FFO Champ, Stoke City vs. Norwich City (Fri Jan 10) Stoke City | Norwich City 4-1-3-2 L | 5-3-2 P - | Jon Banks | D_Ward GK | GK D_Vasquez E_Stevens DF | DF A_Cole F_Medina DF | DF A_Forson W_Burger DM | DF J_Bedeau B_Wilmot DF | DF B_Howedes M_Rose DF | DF Joao_Neves T_Berenbruch MF | MF P_Aimar B_Pearson MF | MF A_Rais Wesley FW | MF B_Cheyrou T_Campbell FW | FW J_Carew M_Leris MF | FW E_Laidlaw | B_Nna_Noukeu SUB | SUB L_Wahlstedt M_Upson SUB | SUB D_Harvie I_Sunjic SUB | SUB G_Sara J_Koumas SUB | SUB H_Losada S_Doumbia SUB | SUB Y_Wissa Min. 1 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... Stoke City have changed their playing style to P Min. 1 :(sto) M_Leris takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to Wesley ... The defender is caught ball watching ... Wesley takes advantage and races towards the goal! ... Just D_Vasquez is between him and the goal ... He dinks it over D_Vasquez ... D_Vasquez reacts well to save!! Min. 1 :(nor) B_Cheyrou is first to the loose ball ... B_Cheyrou with the chance! ... But D_Ward parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 3 :(sto) Wesley dribbles past B_Cheyrou ... Wesley plays it down the wing ... Cross comes in back to him, diving header! ... He had to be brave there ... But D_Vasquez makes a fine save Min. 4 :(sto) Wesley pushes it past the defender ... A_Forson forces him off the ball Min. 7 :(sto) Wesley beats his man ... Wesley hits a curling shot! ... D_Vasquez with a great save ... And he holds onto it as well! Min. 8 :(sto) M_Leris hits a hard pass to T_Campbell ... A_Cole reads the game well and cuts out the pass! Min. 13 :(sto) T_Berenbruch with the through ball to Wesley ... Wesley has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... D_Vasquez with the acrobatic save ... Well saved Min. 13 :(nor) E_Laidlaw takes on 3 men ... B_Wilmot with the tackle Min. 15 :(nor) Tactical Change by Norwich City ... Norwich City have changed their playing style to A Min. 16 :(nor) P_Aimar knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... P_Aimar with the attempt at goal! ... D_Ward blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! Min. 17 :(sto) T_Berenbruch skips the challenge from J_Bedeau ... T_Berenbruch with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... YES !! ... GOAL!! ... Oh, you have to say that's magnificent! ... That's given Stoke City the lead! ... Stoke City 1-0 Norwich City ... Min. 17 :(nor) P_Aimar spots his team mate making a run ... He finds Joao_Neves with a lovely pass! ... B_Pearson hits it out for a corner ... We need a good ball in here! ... CORNER! ... B_Cheyrou plays it towards the near post! ... M_Rose reads it well and clears the danger Min. 21 :(nor) E_Laidlaw crosses to J_Bedeau ... A vicious shot by J_Bedeau! ... D_Ward parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 23 :(sto) T_Berenbruch with electric pace ... He eases past J_Bedeau ... Joao_Neves with a bad challenge ... That looked malicious ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was unlucky to be booked for that ... FREE KICK! ... This is a good chance! ... He's been taking tips from Juninho ... Can he show the techniques he's learned? ... T_Campbell drives it under the wall ... YES !! ... GOAL!! ... Oh, you have to say that's magnificent! ... Stoke City 2-0 Norwich City ... Min. 24 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... Stoke City have changed their playing style to N Min. 25 :(sto) W_Burger puts in Wesley ... A_Forson hits it out for a corner ... The pressure is mounting! ... CORNER! ... Wesley swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... W_Burger makes a firm connection with his head ... The shot slips through D_Vasquez's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! ... That looked like a corner to me Min. 25 :(nor) B_Howedes knocks the ball past B_Pearson ... Now he crosses to E_Laidlaw! ... T_Berenbruch is called for the holding foul ... Well spotted by the referee ... The Referee lectures him ... FREE KICK! ... What a silly place to give away a free kick ... J_Carew hits it hard ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... D_Ward tips it wide !! ... Great goalkeeping there! ... CORNER! ... B_Cheyrou crosses it in! ... Joao_Neves gets on the end of it ... But he got that all wrong Min. 28 :(sto) B_Wilmot plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... B_Pearson decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... A_Cole intercepts the pass Min. 30 :(nor) Tactical Change by Norwich City ... Norwich City have changed their playing style to P Min. 31 :(sto) Wesley runs at the defence ... He nutmegs B_Howedes ... He showed his class there ... J_Bedeau takes out the attacker ... He looked to have fouled him there Min. 32 :(nor) J_Carew finds himself in acres of space ... J_Carew with a thundering shot! ... 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! Min. 37 :(sto) Wesley with the majestic dribble ... B_Howedes brings him down from behind! ... But the ref gives nothing! Min. 37 :(nor) A_Cole with the header on ... He finds A_Rais in space ... A_Rais with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... D_Ward won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 39 :(sto) B_Pearson with electric pace ... He eases past B_Cheyrou ... J_Bedeau slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(nor) Joao_Neves knocks it past F_Medina and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... B_Wilmot rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! ... That's a foul!! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 43 :(nor) A_Forson skips the challenge from E_Stevens ... A_Forson aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... Saved by D_Ward Min. 44 :(sto) T_Campbell plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... A wicked drive by T_Campbell! ... It's hit the bar ... It bounces down ... D_Vasquez grabs it ... No Goal! ... Boos surround the stadium!! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Stoke City 2-0 Norwich City Min. 48 :(nor) Tactical Change by Norwich City ... Norwich City have changed their playing style to A Min. 53 :(sto) M_Rose beats one ... Knocks it past a second ... And finds T_Campbell ... T_Campbell hits a great drive! ... D_Vasquez with a fantastic point blank save ... He showed great reflexes there Min. 56 :(sto) A defence splitting pass from B_Wilmot to Wesley ... A_Forson cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 56 :(nor) E_Laidlaw sidesteps his marker ... He showed great skill there ... E_Laidlaw sees D_Ward off his line! ... D_Ward beats the ball away Min. 60 :(nor) Tactical Change by Norwich City ... Norwich City have changed their playing style to P Min. 61 :(sto) M_Rose hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... T_Campbell latches onto it! ... T_Campbell curls it towards the top corner! ... D_Vasquez blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! Min. 68 :(nor) A_Forson finds a hole in the defence ... B_Pearson anticipates the pass and cuts it out Min. 70 :(nor) A_Rais drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to P_Aimar ... P_Aimar chases it through, he must score! ... D_Ward with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know! Min. 71 :(sto) M_Leris is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to Wesley ... Wesley curls the ball in on goal! ... But he puts it well wide ... The Norwich City fans taunt him! Min. 72 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City ... COMING ON: M_Upson ... COMING OFF: T_Campbell Min. 75 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City ... COMING ON: G_Sara ... COMING OFF: B_Cheyrou Min. 75 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City ... COMING ON: D_Harvie ... COMING OFF: J_Bedeau Min. 75 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City ... COMING ON: H_Losada ... COMING OFF: A_Rais Min. 75 :(nor) Tactical Change by Norwich City ... Norwich City have changed their playing style to A Min. 75 :(sto) Wesley barges the defender off the ball ... J_Carew fouls badly ... That looked malicious ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll have to watch himself now ... FREE KICK! ... What a silly place to give away a free kick ... Wesley curls it towards the top corner ... D_Vasquez watches it sail safely wide! Min. 80 :(sto) M_Leris flights the ball to Wesley ... Wesley keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... M_Upson plays it into the danger area! ... D_Vasquez fists it away! Min. 81 :(nor) E_Laidlaw steps over the ball ... He nutmegs B_Wilmot ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... E_Stevens plays it back ... D_Ward slips!! ... It goes just wide ... CORNER! ... E_Laidlaw curls it into the box! ... The ball comes to A_Cole ... He gets the shot away ... It sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 82 :(nor) The defender slips and falls over! ... J_Carew is through! ... J_Carew launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... D_Ward can't get to it! ... OH! It drifts wide! ... D_Ward was worried by that one ... He wipes the sweat off his brow? Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Bet365 Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : T_Campbell (Man of the Match) Scorers : T_Berenbruch (17), T_Campbell (23) Sent Off : N/A Booked : B_Wilmot (43) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Norwich City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : P_Aimar Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : Joao_Neves (23), J_Carew (75) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City | Norwich City Attempts on Goal : 13 | 12 Off target : 5 | 5 On target : 8 | 7 Possession : 50 | 50 Corners : 2 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 1 | 3 Fouls : 5 | 9 Key Tackles : 5 | 8 Key Passes : 10 | 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Stoke City 2 - 0 Norwich City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 24 1 1 1 21 | 95 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 0 E_Stevens DF 1 19 14 6 24 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 F_Medina DF 1 21 15 12 27 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 W_Burger DM 1 13 20 7 22 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 19 B_Wilmot DF 1 20 13 5 21 | 95 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 28 -4 M_Rose DF 1 19 12 9 30 | 95 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 34 0 T_Berenbruch MF 1 9 18 17 24 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 11 26 B_Pearson MF 1 14 19 12 31 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 0 Wesley FW 1 8 14 21 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 T_Campbell FW 1 2 13 19 29 | 74 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 45 M_Leris MF 1 8 18 14 24 | 95 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 B_Nna_Noukeu GK 17 1 1 1 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Upson DF 1 18 11 11 25 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I_Sunjic MF 1 14 19 5 26 | 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 S_Doumbia FW 1 6 13 17 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Norwich City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_Vasquez GK 23 1 1 1 22 | 95 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 A_Cole DF 1 18 16 4 21 | 95 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 36 13 22 A_Forson DF 1 19 16 12 24 | 95 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 51 0 15 J_Bedeau DF 1 16 12 4 30 | 77 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 0 23 B_Howedes DF 1 18 12 4 27 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 17 0 Joao_Neves DF 1 18 21 14 27 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 8 P_Aimar MF 1 8 18 16 31 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 22 A_Rais MF 1 4 18 16 24 | 77 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 10 B_Cheyrou MF 1 12 18 8 30 | 77 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 J_Carew FW 1 8 13 18 22 | 95 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 21 E_Laidlaw FW 1 5 15 18 20 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 9 L_Wahlstedt GK 19 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Harvie DF 1 15 14 5 30 | 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Sara MF 1 11 15 10 21 | 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Losada MF 1 6 17 15 24 | 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Wissa FW 1 3 14 15 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1736535434 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40