FMFA Tiger League, Stoke City vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers (Sun May 03)


                           Stoke City  |  Wolverhampton Wanderers
                              4-3-3 A  |  4-4-2 E
                       Duncan Masaldo  |  Holly Mason
                                       |
                         A_Begovic GK  |  GK C_Ikeme
                            R_Huth DF  |  DF D_Batth
                       R_Shawcross DF  |  DF Marquinhos
                         E_Pieters DF  |  DF R_Stearman
                         M_Muniesa DF  |  DF K_Foley
                           Willian MF  |  MF T_Muller
                            N_Dyer MF  |  MF B_Sako
                         G_Ramirez MF  |  MF L_Evans
                          E_Cavani FW  |  MF R_v_la_Parra
                           K_Jones FW  |  FW Bojan
                          P_Crouch FW  |  FW M_Zarate
                                       |
                         J_Butland SUB |  SUB A_McCarey
                         G_Cameron SUB |  SUB S_Ward
                       A_Wilkinson SUB |  SUB S_Golbourne
                         S_Ireland SUB |  SUB K_McDonald
                         J_Walters SUB |  SUB N_Dicko

Referee: Kevin_Friend (Leicestershire)


Min. 2  :(sto) N_Dyer jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  N_Dyer pounds a rocket on goal ! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Ramirez hits it into the box! 
          ...  R_Stearman clears the danger 
Min. 2  :(sto) K_Jones takes possession 
          ...  He has his back towards goal 
          ...  He turns well 
          ...  R_v_la_Parra with a deliberate foul 
          ...  Kevin_Friend will want to speak to him 
Min. 4  :(sto) P_Crouch runs at D_Batth 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  P_Crouch has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Wolverhampton Wanderers fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 5  :(wol) L_Evans with an incisive pass to R_v_la_Parra 
          ...  R_v_la_Parra with a terrific drive ! 
          ...  A_Begovic tips it over his bar 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Sako plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  M_Muniesa gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 8  :(wol) T_Muller with a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball across to M_Zarate 
          ...  M_Zarate with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  A_Begovic with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 15 :(sto) P_Crouch takes possession 
          ...  He looks up 
          ...  He's in acres of space 
          ...  P_Crouch strikes a wicked curler ! 
          ...  C_Ikeme collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 16 :(sto) E_Pieters looks in some pain 
          ...  He'll have to come off 
Min. 16 :(sto) a big roar from the crowd as G_Cameron comes on for E_Pieters to play DF 
Min. 19 :(wol) Bojan cuts inside M_Muniesa 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  Bojan attempts a low drive! 
          ...  A_Begovic gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by R_v_la_Parra! 
          ...  The ball finds its way to R_Stearman 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 20 :(sto) G_Cameron sidesteps R_Stearman 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  L_Evans with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  Kevin_Friend will just give him a speaking to 
Min. 24 :(sto) Willian takes advantage of a bad back pass from D_Batth 
          ...  T_Muller knocks him to the floor 
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty! 
          ...  But Kevin_Friend just turns away! 
Min. 26 :(sto) N_Dyer latches onto the ball 
          ...  He has some space now 
          ...  N_Dyer with a screamer of a shot ! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  The Wolverhampton Wanderers fans laugh at him 
Min. 27 :(wol) B_Sako gets to the by line and finds M_Zarate with a beautiful cross 
          ...  The defender fails to control it 
          ...  M_Zarate picks up the loose ball and runs towards goal 
          ...  He is one on one with A_Begovic 
          ...  He dinks it over A_Begovic 
          ...  A_Begovic reacts well to save !! 
Min. 30 :(sto) E_Cavani runs into space 
          ...  E_Cavani tries to beat C_Ikeme! 
          ...  The fans get off there seats! 
          ...  But it sails over !! 
Min. 31 :(sto) N_Dyer brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  P_Crouch makes himself available 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Marquinhos 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Dyer floats the ball in! 
          ...  It comes to E_Cavani 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Rifled into the top corner! 
          ...  That’s put Stoke City in front! 
          ...  Stoke City 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers ...
Min. 32 :(sto) N_Dyer runs at D_Batth 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  N_Dyer with the drive! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 33 :(sto) P_Crouch sidesteps R_Stearman 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  R_Stearman with a bad challenge 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
Min. 34 :(wol) Bojan takes advantage of a bad back pass from R_Shawcross 
          ...  G_Cameron is forced to retreat 
          ...  He knocks it back! 
          ...  A_Begovic misses it! 
          ...  It creeps just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Marquinhos chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  A_Begovic jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 39 :(sto) G_Ramirez flicks it over R_Stearman and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  G_Ramirez drives it low ! 
          ...  C_Ikeme won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Excellent strike!! 
          ...  Stoke City 2-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers ...
Min. 39 :(wol) L_Evans brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  M_Zarate gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  M_Zarate shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 40 :(wol) R_Stearman runs forward 
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  R_Stearman launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  A_Begovic is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over !! 
          ...  A_Begovic looks very relieved! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(sto) K_Jones jumps over K_Foley's challenge 
          ...  K_Foley is forced to retreat 
          ...  He knocks it back! 
          ...  C_Ikeme misses it! 
          ...  It creeps just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Dyer hits it into the box! 
          ...  E_Cavani with the header 
          ...  Looks like it should be C_Ikeme's 
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs 
          ...  But drifts inches wide !! 
          ...  C_Ikeme looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Willian plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  P_Crouch with the shot! 
          ...  C_Ikeme just watches it fly safely wide! 
Min. 45 :(wol) N_Dicko is coming on and M_Zarate is being brought off 
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW 
Min. 45 :(wol) S_Ward comes on for K_Foley and will play DF to the delight of the fans 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Stoke City 2-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Min. 46 :(sto) G_Ramirez plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  E_Cavani decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  R_Stearman reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 
Min. 47 :(sto) E_Cavani finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled R_Stearman 
          ...  E_Cavani bears down on goal! 
          ...  C_Ikeme gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 50 :(sto) P_Crouch makes the tackle 
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly 
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball 
          ...  D_Batth with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 50 :(wol) L_Evans is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to R_v_la_Parra 
          ...  R_v_la_Parra shoots towards goal ! 
          ...  A_Begovic just watches float over the bar! 
Min. 52 :(sto) G_Ramirez is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to E_Cavani 
          ...  E_Cavani with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  He's giving bats everywhere a bad name with that miss! 
Min. 53 :(wol) R_v_la_Parra knocks it past the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  M_Muniesa takes the player down!! 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  Unbelievable! 
Min. 56 :(sto) Willian looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to E_Cavani 
          ...  E_Cavani drives it low ! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  C_Ikeme moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It’s beaten him! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  C_Ikeme looks dejected! 
          ...  Stoke City 3-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers ...
Min. 56 :(wol) B_Sako looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to N_Dicko 
          ...  N_Dicko has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 57 :(sto) E_Cavani plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He heads towards the goal 
          ...  He slides it past the defender! 
          ...  R_Stearman brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 61 :(wol) R_v_la_Parra lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  Bojan latches on to it 
          ...  Bojan tries to chip the ball over the keeper ! 
          ...  But A_Begovic hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 62 :(sto) M_Muniesa has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past Bojan 
          ...  He knocks it to Willian! 
          ...  A skillful effort from Willian ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  A quality strike 
          ...  Stoke City 4-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers ...
Min. 62 :(wol) Bojan plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  S_Ward keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  S_Ward beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He is clean through 
          ...  He just has to beat A_Begovic 
          ...  He nutmegs A_Begovic 
          ...  It hits the upright!! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 66 :(sto) G_Ramirez with a 50-yard pass to K_Jones 
          ...  K_Jones must beat C_Ikeme! 
          ...  C_Ikeme tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 
Min. 68 :(sto) The ball is passed in from N_Dyer, he finds P_Crouch 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by Marquinhos 
Min. 69 :(wol) T_Muller moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Bojan 
          ...  But R_Huth slides in 
Min. 70 :(sto) G_Cameron with a glorious long pass to E_Cavani 
          ...  E_Cavani rifles it to the far post ! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 
Min. 71 :(sto) N_Dyer is unmarked! 
          ...  Cleaned up by Marquinhos 
Min. 72 :(wol) S_Ward cuts the ball back to T_Muller 
          ...  T_Muller smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 73 :(sto) Willian 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 E_Cavani 
          ...  T_Muller wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
Min. 73 :(sto) E_Cavani finds his way through 
          ...  T_Muller takes the player down!! 
          ...  That’s a poor tackle! 
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 74 :(sto) G_Ramirez gets to the by line and finds K_Jones with a beautiful cross 
          ...  Intercepted by B_Sako 
Min. 80 :(sto) E_Cavani leaves D_Batth standing 
          ...  E_Cavani controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  The Wolverhampton Wanderers fans laugh at him 
Min. 82 :(sto) N_Dyer holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees Willian in space! 
          ...  But Marquinhos reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 83 :(wol) R_Stearman cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to S_Ward 
          ...  Willian wins the ball with ease 
          ...  Kevin_Friend saw something no-one else did 
          ...  Kevin_Friend calls him for a talk 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just inside there own half 
          ...  T_Muller plays it short to Bojan 
          ...  Bojan rifles it at the goal ! 
          ...  A_Begovic with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 83 :(wol) L_Evans with a smart pass to Bojan 
          ...  A great volley from Bojan ! 
          ...  But A_Begovic parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 86 :(sto) G_Ramirez moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to K_Jones 
          ...  K_Jones with the shot ! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 87 :(wol) L_Evans has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past G_Cameron 
          ...  He puts in N_Dicko! 
          ...  R_Huth with a nasty foul 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 93 :(sto) N_Dyer with the first time pass to P_Crouch 
          ...  Marquinhos read the danger and stops the pass 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Britannia Stadium
Attendance           : 51,000
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Stoke City Match Info
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Best player          : E_Cavani (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : E_Cavani (31,56), G_Ramirez (39), Willian (62)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Huth (87)
Injured              : E_Pieters (16)
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Wolverhampton Wanderers Match Info
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Best player          : Bojan
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : T_Muller (73)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Stoke City  |    Wolverhampton Wanderers
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       14
Off target           :          11        |       7
On target            :           7        |       7
Possession           :          40        |       60
Corners              :           4        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           1        |       2
Fouls                :           9        |       11
Key Tackles          :           3        |       12
Key Passes           :          13        |       13
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Final Score          : Stoke City 4 - 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
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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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A_Begovic      GK  21   2   3   2  23 |  95   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 215   0   0   0
R_Huth         DF   2  19   3   2  22 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  45  -3  -3
R_Shawcross    DF   3  18   2   4  23 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Pieters      DF   2  18   3   3  22 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Muniesa      DF   3  18   3   2  22 |  95   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  52  49   0
Willian        MF   3   2  20  10  27 |  95   0   0   2   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  69  45
N_Dyer         MF   2   3  19  10  21 |  95   0   0   4   1   3   0   0   0   0   0 109   3
G_Ramirez      MF   2   3  19  11  27 |  95   0   0   5   0   1   1   0   0   0   0 100  45
E_Cavani       FW   2   3   3  19  24 |  95   0   0   0   0   8   2   0   0   0  17  17 117
K_Jones        FW   3   3   3  18  25 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
P_Crouch       FW   2   2   2  18  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
J_Butland      GK  19   3   2   3  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Cameron      DF   3  18   2   3  22 |  79   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  20   0
A_Wilkinson    DF   2  17  10   3  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Ireland      MF   3   3  19   3  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Walters      FW   2   2   2  17  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Wolverhampton Wanderers
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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C_Ikeme        GK  20   2   2   2  24 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0   0   0
D_Batth        DF   2  19   3   3  24 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
Marquinhos     DF   2  18   3   2  23 |  95   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 129  -1  -1
R_Stearman     DF   2  17   5   3  25 |  95   0   3   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  78  20   2
K_Foley        DF   3  17  10   3  23 |  45   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
T_Muller       MF   2   3  21  10  26 |  95   0   2   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  49  37  -2
B_Sako         MF   2   3  20   8  25 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  40   0
L_Evans        MF   2   3  19   3  23 |  95   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0
R_v_la_Parra   MF   2   3  18  10  24 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   6
Bojan          FW   2   3   3  20  27 |  95   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  20  20
M_Zarate       FW   2   2   3  19  22 |  45   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
A_McCarey      GK  17   2   2   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Ward         DF   3  17  10   6  23 |  50   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  -1  19   0
S_Golbourne    DF   2  17   2   2  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_McDonald     MF   3   3  17   3  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Dicko        FW   2   3   2  19  24 |  50   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
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