Wolf League, Stoke City vs. West Ham United (Mon Sep 03) Stoke City | West Ham United 4-4-2 C | 4-4-2 T Alex Nock | Mike McLeod | T_Courtois GK | GK L_Karius A_Christense* DF | DF M_Darmian P_van_Aanholt DF | DF B_Ivanovic K_Zouma DF | DF A_Rami N_Otamendi DF | DF A_Cresswell X_Shaqiri MF | MF C_Eriksen J_Allen MF | MF M_Schneiderl' M_Sissoko MF | MF D_Payet A_Di_Maria MF | MF M_Arnautovic S_Aguero FW | FW L_Mothiba* S_Berahino FW | FW C_Austin | L_Grant SUB | SUB Adrian A_Thurston* SUB | SUB W_Reid R_Shawcross SUB | SUB D_Yedlin Lucas_Moura SUB | SUB B_Close* Diego_Costa SUB | SUB Jese Referee: Robert_Madley (Level_1) Min. 3 :(sto) P_van_Aanholt looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to S_Aguero ... S_Aguero tries to lob the keeper ! ... But L_Karius punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 5 :(sto) S_Aguero plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... A_Rami hits it out for a throw Min. 7 :(sto) A_Di_Maria controls the ball with ease ... A_Di_Maria attempts to nutmeg L_Karius! ... L_Karius makes a comfortable save ... He wasn't troubled there Min. 7 :(sto) J_Allen looks injured. He's coming off ... Lets hope it's not serious Min. 7 :(sto) Lucas_Moura is coming on for J_Allen and playing MF Min. 8 :(sto) S_Aguero chests it down ... B_Ivanovic takes the ball ... OOOHHHH!! ... He almost loses it straight away ... But he hits it clear! Min. 8 :(whu) M_Arnautovic looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to C_Austin ... C_Austin unleashes a pile driver ! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... T_Courtois dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had T_Courtois beaten! ... CORNER! ... D_Payet floats the ball in! ... K_Zouma clears the danger Min. 11 :(sto) A_Di_Maria with a probing pass to P_van_Aanholt ... But A_Rami clears the danger Min. 12 :(sto) P_van_Aanholt looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to X_Shaqiri ... But A_Cresswell spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 16 :(sto) Lucas_Moura backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball up field ... S_Aguero latches onto the end of it ... S_Aguero goes for the top corner ! ... But L_Karius parries the ball ... It’s picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd Min. 18 :(sto) S_Aguero leaves his marker standing ... S_Aguero with a powerful header ! ... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort Min. 21 :(sto) S_Aguero with the dribble ... He's clean through ... The fans are on their feet ... S_Aguero has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goal ward! ... What agility from L_Karius Min. 21 :(whu) M_Arnautovic is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to C_Austin ... N_Otamendi bundles the player over!! ... That’s a foul!! ... Robert_Madley calls him for a talk Min. 23 :(whu) B_Ivanovic controls it well ... He nutmegs K_Zouma ... He puts in C_Austin! ... C_Austin goes for goal ! ... T_Courtois fists it away Min. 24 :(sto) S_Berahino takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... S_Berahino uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... He's giving bats everywhere a bad name with that miss! Min. 26 :(sto) Lucas_Moura pass splits open the defence and finds S_Aguero ... S_Aguero with the attempt at goal! ... It flies wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 29 :(sto) Lucas_Moura cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to S_Aguero ... A powerful shot by S_Aguero ! ... L_Karius makes a good save Min. 29 :(whu) C_Eriksen crosses to L_Mothiba* ... L_Mothiba* attempts a lob! ... T_Courtois gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 34 :(sto) Lucas_Moura has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past B_Ivanovic! ... He has some space now! ... A_Cresswell pulls on his opponent’s shirt!! ... Robert_Madley has stopped play ... Well spotted by Robert_Madley! ... Robert_Madley calls him for a talk ... It’s just a warning ... FREE KICK! ... That could have been a penalty! ... S_Aguero bends it in ... L_Karius tips it round the post ... Good save ... CORNER! ... S_Aguero curls it into the box! ... L_Karius easily catches it! Min. 37 :(sto) M_Sissoko with the deft touch ... He takes it past A_Cresswell ... He knocks it to S_Aguero! ... M_Darmian forces him off the ball ... But it rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... A_Di_Maria plays it towards the near post! ... A_Cresswell reads it well ... And he knocks it away Min. 37 :(whu) T_Courtois miss-kicks! ... C_Austin is through! ... From long range C_Austin bends the ball towards goal! ... T_Courtois won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 39 :(sto) M_Sissoko with a penetrating pass to S_Berahino ... S_Berahino shoots towards goal ! ... But L_Karius tips it behind ... Robert_Madley has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 40 :(sto) S_Aguero sidesteps B_Ivanovic ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... M_Arnautovic with an ugly foul ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! ... Robert_Madley reaches to his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 45 :(sto) Diego_Costa is coming on for S_Berahino and playing FW Min. 45 :(whu) Jese takes off his tracksuit ... he'll replace C_Austin as FW Min. 45 :(whu) B_Close* will come on for M_Arnautovic and play MF Min. 49 :(sto) M_Sissoko finds N_Otamendi in acres of space ... N_Otamendi drives it towards goal ! ... But L_Karius punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Stoke City 0-0 West Ham United Min. 53 :(sto) X_Shaqiri sidesteps A_Rami ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... X_Shaqiri strikes a wicked curler ! ... The net bulges! ... GOAL !! ... He runs towards the fans! ... And slides on his knees! ... That puts Stoke City ahead! ... Now can they hang onto it! ... Stoke City 1-0 West Ham United ... Min. 54 :(whu) A_Cresswell looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to L_Mothiba* ... L_Mothiba* with the shot ! ... T_Courtois makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! Min. 64 :(whu) A_Cresswell gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at P_van_Aanholt ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! Min. 68 :(whu) M_Schneiderl' brings it under control ... He takes on P_van_Aanholt ... He gets past him! ... He puts in L_Mothiba*! ... But A_Christense* sweeps up the threat Min. 71 :(whu) C_Eriksen reads the run of Jese ... Lucas_Moura rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! ... That’s a foul!! Min. 81 :(sto) X_Shaqiri looks up ... He swings the ball right towards M_Sissoko ... A_Rami cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball up field Min. 82 :(sto) The defender slips and falls over! ... S_Aguero is through! ... S_Aguero with a thundering shot! ... It’s going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... GOAL !! ... Stoke City 2-0 West Ham United ... Min. 85 :(sto) M_Sissoko knocks it forward ... B_Ivanovic slips ... S_Aguero gets to it! ... S_Aguero aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... Looks like it should be L_Karius's ... Oh he's let it go through his legs ... But drifts inches wide !! ... L_Karius looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! ... Goal kick given, amazing decision there! Min. 86 :(sto) A_Di_Maria boots it towards Diego_Costa ... The defender is caught ball watching ... Diego_Costa takes advantage and races towards the goal! ... Just L_Karius is between him and the goal ... He nutmegs L_Karius ... It goes wide!! Min. 87 :(sto) Diego_Costa with the dribble ... He made that look easy ... Diego_Costa with the header ! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into L_Karius's arms ... Unlucky Min. 87 :(sto) Lucas_Moura is in some pain ... He's receiving some treatment now ... He looks like he will continue Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(whu) M_Schneiderl' finds the run of Jese ... S_Aguero goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 92 :(whu) B_Close* is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He throws it to L_Mothiba* ... A_Christense* attacks him with a large hello kitty. Where was he hiding that? ... Oh well the referee says play On!! Min. 94 :(whu) C_Eriksen loses his marker ... C_Eriksen tries to beat T_Courtois from outside the area! ... The net bulges! ... GOAL !! ... West Ham United have narrowed the deficit! ... Stoke City 2-1 West Ham United ... ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : bet365 Stadium Attendance : 32,119 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_Aguero (Man of the Match) Scorers : X_Shaqiri (53), S_Aguero (82) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : J_Allen (7) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Ham United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : C_Eriksen Scorers : C_Eriksen (94) Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Arnautovic (40), A_Cresswell (64) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City | West Ham United Attempts on Goal : 16 | 6 Off target : 6 | 2 On target : 10 | 4 Possession : 66 | 34 Corners : 2 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 2 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 4 | 9 Key Tackles : 3 | 6 Key Passes : 12 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Stoke City 2 - 1 West Ham United ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Stoke City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T_Courtois GK 27 2 3 2 23 | 98 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 A_Christense* DF 2 23 10 2 23 | 98 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 P_van_Aanholt DF 1 23 10 4 24 | 98 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 K_Zouma DF 2 23 8 2 26 | 98 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 N_Otamendi DF 2 22 4 4 26 | 98 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 X_Shaqiri MF 2 4 23 8 24 | 98 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 10 23 J_Allen MF 3 2 23 3 24 | 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Sissoko MF 2 10 23 9 24 | 98 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 48 8 A_Di_Maria MF 2 3 23 11 22 | 98 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 3 S_Aguero FW 2 4 12 24 24 | 98 0 1 0 0 9 1 0 0 0 13 0 41 S_Berahino FW 2 3 3 23 28 | 45 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 8 8 12 L_Grant GK 23 2 2 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Thurston* DF 2 22 11 2 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Shawcross DF 3 22 6 4 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lucas_Moura MF 1 2 23 13 20 | 91 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 Diego_Costa FW 2 3 4 23 24 | 53 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Player Statistics - West Ham United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- L_Karius GK 27 1 1 1 22 | 98 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 M_Darmian DF 2 23 6 3 24 | 98 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 B_Ivanovic DF 3 23 1 2 23 | 98 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 A_Rami DF 2 23 5 4 24 | 98 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0 A_Cresswell DF 2 22 7 3 25 | 98 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 7 -3 C_Eriksen MF 2 3 25 11 28 | 98 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 10 23 M_Schneiderl' MF 2 11 24 3 28 | 98 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 D_Payet MF 2 3 23 5 25 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Arnautovic MF 3 3 23 13 22 | 45 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 17 -3 L_Mothiba* FW 2 3 9 25 23 | 98 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 C_Austin FW 2 2 4 23 23 | 45 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Adrian GK 26 3 2 3 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Reid DF 2 22 4 2 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Yedlin DF 2 22 5 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Close* MF 2 10 23 3 21 | 53 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 Jese FW 2 2 6 23 23 | 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1535959062 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35