FFO Champ, Stoke City vs. Brentford (Fri May 01)


                           Stoke City  |  Brentford
                          4-1-2-2-1 E  |  4-2-2-2 C
                           Ryan Craig  |  Craig Pritchard
                                       |
                         M_Flekken GK  |  GK I_Meslier
                           Miranda DF  |  DF R_Baku
                          E_Abidal DF  |  DF R_Henry
                         K_Kaladze DF  |  DF C_Lell
                           J_Calvo DF  |  DF L_Buchanan
                         N_OReilly MF  |  MF P_B_Diop
                      T_Berenbruch AM  |  MF Jaurigezar
                         S_Diabate DM  |  AM M_Damsgaard
                              Xavi MF  |  AM S_Giovino
                        D_Scarlett FW  |  FW N_Anelka
                         J_Gonzaga AM  |  FW J_Altidore
                                       |
                        S_Simonsen SUB |  SUB C_Kameni
                         E_Stevens SUB |  SUB A_Disasi
                       J_Tchamadeu SUB |  SUB L_Diarra
                       L_Andreasen SUB |  SUB C_Metcalfe
                         M_Okugawa SUB |  SUB K_Schade




Min. 1  :(sto) T_Berenbruch sidesteps his marker 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  A delicate header from T_Berenbruch! 
          ...  I_Meslier parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 2  :(sto) N_OReilly with a glorious long pass to J_Calvo 
          ...  J_Calvo with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 5  :(btf) S_Giovino 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 N_Anelka 
          ...  S_Diabate steals the ball of off him 
Min. 15 :(sto) T_Berenbruch sprints past C_Lell 
          ...  A delicate header from T_Berenbruch! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by S_Diabate 
          ...  It comes to D_Scarlett 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_OReilly swings it in! 
          ...  L_Buchanan with a great clearance! 
Min. 23 :(sto) S_Diabate 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 T_Berenbruch 
          ...  T_Berenbruch breaks clear! 
          ...  He tries to take it round I_Meslier 
          ...  I_Meslier charges out of his area 
          ...  I_Meslier parries it 
Min. 24 :(sto) D_Scarlett dribbles past L_Buchanan 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  A left-footer by D_Scarlett! 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 26 :(sto) T_Berenbruch cuts inside R_Henry 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  T_Berenbruch chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  But I_Meslier punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 26 :(btf) P_B_Diop plays in N_Anelka with a beautiful ball 
          ...  S_Diabate fouls badly 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
Min. 26 :(btf) S_Giovino brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  R_Baku makes himself available 
          ...  R_Baku rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  M_Flekken makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 28 :(sto) Xavi plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  T_Berenbruch keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  T_Berenbruch with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  I_Meslier blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 28 :(btf) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  Jaurigezar is through and closing innnnnnnnnn!! 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by Xavi 
          ...  He read that situation like a book! 
Min. 30 :(sto) S_Diabate brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  J_Calvo gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  J_Calvo with a thundering drive! 
          ...  I_Meslier gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 30 :(btf) R_Henry beats K_Kaladze 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  E_Abidal wins the ball well 
          ...  The Referee has given a free kick 
Min. 31 :(sto) Xavi holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to S_Diabate 
          ...  S_Diabate rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  But I_Meslier makes a superb stop down low 
Min. 31 :(btf) S_Giovino cuts inside 
          ...  S_Giovino with the chance! 
          ...  M_Flekken narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 33 :(sto) Miranda smashes the ball upfield 
          ...  S_Diabate latches onto the ball 
          ...  S_Diabate aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  I_Meslier heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 34 :(btf) L_Buchanan gets to the byline and finds M_Damsgaard with a beautiful cross 
          ...  M_Damsgaard tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 35 :(btf) R_Baku runs at J_Calvo 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  R_Baku looks to see where M_Flekken is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  M_Flekken moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 37 :(sto) T_Berenbruch pushes it past R_Henry 
          ...  R_Henry reacts well to win the ball back 
Min. 39 :(sto) D_Scarlett brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  N_OReilly gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  The ball hits R_Baku in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 40 :(sto) D_Scarlett plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  D_Scarlett with a stunning strike! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(sto) J_Gonzaga jumps over R_Baku's challenge 
          ...  J_Gonzaga rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That's a contender for goal of the season! 
          ...  That's put Stoke City into the lead! 
          ...  Stoke City 1-0 Brentford ...
Min. 46 :(sto) N_OReilly looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Calvo 
          ...  But C_Lell comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 47 :(btf) C_Lell finds R_Henry in the box 
          ...  R_Henry with a thundering drive! 
          ...  M_Flekken gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  And puts it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Henry chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  Excellent keeping! 
Min. 48 :(sto) J_Gonzaga crosses in from the wing, he finds Xavi in the box 
          ...  A delicate header from Xavi! 
          ...  But I_Meslier reaches the ball. Good save 

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

Min. 46 :(sto) Xavi kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  S_Diabate gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  Intercepted by L_Buchanan 
Min. 47 :(sto) J_Gonzaga is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to N_OReilly 
          ...  But C_Lell sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 52 :(btf) M_Damsgaard with an early cross to R_Henry 
          ...  J_Calvo pulls on his shirt 
          ...  He wins the ball 
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there! 
Min. 53 :(btf) N_Anelka takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  A cracking drive from N_Anelka! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 54 :(btf) M_Damsgaard beats J_Calvo 
          ...  T_Berenbruch with the high feet 
Min. 55 :(sto) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  T_Berenbruch seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  C_Lell hits it out for a corner 
          ...  That was sent up into the top tier 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Gonzaga flights it in! 
          ...  I_Meslier comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  S_Diabate gets to it! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  My grandmother could have scored that!! 
Min. 58 :(btf) S_Giovino fires over a low cross to J_Altidore 
          ...  J_Altidore with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 60 :(btf) M_Damsgaard moves forward 
          ...  E_Abidal with an awful challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
Min. 61 :(sto) T_Berenbruch with the dribble 
          ...  He uses his pace to get free 
          ...  T_Berenbruch hits a curling shot! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 
Min. 63 :(btf) C_Lell gets lucky and beats Miranda 
          ...  Now with the centre to R_Baku 
          ...  But N_OReilly wins the tackle 
Min. 64 :(sto) J_Gonzaga controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs C_Lell 
          ...  He puts in D_Scarlett! 
          ...  But P_B_Diop slides in two footed! 
          ...  The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" 
Min. 65 :(btf) Substitution by Brentford 
          ...  COMING ON: K_Schade 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Altidore 
Min. 65 :(btf) Tactical Change by Brentford 
          ...  P_B_Diop will now play as a DM 
Min. 65 :(btf) Tactical Change by Brentford 
          ...  Jaurigezar will now play as a DM 
Min. 67 :(sto) D_Scarlett feeds the ball to T_Berenbruch 
          ...  T_Berenbruch smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 69 :(sto) Xavi slips past C_Lell 
          ...  Xavi has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  I_Meslier with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 
Min. 69 :(btf) Jaurigezar with a 50-yard pass to L_Buchanan 
          ...  Miranda with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's not happy with that! 
          ...  He's got to be careful now! 
Min. 70 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Andreasen 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Diabate 
Min. 70 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City 
          ...  COMING ON: E_Stevens 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Abidal 
Min. 70 :(btf) S_Giovino turns nicely onto the ball 
          ...  L_Andreasen fouls badly 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  And in a dangerous position as well! 
          ...  Jaurigezar with the delicate chip over the wall 
          ...  M_Flekken with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 71 :(btf) Substitution by Brentford 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Diarra 
          ...  COMING OFF: P_B_Diop 
Min. 71 :(btf) Tactical Change by Brentford 
          ...  Brentford have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 71 :(sto) D_Scarlett with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past R_Baku 
          ...  D_Scarlett shoots towards goal! 
          ...  I_Meslier with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 
Min. 72 :(btf) N_Anelka has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  N_Anelka cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  Over the bar! 
Min. 73 :(btf) Jaurigezar skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to N_Anelka 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  Miranda takes possession 
Min. 74 :(sto) N_OReilly gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  N_OReilly swings in the shot! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  I_Meslier is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Kaladze floats the ball in! 
          ...  I_Meslier comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's nowhere near it! 
          ...  L_Andreasen with the shot! 
          ...  I_Meslier tips it round the post 
          ...  Well saved 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Berenbruch swings it in! 
          ...  The ball finds its way to J_Gonzaga 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  Brilliant save from I_Meslier 
Min. 77 :(sto) J_Gonzaga cuts inside 
          ...  J_Gonzaga curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  That was a crappy effort! 
Min. 77 :(btf) S_Giovino plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  S_Giovino tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  But M_Flekken palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 80 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City 
          ...  Stoke City have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 80 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City 
          ...  N_OReilly will now play as a DM 
Min. 80 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City 
          ...  T_Berenbruch will now play as a MF 
Min. 80 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City 
          ...  J_Gonzaga will now play as a MF 
Min. 83 :(btf) K_Schade sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  K_Schade tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  He has put it over the bar! 
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 84 :(sto) N_OReilly sidesteps L_Buchanan 
          ...  S_Giovino with the tackle 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  D_Scarlett hits it hard with some tremendous top spin 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Brentford fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 85 :(btf) R_Henry spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He finds M_Damsgaard with a lovely pass! 
          ...  E_Stevens cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 
Min. 87 :(sto) L_Andreasen with a first time pass 
          ...  D_Scarlett runs onto it! 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by R_Henry 
          ...  He timed it well 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time.
Min. 91 :(btf) C_Lell is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He throws it to N_Anelka 
          ...  N_Anelka with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  But M_Flekken tips it behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Giovino plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  L_Andreasen wins the ball 
          ...  And he heads it away 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Bet365 Stadium
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Stoke City Match Info
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Best player          : J_Gonzaga (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Gonzaga (43)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Diabate (26), Miranda (69)
Injured              : N/A
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Brentford Match Info
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Best player          : S_Giovino
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Giovino (84)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Stoke City  |    Brentford
Attempts on Goal     :          24        |       12
Off target           :          12        |       6
On target            :          12        |       6
Possession           :          59        |       41
Corners              :           5        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       2
Fouls                :          15        |       7
Key Tackles          :           7        |       9
Key Passes           :          14        |       12
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Final Score          : Stoke City 1 - 0 Brentford
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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  29   1   1   1  25 | 101   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  44   0   0   0
Miranda        DF   1  21  16  12  27 | 101   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  15  16  -2
E_Abidal       DF   1  21  15  10  28 |  74   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Kaladze      DF   1  20  17  12  26 | 101   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Calvo        DF   1  20  16  15  26 | 101   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  18   0  28
N_OReilly      DM   1  19  22  12  22 | 101   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  19  24  16
T_Berenbruch   MF   1  10  22  20  24 | 101   0   0   0   0   7   0   0   0   0   0   0  62
S_Diabate      DM   1  18  21   6  26 |  74   0   1   2   0   3   0   1   0   0  18  24  68
Xavi           MF   1  14  21  15  28 | 101   0   1   3   0   2   0   0   0   0  24  39  30
D_Scarlett     FW   1   9  17  23  22 | 101   0   0   2   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  34  27
J_Gonzaga      MF   1   5  19  21  29 | 101   0   0   3   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  45  42
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 |  27   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  38   0   0
J_Tchamadeu    DF   1  16  10   7  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Andreasen    DM   1  15  19   7  29 |  27   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  23  15  23
M_Okugawa      FW   1  10  13  16  16 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Brentford
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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I_Meslier      GK  26   1   1   1  25 | 101  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  78   0   0   0
R_Baku         DF   1  23  17  12  25 | 101   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  15   0  34
R_Henry        DF   1  22  16   6  26 | 101   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  32  18  24
C_Lell         DF   1  21  14  13  21 | 101   0   3   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  51  60   0
L_Buchanan     DF   1  20  14   6  28 | 101   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  36  20   0
P_B_Diop       DM   1  15  21   4  28 |  75   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  23  13   0
Jaurigezar     DM   1  14  21   8  26 | 101   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  26  22
M_Damsgaard    AM   1   4  22  17  22 | 101   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12  11
S_Giovino      AM   1   9  20  16  27 | 101   0   0   3   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  40  26
N_Anelka       FW   1   6  16  21  25 | 101   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  23
J_Altidore     FW   1   7  17  19  31 |  69   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
C_Kameni       GK  23   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Disasi       DF   1  20  12   5  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Diarra       DM   1  15  18   7  22 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Metcalfe     AM   1   2  17  13  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Schade       FW   1   7  14  23  22 |  32   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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