FFO Vase, Stoke City vs. RB Leipzig (Wed Mar 11) Stoke City | RB Leipzig 4-2-1-1-2 C | 5-1-1-1-2 P Ryan Craig | Tim Brown Caretaker | M_Flekken GK | GK A_Batalla Miranda DF | DF E_Laird E_Abidal DF | DF K_Nedeljkovic K_Kaladze DF | DF J_Branthwaite J_Calvo DF | DF M_Finkgrafe N_OReilly DM | DF J_Vazquez L_Andreasen DM | DM C_Baumgartner Xavi MF | MF W_Sneijder T_Berenbruch AM | AM S_Downing D_Scarlett FW | FW Romulo J_Gonzaga FW | FW Beto | S_Simonsen SUB | SUB D_Enriquez E_Stevens SUB | SUB E_C_Bitshiabu R_Yates SUB | SUB Y_Diomande M_Rente SUB | SUB C_Doucoure M_Okugawa SUB | SUB L_Cana Min. 1 :(rbl) Beto jumps over K_Kaladze's challenge ... L_Andreasen with the lunge!! ... And the whistle goes, that's a foul ... The Referee wants a word ... It's just a warning Min. 3 :(rbl) Romulo controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... C_Baumgartner gets onto the end of the pass! ... C_Baumgartner with the crafty 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! ... CORNER! ... S_Downing hits it into the box! ... M_Flekken comes towards the ball ... Great catch! Min. 4 :(sto) Xavi turns past his marker ... He has some space now! ... Xavi leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! ... It hits the bar and goes over ... Well, it's kinda 50/50 ... Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't Min. 4 :(rbl) E_Laird jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to Beto ... Beto drives the ball low! ... M_Flekken parries it Min. 5 :(rbl) C_Baumgartner with the first time pass to S_Downing ... L_Andreasen with an ugly foul ... The Referee beckons him over with his finger ... The Referee tells him he has had enough warnings ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 6 :(sto) Xavi gets to the byline ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... L_Andreasen is unmarked ... L_Andreasen with the punt towards goal! ... But A_Batalla with the difficult save Min. 6 :(rbl) Beto moves inside ... Beto sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... M_Flekken has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... M_Flekken reacts well to save!! Min. 9 :(rbl) Romulo drives it across the face of the goal Beto ... Beto hits a great drive! ... M_Flekken makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 10 :(rbl) W_Sneijder picks out Romulo with the cross ... But N_OReilly barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! Min. 15 :(rbl) S_Downing with a real burst of pace ... He shows J_Gonzaga a clean set of heals ... E_Abidal with a late tackle ... He certainly didn't mean it ... FREE KICK ... It is deep inside their own half. This will allow them to regroup ... W_Sneijder hoists it forward ... Romulo gets on the end of it ... Romulo tries to lob the keeper! ... GOAL!! ... Fantastic finish! ... You wouldn't have saved that with two keepers! ... That's put RB Leipzig into the lead! ... Stoke City 0-1 RB Leipzig ... Min. 16 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... Stoke City have changed their playing style to E Min. 16 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... L_Andreasen will now play as a MF Min. 16 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... K_Kaladze will now play as a DM Min. 16 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... J_Gonzaga will now play as a AM Min. 16 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... T_Berenbruch will now play as a MF Min. 16 :(sto) T_Berenbruch has the ball ... He knocks the ball past E_Laird ... He puts in D_Scarlett! ... D_Scarlett with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... GOAL!! ... What a great finish ... Now they are back in the game! ... Stoke City 1-1 RB Leipzig ... Min. 17 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... K_Kaladze will now play as a DF Min. 17 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... J_Gonzaga will now play as a FW Min. 17 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... T_Berenbruch will now play as a AM Min. 17 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... L_Andreasen will now play as a DM Min. 17 :(rbl) Beto finds himself in a good position ... A cheeky lob from Beto! ... M_Flekken gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 19 :(sto) J_Gonzaga looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to Xavi ... Xavi is miles offside! ... The flag stays down ... A_Batalla tries to close down the angle ... He tries to slide it past A_Batalla ... A_Batalla gets a foot to it!! Min. 26 :(rbl) Romulo takes advantage of a mistake by J_Calvo ... He runs towards goal ... Romulo with a scorcher of a shot! ... M_Flekken watches it sail safely wide! Min. 33 :(rbl) C_Baumgartner chips the ball forward to Romulo ... Romulo blasts the ball towards goal! ... GOAL!! ... The Stoke City fans are throwing missiles onto the pitch ... It's all getting a bit ugly ... There's no room for hooliganism in FFO! ... The fans responsible are being ejected by security ... The club will be fined for this by FFO HQ I'm sure ... That's given RB Leipzig the lead! ... Stoke City 1-2 RB Leipzig ... Min. 34 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... L_Andreasen will now play as a MF Min. 34 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... K_Kaladze will now play as a DM Min. 34 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... J_Gonzaga will now play as a AM Min. 34 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... T_Berenbruch will now play as a MF Min. 34 :(sto) J_Gonzaga runs towards the goal ... J_Gonzaga with the 40 yard drive! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into A_Batalla's arms ... Unlucky Min. 39 :(sto) Xavi with an intelligent ball to J_Gonzaga ... J_Gonzaga has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... It's way wide ... The RB Leipzig fans behind the goal spread their arms out Min. 40 :(sto) D_Scarlett dribbles it into the box ... Cleaned up by J_Branthwaite Min. 40 :(rbl) W_Sneijder with a penetrating pass to Romulo ... Romulo blasts it at the goal! ... M_Flekken has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... M_Flekken is left flat-footed ... It's gone wide!! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 47 :(sto) The ball runs loose! ... D_Scarlett seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... Excellent sliding challenge by M_Finkgrafe ... He timed it well ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Stoke City 1-2 RB Leipzig Min. 46 :(rbl) J_Branthwaite squares up to his marker ... He spits at Xavi ... Right in his face! ... He had to endure a strong bollocking from The Referee Min. 49 :(sto) The defender underhits the back pass! ... L_Andreasen is through! ... What a mistake by J_Branthwaite! ... L_Andreasen rifles it at the goal! ... But he puts it wide ... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre Min. 51 :(rbl) Romulo takes advantage of a bad back pass ... Romulo with a thundering volley! ... M_Flekken just watches it fly safely wide! Min. 51 :(sto) N_OReilly with a clever shimmy ... Romulo with a deliberate foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 52 :(sto) T_Berenbruch brushes his marker behind and breaks free ... T_Berenbruch has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... A_Batalla gathers it comfortably Min. 55 :(sto) N_OReilly finds D_Scarlett in acres of space ... Wonderful sliding challenge by E_Laird Min. 63 :(sto) T_Berenbruch beats J_Vazquez ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... T_Berenbruch tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... But he somehow misses ... The RB Leipzig fans laugh at him Min. 65 :(rbl) Substitution by RB Leipzig ... COMING ON: E_C_Bitshiabu ... COMING OFF: M_Finkgrafe Min. 67 :(sto) E_Abidal feeds the ball through the middle ... Miranda runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... Miranda is clean through! ... He tries to take it round A_Batalla ... He tries to round past A_Batalla ... But he loses his balance and drags it wide!! ... Whenever I watch him play ... It looks like he's being controlled by an 11-year-old in the crowd on a PS4! Min. 67 :(rbl) The defender underhits the back pass! ... Beto is through! ... What a mistake by E_Abidal! ... But Miranda with the fine tackle Min. 69 :(rbl) K_Nedeljkovic plays a long ball to S_Downing ... S_Downing with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... He hits the post ... He follows it up! ... But puts it wide! ... He'll be disappointed with that Min. 70 :(rbl) Substitution by RB Leipzig ... COMING ON: Y_Diomande ... COMING OFF: W_Sneijder Min. 70 :(sto) T_Berenbruch could get a shot on goal here ... Beto does well to intercept the ball Min. 71 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City ... COMING ON: M_Rente ... COMING OFF: L_Andreasen Min. 72 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City ... COMING ON: E_Stevens ... COMING OFF: E_Abidal Min. 76 :(sto) Miranda sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball in to J_Calvo ... E_C_Bitshiabu rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one ... He'll need to be careful from now on ... FREE KICK ... It is deep inside their own half. This will allow them to regroup ... E_Stevens plays it short to T_Berenbruch ... T_Berenbruch fires the shot in! ... GOAL!! ... Genius! Genius! Genius! ... Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta ... Cosmic kite! ... What planet are you from? ... A_Batalla was left standing ... And Stoke City have squared it up late on!! ... The RB Leipzig fans are shellshocked! ... Stoke City 2-2 RB Leipzig ... Min. 77 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... K_Kaladze will now play as a DF Min. 77 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... J_Gonzaga will now play as a FW Min. 77 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... T_Berenbruch will now play as a AM Min. 77 :(sto) T_Berenbruch saunters past J_Vazquez ... J_Vazquez reacts well to win the ball back Min. 77 :(rbl) J_Vazquez with a byline cross to Y_Diomande ... Y_Diomande belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... M_Flekken gathers it easily Min. 77 :(sto) Xavi holds the ball up and waits for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... His team mate plays the through ball for him! ... J_Branthwaite with a clumsy challenge Min. 80 :(rbl) J_Branthwaite changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to K_Nedeljkovic ... K_Nedeljkovic is behind the defence! ... He just has to beat M_Flekken ... He rounds M_Flekken ... the defenders chasing but all he has to do is slot it in! ... He looks to slot it in ...He's missed it, it goes past the wrong side of the post!! ... How do I tell my kids Beckham scored from the halfway line but he's missed from there ... I'm lost for words. Min. 81 :(sto) M_Rente moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to J_Gonzaga ... J_Gonzaga strikes a wicked curler! ... But A_Batalla punches it away ... He was lucky to get to that one Min. 84 :(rbl) E_C_Bitshiabu smashes the ball upfield ... Beto latches onto the ball ... Beto launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... It hits the post ... And goes clear Min. 85 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City ... COMING ON: M_Okugawa ... COMING OFF: J_Gonzaga Min. 87 :(rbl) K_Nedeljkovic plays it forward to E_Laird ... E_Laird with a thundering volley! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... GOAL!! ... Have RB Leipzig stolen the win late on with that goal? ... Stoke City 2-3 RB Leipzig ... Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 88 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... K_Kaladze will now play as a DM Min. 88 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... T_Berenbruch will now play as a MF Min. 89 :(rbl) Romulo slides the ball across to J_Vazquez ... J_Vazquez attempts a chip! ... M_Flekken falls over ... But M_Flekken is relieved to watch it go out of play! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Bet365 Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : T_Berenbruch Scorers : D_Scarlett (16), T_Berenbruch (76) Sent Off : N/A Booked : L_Andreasen (5) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RB Leipzig Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Romulo (Man of the Match) Scorers : , Romulo (15,33)E_Laird (87) Sent Off : N/A Booked : Romulo (51), E_C_Bitshiabu (76) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City | RB Leipzig Attempts on Goal : 12 | 16 Off target : 6 | 8 On target : 6 | 8 Possession : 45 | 55 Corners : 0 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 9 | 12 Key Tackles : 2 | 5 Key Passes : 8 | 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Stoke City 2 - 3 RB Leipzig ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 93 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -6 0 0 0 Miranda DF 1 21 16 12 27 | 93 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 16 14 E_Abidal DF 1 21 15 9 28 | 74 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 K_Kaladze DM 1 20 17 11 26 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Calvo DF 1 20 16 14 26 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_OReilly DM 1 19 21 12 22 | 93 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 11 0 L_Andreasen MF 1 15 19 7 29 | 73 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 38 Xavi MF 1 13 21 15 28 | 93 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 22 24 T_Berenbruch MF 1 10 21 20 24 | 93 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 26 38 D_Scarlett FW 1 9 16 23 22 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 J_Gonzaga FW 1 5 18 21 29 | 87 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 14 17 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 | 19 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 R_Yates MF 1 12 17 7 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Rente MF 1 11 16 10 29 | 20 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 M_Okugawa FW 1 10 13 16 16 | 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - RB Leipzig Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Batalla GK 26 1 1 1 27 | 93 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 E_Laird DF 1 22 18 12 23 | 93 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 14 14 40 K_Nedeljkovic DF 1 21 17 12 22 | 93 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 49 14 J_Branthwaite DF 1 22 18 4 28 | 93 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 14 0 M_Finkgrafe DF 1 19 17 10 25 | 67 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 J_Vazquez DF 1 21 15 14 20 | 93 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 17 14 C_Baumgartner DM 1 4 21 21 27 | 93 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 37 5 W_Sneijder MF 1 7 21 19 23 | 72 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 0 S_Downing AM 1 6 17 20 23 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Romulo FW 1 7 17 22 31 | 93 0 0 3 0 5 2 1 0 0 -2 43 50 Beto FW 1 8 15 22 30 | 93 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 28 0 26 D_Enriquez GK 24 1 1 1 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_C_Bitshiabu DF 1 20 16 5 20 | 26 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 14 -2 Y_Diomande MF 1 11 20 19 25 | 21 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 C_Doucoure DM 1 19 22 7 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Cana DM 1 16 19 6 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1773259486 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40