FFO Champ, Stoke City vs. Huddersfield Town (Mon Jan 05) Stoke City | Huddersfield Town 5-1-1-1-2 A | 3-2-3-1-1 E Ryan Craig | Ed Clark Caretaker | M_Flekken GK | GK L_Castellazzi Miranda DF | DF B_Jackson K_Kaladze DF | DF O_Dodgson E_Abidal DF | DF D_van_Buyten J_Calvo DF | DM Florentino N_OReilly DF | MF G_Hall T_Berenbruch AM | MF S_Ireland S_Diabate DM | MF C_Humphreys Xavi MF | DM C_Ndour D_Scarlett FW | FW A_Kalimuendo J_Gonzaga FW | AM L_Foster | S_Simonsen SUB | SUB V_Valdes E_Stevens SUB | SUB R_Shawcross R_Yates SUB | SUB K_Taylor L_Andreasen SUB | SUB I_Poveda M_Okugawa SUB | SUB M_Doue Min. 1 :(hud) A_Kalimuendo moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to S_Ireland ... S_Ireland with a bomb of a shot! ... M_Flekken beats the ball away Min. 3 :(sto) D_Scarlett fires over a low cross to J_Gonzaga ... C_Ndour knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But The Referee just turns away! Min. 4 :(hud) L_Foster is taking a throw in ... He is taking a run up at it! ... He throws it long to C_Ndour ... Launched towards the top corner by C_Ndour! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 7 :(sto) T_Berenbruch flicks it past the defender ... He runs forward ... T_Berenbruch sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. ... cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! ... L_Castellazzi claws it off the line ... What's The Referee going to give? ... GOAL!! ... Stoke City have taken the lead! ... Stoke City 1-0 Huddersfield Town ... Min. 8 :(hud) Tactical Change by Huddersfield Town ... Huddersfield Town have changed their playing style to A Min. 8 :(hud) Tactical Change by Huddersfield Town ... Florentino will now play as a DF Min. 8 :(hud) Tactical Change by Huddersfield Town ... C_Ndour will now play as a DF Min. 10 :(hud) S_Ireland runs at the defence ... He nutmegs the defender ... He showed his class there ... T_Berenbruch rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! ... That's a foul!! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 11 :(hud) C_Humphreys finds his way through ... C_Humphreys unleashes a pile driver! ... M_Flekken with a great save ... And he holds onto it as well! Min. 12 :(hud) G_Hall with a smart pass to S_Ireland ... S_Ireland hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... M_Flekken makes a good save Min. 13 :(sto) D_Scarlett flicks it over O_Dodgson's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... D_Scarlett with a bicycle kick! ... It hits off a defender! ... L_Castellazzi is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... T_Berenbruch lofts the ball in! ... Florentino heads it away Min. 13 :(hud) Florentino with a 50-yard pass to L_Foster ... The ball hits K_Kaladze in the face! ... And goes clear! Min. 15 :(hud) C_Humphreys sidesteps his marker ... A delicate chip from C_Humphreys! ... M_Flekken gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... He has put it wide!! ... He puts his hands on his head in despair! Min. 16 :(sto) D_Scarlett with the cross-field pass to N_OReilly ... N_OReilly aims for the top right corner! ... L_Castellazzi makes himself big ... Superb Stop! ... Well that one would have delighted him Min. 17 :(hud) B_Jackson back heels to find S_Ireland in space ... A skilful effort from S_Ireland! ... M_Flekken fists it away Min. 18 :(sto) T_Berenbruch plays a first time ball through the defence to J_Gonzaga ... J_Gonzaga with a thundering shot! ... But L_Castellazzi reaches the ball. Good save Min. 20 :(hud) C_Humphreys spots his team mate making a run ... He finds D_van_Buyten with a lovely pass! ... But S_Diabate wins the ball Min. 21 :(hud) The defender slips up! ... D_van_Buyten is through! ... D_van_Buyten sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... But M_Flekken reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on M_Flekken anyway Min. 23 :(sto) N_OReilly controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... D_Scarlett gets onto the end of the pass! ... A_Kalimuendo with a nasty foul Min. 24 :(sto) D_Scarlett jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to Xavi ... C_Ndour dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 24 :(hud) G_Hall heads the ball back to B_Jackson ... But S_Diabate sweeps up the threat Min. 25 :(sto) E_Abidal with the dribble ... C_Humphreys is easily beaten ... But O_Dodgson clears the danger Min. 26 :(sto) Xavi runs towards the goal ... Xavi sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. ... cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! ... L_Castellazzi gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic reflex save by !! Min. 29 :(hud) C_Humphreys takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to A_Kalimuendo ... A_Kalimuendo with the shot on net! ... 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. 30 :(hud) O_Dodgson looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to G_Hall ... G_Hall has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... M_Flekken parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 31 :(sto) D_Scarlett is unmarked! ... D_Scarlett with a low drive through the rain! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into L_Castellazzi's arms ... But he recovers to save! Min. 31 :(hud) C_Ndour takes possession ... Knocks it past the defender ... He's through on goal ... C_Ndour with the cheeky shot! ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... C_Humphreys floats the ball in! ... That's a poor one ... Far too easy for M_Flekken, who catches the ball Min. 32 :(hud) C_Humphreys with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to C_Ndour ... S_Diabate hits it out for a corner ... The fans behind the goal are whipping up a frenzy ... Trying to rally their team and suck the ball into the net!! ... CORNER! ... A_Kalimuendo lofts the ball in! ... That's a poor one ... M_Flekken catches it with ease Min. 34 :(sto) T_Berenbruch takes advantage of a mistake by B_Jackson ... He runs towards goal ... T_Berenbruch looks to see where L_Castellazzi is! ... He shoots! ... L_Castellazzi gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 35 :(sto) Xavi plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He heads towards the goal ... He slides it past the defender! ... Xavi looks to see where L_Castellazzi is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... N_OReilly drives it into the box! ... J_Calvo loses his marker ... He gets his head onto it! ... He hits the side netting ... Some parts of the ground thought that went in! Min. 36 :(sto) Xavi takes advantage of a mistake by D_van_Buyten ... He runs towards goal ... Xavi attempts to nutmeg L_Castellazzi! ... It flies into Row Z! Min. 37 :(hud) M_Flekken miskicks! ... A_Kalimuendo is through! ... E_Abidal does well to intercept the ball Min. 39 :(sto) S_Diabate looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to J_Gonzaga ... J_Gonzaga attempts to nutmeg L_Castellazzi! ... L_Castellazzi narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 40 :(sto) J_Calvo finds a hole in the defence ... The defence was sleeping ... He made a fantastic run though ... J_Calvo flicks the header toward the far post! ... L_Castellazzi falls over ... He recovers to tip it onto the post! ... But it deflects in! ... GOAL!! ... Unlucky! ... The Stoke City fans start to taunt him now! ... Stoke City 2-0 Huddersfield Town ... Min. 41 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... Stoke City have changed their playing style to C Min. 41 :(hud) Tactical Change by Huddersfield Town ... C_Ndour will now play as a DM Min. 41 :(hud) Tactical Change by Huddersfield Town ... Florentino will now play as a DM Min. 42 :(hud) C_Ndour puts in A_Kalimuendo ... A skilful effort from A_Kalimuendo! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... M_Flekken dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... GOAL!! ... The deflection beat M_Flekken! ... Stoke City 2-1 Huddersfield Town ... Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 43 :(hud) Tactical Change by Huddersfield Town ... Florentino will now play as a DF Min. 43 :(hud) Tactical Change by Huddersfield Town ... C_Ndour will now play as a DF Min. 44 :(sto) J_Gonzaga spots a team mate in space ... He finds N_OReilly with a lovely pass! ... Good sliding challenge from B_Jackson and it had to be Min. 44 :(hud) L_Foster takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... He runs towards goal ... L_Foster has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... ITS THERE! ... GOAL!! ... He punches the corner flag in delight! ... It's a level game! ... Stoke City 2-2 Huddersfield Town ... ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Stoke City 2-2 Huddersfield Town Min. 48 :(sto) L_Castellazzi miskicks! ... J_Calvo is through! ... J_Calvo sends it flying towards goal! ... The Stoke City fans get off their seats! ... GOAL!! ... That's put Stoke City ahead! ... Stoke City 3-2 Huddersfield Town ... Min. 48 :(hud) A_Kalimuendo controls it with ease ... A_Kalimuendo smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide Min. 49 :(hud) C_Ndour picks out L_Foster with the cross ... Miranda slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 53 :(sto) J_Gonzaga beats B_Jackson ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... J_Gonzaga with the attempt at goal! ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But lands on the roof of the net!! ... L_Castellazzi looks relieved there! Min. 55 :(hud) Florentino spots C_Ndour who is in acres of space ... J_Gonzaga tackles cleanly Min. 56 :(sto) Xavi cuts inside C_Humphreys ... He worked that well ... He puts in Miranda! ... A scorcher of a shot from Miranda! ... But L_Castellazzi punches it away ... He was lucky to get to that one Min. 57 :(sto) D_Scarlett gains possession ... Wonderful sliding challenge by D_van_Buyten Min. 60 :(hud) Substitution by Huddersfield Town ... COMING ON: R_Shawcross ... COMING OFF: B_Jackson Min. 60 :(hud) Substitution by Huddersfield Town ... COMING ON: K_Taylor ... COMING OFF: S_Ireland Min. 60 :(sto) Xavi gets to the byline ... He centres the ball to T_Berenbruch ... T_Berenbruch with the crafty shot! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It grazes the post and goes wide Min. 63 :(sto) Miranda turns past R_Shawcross ... He has created space for himself now ... A powerful shot by Miranda! ... L_Castellazzi with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know! Min. 63 :(hud) D_van_Buyten sprints past the defender ... T_Berenbruch with a nasty foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The referee comes over to him ... He's already on a yellow ... RED CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... That would have been a penalty just a yard closer to the goal! ... Florentino swings it in ... A_Kalimuendo takes control of it! ... A_Kalimuendo with a scorcher of a shot! ... 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! Min. 67 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City ... COMING ON: L_Andreasen ... COMING OFF: S_Diabate Min. 67 :(hud) C_Humphreys holds the ball up ... He knocks a through ball to L_Foster ... L_Foster launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... But M_Flekken makes an easy save Min. 71 :(hud) L_Foster hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... A_Kalimuendo latches onto it! ... A_Kalimuendo has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... GOAL!! ... Look at the delight on his face! ... Just look at his face!! ... That's pulled Huddersfield Town level! ... Stoke City 3-3 Huddersfield Town ... Min. 74 :(sto) N_OReilly looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to D_Scarlett ... D_Scarlett with the attempt at goal! ... L_Castellazzi saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 74 :(sto) N_OReilly has picked up a knock ... It looks like he'll carry on though Min. 75 :(hud) G_Hall beats his marker ... He showed great skill there ... G_Hall with a thundering drive! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... M_Flekken dives desperately to try and save it!! ... And M_Flekken tips it wide! ... Great goalkeeping! ... CORNER! ... R_Shawcross curls it into the box! ... 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. 76 :(sto) J_Gonzaga sidesteps Florentino ... He showed great skill there ... A left-footer by J_Gonzaga! ... L_Castellazzi makes a comfortable save ... He wasn't troubled there Min. 78 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City ... COMING ON: M_Okugawa ... COMING OFF: J_Gonzaga Min. 80 :(hud) L_Foster kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... C_Humphreys gets on the end of the pass ... What a fantastic interception by E_Abidal ... He read that situation like a book! Min. 81 :(sto) Xavi with a 50-yard pass to N_OReilly ... R_Shawcross knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But The Referee just turns away! Min. 82 :(sto) M_Okugawa with a flicked pass to Xavi ... Good sliding challenge from R_Shawcross and it had to be Min. 82 :(hud) L_Foster takes on the defender ... He runs past the defender ... But he loses control of it ... J_Calvo hits it out for a throw Min. 83 :(sto) The defender underhits the back pass! ... M_Okugawa is through! ... What a mistake by O_Dodgson! ... M_Okugawa hits a great drive! ... L_Castellazzi with a fantastic point blank save ... He showed great reflexes there Min. 85 :(hud) D_van_Buyten gets to the byline ... He centres the ball to A_Kalimuendo ... A_Kalimuendo sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It grazes the post and goes wide Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 90 :(sto) J_Calvo finds N_OReilly in the box ... A cracking drive from N_OReilly! ... It sails over! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 92 :(hud) R_Shawcross runs forward ... R_Shawcross hits the ball on the bounce! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... GOAL!! ... How did that find it's way in? ... The Huddersfield Town fans are going crazy! ... The Stoke City fans are just stunned in silence! ... Stoke City 3-4 Huddersfield Town ... ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Bet365 Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Gonzaga Scorers : T_Berenbruch (7), J_Calvo (40,48) Sent Off : T_Berenbruch (63) Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Huddersfield Town Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : L_Foster (Man of the Match) Scorers : , A_Kalimuendo (42,71), L_Foster (44)R_Shawcross (92) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City | Huddersfield Town Attempts on Goal : 21 | 19 Off target : 8 | 7 On target : 13 | 12 Possession : 58 | 42 Corners : 2 | 3 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 0 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 5 | 6 Key Tackles : 9 | 8 Key Passes : 12 | 17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Stoke City 3 - 4 Huddersfield Town ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 0 0 0 Miranda DF 1 21 16 12 27 | 93 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 17 0 36 K_Kaladze DF 1 20 16 11 26 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 E_Abidal DF 1 20 15 9 28 | 93 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 0 J_Calvo DF 1 19 16 14 26 | 93 0 1 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 19 18 94 N_OReilly DF 1 18 21 12 22 | 93 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 34 T_Berenbruch AM 1 10 21 19 24 | 64 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 -12 1 38 S_Diabate DM 1 17 20 6 26 | 68 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 63 14 0 Xavi MF 1 13 20 15 28 | 93 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 42 41 D_Scarlett FW 1 8 16 23 22 | 93 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 54 17 J_Gonzaga FW 1 5 18 20 29 | 79 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 33 16 38 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 18 14 5 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Yates DM 1 12 17 7 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Andreasen DM 1 14 19 6 29 | 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Okugawa FW 1 10 13 16 16 | 14 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 14 Player Statistics - Huddersfield Town Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- L_Castellazzi GK 24 1 1 1 25 | 93 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 70 0 0 0 B_Jackson DF 1 22 14 14 26 | 61 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 20 0 O_Dodgson DF 1 21 16 3 30 | 93 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 18 0 D_van_Buyten DF 1 20 15 12 20 | 93 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 18 19 18 Florentino DF 1 16 21 13 25 | 93 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 26 0 G_Hall MF 1 6 21 17 24 | 93 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 26 26 S_Ireland MF 1 11 20 17 25 | 61 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 C_Humphreys MF 1 4 20 17 24 | 93 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 56 24 C_Ndour DF 1 14 19 17 22 | 93 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 48 49 22 A_Kalimuendo FW 1 5 14 22 23 | 93 0 0 1 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 20 72 L_Foster AM 1 9 16 21 30 | 93 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 76 35 V_Valdes GK 23 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Shawcross DF 1 19 16 7 30 | 32 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 38 0 54 K_Taylor MF 1 13 20 15 27 | 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I_Poveda MF 1 8 15 10 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Doue MF 1 8 14 12 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1767633006 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40