FMFA Cup Group Stage, Stoke City vs. West Bromwich Albion (Sun Dec 20) Stoke City | West Bromwich Albion 4-4-2 N | 5-2-1-2 C Duncan Masaldo | - | A_Begovic GK | GK B_Foster R_Huth DF | DF C_Dawson R_Shawcross DF | DF J_Chester M_Muniesa DF | DF J_Evans E_Pieters DF | DF J_Olsson Willian MF | DF D_Roberts G_Ramirez MF | MF D_Fletcher R_Alvarez MF | MF A_Song N_Dyer MF | FW W_Bony M_Diouf FW | FW G_Pelle E_Cavani FW | AM J_Morrison | J_Butland SUB | SUB B_Myhill Fabio SUB | SUB C_Jones G_Cameron SUB | SUB C_Gardner S_Ireland SUB | SUB J_de_Guzman M_Derbyshire SUB | SUB V_Anichebe Min. 1 :(wba) G_Pelle knocks the ball past the lunge of R_Huth ... G_Ramirez fouls badly ... That looked malicious ... The Referee tries to calm him down Min. 4 :(sto) R_Shawcross slows the ball down and waits 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! ... R_Shawcross with a bomb of a shot ! ... B_Foster gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 5 :(wba) D_Fletcher drives the ball across field ... It comes to W_Bony ... W_Bony with an overhead kick ! ... He gets a connection ... Saved by A_Begovic Min. 6 :(sto) R_Alvarez finds the run of M_Diouf ... M_Diouf attempts to drive it home! ... It sails over! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 6 :(sto) M_Diouf flicks it over D_Roberts's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... J_Chester fouls ... That was disgusting ... The Referee called him over for a strong verbal warning Min. 8 :(sto) N_Dyer with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... M_Diouf gets on the end of the pass ... D_Roberts clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 9 :(sto) G_Ramirez with a glorious long pass to M_Diouf ... J_Evans with the tackle Min. 10 :(wba) W_Bony beats R_Huth ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... But E_Pieters wins the ball with a sliding challenge ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by J_Morrison! ... E_Pieters reads it well and clears the danger Min. 12 :(wba) J_Morrison with the header on ... He finds W_Bony in space ... W_Bony shapes up for a shot! ... GOAL !! ... A_Begovic was caught out there ... That puts West Bromwich Albion ahead! ... Now can they hang onto it! ... Stoke City 0-1 West Bromwich Albion ... Min. 13 :(wba) D_Fletcher curls the ball out wide to W_Bony ... N_Dyer with a terrible tackle ... He gets a YELLOW CARD!! Min. 14 :(wba) W_Bony finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled the defender ... Willian with a bad challenge ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He is fortunate to be given just a warning Min. 19 :(sto) Curled in dangerously from R_Alvarez to E_Cavani ... J_Chester forces him off the ball Min. 30 :(wba) C_Dawson has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past E_Pieters ... He puts in G_Pelle! ... G_Pelle aims for the top right corner ! ... The fans get off there seats! ... But it sails over !! Min. 37 :(wba) D_Fletcher with a 50-yard pass to C_Dawson ... But R_Huth clears the danger Min. 38 :(wba) G_Pelle can't keep control of it and loses possession! ... He goes in hard and wins it back! ... He creates some space for an opening! ... M_Muniesa knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But The Referee just turns away! Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 44 :(sto) N_Dyer with the deft touch ... He takes it past D_Fletcher ... He knocks it to M_Diouf! ... J_Chester reads the play well Min. 47 :(sto) R_Shawcross plays it back ... A_Begovic slips!! ... GOAL !! ... He has put it into his own net!! ... Stoke City 0-2 West Bromwich Albion ... Min. 48 :(wba) It seems West Bromwich Albion are making a tactical change to D Min. 48 :(sto) E_Cavani knocks the ball past C_Dawson ... J_Chester hits it out for a corner ... CORNER! ... Swung in by Willian ... J_Chester belts it clear ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Stoke City 0-2 West Bromwich Albion Min. 57 :(wba) There's going to be a change ... C_Jones will come on for C_Dawson and play DF Min. 60 :(wba) G_Pelle cuts inside N_Dyer ... He worked that well ... E_Pieters body checks his opponent!! ... That’s a careless challenge!! Min. 65 :(sto) G_Ramirez runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off D_Roberts back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... W_Bony fouls ... That was disgusting ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 68 :(wba) J_de_Guzman is coming on and J_Morrison is being brought off ... Looks likely he will go and play AM Min. 70 :(wba) a big roar from the crowd as B_Myhill comes on for B_Foster to play GK Min. 71 :(sto) Willian with an inch perfect pass to N_Dyer ... J_Olsson with a nasty foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment Min. 73 :(wba) W_Bony takes on 3 men ... M_Diouf with the lunge!! ... And the whistle goes, that’s a foul ... The Referee refrained from booking him but had words Min. 82 :(wba) G_Pelle controls the ball with ease ... The ball hits M_Muniesa in the face! ... And goes clear! Min. 87 :(wba) W_Bony takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to G_Pelle ... G_Pelle with a bicycle kick ! ... A_Begovic fists it away ... That was a good save! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 90 :(sto) Willian races into the box ... He sees N_Dyer lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... N_Dyer with a powerful downward header! ... B_Myhill can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... B_Myhill makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 93 :(wba) G_Pelle finds his way through ... He has tremendous pace ... But he loses control of it ... R_Shawcross hits it out for a throw ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Britannia Stadium Attendance : 25,593 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Alvarez Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N_Dyer (13) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Bromwich Albion Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Chester (Man of the Match) Scorers : W_Bony (12), R_Shawcross (47 og) Sent Off : N/A Booked : W_Bony (65) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City | West Bromwich Albion Attempts on Goal : 3 | 4 Off target : 2 | 1 On target : 1 | 3 Possession : 56 | 44 Corners : 1 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 0 | 3 Fouls : 9 | 11 Key Tackles : 5 | 5 Key Passes : 6 | 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Stoke City 0 - 2 West Bromwich Albion ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Stoke City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Begovic GK 25 2 3 2 23 | 97 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 R_Huth DF 2 20 4 2 22 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 R_Shawcross DF 3 19 2 4 23 | 97 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 11 -2 3 M_Muniesa DF 3 19 4 2 22 | 97 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 E_Pieters DF 2 19 3 3 22 | 97 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 Willian MF 3 2 21 11 27 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 G_Ramirez MF 2 4 21 11 27 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 R_Alvarez MF 2 3 21 3 28 | 97 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 N_Dyer MF 2 3 21 10 21 | 97 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 -3 17 -2 M_Diouf FW 2 2 3 20 22 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 E_Cavani FW 2 3 4 20 24 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Butland GK 19 3 2 3 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fabio DF 2 19 2 3 27 | 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 S_Ireland MF 3 3 20 3 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Derbyshire FW 3 3 3 18 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B_Foster GK 20 2 1 1 26 | 73 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 C_Dawson DF 2 18 3 4 22 | 60 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 J_Chester DF 2 19 2 3 24 | 97 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 0 0 J_Evans DF 2 20 3 3 25 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 J_Olsson DF 3 19 5 2 25 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 D_Roberts DF 3 20 4 4 30 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 D_Fletcher MF 2 3 20 4 25 | 97 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 A_Song MF 2 10 20 2 24 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Bony FW 3 2 4 20 21 | 97 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 5 15 31 G_Pelle FW 2 3 3 20 22 | 97 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 J_Morrison AM 2 2 19 4 25 | 71 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 B_Myhill GK 19 1 1 1 24 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Jones DF 2 18 2 1 19 | 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Gardner MF 2 5 18 3 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_de_Guzman AM 2 3 19 11 27 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 V_Anichebe FW 2 2 4 18 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1450642831 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35