FFO Champ, Stoke City vs. Brighton (Fri Apr 11) Stoke City | Brighton 3-2-3-2 L | 3-5-2 A - | Mike Willett | D_Ward GK | GK R_Sanchez E_Stevens DF | DF Yeray F_Medina DF | DF J_Angelino B_Wilmot DF | DF O_Kossounou B_Pearson DM | MF I_Bennacer W_Burger DM | MF Y_Bissouma M_Leris MF | MF Q_Timber T_Berenbruch MF | MF N_Seiwald Wesley FW | MF J_W_Prowse T_Campbell FW | FW S_Haller A_Vidigal MF | FW T_Dago | B_Nna_Noukeu SUB | SUB A_Gomis J_Tchamadeu SUB | SUB R_Dunne M_Rose SUB | SUB E_Konsa J_Koumas SUB | SUB M_Acimovic L_Ihorst SUB | SUB A_Voronin Min. 4 :(sto) F_Medina is taking a throw in ... He is taking a run up at it! ... He throws it long to T_Berenbruch ... T_Berenbruch from 20 yards! ... R_Sanchez with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know! Min. 5 :(sto) B_Wilmot has a go! ... It hits the defender ... W_Burger collects the loose ball! ... W_Burger with the attempt at goal! ... But R_Sanchez punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 6 :(sto) T_Berenbruch reads the run of T_Campbell ... T_Campbell with the crafty shot! ... But it puts it well wide Min. 9 :(bri) Y_Bissouma flicks it past the defender ... He runs forward ... Driven towards goal by Y_Bissouma! ... But D_Ward comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 12 :(sto) Wesley turns well with the ball ... He has some space now! ... O_Kossounou wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 12 :(bri) J_W_Prowse beats F_Medina ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... J_W_Prowse tries to chip the ball over the keeper! ... The ball moves through the air! ... D_Ward moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It's beaten him! ... But it thumps the post!! ... And goes out! Min. 14 :(bri) Q_Timber with a Cruyff turn ... A skilful effort from Q_Timber! ... D_Ward parries it, he follows it up ... And D_Ward recovers to save!! Min. 15 :(sto) W_Burger with the dribble ... W_Burger unleashes a pile driver! ... YES !! ... GOAL!! ... Oh, you have to say that's magnificent! ... Stoke City take the lead! ... Stoke City 1-0 Brighton ... Min. 16 :(sto) W_Burger with a flicked pass to A_Vidigal ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... T_Dago looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 18 :(sto) A_Vidigal finds his way through ... The offside trap didn't work ... What a shot from A_Vidigal! ... It could go anywhere ... The ball moves through the air! ... R_Sanchez moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... R_Sanchez catches it with style! Min. 22 :(sto) A_Vidigal is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He throws it to T_Berenbruch ... J_Angelino cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 22 :(bri) N_Seiwald looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to I_Bennacer ... A great volley from I_Bennacer! ... D_Ward gets his fingertips to it ... He just manages to tip it over ... CORNER! ... Q_Timber with an outswinging corner into the box ... The ball finds its way to J_W_Prowse ... He gets the shot away ... GOAL!! ... Ooooohh... Un-be-lievable ! ... What a goal... ... It's a level game! ... Stoke City 1-1 Brighton ... Min. 26 :(sto) B_Pearson jumps over the defender's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... B_Pearson with the shot on net! ... R_Sanchez with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 28 :(sto) T_Berenbruch with a real burst of pace ... He leaves the defender behind ... T_Berenbruch with the strike! ... R_Sanchez makes a fine save Min. 28 :(bri) I_Bennacer is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to S_Haller ... T_Berenbruch reads him well and hoofs it clear Min. 28 :(sto) M_Leris with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past Yeray ... Q_Timber wins the ball with ease ... The Referee saw something no-one else did ... The Referee calls him over ... He's told to calm down ... Mike Willett looks relieved ... FREE KICK ... This is very far out ... T_Berenbruch plays it short to Wesley ... Yeray hits it out for a corner ... That was sent up into the top tier ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by M_Leris! ... A_Vidigal swings a leg at it! ... But R_Sanchez punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 30 :(sto) F_Medina controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the right! ... A_Vidigal gets onto the end of the pass! ... A_Vidigal hits a curling shot! ... It grazes the bar ... And goes over ... Oh so close there! Min. 31 :(bri) Q_Timber with a precise pass to Y_Bissouma ... Y_Bissouma fires off a right-footed shot! ... D_Ward makes a difficult save Min. 32 :(sto) F_Medina flicks it over O_Kossounou and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... A delicate header from F_Medina! ... But R_Sanchez punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 33 :(bri) S_Haller crosses in from the wing, he finds Q_Timber in the box ... Q_Timber with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... D_Ward makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! Min. 35 :(sto) B_Pearson is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate in space ... He throws it long to M_Leris ... M_Leris with a graceful, looping effort! ... R_Sanchez makes a comfortable save ... He wasn't troubled there Min. 35 :(bri) J_Angelino is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate in space ... He throws it long to J_W_Prowse ... J_W_Prowse rifles it at the goal! ... D_Ward is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But goes just over!! ... D_Ward looks very relieved! Min. 36 :(sto) M_Leris breaks free from Yeray ... O_Kossounou with the tackle ... Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! Min. 36 :(bri) Q_Timber with a byline cross to S_Haller ... S_Haller rifles it to the far post! ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... I_Bennacer plays it towards the near post! ... The ball comes to S_Haller ... He gets the shot away ... Looks like it should be D_Ward's ... But he elects to punch it rather than catch ... It loops out for a corner. ... CORNER! ... I_Bennacer curls it into the box! ... Q_Timber gets a shot in ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But lands on the roof of the net!! ... D_Ward looks relieved there! Min. 37 :(sto) A_Vidigal flights the ball to W_Burger ... W_Burger curls it towards the top corner! ... R_Sanchez gathers it comfortably Min. 37 :(bri) N_Seiwald beats Wesley ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... N_Seiwald fires off a left-footed snap shot! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... J_W_Prowse floats the ball in! ... S_Haller swings a leg at it! ... But D_Ward parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 39 :(sto) F_Medina leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to T_Campbell ... Intercepted by S_Haller Min. 40 :(bri) J_W_Prowse turns past B_Wilmot ... He has created space for himself now ... J_W_Prowse blasts it at the goal! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And goes out Min. 41 :(bri) S_Haller slides the ball across to Yeray ... Yeray chases it through, he must score! ... But D_Ward makes a fine save Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 44 :(bri) Q_Timber gains possession ... Q_Timber hits a great shot! ... D_Ward just watches it float over the bar! Min. 45 :(sto) B_Pearson takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to A_Vidigal ... But J_Angelino wins the tackle cleanly Min. 45 :(bri) Y_Bissouma takes advantage of a mistake by M_Leris ... He puts in N_Seiwald! ... N_Seiwald with a quick pass down the left wing. ... He gets up high for the header! ... It hits the sponsor hoarding ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Stoke City 1-1 Brighton Min. 47 :(sto) A_Vidigal hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... T_Campbell latches onto it! ... T_Campbell must beat R_Sanchez! ... R_Sanchez parries it, he follows it up ... And R_Sanchez recovers to save!! Min. 47 :(bri) J_W_Prowse with a flashy move ... A glorious effort by J_W_Prowse! ... D_Ward just watches it drift out of play! Min. 48 :(bri) S_Haller beats E_Stevens ... He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills ... T_Berenbruch wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... N_Seiwald dinks the ball into the area! ... B_Wilmot cleans up with a great clearance Min. 50 :(bri) O_Kossounou crosses in from the wing, he finds S_Haller in the box ... E_Stevens with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him Min. 52 :(sto) M_Leris with a measured pass to T_Berenbruch ... I_Bennacer gets the foot in to win the ball Min. 53 :(bri) Yeray with the cross-field pass to Q_Timber ... Q_Timber tries to place it in the corner! ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... J_W_Prowse plays it towards the near post! ... B_Pearson wins the ball ... He belts it away Min. 54 :(sto) F_Medina with the nod to A_Vidigal ... Fine tackle by Yeray ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 55 :(sto) T_Campbell beats J_Angelino ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... T_Campbell drives it towards goal! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! Min. 55 :(bri) S_Haller finds his way through ... He lost his man too easily ... E_Stevens with a two footed lunge! ... Play On!! Min. 59 :(sto) A_Vidigal takes possession ... What can he do here? ... A_Vidigal aims for the top right corner! ... R_Sanchez is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... And goes clear Min. 61 :(sto) T_Campbell saunters past Yeray ... T_Campbell tries to place it in the corner! ... Saved by R_Sanchez Min. 61 :(bri) I_Bennacer has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace ... He knocks the ball past A_Vidigal ... He puts in S_Haller! ... S_Haller aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... D_Ward with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 64 :(sto) A_Vidigal slips past J_Angelino ... Yeray cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 65 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: M_Acimovic ... COMING OFF: J_W_Prowse Min. 68 :(bri) Q_Timber plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... T_Dago decides to go for goal instead! ... B_Wilmot takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 70 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: R_Dunne ... COMING OFF: O_Kossounou Min. 70 :(sto) A_Vidigal with the dribble ... He's through on goal ... A_Vidigal attempts the shot! ... R_Sanchez tips it over his bar ... CORNER! ... T_Campbell swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... R_Sanchez jumps well to claim it! Min. 71 :(bri) Y_Bissouma controls it well ... He nutmegs E_Stevens ... He puts in T_Dago! ... T_Dago attempts a lob! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... Y_Bissouma plays it towards the near post! ... It goes straight into the arms of D_Ward Min. 72 :(sto) T_Berenbruch controls the ball immaculately ... Leaves the defenders for dead ... This looks like it could be a great chance ... T_Berenbruch with a stunning strike! ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But lands on the roof of the net!! ... R_Sanchez looks relieved there! Min. 74 :(sto) T_Berenbruch loses R_Dunne ... T_Berenbruch drives it low! ... GOAL!! ... He nutmegged R_Sanchez ... And Stoke City are leading in the game now ... Stoke City 2-1 Brighton ... Min. 74 :(sto) T_Campbell is hurt ... He's receiving some treatment now ... But he looks unable to continue Min. 74 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City ... COMING ON: L_Ihorst ... COMING OFF: T_Campbell Min. 75 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: A_Voronin ... COMING OFF: T_Dago Min. 78 :(sto) B_Pearson dribbles past R_Dunne ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... B_Pearson with the ball at his feet ... Is he going to have a crack? ... He is, you know... ... The net bulges! ... OH!! He has hit the side netting ... Goal kick given Min. 86 :(bri) S_Haller knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... S_Haller with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... But he puts it well wide ... That was a crappy effort! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(sto) M_Leris plays a great one-two ... He runs towards goal now ... But he loses control of it ... R_Dunne belts it clear Min. 88 :(bri) M_Acimovic pauses and waits for support ... He runs towards goal ... M_Acimovic tries to chip the ball over D_Ward! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... D_Ward dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had D_Ward beaten! ... CORNER! ... R_Dunne lofts the ball in! ... E_Stevens gets up well ... And he heads it clear Min. 91 :(sto) A_Vidigal slides the ball across to M_Leris ... M_Leris goes for goal! ... R_Sanchez saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 95 :(sto) T_Berenbruch plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... J_Angelino gathers up the loose ball ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Bet365 Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : T_Berenbruch (Man of the Match) Scorers : W_Burger (15), T_Berenbruch (74) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : T_Campbell (74) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Q_Timber Scorers : J_W_Prowse (22) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City | Brighton Attempts on Goal : 21 | 23 Off target : 6 | 14 On target : 15 | 9 Possession : 51 | 49 Corners : 2 | 8 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 0 Subs Used : 1 | 3 Fouls : 4 | 7 Key Tackles : 8 | 12 Key Passes : 14 | 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Stoke City 2 - 1 Brighton ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Stoke City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_Ward GK 25 1 1 1 21 | 96 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 0 E_Stevens DF 1 20 15 6 24 | 96 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 0 F_Medina DF 1 21 15 12 27 | 96 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 56 15 B_Wilmot DF 1 21 14 5 21 | 96 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 15 0 B_Pearson DM 1 15 19 12 31 | 96 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 21 20 29 W_Burger DM 1 13 20 7 22 | 96 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 9 86 M_Leris MF 1 8 18 14 24 | 96 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 26 T_Berenbruch MF 1 9 19 18 24 | 96 0 2 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 54 10 50 Wesley FW 1 8 14 22 24 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Campbell FW 1 3 13 20 29 | 75 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 A_Vidigal MF 1 5 18 14 20 | 96 0 0 4 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 44 63 B_Nna_Noukeu GK 17 1 1 1 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Tchamadeu DF 1 17 11 7 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Rose DF 1 19 12 10 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Koumas MF 1 9 18 16 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Ihorst FW 1 6 13 15 22 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Brighton Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R_Sanchez GK 25 1 1 1 22 | 96 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 0 0 Yeray DF 1 22 13 10 33 | 96 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 42 16 17 J_Angelino DF 1 21 15 8 22 | 96 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 14 0 O_Kossounou DF 1 21 19 3 25 | 71 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 10 0 I_Bennacer MF 1 15 21 8 31 | 96 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 21 16 19 Y_Bissouma MF 1 15 21 12 31 | 96 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 30 Q_Timber MF 1 9 19 15 29 | 96 0 0 3 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 44 57 N_Seiwald MF 1 18 21 11 19 | 96 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 30 J_W_Prowse MF 1 13 21 14 22 | 66 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 80 S_Haller FW 1 6 13 23 27 | 96 0 1 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 30 32 17 T_Dago FW 1 6 16 20 24 | 76 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 30 0 6 A_Gomis GK 18 1 1 1 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Dunne DF 1 18 15 7 31 | 25 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 E_Konsa DF 1 21 15 11 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Acimovic MF 1 5 17 12 21 | 30 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 A_Voronin FW 1 9 12 18 21 | 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1744394143 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40