DF 1 20 15 11 27 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Stevens DF 1 19 14 6 24 | 77 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Chivu DF 1 19 16 8 25 | 98 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 34 15 20 J_Calvo DF 1 18 15 13 26 | 98 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 18 0 28 Z_Diamond DM 1 18 16 9 28 | 98 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 -2 -2 I_De_la_Pena AM 1 8 20 18 24 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Diabate DM 1 16 19 5 26 | 98 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 12 0 L_Andreasen DM 1 14 18 6 29 | 77 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Scarlett FW 1 8 16 22 22 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Gonzaga FW 1 4 17 19 29 | 87 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Farinez GK 19 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Tchamadeu DF 1 17 10 7 29 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Gerak DF 1 15 10 3 12 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_McGree MF 1 6 16 11 28 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Ihorst FW 1 6 13 15 22 | 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1756154009 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40