Match Report


Stoke CityStoke City     Swansea CitySwansea City
Nicholas BroadNicholas Broad Computer Player Computer Player
Paulo MartinsP. Martins57
G
1
G
61Andy RaeA. Rae
Nicholas GascoigneN. Gascoigne51
D
2
D
61Neil DavidsonN. Davidson
Oleg PowerO. Power49
D
captain3
D
56Nicholas BeresfordN. Beresford
Eddie GordonE. Gordon48
D
4captain
D
55Gavin HansenG. Hansen
Paul ScalesP. Scales50
M
5
D
51Omer WeaverO. Weaver
Maryn PedemasM. Pedemas53
M
6
M
55Gianluca FerazzoliG. Ferazzoli
Nicholas FroggattN. Froggatt50
M
7
M
51David HitchcockD. Hitchcock
Ralph BallR. Ball54
M
8
M
50Simon GoodwinS. Goodwin
Scott LiddellS. Liddell64
A
9
A
56Mark IsoliniM. Isolini
Jermaine RichardsJ. Richards62
A
10
A
55Don NaysmithD. Naysmith
Thierry ByrneT. Byrne49
A
11
A
50Dagui VrielynckD. Vrielynck
 
Carl CoppingerC. Coppinger51
G
12
A
49Mark RobsonM. Robson
Jeroen DijkhuizenJ. Dijkhuizen56
M
13
M
49James TilerJ. Tiler
Niccolo SwiftN. Swift38
A
14
D
48Isaiah RichardsI. Richards

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Bet 365 Stadium where Stoke City play host to Swansea City. A crowd of 8,110 fill this 10,500 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Stoke City are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Swansea City appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Ben Pearce.


0.00
Stoke City start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.14
Omer Weaver makes a simple pass to Don Naysmith. Don Naysmith plays a one-two with Mark Isolini and rushes in on goal... Don Naysmith muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It's there!! Paulo Martins has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
8.06
Without breaking stride, Gianluca Ferazzoli plays the ball forward to Dagui Vrielynck. Dagui Vrielynck plays a one-two with Mark Isolini and rushes in on goal... Dagui Vrielynck comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
12.16
Dagui Vrielynck comes in with a high challenge, catching Eddie Gordon with his studs. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a red card!! Eddie Gordon hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
16.30
Paul Scales knocks the ball forward to Scott Liddell. Scott Liddell shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
18.30
Maryn Pedemas hits a low pass to Nicholas Froggatt. Nicholas Froggatt tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
21.36
Gianluca Ferazzoli catches Eddie Gordon on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Eddie Gordon hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
24.28
David Hitchcock makes a simple pass to Mark Isolini. Mark Isolini finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Paulo Martins manages to gather it.
26.46
Maryn Pedemas kicks a strong pass forward to Scott Liddell. Scott Liddell finds some space and shoots from distance but Andy Rae is on top of it.
32.25
Nicholas Beresford kicks a strong pass forward to David Hitchcock. David Hitchcock makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mark Isolini. Mark Isolini controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
33.52
Simon Goodwin brings the ball forward. Simon Goodwin knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nicholas Gascoigne.
36.22
Jermaine Richards chips the ball to his team mate, Maryn Pedemas. Maryn Pedemas makes a probing pass to Scott Liddell but he's offside!
42.18
Oleg Power makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paul Scales. Paul Scales brings the ball forward. Paul Scales hits a low pass to Scott Liddell. Scott Liddell side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
45.00
Nicholas Gascoigne advances with the ball. Nicholas Gascoigne passes the ball forward to Nicholas Froggatt. Nicholas Froggatt plays a one-two with Jermaine Richards and rushes in on goal... Nicholas Froggatt looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Andy Rae comfortably gets down and covers it.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Stoke City appear unchanged since the first half. Swansea City also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Swansea City kick off and get the second half underway!
48.43
Nicholas Froggatt advances with the ball. Nicholas Froggatt knocks in a cross ball towards Maryn Pedemas. Maryn Pedemas knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
53.17
Mark Isolini catches Oleg Power on the ankles. The referee warns Mark Isolini to calm down! Oleg Power stretches but gets up unharmed.
55.10
Simon Goodwin barges into Nicholas Gascoigne. The referee warns Simon Goodwin to calm down! Nicholas Gascoigne runs off the knock.
59.41
Oleg Power knocks the ball forward to Ralph Ball. Showing composure, Ralph Ball plays the ball forward to Nicholas Froggatt. Nicholas Froggatt tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent keeping!
60.48
Swansea City have made a substitution with James Tiler replacing David Hitchcock .
66.07
Nicholas Gascoigne controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eddie Gordon. With some swift thinking, Eddie Gordon plays the ball forward to Maryn Pedemas. Maryn Pedemas flicks the ball to his team mate, Jermaine Richards. Jermaine Richards side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it is miles over!
67.03
Don Naysmith clumsily knocks into Nicholas Gascoigne. The referee calls over Don Naysmith and shows him a yellow card! Nicholas Gascoigne runs off the knock.
77.30
Swansea City have made a substitution with Mark Robson replacing Neil Davidson .
78.36
Nicholas Gascoigne threads a neat ball through to Thierry Byrne. Thierry Byrne flicks a high pass forward to Scott Liddell who brings the ball under control. Scott Liddell knocks the ball forward to Thierry Byrne but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
81.29
Jermaine Richards hits a low pass to Thierry Byrne. Thierry Byrne shoots from long range. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
83.14
Eddie Gordon kicks a strong pass forward to Scott Liddell. Scott Liddell chips the ball to his team mate, Nicholas Froggatt. Nicholas Froggatt knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Scott Liddell is offside!
87.30
Maryn Pedemas plays the ball forward to Scott Liddell. Scott Liddell shoots from outside the area but it flies well off target!
89.09
Gavin Hansen hacks Nicholas Froggatt from behind! The referee calls over Gavin Hansen and shows him a yellow card! Nicholas Froggatt stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Stoke City

Swansea City
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
4
3
Shots off Target
6
1
Offsides
4
0
Fouls
0
6
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
0
1

Possession
65.8%
34.2%
Play Area
31.5%
43.8%
24.7%

Scorers
Don Naysmith 2
Dagui Vrielynck 8

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Don Naysmith of Swansea City

Match Ratings
1.Paulo Martins (GK)
6
2.Nicholas Gascoigne (DEF)
7
3.Oleg Power (DEF)
6
4.Eddie Gordon (DEF)
6
5.Paul Scales (MID)
6
6.Maryn Pedemas (MID)
6
7.Nicholas Froggatt (MID)
7
8.Ralph Ball (MID)
6
9.Scott Liddell (ATT)
6
10.Jermaine Richards (ATT)
6
11.Thierry Byrne (ATT)
6
 
12.Carl Coppinger (GK)
0
13.Jeroen Dijkhuizen (MID)
0
14.Niccolo Swift (ATT)
0

1.Andy Rae (GK)
7
2.Neil Davidson (DEF)
6
3.Nicholas Beresford (DEF)
6
4.Gavin Hansen (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Omer Weaver (DEF)
6
6.Gianluca Ferazzoli (MID)yellow card
5
7.David Hitchcock (MID)
6
8.Simon Goodwin (MID)
6
9.Mark Isolini (ATT)
7
10.Don Naysmith (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
8
11.Dagui Vrielynck (ATT)goal scoredred card
3
 
12.Mark Robson (ATT)
6
13.James Tiler (MID)
6
14.Isaiah Richards (DEF)
0