Match Report


Stoke CityStoke City     Oldham AthleticOldham Athletic
Jamie DowningJamie Downing Jacek Lorenc Jacek Lorenc
Eduardo SerranoE. Serrano75
G
1
G
65Gavin TelferG. Telfer
Alejandro CaballeroA. Caballero69
D
2
D
65Peter MccannP. Mccann
Ernesto AlonsoE. Alonso69
D
3
D
60Carlos MarquesC. Marques
Daniele WalshD. Walsh71
D
4
D
65David WilkeD. Wilke
Paul BergP. Berg67
M
5
M
67Fredrik SalmonF. Salmon
Omer WinterburnO. Winterburn77
M
6captain
M
60Stuart McGroryS. McGrory
Isaiah CoppingerI. Coppinger78
M
7
M
63Jonathan GiacchettaJ. Giacchetta
Graham KingG. King79
M
8
M
60Alexander ChagotA. Chagot
Claudio GarciaC. Garcia74
A
9
A
56John MckinlayJ. Mckinlay
Tommy MercerT. Mercer71
A
captain10
A
66Garry MatteoG. Matteo
Norman JohnsonN. Johnson74
A
11
A
65Miguel LeonM. Leon
 
Darren RipleyD. Ripley38
G
12
D
58David SalakoD. Salako
Edmundo PerezE. Perez69
D
13
M
56Patricio CarcedoP. Carcedo
Jannes KoningJ. Koning71
D
14
A
67Alfredo BlancoA. Blanco

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Bet 365 Stadium where Stoke City play host to Oldham Athletic. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Stoke City and Oldham Athletic are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Kemal Banks.


0.00
Oldham Athletic kick off!
2.35
Daniele Walsh flicks a high pass forward. Graham King holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Graham King flicks a high ball forward to Isaiah Coppinger who takes it down. Isaiah Coppinger sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
6.38
Ernesto Alonso passes the ball forward to Isaiah Coppinger. Isaiah Coppinger flicks a high pass forward. Claudio Garcia collects the pass. Claudio Garcia knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
9.01
Peter Mccann makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jonathan Giacchetta. Jonathan Giacchetta flicks the ball to his team mate, Miguel Leon. Miguel Leon whips in a cross ball towards Garry Matteo. Garry Matteo gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
10.53
Carlos Marques threads a neat ball through to Stuart McGrory. Stuart McGrory flicks a high pass forward to John Mckinlay who brings the ball under control. John Mckinlay knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
15.28
Carlos Marques threads a neat ball through to Stuart McGrory. Stuart McGrory controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
16.16
Seeing a gap ahead, Alejandro Caballero plays the ball forward to Graham King. Graham King controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Claudio Garcia. Claudio Garcia finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
27.02
Alejandro Caballero sees Paul Berg in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Paul Berg shoots from 20 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
30.58
Peter Mccann makes a strong solo run forward. Peter Mccann passes the ball forward to Garry Matteo. Garry Matteo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
32.27
Alejandro Caballero advances with the ball. Alejandro Caballero makes an attacking run forward. Alejandro Caballero controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent save!
45.00
Stuart McGrory sees Miguel Leon in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Miguel Leon knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alejandro Caballero.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Stoke City have changed their lineup with Darren Ripley replacing Omer Winterburn and Edmundo Perez replacing Isaiah Coppinger. Oldham Athletic have changed their lineup with David Salako replacing Carlos Marques and Alfredo Blanco replacing Miguel Leon.

45.00
The second half starts with Stoke City kicking off!
47.34
Edmundo Perez knocks the ball forward to Norman Johnson. Norman Johnson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Superb reactions from Gavin Telfer. What a save!
48.13
Jonathan Giacchetta brings the ball forward. Jonathan Giacchetta skips past Ernesto Alonso! Some good footwork from Jonathan Giacchetta provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
51.36
Peter Mccann takes it forward alone. Peter Mccann makes a probing pass to Alfredo Blanco. Alfredo Blanco knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ernesto Alonso.
57.15
Stuart McGrory flicks a high pass forward. Alfredo Blanco holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alfredo Blanco knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Eduardo Serrano who gathers it comfortably.
61.45
David Wilke threads the ball through to Garry Matteo. Garry Matteo shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
67.55
Garry Matteo clumsily knocks into Ernesto Alonso. The referee warns Garry Matteo to calm down! Ernesto Alonso stretches but gets up unharmed.
73.16
Stuart McGrory sees a break and surges forward. Stuart McGrory makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alfredo Blanco but he's offside!
79.01
Ernesto Alonso flicks a high pass forward to Daniele Walsh who brings the ball under control. Daniele Walsh surges forward with the ball. Daniele Walsh whips in a cross ball towards Norman Johnson. Norman Johnson shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent save by Gavin Telfer!
83.02
With fabulous imagination, David Wilke plays the ball forward to Jonathan Giacchetta. Jonathan Giacchetta plays the ball forward to Alfredo Blanco. Alfredo Blanco knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Daniele Walsh.
87.15
Jonathan Giacchetta flicks a high pass forward to Garry Matteo who brings the ball under control. Garry Matteo cuts inside the box! Garry Matteo takes a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Eduardo Serrano had no chance!! Goal for Oldham Athletic!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Stoke City

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

Possession
50.7%
49.3%
Play Area
30.7%
41.3%
28%

Scorers
Isaiah Coppinger 2
Jonathan Giacchetta 48
Garry Matteo 87

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jonathan Giacchetta of Oldham Athletic

Match Ratings
1.Eduardo Serrano (GK)
6
2.Alejandro Caballero (DEF)
7
3.Ernesto Alonso (DEF)
7
4.Daniele Walsh (DEF)
7
5.Paul Berg (MID)
6
6.Omer Winterburn (MID)
6
7.Isaiah Coppinger (MID)goal scored
8
8.Graham King (MID)
7
9.Claudio Garcia (ATT)
6
10.Tommy Mercer (ATT)
6
11.Norman Johnson (ATT)
6
 
12.Darren Ripley (GK)
6
13.Edmundo Perez (DEF)
6
14.Jannes Koning (DEF)
0

1.Gavin Telfer (GK)
7
2.Peter Mccann (DEF)
7
3.Carlos Marques (DEF)
6
4.David Wilke (DEF)
6
5.Fredrik Salmon (MID)
6
6.Stuart McGrory (MID)
7
7.Jonathan Giacchetta (MID)goal scored
9
8.Alexander Chagot (MID)
6
9.John Mckinlay (ATT)
6
10.Garry Matteo (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Miguel Leon (ATT)
6
 
12.David Salako (DEF)
6
13.Patricio Carcedo (MID)
0
14.Alfredo Blanco (ATT)
6