FFO Champ, Sheffield United vs. Stoke City (Mon Jan 26)


                     Sheffield United  |  Stoke City
                          5-1-1-1-2 C  |  3-2-3-1-1 E
               Dave Thacker Caretaker  |  Ryan Craig
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                           J_Urbig GK  |  GK M_Flekken
                       C_Cresswell DF  |  DF Miranda
                           J_Bagan DF  |  DF K_Kaladze
                            T_Cora DF  |  DF E_Abidal
                           J_Foyth DF  |  DM N_OReilly
                         J_Boateng DF  |  DM S_Diabate
                         A_Diawara DM  |  MF Xavi
                      J_Mascherano MF  |  MF L_Andreasen
                            M_Ozil AM  |  MF T_Berenbruch
                          D_Drogba FW  |  FW D_Scarlett
                           E_Osong FW  |  AM J_Gonzaga
                                       |
                           T_Ernst SUB |  SUB S_Simonsen
                         J_Sterner SUB |  SUB J_Calvo
                           M_Sykes SUB |  SUB E_Stevens
                           G_Lovre SUB |  SUB R_Yates
                          C_Jerome SUB |  SUB M_Okugawa




Min. 3  :(shu) M_Ozil finds his way through 
          ...  He bears down on goal 
          ...  Cleared by K_Kaladze 
Min. 3  :(sto) Miranda looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards T_Berenbruch 
          ...  T_Berenbruch flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  J_Urbig is beaten! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Pick that one out!! 
          ...  That's given Stoke City the advantage! 
          ...  Sheffield United 0-1 Stoke City ...
Min. 6  :(sto) L_Andreasen kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  T_Berenbruch gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  C_Cresswell reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 9  :(sto) N_OReilly with the mazy run 
          ...  J_Boateng with the tackle 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 11 :(sto) K_Kaladze is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to D_Scarlett 
          ...  D_Scarlett blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But J_Urbig makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 21 :(shu) M_Ozil leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to T_Cora 
          ...  T_Cora belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Stoke City fans taunt him! 
Min. 23 :(shu) The defender loses control of the ball! 
          ...  D_Drogba seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  D_Drogba pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  M_Flekken saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 26 :(shu) D_Drogba with the heel pass to C_Cresswell 
          ...  Blocked by E_Abidal 
Min. 27 :(shu) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  J_Foyth seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  D_Scarlett with an awful challenge 
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one 
          ...  Ryan Craig looks relieved 
          ...  Dave Thacker Caretaker is far from happy with that decision 
Min. 33 :(shu) M_Ozil beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds D_Drogba 
          ...  D_Drogba sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  M_Flekken dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had M_Flekken beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Diawara plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  Miranda reads it well and clears the danger 
Min. 34 :(shu) A_Diawara with the header on 
          ...  He finds T_Cora in space 
          ...  T_Cora launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  It hammers off the post 
          ...  And out for a throw in 
Min. 35 :(sto) Xavi holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Gonzaga 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from T_Cora 
Min. 36 :(shu) D_Drogba slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  N_OReilly dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 36 :(sto) L_Andreasen has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  D_Scarlett collects the loose ball! 
          ...  D_Scarlett sees J_Urbig off his line! 
          ...  But J_Urbig punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 40 :(sto) J_Gonzaga finds his way through 
          ...  He lost his man too easily 
          ...  M_Ozil with a perfectly timed tackle 
Min. 42 :(shu) M_Ozil gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past Miranda! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  N_OReilly cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(shu) T_Cora floats the ball in to find E_Osong 
          ...  Miranda bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 44 :(shu) D_Drogba pulls it back to J_Foyth 
          ...  E_Abidal beats him to the ball 
          ...  He's such a beast! 
Min. 45 :(sto) Xavi 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! 
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him! 
          ...  J_Boateng leaves his foot in with the challenge!! 
          ...  That's a bad foul!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Nerves jangling as the free kick is lined up 
          ...  L_Andreasen hoists it forward 
          ...  J_Gonzaga gets on the end of it 
          ...  C_Cresswell read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 46 :(sto) D_Scarlett flicks it over T_Cora's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  J_Mascherano dives in with both feet!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 49 :(shu) J_Bagan back heels to find T_Cora in space 
          ...  Fine tackle by N_OReilly 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 49 :(sto) D_Scarlett plays a great one-two 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  A_Diawara muscles him off the ball 
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick 
          ...  The Referee lectures him 
Min. 49 :(sto) Xavi finds D_Scarlett with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  A well-placed shot from D_Scarlett! 
          ...  J_Urbig gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  NO HE DOESN'T!! 
          ...  How on Earth did he put that wide? 
          ...  He was two yards out! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Sheffield United 0-1 Stoke City

Min. 48 :(shu) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  D_Drogba is through! 
          ...  What a mistake by K_Kaladze! 
          ...  Xavi is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He won that header unfairly 
          ...  The Referee gave him a strong warning 
Min. 49 :(shu) C_Cresswell holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Ozil 
          ...  S_Diabate clears with a diving header 
Min. 52 :(shu) E_Osong beats L_Andreasen 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  Xavi with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again 
Min. 60 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Calvo 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Abidal 
Min. 60 :(sto) J_Gonzaga takes advantage of a mistake by J_Boateng 
          ...  J_Gonzaga fires the shot in! 
          ...  He watches the ball, half volleys it flush 
          ...  GOAL!!!! 
          ...  And what a goal!! 
          ...  The subs are on the pitch filming the celebrations with their smartphones! 
          ...  Sheffield United 0-2 Stoke City ...
Min. 61 :(sto) J_Calvo with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal 
          ...  J_Calvo with his head down lets it go! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Andreasen chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  N_OReilly gets a shot in 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 63 :(shu) C_Cresswell sidesteps J_Calvo 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  Miranda wins the ball 
Min. 64 :(shu) J_Foyth crosses to J_Boateng 
          ...  J_Boateng fires the shot in! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 64 :(sto) K_Kaladze jinks through the defence 
          ...  K_Kaladze has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  But it goes wide of the post 
Min. 65 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Jerome 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Osong 
Min. 65 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Sykes 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Foyth 
Min. 66 :(shu) C_Jerome with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heels 
          ...  C_Jerome rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  The shot slips through M_Flekken's hands 
          ...  But M_Flekken recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 66 :(sto) K_Kaladze is too quick for the defence 
          ...  K_Kaladze attempts the shot! 
          ...  But J_Urbig parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 68 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Yates 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Andreasen 
Min. 69 :(sto) Miranda knocks the ball past J_Bagan 
          ...  Miranda with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  J_Urbig parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 71 :(sto) R_Yates threads the through ball to J_Calvo 
          ...  J_Calvo with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  J_Urbig makes a fine save 
Min. 72 :(shu) A_Diawara with a precise ball to D_Drogba 
          ...  A thundering drive by D_Drogba! 
          ...  But M_Flekken with the difficult save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Diawara swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  The ball finds its way to T_Cora 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. 
          ...  Dave Thacker Caretaker spits his dummy out yet again. 
Min. 73 :(shu) M_Ozil slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy ...And heads towards the goal! 
          ...  R_Yates goes in with high feet!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 74 :(sto) K_Kaladze is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  D_Scarlett latches onto the ball 
          ...  D_Scarlett bears down on goal! 
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick 
Min. 75 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Sterner 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Mascherano 
Min. 76 :(shu) C_Jerome finds his way through 
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap 
          ...  An audacious effort from C_Jerome! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  M_Flekken is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by J_Sterner! 
          ...  M_Flekken reads it well, and claims it! 
Min. 78 :(shu) T_Cora with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves K_Kaladze behind 
          ...  D_Scarlett rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
Min. 79 :(sto) D_Scarlett flicks it past D_Drogba 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  J_Sterner hits it out for a corner 
          ...  No nonsense clearance! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Calvo hits it into the box! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of J_Urbig 
          ...  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. 80 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City 
          ...  Stoke City have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 80 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City 
          ...  N_OReilly will now play as a DF 
Min. 80 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City 
          ...  S_Diabate will now play as a DF 
Min. 80 :(sto) J_Calvo finds his way through 
          ...  A_Diawara with a late tackle 
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul 
Min. 81 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Okugawa 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Gonzaga 
Min. 81 :(sto) T_Berenbruch makes the tackle 
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly 
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball 
          ...  T_Berenbruch with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  That shot never looked like going in 
Min. 82 :(shu) A_Diawara with a reverse pass to M_Ozil 
          ...  J_Calvo wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 83 :(sto) R_Yates retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  D_Scarlett gets on the end of it 
          ...  A_Diawara takes the ball and the player!! 
          ...  But the ref waves play on!! 
Min. 84 :(shu) J_Bagan gets to the byline 
          ...  He centres the ball to J_Boateng 
          ...  J_Boateng flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Jerome dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  J_Boateng gets to it! 
          ...  M_Flekken saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 84 :(sto) Miranda with a real burst of pace 
          ...  T_Cora can't catch up with him 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  Miranda looks to see where J_Urbig is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  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. 85 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City 
          ...  M_Okugawa will now play as a MF 
Min. 87 :(sto) T_Berenbruch with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heels 
          ...  M_Ozil wins the ball well 
          ...  The Referee has given a free kick 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
          ...  Oh no he isn't! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's told him he's going to keep an eye on him now! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time.
Min. 95 :(shu) J_Bagan flicks the ball on to D_Drogba 
          ...  Miranda stands his ground and wins the tackle 
Min. 95 :(sto) S_Diabate sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  M_Okugawa runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  M_Okugawa curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  But J_Urbig with the difficult save 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************



Match Details
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Venue                : Bramall Lane
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Sheffield United Match Info
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Best player          : D_Drogba
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : , J_Boateng (45)M_Ozil (87)
Injured              : N/A
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Stoke City Match Info
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Best player          : Miranda (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : , T_Berenbruch (3)J_Gonzaga (60)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Xavi (52), R_Yates (73)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                        Sheffield United  |    Stoke City
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       15
Off target           :           7        |       7
On target            :           4        |       8
Possession           :          41        |       59
Corners              :           4        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       10
Key Tackles          :           8        |       12
Key Passes           :          13        |       10
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Final Score          : Sheffield United 0 - 2 Stoke City
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Player Statistics - Sheffield United
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Urbig        GK  26   1   1   1  26 |  99   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0   0   0
C_Cresswell    DF   1  22  17  14  20 |  99   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  32  17   0
J_Bagan        DF   1  21  15   3  26 |  99   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  57   0
T_Cora         DF   1  20  14  12  29 |  99   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  18  20  48
J_Foyth        DF   1  20  13  11  23 |  69   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   0
J_Boateng      DF   1  19  14   3  27 |  99   0   1   0   0   3   0   1   0   0  17  -2  75
A_Diawara      DM   1  16  22   7  27 |  99   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  22  36   0
J_Mascherano   MF   1  15  20  11  23 |  79   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  23   0   0
M_Ozil         AM   1   8  20  18  25 |  99   0   1   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  28  26  -2
D_Drogba       FW   1   3  14  20  21 |  99   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  40  28
E_Osong        FW   1   8  16  20  24 |  69   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Ernst        GK  19   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Sterner      MF   1  10  16  13  20 |  20   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0   0
M_Sykes        DF   1  20  15   7  28 |  30   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Lovre        AM   1   8  19  16  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Jerome       FW   1  10  15  18  31 |  30   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  22

Player Statistics - Stoke City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Flekken      GK  27   1   1   1  25 |  99   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  46   0   0   0
Miranda        DF   1  21  16  12  27 |  99   0   4   1   1   2   0   0   0   0  68  40  34
K_Kaladze      DF   1  20  17  11  26 |  99   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  18  34  36
E_Abidal       DF   1  20  15   9  28 |  64   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0   0
N_OReilly      DF   1  19  21  12  22 |  99   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  57   0  16
S_Diabate      DF   1  17  20   6  26 |  99   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  42  14   0
Xavi           MF   1  13  20  15  28 |  99   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  26  -2
L_Andreasen    MF   1  15  19   6  29 |  72   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
T_Berenbruch   MF   1  10  21  19  24 |  99   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  39
D_Scarlett     FW   1   9  16  23  22 |  99   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  24
J_Gonzaga      AM   1   5  18  20  29 |  85   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  28
S_Simonsen     GK  23   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Calvo        DF   1  19  16  14  26 |  35   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  19   0  30
E_Stevens      DF   1  19  14   5  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Yates        MF   1  12  17   7  30 |  27   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  32  -2
M_Okugawa      MF   1  10  13  16  16 |  14   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
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