FMFA Cup Qualification Round, Stoke City vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers (Wed Jan 20) Stoke City | Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-3-3 C | 4-4-2 P Duncan Masaldo | Holly Mason | A_Begovic GK | GK C_Ikeme R_Huth DF | DF D_Batth E_Pieters DF | DF Marquinhos Fabio DF | DF K_Foley G_Cameron DF | DF M_Toma Willian MF | MF T_Muller G_Ramirez MF | MF Y_Gourcuff R_Alvarez MF | MF B_Sako M_Diouf FW | MF L_Evans E_Cavani FW | FW Bojan M_Derbyshire FW | FW R_v_Wolfs'kel | J_Butland SUB | SUB V_Cojocaru M_Troiani SUB | SUB L_Croll N_Sule SUB | SUB J_Williams N_Dyer SUB | SUB I_Gundogan P_Crouch SUB | SUB M_Zarate Min. 3 :(sto) R_Huth lays the ball back to M_Diouf ... Marquinhos with a late tackle ... Well to be fair he was looking for the foul ... That will be a booking ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 13 :(sto) G_Ramirez leaves Y_Gourcuff standing ... Launched towards the top corner by G_Ramirez ! ... But C_Ikeme tips it over ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 13 :(wol) B_Sako looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to R_v_Wolfs'kel ... R_v_Wolfs'kel chases it through, he must score ! ... He miskicks the ball ... He's managed to put that out of the stadium Min. 13 :(sto) R_Alvarez with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... M_Diouf gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... Marquinhos had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that ... He is warned by The Referee ... It’s just a warning Min. 14 :(wol) D_Batth with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to Bojan ... E_Pieters reads the game well and cuts out the pass! Min. 15 :(sto) Willian with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal ... Marquinhos clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 17 :(wol) T_Muller turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to M_Toma ... Fabio gathers up the loose ball Min. 23 :(sto) E_Cavani gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past Y_Gourcuff! ... He has some space now! ... D_Batth with an ugly foul ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball ... The Referee calls him for a talk Min. 24 :(sto) E_Pieters chips the ball over the defence and finds M_Diouf ... M_Diouf hits the ball on the bounce ! ... C_Ikeme saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one Min. 24 :(sto) G_Ramirez has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... Willian gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... K_Foley with a nasty foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! ... FREE KICK! ... The Referee signals that it is indirect ... Willian swings it in ... M_Diouf gets on the end of it ... D_Batth gathers up the loose ball Min. 26 :(wol) K_Foley knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... Cleared by R_Huth Min. 27 :(wol) R_v_Wolfs'kel sidesteps his marker ... He runs forward now ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... R_Huth looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 30 :(wol) R_v_Wolfs'kel is too quick for the defence ... R_v_Wolfs'kel throws himself at the ball ! ... He manages to reach the ball ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it’s gone just wide !! Min. 41 :(wol) Y_Gourcuff with an incisive pass to D_Batth ... M_Diouf with the tackle ... The Referee will want to speak to him Min. 42 :(wol) R_v_Wolfs'kel takes advantage of a bad back pass from G_Cameron ... Excellent sliding challenge by Fabio ... He timed it well ... CORNER! ... Marquinhos floats the ball in! ... A_Begovic makes the catch! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(wol) Bojan with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from R_Huth ... Bojan hits a crisp volley! ... A_Begovic with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know ! Min. 44 :(sto) The defender slips and falls over! ... Willian is through! ... A cheeky lob from Willian ! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide !! ... That was fortunate Min. 48 :(sto) E_Cavani gets to the by-line ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to G_Ramirez ... G_Ramirez hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide !! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... Willian chips the ball into the area! ... D_Batth wins the ball ... And he clears the danger ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Stoke City 0-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Min. 47 :(sto) M_Diouf with the dribble ... He uses his pace to get free ... D_Batth wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge Min. 48 :(sto) G_Ramirez threads the through ball to M_Diouf ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... D_Batth looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 48 :(wol) Bojan sprints past the defender ... Well executed sliding challenge from G_Cameron Min. 49 :(sto) Willian is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to E_Cavani ... E_Cavani tries to catch the keeper out! ... But he puts it wide ... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre Min. 57 :(wol) M_Toma finds the run of R_v_Wolfs'kel ... R_v_Wolfs'kel tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide !! ... That was fortunate Min. 60 :(sto) E_Pieters finds E_Cavani with a perfectly weighted pass ... E_Cavani hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... But C_Ikeme dives to his left ... I think C_Ikeme just got a hand on that one ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 61 :(wol) L_Evans with a flicked pass to Bojan ... Fabio seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 63 :(wol) T_Muller barges Fabio off the ball ... T_Muller with a thundering volley! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 70 :(sto) G_Ramirez is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... Willian latches onto the ball ... Willian with his head down lets it go ! ... He's giving bats everywhere a bad name with that miss! Min. 70 :(wol) Y_Gourcuff has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past Fabio ... He knocks it to R_v_Wolfs'kel! ... A well-placed shot from R_v_Wolfs'kel ! ... But he's put it wide ... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? Min. 73 :(sto) The ball is passed in from G_Ramirez, he finds Fabio ... Fabio controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... C_Ikeme won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 73 :(wol) Bojan finds his way through ... M_Diouf fouls badly ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 75 :(wol) B_Sako is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to Bojan ... R_Huth forces him off the ball Min. 77 :(wol) L_Evans can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to R_v_Wolfs'kel ... E_Cavani fouls badly ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! Min. 77 :(wol) K_Foley is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... Bojan latches onto the ball ... Bojan curls it towards the top corner ! ... But A_Begovic punches it away Min. 83 :(wol) B_Sako looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to R_v_Wolfs'kel ... M_Derbyshire anticipates the pass and cuts it out Min. 84 :(wol) D_Batth has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past R_Huth ... He knocks it to Bojan! ... R_Huth reacts well to win the ball back Min. 86 :(wol) T_Muller knocks it forward ... R_Huth slips ... K_Foley gets to it! ... K_Foley sees A_Begovic off his line ! ... A_Begovic makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 87 :(sto) Willian kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... M_Derbyshire gets on the end of the pass ... Superbly timed tackle by K_Foley ... He made it look easy Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(wol) Marquinhos gets to the bye line ... He puts it into the box ... He finds T_Muller ... T_Muller fires off a left-footed shot ! ... A_Begovic watches it sail safely wide! Min. 89 :(sto) R_Alvarez finds E_Cavani in the box ... E_Cavani uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... C_Ikeme saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 91 :(wol) B_Sako runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to R_v_Wolfs'kel ... R_v_Wolfs'kel looks to see where A_Begovic is! ... He shoots! ... A_Begovic with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 92 :(wol) Y_Gourcuff with a burst of pace ... E_Pieters gets in the way of the ball and clears! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Britannia Stadium Attendance : 25,614 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Huth Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wolverhampton Wanderers Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Batth (Man of the Match) Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : Marquinhos (3), K_Foley (24) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City | Wolverhampton Wanderers Attempts on Goal : 9 | 10 Off target : 5 | 6 On target : 4 | 4 Possession : 32 | 68 Corners : 1 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 2 Subs Used : 0 | 0 Fouls : 10 | 7 Key Tackles : 11 | 5 Key Passes : 12 | 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Stoke City 0 - 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 26 2 3 2 23 | 97 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 66 0 0 0 R_Huth DF 2 20 4 2 22 | 97 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 10 0 E_Pieters DF 2 19 3 3 22 | 97 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 20 0 Fabio DF 2 19 2 3 27 | 97 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 39 0 1 G_Cameron DF 3 18 2 3 22 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 Willian MF 3 2 22 11 27 | 97 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 2 G_Ramirez MF 2 4 21 11 27 | 97 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 40 4 R_Alvarez MF 2 3 21 3 28 | 97 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 M_Diouf FW 2 2 3 20 22 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 E_Cavani FW 2 3 4 20 24 | 97 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 7 M_Derbyshire FW 3 3 3 18 25 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 J_Butland GK 19 3 2 3 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Troiani DF 2 18 2 3 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Sule DF 2 18 3 2 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Dyer MF 2 3 21 10 21 | 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 - Wolverhampton Wanderers Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C_Ikeme GK 23 2 2 2 24 | 97 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 0 0 0 D_Batth DF 2 21 4 3 24 | 97 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 63 20 0 Marquinhos DF 2 20 3 2 23 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 7 -3 K_Foley DF 3 19 11 3 23 | 97 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 10 7 0 M_Toma DF 2 19 3 4 17 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 T_Muller MF 2 3 23 10 26 | 97 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 2 Y_Gourcuff MF 2 3 22 11 25 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 B_Sako MF 2 3 22 9 25 | 97 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 L_Evans MF 2 3 21 3 23 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 Bojan FW 2 4 3 21 27 | 97 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 R_v_Wolfs'kel FW 2 3 2 21 27 | 97 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 V_Cojocaru GK 20 2 2 1 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Croll DF 2 18 3 3 17 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Williams DF 2 18 4 2 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I_Gundogan MF 2 3 21 2 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Zarate FW 2 2 3 20 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1453320093 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35