FFO Champ, Stoke City vs. Sunderland (Fri Feb 27)


                           Stoke City  |  Sunderland
                            4-2-3-1 C  |  4-4-2 N
                           Ryan Craig  |  Chris W
                                       |
                         M_Flekken GK  |  GK J_Pickford
                           Miranda DF  |  DF D_Spence
                          E_Abidal DF  |  DF F_Sierralta
                           J_Calvo DF  |  DF T_Hume
                         N_OReilly DF  |  DF R_Vlaar
                           R_Yates MF  |  MF I_Sangare
                         S_Diabate MF  |  MF R_Mundle
                              Xavi AM  |  MF D_Neil
                      T_Berenbruch AM  |  MF M_Nunes
                         J_Gonzaga AM  |  FW M_Harris
                        D_Scarlett FW  |  FW E_Mayenda
                                       |
                        S_Simonsen SUB |  SUB C_Diop
                         E_Stevens SUB |  SUB G_Cahill
                       L_Andreasen SUB |  SUB S_Sanna
                           M_Rente SUB |  SUB Benny
                         M_Okugawa SUB |  SUB B_Bayo




Min. 1  :(sto) J_Gonzaga flights the ball to R_Yates 
          ...  R_Yates hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  J_Pickford makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 2  :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland 
          ...  Sunderland have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 3  :(sun) D_Neil has time and space on the edge of the box 
          ...  D_Neil controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 4  :(sto) Miranda slips past his marker R_Mundle 
          ...  The ball is whipped into T_Berenbruch 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from D_Spence 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Abidal plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  Great catch from J_Pickford! 
Min. 5  :(sto) Miranda with the heel pass to J_Gonzaga 
          ...  J_Gonzaga has broken clear! Just J_Pickford to beat! 
          ...  He lobs it over J_Pickford 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That's put Stoke City ahead! 
          ...  Stoke City 1-0 Sunderland ...
Min. 6  :(sto) N_OReilly flicks it over D_Spence and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  D_Spence moves quickly to get the tackle in this time 
Min. 8  :(sun) E_Mayenda smashes the ball upfield 
          ...  M_Harris latches onto the ball 
          ...  E_Abidal forces him off the ball 
          ...  But it rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Hume plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  Great catch from M_Flekken! 
Min. 16 :(sun) E_Mayenda with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  E_Mayenda aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  Gooooooooooooool! 
          ...  Gooooooooooooool! 
          ...  Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooool 
          ...  I want to cry! 
          ...  Dear God! 
          ...  Long live football! 
          ...  Gooooooooooal! 
          ...  Equaliser, the crowd goes wild! 
          ...  Stoke City 1-1 Sunderland ...
Min. 17 :(sto) T_Berenbruch with the dribble 
          ...  He made that look easy 
          ...  T_Berenbruch flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  But J_Pickford makes a superb stop down low 
Min. 19 :(sto) T_Berenbruch crosses in from the wing, he finds Xavi in the box 
          ...  Xavi uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Terrific football and a well deserved goal 
          ...  Stoke City have taken the lead! 
          ...  Stoke City 2-1 Sunderland ...
Min. 20 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City 
          ...  Stoke City have changed their playing style to E 
Min. 20 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City 
          ...  T_Berenbruch will now play as a MF 
Min. 20 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City 
          ...  Xavi will now play as a MF 
Min. 20 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City 
          ...  N_OReilly will now play as a DM 
Min. 20 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City 
          ...  R_Yates will now play as a DM 
Min. 20 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland 
          ...  Sunderland have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 20 :(sto) J_Calvo with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past T_Hume 
          ...  J_Calvo fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  J_Pickford 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 3-1 Sunderland ...
Min. 26 :(sun) I_Sangare lands a right hook on S_Diabate! 
          ...  He received a good talking to from The Referee 
Min. 27 :(sto) N_OReilly with a first time pass 
          ...  S_Diabate runs onto it! 
          ...  S_Diabate with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  But J_Pickford tips it behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Xavi crosses it in! 
          ...  Miranda rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  J_Pickford is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Gonzaga crosses it in! 
          ...  J_Pickford makes the catch! 
Min. 27 :(sun) R_Vlaar takes advantage of a mistake by R_Yates 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to M_Harris! 
          ...  M_Harris with the shot on net! 
          ...  M_Flekken was lucky there 
Min. 31 :(sto) J_Gonzaga pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  Miranda is clean through! 
          ...  Driven towards goal by Miranda! 
          ...  J_Pickford gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 35 :(sto) J_Gonzaga kills the ball dead 
          ...  J_Gonzaga with a blistering shot! 
          ...  J_Pickford parries the shot 
          ...  And the defender clears it! 
Min. 38 :(sun) M_Harris with a deep cross to F_Sierralta 
          ...  F_Sierralta fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And M_Flekken reacts well to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Mundle swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  Miranda with a great clearance! 
Min. 39 :(sto) S_Diabate kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  D_Scarlett gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  T_Hume reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 40 :(sto) T_Berenbruch with a deep cross to J_Calvo 
          ...  But F_Sierralta wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 43 :(sto) R_Yates slips past his marker M_Nunes 
          ...  The ball is whipped into J_Calvo 
          ...  J_Calvo throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  J_Pickford is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over!! 
          ...  J_Pickford looks very relieved! 
Min. 43 :(sun) D_Spence with a short pass to find E_Mayenda 
          ...  E_Mayenda hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
Min. 45 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City 
          ...  Stoke City have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 45 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City 
          ...  T_Berenbruch will now play as a AM 
Min. 45 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City 
          ...  Xavi will now play as a AM 
Min. 45 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City 
          ...  N_OReilly will now play as a DF 
Min. 45 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City 
          ...  R_Yates will now play as a MF 
Min. 45 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland 
          ...  Sunderland have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 45 :(sto) E_Abidal finds his way through 
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap 
          ...  E_Abidal tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  J_Pickford watches it sail wide! 
Min. 46 :(sto) Xavi runs at F_Sierralta 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  A wicked drive by Xavi! 
          ...  But J_Pickford stops that one easily 
Min. 46 :(sun) M_Harris runs towards the goal 
          ...  Great challenge by Miranda 
          ...  But it goes out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Neil flights it in! 
          ...  It comes to R_Mundle 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Stoke City 3-1 Sunderland

Min. 47 :(sto) D_Scarlett backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  J_Gonzaga latches onto the end of it 
          ...  D_Spence hits it out for a corner 
          ...  That was sent up into the top tier 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by T_Berenbruch 
          ...  It is kicked away by D_Spence 
Min. 48 :(sun) R_Mundle slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  Xavi with a clumsy challenge 
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more 
          ...  It's just a warning 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  This is very far out 
          ...  D_Neil swings it in 
          ...  M_Harris takes control of it! 
          ...  Well intercepted by N_OReilly 
Min. 49 :(sto) T_Berenbruch plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  N_OReilly keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  N_OReilly pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  J_Pickford makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield! 
Min. 49 :(sto) E_Abidal takes on F_Sierralta 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  F_Sierralta knobbles the attacking player. 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
Min. 51 :(sto) N_OReilly turns past R_Vlaar 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  N_OReilly drives the shot in! 
          ...  YES !! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Oh, you have to say that's magnificent! 
          ...  Stoke City 4-1 Sunderland ...
Min. 51 :(sun) D_Neil beats J_Calvo 
          ...  E_Abidal read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 54 :(sun) T_Hume holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to R_Mundle 
          ...  R_Mundle with the strike! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Nunes swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  R_Mundle loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  Over the bar! 
Min. 57 :(sto) J_Gonzaga sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  D_Scarlett gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  D_Scarlett shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  But J_Pickford reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 60 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City 
          ...  Stoke City have changed their playing style to E 
Min. 60 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City 
          ...  T_Berenbruch will now play as a MF 
Min. 60 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City 
          ...  Xavi will now play as a MF 
Min. 60 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City 
          ...  N_OReilly will now play as a DM 
Min. 60 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City 
          ...  R_Yates will now play as a DM 
Min. 60 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland 
          ...  Sunderland have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 61 :(sto) T_Berenbruch heads the ball back to D_Scarlett 
          ...  D_Scarlett unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  J_Pickford gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic save by J_Pickford to tip it wide!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Gonzaga drives it into the box! 
          ...  T_Hume gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 62 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City 
          ...  COMING ON: E_Stevens 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Abidal 
Min. 62 :(sto) E_Stevens with a short pass to find D_Scarlett 
          ...  D_Scarlett with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
Min. 66 :(sto) J_Calvo slips past R_Vlaar 
          ...  J_Calvo with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  J_Pickford plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 67 :(sun) M_Nunes wins possession 
          ...  He plays the ball across to F_Sierralta 
          ...  F_Sierralta sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick 
Min. 68 :(sto) Xavi finds Miranda with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  Miranda aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  It flies wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 70 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland 
          ...  COMING ON: G_Cahill 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Vlaar 
Min. 70 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland 
          ...  COMING ON: B_Bayo 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Mayenda 
Min. 70 :(sto) D_Scarlett picks up the pass 
          ...  D_Scarlett with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  J_Pickford blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  And he gathers it! 
Min. 70 :(sun) M_Harris sidesteps Miranda 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  M_Harris fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  M_Flekken moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  M_Flekken catches it with style! 
Min. 72 :(sto) T_Berenbruch sprints past M_Nunes 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  T_Berenbruch hits a great drive! 
          ...  J_Pickford narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 72 :(sun) D_Spence with a first time pass 
          ...  F_Sierralta runs onto it! 
          ...  T_Berenbruch rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
Min. 75 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Andreasen 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Yates 
Min. 75 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland 
          ...  COMING ON: Benny 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Mundle 
Min. 78 :(sto) T_Berenbruch beats D_Spence 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  T_Berenbruch flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, it's kinda 50/50 
          ...  Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 83 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Rente 
          ...  COMING OFF: Xavi 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(sto) Miranda runs towards the goal 
          ...  F_Sierralta with the tackle 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 89 :(sto) T_Berenbruch finds his way through 
          ...  He has tremendous pace 
          ...  But T_Hume clears the ball to safety 
Min. 90 :(sun) D_Neil with an inch perfect pass to M_Harris 
          ...  M_Harris has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  M_Flekken guesses right 
Min. 91 :(sto) J_Gonzaga times his run well 
          ...  J_Gonzaga controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  But J_Pickford gets down well to tip the ball wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Calvo with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  J_Pickford easily claims the ball! 
Min. 93 :(sun) The defender loses control of the ball! 
          ...  B_Bayo seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  E_Stevens takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 96 :(sun) T_Hume runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to Benny 
          ...  Benny with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  M_Flekken has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  M_Flekken is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide!! 

*************  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          : T_Berenbruch (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Gonzaga (5), Xavi (19), J_Calvo (20), N_OReilly (51)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Sunderland Match Info
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Best player          : E_Mayenda
Scorers              : E_Mayenda (16)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Stoke City  |    Sunderland
Attempts on Goal     :          23        |       12
Off target           :           6        |       7
On target            :          17        |       5
Possession           :          63        |       37
Corners              :           6        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       10
Key Tackles          :           6        |       9
Key Passes           :          15        |       8
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Final Score          : Stoke City 4 - 1 Sunderland
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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  28   1   1   1  25 |  97   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
Miranda        DF   1  21  16  12  27 |  97   0   2   2   1   3   0   0   0   0  34  58  50
E_Abidal       DF   1  20  15   9  28 |  63   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  36   0  19
J_Calvo        DF   1  19  16  14  26 |  97   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  70
N_OReilly      DM   1  19  21  12  22 |  97   0   1   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  19  13  62
R_Yates        DM   1  12  17   7  30 |  76   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  17  23
S_Diabate      MF   1  18  21   6  26 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  13  24
Xavi           MF   1  13  21  15  28 |  84   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  13  53
T_Berenbruch   MF   1  10  21  20  24 |  97   0   0   4   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  69  28
J_Gonzaga      AM   1   5  18  21  29 |  97   0   0   3   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  48  44
D_Scarlett     FW   1   9  16  23  22 |  97   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  18  26
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 |  34   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  19  20   0
L_Andreasen    DM   1  15  19   7  29 |  21   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 - Sunderland
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_Pickford     GK  27   1   1   1  19 |  97  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  72   0   0   0
D_Spence       DF   1  22  18   6  21 |  97   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  64  16   0
F_Sierralta    DF   1  22  15   8  26 |  97   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  32   0  42
T_Hume         DF   1  21  17  10  21 |  97   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  51  34   0
R_Vlaar        DF   1  20  14   6  25 |  71   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
I_Sangare      MF   1  16  22  10  20 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Mundle       MF   1   5  19  17  29 |  76   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  33
D_Neil         MF   1   9  21  17  26 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  13  11
M_Nunes        MF   1  10  22  15  20 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
M_Harris       FW   1   4  15  23  22 |  97   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  19  21
E_Mayenda      FW   1   7  13  21  24 |  71   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  21  33
C_Diop         GK  19   1   1   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Cahill       DF   1  18  14   7  21 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Sanna        MF   1  11  17  10  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Benny          MF   1   9  17  14  27 |  21   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
B_Bayo         FW   1   3  13  17  26 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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