FMFA League Cup, Stoke City vs. Watford (Wed Jan 16)


                           Stoke City  |  Watford
                              4-4-2 A  |  5-2-1-2 P
                        Aaron Burrows  |  William Doherty
                                       |
                        T_Courtois GK  |  GK B_Foster
                     A_Christense* DF  |  DF D_Janmaat
                     P_van_Aanholt DF  |  DF K_Davies*
                           N_Clyne DF  |  DF A_Masina
                           M_Kelly DF  |  DF M_Foulds*
                         X_Shaqiri MF  |  DF C_Cathcart
                         M_Sissoko MF  |  MF Jorginho
                        A_Di_Maria MF  |  FW T_Deeney
                           J_Allen MF  |  MF M_Bundu*
                          S_Aguero FW  |  FW A_Morelos*
                        S_Berahino FW  |  AM D_Quina*
                                       |
                        J_Haygaard SUB |  SUB H_Gomes
                       R_Shawcross SUB |  SUB M_Zeegelaar
                        N_Otamendi SUB |  SUB N_Chalobah
                     B_Schweinste- SUB |  SUB T_Cleverley
                       Diego_Costa SUB |  SUB G_Deulofeu

Referee: Robert_Madley (Level_1)


Min. 3  :(sto) J_Allen looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to S_Berahino 
          ...  S_Berahino with the overhead ! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post !! 
          ...  B_Foster never had a chance! 
Min. 3  :(sto) A_Di_Maria with the first time pass to S_Berahino 
          ...  A_Morelos* with a superb challenge 
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book 
Min. 4  :(sto) M_Sissoko feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  N_Clyne runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  D_Janmaat gets to the ball first 
Min. 4  :(wat) A_Morelos* has space to run with the ball 
          ...  But N_Clyne wins the ball 
Min. 11 :(sto) A_Christense* knocks it past K_Davies* and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  A cheeky lob from A_Christense* ! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Right into the top corner! 
          ...  That’s put Stoke City in front! 
          ...  Stoke City 1-0 Watford ...
Min. 12 :(sto) The manager shouting something towards his players 
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit 
          ...  Stoke City will now play P 
Min. 14 :(wat) Jorginho is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  D_Quina* latches onto the ball 
          ...  The defence has gone to sleep 
          ...  D_Quina* is all alone 
          ...  T_Courtois comes towards him 
          ...  He nutmegs T_Courtois 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Now they are back in the game! 
          ...  Stoke City 1-1 Watford ...
Min. 15 :(sto) Stoke City made the switch to a A strategy 
Min. 15 :(sto) M_Sissoko hits a hard pass to N_Clyne 
          ...  N_Clyne throws himself at the ball ! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  B_Foster is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Berahino hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  B_Foster catches it! 
Min. 17 :(sto) S_Aguero flicks it over D_Janmaat and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  A skillful effort from S_Aguero ! 
          ...  B_Foster parries the shot 
          ...  And the defender clears it! 
Min. 20 :(wat) D_Quina* takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  D_Quina* carves a shot towards goal ! 
          ...  T_Courtois makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball up field! 
Min. 21 :(sto) M_Sissoko crosses in from the wing, he finds A_Di_Maria in the box 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by K_Davies* !! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 21 :(wat) Jorginho jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Morelos* 
          ...  A_Morelos* tries to beat T_Courtois from outside the area! 
          ...  But T_Courtois smothers the ball. 
Min. 26 :(sto) M_Kelly beats D_Janmaat 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves Robert_Madley 
          ...  M_Kelly hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  But goes clear to safety! 
Min. 28 :(sto) S_Aguero takes possession 
          ...  He has his back towards goal 
          ...  He turns well 
          ...  S_Aguero with a powerful header ! 
          ...  But B_Foster just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 28 :(wat) M_Bundu* finds D_Quina* in the box 
          ...  D_Quina* with a graceful, looping effort ! 
          ...  T_Courtois takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 29 :(wat) D_Quina* nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  D_Quina* sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  T_Courtois parries the shot 
          ...  And the defender clears it! 
Min. 35 :(sto) P_van_Aanholt with a short pass to find S_Aguero 
          ...  S_Aguero fires the shot in! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 35 :(sto) P_van_Aanholt with the Cruyff turn 
          ...  A_Morelos* rushes in with a poor tackle!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 38 :(sto) A_Di_Maria reads the run of X_Shaqiri 
          ...  X_Shaqiri fires the shot in! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post !! 
          ...  B_Foster never had a chance! 
Min. 42 :(sto) J_Allen looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to S_Berahino 
          ...  S_Berahino has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  His manager looks unmoved 
          ...  Lets see if Stoke City can hang onto that lead! 
          ...  Stoke City 2-1 Watford ...
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(sto) Stoke City altered their play to a P strategy 
Min. 44 :(sto) S_Berahino rushes through the defence 
          ...  A wicked drive by S_Berahino ! 
          ...  But B_Foster is equal to it 
Min. 47 :(wat) C_Cathcart with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past N_Clyne 
          ...  P_van_Aanholt with a perfectly timed tackle 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Stoke City 2-1 Watford

Min. 50 :(wat) Watford changed their strategy to play A 
Min. 50 :(wat) D_Janmaat finds the run of A_Morelos* 
          ...  A_Morelos* has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Stoke City fans taunt him! 
Min. 52 :(sto) X_Shaqiri with a measured ball to M_Sissoko 
          ...  K_Davies* wins the ball 
Min. 58 :(wat) M_Zeegelaar is ready to come on to replace D_Janmaat 
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF 
Min. 60 :(sto) B_Schweinste- will replace the useless M_Sissoko and will play MF 
Min. 61 :(wat) T_Cleverley is being prepared to come on 
          ...  D_Quina* is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He applauds the crowd 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF 
Min. 62 :(wat) Jorginho slides it through the middle to T_Cleverley 
          ...  B_Schweinste- with the dive 
          ...  There's no room in the game for that! 
Min. 64 :(wat) N_Chalobah replaces an unhappy Jorginho and will play as a MF 
Min. 68 :(wat) M_Bundu* looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to T_Cleverley 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by N_Clyne 
Min. 70 :(sto) R_Shawcross comes on for A_Christense* and takes up a DF role 
Min. 70 :(sto) Diego_Costa is going to be brought on 
          ...  S_Aguero is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW 
Min. 70 :(wat) A_Masina with a Cruyff turn 
          ...  A_Masina with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 72 :(wat) N_Chalobah 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 M_Bundu* 
          ...  R_Shawcross wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 75 :(sto) N_Clyne with the kinky dribble 
          ...  N_Clyne fires the shot in! 
          ...  B_Foster heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 77 :(wat) A_Morelos* runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off P_van_Aanholt back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  Diego_Costa leaves his foot in with the challenge!! 
          ...  That’s a bad foul!! 
          ...  What’s Robert_Madley going to give? 
          ...  PENALTY !! That’s another outrageous decision!! 
          ...  A_Morelos* places the ball on the spot! 
          ...  T_Courtois tips it wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Bundu* lofts the ball in! 
          ...  It comes to K_Davies* 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  T_Courtois was beaten there! 
Min. 77 :(wat) K_Davies* threads the through ball to T_Deeney 
          ...  T_Deeney hits the ball first time! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 78 :(wat) A_Morelos* controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs R_Shawcross 
          ...  He puts in M_Bundu*! 
          ...  J_Allen knobbles the attacking player. 
          ...  Robert_Madley blows up for a foul 
          ...  Robert_Madley calls him for a talk 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 79 :(wat) M_Bundu* 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! 
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him! 
          ...  P_van_Aanholt knocks the ball back to T_Courtois 
          ...  Ohhhh no!! 
          ...  It’s gone past T_Courtois! 
          ...  And just creeps wide!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Chalobah chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  T_Courtois catches it! 
Min. 82 :(sto) A_Di_Maria cut's in on the inside of the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Diego_Costa 
          ...  Diego_Costa hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere ! 
          ...  But B_Foster stops that one easily 
Min. 85 :(sto) S_Berahino retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball up field 
          ...  Diego_Costa latches onto the end of it 
          ...  Diego_Costa looks to see where B_Foster is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  But B_Foster tips it behind 
          ...  Robert_Madley has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 85 :(wat) M_Bundu* with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from M_Kelly 
          ...  M_Kelly does well to get the tackle in 
Min. 86 :(sto) X_Shaqiri with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past C_Cathcart 
          ...  He knocks it to M_Kelly! 
          ...  M_Kelly tries to beat B_Foster! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  What a cheeky finish! 
          ...  Stoke City 3-1 Watford ...
Min. 86 :(wat) M_Bundu* looks in some pain 
          ...  He'll try and run it off though 
Min. 87 :(sto) It looks as though Stoke City is now playing L 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on

*************  FULL TIME  ****************


Match Details
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Venue                : bet365 Stadium
Attendance           : 31,238
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Stoke City Match Info
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Best player          : S_Berahino
Scorers              : A_Christense* (11), S_Berahino (42), M_Kelly (86)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Watford Match Info
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Best player          : D_Quina* (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Quina* (14)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Morelos* (35)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Stoke City  |    Watford
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       9
Off target           :           5        |       4
On target            :           9        |       5
Possession           :          50        |       50
Corners              :           1        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       6
Key Tackles          :           6        |       3
Key Passes           :          12        |       8
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Final Score          : Stoke City 3 - 1 Watford
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Player Statistics - Stoke City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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T_Courtois     GK  27   2   3   2  23 |  97   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0
A_Christense*  DF   2  24  10   2  23 |  73   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  23
P_van_Aanholt  DF   1  23  10   4  24 |  97   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  10   0
N_Clyne        DF   2  22  13   4  24 |  97   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  26   0   4
M_Kelly        DF   2  22  10   2  23 |  97   0   1   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  13   0  24
X_Shaqiri      MF   2   4  24   8  24 |  97   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  38   1
M_Sissoko      MF   2  10  24  10  24 |  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   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
J_Allen        MF   3   2  23   3  24 |  97   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   8  46   8
S_Aguero       FW   2   4  12  24  24 |  73   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
S_Berahino     FW   2   3   3  24  28 |  97   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   8  18  35
J_Haygaard     GK  22   2   3   2  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Shawcross    DF   3  22   6   4  27 |  24   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
N_Otamendi     DF   2  23   4   4  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Schweinste-  MF   2   9  22   9  25 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Diego_Costa    FW   2   3   4  23  24 |  24   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6

Player Statistics - Watford
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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B_Foster       GK  27   3   2   1  24 |  97   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -24   0   0   0
D_Janmaat      DF   1  23  10   4  25 |  61   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  10   0
K_Davies*      DF   2  24   3   2  16 |  97   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  26  10   1
A_Masina       DF   1  22   6   3  23 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
M_Foulds*      DF   1  22   4   2  22 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Cathcart     DF   1  23   6   3  26 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Jorginho       MF   1   5  24   3  24 |  67   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  38   0
T_Deeney       FW   1   3   5  24  24 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
M_Bundu*       MF   2   3  23  10  24 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
A_Morelos*     FW   1   3  10  26  23 |  97   0   0   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  -3   7   4
D_Quina*       AM   1   2  23  12  21 |  64   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  32
H_Gomes        GK  26   2   2   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Zeegelaar    DF   1  22   8   2  23 |  36   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Chalobah     MF   1   8  22   3  24 |  30   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
T_Cleverley    MF   1   5  23   5  25 |  33   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Deulofeu     FW   1   3   8  23  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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