FMFA Cup Group Stage, West Bromwich Albion vs. Stoke City (Thu Feb 18)


                 West Bromwich Albion  |  Stoke City
                            4-1-3-2 E  |  4-4-2 T
                                    -  |  Duncan Masaldo
                                       |
                          B_Foster GK  |  GK A_Begovic
                         D_Roberts DF  |  DF R_Huth
                           P_Jones DF  |  DF R_Shawcross
                            O_Aino DF  |  DF M_Muniesa
                           C_Jones DF  |  DF E_Pieters
                      L_Pellegrini DM  |  MF Willian
                         A_McGeady MF  |  MF R_Alvarez
                         J_Lingard MF  |  MF N_Dyer
                          M_Barnes MF  |  MF S_Ireland
                       M_Sulejmani FW  |  FW M_Diouf
                       J_Stanislas FW  |  FW E_Cavani
                                       |
                            J_Rose SUB |  SUB J_Butland
                          J_Olsson SUB |  SUB Fabio
                       J_de_Guzman SUB |  SUB G_Cameron
                          S_Gnarby SUB |  SUB C_Adam
                          S_Rondon SUB |  SUB M_Derbyshire




Min. 3  :(sto) E_Pieters threads the through ball to E_Cavani 
          ...  E_Cavani with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  B_Foster gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But can't hold onto it! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Stoke City have snatched the lead! 
          ...  West Bromwich Albion 0-1 Stoke City ...
Min. 4  :(wba) M_Barnes pulls it back to A_McGeady 
          ...  A_McGeady strikes a wicked curler ! 
          ...  But A_Begovic reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on A_Begovic anyway 
Min. 9  :(wba) A_McGeady looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to J_Stanislas 
          ...  J_Stanislas has a go! 
          ...  A_Begovic won't get to that! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Superb finish!!! 
          ...  That’s pulled West Bromwich Albion level! 
          ...  West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Stoke City ...
Min. 10 :(sto) M_Muniesa beats the defender 
          ...  M_Muniesa carves a shot towards goal ! 
          ...  B_Foster just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 13 :(wba) A_McGeady with the diagonal pass J_Lingard 
          ...  A cracking drive from J_Lingard ! 
          ...  A_Begovic with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 15 :(wba) C_Jones finds M_Sulejmani with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  M_Sulejmani has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  A_Begovic beats the ball away 
Min. 16 :(wba) J_Lingard takes possession on the edge of the box 
          ...  R_Huth read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 18 :(sto) R_Alvarez changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Diouf 
          ...  J_Lingard with a deliberate foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee will just give him a speaking to 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  They are lining up to take this one! 
          ...  E_Cavani drives it in 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
Min. 19 :(sto) S_Ireland picks out M_Diouf with the cross 
          ...  M_Diouf attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  B_Foster tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 
Min. 19 :(wba) J_Stanislas breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on A_Begovic! 
          ...  N_Dyer brings him down! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  He's off!! 
Min. 28 :(wba) J_Stanislas with the mazy run 
          ...  What a shot from J_Stanislas ! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  The Stoke City fans laugh at him 
Min. 31 :(wba) J_Stanislas with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle 
          ...  R_Shawcross takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 35 :(wba) M_Barnes drives it across the face of the goal J_Stanislas 
          ...  R_Shawcross gets in the way of the ball and clears! 
Min. 38 :(wba) M_Sulejmani brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  E_Cavani looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 39 :(wba) P_Jones runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to A_McGeady 
          ...  A_McGeady with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  A_Begovic claws it off the line 
          ...  The Referee consults his assistant 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Lets see if West Bromwich Albion can hang onto that lead! 
          ...  West Bromwich Albion 2-1 Stoke City ...
Min. 41 :(wba) C_Jones runs with pace at the defence 
          ...  A great volley from C_Jones ! 
          ...  A_Begovic goes down well to save 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(wba) O_Aino watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position 
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space 
          ...  He's gone right through! 
          ...  O_Aino sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! 
          ...  A_Begovic takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 44 :(sto) R_Shawcross breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on B_Foster! 
          ...  L_Pellegrini brings him down! 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: West Bromwich Albion 2-1 Stoke City

Min. 49 :(wba) M_Barnes retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field 
          ...  J_Stanislas gets on the end of it 
          ...  J_Stanislas rifles it to the far post ! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 56 :(sto) E_Cavani beats O_Aino 
          ...  O_Aino moves quickly to get the tackle in this time 
Min. 59 :(wba) J_Lingard sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to J_Stanislas 
          ...  J_Stanislas hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere ! 
          ...  A_Begovic with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know ! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Pellegrini hits it into the box! 
          ...  J_Stanislas tries to place the shot! 
          ...  A_Begovic gets the finger tips to it 
          ...  And puts it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Lingard hits it into the box! 
          ...  R_Shawcross gets up well 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 60 :(wba) S_Gnarby is being prepared to come on 
          ...  A_McGeady is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF 
Min. 60 :(wba) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders 
          ...  It seems West Bromwich Albion will now be playing C 
Min. 60 :(wba) The ball is passed in from L_Pellegrini, he finds J_Stanislas 
          ...  J_Stanislas with a graceful, looping effort ! 
          ...  A_Begovic is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over !! 
          ...  A_Begovic looks very relieved! 
Min. 61 :(wba) J_Lingard with a short pass to find J_Stanislas 
          ...  M_Diouf with a nasty foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
Min. 63 :(wba) P_Jones lays the ball back to J_Stanislas 
          ...  J_Stanislas uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 63 :(sto) E_Cavani with a simple pass to M_Diouf 
          ...  D_Roberts read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 64 :(wba) S_Rondon is going to be brought on 
          ...  M_Sulejmani is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW 
Min. 64 :(wba) S_Gnarby moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Roberts 
          ...  D_Roberts with the overhead ! 
          ...  A_Begovic makes a fine save 
Min. 66 :(wba) L_Pellegrini finds S_Gnarby with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  S_Gnarby hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  A_Begovic moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  A_Begovic catches it with style! 
Min. 72 :(wba) The ball is passed in from S_Gnarby, he finds S_Rondon 
          ...  S_Rondon sees A_Begovic off his line ! 
          ...  A_Begovic just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 74 :(wba) S_Rondon sidesteps M_Muniesa 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  M_Muniesa is late with that one 
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  They are lining up to take this one! 
          ...  S_Rondon with the delicate chip over the wall 
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line 
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant 
          ...  He waves play on 
          ...  Goal not given there! 
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision 
Min. 76 :(wba) J_Lingard rushes through the defence 
          ...  J_Lingard shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  But A_Begovic tips it behind 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 82 :(sto) Willian with a flicked pass to M_Diouf 
          ...  S_Gnarby dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 86 :(sto) S_Ireland squares it to M_Diouf 
          ...  D_Roberts fouls badly 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(wba) M_Barnes looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to S_Rondon 
          ...  M_Muniesa wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 92 :(wba) C_Jones looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Lingard 
          ...  R_Shawcross tries to clear it 
          ...  He has miskicked it!!! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Barnes curls it into the box! 
          ...  J_Lingard gets to it! 
          ...  But A_Begovic palms it behind 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : The Hawthorns
Attendance           : 25,604
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West Bromwich Albion Match Info
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Best player          : A_McGeady (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Stanislas (9), A_McGeady (39)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Pellegrini (44)
Injured              : N/A
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Stoke City Match Info
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Best player          : E_Cavani
Scorers              : E_Cavani (3)
Sent Off             : N_Dyer (19)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                    West Bromwich Albion  |    Stoke City
Attempts on Goal     :          19        |       4
Off target           :           6        |       2
On target            :          13        |       2
Possession           :          70        |       30
Corners              :           3        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           2        |       0
Fouls                :           6        |       4
Key Tackles          :           3        |       6
Key Passes           :          15        |       5
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Final Score          : West Bromwich Albion 2 - 1 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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B_Foster       GK  21   2   1   1  26 |  94   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0   0   0
D_Roberts      DF   3  20   4   4  30 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  13   0   3
P_Jones        DF   2  19  12   3  22 |  94   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  38   0
O_Aino         DF   2  18   3   2  17 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  13   0   3
C_Jones        DF   2  18   2   1  19 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   8  28  11
L_Pellegrini   DM   2   9  18   2  26 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -3  17  -3
A_McGeady      MF   2   3  20  10  26 |  62   0   0   2   1   2   1   0   0   0   0  38  26
J_Lingard      MF   2   3  19  10  26 |  94   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10   9
M_Barnes       MF   2   3  19   5  27 |  94   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
M_Sulejmani    FW   2   3  11  19  26 |  66   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
J_Stanislas    FW   2   3   4  19  27 |  94   0   0   0   0   7   1   0   0   0   0   0  33
J_Rose         GK  18   1   1   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Olsson       DF   3  19   5   2  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_de_Guzman    MF   2   3  19  11  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Gnarby       MF   2   3  18   2  27 |  32   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  13  20   3
S_Rondon       FW   2   3   3  19  23 |  28   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2

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  26   2   3   2  23 |  94  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 107   0   0   0
R_Huth         DF   2  20   4   2  22 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
R_Shawcross    DF   3  19   2   4  23 |  94   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  52   0   0
M_Muniesa      DF   3  19   4   2  22 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  13   0   1
E_Pieters      DF   2  19   3   3  22 |  94   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0
Willian        MF   3   2  22  11  27 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
R_Alvarez      MF   2   3  21   3  28 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
N_Dyer         MF   2   3  21  10  21 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  -7  -7  -7
S_Ireland      MF   3   3  20   3  23 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Diouf        FW   2   2   3  20  22 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
E_Cavani       FW   2   3   4  20  24 |  94   0   1   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  13  10  24
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
C_Adam         MF   3   2  19   3  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Derbyshire   FW   3   3   3  19  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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