FMFA Cup, Stoke City vs. Arsenal (Wed May 26) Stoke City | Arsenal 4-4-2 N | 5-3-2 L Ross Grosvenor | Lee Clark | M_ter_Stegen GK | GK A_Lopes Jan_Gyamerah DF | DF F_Musonda C_Chambers DF | DF M_Pongracic A_Christense DF | DF Y_Bisseck D_Rose DF | DF Alec_Georgen B_Fernandes MF | DF E_Bailly E_Can MF | MF J_Willock+ A_S-Maximin MF | MF I_Gundogan H_Ongenda MF | MF M_Ozil Son_Heung_Min FW | FW A_Perez E_Dennis FW | FW M_Chouiar | T_Courtois SUB | SUB J_Pickford M_Sarr SUB | SUB E_Konsa R_Sweeney SUB | SUB F_Geraldes O_Yokuslu SUB | SUB C_Eriksen A_Correa SUB | SUB Galeno Min. 1 :(ars) Arsenal restructured their strategy to C Min. 4 :(sto) H_Ongenda finds his way through ... They tried to play the offside trap ... An audacious effort from H_Ongenda ! ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... H_Ongenda crosses it in! ... Alec_Georgen reads it well and clears the danger Min. 13 :(sto) Son_Heung_Min takes advantage of a bad back pass from Y_Bisseck ... M_Pongracic brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!!! Min. 28 :(sto) H_Ongenda with an intelligent ball to Son_Heung_Min ... M_Pongracic with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him. Min. 31 :(ars) J_Willock+ is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to I_Gundogan ... But C_Chambers barges him off the ball Min. 32 :(sto) E_Dennis knocks it past Y_Bisseck and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... E_Dennis with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... GOAL !! ... What a well worked goal! ... That’s given Stoke City the advantage! ... Stoke City 1-0 Arsenal ... Min. 33 :(ars) The Arsenal manager shouts at them from the touchline to play P Min. 33 :(ars) A_Perez runs at the defence ... C_Chambers brings him down from behind! ... But the ref gives nothing! Min. 37 :(sto) B_Fernandes curls the ball out wide to E_Dennis ... F_Musonda wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge Min. 37 :(ars) I_Gundogan controls it with ease ... A_S-Maximin knobbles the attacking player. ... The Referee blows up for a foul ... YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one Min. 41 :(sto) H_Ongenda leaves M_Pongracic standing ... H_Ongenda fires off a right-footed shot ! ... But A_Lopes palms it behind ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 44 :(ars) Alec_Georgen kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... M_Chouiar gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... M_Chouiar with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... But M_ter_Stegen punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 45 :(sto) A_S-Maximin gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at F_Musonda ... The Referee gave him a strong warning Min. 46 :(ars) A_Perez bursts forward ... E_Dennis with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him. ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Stoke City 1-0 Arsenal Min. 49 :(ars) A_Perez 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! ... A_S-Maximin with an ugly foul ... The Referee calls him over ... The Referee tells him he has had enough warnings ... He has already been booked also! ... The Referee shows him his second yellow!! ... RED CARD!! Min. 50 :(sto) E_Can with an incisive pass to Son_Heung_Min ... Son_Heung_Min hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... But A_Lopes tips it behind ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 50 :(ars) M_Ozil controls it well ... He nutmegs C_Chambers ... He puts in J_Willock+! ... What a shot from J_Willock+ ! ... It could go anywhere ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... M_Chouiar lofts the ball in! ... M_ter_Stegen easily catches it! Min. 55 :(ars) M_Chouiar makes the tackle ... He gets to his feet quickly ... He's beat the defender to the ball ... M_Chouiar gets up high for the header ! ... It floats over M_ter_Stegen ... Its heading goal ward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 60 :(ars) C_Eriksen takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace Y_Bisseck ... He'll play as a AM ... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off Min. 60 :(ars) M_Ozil has it on the edge of the box ... M_Ozil has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... But he's put it wide ... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? Min. 62 :(sto) E_Can with the towering header to Son_Heung_Min ... Son_Heung_Min smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that! Min. 64 :(ars) M_Chouiar turns nicely onto the ball ... M_Chouiar hits a great drive! ... M_ter_Stegen can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... M_ter_Stegen makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 65 :(ars) E_Konsa is coming on for E_Bailly and will play DF Min. 67 :(ars) Galeno will come on for A_Perez and play FW Min. 67 :(ars) M_Chouiar nutmegs Jan_Gyamerah ... M_Chouiar with a thundering volley! ... M_ter_Stegen with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know ! Min. 69 :(ars) M_Pongracic with a glorious long pass to Galeno ... E_Dennis with a deliberate foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... What a silly place to give away a free kick ... M_Ozil knocks it forward ... M_Chouiar gets on the end of it ... M_Chouiar has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... The shot slips through M_ter_Stegen's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me Min. 71 :(ars) Arsenal made the switch to a A strategy Min. 71 :(ars) J_Willock+ heads the ball back to Galeno ... Galeno with a screamer of a shot ! ... GOAL !! ... He pulls his shirt over his face in celebration! ... That’s the equaliser! ... Stoke City 1-1 Arsenal ... Min. 72 :(ars) J_Willock+ plays in Galeno with a beautiful ball ... Driven towards goal by Galeno ! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it over Min. 74 :(sto) A_Christense puts in E_Dennis ... E_Konsa bundles the player over!! ... That’s a foul!! ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... Play on! Min. 79 :(sto) E_Can is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He throws it to E_Dennis ... Alec_Georgen with the block Min. 79 :(sto) Son_Heung_Min sidesteps F_Musonda ... He showed great skill there ... I_Gundogan with a bad challenge ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! ... It's a yellow, and rightly so ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 82 :(ars) M_Chouiar knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... E_Can with a deliberate foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 83 :(sto) C_Chambers with the first time flick to Son_Heung_Min ... M_Ozil bundles the player over!! ... That’s a foul!! ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... Play on! Min. 83 :(sto) H_Ongenda controls the ball immaculately ... Leaves the defenders for dead ... This looks like it could be a great chance ... E_Konsa with an ugly foul ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball ... That will be a booking ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 84 :(ars) F_Musonda runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to Galeno ... Galeno hits a great drive! ... GOAL !! ... M_ter_Stegen has to pick the ball out of the net ... But it's been disallowed. ... The reason is unclear! ... The manager is fuming with the ref! ... He is hurling abuse at him! Min. 87 :(sto) E_Dennis finds his way through ... M_Pongracic read the danger and stops the pass Min. 87 :(ars) I_Gundogan finds M_Chouiar with a perfectly weighted pass ... A_Christense gets in the way and wins the ball Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(sto) B_Fernandes gets to the by line ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... Son_Heung_Min is unmarked ... C_Eriksen with a late tackle ... He certainly didn't mean it ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 89 :(ars) Galeno cuts inside E_Can ... He worked that well ... Galeno lobs M_ter_Stegen! ... M_ter_Stegen gets his fingertips to it Min. 90 :(ars) M_Ozil skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to F_Musonda ... But A_Christense puts it in row Z! Min. 91 :(ars) C_Eriksen with a one-touch layoff to M_Chouiar ... M_Chouiar sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... M_ter_Stegen with a great save ... And he holds onto it as well! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : bet365 Stadium Attendance : 40,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : E_Dennis Scorers : E_Dennis (32) Sent Off : A_S-Maximin (49) Booked : E_Dennis (69), E_Can (82) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Galeno (Man of the Match) Scorers : Galeno (71) Sent Off : N/A Booked : I_Gundogan (79), E_Konsa (83), C_Eriksen (88) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City | Arsenal Attempts on Goal : 5 | 12 Off target : 2 | 6 On target : 3 | 6 Possession : 39 | 61 Corners : 1 | 1 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 3 Subs Used : 0 | 3 Fouls : 6 | 5 Key Tackles : 5 | 7 Key Passes : 8 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Stoke City 1 - 1 Arsenal ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Stoke City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_ter_Stegen GK 31 3 2 1 26 | 95 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 Jan_Gyamerah DF 1 27 11 3 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Chambers DF 1 27 10 4 25 | 95 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 10 0 A_Christense DF 2 26 11 2 23 | 95 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 10 0 D_Rose DF 2 26 12 3 22 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Fernandes MF 1 8 30 14 23 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 E_Can MF 1 11 27 9 26 | 95 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 27 -3 A_S-Maximin MF 1 4 27 12 27 | 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -7 -7 -7 H_Ongenda MF 1 3 27 10 21 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 4 Son_Heung_Min FW 1 3 7 28 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 E_Dennis FW 1 2 12 27 22 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 10 -3 20 T_Courtois GK 28 2 3 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Sarr DF 1 26 6 2 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Sweeney DF 2 25 5 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Yokuslu MF 1 5 27 6 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Correa FW 2 2 4 27 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Arsenal Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Lopes GK 30 2 2 1 26 | 95 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0 0 0 F_Musonda DF 1 27 10 3 30 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 M_Pongracic DF 1 30 12 3 25 | 95 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 10 0 Y_Bisseck DF 1 27 14 2 23 | 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alec_Georgen DF 1 28 13 5 21 | 95 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 10 0 E_Bailly DF 2 27 3 2 25 | 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Willock+ MF 1 16 27 3 25 | 95 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 48 1 I_Gundogan MF 1 10 29 8 24 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 7 -3 M_Ozil MF 2 4 28 12 25 | 95 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 20 1 A_Perez FW 1 3 11 29 25 | 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Chouiar FW 1 3 13 28 20 | 95 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 J_Pickford GK 28 1 2 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Konsa DF 1 29 10 9 27 | 27 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 -3 -3 F_Geraldes DM 1 13 28 2 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Eriksen AM 2 4 28 12 28 | 32 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 7 -3 Galeno FW 1 3 10 27 21 | 25 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 1622057610 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35