FMFA Cup, Stoke City vs. Chelsea (Wed Jun 01) Stoke City | Chelsea 4-3-3 A | 5-3-2 P Duncan Masaldo | Jason Fortune | A_Begovic GK | GK T_Courtois S_Bassong DF | DF A_Cole R_Shawcross DF | DF C_Azpilicueta M_Muniesa DF | DF M_Benatia E_Pieters DF | DF B_Ivanovic Willian MF | DF A_Cartwright G_Ramirez MF | MF D_Poyet R_Alvarez MF | MF F_Ribery M_Diouf FW | MF J_Campana E_Cavani FW | FW D_Sturridge M_Derbyshire FW | FW Pedro | J_Butland SUB | SUB J_Alnwick Fabio SUB | SUB B_Sagna M_Troiani SUB | SUB D_Janmaat C_N'Zogbia SUB | SUB E_Lamela G_Puscas SUB | SUB F_Llorente Min. 2 :(sto) M_Derbyshire knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... C_Azpilicueta brings him down from behind! ... But the ref gives nothing! Min. 5 :(che) The ball is passed in from F_Ribery, he finds Pedro ... M_Muniesa wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 8 :(che) Pedro drives it forward to D_Sturridge ... D_Sturridge attempts a chip! ... Wide of goal Min. 12 :(sto) M_Diouf works the ball inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to E_Cavani ... E_Cavani drives the ball low ! ... T_Courtois with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 12 :(che) F_Ribery wins possession ... He plays the ball across to Pedro ... M_Derbyshire with a superb challenge ... The Referee has given the free kick the other way! Min. 15 :(sto) G_Ramirez miskicks! ... He finds E_Cavani though ... That was fortunate ... M_Benatia tackles cleanly ... The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me ... YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one Min. 16 :(che) A_Cartwright lays the ball back to D_Sturridge ... The cross hits D_Sturridge on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! ... GOAL !! ... A_Begovic was caught out there ... That’s put Chelsea ahead! ... Stoke City 0-1 Chelsea ... Min. 17 :(che) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders ... It seems Chelsea will now be playing A Min. 17 :(che) D_Sturridge with a burst of pace ... G_Ramirez with a bad challenge ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball ... The boy is unlucky to get a yellow ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... The Referee signals that it is indirect ... D_Poyet plays it short to D_Sturridge ... M_Muniesa takes the player down!! ... PENALTY!! ... No! The ref has given the free kick the other way! ... Unbelievable! Min. 18 :(che) J_Campana skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to D_Sturridge ... The defender plays it back to A_Begovic ... D_Sturridge intercepts the back pass! ... He tries to dummy A_Begovic ... He rounds A_Begovic ... He has been pushed wide! ... He shoots from a tight angle ... It hits post!! ... GOAL!! ... Stoke City 0-2 Chelsea ... Min. 20 :(che) J_Campana with the nod to Pedro ... A wicked drive by Pedro ! ... A_Begovic goes down well to save Min. 23 :(sto) M_Diouf runs at the defender ... He takes it past him ... M_Diouf with the goal bound shot! ... But T_Courtois palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 26 :(sto) Willian beats A_Cartwright ... F_Ribery with an awful challenge ... The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit Min. 30 :(che) J_Campana reads the run of F_Ribery ... S_Bassong plays the back pass ... A_Begovic can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... What a lucky escape!! ... CORNER! ... D_Poyet curls it into the box! ... C_Azpilicueta gets a shot in ... But it clips the post and goes wide Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Stoke City 0-2 Chelsea Min. 46 :(sto) R_Alvarez takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to E_Cavani ... But he loses control of it ... A_Cole takes possession Min. 48 :(sto) Willian flicks it past the defender ... He runs forward ... D_Sturridge read the danger and stops the pass Min. 49 :(che) Pedro knocks the ball past the lunge of S_Bassong ... Pedro attempts a chip! ... A_Begovic won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 51 :(che) J_Campana knocks it forward ... R_Shawcross slips ... D_Sturridge gets to it! ... Fine tackle by S_Bassong ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 52 :(che) F_Ribery spots D_Sturridge who is in acres of space ... D_Sturridge chases it through, he must score ! ... A_Begovic watches it sail safely wide! Min. 53 :(sto) Willian hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... M_Derbyshire collects the loose ball! ... M_Derbyshire attempts to nutmeg T_Courtois! ... T_Courtois saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one Min. 55 :(sto) Willian runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... M_Derbyshire latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... M_Derbyshire drives it low ! ... T_Courtois gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic reflex save by T_Courtois !! Min. 57 :(che) B_Sagna is being prepared to come on ... A_Cole is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play DF Min. 57 :(sto) Willian with the deft touch ... He takes it past B_Ivanovic ... He knocks it to E_Cavani! ... A_Cartwright rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That’s a foul!! ... What’s The Referee going to give? ... He just waves play on! Min. 57 :(che) D_Poyet gets to the by-line ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to D_Sturridge ... But S_Bassong reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 59 :(che) E_Lamela replaces an unhappy J_Campana and will play as a MF Min. 59 :(che) F_Ribery with a glorious long pass to Pedro ... Pedro sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... A_Begovic makes the save ... He hits the ball up field! Min. 60 :(che) Pedro finds his way through ... He sets up the shot ... Pedro aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... GOAL !! ... Right into the top corner! ... Stoke City 0-3 Chelsea ... Min. 61 :(che) E_Lamela is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to D_Poyet ... D_Poyet carves a shot towards goal ! ... GOAL !! ... He rips off his shirt and spins it in the air ... Stoke City 0-4 Chelsea ... Min. 63 :(che) M_Benatia with a short pass to find F_Ribery ... F_Ribery gets up high for the header ! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... But it sails past the post !! ... A_Begovic never had a chance! Min. 64 :(che) D_Sturridge gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at M_Muniesa ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He is lucky not to have seen red! Min. 66 :(che) F_Llorente replaces D_Sturridge and will play FW Min. 68 :(sto) E_Cavani flicks it past B_Sagna ... He runs forward ... But M_Benatia will cut out the threat Min. 68 :(che) E_Lamela with a 40-yard pass to F_Llorente ... F_Llorente attempts to drive it home! ... But A_Begovic punches it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 75 :(che) F_Llorente sidesteps his marker ... He was too quick for his marker ... F_Llorente hits it ... This one could go anywhere ! ... It takes a deflection! ... A_Begovic is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... F_Ribery crosses it in! ... E_Lamela loses his marker ... He gets his head onto it! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide !! ... That was fortunate Min. 77 :(sto) M_Diouf turns well with ball ... He has some space now ... But C_Azpilicueta clears the danger Min. 82 :(che) D_Poyet plays a first time ball through the defence to E_Lamela ... E_Lamela with the strike ! ... It’s going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But lands on the roof of the net !! ... A_Begovic looks relieved there! Min. 83 :(sto) M_Derbyshire takes advantage of a bad back pass from A_Cartwright ... M_Benatia with a clumsy challenge ... The Referee just wants to lecture him Min. 86 :(che) E_Lamela makes himself available ... E_Lamela with the crafty shot! ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(che) B_Sagna kicks R_Alvarez! ... The Referee just wants to lecture him Min. 90 :(sto) Willian with the header on ... He finds E_Cavani in space ... Cleaned up by A_Cartwright Min. 92 :(che) F_Llorente sidesteps E_Pieters ... G_Ramirez leaves his foot in with the challenge!! ... That’s a bad foul!! Min. 92 :(che) The defender under hits the back pass! ... E_Lamela is through! ... A thundering drive by E_Lamela ! ... A_Begovic gets up well to catch that one Min. 93 :(che) F_Llorente with the dribble ... He made that look easy ... R_Alvarez fouls badly ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 93 :(che) F_Llorente sidesteps S_Bassong ... F_Llorente with the diving header ! ... He had to be brave there ... A_Begovic watches it sail wide! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : bet365 Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Willian Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : G_Ramirez (17), R_Alvarez (93) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chelsea Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Sturridge (Man of the Match) Scorers : D_Sturridge (16,18), Pedro (60), D_Poyet (61) Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Benatia (15), D_Sturridge (64) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City | Chelsea Attempts on Goal : 4 | 18 Off target : 0 | 10 On target : 4 | 8 Possession : 32 | 68 Corners : 0 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 2 Subs Used : 0 | 3 Fouls : 9 | 11 Key Tackles : 5 | 7 Key Passes : 7 | 14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Stoke City 0 - 4 Chelsea ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 27 2 3 2 23 | 95 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 S_Bassong DF 2 21 4 2 22 | 95 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0 R_Shawcross DF 3 20 2 4 23 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Muniesa DF 3 20 4 2 22 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 E_Pieters DF 2 19 4 3 22 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Willian MF 3 2 22 11 27 | 95 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 G_Ramirez MF 2 4 22 11 27 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 7 -3 R_Alvarez MF 2 3 21 3 28 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 7 -3 M_Diouf FW 2 2 3 20 22 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 E_Cavani FW 2 3 4 20 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 M_Derbyshire FW 3 3 3 19 25 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 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 M_Troiani DF 2 19 2 3 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_N'Zogbia MF 2 3 21 10 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Puscas FW 2 3 3 19 29 | 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T_Courtois GK 24 2 3 2 23 | 95 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 0 0 0 A_Cole DF 2 19 11 1 24 | 58 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 C_Azpilicueta DF 3 18 11 2 23 | 95 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 34 8 9 M_Benatia DF 2 18 2 3 25 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 7 -3 B_Ivanovic DF 3 18 2 3 23 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Cartwright DF 2 18 5 4 17 | 95 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 37 28 0 D_Poyet MF 2 4 21 3 21 | 95 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 8 28 31 F_Ribery MF 2 3 20 10 26 | 95 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 1 J_Campana MF 3 3 18 10 28 | 60 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 0 D_Sturridge FW 2 3 4 21 26 | 67 0 1 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 10 -3 45 Pedro FW 2 3 10 19 24 | 95 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 10 30 J_Alnwick GK 19 2 1 1 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Sagna DF 2 20 11 3 22 | 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Janmaat DF 2 19 11 3 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Lamela MF 2 3 22 11 26 | 35 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 38 6 F_Llorente FW 2 3 4 22 26 | 28 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1464813519 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35