FMFA Cup, West Bromwich Albion vs. Stoke City (Sat Sep 24)


                 West Bromwich Albion  |  Stoke City
                            4-4-1-1 C  |  4-1-3-1-1 C
                          Neil Rowley  |  Ray Wallace
                                       |
                           E_Mendy GK  |  GK Justin_Bijlow
                           O_Kabak DF  |  DF J_Walker
                           K_Gibbs DF  |  DF T_Chalobah
                         K_Bartley DF  |  DF K_Knoyle
                           S_Ajayi DF  |  DF Jan_Gyamerah
                           A_Reach MF  |  DM E_Ampadu
                       J_Livermore MF  |  MF A_S-Maximin
                         A_Pereira MF  |  MF J_Sancho
                        K_Grosicki MF  |  MF A_Diallo
                           G_Jesus AM  |  AM M_Fowler
                            N_Pepe FW  |  FW G_Martinelli
                                       |
                       S_Johnstone SUB |  SUB J_Butland
                          A_Hegazy SUB |  SUB A_Christense
                         R_Sawyers SUB |  SUB C_Chambers
                     Matt_Phillips SUB |  SUB A_Edmundsson
                          C_Austin SUB |  SUB A_Correa

Referee: Kevin_Friend (Leicestershire)


Min. 7  :(sto) K_Knoyle has it now 
          ...  He takes on K_Bartley 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in T_Chalobah! 
          ...  T_Chalobah sees E_Mendy off his line ! 
          ...  But E_Mendy palms it behind 
          ...  Kevin_Friend has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 10 :(sto) A_S-Maximin with a 40-yard pass to M_Fowler 
          ...  J_Livermore with the tackle 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now 
Min. 19 :(sto) K_Knoyle is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  G_Martinelli latches onto the ball 
          ...  A_Pereira with a bad challenge 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
Min. 26 :(wba) S_Ajayi breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on Justin_Bijlow! 
          ...  Jan_Gyamerah brings him down! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  He's off!! 
Min. 26 :(sto) C_Chambers comes on for E_Ampadu and will play DF to the delight of the fans 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  It is deep inside there own half 
          ...  A_Reach floats it forward 
          ...  G_Jesus latches onto the end of it 
          ...  T_Chalobah plays the back pass 
          ...  Justin_Bijlow can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by A_Pereira 
          ...  The ball finds its way to A_Reach 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 28 :(sto) J_Sancho plays in G_Martinelli with a beautiful ball 
          ...  A thundering drive by G_Martinelli ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  What a well worked goal! 
          ...  That’s given Stoke City the lead! 
          ...  West Bromwich Albion 0-1 Stoke City ...
Min. 30 :(wba) N_Pepe is first to the ball 
          ...  T_Chalobah with an ugly foul 
          ...  Kevin_Friend will want to speak to him 
          ...  Kevin_Friend reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 32 :(wba) A_Reach has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  N_Pepe gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  N_Pepe gets up high for the header ! 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 34 :(wba) N_Pepe with the dribble 
          ...  K_Knoyle is easily beaten 
          ...  N_Pepe goes for the top corner ! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 37 :(sto) J_Sancho looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Fowler 
          ...  K_Gibbs gets to the ball first 
Min. 38 :(wba) G_Jesus knocks it past C_Chambers and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  G_Jesus looks to see where Justin_Bijlow is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Jesus lofts the ball in! 
          ...  Justin_Bijlow easily catches it! 
Min. 40 :(wba) West Bromwich Albion altered their play to a E strategy 
Min. 40 :(sto) T_Chalobah plays it forward to J_Sancho 
          ...  K_Gibbs slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in 
Min. 40 :(wba) G_Jesus nutmegs T_Chalobah 
          ...  T_Chalobah muscles him off the ball 
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick 
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off ! 
          ...  He looks dejected with himself now 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(wba) G_Jesus looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to A_Pereira 
          ...  A_Pereira with a thundering volley! 
          ...  Justin_Bijlow saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 46 :(sto) J_Sancho finds M_Fowler with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  M_Fowler from 20 yards ! 
          ...  E_Mendy with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 47 :(sto) J_Sancho brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  M_Fowler gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  K_Gibbs dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: West Bromwich Albion 0-1 Stoke City

Min. 46 :(wba) G_Jesus finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled C_Chambers 
          ...  C_Chambers recovers to win the ball back 
Min. 51 :(sto) J_Sancho pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  G_Martinelli is clean through! 
          ...  But K_Bartley wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 52 :(wba) K_Gibbs with a glorious long pass to N_Pepe 
          ...  N_Pepe drives it towards goal ! 
          ...  Justin_Bijlow is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 53 :(sto) G_Martinelli breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on E_Mendy! 
          ...  K_Bartley brings him down! 
          ...  He deserves punishment for that! 
          ...  Kevin_Friend calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 53 :(sto) M_Fowler skips the challenge from K_Bartley 
          ...  M_Fowler runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  E_Mendy with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 55 :(wba) A_Reach finds his way through 
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap 
          ...  A_Reach unleashes a pile driver ! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  Justin_Bijlow moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It’s beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 56 :(sto) G_Martinelli sidesteps O_Kabak 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  O_Kabak reacts well to win the ball back 
Min. 56 :(wba) A_Reach with a probing pass to A_Pereira 
          ...  A_Diallo with a bad challenge 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  Kevin_Friend calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Right on the edge of the box! 
          ...  N_Pepe with the delicate chip over the wall 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Pereira chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  N_Pepe gets to it! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 58 :(wba) A_Reach looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to G_Jesus 
          ...  G_Jesus with a graceful, looping effort ! 
          ...  He hits the post 
          ...  He follows it up! 
          ...  But puts it wide! 
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that 
Min. 60 :(sto) a big roar from the crowd as A_Correa comes on for M_Fowler to play AM 
Min. 61 :(sto) G_Martinelli skips the challenge from the defender 
          ...  A powerful shot by G_Martinelli ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He jumps into the crowd! 
          ...  The fans love him!! 
          ...  But it's been disallowed. The referee spotted something 
          ...  That looked an awful decision, the fans boo him 
Min. 62 :(wba) J_Livermore chests it down 
          ...  J_Livermore hits a great shot ! 
          ...  But it goes just over 
Min. 62 :(sto) A_Correa takes advantage of a mistake by S_Ajayi 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  A_Correa throws himself at the ball ! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The West Bromwich Albion fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 64 :(wba) N_Pepe is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to G_Jesus 
          ...  G_Jesus with a powerful downward header! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Hammered home! 
          ...  The West Bromwich Albion fans chant his name! 
          ...  All square, that should make things interesting! 
          ...  West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Stoke City ...
Min. 65 :(wba) R_Sawyers is going to be brought on 
          ...  J_Livermore is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He applauds the crowd 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF 
Min. 70 :(wba) A_Hegazy is going to be brought on 
          ...  S_Ajayi is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He applauds the crowd 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF 
Min. 70 :(sto) A_Edmundsson replaces an unhappy A_S-Maximin and will play as a MF 
Min. 71 :(sto) A_Correa can't keep control of it and loses possession! 
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back! 
          ...  He creates some space for an opening! 
          ...  Cleared by O_Kabak 
Min. 72 :(wba) K_Grosicki holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to G_Jesus 
          ...  G_Jesus with a bomb of a shot ! 
          ...  Justin_Bijlow with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know ! 
Min. 72 :(sto) A_Edmundsson 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! 
          ...  G_Martinelli receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from K_Bartley 
Min. 75 :(wba) R_Sawyers hits a hard pass to A_Pereira 
          ...  K_Knoyle with a perfectly timed tackle 
Min. 77 :(sto) A_Diallo pass splits open the defence and finds J_Sancho 
          ...  A_Hegazy plays it back 
          ...  E_Mendy slips!! 
          ...  It goes just wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Edmundsson lofts the ball in! 
          ...  The ball comes to K_Knoyle 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Sancho curls it into the box! 
          ...  A_Correa makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  Brilliant save from E_Mendy 
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands 
Min. 81 :(wba) K_Grosicki has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  N_Pepe gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  N_Pepe carves a shot towards goal ! 
          ...  But Justin_Bijlow palms it behind 
          ...  Kevin_Friend has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 82 :(wba) K_Grosicki heads the ball back to N_Pepe 
          ...  A delicate header from N_Pepe ! 
          ...  Justin_Bijlow gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  He has put it wide !! 
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair! 
Min. 83 :(wba) A_Reach with the through ball to N_Pepe 
          ...  N_Pepe flings a shot at goal ! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  That was a mishit effort! 
Min. 85 :(sto) K_Knoyle slices it 
          ...  Justin_Bijlow moves quickly!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He has put it into his own net!! 
          ...  West Bromwich Albion 2-1 Stoke City ...
Min. 86 :(wba) The West Bromwich Albion manager shouts at them from the touchline to play C 
Min. 86 :(wba) A_Pereira holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to A_Hegazy 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from K_Knoyle 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful 
Min. 86 :(sto) J_Sancho runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  A_Correa latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  But A_Reach barges him off the ball 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(sto) A_Diallo 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 A_Correa 
          ...  A_Correa hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  E_Mendy had no chance! 
          ...  What a time to grab an equaliser!! 
          ...  West Bromwich Albion 2-2 Stoke City ...
Min. 91 :(wba) G_Jesus kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  R_Sawyers gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  Fine tackle by C_Chambers 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : The Hawtorns
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West Bromwich Albion Match Info
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Best player          : G_Jesus
Scorers              : G_Jesus (64), K_Knoyle (85 og)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Livermore (10), K_Bartley (53)
Injured              : N/A
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Stoke City Match Info
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Best player          : J_Sancho (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : G_Martinelli (28), A_Correa (89)
Sent Off             : Jan_Gyamerah (26), T_Chalobah (40)
Booked               : A_Diallo (56)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                    West Bromwich Albion  |    Stoke City
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       9
Off target           :          12        |       2
On target            :           4        |       7
Possession           :          56        |       44
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       2
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       11
Key Tackles          :           9        |       5
Key Passes           :          13        |       12
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Final Score          : West Bromwich Albion 2 - 2 Stoke City
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Player Statistics - West Bromwich Albion
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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E_Mendy        GK  32   1   1   1  24 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -8   0   0   0
O_Kabak        DF   1  28   6   3  25 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
K_Gibbs        DF   1  27  10   3  25 |  95   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  39  10   0
K_Bartley      DF   1  26   7   3  27 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  23  -3  -3
S_Ajayi        DF   1  26  12   4  24 |  74   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Reach        MF   1   3  27  11  25 |  95   0   1   4   0   2   0   0   0   0  13  40   2
J_Livermore    MF   1   8  26   3  26 |  69   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -3  -3  -2
A_Pereira      MF   1   3  26  10  23 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   3
K_Grosicki     MF   1   1  25   9  26 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
G_Jesus        AM   1   2   6  29  23 |  95   0   0   2   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  20  28
N_Pepe         FW   1   6  12  27  22 |  95   0   0   1   1   8   0   0   0   0   0  28  10
S_Johnstone    GK  29   2   2   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Hegazy       DF   1  26   6   3  26 |  21   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
R_Sawyers      MF   1   7  25   3  24 |  26   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Matt_Phillips  AM   1   3  25  12  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Austin       FW   1   2   7  26  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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Justin_Bijlow  GK  34   1   1   1  22 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -8   0   0   0
J_Walker       DF   1  28  15   2  23 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Chalobah     DF   1  29  11   4  27 |  40   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   1   0   6   3  -4
K_Knoyle       DF   1  29  12   2  24 |  95   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  24   8   1
Jan_Gyamerah   DF   1  28  11   3  24 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  -7  -7  -7
E_Ampadu       DM   1  13  28   2  23 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_S-Maximin    MF   1   4  28  12  27 |  74   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Sancho       MF   1   3  30  12  25 |  95   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  78   0
A_Diallo       MF   1   3  29  10  22 |  95   0   0   2   1   0   0   1   0   0  -3  35  -3
M_Fowler       AM   2   3   3  27  19 |  64   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
G_Martinelli   FW   1   4  11  29  32 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  26
J_Butland      GK  29   3   2   3  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Christense   DF   2  27  11   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Chambers     DF   1  28  10   4  25 |  69   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
A_Edmundsson   MF   1   2  27  14  23 |  21   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Correa       AM   2   2   4  28  22 |  31   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  27
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