FMFA Tiger League, Stoke City vs. Norwich City (Wed Mar 04)


                           Stoke City  |  Norwich City
                              4-3-3 A  |  5-2-1-2 P
                       Duncan Masaldo  |  David Gooch (C)
                                       |
                         A_Begovic GK  |  GK J_Ruddy
                            R_Huth DF  |  DF M_Turner
                       R_Shawcross DF  |  DF S_Whittaker
                         M_Muniesa DF  |  DF S_Bassong
                         E_Pieters DF  |  DF J_Pereira
                            N_Dyer MF  |  DF R_Martin
                         S_Ireland MF  |  MF L_Fer
                            C_Adam MF  |  MF N_Matic
                           M_Diouf FW  |  FW E_Elia
                          E_Cavani FW  |  FW N_Bendtner
                           K_Jones FW  |  AM W_Nem
                                       |
                      C_Pantilimon SUB |  SUB M_Bunn
                         G_Cameron SUB |  SUB M_Olsson
                       A_Wilkinson SUB |  SUB M_Diame
                      M_Arnautovic SUB |  SUB S_Downing
                          P_Crouch SUB |  SUB L_Lita

Referee: Robert_Madley (West_Yorkshire)


Min. 3  :(sto) M_Diouf runs at the defender 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  M_Diouf with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Dyer plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  It comes to M_Diouf 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Diouf chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  J_Ruddy jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 6  :(sto) E_Cavani gains possession 
          ...  E_Cavani rises above the defence to head the ball ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Hammered into the top corner! 
          ...  He salutes the Stoke City fans!! 
          ...  That puts Stoke City ahead! 
          ...  Now can they hang onto it! 
          ...  Stoke City 1-0 Norwich City ...
Min. 7  :(nor) Norwich City changed their strategy to play C 
Min. 7  :(sto) E_Cavani barges R_Martin off the ball 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from E_Cavani ! 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 9  :(sto) C_Adam runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to E_Cavani 
          ...  But S_Whittaker reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 10 :(nor) R_Martin looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to N_Matic 
          ...  N_Matic shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  The shot slips through A_Begovic's hands 
          ...  But A_Begovic recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 23 :(sto) M_Diouf feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  K_Jones runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  K_Jones has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  J_Ruddy parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And J_Ruddy recovers to save!! 
Min. 25 :(nor) L_Fer retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field 
          ...  N_Bendtner gets on the end of it 
          ...  N_Bendtner with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 29 :(nor) N_Bendtner jumps over R_Huth's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  N_Bendtner has a go! 
          ...  A_Begovic makes a fine save 
Min. 30 :(sto) K_Jones nutmegs J_Pereira, he continues to run forward 
          ...  S_Bassong wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Adam hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  The ball finds its way to M_Muniesa 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  J_Ruddy gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(nor) W_Nem rushes through the defence 
          ...  R_Shawcross rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  What’s Robert_Madley going to give? 
          ...  He just waves play on! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Stoke City 1-0 Norwich City

Min. 50 :(sto) E_Cavani loses M_Turner 
          ...  S_Bassong bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  Robert_Madley refrained from booking him but had words 
Min. 53 :(sto) S_Ireland with an in swinging cross to M_Diouf 
          ...  M_Diouf with a thundering drive! 
          ...  J_Ruddy gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by J_Ruddy !! 
Min. 58 :(nor) M_Olsson takes off his tracksuit 
          ...  he'll replace M_Turner as DF 
Min. 60 :(nor) N_Bendtner with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle 
          ...  S_Ireland is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Looked like a fair jump 
          ...  The referee got it wrong 
          ...  Robert_Madley calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!/n The opposition manager looks like he's getting an erection from that decision! 
Min. 61 :(nor) L_Lita will replace the useless R_Martin and will play FW 
Min. 61 :(nor) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders 
          ...  It seems Norwich City will now be playing A 
Min. 68 :(nor) N_Matic has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past R_Shawcross 
          ...  He puts in E_Elia! 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from R_Huth 
Min. 70 :(nor) L_Lita runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender falls over 
          ...  R_Shawcross with the tackle 
          ...  He did well to stop that attack! 
Min. 73 :(sto) C_Adam swings an elbow 
          ...  He caught W_Nem full in the face 
          ...  He got away with just a warning 
Min. 73 :(nor) W_Nem with a glorious long pass to S_Whittaker 
          ...  S_Whittaker attempts a chip! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Look at the delight on his face! 
          ...  Just look at the delight!! 
          ...  All square, that should make things interesting! 
          ...  Stoke City 1-1 Norwich City ...
Min. 75 :(sto) C_Adam takes a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball into E_Cavani 
          ...  A well-placed shot from E_Cavani ! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  But goes clear to safety! 
Min. 81 :(sto) N_Dyer gets to the by line and finds M_Diouf with a beautiful cross 
          ...  M_Diouf drives it towards goal ! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  That was a mishit effort! 
Min. 84 :(sto) E_Cavani finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled N_Matic 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by W_Nem 
          ...  He timed it well 
Min. 85 :(sto) E_Cavani has it now 
          ...  He takes on J_Pereira 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in M_Diouf! 
          ...  M_Diouf aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  The shot slips through J_Ruddy's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 85 :(nor) M_Olsson squares it to N_Matic 
          ...  But M_Muniesa slides in 
Min. 86 :(nor) M_Olsson gets to the bye line 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds E_Elia 
          ...  A cheeky lob from E_Elia ! 
          ...  Brilliant save from A_Begovic 
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(nor) L_Fer jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_Lita 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from M_Muniesa 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Fer chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  E_Pieters reads it well 
          ...  And he knocks it away 

*************  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 (6)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Ireland (60)
Injured              : N/A
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Norwich City Match Info
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Best player          : W_Nem
Scorers              : S_Whittaker (73)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Stoke City  |    Norwich City
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       5
Off target           :           6        |       1
On target            :           4        |       4
Possession           :          37        |       63
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           0        |       2
Fouls                :           4        |       8
Key Tackles          :           5        |       3
Key Passes           :           6        |       7
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Final Score          : Stoke City 1 - 1 Norwich City
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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  20   2   3   2  23 |  93   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -7   0   0   0
R_Huth         DF   2  18   3   2  22 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   0   0
R_Shawcross    DF   3  18   2   3  23 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0
M_Muniesa      DF   3  18   3   2  22 |  93   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  16   0   5
E_Pieters      DF   2  18   3   3  22 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   0   0
N_Dyer         MF   2   3  19  10  21 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0
S_Ireland      MF   3   3  19   3  23 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -3  -2  -3
C_Adam         MF   3   2  18   3  23 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   0
M_Diouf        FW   2   2   3  19  22 |  93   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  17   9
E_Cavani       FW   2   3   3  19  24 |  93   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  17  23
K_Jones        FW   3   3   3  18  25 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
C_Pantilimon   GK  17   2   3   3  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Cameron      DF   3  18   2   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Wilkinson    DF   2  17  10   3  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Arnautovic   MF   3   2  18  10  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Crouch       FW   2   2   2  18  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Norwich 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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J_Ruddy        GK  19   2   3   2  21 |  93   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -1   0   0   0
M_Turner       DF   2  17   2   2  22 |  59   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Whittaker    DF   2  18   2   3  26 |  93   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   8   0  37
S_Bassong      DF   2  18   2   3  27 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   0   0
J_Pereira      DF   2  18   2   3  27 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Martin       DF   2  17   2   3  24 |  62   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0
L_Fer          MF   2   3  18   2  24 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   0
N_Matic        MF   2   3  18   8  25 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   5
E_Elia         FW   3   3   3  19  21 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
N_Bendtner     FW   2   2   3  18  24 |  93   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
W_Nem          AM   2   3  19  10  25 |  93   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  23  11   0
M_Bunn         GK  17   2   3   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Olsson       DF   2  17  10   3  21 |  34   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
M_Diame        MF   2   2  18   2  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Downing      AM   2   3  17  10  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Lita         FW   2   2   2  17  23 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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