FMFA League Of Britain Premier Division, Stoke City vs. Chelsea (Sun Sep 27)


                           Stoke City  |  Chelsea
                              4-3-3 A  |  4-5-1 C
                       Duncan Masaldo  |  Jason Fortune
                                       |
                         A_Begovic GK  |  GK T_Courtois
                            R_Huth DF  |  DF S_Pocognoli
                       R_Shawcross DF  |  DF B_Sagna
                         M_Muniesa DF  |  DF J_Terry
                         E_Pieters DF  |  DF A_Cole
                           Willian MF  |  MF L_Messi
                         G_Ramirez MF  |  MF E_Hazard
                            N_Dyer MF  |  MF F_Ribery
                           M_Diouf FW  |  MF G_Sigurdsson
                          E_Cavani FW  |  MF S_Cazorla
                      M_Derbyshire FW  |  FW C_Ronaldo
                                       |
                         J_Butland SUB |  SUB J_Alnwick
                         G_Cameron SUB |  SUB D_Janmaat
                           A_Grant SUB |  SUB M_Benatia
                         S_Ireland SUB |  SUB L_Modric
                          P_Crouch SUB |  SUB F_Llorente




Min. 2  :(che) S_Cazorla holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to C_Ronaldo 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from M_Muniesa 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Hazard curls it into the box! 
          ...  S_Cazorla makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 3  :(sto) R_Huth 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_Ramirez receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  Intercepted by S_Pocognoli 
Min. 5  :(che) G_Sigurdsson takes control of the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Cole 
          ...  R_Shawcross cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 7  :(sto) Willian 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! 
          ...  R_Huth receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by J_Terry 
          ...  He timed it well 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Willian curls it into the box! 
          ...  B_Sagna wins the ball 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 7  :(che) S_Cazorla turns past the defender 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  S_Cazorla bears down on goal! 
          ...  But A_Begovic reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on A_Begovic anyway 
Min. 9  :(che) S_Cazorla with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to E_Hazard 
          ...  But R_Shawcross puts it in row Z! 
Min. 10 :(che) G_Sigurdsson brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  L_Messi gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  L_Messi tries to beat A_Begovic! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Ribery swings it in! 
          ...  M_Muniesa wins the ball 
          ...  He belts it away 
Min. 11 :(che) F_Ribery runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to E_Hazard 
          ...  E_Hazard tries to beat A_Begovic! 
          ...  A_Begovic gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 13 :(sto) M_Diouf lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  E_Cavani latches on to it 
          ...  E_Cavani with a bomb of a shot ! 
          ...  But T_Courtois tips it behind 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 14 :(che) B_Sagna looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to G_Sigurdsson 
          ...  G_Sigurdsson with the diving header ! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  A_Begovic gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 15 :(sto) G_Ramirez with the nod to M_Derbyshire 
          ...  M_Derbyshire attempts to nutmeg T_Courtois! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into T_Courtois's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 15 :(che) S_Cazorla looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards L_Messi 
          ...  Driven towards goal by L_Messi ! 
          ...  A_Begovic makes a good save 
Min. 16 :(sto) E_Cavani with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle 
          ...  S_Pocognoli with an ugly foul 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
Min. 19 :(che) J_Terry picks out S_Pocognoli with the cross 
          ...  S_Pocognoli belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  A_Begovic blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 20 :(che) C_Ronaldo beats R_Huth 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  A cracking drive from C_Ronaldo ! 
          ...  A_Begovic gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Messi hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  C_Ronaldo with the shot! 
          ...  The fans get off there seats! 
          ...  But it sails over !! 
Min. 30 :(che) B_Sagna lays the ball back to L_Messi 
          ...  L_Messi with the overhead ! 
          ...  A_Begovic just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 32 :(che) B_Sagna with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  S_Cazorla gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  S_Cazorla gets his head to the ball ! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 
Min. 35 :(che) L_Messi curls the ball out wide to J_Terry 
          ...  J_Terry has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  A_Begovic gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 36 :(sto) E_Cavani is through on goal 
          ...  The ball hits G_Sigurdsson in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 36 :(che) S_Cazorla runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  S_Cazorla shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  A_Begovic tips it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by L_Messi 
          ...  The ball comes to G_Sigurdsson 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  A_Begovic with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 37 :(sto) E_Cavani with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past B_Sagna 
          ...  E_Cavani looks to see where T_Courtois is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  But T_Courtois tips it behind 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(che) S_Cazorla plays it forward to C_Ronaldo 
          ...  A left-footer by C_Ronaldo ! 
          ...  A_Begovic falls over 
          ...  But A_Begovic is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 45 :(che) F_Llorente replaces an unhappy C_Ronaldo and will play as a FW 
Min. 45 :(che) L_Modric is being prepared to come on 
          ...  S_Cazorla is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF 
Min. 45 :(sto) M_Derbyshire kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  M_Diouf gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  M_Diouf shoots towards goal ! 
          ...  But T_Courtois reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 46 :(che) G_Sigurdsson finds F_Ribery on the edge of the box 
          ...  R_Huth cuts it out easily 
          ...  He clears the ball up field 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Stoke City 0-0 Chelsea

Min. 46 :(sto) G_Ramirez with the towering header to M_Diouf 
          ...  M_Diouf gets up high for the header ! 
          ...  T_Courtois is beaten! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Pick that one out!! 
          ...  That puts Stoke City ahead! 
          ...  Now can they hang onto it! 
          ...  Stoke City 1-0 Chelsea ...
Min. 49 :(sto) Willian plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He looks around for options 
          ...  He moves forward with the ball 
          ...  E_Hazard with an awful challenge 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  Duncan Masaldo looks bemused that it wasn't more! 
Min. 53 :(che) E_Hazard flicks it over R_Shawcross's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  But E_Pieters slides in 
Min. 54 :(sto) Willian takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past the defender 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  J_Terry with a superb tackle! 
          ...  He easily dispossessed him. 
Min. 54 :(che) E_Hazard pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  A_Cole is clean through! 
          ...  M_Muniesa rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  What’s The Referee going to give? 
          ...  He just waves play on! 
Min. 54 :(sto) Willian takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past A_Cole 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  J_Terry is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He won that header unfairly 
Min. 56 :(sto) N_Dyer plays a long ball to Willian 
          ...  Willian with his head down lets it go ! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it’s gone just wide !! 
Min. 56 :(che) A_Cole finds his way through 
          ...  He lost his man too easily 
          ...  M_Muniesa wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 57 :(che) F_Llorente turns past R_Shawcross 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  F_Llorente controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  A_Begovic with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 58 :(che) E_Hazard gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at Willian 
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 60 :(che) A_Cole has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_Muniesa 
          ...  He puts in L_Modric! 
          ...  L_Modric hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Fine finish ! 
          ...  Chelsea are back on level terms now! 
          ...  Stoke City 1-1 Chelsea ...
Min. 61 :(sto) Willian loses his marker 
          ...  Willian with the crafty shot! 
          ...  But T_Courtois punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 62 :(che) E_Hazard beats M_Muniesa 
          ...  E_Hazard hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  But A_Begovic parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 63 :(sto) G_Ramirez knocks it past the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  G_Ramirez hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 64 :(sto) M_Derbyshire runs at J_Terry 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from B_Sagna 
Min. 64 :(che) F_Llorente plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  F_Llorente tries to beat A_Begovic! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post !! 
          ...  A_Begovic never had a chance! 
Min. 67 :(che) G_Sigurdsson kicks Willian off the ball 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he deserved that! 
Min. 68 :(che) A_Cole with a simple pass to L_Messi 
          ...  L_Messi smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 71 :(che) B_Sagna plays in G_Sigurdsson with a beautiful ball 
          ...  M_Muniesa with the lunge!! 
          ...  And the whistle goes, that’s a foul 
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 76 :(che) F_Ribery retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field 
          ...  F_Llorente gets on the end of it 
          ...  F_Llorente with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  A_Begovic takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 79 :(sto) Willian volleys it forward. He finds E_Cavani 
          ...  S_Pocognoli with an awful challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one 
Min. 82 :(sto) G_Ramirez curls the ball out wide to E_Cavani 
          ...  B_Sagna wins the ball with a clear tackle 
Min. 82 :(che) G_Sigurdsson knocks it past R_Shawcross and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  R_Huth knocks the ball back to A_Begovic 
          ...  Ohhhh no!! 
          ...  It’s gone past A_Begovic! 
          ...  And just creeps wide!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Hazard curls it into the box! 
          ...  L_Messi gets to it! 
          ...  But A_Begovic just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 83 :(sto) M_Derbyshire cuts inside his opponent 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  M_Derbyshire with the shot ! 
          ...  T_Courtois won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 84 :(che) F_Llorente cuts inside R_Shawcross 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  Willian goes in studs first 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The Referee is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 84 :(sto) M_Diouf knocks the ball past the lunge of G_Sigurdsson 
          ...  F_Llorente fouls badly 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 86 :(che) A_Cole looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to F_Ribery 
          ...  A wicked drive by F_Ribery ! 
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick 
Min. 87 :(che) A_Begovic miss-kicks! 
          ...  E_Hazard is through! 
          ...  R_Shawcross muscles him off the ball 
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick 
          ...  The Referee wants a word 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 87 :(che) J_Terry with a slick pass to F_Llorente 
          ...  F_Llorente is in acres of space! 
          ...  He looked offside to me 
          ...  He tries to round A_Begovic 
          ...  He rounds A_Begovic 
          ...  He taps it towards the goal! 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(che) L_Messi runs into space 
          ...  L_Messi shoots towards goal ! 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 90 :(che) E_Hazard looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to F_Ribery 
          ...  E_Pieters fouls badly 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
          ...  The Referee lectures him 
Min. 90 :(sto) M_Derbyshire runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to E_Cavani 
          ...  G_Sigurdsson fouls badly 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  What a stupid booking that was 
          ...  That’s his second of the game ! 
          ...  He heads of towards the changing rooms 
Min. 92 :(sto) M_Derbyshire with the dribble 
          ...  The defender is easily beaten 
          ...  But B_Sagna wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it. 

*************  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          : M_Diouf
Scorers              : M_Diouf (46)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Muniesa (71), Willian (84)
Injured              : N/A
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Chelsea Match Info
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Best player          : B_Sagna (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : L_Modric (60)
Sent Off             : G_Sigurdsson (90)
Booked               : E_Hazard (49), S_Pocognoli (79), F_Llorente (84)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Stoke City  |    Chelsea
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       25
Off target           :           4        |       10
On target            :           5        |       15
Possession           :          31        |       69
Corners              :           1        |       5
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       3
Subs Used            :           0        |       2
Fouls                :           7        |       14
Key Tackles          :           8        |       7
Key Passes           :          10        |       21
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Final Score          : Stoke City 1 - 1 Chelsea
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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  24   2   3   2  23 |  94  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 147   0   0   0
R_Huth         DF   2  20   3   2  22 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  10   0
R_Shawcross    DF   3  19   2   4  23 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
M_Muniesa      DF   3  19   4   2  22 |  94   0   4   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  49  -3  -3
E_Pieters      DF   2  19   3   3  22 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
Willian        MF   3   2  21  11  27 |  94   0   0   2   0   2   0   1   0   0  -3  17   1
G_Ramirez      MF   2   3  20  11  27 |  94   0   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  48   1
N_Dyer         MF   2   3  20  10  21 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Diouf        FW   2   2   3  20  22 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  10  26
E_Cavani       FW   2   3   4  20  24 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
M_Derbyshire   FW   3   3   3  18  25 |  94   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   2
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 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Grant        DF   2  17   2   3  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Ireland      MF   3   3  20   3  23 |   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 - Chelsea
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  21   2   3   2  23 |  94   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  37   0   0   0
S_Pocognoli    DF   3  20   3   2  32 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  10  -3   0
B_Sagna        DF   2  19  11   3  22 |  94   0   4   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  52  40   0
J_Terry        DF   2  19   2   2  24 |  94   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  26  20   3
A_Cole         DF   2  19  11   2  24 |  94   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0
L_Messi        MF   2   3  21  12  25 |  94   0   0   1   0   6   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
E_Hazard       MF   2   3  20  11  27 |  94   0   0   2   0   2   0   1   0   0  -3  17   3
F_Ribery       MF   2   3  20  10  26 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
G_Sigurdsson   MF   2   4  20  11  19 |  92   0   1   3   0   2   0   0   1   0   6  23  -1
S_Cazorla      MF   2   3  20  10  24 |  45   0   0   4   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  40   8
C_Ronaldo      FW   2   3  11  21  23 |  45   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
J_Alnwick      GK  18   2   1   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Janmaat      DF   2  19  10   3  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Benatia      DF   2  18   2   3  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Modric       MF   2  10  20   8  27 |  49   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  23
F_Llorente     FW   2   3   4  21  26 |  49   0   0   0   0   4   0   1   0   0  -3  -3   5
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