FFO DBC, Lazio vs. Stoke City (Wed Aug 27) Lazio | Stoke City 4-1-0-2-3 C | 4-2-2-2 C Andy Babbs | Ryan Craig | G_Restes GK | GK M_Flekken J_P_van_Hecke DF | DF Miranda P_Evra DF | DF Z_Diamond L_Baines DF | DF C_Chivu M_Materazzi DF | DF J_Calvo A_Engels DM | AM T_Berenbruch M_Valbuena AM | AM I_De_la_Pena O_Gloukh AM | MF S_Diabate H_Elliott FW | MF L_Andreasen B_Johnson FW | FW D_Scarlett J_Alvarez FW | FW J_Gonzaga | B_Fall SUB | SUB W_Farinez M_Pfertzel SUB | SUB E_Stevens D_Sanderson SUB | SUB J_Tchamadeu S_Cziommer SUB | SUB R_McGree G_Garner SUB | SUB L_Ihorst Min. 1 :(laz) H_Elliott with a long pass to O_Gloukh ... O_Gloukh tries to chip the ball over M_Flekken! ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by J_P_van_Hecke ... The ball finds its way to H_Elliott ... He gets the shot away ... It grazes the post! ... And hits the side netting ... Goal Kick! Min. 2 :(laz) A_Engels plays the early ball across the box to find H_Elliott in space ... The defender plays it back to M_Flekken ... But it's gone straight to H_Elliott! ... He just has M_Flekken to beat! ... He nutmegs M_Flekken ... M_Flekken does well to save it!! Min. 6 :(laz) O_Gloukh is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He throws it to B_Johnson ... B_Johnson could have let it bounce! ... M_Flekken gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... No, it's wide!! ... That was terrible! Min. 7 :(laz) P_Evra with a measured pass to O_Gloukh ... A wicked drive by O_Gloukh! ... But M_Flekken reaches the ball. Good save Min. 7 :(sto) T_Berenbruch finds his way through ... He bent his run well ... M_Materazzi knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But The Referee just turns away! Min. 8 :(laz) J_Alvarez with a clever shimmy ... J_Alvarez has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It grazes the post and goes wide Min. 8 :(sto) S_Diabate looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to D_Scarlett ... D_Scarlett looks to see where G_Restes is! ... He shoots! ... G_Restes with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 10 :(sto) J_Gonzaga gets to the byline ... He centres the ball to D_Scarlett ... Wonderful sliding challenge by M_Materazzi ... He had to get that one right! Min. 13 :(sto) L_Andreasen sprints past the defender ... L_Andreasen with the cheeky shot! ... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort Min. 15 :(laz) B_Johnson gets to the byline and finds P_Evra with a beautiful cross ... P_Evra attempts a lob! ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... P_Evra drives it into the box! ... 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. 17 :(laz) A_Engels plays the early ball across the box to find H_Elliott in space ... Superbly timed tackle by J_Calvo ... He made it look easy Min. 19 :(laz) M_Valbuena gets to the byline ... He puts it into the box ... He finds H_Elliott ... H_Elliott belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... M_Flekken takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 22 :(laz) L_Baines passes the ball to B_Johnson ... Launched towards the top corner by B_Johnson! ... M_Flekken parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 22 :(sto) D_Scarlett with the heel pass to I_De_la_Pena ... I_De_la_Pena hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort Min. 26 :(sto) D_Scarlett takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... He runs towards goal ... H_Elliott rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... He is ordered to cool off Min. 28 :(laz) M_Valbuena searches out P_Evra ... P_Evra with a thundering volley! ... M_Flekken won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! Min. 30 :(laz) J_Alvarez has it on the edge of the box ... But Z_Diamond wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 33 :(laz) H_Elliott slides it through the middle to M_Valbuena ... M_Valbuena with a little chip! ... M_Flekken falls over ... He recovers to tip it onto the post! ... But it deflects in! ... GOAL!! ... Unlucky! ... The Lazio fans start to taunt him now! ... Lazio have taken the lead! ... Lazio 1-0 Stoke City ... Min. 34 :(laz) A_Engels looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to J_Alvarez ... J_Alvarez flings a shot at goal! ... M_Flekken parries it Min. 35 :(laz) J_P_van_Hecke knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... J_P_van_Hecke with a terrific drive! ... M_Flekken gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 36 :(laz) L_Baines knocks the ball past C_Chivu ... Now he crosses to M_Valbuena! ... M_Valbuena with his head down lets it go! ... It hits the side netting! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 46 :(sto) J_Gonzaga slips past his marker ... J_Gonzaga swings in the shot! ... G_Restes gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Lazio 1-0 Stoke City Min. 48 :(laz) B_Johnson with the dribble ... He spots the run of his team-mate ... He's decided to go alone ... B_Johnson uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 49 :(laz) L_Baines beats L_Andreasen ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... Launched towards the top corner by L_Baines! ... It grazes the post! ... And hits the side netting ... Goal Kick! Min. 52 :(sto) D_Scarlett takes advantage of a mistake by J_P_van_Hecke ... He runs towards goal ... A_Engels with the tackle ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge. ... That was Roy Keane on Alf-Inge Haland levels! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think that might be a tad harsh Min. 54 :(sto) Z_Diamond beats L_Baines ... He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills ... The ball hits A_Engels in the face! ... And goes clear! Min. 55 :(laz) M_Materazzi knocks the ball on and sprints past Z_Diamond ... A delightful ball in to H_Elliott ... H_Elliott with a terrific drive! ... M_Flekken makes a difficult save Min. 56 :(sto) J_Calvo unselfishly lays the ball back to T_Berenbruch ... A_Engels dives in with both feet!! ... Play On!! Min. 56 :(laz) J_Alvarez breaks free from the last defender! ... He just has to beat M_Flekken now! ... J_Gonzaga trips him up from behind! ... The Referee consults his linesman ... Now he calls the player over ... YELLOW CARD! ... He is lucky not to have seen red really ... That looked to be a late tackle on the replays! Min. 57 :(laz) L_Baines kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... J_Alvarez gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... S_Diabate with a two footed lunge! ... Play On!! Min. 58 :(laz) B_Johnson looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to M_Valbuena ... M_Valbuena has a dig at goal! ... M_Flekken won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! Min. 60 :(laz) A_Engels jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to M_Materazzi ... D_Scarlett reads the play well Min. 60 :(sto) I_De_la_Pena finds his way through ... He lost his man too easily ... I_De_la_Pena rises above the defence to head the ball! ... G_Restes with the acrobatic save ... Well saved Min. 63 :(sto) S_Diabate finds Z_Diamond with a perfectly weighted pass ... M_Valbuena with the tackle ... He had to get that one right! Min. 66 :(sto) T_Berenbruch hoists the ball across to D_Scarlett ... P_Evra fouls badly ... He's in trouble!! ... He could be sent off for that! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He was lucky to get away with that! Min. 67 :(sto) J_Gonzaga searches out I_De_la_Pena ... H_Elliott with the tackle ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge. ... That was Roy Keane on Alf-Inge Haland levels! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 68 :(laz) M_Valbuena brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... B_Johnson gets on the end of the pass ... J_Calvo plays the back pass ... M_Flekken can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... What a lucky escape!! ... CORNER! ... B_Johnson drives it into the box! ... Great catch from M_Flekken! Min. 72 :(laz) M_Valbuena nutmegs I_De_la_Pena, he continues to run forward ... But J_Calvo puts it in row Z! Min. 74 :(laz) M_Valbuena hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... J_Alvarez latches onto it! ... The defender is caught ball watching ... J_Alvarez takes advantage and races towards the goal! ... Just M_Flekken is between him and the goal ... He lobs it over M_Flekken ... GOAL!! ... Lazio 2-0 Stoke City ... Min. 74 :(sto) J_Calvo changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to T_Berenbruch ... M_Materazzi reads it well ... He clears the danger Min. 75 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City ... COMING ON: R_McGree ... COMING OFF: L_Andreasen Min. 75 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City ... COMING ON: E_Stevens ... COMING OFF: Z_Diamond Min. 76 :(laz) O_Gloukh beats E_Stevens ... O_Gloukh fires off a left-footed snap shot! ... But he puts it wide Min. 78 :(sto) I_De_la_Pena flights the ball to T_Berenbruch ... But L_Baines wins the ball Min. 80 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City ... COMING ON: L_Ihorst ... COMING OFF: J_Gonzaga Min. 80 :(sto) R_McGree rises up for the header ... He flicks the ball on to Miranda ... A_Engels forces him off the ball Min. 85 :(laz) O_Gloukh loses Miranda ... O_Gloukh with the side footed shot! ... M_Flekken with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 86 :(laz) L_Baines with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from R_McGree ... L_Baines sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. ... cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! ... It's well wide! ... 8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 87 :(laz) L_Baines skips the challenge from E_Stevens ... Miranda brings him down from behind! ... But the ref gives nothing! Min. 87 :(sto) Miranda plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... J_P_van_Hecke is late with that one ... I think he was just trying to get to the ball ... FREE KICK! ... The The Referee uses his vanishing spray to keep the wall in line ... S_Diabate shapes to shoot ... He plays it to I_De_la_Pena instead ... I_De_la_Pena tries the shot! ... G_Restes gets his fingertips to it ... And puts it over ... CORNER! ... S_Diabate curls it into the box! ... G_Restes comes towards the ball ... And he claims it with ease! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 88 :(laz) M_Materazzi takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into H_Elliott ... H_Elliott cracks a laser towards goal! ... The fans get off their seats! ... M_Flekken plucks the ball out of the air ... Good goalkeeping there! Min. 88 :(sto) G_Restes miskicks! ... T_Berenbruch takes control of the ball! ... T_Berenbruch from 20 yards! ... G_Restes tips it over his bar ... CORNER! ... T_Berenbruch swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... That's a poor one ... M_Materazzi belts it clear Min. 89 :(laz) J_Alvarez could get a shot on goal here ... A cracking drive from J_Alvarez! ... But M_Flekken punches it away ... He could have caught that! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stadio Olimpico ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lazio Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Valbuena (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Valbuena (33), J_Alvarez (74) Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Engels (52), P_Evra (66), H_Elliott (67) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : I_De_la_Pena Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Gonzaga (56) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lazio | Stoke City Attempts on Goal : 24 | 7 Off target : 12 | 2 On target : 12 | 5 Possession : 56 | 44 Corners : 3 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 3 | 1 Subs Used : 0 | 3 Fouls : 10 | 5 Key Tackles : 9 | 7 Key Passes : 19 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Lazio 2 - 0 Stoke City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Lazio Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G_Restes GK 26 1 1 1 26 | 93 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 0 0 J_P_van_Hecke DF 1 23 18 15 31 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 P_Evra DF 1 19 16 11 22 | 93 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 15 32 L_Baines DF 1 19 15 14 28 | 93 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 38 54 28 M_Materazzi DF 1 19 15 4 21 | 93 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 76 36 0 A_Engels DM 1 19 21 5 23 | 93 0 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 55 46 -2 M_Valbuena AM 1 5 19 14 21 | 93 0 1 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 33 75 68 O_Gloukh AM 1 8 22 20 23 | 93 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 11 36 H_Elliott FW 1 13 22 21 26 | 93 0 0 2 1 5 0 1 0 0 -2 36 41 B_Johnson FW 1 4 16 22 24 | 93 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 34 20 J_Alvarez FW 1 3 19 23 28 | 93 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 41 B_Fall GK 18 1 1 1 12 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Pfertzel DF 1 18 13 9 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Sanderson DF 1 16 11 8 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Cziommer AM 1 4 19 16 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Garner FW 1 9 14 16 16 | 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 | 93 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 0 Miranda DF 1 20 15 11 27 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 Z_Diamond DF 1 18 16 9 28 | 77 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 C_Chivu DF 1 19 16 8 25 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Calvo DF 1 18 15 13 26 | 93 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 36 0 T_Berenbruch AM 1 9 20 18 24 | 93 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 12 I_De_la_Pena AM 1 8 20 18 24 | 93 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 13 34 S_Diabate MF 1 16 19 5 26 | 93 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 28 0 L_Andreasen MF 1 14 18 6 29 | 77 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 D_Scarlett FW 1 8 16 22 22 | 93 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 30 17 8 J_Gonzaga FW 1 4 17 19 29 | 82 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 30 9 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 14 6 24 | 16 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 R_McGree MF 1 6 16 11 28 | 16 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 L_Ihorst FW 1 6 13 15 22 | 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1756307737 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40