Match Report


Stoke CityStoke City     Charlton AthleticCharlton Athletic
Jamie DowningJamie Downing Jeff Sykes Jeff Sykes
Eduardo SerranoE. Serrano75
G
1
G
64Jermaine SturridgeJ. Sturridge
Garry DijkstraG. Dijkstra73
D
2
D
69Niccolo ShawN. Shaw
Karim LatuheruK. Latuheru72
D
3
D
70Nicky Lua-LuaN. Lua-Lua
Oleksiy KryvenkoO. Kryvenko79
D
4
D
69Alexei NaftiA. Nafti
Herve YapiH. Yapi73
M
5
M
77Stan GalliS. Galli
Omer WinterburnO. Winterburn77
M
6captain
M
77Eugenio GuerreroE. Guerrero
Ben WoodgateB. Woodgate71
M
7
M
76Roberto CastroR. Castro
Daniel TeixeiraD. Teixeira76
M
8
M
78Hugo NunezH. Nunez
Claudio GarciaC. Garcia74
A
9
A
68Wes DyerW. Dyer
Norman JohnsonN. Johnson74
A
captain10
A
68Simon ScowcroftS. Scowcroft
Tommy MercerT. Mercer71
A
11
A
70Claudio CaballeroC. Caballero
 
Graham KingG. King79
M
12
D
66Carlton KingC. King
Eduardo GonzalezE. Gonzalez74
M
13
M
70James CleggJ. Clegg
Antonino RegonesiA. Regonesi71
A
14
A
67Terry HughesT. Hughes

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Bet 365 Stadium where Stoke City play host to Charlton Athletic. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Stoke City and Charlton Athletic are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Dave Scholes.


0.00
The whistle blows and Stoke City get the match underway!
2.56
Ben Woodgate makes a beautiful solo run. Ben Woodgate whips in a cross ball towards Norman Johnson. Norman Johnson makes a looping header on goal but it's a woeful effort!
8.48
Ben Woodgate catches Stan Galli on the ankles. Ben Woodgate is given a warning by the referee! Stan Galli stretches but gets up unharmed.
9.51
Daniel Teixeira hacks Stan Galli from behind! Daniel Teixeira is warned by the referee! Stan Galli runs off the knock.
16.08
Garry Dijkstra plays the ball forward to Tommy Mercer. Tommy Mercer flicks a high pass forward. Claudio Garcia controls it well on his chest. Claudio Garcia sees Herve Yapi just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Alexei Nafti barges into Herve Yapi. Herve Yapi appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
20.57
Oleksiy Kryvenko flicks a high pass forward. Herve Yapi collects the pass. Herve Yapi hits a low pass to Tommy Mercer. Tommy Mercer shoots from long range. Jermaine Sturridge is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
24.41
Ben Woodgate catches Eugenio Guerrero on the ankles. The referee brings Ben Woodgate to one side and gives him another warning! Eugenio Guerrero hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
26.10
Daniel Teixeira sees Claudio Garcia in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Claudio Garcia shoots from long range but it flies well off target!
33.22
Alexei Nafti takes it forward alone. Alexei Nafti chips the ball to his team mate, Eugenio Guerrero. Eugenio Guerrero knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
38.18
Garry Dijkstra flicks a high pass forward. Daniel Teixeira controls it well on his chest. Daniel Teixeira flicks a high pass forward. Omer Winterburn holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Omer Winterburn controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Jermaine Sturridge is on top of it.
42.28
Tommy Mercer takes it forward alone. Tommy Mercer knocks in a cross ball towards Claudio Garcia. Claudio Garcia flicks the ball with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Claudio Garcia!
45.00
Roberto Castro flicks a high pass forward. Stan Galli holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Stan Galli lofts in a cross ball towards Wes Dyer. Wes Dyer jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it's a woeful effort!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Stoke City have changed their lineup with Graham King replacing Omer Winterburn and Eduardo Gonzalez replacing Ben Woodgate. Charlton Athletic appear unchanged since the first half. The Charlton Athletic players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Charlton Athletic kick off!
48.41
Niccolo Shaw flicks a high pass forward. Roberto Castro holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Roberto Castro threads the ball through to Hugo Nunez. Hugo Nunez plays a quick one-two with Claudio Caballero and rushes in on goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Hugo Nunez provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. Good keeping from Eduardo Serrano as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
49.26
Corner kick to Charlton Athletic. Hugo Nunez chips it out wide. Eduardo Gonzalez reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
53.00
Herve Yapi flicks a high pass forward. Claudio Garcia controls it well on his chest. Claudio Garcia finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
54.10
Graham King threads the ball through to Daniel Teixeira. Daniel Teixeira knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Niccolo Shaw.
57.28
Showing composure, Stan Galli laces a through ball forward to Simon Scowcroft. Simon Scowcroft whips in a cross ball towards Hugo Nunez. Hugo Nunez rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
60.38
With vision, Niccolo Shaw plays the ball forward to Eugenio Guerrero. Eugenio Guerrero flicks a high ball forward to Hugo Nunez who takes it down. Hugo Nunez finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Eduardo Serrano smothers it!
61.27
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
65.31
Graham King threads the ball through to Tommy Mercer. Tommy Mercer lofts in a cross ball towards Daniel Teixeira. Daniel Teixeira makes a deft header. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
69.36
Karim Latuheru advances with the ball. Karim Latuheru makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Norman Johnson. Norman Johnson makes a probing pass to Tommy Mercer but he's offside!
71.45
Niccolo Shaw makes a probing pass to Claudio Caballero. Claudio Caballero passes the ball forward but Simon Scowcroft is offside!
72.57
Hugo Nunez passes the ball forward to Stan Galli. Stan Galli plays a one-two with Eugenio Guerrero and advances towards the goal... Stan Galli takes a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Eduardo Serrano manages to gather it.
77.17
Stoke City have made a substitution with Antonino Regonesi replacing Tommy Mercer and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation. Charlton Athletic have made a substitution with Terry Hughes replacing Claudio Caballero .
79.24
Niccolo Shaw sees Simon Scowcroft in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Simon Scowcroft knocks in a cross ball towards Roberto Castro. Roberto Castro outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it is tipped over by Eduardo Serrano.
80.00
Corner kick to Charlton Athletic. Hugo Nunez plays it out to the edge of the box. Herve Yapi steps in with a tackle, taking the ball and clearing it up the pitch.
81.39
Nicky Lua-Lua pushes up the pitch. Nicky Lua-Lua hits a low pass to Terry Hughes. Terry Hughes plays a scrappy one-two with Simon Scowcroft and advances towards the goal... Terry Hughes rockets a shot on goal but Eduardo Serrano is on top of it.
83.31
Niccolo Shaw knocks the ball to his team mate, Eugenio Guerrero. Eugenio Guerrero threads a neat ball through to Simon Scowcroft. Simon Scowcroft plays a quick one-two with Terry Hughes and rushes in on goal... Simon Scowcroft muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
84.57
Alexei Nafti knocks the ball forward to Eugenio Guerrero. Eugenio Guerrero threads the ball through to Stan Galli. Stan Galli cuts inside the box! Stan Galli tries a spectacular strike. Eduardo Serrano gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
87.48
Niccolo Shaw threads a neat ball through to Wes Dyer. Wes Dyer threads a neat ball through to Simon Scowcroft. Simon Scowcroft knocks the ball forward to Wes Dyer but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
89.11
Stan Galli knocks the ball to his team mate, Hugo Nunez. Hugo Nunez shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Stoke City

Charlton Athletic
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
4
7
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
36.7%
63.3%
Play Area
25.3%
46.8%
27.8%

Scorers
Tommy Mercer 21
Claudio Garcia 42
Daniel Teixeira 65

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Tommy Mercer of Stoke City

Match Ratings
1.Eduardo Serrano (GK)
8
2.Garry Dijkstra (DEF)
6
3.Karim Latuheru (DEF)
6
4.Oleksiy Kryvenko (DEF)
6
5.Herve Yapi (MID)
7
6.Omer Winterburn (MID)
6
7.Ben Woodgate (MID)
6
8.Daniel Teixeira (MID)goal scored
8
9.Claudio Garcia (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Norman Johnson (ATT)
6
11.Tommy Mercer (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Graham King (MID)
6
13.Eduardo Gonzalez (MID)
6
14.Antonino Regonesi (ATT)
6

1.Jermaine Sturridge (GK)
6
2.Niccolo Shaw (DEF)
7
3.Nicky Lua-Lua (DEF)
6
4.Alexei Nafti (DEF)
6
5.Stan Galli (MID)
7
6.Eugenio Guerrero (MID)
6
7.Roberto Castro (MID)
6
8.Hugo Nunez (MID)
7
9.Wes Dyer (ATT)
6
10.Simon Scowcroft (ATT)
6
11.Claudio Caballero (ATT)
6
 
12.Carlton King (DEF)
0
13.James Clegg (MID)
0
14.Terry Hughes (ATT)
6