FMFA League Cup, Stoke City vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers (Sun Jun 24) Stoke City | Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-4-2 C | 4-4-2 P Alex Nock | Holly Mason | J_Butland* GK | GK C_Ikeme N_Clyne DF | DF N_Subotic P_van_Aanholt DF | DF D_Batth R_Shawcross DF | DF Marquinhos A_Christense* DF | DF D_Sanchez* M_Sissoko MF | MF T_Muller Lucas_Moura MF | MF L_Evans A_Di_Maria MF | MF Y_Gourcuff X_Shaqiri MF | MF I_Gundogan S_Berahino FW | FW L_Insigne K_Benzema FW | FW P_Aubameyang | L_Grant SUB | SUB V_Cojocaru H_Bellerin SUB | SUB L_Bonucci A_Thurston SUB | SUB J_Stones J_Allen SUB | SUB A_Traore* S_C-Moting SUB | SUB R_v_Wolfs'kel Referee: Robert_Madley (Level_1) Min. 2 :(sto) A_Di_Maria takes advantage of a mistake by Marquinhos ... A_Di_Maria belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... But C_Ikeme parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 5 :(sto) X_Shaqiri skips the challenge from the defender ... But Marquinhos puts it in row Z! Min. 8 :(sto) The ball runs loose! ... X_Shaqiri seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... Fine tackle by D_Batth ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 10 :(wol) T_Muller takes advantage of a mistake by A_Christense* ... It's a lucky break ... T_Muller from 20 yards ! ... But J_Butland* stops that one easily Min. 15 :(wol) T_Muller looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to Y_Gourcuff ... A delicate chip from Y_Gourcuff ! ... J_Butland* manages to turn it behind Min. 16 :(sto) Lucas_Moura takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into A_Di_Maria ... A_Di_Maria sees C_Ikeme off his line ! ... C_Ikeme gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 19 :(sto) A_Di_Maria crosses into the box, finding S_Berahino ... L_Insigne takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! Min. 20 :(sto) K_Benzema runs at the defender ... He takes it past him ... Well executed sliding challenge from D_Sanchez* ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... Lucas_Moura swings it in! ... N_Subotic reads it well and clears the danger Min. 20 :(sto) A_Christense* kicks D_Batth off the ball ... He's Butted him ! ... Robert_Madley has stopped play ... He could be off here! ... Robert_Madley reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think he deserved that! Min. 26 :(wol) L_Insigne with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle ... But R_Shawcross slides in Min. 29 :(wol) T_Muller finds P_Aubameyang in acres of space ... But M_Sissoko barges him off the ball Min. 31 :(sto) S_Berahino flicks it over Marquinhos's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... Marquinhos reacts to stop the move going any further Min. 32 :(sto) Lucas_Moura takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to X_Shaqiri ... X_Shaqiri flicks the header toward the far post! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... C_Ikeme dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had C_Ikeme beaten! ... CORNER! ... Lucas_Moura chips the ball in towards the far post! ... K_Benzema gets something on it! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! Min. 36 :(sto) Lucas_Moura hits a hard pass to A_Di_Maria ... D_Sanchez* with a nasty foul ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! Min. 39 :(wol) L_Insigne steps over the ball ... He nutmegs P_van_Aanholt ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... L_Insigne blasts it at the goal ! ... GOAL !! ... His players jump on top of him ... That’s put Wolverhampton Wanderers in front! ... Stoke City 0-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers ... Min. 41 :(wol) L_Evans plays a first time ball through the defence to P_Aubameyang ... N_Clyne with the dive ... There's no room in the game for that! ... INDIRECT FREE KICK! ... L_Evans floats it forward ... P_Aubameyang latches onto the end of it ... N_Clyne wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 41 :(wol) T_Muller knocks it forward ... A_Christense* slips ... L_Evans gets to it! ... L_Evans drives it towards goal ! ... GOAL !! ... What a well worked goal! ... Stoke City 0-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers ... Min. 42 :(sto) Stoke City's manager orders his side to play A Min. 42 :(sto) X_Shaqiri seems to have switched to a AM role Min. 42 :(sto) P_van_Aanholt runs at N_Subotic ... He takes it past him ... P_van_Aanholt with the attempt at goal! ... C_Ikeme parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Stoke City 0-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Min. 51 :(wol) D_Sanchez* controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the right! ... L_Insigne gets onto the end of the pass! ... L_Insigne with the diving header ! ... He had to be brave there ... J_Butland* saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one Min. 52 :(sto) M_Sissoko unselfishly lays the ball back to S_Berahino ... D_Sanchez* slides in to knock the ball out for a corner ... CORNER! ... A_Di_Maria crosses it in! ... M_Sissoko gets to it! ... C_Ikeme makes a good save Min. 53 :(sto) M_Sissoko with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to S_Berahino ... S_Berahino with the crafty shot! ... But it goes wide Min. 54 :(sto) N_Clyne with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... X_Shaqiri gets on the end of the pass ... X_Shaqiri with the 40 yard drive ! ... C_Ikeme with a great save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 54 :(wol) T_Muller moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to P_Aubameyang ... N_Clyne clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 58 :(sto) A_Di_Maria with a real burst of pace ... He shows Marquinhos a clean set of heals ... A_Di_Maria tries the lob from 30 yards ! ... But C_Ikeme punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 58 :(wol) L_Evans plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... T_Muller decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... T_Muller tries the shot ! ... It grazes the bar ... And goes over ... Oh so close there! Min. 60 :(sto) H_Bellerin takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace A_Christense* ... He'll play as a DF ... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off Min. 60 :(sto) a big roar from the crowd as J_Allen comes on for Lucas_Moura to play MF Min. 60 :(sto) X_Shaqiri is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He throws it to H_Bellerin ... H_Bellerin with a thundering shot! ... He's giving bats everywhere a bad name with that miss! Min. 62 :(sto) S_C-Moting is being brought on ... K_Benzema is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play FW Min. 63 :(wol) D_Batth takes advantage of a mistake by R_Shawcross ... He runs towards goal ... But N_Clyne slides in two footed. ... Robert_Madley has a look but waves "Play On!" Min. 66 :(wol) Y_Gourcuff brings the ball into the opposing area ... T_Muller makes himself available ... T_Muller fires a shot at goal ! ... But J_Butland* palms it behind ... CORNER! ... T_Muller drives it into the box! ... The ball finds its way to Y_Gourcuff ... He gets the shot away ... But J_Butland* smothers the ball. Min. 67 :(sto) S_C-Moting backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball up field ... M_Sissoko gets on the end of it ... Blocked by D_Sanchez* Min. 70 :(sto) A_Di_Maria with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... S_Berahino gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... D_Sanchez* plays the back pass ... C_Ikeme can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... What a lucky escape!! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by A_Di_Maria! ... J_Allen gets to it! ... It grazes the post! ... And hits the side netting ... Goal Kick! Min. 71 :(wol) T_Muller is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to P_Aubameyang ... P_Aubameyang with a blistering shot ! ... GOAL !! ... He puts his hands to his ears!! ... He is winding the Stoke City fans up!! ... They greet the gesture with jeers! ... Stoke City 0-3 Wolverhampton Wanderers ... Min. 74 :(sto) J_Allen looks up for support for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... A_Di_Maria receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... A_Di_Maria with a graceful, looping effort ! ... He hits the side netting Min. 79 :(wol) D_Batth with a 50-yard pass to P_Aubameyang ... But N_Clyne wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 80 :(wol) T_Muller gets to the by line and finds L_Insigne with a beautiful cross ... L_Insigne carves a shot towards goal ! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... J_Butland* dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had J_Butland* beaten! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by L_Evans! ... H_Bellerin clears the danger Min. 81 :(sto) X_Shaqiri with a real burst of pace ... He leaves N_Subotic behind ... X_Shaqiri hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... C_Ikeme acrobatically tips it over !! ... Great keeping! ... CORNER! ... M_Sissoko crosses it in! ... S_Berahino gets on the end of it ... It floats over C_Ikeme ... Its heading goal ward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 86 :(wol) T_Muller with the header on ... He finds L_Insigne in space ... L_Insigne with the header ! ... But J_Butland* punches it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 92 :(sto) S_C-Moting is clutching his leg! ... He gets to his feet ... He signals to the bench he can't carry on ... And they have used all of their substitutions Min. 94 :(wol) L_Insigne with the dribble ... He made that look easy ... Good sliding challenge from P_van_Aanholt ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : bet365 Stadium Attendance : 31,192 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Di_Maria Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Christense* (20) Injured : S_C-Moting (92) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wolverhampton Wanderers Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : T_Muller (Man of the Match) Scorers : L_Insigne (39), L_Evans (41), P_Aubameyang (71) Sent Off : N/A Booked : D_Sanchez* (36) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City | Wolverhampton Wanderers Attempts on Goal : 14 | 11 Off target : 7 | 2 On target : 7 | 9 Possession : 49 | 51 Corners : 5 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 0 Fouls : 3 | 6 Key Tackles : 7 | 8 Key Passes : 11 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Stoke City 0 - 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Stoke City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Butland* GK 27 3 2 3 24 | 97 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -27 0 0 0 N_Clyne DF 2 21 12 3 24 | 97 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 10 0 P_van_Aanholt DF 1 23 10 4 24 | 97 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 3 R_Shawcross DF 3 22 6 4 27 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 A_Christense* DF 2 23 10 2 23 | 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 -3 M_Sissoko MF 2 10 23 9 24 | 97 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 20 3 Lucas_Moura MF 1 2 23 13 20 | 63 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 A_Di_Maria MF 2 3 23 11 22 | 97 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 X_Shaqiri AM 2 4 23 8 24 | 97 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 7 S_Berahino FW 2 3 3 23 28 | 97 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 K_Benzema FW 2 3 5 24 24 | 65 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 L_Grant GK 23 2 2 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Bellerin DF 2 23 9 3 20 | 34 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 1 A_Thurston DF 2 22 10 2 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Allen MF 3 2 23 3 24 | 34 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 S_C-Moting FW 2 3 4 22 25 | 30 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 Player Statistics - Wolverhampton Wanderers Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C_Ikeme GK 24 2 2 2 24 | 97 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 0 0 N_Subotic DF 2 25 3 3 26 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 8 8 D_Batth DF 2 24 4 3 24 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 Marquinhos DF 2 24 4 2 23 | 97 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 0 D_Sanchez* DF 2 23 4 2 26 | 97 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 49 7 -3 T_Muller MF 2 3 28 11 26 | 97 0 0 7 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 106 7 L_Evans MF 2 3 25 3 23 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 10 23 Y_Gourcuff MF 2 3 25 11 25 | 97 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 6 I_Gundogan MF 2 3 23 2 22 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 L_Insigne FW 1 2 3 25 25 | 97 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 13 0 30 P_Aubameyang FW 1 3 11 24 25 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 V_Cojocaru GK 21 2 2 1 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Bonucci DF 2 23 5 2 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Stones DF 1 23 6 2 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Traore* MF 2 4 22 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_v_Wolfs'kel FW 2 4 3 23 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1529862988 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35