FMFA Cup Qualification Round, West Bromwich Albion vs. Stoke City (Sun Jan 24)


                 West Bromwich Albion  |  Stoke City
                              4-4-2 P  |  4-3-3 A
                                    -  |  Duncan Masaldo
                                       |
                          B_Foster GK  |  GK A_Begovic
                          C_Dawson DF  |  DF R_Shawcross
                         D_Roberts DF  |  DF M_Muniesa
                           J_Evans DF  |  DF E_Pieters
                       A_Cresswell DF  |  DF Fabio
                            A_Song MF  |  MF G_Ramirez
                        J_Morrison MF  |  MF R_Alvarez
                        Y_Gouffran MF  |  MF N_Dyer
                            W_Bony FW  |  FW M_Diouf
                          S_Rondon FW  |  FW M_Derbyshire
                         A_McGeady MF  |  FW P_Crouch
                                       |
                          B_Myhill SUB |  SUB J_Butland
                         J_Chester SUB |  SUB G_Cameron
                         C_Gardner SUB |  SUB M_Troiani
                       J_de_Guzman SUB |  SUB S_Ireland
                        L_Veldwijk SUB |  SUB G_Puscas




Min. 1  :(wba) A_McGeady looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to S_Rondon 
          ...  S_Rondon sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  The West Bromwich Albion fans go wild! 
          ...  West Bromwich Albion have snatched the lead! 
          ...  West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Stoke City ...
Min. 6  :(sto) N_Dyer is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to G_Ramirez 
          ...  Y_Gouffran gathers up the loose ball 
Min. 7  :(sto) M_Derbyshire with a well-controlled run 
          ...  What a shot from M_Derbyshire ! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  B_Foster heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 10 :(wba) W_Bony takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past R_Shawcross 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  R_Alvarez with an inch perfect tackle 
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible! 
Min. 11 :(wba) A_McGeady kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  A_Song gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  A_Song attempts a low drive! 
          ...  A_Begovic makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Song hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  A_Begovic jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 11 :(sto) R_Alvarez is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  M_Derbyshire latches onto the ball 
          ...  D_Roberts with a bad challenge 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
Min. 12 :(wba) A defence splitting pass from A_Song to W_Bony 
          ...  R_Alvarez with the tackle 
          ...  That's got to be a yellow 
Min. 16 :(sto) R_Alvarez hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  P_Crouch latches onto it! 
          ...  P_Crouch hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Hammered into the top corner! 
          ...  He salutes the Stoke City fans!! 
          ...  All square, that should make things interesting! 
          ...  West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Stoke City ...
Min. 19 :(sto) E_Pieters with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  M_Derbyshire gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  A thundering drive by M_Derbyshire ! 
          ...  But B_Foster stops that one easily 
Min. 20 :(wba) J_Morrison knocks it forward 
          ...  Fabio slips 
          ...  W_Bony gets to it! 
          ...  M_Diouf cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 22 :(wba) Y_Gouffran plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  W_Bony decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  W_Bony carves a shot towards goal ! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 30 :(sto) P_Crouch jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  P_Crouch blasts it at the goal ! 
          ...  B_Foster with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 33 :(wba) A_Song with the towering header to W_Bony 
          ...  W_Bony with the header ! 
          ...  But it goes wide of the post 
Min. 34 :(wba) A_McGeady finds C_Dawson with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  Fabio wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by A_Cresswell 
          ...  A_Begovic reads it well, and claims it! 
Min. 34 :(sto) G_Ramirez lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  M_Derbyshire latches on to it 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  A_Song belts it clear 
Min. 37 :(wba) J_Morrison is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  W_Bony latches onto the ball 
          ...  W_Bony fires the shot in! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
Min. 38 :(wba) A_McGeady backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field 
          ...  W_Bony gets on the end of it 
          ...  E_Pieters wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(sto) M_Muniesa picks out M_Diouf with the cross 
          ...  M_Diouf uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  It flies wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 46 :(sto) G_Ramirez brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  M_Diouf gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  M_Diouf lobs B_Foster! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 

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

Min. 48 :(wba) Y_Gouffran holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to S_Rondon 
          ...  Fabio forces him off the ball 
Min. 50 :(wba) A_McGeady gets to the bye line 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds C_Dawson 
          ...  C_Dawson shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  It’s going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And A_Begovic reacts well to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Morrison plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  The ball comes to Y_Gouffran 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  A_Begovic with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 52 :(wba) A_McGeady holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to W_Bony 
          ...  W_Bony bears down on goal! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
Min. 53 :(wba) D_Roberts leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to C_Dawson 
          ...  M_Muniesa with an awful challenge 
          ...  The Referee warns him 
Min. 56 :(wba) J_Chester is going to be brought on 
          ...  A_Cresswell is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF 
Min. 57 :(wba) S_Rondon beats R_Shawcross 
          ...  From long range S_Rondon bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But it puts it well wide 
Min. 58 :(wba) W_Bony plays a long ball to S_Rondon 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from R_Shawcross and it had to be 
Min. 64 :(wba) J_Morrison runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Rondon 
          ...  S_Rondon with the header ! 
          ...  A_Begovic makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 65 :(wba) A_Song is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball up field 
          ...  C_Dawson latches onto the end of it 
          ...  C_Dawson tries to beat A_Begovic from outside the area! 
          ...  A_Begovic gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 73 :(sto) P_Crouch jumps over D_Roberts's challenge 
          ...  P_Crouch tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  B_Foster acrobatically tips it over !! 
          ...  Great keeping! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Dyer swings it in! 
          ...  The ball comes to Fabio 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  B_Foster is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over !! 
          ...  B_Foster looks very relieved! 
Min. 74 :(sto) Fabio with a penetrating pass to P_Crouch 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  J_Evans takes possession 
Min. 76 :(wba) A_McGeady curls the ball out wide to S_Rondon 
          ...  But M_Muniesa slid in 
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be 
Min. 80 :(sto) N_Dyer crosses into the box, finding P_Crouch 
          ...  But D_Roberts reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 81 :(wba) S_Rondon sidesteps his marker 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  E_Pieters with a superb challenge 
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 82 :(sto) G_Ramirez beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds M_Derbyshire 
          ...  J_Chester clears with a diving header 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(wba) W_Bony takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past R_Alvarez 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  W_Bony with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  That was a mishit effort! 
Min. 88 :(sto) M_Muniesa is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  M_Derbyshire latches onto the ball 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by M_Derbyshire ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  That's a contender for goal of the season! 
          ...  That goal looks certain to be the winner! 
          ...  West Bromwich Albion 1-2 Stoke City ...
Min. 89 :(wba) L_Veldwijk takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace A_Song 
          ...  He'll play as a FW 
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off 
Min. 89 :(wba) It seems West Bromwich Albion are making a tactical change to A 
Min. 90 :(sto) E_Pieters with the cross-field pass to M_Derbyshire 
          ...  M_Derbyshire with the shot ! 
          ...  He's giving bats everywhere a bad name with that miss! 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : The Hawthorns
Attendance           : 21,798
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West Bromwich Albion Match Info
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Best player          : A_McGeady (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : S_Rondon (1)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Stoke City Match Info
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Best player          : M_Derbyshire
Scorers              : P_Crouch (16), M_Derbyshire (88)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : E_Pieters (81)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                    West Bromwich Albion  |    Stoke City
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       10
Off target           :           6        |       4
On target            :           6        |       6
Possession           :          56        |       44
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       0
Fouls                :           4        |       9
Key Tackles          :           5        |       6
Key Passes           :          16        |       11
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Final Score          : West Bromwich Albion 1 - 2 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 |  93   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
C_Dawson       DF   2  18   3   4  22 |  93   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
D_Roberts      DF   3  20   4   4  30 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  10   0
J_Evans        DF   2  20   3   3  25 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
A_Cresswell    DF   2  19   2   3  27 |  57   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Song         MF   2  10  20   2  24 |  90   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  13  20   3
J_Morrison     MF   2   2  19   4  25 |  93   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Y_Gouffran     MF   3   2  19  11  24 |  93   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  13  20   3
W_Bony         FW   3   2   4  20  21 |  93   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
S_Rondon       FW   2   3   3  19  23 |  93   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  27
A_McGeady      MF   2   3  20  10  26 |  93   0   0   7   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  88   0
B_Myhill       GK  19   1   1   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Chester      DF   2  19   2   3  24 |  36   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   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 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Veldwijk     FW   2   3   3  18  24 |   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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 |  93   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
R_Shawcross    DF   3  19   2   4  23 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
M_Muniesa      DF   3  19   4   2  22 |  93   0   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  13  38   0
E_Pieters      DF   2  19   3   3  22 |  93   0   1   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  10  17  -3
Fabio          DF   2  19   2   3  27 |  93   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  34  18   9
G_Ramirez      MF   2   4  21  11  27 |  93   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
R_Alvarez      MF   2   3  21   3  28 |  93   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0
N_Dyer         MF   2   3  21  10  21 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
M_Diouf        FW   2   2   3  20  22 |  93   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  13   0   2
M_Derbyshire   FW   3   3   3  18  25 |  93   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
P_Crouch       FW   2   2   2  18  22 |  93   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   8   8  37
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
M_Troiani      DF   2  18   2   3  27 |   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
G_Puscas       FW   2   3   3  18  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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