Match Report


Stoke CityStoke City     Norwich CityNorwich City
Jamie DowningJamie Downing Grant Bennion Grant Bennion
Eduardo SerranoE. Serrano75
G
1
G
67Nigel KitsonN. Kitson
Alejandro CaballeroA. Caballero69
D
2
D
63Gianni CorradoG. Corrado
Oleksiy KryvenkoO. Kryvenko79
D
3
D
69Christof RadetC. Radet
Ernesto AlonsoE. Alonso69
D
4
D
66Alexander WillA. Will
Eduardo GonzalezE. Gonzalez74
M
5
M
67Roel Van BastenR. Van Basten
Omer WinterburnO. Winterburn77
M
6
M
56Stuart GreigS. Greig
Ben WoodgateB. Woodgate72
M
7
M
61Pier G. CorrentP. Corrent
Isaiah CoppingerI. Coppinger78
M
8captain
M
68Sergio AverdijkS. Averdijk
Craig RowettC. Rowett73
A
9
A
66Billy WestwoodB. Westwood
Antonino RegonesiA. Regonesi71
A
captain10
A
67Hugo OrtizH. Ortiz
Tommy MercerT. Mercer71
A
11
A
67Wilfred SmitW. Smit
 
Graham KingG. King79
M
12
D
59Michelangelo PinedaM. Pineda
Herve YapiH. Yapi73
M
13
M
53Wayne GeorgeW. George
Norman JohnsonN. Johnson74
A
14
A
64Ricardo GainzaR. Gainza

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Bet 365 Stadium where Stoke City play host to Norwich City. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Stoke City and Norwich City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Chris Moffat.


0.00
Stoke City kick off the first half!
3.44
Stuart Greig makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Wilfred Smit. Wilfred Smit passes the ball forward but Billy Westwood is offside!
4.57
Seeing a gap ahead, Ben Woodgate laces a through ball forward to Omer Winterburn. Omer Winterburn finds some space and shoots from distance but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
10.32
Sergio Averdijk kicks a strong pass forward to Hugo Ortiz. Hugo Ortiz plays a quick one-two with Billy Westwood and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Hugo Ortiz provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
16.53
Christof Radet makes a probing pass to Pier G. Corrent. Pier G. Corrent kicks a strong pass forward to Hugo Ortiz. Hugo Ortiz shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Great keeping!
20.31
Oleksiy Kryvenko kicks a strong pass forward to Ben Woodgate. Ben Woodgate kicks a strong pass forward to Craig Rowett. Craig Rowett knocks in a cross ball towards Tommy Mercer. Tommy Mercer whips the ball goalwards with his head. Wonderful reactions from Nigel Kitson keeps it out!
21.11
Oleksiy Kryvenko controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ben Woodgate. Ben Woodgate threads the ball through to Isaiah Coppinger. Isaiah Coppinger knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Nigel Kitson who gathers it comfortably.
26.38
Eduardo Gonzalez laces a through ball forward to Isaiah Coppinger. Isaiah Coppinger flicks a high pass forward. Tommy Mercer controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Tommy Mercer rockets a shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
28.27
Alexander Will clumsily knocks into Craig Rowett. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Craig Rowett runs off the knock.
30.20
Oleksiy Kryvenko makes a simple pass to Omer Winterburn. Omer Winterburn flicks the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Gonzalez. Eduardo Gonzalez plays a scrappy one-two with Craig Rowett and advances towards the goal... Eduardo Gonzalez tries a spectacular strike. It curls slightly but Nigel Kitson manages to gather it effortlessly.
32.42
Omer Winterburn threads a neat ball through to Ben Woodgate. Ben Woodgate shoots from 20 yards. Wonderful reactions from Nigel Kitson keeps it out!
33.37
Antonino Regonesi flicks a high pass forward. Craig Rowett holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Craig Rowett whips in a cross ball towards Tommy Mercer. Tommy Mercer gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but Nigel Kitson is on top of it.
34.51
Pier G. Corrent threads a neat ball through to Wilfred Smit. Wilfred Smit shoots from outside the area but it whistles just wide of the post!
38.45
Stuart Greig threads the ball through to Pier G. Corrent. Pier G. Corrent flicks a high pass forward. Wilfred Smit collects the pass. Wilfred Smit knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
39.05
Alejandro Caballero threads the ball through to Isaiah Coppinger. Isaiah Coppinger knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
42.25
Alexander Will catches Eduardo Gonzalez on the ankles. The referee calls over Alexander Will and warns him to calm down! Eduardo Gonzalez stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Stoke City have changed their lineup with Graham King replacing Omer Winterburn and Herve Yapi replacing Ben Woodgate. Norwich City appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Norwich City kick off!
51.34
With a delightful solo run, Roel Van Basten stretches the opposition's defence. Roel Van Basten plays a scrappy one-two with Billy Westwood and advances towards the goal... Roel Van Basten shoots from just inside the box. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
53.54
Pier G. Corrent threads a neat ball through to Hugo Ortiz. Hugo Ortiz shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but Eduardo Serrano smothers it!
54.50
Pier G. Corrent controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sergio Averdijk. Sergio Averdijk threads the ball through to Pier G. Corrent. Pier G. Corrent advances inside the box! Some good footwork from Pier G. Corrent provides some space. He shoots at goal but it flies well off target!
63.38
Alexander Will plays the ball forward to Stuart Greig. Stuart Greig plays the ball forward to Billy Westwood. Billy Westwood puts a great ball through. Sergio Averdijk runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
66.22
Eduardo Gonzalez flicks the ball to his team mate, Herve Yapi. Herve Yapi lofts in a cross ball towards Graham King. Graham King finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Nigel Kitson easily punches it away to safety.
71.58
Oleksiy Kryvenko flicks the ball to his team mate, Antonino Regonesi. Antonino Regonesi makes a simple pass to Craig Rowett. Craig Rowett shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
73.38
Ernesto Alonso flicks the ball to his team mate, Graham King. Seeing a gap ahead, Graham King plays the ball forward to Tommy Mercer. Tommy Mercer shoots from 25 yards. Magnificent save by Nigel Kitson!
77.15
Norwich City have made 2 substitutions with Michelangelo Pineda replacing Christof Radet and Ricardo Gainza replacing Wilfred Smit .
78.16
Herve Yapi catches Stuart Greig on the ankles. The referee calls over Herve Yapi and shows him a yellow card! Stuart Greig runs off the knock.
79.58
Oleksiy Kryvenko flicks a high pass forward. Craig Rowett controls it well on his chest. Craig Rowett lofts in a cross ball towards Tommy Mercer. Tommy Mercer makes a deft header. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
83.20
Ernesto Alonso sweeps the ball up the wings. Tommy Mercer skips past Michelangelo Pineda! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Tommy Mercer provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
84.19
Oleksiy Kryvenko threads the ball through to Eduardo Gonzalez. Eduardo Gonzalez knocks the ball to his team mate, Herve Yapi. Herve Yapi edges inside the box! Herve Yapi rockets a shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
85.31
Pier G. Corrent runs straight at the opposition's defence. Pier G. Corrent tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
87.27
Herve Yapi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eduardo Gonzalez. Eduardo Gonzalez whips in a cross ball towards Antonino Regonesi. Antonino Regonesi is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but Nigel Kitson is on top of it.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Stoke City

Norwich City
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
8
3
Shots off Target
5
4
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50.6%
49.4%
Play Area
23.5%
42.4%
34.1%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nigel Kitson of Norwich City

Match Ratings
1.Eduardo Serrano (GK)
7
2.Alejandro Caballero (DEF)
6
3.Oleksiy Kryvenko (DEF)
7
4.Ernesto Alonso (DEF)
6
5.Eduardo Gonzalez (MID)
8
6.Omer Winterburn (MID)
6
7.Ben Woodgate (MID)
7
8.Isaiah Coppinger (MID)
6
9.Craig Rowett (ATT)
7
10.Antonino Regonesi (ATT)
6
11.Tommy Mercer (ATT)
7
 
12.Graham King (MID)
6
13.Herve Yapi (MID)yellow card
6
14.Norman Johnson (ATT)
0

1.Nigel Kitson (GK)
9
2.Gianni Corrado (DEF)
6
3.Christof Radet (DEF)
7
4.Alexander Will (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Roel Van Basten (MID)
6
6.Stuart Greig (MID)
6
7.Pier G. Corrent (MID)
8
8.Sergio Averdijk (MID)
6
9.Billy Westwood (ATT)
6
10.Hugo Ortiz (ATT)
7
11.Wilfred Smit (ATT)
6
 
12.Michelangelo Pineda (DEF)
6
13.Wayne George (MID)
0
14.Ricardo Gainza (ATT)
6