Match Report


Wolverhampton WanderersWolverhampton Wanderers     Stoke CityStoke City
Grant BennionGrant Bennion Jamie Downing Jamie Downing
Les SalakoL. Salako68
G
1
G
75Eduardo SerranoE. Serrano
Jose SanchezJ. Sanchez61
D
2
D
71Vasco SemedoV. Semedo
David BeckD. Beck69
D
3
D
72Jannes KoningJ. Koning
Samuel AlvesS. Alves71
D
4
D
67Arthur StuartA. Stuart
Dave SmitheD. Smithe62
M
5
M
71Kevin MortonK. Morton
Duncan BurleyD. Burley72
M
captain6
M
80Daniel TeixeiraD. Teixeira
Bakary SammerB. Sammer64
M
7
M
65Jody CopeJ. Cope
Gilles WinterburnG. Winterburn66
M
8
M
67Djezon MalbranqueD. Malbranque
Jose Javier FernandezJ. Fernandez67
A
9
A
73Craig RowettC. Rowett
Carl JosephC. Joseph70
A
10captain
A
73Antonino RegonesiA. Regonesi
Mick SouthgateM. Southgate64
A
11
A
74Norman JohnsonN. Johnson
 
Carl EadieC. Eadie73
D
12
M
78Jose CaballeroJ. Caballero
Scott SinclairS. Sinclair43
M
13
A
74Claudio GarciaC. Garcia
Duncan JacobsD. Jacobs67
A
14
A
73Tommy MercerT. Mercer

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Molineux where Wolverhampton Wanderers play host to Stoke City. A crowd of 9,647 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both Wolverhampton Wanderers and Stoke City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Mervin Forbes.


0.00
Stoke City get the match underway!
4.57
Jose Sanchez threads a neat ball through to Bakary Sammer. Bakary Sammer threads a neat ball through to Carl Joseph. Carl Joseph controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Eduardo Serrano gets down and covers it.
6.50
Antonino Regonesi catches Bakary Sammer on the ankles. The referee brings Antonino Regonesi to one side and gives him a warning! Bakary Sammer runs off the knock.
8.26
Djezon Malbranque hits a low pass to Norman Johnson. Norman Johnson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
18.18
Jose Sanchez threads a neat ball through to Jose Javier Fernandez. Jose Javier Fernandez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
24.09
Vasco Semedo decides to run forward with the ball. Vasco Semedo knocks the ball to his team mate, Craig Rowett. Craig Rowett knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jose Sanchez.
30.24
Duncan Burley barges into Antonino Regonesi. The referee calls over Duncan Burley and shows him a yellow card! Antonino Regonesi runs off the knock.
32.19
Jose Sanchez threads a neat ball through to Duncan Burley. Duncan Burley knocks the ball to his team mate, Jose Javier Fernandez. Jose Javier Fernandez whips in a cross ball towards Carl Joseph. Carl Joseph directs the ball goalwards with his head. Eduardo Serrano effortlessly picks it out of the air!
33.58
Jose Sanchez makes a simple pass to Carl Joseph. Carl Joseph sees Jose Javier Fernandez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jose Javier Fernandez whips in a cross ball towards Mick Southgate. Mick Southgate heads the ball goalwards but it rises well off target!
36.05
Duncan Burley makes a probing pass to Jose Javier Fernandez. Jose Javier Fernandez knocks in a cross ball towards Carl Joseph. Carl Joseph is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Eduardo Serrano comfortably picks it out of the air!
39.49
Jody Cope plays the ball forward to Daniel Teixeira. Daniel Teixeira shoots from long range but it misses the target by a large margin!
44.58
Kevin Morton kicks a strong pass forward to Djezon Malbranque. Djezon Malbranque whips in a cross ball towards Jody Cope. Jody Cope powers a header at goal. Les Salako gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice save!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Wolverhampton Wanderers appear unchanged since the first half. Stoke City have changed their lineup with Jose Caballero replacing Daniel Teixeira and Claudio Garcia replacing Jody Cope.

45.00
Wolverhampton Wanderers start the second half!
47.47
Vasco Semedo arcs the ball upfield. Craig Rowett knocks in a cross ball towards Norman Johnson. Norman Johnson finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent block by Samuel Alves!
51.35
Arthur Stuart flicks a high pass forward. Claudio Garcia controls it well on his chest. Claudio Garcia flicks a high pass forward to Craig Rowett who brings the ball under control. Craig Rowett finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
54.28
Claudio Garcia darts forward. Claudio Garcia kicks a strong pass forward to Antonino Regonesi but the referee indicates it's offside!
55.11
Gilles Winterburn passes the ball forward to Carl Joseph. Carl Joseph shoots from 20 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
60.07
Wolverhampton Wanderers have made 2 substitutions with Carl Eadie replacing Jose Sanchez and Duncan Jacobs replacing Mick Southgate .
61.07
Without breaking stride, Gilles Winterburn plays the ball forward to Carl Joseph. Carl Joseph knocks in a cross ball towards Jose Javier Fernandez. Jose Javier Fernandez is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Eduardo Serrano is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
67.03
Carl Eadie comes in with a late challenge on Antonino Regonesi. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Antonino Regonesi runs off the knock.
71.46
Arthur Stuart makes a probing pass to Norman Johnson. Norman Johnson kicks a strong pass forward to Craig Rowett. Craig Rowett lofts in a cross ball towards Claudio Garcia. Claudio Garcia flicks the ball with his head but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
75.06
Arthur Stuart flicks a high pass forward to Jose Caballero who brings the ball under control. Jose Caballero flicks a high pass forward. Norman Johnson controls it well on his chest. Norman Johnson whips in a cross ball towards Antonino Regonesi. Antonino Regonesi makes a looping header on goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
77.54
Wolverhampton Wanderers have made a substitution with Scott Sinclair replacing Bakary Sammer .
78.64
Arthur Stuart darts forward. Arthur Stuart hits a low pass to Antonino Regonesi. Antonino Regonesi controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Les Salako is on top of it.
83.18
Claudio Garcia threads a neat ball through to Norman Johnson. Norman Johnson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
84.44
Vasco Semedo flicks the ball to his team mate, Claudio Garcia. Claudio Garcia picks a pass forward to Djezon Malbranque. Djezon Malbranque tries a spectacular long range effort. It's there!! Les Salako has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
87.17
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
89.16
Duncan Burley plays the ball forward to Dave Smithe. Dave Smithe plays a one-two with Duncan Jacobs and advances towards the goal... Dave Smithe side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Good keeping from Eduardo Serrano as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
90.00
It's a corner kick. Duncan Burley kicks a low ball out wide. Some world-class footwork from Carl Eadie provides some space. He curls a shot at goal but it flies just off target!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Stoke City
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
6
5
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
41.6%
58.4%
Play Area
29.9%
42.9%
27.3%

Scorers
Jose Javier Fernandez 61
Djezon Malbranque 84

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jose Javier Fernandez of Wolverhampton Wanderers

Match Ratings
1.Les Salako (GK)
7
2.Jose Sanchez (DEF)
6
3.David Beck (DEF)
6
4.Samuel Alves (DEF)
6
5.Dave Smithe (MID)
6
6.Duncan Burley (MID)yellow card
6
7.Bakary Sammer (MID)
6
8.Gilles Winterburn (MID)
6
9.Jose Javier Fernandez (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Carl Joseph (ATT)
8
11.Mick Southgate (ATT)
6
 
12.Carl Eadie (DEF)yellow card
5
13.Scott Sinclair (MID)
6
14.Duncan Jacobs (ATT)
6

1.Eduardo Serrano (GK)
8
2.Vasco Semedo (DEF)
7
3.Jannes Koning (DEF)
6
4.Arthur Stuart (DEF)
8
5.Kevin Morton (MID)
6
6.Daniel Teixeira (MID)
6
7.Jody Cope (MID)
6
8.Djezon Malbranque (MID)goal scored
8
9.Craig Rowett (ATT)
6
10.Antonino Regonesi (ATT)
6
11.Norman Johnson (ATT)
6
 
12.Jose Caballero (MID)
6
13.Claudio Garcia (ATT)
7
14.Tommy Mercer (ATT)
0