FFO Champ, Stoke City vs. West Brom (Mon May 25)


                           Stoke City  |  West Brom
                          4-1-3-1-1 E  |  4-2-3-1 C
                           Ryan Craig  |  Frank Deeming
                                       |
                         M_Flekken GK  |  GK D_Iversen
                           Miranda DF  |  DF Ruben_Vezo
                          E_Abidal DF  |  DF M_Holgate
                         K_Kaladze DF  |  DF N_Milenkovic
                           J_Calvo DF  |  DF J_Poyth
                         N_OReilly MF  |  MF S_Longstaff
                      T_Berenbruch MF  |  MF A_Palombo
                         S_Diabate DM  |  AM A_Mulele
                              Xavi MF  |  AM L_Podolski
                        D_Scarlett FW  |  AM T_Pobega
                         J_Gonzaga AM  |  FW D_Solanke
                                       |
                        S_Simonsen SUB |  SUB T_Hasal
                         E_Stevens SUB |  SUB M_Lanzaro
                       L_Andreasen SUB |  SUB C_Gomes
                           M_Rente SUB |  SUB Marc_Roca
                         M_Okugawa SUB |  SUB R_Bozenik




Min. 5  :(sto) D_Scarlett with the mazy run 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by M_Holgate 
          ...  He made it look easy 
          ...  But he can't keep it in 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Xavi curls it into the box! 
          ...  D_Scarlett gets a shot in 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Scarlett curls it into the box! 
          ...  D_Iversen fists it away! 
Min. 6  :(sto) J_Gonzaga has space to run with the ball 
          ...  A_Palombo with a superb tackle! 
          ...  He easily dispossessed him 
Min. 7  :(sto) D_Scarlett brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on N_Milenkovic 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in T_Berenbruch! 
          ...  N_Milenkovic goes in hard to win the ball back. It's like men playing with children! 
Min. 8  :(wba) L_Podolski sidesteps N_OReilly 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  Miranda pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  You can't swap shirts until after the game! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
Min. 11 :(sto) Xavi dribbles past Ruben_Vezo 
          ...  Xavi drives the ball low! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He dives on the ground and his team mates follow him!! 
          ...  That's put Stoke City in front! 
          ...  Stoke City 1-0 West Brom ...
Min. 13 :(sto) N_OReilly takes advantage of a mistake by D_Solanke 
          ...  He crosses to D_Scarlett 
          ...  Ruben_Vezo had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that 
          ...  The Referee writes his name into the book 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  This is a good chance! 
          ...  He's been taking tips from Juninho 
          ...  Can he show the techniques he's learned? 
          ...  D_Scarlett with the thundering drive 
          ...  D_Iversen gathers it comfortably 
Min. 17 :(wba) D_Solanke takes possession of the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Palombo 
          ...  A_Palombo fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  But M_Flekken punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Palombo swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  S_Diabate clears the danger 
Min. 17 :(sto) J_Calvo with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows J_Poyth a clean set of heals 
          ...  D_Solanke pulls the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  He is ordered to cool off 
Min. 18 :(sto) S_Diabate kills the ball dead with a superb touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  D_Scarlett gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  D_Scarlett has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  D_Iversen tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 
Min. 19 :(sto) T_Berenbruch plays it long to Xavi 
          ...  Xavi with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 23 :(wba) D_Solanke skips the challenge from the defender 
          ...  But Miranda wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Holgate crosses it in! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of M_Flekken 
          ...  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. 24 :(sto) J_Calvo sprints past J_Poyth 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  T_Pobega tries to clear it 
          ...  He has miskicked it!! 
          ...  It creeps just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_OReilly lofts the ball in! 
          ...  Ruben_Vezo gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 26 :(wba) M_Holgate with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past the defender 
          ...  M_Holgate tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into M_Flekken's arms 
          ...  He's spilt it! 
          ...  But he gathers it second time round! 
Min. 32 :(sto) T_Berenbruch looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to D_Scarlett 
          ...  A glorious effort by D_Scarlett! 
          ...  D_Iversen with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 32 :(wba) A_Mulele with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows J_Calvo a clean set of heals 
          ...  J_Calvo reacts well to win the ball back 
Min. 36 :(sto) J_Calvo with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heels 
          ...  T_Pobega with a perfectly timed tackle 
Min. 38 :(sto) K_Kaladze beats Ruben_Vezo 
          ...  A delicate chip from K_Kaladze! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  D_Iversen is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Scarlett chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  The ball comes to K_Kaladze 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  D_Iversen parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 39 :(sto) N_OReilly feeds the ball to D_Scarlett 
          ...  D_Scarlett with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  But D_Iversen reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 40 :(sto) Xavi races into the box 
          ...  He sees D_Scarlett lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  D_Scarlett uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  D_Iversen makes a good save 
Min. 41 :(sto) Xavi runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  Xavi tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  D_Iversen gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by Miranda! 
          ...  D_Iversen comes towards the ball 
          ...  And he claims it with ease! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(wba) A_Mulele stops the ball and looks around for movement 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! 
          ...  E_Abidal takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 47 :(wba) T_Pobega looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Palombo 
          ...  A_Palombo shoots towards goal! 
          ...  But M_Flekken makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 49 :(wba) S_Longstaff with an inswinging cross to L_Podolski 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by S_Diabate 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 

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

Min. 46 :(sto) Miranda with the dribble 
          ...  This is a great chance 
          ...  Miranda sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Berenbruch with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  J_Gonzaga gets on the end of it 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 49 :(sto) Xavi runs at J_Poyth 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  Xavi with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  D_Iversen dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had D_Iversen beaten! 
Min. 50 :(sto) N_OReilly with the dribble 
          ...  The defender is easily beaten 
          ...  N_OReilly hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  But D_Iversen punches it away 
Min. 54 :(sto) J_Gonzaga controls the ball with ease 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by M_Holgate 
          ...  He timed it well 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Berenbruch swings it in! 
          ...  The ball finds its way to J_Gonzaga 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  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. 59 :(wba) T_Pobega slides the ball across to D_Solanke 
          ...  Miranda with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 61 :(sto) T_Berenbruch volleys it forward. He finds D_Scarlett 
          ...  D_Scarlett fires the shot in! 
          ...  D_Iversen can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  D_Iversen makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was always going over? 
Min. 63 :(wba) M_Holgate is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to D_Solanke 
          ...  D_Solanke strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 70 :(wba) Tactical Change by West Brom 
          ...  West Brom have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 71 :(sto) D_Scarlett finds himself in acres of space 
          ...  D_Scarlett with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 72 :(wba) T_Pobega with a short pass to find L_Podolski 
          ...  L_Podolski controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  But M_Flekken with the difficult save 
Min. 73 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Andreasen 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Diabate 
Min. 73 :(wba) L_Podolski skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to T_Pobega 
          ...  J_Calvo hits it out for a corner 
          ...  The fans behind the goal are throwing coins at the corner taker! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Podolski hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  M_Flekken fists it away! 
Min. 74 :(wba) T_Pobega dribbles past the defender 
          ...  It was as if he wasn't even there 
          ...  T_Berenbruch tries to head the ball away from goal 
          ...  But it's looping towards his own net!! 
          ...  It goes just over!! 
          ...  He's a lucky boy!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by S_Longstaff! 
          ...  M_Flekken comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  M_Holgate with the header 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 76 :(sto) D_Scarlett runs forward 
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully 
          ...  He only has going for goal in mind! 
          ...  L_Podolski fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee warns him 
Min. 81 :(sto) J_Gonzaga saunters past A_Mulele 
          ...  N_Milenkovic reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 84 :(sto) Xavi with the mazy run 
          ...  Xavi has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into D_Iversen's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 84 :(wba) D_Solanke runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  Xavi with a two footed lunge! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 85 :(sto) L_Andreasen takes advantage of a mistake by Ruben_Vezo 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  A glorious effort by L_Andreasen! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into D_Iversen's arms 
          ...  But he recovers to save! 
Min. 86 :(sto) N_OReilly plays the early ball across the box to find J_Calvo in space 
          ...  M_Holgate rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  What's The Referee going to give? 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 87 :(wba) Ruben_Vezo retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  D_Solanke latches onto the end of it 
          ...  D_Solanke could have let it bounce! 
          ...  M_Flekken parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(wba) T_Pobega finds D_Solanke in the box 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from L_Andreasen 
Min. 89 :(wba) N_Milenkovic plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  D_Solanke keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  Intercepted by J_Calvo 
Min. 90 :(sto) J_Calvo has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past M_Holgate 
          ...  He knocks it to D_Scarlett! 
          ...  D_Scarlett flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  Saved by D_Iversen 
Min. 92 :(sto) D_Scarlett beats M_Holgate 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  Fine tackle by J_Poyth 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 93 :(sto) D_Scarlett with a probing through ball T_Berenbruch 
          ...  T_Berenbruch with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 95 :(wba) D_Solanke flicks it past E_Abidal 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  D_Solanke bears down on goal! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Holgate lofts the ball in! 
          ...  M_Flekken catches it! 

*************  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          : D_Scarlett (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Xavi (11)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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West Brom Match Info
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Best player          : T_Pobega
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Ruben_Vezo (13)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Stoke City  |    West Brom
Attempts on Goal     :          22        |       8
Off target           :          13        |       4
On target            :           9        |       4
Possession           :          64        |       36
Corners              :           7        |       5
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           1        |       0
Fouls                :           9        |       7
Key Tackles          :          11        |       10
Key Passes           :          11        |       10
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Final Score          : Stoke City 1 - 0 West Brom
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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 |  99   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  44   0   0   0
Miranda        DF   1  21  16  12  27 |  99   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  34   0  16
E_Abidal       DF   1  21  16  10  28 |  99   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0   0
K_Kaladze      DF   1  20  17  12  26 |  99   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  18   0  32
J_Calvo        DF   1  20  17  15  26 |  99   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  54  17   0
N_OReilly      MF   1  19  22  12  22 |  99   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  36  18
T_Berenbruch   MF   1  10  22  20  24 |  99   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  28  36   8
S_Diabate      DM   1  18  21   6  26 |  77   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  13   0
Xavi           MF   1  14  21  16  28 |  99   0   1   1   0   5   1   0   0   0  24  13  86
D_Scarlett     FW   1   9  17  23  22 |  99   0   0   2   0   9   0   0   0   0   0  34  57
J_Gonzaga      AM   1   5  19  22  29 |  99   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
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 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Andreasen    DM   1  15  19   7  29 |  22   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  23   0  21
M_Rente        MF   1  11  16  10  29 |   0   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 - West Brom
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_Iversen      GK  27   1   1   1  24 |  99  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
Ruben_Vezo     DF   1  22  16   7  35 |  99   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  14  16  -2
M_Holgate      DF   1  23  16  12  28 |  99   0   3   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  45  18  32
N_Milenkovic   DF   1  22  16  10  31 |  99   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  32  18   0
J_Poyth        DF   1  21  14  11  25 |  99   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0   0
S_Longstaff    MF   1  12  21   7  24 |  99   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0
A_Palombo      MF   1  13  20   5  31 |  99   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  25   0  50
A_Mulele       AM   1   7  19  20  22 |  99   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Podolski     AM   1  10  15  21  22 |  99   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  19   9
T_Pobega       AM   1  11  19  15  22 |  99   0   2   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  54  60   0
D_Solanke      FW   1   2  14  21  24 |  99   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  20  23
T_Hasal        GK  17   1   1   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Lanzaro      DF   1  20  15  13  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Gomes        MF   1  12  20   5  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Marc_Roca      AM   1   3  19  15  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Bozenik      FW   1   8  13  20  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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