FFO Champ, Bristol City vs. Stoke City (Fri Apr 03) Bristol City | Stoke City 5-1-0-4 N | 4-2-1-1-2 P - | Ryan Craig | M_Vandevoordt GK | GK M_Flekken L_Woolfenden DF | DF Miranda T_Mitchell DF | DF E_Abidal T_Araujo DF | DF K_Kaladze D_Lugano DF | DF J_Calvo H_Pickering DF | DM N_OReilly J_Cardoso DM | DM S_Diabate S_W_Phillips FW | MF Xavi T_Frings FW | AM T_Berenbruch O_Hargreaves FW | FW D_Scarlett G_Pazzini FW | FW J_Gonzaga | M_Parera SUB | SUB S_Simonsen G_Edmundson SUB | SUB E_Stevens R_Koren SUB | SUB L_Andreasen L_Johanns SUB | SUB R_Yates C_Pozarro SUB | SUB M_Okugawa Min. 1 :(brc) Tactical Change by Bristol City ... Bristol City have changed their playing style to P Min. 4 :(brc) H_Pickering finds S_W_Phillips in the box ... J_Calvo wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 4 :(sto) E_Abidal takes possession ... He has his back towards goal ... He turns well ... L_Woolfenden with an over the top challenge Min. 5 :(brc) T_Frings rises up for the header ... He flicks the ball on to T_Araujo ... Superbly timed tackle by N_OReilly ... He made it look easy ... But he can't keep it in ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... T_Mitchell flights it in! ... M_Flekken comes towards the ball ... And he claims it with ease! Min. 6 :(sto) J_Gonzaga sprints past L_Woolfenden ... J_Gonzaga with a screamer of a shot! ... M_Vandevoordt parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 8 :(brc) G_Pazzini with a glorious 60-yard pass to T_Frings ... T_Frings has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But lands on the roof of the net!! ... M_Flekken looks relieved there! Min. 8 :(sto) Xavi floats the ball in to find J_Gonzaga ... S_W_Phillips hits it out for a corner ... We need a good ball in here! ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... Miranda flights it in! ... M_Vandevoordt catches it! ... No problem for him! Min. 10 :(sto) S_Diabate takes advantage of a mistake by D_Lugano ... Can he make them pay? ... S_Diabate sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... It hits the side netting! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 15 :(sto) J_Calvo volleys it forward. He finds D_Scarlett ... D_Scarlett looks to see where M_Vandevoordt is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... M_Vandevoordt with a great save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 17 :(brc) T_Mitchell with the Cruyff turn ... Xavi fouls ... That was disgusting Min. 18 :(brc) T_Mitchell holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to T_Araujo ... S_Diabate seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 18 :(sto) D_Scarlett with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... J_Gonzaga gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... J_Cardoso with an ugly, ugly foul ... The Stoke City fans want him to be sent off! ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He is lucky not to have seen red! Min. 26 :(brc) J_Cardoso over hits his pass ... He finds G_Pazzini though ... That was fortunate ... Good sliding challenge from J_Gonzaga Min. 28 :(sto) J_Gonzaga cuts through the defence ... J_Gonzaga hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... It sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 30 :(brc) G_Pazzini has broken through the defence! ... He is clean through on M_Flekken! ... S_Diabate hacks him down! ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He is lucky not to have seen red! Min. 31 :(sto) T_Berenbruch with a well-controlled run ... O_Hargreaves with an ugly foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 33 :(brc) S_W_Phillips has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... O_Hargreaves gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... O_Hargreaves flicks the header toward the far post! ... But M_Flekken with the difficult save Min. 36 :(brc) L_Woolfenden with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to G_Pazzini ... J_Calvo goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 38 :(sto) J_Gonzaga gets to the byline ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to D_Scarlett ... D_Scarlett hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... But M_Vandevoordt punches it away Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(brc) D_Lugano takes possession ... He has his back towards goal ... He turns well ... D_Lugano hits the ball first time! ... 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. 46 :(sto) S_Diabate with a penetrating pass to Xavi ... Xavi strikes a wicked curler! ... But M_Vandevoordt parries the ball ... It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd Min. 48 :(brc) H_Pickering has a go! ... It hits the defender ... S_W_Phillips collects the loose ball! ... K_Kaladze with a clumsy challenge ... The Referee calls him over ... It's just a warning ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Bristol City 0-0 Stoke City Min. 49 :(brc) S_W_Phillips nutmegs the defender ... S_W_Phillips with a blistering shot! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 54 :(sto) Miranda turns on a sixpence ... Miranda must beat M_Vandevoordt! ... M_Vandevoordt saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 55 :(brc) Substitution by Bristol City ... COMING ON: L_Johanns ... COMING OFF: J_Cardoso Min. 56 :(sto) K_Kaladze has space to run with the ball ... K_Kaladze rifles it at the goal! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And spins wide Min. 57 :(brc) D_Lugano is first to the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to G_Pazzini ... G_Pazzini lobs M_Flekken! ... But M_Flekken is equal to it Min. 65 :(brc) Substitution by Bristol City ... COMING ON: R_Koren ... COMING OFF: T_Frings Min. 66 :(brc) G_Pazzini lobs it over S_Diabate ... G_Pazzini hits a crisp volley! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 66 :(sto) T_Berenbruch finds himself with plenty of time ... D_Lugano reads the situation well and wins the ball ... But it goes out ... CORNER! ... J_Calvo chips the ball in towards the far post! ... M_Vandevoordt fists it away! Min. 67 :(sto) S_Diabate spots his team mate making a run ... That's an excellent through ball to J_Gonzaga! ... J_Gonzaga hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... But he puts it over ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 68 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City ... COMING ON: L_Andreasen ... COMING OFF: S_Diabate Min. 68 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City ... COMING ON: E_Stevens ... COMING OFF: E_Abidal Min. 70 :(brc) H_Pickering kills the ball dead with a superb touch ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... S_W_Phillips gets on the end of the pass ... K_Kaladze reads the play well Min. 76 :(brc) Substitution by Bristol City ... COMING ON: G_Edmundson ... COMING OFF: D_Lugano Min. 80 :(brc) O_Hargreaves has space to run with the ball ... K_Kaladze leaves his foot in with the challenge!! ... That's a bad foul!! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll have to watch himself now Min. 84 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City ... COMING ON: M_Okugawa ... COMING OFF: J_Gonzaga Min. 85 :(sto) L_Andreasen knocks it past G_Edmundson and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... L_Andreasen with the shot! ... The net bulges! ... OH!! He has hit the side netting ... Goal kick given Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(sto) Miranda plays the early ball across the box to find N_OReilly in space ... N_OReilly hits a crisp volley! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 90 :(brc) T_Mitchell drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to L_Johanns ... L_Johanns hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... It grazes the bar ... And goes over ... Oh so close there! Min. 91 :(brc) G_Edmundson brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... O_Hargreaves gets on the end of the pass ... O_Hargreaves drives the shot in! ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... L_Johanns 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. 93 :(brc) H_Pickering has it now ... He takes on E_Stevens ... He gets past him! ... He puts in R_Koren! ... Miranda stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! ... That's a rash challenge!! ... The Referee will just give him a speaking to ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Ashton Gate ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bristol City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : H_Pickering (Man of the Match) Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Cardoso (18), O_Hargreaves (31) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Calvo Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : , S_Diabate (30)K_Kaladze (80) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bristol City | Stoke City Attempts on Goal : 8 | 11 Off target : 6 | 6 On target : 2 | 5 Possession : 44 | 56 Corners : 2 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 6 | 11 Key Tackles : 2 | 6 Key Passes : 13 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Bristol City 0 - 0 Stoke City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Bristol City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Vandevoordt GK 28 1 1 1 26 | 100 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 0 0 0 L_Woolfenden DF 1 19 14 4 30 | 100 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 T_Mitchell DF 1 22 15 10 30 | 100 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 T_Araujo DF 1 21 16 15 22 | 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Lugano DF 1 21 14 7 26 | 79 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 17 20 21 H_Pickering DF 1 17 12 3 31 | 100 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 88 0 J_Cardoso DM 1 19 22 6 21 | 58 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 10 -2 S_W_Phillips FW 1 9 17 21 30 | 100 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 29 17 7 T_Frings FW 1 12 20 15 24 | 68 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 13 O_Hargreaves FW 1 12 21 17 26 | 100 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 22 G_Pazzini FW 1 8 16 21 28 | 100 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 16 M_Parera GK 20 1 1 1 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Edmundson DF 1 14 13 9 23 | 21 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 21 0 R_Koren FW 1 9 19 18 21 | 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Johanns DM 1 14 19 15 20 | 42 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 C_Pozarro FW 1 8 14 20 27 | 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 29 1 1 1 25 | 100 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 0 0 Miranda DF 1 21 16 12 27 | 100 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 18 E_Abidal DF 1 21 15 9 28 | 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Kaladze DF 1 20 17 11 26 | 100 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 16 -2 15 J_Calvo DF 1 20 16 14 26 | 100 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 18 0 N_OReilly DM 1 19 21 12 22 | 100 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 19 0 16 S_Diabate DM 1 18 21 6 26 | 71 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 18 24 20 Xavi MF 1 14 21 15 28 | 100 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 15 T_Berenbruch AM 1 10 21 20 24 | 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Scarlett FW 1 9 16 23 22 | 100 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 14 J_Gonzaga FW 1 5 19 21 29 | 87 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 33 15 23 S_Simonsen GK 23 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Stevens DF 1 19 14 5 24 | 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Andreasen DM 1 15 19 7 29 | 29 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 R_Yates MF 1 12 17 7 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Okugawa FW 1 10 13 16 16 | 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1775239265 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40