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
68Seth SummerbellS. Summerbell
Anthony LawrenceA. Lawrence74
D
3
D
70Dave MendezD. Mendez
Kemal HigginbothamK. Higginbotham73
D
4
D
73George De RomijnG. De Romijn
Carl MckayC. Mckay75
D
5
M
71Marc RommedahlM. Rommedahl
Glynn BestG. Best78
M
captain6captain
M
74Marc LaursenM. Laursen
Khaliloul MayeleK. Mayele80
M
7
M
72Andy SullivanA. Sullivan
Robert GascoigneR. Gascoigne77
M
8
M
74Henning FloH. Flo
Djamel ZidaneD. Zidane74
A
9
A
71Silvain Van Den HerikS. Van Den Herik
Carlton OwenC. Owen76
A
10
A
81Mateo Vidal VillanuevaM. Villanueva
Emile PlowrightE. Plowright67
A
11
A
75Takis VenizelosT. Venizelos
 
John LoweJ. Lowe71
A
12
D
50Alan NichollsA. Nicholls
Danny UpsonD. Upson69
M
13
M
71Roberto FerreiraR. Ferreira
Vasco LoureiroV. Loureiro74
M
14
A
68Jamal Van Der LaanJ. Van Der Laan

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Bet 365 Stadium where Stoke City play host to Chester City. A crowd of 14,730 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Stoke City are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while Chester City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Adam Potts.


0.00
Chester City kick off the first half!
2.23
Andy Sullivan deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mateo Vidal Villanueva. Mateo Vidal Villanueva shoots from long range but it is shockingly off target!
3.27
Khaliloul Mayele knocks the ball to his team mate, Carlton Owen. Carlton Owen whips in a cross ball towards Djamel Zidane. Djamel Zidane powers a header at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
6.37
Marc Rommedahl flicks a high pass forward. Takis Venizelos controls it well on his chest. Takis Venizelos whips in a cross ball towards Silvain Van Den Herik. Silvain Van Den Herik whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
10.15
Kemal Higginbotham sees space and advances. Kemal Higginbotham knocks the ball forward to Emile Plowright. Emile Plowright sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
12.44
Glynn Best chips the ball to his team mate, Djamel Zidane. Djamel Zidane shoots from outside the area but it is shockingly off target!
15.24
Khaliloul Mayele flicks a high pass forward. Carlton Owen controls it well on his chest. Carlton Owen finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. He makes it look easy!
18.32
Marc Laursen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mateo Vidal Villanueva. Mateo Vidal Villanueva knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Matthew Gargo.
21.15
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
24.46
Henning Flo receives the ball from a throw-in from Marc Laursen. Henning Flo threads a neat ball through to Silvain Van Den Herik. Silvain Van Den Herik lofts in a cross ball towards Takis Venizelos. Takis Venizelos powers a header at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
28.34
Glynn Best passes the ball forward to Djamel Zidane. Djamel Zidane plays a one-two with Emile Plowright and advances towards the goal... Some awkward footwork from Djamel Zidane provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. What a cracker!! Alfred Skora had no chance!! Goal for Stoke City!
34.08
Robert Gascoigne sees Carlton Owen in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Carlton Owen lofts in a cross ball towards Emile Plowright. Emile Plowright makes a looping header on goal but it is tipped over by Alfred Skora.
35.33
Carl Mckay takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Some awkward footwork from Kemal Higginbotham provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward but it whistles just wide of the post!
42.50
Marc Rommedahl changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Marc Rommedahl knocks in a cross ball towards Takis Venizelos. Takis Venizelos makes a looping header on goal but it's a woeful effort!
44.56
Khaliloul Mayele plays the ball forward to Carlton Owen. Carlton Owen knocks in a cross ball towards Emile Plowright. Emile Plowright knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but Dave Mendez blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
45.00
With imagination, Andy Sullivan picks a pass forward to Mateo Vidal Villanueva. Mateo Vidal Villanueva shoots from distance but somehow Patrick Ince manages to keep it out.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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 Chester City players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Stoke City kick off!
48.25
Marc Rommedahl changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Marc Rommedahl lofts in a cross ball towards Takis Venizelos. Takis Venizelos finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Patrick Ince manages to keep it out.
49.05
Matthew Gargo makes a probing pass to Glynn Best. Glynn Best kicks a strong pass forward to Djamel Zidane. Djamel Zidane knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Dave Mendez.
51.37
Robert Gascoigne knocks the ball forward to Djamel Zidane. Djamel Zidane shoots from outside the area but Alfred Skora is on top of it.
53.23
Anthony Lawrence flicks a high pass forward to Robert Gascoigne who brings the ball under control. Robert Gascoigne passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Emile Plowright. Emile Plowright knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
54.34
Robert Gascoigne clumsily knocks into Marc Rommedahl. Robert Gascoigne is warned by the referee! Marc Rommedahl stretches but gets up unharmed.
55.35
Carl Mckay passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Glynn Best. Glynn Best decides to run forward with the ball. Glynn Best knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alfred Skora who gathers it comfortably.
57.53
Glynn Best hacks Henning Flo from behind! Glynn Best is warned by the referee! Henning Flo stretches but gets up unharmed.
59.14
Glynn Best chips the ball to his team mate, Djamel Zidane. Djamel Zidane shoots from long range. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
60.44
Stoke City have made a substitution with Vasco Loureiro replacing Khaliloul Mayele .Chester City have made a substitution with Roberto Ferreira replacing Andy Sullivan .
61.45
Vasco Loureiro hits a low pass to Carlton Owen. Carlton Owen knocks in a cross ball towards Djamel Zidane. Djamel Zidane makes a deft header. Alfred Skora picks it out of the air!
63.03
Roberto Ferreira hits a low pass to Mateo Vidal Villanueva. Mateo Vidal Villanueva shoots from long range but it is miles over!
65.52
George De Romijn deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marc Laursen. Marc Laursen chips the ball to his team mate, Takis Venizelos. Takis Venizelos sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies well off target!
69.34
Marc Laursen makes a simple pass to Mateo Vidal Villanueva. Mateo Vidal Villanueva knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
71.51
Roberto Ferreira sees Mateo Vidal Villanueva in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mateo Vidal Villanueva controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
77.11
Stoke City have made a substitution with John Lowe replacing Carlton Owen .
81.04
Roberto Ferreira darts forward. Roberto Ferreira plays a scrappy one-two with Takis Venizelos and stumbles forward towards the goal... Roberto Ferreira makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but somehow Patrick Ince manages to keep it out.
83.01
Vasco Loureiro flicks a high pass forward to Djamel Zidane who brings the ball under control. Djamel Zidane knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by George De Romijn.
87.13
Marc Rommedahl clumsily knocks into Robert Gascoigne. The referee calls over Marc Rommedahl and shows him a yellow card! Robert Gascoigne runs off the knock.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Stoke City

Chester City
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
6
4
Shots off Target
5
6
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.6%
47.4%
Play Area
29.5%
46.2%
24.4%

Scorers
Djamel Zidane 28
Silvain Van Den Herik 6

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Djamel Zidane of Stoke City

Match Ratings
1.Patrick Ince (GK)
8
2.Matthew Gargo (DEF)
6
3.Anthony Lawrence (DEF)
6
4.Kemal Higginbotham (DEF)
7
5.Carl Mckay (DEF)
6
6.Glynn Best (MID)
7
7.Khaliloul Mayele (MID)
7
8.Robert Gascoigne (MID)
6
9.Djamel Zidane (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Carlton Owen (ATT)
7
11.Emile Plowright (ATT)
7
 
12.John Lowe (ATT)
6
13.Danny Upson (MID)
0
14.Vasco Loureiro (MID)
6

1.Alfred Skora (GK)
8
2.Seth Summerbell (DEF)
6
3.Dave Mendez (DEF)
6
4.George De Romijn (DEF)
6
5.Marc Rommedahl (MID)yellow card
7
6.Marc Laursen (MID)
7
7.Andy Sullivan (MID)
6
8.Henning Flo (MID)
6
9.Silvain Van Den Herik (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Mateo Vidal Villanueva (ATT)
6
11.Takis Venizelos (ATT)
7
 
12.Alan Nicholls (DEF)
0
13.Roberto Ferreira (MID)
8
14.Jamal Van Der Laan (ATT)
0