Match Report


Stoke CityStoke City     Chester CityChester City
Steve CollinsSteve Collins Computer Player Computer Player
Sebastian MerinoS. Merino72
G
1captain
G
74Tomek PolT. Pol
Nwankwo ShiltonN. Shilton73
D
2
D
70Wilfried CapronW. Capron
Antonio PerezA. Perez73
D
3
D
70Syd HendrieS. Hendrie
Tiago FernandesT. Fernandes72
D
4
D
63Zvonimir TomicZ. Tomic
Craig FergusonC. Ferguson77
M
5
M
76Alexandre RamosA. Ramos
Vitor PinheiroV. Pinheiro74
M
captain6
M
73Fernando PastorF. Pastor
Fabian ZieglF. Ziegl74
M
7
M
71Abel PostigaA. Postiga
Stefano CarboneS. Carbone72
M
8
M
67Lucas VergaraL. Vergara
Ruggero DaniR. Dani75
A
9
A
75Ralph GoodwinR. Goodwin
Tomasz ZaidanT. Zaidan74
A
10
A
68Dave StandingD. Standing
Eduardo MarquitosE. Marquitos74
A
11
A
62Stanley ProctorS. Proctor
 
Fredrik BallF. Ball69
A
12
M
64Augusto BordiA. Bordi
Craig HarrisonC. Harrison68
D
13
A
60Stuart PattersonS. Patterson
Steve ThompsonS. Thompson60
A
14
G
56Adrian NewtonA. Newton

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Bet 365 Stadium where Stoke City play host to Chester City. A crowd of 15,733 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Stoke City and Chester City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Chris Stockdale.


0.00
Chester City kick off the first half!
8.04
Nwankwo Shilton receives the ball from a throw-in from Vitor Pinheiro. Nwankwo Shilton passes the ball forward to Tomasz Zaidan. Tomasz Zaidan knocks in a cross ball towards Eduardo Marquitos. Eduardo Marquitos is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Magnificent save by Tomek Pol!
9.52
Fabian Ziegl makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tomasz Zaidan. Tomasz Zaidan plays a perfect one-two with Fabian Ziegl and rushes in on goal... Tomasz Zaidan side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Magnificent block by Zvonimir Tomic!
10.41
Nwankwo Shilton chips the ball to his team mate, Craig Ferguson. Craig Ferguson knocks the ball forward to Tomasz Zaidan. Tomasz Zaidan tries a spectacular long range effort. It curls slightly but Tomek Pol manages to gather it easily.
15.28
Abel Postiga flicks a high pass forward to Dave Standing who brings the ball under control. Dave Standing whips in a cross ball towards Ralph Goodwin. Ralph Goodwin is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it flies well off target!
16.41
Syd Hendrie passes the ball forward to Abel Postiga. Abel Postiga threads the ball through to Dave Standing. Dave Standing knocks in a cross ball towards Lucas Vergara. Lucas Vergara heads the ball goalwards. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Chester City!
21.09
Fernando Pastor passes the ball forward to Ralph Goodwin. Ralph Goodwin threads a neat, attacking ball through to Dave Standing. Dave Standing muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
22.51
Syd Hendrie flicks a high pass forward to Ralph Goodwin who brings the ball under control. Ralph Goodwin whips in a cross ball towards Dave Standing. Dave Standing beats his man to it with a header. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
26.45
Ruggero Dani deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Marquitos. Eduardo Marquitos shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
32.38
Abel Postiga threads the ball through to Lucas Vergara. Lucas Vergara rushes past Vitor Pinheiro! Lucas Vergara makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it flies just wide!
36.40
Wilfried Capron threads a neat ball through to Alexandre Ramos. Alexandre Ramos brings the ball forward. Alexandre Ramos knocks in a cross ball towards Stanley Proctor. Stanley Proctor powers a header at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
40.05
Tiago Fernandes threads a neat ball through to Ruggero Dani. Ruggero Dani shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
42.15
Fabian Ziegl kicks a strong pass forward to Craig Ferguson. Craig Ferguson shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Tomek Pol!
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.

45.00
Stoke City kick off and get the second half underway!
48.30
Craig Ferguson changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Craig Ferguson shoots from 20 yards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
53.28
Antonio Perez takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Nwankwo Shilton. Nwankwo Shilton makes a beautiful solo run. Nwankwo Shilton threads a neat ball through to Ruggero Dani. Ruggero Dani lofts in a cross ball towards Tomasz Zaidan. Tomasz Zaidan finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Tomek Pol with no chance!! Goal for Stoke City!
57.41
Nwankwo Shilton threads a neat ball through to Stefano Carbone. Stefano Carbone makes a simple pass to Eduardo Marquitos. Eduardo Marquitos sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
60.23
Without breaking stride, Antonio Perez plays the ball forward to Fabian Ziegl. Fabian Ziegl darts forward. Fabian Ziegl shoots from distance but it slams into the crowd!
61.00
Vitor Pinheiro flicks the ball to his team mate, Craig Ferguson. Craig Ferguson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ruggero Dani. Ruggero Dani knocks in a cross ball towards Eduardo Marquitos. With a superhuman jump, Eduardo Marquitos connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Tomek Pol didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
67.36
Vitor Pinheiro threads the ball through to Tomasz Zaidan. Tomasz Zaidan plays a quick one-two with Eduardo Marquitos and rushes in on goal... Zvonimir Tomic comes in with a late challenge on Tomasz Zaidan. Penalty not given!!
72.18
Antonio Perez runs forward with the ball. Antonio Perez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tomasz Zaidan. Tomasz Zaidan knocks in a cross ball towards Eduardo Marquitos. Eduardo Marquitos outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Tomek Pol didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
75.38
Syd Hendrie threads a neat ball through to Stanley Proctor. Stanley Proctor sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it rises well off target!
77.08
Lucas Vergara runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Lucas Vergara tries a spectacular long range effort. Good keeping from Sebastian Merino as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
78.53
It's a corner kick which Lucas Vergara takes quickly, playing the ball short to Fernando Pastor. Fernando Pastor knocks the ball into the box. Sebastian Merino jumps up and plucks the ball out of the air.
79.19
Abel Postiga sees space and advances. Abel Postiga threads the ball through to Lucas Vergara but he's offside!
84.06
Antonio Perez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eduardo Marquitos. Eduardo Marquitos hits a low pass to Tomasz Zaidan. Tomasz Zaidan side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but is denied by Tomek Pol. Excellent save.
85.32
With great vision, Nwankwo Shilton picks a pass forward to Fabian Ziegl. Fabian Ziegl passes the ball forward to Eduardo Marquitos. Eduardo Marquitos shoots from outside the area but it's well over the bar!
87.24
Stefano Carbone plays the ball forward to Ruggero Dani. Ruggero Dani shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
89.48
Vitor Pinheiro flicks the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Marquitos. Eduardo Marquitos threads the ball through into the box. Tomasz Zaidan comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out but is denied by Wilfried Capron. Excellent block.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Stoke City

Chester City
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
9
3
Shots off Target
7
5
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
62.1%
37.9%
Play Area
28.7%
41.4%
29.9%

Scorers
Tomasz Zaidan 53
Lucas Vergara 16
Dave Standing 23

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Lucas Vergara of Chester City

Match Ratings
1.Sebastian Merino (GK)
6
2.Nwankwo Shilton (DEF)
7
3.Antonio Perez (DEF)
7
4.Tiago Fernandes (DEF)
6
5.Craig Ferguson (MID)
7
6.Vitor Pinheiro (MID)
6
7.Fabian Ziegl (MID)
7
8.Stefano Carbone (MID)
7
9.Ruggero Dani (ATT)
7
10.Tomasz Zaidan (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Eduardo Marquitos (ATT)
7
 
12.Fredrik Ball (ATT)
0
13.Craig Harrison (DEF)
0
14.Steve Thompson (ATT)
0

1.Tomek Pol (GK)
9
2.Wilfried Capron (DEF)
7
3.Syd Hendrie (DEF)
7
4.Zvonimir Tomic (DEF)
6
5.Alexandre Ramos (MID)
6
6.Fernando Pastor (MID)
6
7.Abel Postiga (MID)
8
8.Lucas Vergara (MID)goal scored
9
9.Ralph Goodwin (ATT)
7
10.Dave Standing (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Stanley Proctor (ATT)
6
 
12.Augusto Bordi (MID)
0
13.Stuart Patterson (ATT)
0
14.Adrian Newton (GK)
0