Match Report


Stoke CityStoke City     Chester CityChester City
Matt SnapeMatt Snape Chris Frost Chris Frost
Patrick InceP. Ince72
G
1
G
71Alfred SkoraA. Skora
Matthew GargoM. Gargo77
D
2
D
69Linus BirkwaldL. Birkwald
Kemal HigginbothamK. Higginbotham73
D
3
D
70Dave MendezD. Mendez
Anthony LawrenceA. Lawrence71
D
4
D
73George De RomijnG. De Romijn
Shaun CutlerS. Cutler75
M
5captain
M
74Marc LaursenM. Laursen
Diego CinettiD. Cinetti81
M
captain6
M
54Max OwenM. Owen
Danny UpsonD. Upson68
M
7
M
71Roberto FerreiraR. Ferreira
Harvey WilcoxH. Wilcox69
M
8
M
74Kevin WitteK. Witte
Sven HöferS. Höfer64
A
9
A
68Jamal Van Der LaanJ. Van Der Laan
Emile PlowrightE. Plowright67
A
10
A
81Mateo Vidal VillanuevaM. Villanueva
John LoweJ. Lowe71
A
11
A
75Takis VenizelosT. Venizelos
 
Carlton OwenC. Owen76
A
12
D
50Max OliverM. Oliver
Glynn BestG. Best78
M
13
M
35Neil DickovN. Dickov
Khaliloul MayeleK. Mayele79
M
14
A
50Adrian BowerA. Bower

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Bet 365 Stadium where Stoke City play host to Chester City. A crowd of 14,508 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Stoke City and Chester City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Leon Vassell.


0.00
The whistle blows and Stoke City get the match underway!
3.58
Marc Laursen threads the ball through to Mateo Vidal Villanueva. Mateo Vidal Villanueva shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
6.15
Roberto Ferreira flicks the ball to his team mate, Takis Venizelos. Takis Venizelos advances inside the box! Some good footwork from Takis Venizelos provides some space. He shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
9.39
Marc Laursen decides to run forward with the ball. Marc Laursen lofts in a cross ball towards Mateo Vidal Villanueva. Mateo Vidal Villanueva outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it's well over the bar!
16.51
Kevin Witte passes the ball forward to Mateo Vidal Villanueva. Mateo Vidal Villanueva cuts inside the box! Some silky footwork from Mateo Vidal Villanueva provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
24.44
Chester City are dictating the run of play here today.
27.59
Max Owen runs straight at the opposition's defence. Max Owen whips in a cross ball towards Takis Venizelos. Takis Venizelos gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Patrick Ince easily punches it away to safety.
28.27
Danny Upson flicks a high pass forward. John Lowe holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. John Lowe hits a low pass to Emile Plowright. Emile Plowright shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball strikes Linus Birkwald's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
29.10
It's a corner kick. Shaun Cutler loops the ball over to the far post. John Lowe looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it flies just wide!
33.53
Matthew Gargo threads a neat ball through to Diego Cinetti. Diego Cinetti knocks the ball forward to Emile Plowright. Emile Plowright controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but is denied by Alfred Skora. Excellent save.
39.05
Marc Laursen barges into Harvey Wilcox. Marc Laursen is warned by the referee! Harvey Wilcox stretches but gets up unharmed.
40.16
Kevin Witte runs straight at the opposition's defence. Kevin Witte whips in a cross ball towards Takis Venizelos. Takis Venizelos beats his man to it with a header. The keeper is on top of it. Quality keeping!
45.00
Shaun Cutler controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Emile Plowright. Emile Plowright shoots from 25 yards. Alfred Skora gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous stop!
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. Chester City also appear unchanged since the first half. The Stoke City players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Chester City kick off the second half!
47.44
Danny Upson chips the ball to his team mate, Emile Plowright. Emile Plowright knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
53.04
Anthony Lawrence catches Jamal Van Der Laan on the ankles. The referee brings Anthony Lawrence to one side and gives him a warning! Jamal Van Der Laan carries on, but is struggling a bit.
54.47
George De Romijn runs forward with the ball. George De Romijn sees a break and surges forward. George De Romijn whips in a cross ball towards Jamal Van Der Laan. Jamal Van Der Laan gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but Patrick Ince reads it well. Excellent save!
60.32
Stoke City have made a substitution with Khaliloul Mayele replacing Danny Upson .
61.36
Diego Cinetti receives the ball from a throw-in from Shaun Cutler. Diego Cinetti passes the ball forward to Emile Plowright. Emile Plowright knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alfred Skora who gathers it comfortably.
63.34
Harvey Wilcox flicks a high pass forward. John Lowe controls it well on his chest. John Lowe skips past George De Romijn! John Lowe cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
67.07
Kemal Higginbotham passes the ball forward to Shaun Cutler. Seeing a gap ahead, Shaun Cutler plays the ball forward to John Lowe. John Lowe knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
73.16
Linus Birkwald flicks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Witte. Kevin Witte makes a probing pass to Takis Venizelos. Takis Venizelos knocks in a cross ball towards Mateo Vidal Villanueva. Mateo Vidal Villanueva heads the ball goalwards. Mateo Vidal Villanueva scores for Chester City!!
77.41
Stoke City have made a substitution with Carlton Owen replacing Emile Plowright .
87.10
Anthony Lawrence flicks a high pass forward. Diego Cinetti controls it well on his chest. Diego Cinetti controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sven Höfer. Sven Höfer plays a one-two with John Lowe and rushes in on goal... Sven Höfer looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
90.00
Khaliloul Mayele makes a beautiful pass to the feet of John Lowe. John Lowe tries a spectacular long range effort. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Stoke City

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

Possession
49.3%
50.7%
Play Area
24.6%
47.8%
27.5%

Scorers
John Lowe 63
Takis Venizelos 6
Mateo Vidal Villanueva 17, 73

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Mateo Vidal Villanueva of Chester City

Match Ratings
1.Patrick Ince (GK)
6
2.Matthew Gargo (DEF)
6
3.Kemal Higginbotham (DEF)
6
4.Anthony Lawrence (DEF)
6
5.Shaun Cutler (MID)
6
6.Diego Cinetti (MID)
6
7.Danny Upson (MID)
6
8.Harvey Wilcox (MID)
6
9.Sven Höfer (ATT)
6
10.Emile Plowright (ATT)
6
11.John Lowe (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Carlton Owen (ATT)
6
13.Glynn Best (MID)
0
14.Khaliloul Mayele (MID)
6

1.Alfred Skora (GK)
6
2.Linus Birkwald (DEF)
6
3.Dave Mendez (DEF)
6
4.George De Romijn (DEF)
7
5.Marc Laursen (MID)
6
6.Max Owen (MID)
6
7.Roberto Ferreira (MID)
7
8.Kevin Witte (MID)
7
9.Jamal Van Der Laan (ATT)
6
10.Mateo Vidal Villanueva (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Takis Venizelos (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Max Oliver (DEF)
0
13.Neil Dickov (MID)
0
14.Adrian Bower (ATT)
0