FFO Champ, Stoke City vs. Newcastle United (Mon Mar 09) Stoke City | Newcastle United 4-2-0-3-1 C | 4-4-2 C Ryan Craig | Nathan Prior | M_Flekken GK | GK T_Strakosha Miranda DF | DF J_Clauss E_Abidal DF | DF Nuno_Santos K_Kaladze DF | DF J_Tarkowski J_Calvo DF | DF M_Helik L_Andreasen DM | MF M_Taverneir N_OReilly DM | MF T_Reijnders Xavi AM | MF D_McNeil T_Berenbruch AM | MF J_Bacuna J_Gonzaga AM | FW C_Pulisic D_Scarlett FW | FW A_Gudmundsson | S_Simonsen SUB | SUB S_Hornby E_Stevens SUB | SUB R_Taylor R_Yates SUB | SUB P_Biel M_Rente SUB | SUB J_R_Riquelme M_Okugawa SUB | SUB D_Ashton Min. 3 :(sto) D_Scarlett knocks it forward ... J_Bacuna slips ... E_Abidal gets to it! ... E_Abidal hits a great drive! ... T_Strakosha makes the save ... He hits the ball upfield! Min. 4 :(new) M_Taverneir flights the ball to C_Pulisic ... C_Pulisic is clean through! ... M_Flekken tries to make himself big ... He slips it underneath M_Flekken ... He hits it towards goal! ... wide!! Min. 6 :(sto) D_Scarlett sprints past the defender ... But J_Tarkowski slides in Min. 10 :(new) C_Pulisic flicks it over the defender and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... C_Pulisic sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... But it clips the post and goes wide Min. 21 :(sto) D_Scarlett leaves D_McNeil standing ... From long range D_Scarlett bends the ball towards goal! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... E_Abidal crosses it in! ... T_Strakosha comes towards the ball ... And he claims it with ease! Min. 22 :(sto) T_Strakosha miskicks! ... J_Gonzaga is through! ... But D_McNeil puts it in row Z! Min. 24 :(new) C_Pulisic cuts through the defence ... C_Pulisic uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. ... Nathan Prior spits his dummy out yet again. Min. 26 :(new) D_McNeil has it now ... He takes on L_Andreasen ... He gets past him! ... He puts in Nuno_Santos! ... Miranda with a nasty foul Min. 31 :(new) T_Reijnders could get a shot on goal here ... Xavi rushes in with a poor tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... That will be a booking ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 32 :(new) T_Reijnders finds M_Helik on the edge of the box ... Excellent sliding challenge from K_Kaladze ... He had to time that one perfectly Min. 36 :(new) A_Gudmundsson flicks it over the defenders head ... He showed some great skill there! ... A_Gudmundsson with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... GOAL!! ... A classy finish ... Ryan Craig is barking orders at his players! ... His team will have to come back from behind now ... Stoke City 0-1 Newcastle United ... Min. 37 :(new) J_Tarkowski swings at D_Scarlett ... The Stoke City players are furious! ... They're baying for blood! ... The Referee lectures him Min. 38 :(sto) L_Andreasen barges M_Helik off the ball ... J_Tarkowski is called for the holding foul ... He was a bit too close for comfort ... FREE KICK! ... It's in a very dangerous position! ... Xavi swings it in ... D_Scarlett takes control of it! ... D_Scarlett curls it towards the top corner! ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... Miranda dinks the ball into the area! ... It goes straight into the arms of T_Strakosha Min. 39 :(new) A_Gudmundsson curls the ball out wide to C_Pulisic ... But D_Scarlett slides in Min. 40 :(sto) J_Calvo sidesteps M_Taverneir ... He showed great skill there ... T_Reijnders plays it back ... T_Strakosha slips!! ... It goes just wide ... CORNER! ... Swung in by N_OReilly ... It goes straight into the arms of T_Strakosha ... 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. 41 :(sto) J_Gonzaga 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! ... J_Gonzaga with the goal bound shot! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... T_Strakosha saves it!! ... What a great save! ... CORNER! ... L_Andreasen lofts the ball in! ... Great catch from T_Strakosha! Min. 42 :(sto) Xavi controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... Miranda gets onto the end of the pass! ... Excellent sliding challenge from A_Gudmundsson ... He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(sto) L_Andreasen 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! ... J_Gonzaga receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... M_Helik with the high feet ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 44 :(sto) Xavi hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... D_Scarlett latches onto it! ... M_Helik pulls on his shirt ... He wins the ball ... The defender got away with the foul there! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Stoke City 0-1 Newcastle United Min. 47 :(sto) L_Andreasen with a flicked pass to D_Scarlett ... D_Scarlett blasts the ball towards goal! ... T_Strakosha gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... No, it's wide!! ... That was terrible! Min. 53 :(sto) E_Abidal heads the ball back to Xavi ... J_Clauss takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! Min. 53 :(new) T_Reijnders turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to C_Pulisic ... C_Pulisic hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... M_Flekken saves, but he can't keep hold of it ... It goes wide! ... CORNER! ... C_Pulisic swings it in! ... That's a poor one ... M_Flekken catches it with ease Min. 54 :(new) D_McNeil knocks it past K_Kaladze and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... D_McNeil carves a shot towards goal! ... But he puts it over ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 60 :(new) Substitution by Newcastle United ... COMING ON: P_Biel ... COMING OFF: M_Helik Min. 60 :(sto) J_Calvo with a deep cross to K_Kaladze ... K_Kaladze attempts to drive it home! ... T_Strakosha gets his fingertips to it ... And puts it over ... CORNER! ... J_Gonzaga lofts the ball in! ... T_Strakosha catches it! Min. 63 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City ... COMING ON: E_Stevens ... COMING OFF: E_Abidal Min. 63 :(new) T_Reijnders with an intelligent ball to A_Gudmundsson ... A skilful effort from A_Gudmundsson! ... M_Flekken has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... M_Flekken is left flat-footed ... It's gone wide!! Min. 64 :(sto) L_Andreasen takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into D_Scarlett ... A thundering drive by D_Scarlett! ... T_Strakosha just watches it fly safely wide! Min. 65 :(new) Substitution by Newcastle United ... COMING ON: D_Ashton ... COMING OFF: A_Gudmundsson Min. 66 :(sto) D_Scarlett takes possession on the edge of the box ... D_Scarlett hits the ball first time! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 70 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City ... COMING ON: R_Yates ... COMING OFF: L_Andreasen Min. 70 :(new) Substitution by Newcastle United ... COMING ON: J_R_Riquelme ... COMING OFF: T_Reijnders Min. 72 :(sto) Xavi makes the tackle ... Xavi with a stunning strike! ... It hits off a defender! ... But goes clear to safety! Min. 74 :(new) C_Pulisic nutmegs E_Stevens, he continues to run forward ... C_Pulisic unleashes a pile driver! ... M_Flekken saves it ... Good goalkeeping Min. 78 :(new) D_Ashton beats T_Berenbruch ... He showed great skill there ... D_Ashton with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... It hits the outside of the post ... And spins wide Min. 79 :(sto) Xavi cuts inside J_Tarkowski ... He worked that well ... He puts in Miranda! ... Nuno_Santos pulls the player to the ground!! ... That's a poor tackle! Min. 83 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City ... COMING ON: M_Rente ... COMING OFF: Xavi Min. 84 :(new) M_Taverneir looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to C_Pulisic ... J_Calvo hits it out for a corner ... That was sent up into the top tier ... CORNER! ... J_Bacuna floats the ball in! ... J_Calvo heads it away Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time. Min. 90 :(sto) E_Stevens with the header on ... He finds J_Gonzaga in space ... J_Gonzaga aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... T_Strakosha tips it wide for a corner ... CORNER! ... R_Yates swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... It goes straight into the arms of T_Strakosha ... 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. 90 :(sto) T_Berenbruch with a short pass to find K_Kaladze ... C_Pulisic with a nasty foul ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll be off if he does that again Min. 92 :(new) D_McNeil is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to J_Tarkowski ... Miranda knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But The Referee just turns away! Min. 93 :(sto) D_Scarlett beats Nuno_Santos ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... D_Scarlett with a bomb of a shot! ... T_Strakosha gets up well to catch that one Min. 94 :(sto) K_Kaladze get's past P_Biel ... He's gonna worry them again ... K_Kaladze sees T_Strakosha off his line! ... T_Strakosha narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 95 :(sto) J_Calvo 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! ... J_Calvo with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... He hits the side netting ... Some parts of the ground thought that went in! Min. 96 :(sto) T_Berenbruch sidesteps Nuno_Santos ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... T_Berenbruch with the header! ... It hits off a defender! ... But goes clear to safety! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Bet365 Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Scarlett Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : Xavi (31) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newcastle United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : T_Strakosha (Man of the Match) Scorers : A_Gudmundsson (36) Sent Off : N/A Booked : , M_Helik (43)C_Pulisic (90) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City | Newcastle United Attempts on Goal : 14 | 9 Off target : 8 | 6 On target : 6 | 3 Possession : 55 | 45 Corners : 6 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 9 | 13 Key Tackles : 5 | 6 Key Passes : 10 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Stoke City 0 - 1 Newcastle United ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 28 1 1 1 25 | 99 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 Miranda DF 1 21 16 12 27 | 99 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 E_Abidal DF 1 21 15 9 28 | 66 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 21 K_Kaladze DF 1 20 17 11 26 | 99 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 18 0 38 J_Calvo DF 1 20 16 14 26 | 99 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 36 18 14 L_Andreasen DM 1 15 19 7 29 | 73 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 N_OReilly DM 1 19 21 12 22 | 99 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Xavi AM 1 13 21 15 28 | 86 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 24 11 T_Berenbruch AM 1 10 21 20 24 | 99 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 8 J_Gonzaga AM 1 5 18 21 29 | 99 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 D_Scarlett FW 1 9 16 23 22 | 99 0 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 29 18 32 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 | 33 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 R_Yates DM 1 12 17 7 30 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Rente MF 1 11 16 10 29 | 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Okugawa FW 1 10 13 16 16 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Newcastle United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T_Strakosha GK 30 1 1 1 24 | 99 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 0 0 0 J_Clauss DF 1 23 18 15 26 | 99 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 Nuno_Santos DF 1 23 17 13 25 | 99 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Tarkowski DF 1 22 14 11 30 | 99 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 M_Helik DF 1 20 16 14 29 | 63 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 -2 -2 M_Taverneir MF 1 7 22 16 22 | 99 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 T_Reijnders MF 1 3 21 17 27 | 73 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 39 0 D_McNeil MF 1 10 24 19 28 | 99 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 28 10 9 J_Bacuna MF 1 12 20 10 25 | 99 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Pulisic FW 1 2 17 24 29 | 99 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 22 A_Gudmundsson FW 1 6 18 23 22 | 68 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 32 16 27 S_Hornby GK 16 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Taylor DF 1 19 13 4 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Biel DF 1 8 19 12 17 | 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 J_R_Riquelme MF 1 10 20 17 30 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Ashton FW 1 11 14 19 31 | 31 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1773094044 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40