Match Report


Bristol CityBristol City     Stoke CityStoke City
Alex SmithAlex Smith Jamie Downing Jamie Downing
Aladino MaiuriA. Maiuri66
G
1
G
75Eduardo SerranoE. Serrano
Dominic LawD. Law49
D
2
D
72Jannes KoningJ. Koning
Carlton HibbsC. Hibbs54
D
3
D
71Vasco SemedoV. Semedo
Clive BlakeC. Blake42
D
4
D
71Edmundo PerezE. Perez
Linus LindemannL. Lindemann75
M
captain5
M
83Graham KingG. King
Michael NaylorM. Naylor58
M
6
M
80Daniel TeixeiraD. Teixeira
Pablo RamirezP. Ramirez71
M
7
M
80Isaiah CoppingerI. Coppinger
Jimmy DekkerJ. Dekker70
M
8
M
79Olaf WeversO. Wevers
Sean De IccoS. De Icco48
A
9
A
74Claudio GarciaC. Garcia
Graham SerrantG. Serrant67
A
10captain
A
73Craig RowettC. Rowett
John GemmillJ. Gemmill45
A
11
A
73Tommy MercerT. Mercer
 
Ludovic DiawaraL. Diawara33
A
12
M
79Niccolo GrondinN. Grondin
Paul MasonP. Mason53
M
13
M
78Jose CaballeroJ. Caballero
Thierry GranvilleT. Granville35
D
14
A
73Antonino RegonesiA. Regonesi

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Ashton Gate where Bristol City play host to Stoke City. A crowd of 8,471 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both Bristol City and Stoke City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by James Hall.


0.00
The first half starts with Bristol City kicking off!
4.46
Dominic Law flicks a high pass forward. Clive Blake controls it well on his chest. Clive Blake threads a neat ball through to Sean De Icco. Sean De Icco shoots from long range but it flies just off target!
8.51
Without breaking stride, Jannes Koning plays the ball forward to Isaiah Coppinger. Isaiah Coppinger passes the ball forward to Tommy Mercer. Tommy Mercer knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Carlton Hibbs.
12.26
Isaiah Coppinger threads a neat ball through to Craig Rowett. Craig Rowett shoots from long range but slams it into the crowd!
14.12
Isaiah Coppinger flicks the ball to his team mate, Daniel Teixeira. Daniel Teixeira tries a spectacular long range effort but it's well over the bar!
15.56
Isaiah Coppinger makes a simple pass to Graham King. Graham King shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by Aladino Maiuri!
16.27
Edmundo Perez threads the ball through to Graham King. Graham King knocks in a cross ball towards Tommy Mercer. Tommy Mercer directs the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent save by Aladino Maiuri!
18.39
Sean De Icco barges into Jannes Koning. Sean De Icco is warned by the referee! Jannes Koning runs off the knock.
24.55
Daniel Teixeira knocks the ball to his team mate, Tommy Mercer. Tommy Mercer lofts in a cross ball towards Claudio Garcia. Claudio Garcia jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Claudio Garcia scores for Stoke City!!
28.56
Olaf Wevers threads a neat ball through to Tommy Mercer. Tommy Mercer tries a spectacular long range effort. Aladino Maiuri comfortably gets down and covers it.
34.10
Dominic Law flicks a high pass forward. Pablo Ramirez controls it well on his chest. Pablo Ramirez darts forward. Pablo Ramirez shoots from 20 yards. Eduardo Serrano gets down and covers it.
36.11
Clive Blake makes a simple pass to Michael Naylor. Michael Naylor flicks a high pass forward. John Gemmill holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. John Gemmill runs straight at the defence! Some silky footwork from John Gemmill provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Eduardo Serrano had no chance!! Goal for Bristol City!
42.47
Dominic Law comes in with a late challenge on Tommy Mercer. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Tommy Mercer stretches but gets up unharmed.
44.53
Edmundo Perez flicks a high pass forward. Isaiah Coppinger collects the pass. Isaiah Coppinger threads the ball through to Graham King. Graham King makes a defence splitting pass to Craig Rowett. Craig Rowett strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

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

45.00
Stoke City kick off!
49.10
Michael Naylor deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jimmy Dekker. Jimmy Dekker knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
59.35
Carlton Hibbs makes a probing pass to Jimmy Dekker. Jimmy Dekker controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, John Gemmill. John Gemmill whips in a cross ball towards Linus Lindemann. Linus Lindemann connects with a diving header. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
60.24
Bristol City have made 3 substitutions with Ludovic Diawara replacing Sean De Icco, Paul Mason replacing Michael Naylor and Thierry Granville replacing Clive Blake .
63.31
With great vision, Jimmy Dekker plays the ball forward to Pablo Ramirez. With vision, Pablo Ramirez picks a pass forward to Ludovic Diawara. Ludovic Diawara sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
66.37
Niccolo Grondin comes in with a late challenge on Jimmy Dekker. Niccolo Grondin is shown the yellow card! Jimmy Dekker runs off the knock.
71.40
Paul Mason controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Linus Lindemann. Linus Lindemann flicks a high pass forward. John Gemmill controls it well on his chest. John Gemmill plays a sublime one-two with Ludovic Diawara and races in on goal... Vasco Semedo hacks John Gemmill from behind! Penalty not given!!
75.22
Jannes Koning flicks a high pass forward. Craig Rowett holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Craig Rowett shoots from long range. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
78.08
Jose Caballero makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Niccolo Grondin. Niccolo Grondin shoots from distance but it flies just wide!
83.18
Edmundo Perez knocks the ball to his team mate, Olaf Wevers. Olaf Wevers hits a low pass to Niccolo Grondin. Niccolo Grondin shoots from 25 yards. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
85.44
Edmundo Perez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tommy Mercer. Tommy Mercer shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
Vasco Semedo chips the ball to his team mate, Niccolo Grondin. Niccolo Grondin makes a probing pass to Graham King. Graham King cuts inside the box! Some good footwork from Graham King provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Nice save!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Bristol City

Stoke City
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
2
7
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50.6%
49.4%
Play Area
31.2%
44.2%
24.7%

Scorers
John Gemmill 36
Claudio Garcia 25
Craig Rowett 45

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to John Gemmill of Bristol City

Match Ratings
1.Aladino Maiuri (GK)
8
2.Dominic Law (DEF)yellow card
6
3.Carlton Hibbs (DEF)
6
4.Clive Blake (DEF)
6
5.Linus Lindemann (MID)
6
6.Michael Naylor (MID)
7
7.Pablo Ramirez (MID)
8
8.Jimmy Dekker (MID)
6
9.Sean De Icco (ATT)
5
10.Graham Serrant (ATT)
6
11.John Gemmill (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Ludovic Diawara (ATT)
6
13.Paul Mason (MID)
6
14.Thierry Granville (DEF)
6

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