Match Report


Stoke CityStoke City     Charlton AthleticCharlton Athletic
Jamie DowningJamie Downing Darron Cook Darron Cook
Eduardo SerranoE. Serrano75
G
1
G
69Norman BeckhamN. Beckham
Jannes KoningJ. Koning72
D
2
D
69Kevin KeaneK. Keane
Vasco SemedoV. Semedo71
D
3
D
70Niccolo ShawN. Shaw
Edmundo PerezE. Perez71
D
4
D
70Nicky Lua-LuaN. Lua-Lua
Graham KingG. King83
M
5
D
70Alexei NaftiA. Nafti
Daniel TeixeiraD. Teixeira80
M
6
M
79Stan GalliS. Galli
Isaiah CoppingerI. Coppinger80
M
7captain
M
78Eugenio GuerreroE. Guerrero
Olaf WeversO. Wevers79
M
8
M
71Patrick BloomerP. Bloomer
Claudio GarciaC. Garcia74
A
9
M
69Les CadamarteriL. Cadamarteri
Craig RowettC. Rowett73
A
captain10
A
69Simon ScowcroftS. Scowcroft
Tommy MercerT. Mercer73
A
11
A
69Terry HughesT. Hughes
 
Niccolo GrondinN. Grondin79
M
12
D
67Tim MintoT. Minto
Jose CaballeroJ. Caballero78
M
13
M
66Jason BastinJ. Bastin
Antonino RegonesiA. Regonesi73
A
14
A
69Wes DyerW. Dyer

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Bet 365 Stadium where Stoke City play host to Charlton Athletic. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Stoke City are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Charlton Athletic appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Chris Moffat.


0.00
The first half starts with Stoke City kicking off!
6.58
Nicky Lua-Lua hacks Tommy Mercer from behind! The referee calls over Nicky Lua-Lua and warns him to calm down! Tommy Mercer stretches but gets up unharmed.
9.18
Edmundo Perez makes a probing pass to Isaiah Coppinger. Isaiah Coppinger flicks the ball to his team mate, Claudio Garcia. Claudio Garcia shoots from outside the area. Norman Beckham gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous save!
14.27
Jannes Koning deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Daniel Teixeira. Daniel Teixeira chips the ball to his team mate, Craig Rowett. Craig Rowett knocks in a cross ball towards Isaiah Coppinger. Isaiah Coppinger connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Solid save from Norman Beckham. What a great pair of hands!
18.56
Terry Hughes chips the ball to his team mate, Patrick Bloomer. Patrick Bloomer shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
21.13
Isaiah Coppinger makes a probing pass to Claudio Garcia. Claudio Garcia shoots from 20 yards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
27.22
Olaf Wevers chips the ball to his team mate, Craig Rowett. Craig Rowett flicks a high pass forward. Tommy Mercer controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Tommy Mercer shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
39.25
Edmundo Perez receives the ball from a throw-in from Jannes Koning. Edmundo Perez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jannes Koning. Jannes Koning deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Claudio Garcia. Claudio Garcia lofts in a cross ball towards Isaiah Coppinger. Isaiah Coppinger finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
45.00
Jannes Koning threads a neat ball through to Edmundo Perez. Edmundo Perez knocks the ball to his team mate, Graham King. Graham King lofts in a cross ball towards Tommy Mercer. Tommy Mercer makes a looping header on goal but slams it into the crowd!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Stoke City have changed their lineup with Niccolo Grondin replacing Daniel Teixeira and Jose Caballero replacing Isaiah Coppinger. Charlton Athletic appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Charlton Athletic kick off!
47.18
Vasco Semedo threads a neat ball through to Niccolo Grondin. Niccolo Grondin flicks a high pass forward. Jose Caballero holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jose Caballero lofts in a cross ball towards Craig Rowett. Craig Rowett is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The keeper is on top of it. Nice keeping!
54.41
Edmundo Perez threads the ball through to Niccolo Grondin. Niccolo Grondin threads a neat ball through to Jose Caballero. Jose Caballero finds some space and shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
60.27
Charlton Athletic have made 3 substitutions with Tim Minto replacing Alexei Nafti, Jason Bastin replacing Patrick Bloomer and Wes Dyer replacing Simon Scowcroft .
65.39
Eugenio Guerrero chips the ball to his team mate, Wes Dyer. Wes Dyer shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
67.49
Jose Caballero hacks Stan Galli from behind! Jose Caballero is shown the yellow card! Stan Galli gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
69.00
Jose Caballero flicks a high pass forward to Claudio Garcia who brings the ball under control. Claudio Garcia shoots from long range but it flies just off target!
71.34
Graham King flicks the ball to his team mate, Tommy Mercer. Tommy Mercer whips in a cross ball towards Claudio Garcia. Claudio Garcia outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
72.42
Les Cadamarteri threads the ball through to Wes Dyer. Wes Dyer flicks a high pass forward. Les Cadamarteri controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Les Cadamarteri tries a spectacular strike but is denied by Eduardo Serrano. Excellent save.
73.10
Les Cadamarteri makes a beautiful solo run. Les Cadamarteri kicks a strong pass forward to Terry Hughes but the referee indicates it's offside!
75.29
Wes Dyer catches Vasco Semedo on the ankles. Wes Dyer is shown the yellow card! Vasco Semedo runs off the knock.
78.42
Niccolo Grondin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tommy Mercer. Tommy Mercer whips in a cross ball towards Craig Rowett. Craig Rowett connects with a diving header but somehow Nicky Lua-Lua happens to be in the right place to block it.
79.31
Kevin Keane flicks a high ball forward to Stan Galli who takes it down. Stan Galli makes a great pass forward. Terry Hughes runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
81.49
Niccolo Shaw knocks the ball forward to Les Cadamarteri. Les Cadamarteri threads the ball through to Wes Dyer. Wes Dyer shoots from 20 yards but it's a woeful effort!
84.56
Nicky Lua-Lua makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eugenio Guerrero. Eugenio Guerrero kicks a strong pass forward to Wes Dyer. Wes Dyer lofts in a cross ball towards Terry Hughes. Terry Hughes is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Solid save from Eduardo Serrano.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Stoke City

Charlton Athletic
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
6
2
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
0
7
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.4%
51.6%
Play Area
31.2%
46.2%
22.6%

Scorers
Claudio Garcia 21

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Claudio Garcia of Stoke City

Match Ratings
1.Eduardo Serrano (GK)
7
2.Jannes Koning (DEF)
7
3.Vasco Semedo (DEF)
7
4.Edmundo Perez (DEF)
7
5.Graham King (MID)
6
6.Daniel Teixeira (MID)
6
7.Isaiah Coppinger (MID)
9
8.Olaf Wevers (MID)
6
9.Claudio Garcia (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Craig Rowett (ATT)
7
11.Tommy Mercer (ATT)
6
 
12.Niccolo Grondin (MID)
7
13.Jose Caballero (MID)yellow card
6
14.Antonino Regonesi (ATT)
0

1.Norman Beckham (GK)
8
2.Kevin Keane (DEF)
6
3.Niccolo Shaw (DEF)
7
4.Nicky Lua-Lua (DEF)
7
5.Alexei Nafti (DEF)
6
6.Stan Galli (MID)
7
7.Eugenio Guerrero (MID)
7
8.Patrick Bloomer (MID)
6
9.Les Cadamarteri (MID)
8
10.Simon Scowcroft (ATT)
7
11.Terry Hughes (ATT)
6
 
12.Tim Minto (DEF)
6
13.Jason Bastin (MID)
6
14.Wes Dyer (ATT)yellow card
5