Wolf League, Stoke City vs. Aston Villa (Wed Sep 05) Stoke City | Aston Villa 4-3-1-2 E | 5-3-2 C Alex Nock | Vacant | T_Courtois GK | GK H_Lloris A_Thurston* DF | DF Maicon R_Shawcross DF | DF T_Robson* M_Kelly DF | DF D_Conroy* N_Clyne DF | DF J_Okore M_Sissoko MF | DF Thiago_Silva B_Schweinste- MF | MF S_de_Jong S_Bennett MF | MF J_Cuadrado Lucas_Moura AM | MF R_Cabella S_Aguero FW | FW K_Iheanacho* S_Berahino FW | FW R_Lewandowski | L_Grant SUB | SUB Y_Lodygin A_Christense* SUB | SUB R_Vlaar K_Zouma SUB | SUB Paulinho A_Di_Maria SUB | SUB K_Coman* Diego_Costa SUB | SUB T_Werner* Referee: Anthony_Taylor (Level_1) Min. 1 :(ast) Aston Villa changed their strategy to play P Min. 1 :(ast) S_de_Jong with a glorious long pass to K_Iheanacho* ... But A_Thurston* sweeps up the threat Min. 4 :(sto) S_Berahino lobs it over Thiago_Silva ... S_Berahino rifles it to the far post ! ... H_Lloris with a great save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 6 :(ast) J_Cuadrado with an in swinging cross to R_Lewandowski ... A_Thurston* with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him. Min. 10 :(ast) K_Iheanacho* watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position ... He decides to be greedy and run into the space ... He's gone right through! ... But S_Berahino clears the danger Min. 12 :(sto) M_Sissoko knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender ... K_Iheanacho* with an ugly foul ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball ... He is fortunate to be given just a warning ... FREE KICK! ... It is in a good position! ... S_Berahino drives it in ... H_Lloris parries it Min. 13 :(sto) Lucas_Moura looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to S_Berahino ... The defence has gone to sleep ... S_Berahino is all alone ... H_Lloris comes towards him ... He lobs it over H_Lloris ... It goes wide!! Min. 15 :(ast) J_Okore bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to R_Cabella ... R_Cabella gets his head to the ball ! ... What agility from T_Courtois Min. 16 :(sto) S_Aguero lobs the ball over the defence ... S_Berahino latches on to it ... S_Berahino must beat H_Lloris! ... H_Lloris collects it comfortably ... The shot never troubled him Min. 18 :(ast) Maicon turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to R_Lewandowski ... Lucas_Moura with an ugly foul ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! ... YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 20 :(sto) Lucas_Moura slides it through the middle to B_Schweinste- ... A scorcher of a shot from B_Schweinste- ! ... H_Lloris won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 22 :(sto) S_Berahino turns nicely onto the ball ... D_Conroy* takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 23 :(ast) S_de_Jong runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to K_Iheanacho* ... M_Kelly read the danger and stops the pass Min. 24 :(sto) S_Berahino beats S_de_Jong ... He muscled him off the ball ... S_Berahino with the cheeky shot! ... It's way wide ... The Aston Villa fans behind the goal spread their arms out Min. 27 :(sto) Lucas_Moura heads the ball back to S_Aguero ... J_Okore brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But Anthony_Taylor waves play on!!! Min. 30 :(sto) S_Bennett takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... That mistake could prove costly ... J_Cuadrado with a terrible tackle Min. 33 :(sto) Lucas_Moura dribbles it into the box ... Lucas_Moura rises above the defence to head the ball ! ... H_Lloris won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! Min. 33 :(ast) R_Cabella has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past A_Thurston* ... He puts in K_Iheanacho*! ... R_Shawcross with the tackle Min. 33 :(sto) Lucas_Moura is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to S_Aguero ... Thiago_Silva with an ugly foul ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball ... He's in trouble!! ... He could be sent off for that! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He was lucky to get away with that! Min. 34 :(sto) M_Sissoko looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to S_Aguero ... Launched towards the top corner by S_Aguero ! ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... M_Kelly lofts the ball in! ... H_Lloris fists it away! Min. 35 :(sto) M_Sissoko with the dribble ... He made that look easy ... Maicon slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 39 :(sto) M_Sissoko with a slide rule pass to Lucas_Moura ... J_Okore clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 41 :(sto) The ball is passed in from B_Schweinste-, he finds M_Kelly ... J_Okore gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(sto) R_Shawcross looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to S_Aguero ... Superbly timed tackle by R_Lewandowski ... He made it look easy Min. 43 :(ast) T_Robson* moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to D_Conroy* ... D_Conroy* with a blistering shot ! ... GOAL !! ... Was that a smile we saw on his manager’s face? ... Aston Villa go in front now with that goal! ... Stoke City 0-1 Aston Villa ... Min. 44 :(ast) Aston Villa altered their play to a D strategy Min. 47 :(ast) R_Cabella skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to R_Lewandowski ... R_Shawcross reads the situation well and wins the ball ... But it goes out ... CORNER! ... S_de_Jong drives it into the box! ... J_Okore makes a firm connection with his head ... It takes a deflection! ... T_Courtois is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... J_Cuadrado plays it towards the near post! ... It is kicked away by R_Shawcross ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Stoke City 0-1 Aston Villa Min. 49 :(sto) M_Sissoko beats one ... Knocks it past a second ... And finds Lucas_Moura ... Lucas_Moura keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... But H_Lloris just gets his fingers to that one ... Anthony_Taylor has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 53 :(ast) J_Cuadrado brings it under control ... He takes on A_Thurston* ... He gets past him! ... He puts in K_Iheanacho*! ... S_Berahino with an awful challenge ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball Min. 55 :(sto) The Stoke City manager shouts at them from the touchline to play A Min. 60 :(sto) A_Christense* is coming on and A_Thurston* is being brought off ... Looks likely he will go and play DF Min. 60 :(sto) A_Di_Maria is coming on for M_Sissoko and will play MF Min. 60 :(ast) R_Vlaar takes off his tracksuit ... he'll replace Thiago_Silva as DF Min. 62 :(sto) Diego_Costa is being prepared to come on ... S_Aguero is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play FW Min. 63 :(sto) S_Bennett is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to N_Clyne ... D_Conroy* with an ugly foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... Anthony_Taylor lectures him Min. 65 :(ast) Paulinho is being brought on ... J_Cuadrado is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play MF Min. 68 :(ast) R_Cabella turns past A_Christense* ... He has created space for himself now ... Excellent sliding challenge from S_Bennett ... He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful Min. 70 :(ast) a big roar from the crowd as K_Coman* comes on for K_Iheanacho* to play MF Min. 75 :(sto) S_Bennett looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to S_Berahino ... R_Vlaar wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 76 :(ast) R_Cabella chips the ball over the defence and finds K_Coman* ... K_Coman* fires a shot at goal ! ... It floats over T_Courtois ... Its heading goal ward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 77 :(sto) S_Berahino runs forward ... S_Berahino with the shot ! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 77 :(ast) Paulinho fires over a low cross to J_Okore ... J_Okore aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... T_Courtois makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 79 :(ast) S_de_Jong is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to R_Lewandowski ... R_Lewandowski keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... But T_Courtois tips it behind ... Anthony_Taylor has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 80 :(sto) S_Bennett holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to Lucas_Moura ... But T_Robson* clears the danger Min. 87 :(sto) Diego_Costa steps over the ball ... He nutmegs R_Vlaar ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... Diego_Costa with the attempt at goal! ... H_Lloris is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... GOAL !! ... Superb finish! ... An equaliser late in the game!! ... Stoke City 1-1 Aston Villa ... Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 88 :(sto) Stoke City restructured their strategy to E Min. 88 :(ast) The manager shouting something towards his players ... It looks like he's turning things round a bit ... Aston Villa will now play P Min. 90 :(sto) Lucas_Moura is too quick for the defence ... D_Conroy* with a nasty foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... The boy is unlucky to get a yellow ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 91 :(ast) S_de_Jong unselfishly lays the ball back to R_Vlaar ... N_Clyne wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : bet365 Stadium Attendance : 31,363 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_Berahino (Man of the Match) Scorers : Diego_Costa (87) Sent Off : N/A Booked : Lucas_Moura (18) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Okore Scorers : D_Conroy* (43) Sent Off : N/A Booked : Thiago_Silva (33), D_Conroy* (90) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City | Aston Villa Attempts on Goal : 11 | 6 Off target : 6 | 2 On target : 5 | 4 Possession : 59 | 41 Corners : 1 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 6 | 10 Key Tackles : 8 | 8 Key Passes : 13 | 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Stoke City 1 - 1 Aston Villa ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 93 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 A_Thurston* DF 2 22 11 2 22 | 62 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 R_Shawcross DF 3 22 6 4 27 | 93 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 10 0 M_Kelly DF 2 22 10 2 23 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 N_Clyne DF 2 21 13 3 24 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 M_Sissoko MF 2 10 23 9 24 | 62 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 B_Schweinste- MF 2 9 23 9 25 | 93 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 S_Bennett MF 2 10 22 10 21 | 93 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 30 0 Lucas_Moura AM 1 2 23 13 20 | 93 0 0 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 -3 37 1 S_Aguero FW 2 4 12 24 24 | 64 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 S_Berahino FW 2 3 3 23 28 | 93 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 13 0 12 L_Grant GK 23 2 2 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Christense* DF 2 23 10 2 23 | 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Zouma DF 2 23 8 2 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Di_Maria MF 2 3 23 11 22 | 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Diego_Costa FW 2 3 4 23 24 | 29 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 Player Statistics - Aston Villa Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- H_Lloris GK 27 2 3 3 28 | 93 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 Maicon DF 2 23 2 3 22 | 93 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 T_Robson* DF 2 22 3 4 16 | 93 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 28 0 D_Conroy* DF 2 21 5 2 19 | 93 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 10 -3 20 J_Okore DF 3 21 3 2 25 | 93 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 39 10 4 Thiago_Silva DF 2 23 1 2 23 | 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 -3 S_de_Jong MF 2 4 24 12 25 | 93 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 J_Cuadrado MF 2 3 24 12 18 | 67 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 R_Cabella MF 2 3 23 10 25 | 93 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 3 K_Iheanacho* FW 2 3 3 24 22 | 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Lewandowski FW 2 4 8 22 26 | 93 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 3 Y_Lodygin GK 27 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Vlaar DF 2 23 4 3 23 | 31 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 Paulinho MF 2 3 25 2 24 | 26 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 K_Coman* MF 2 3 22 9 22 | 21 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 T_Werner* FW 2 3 3 23 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1536172155 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35