Match Report


Norwich CityNorwich City     Stoke CityStoke City
Computer Player Computer Player Jamie Downing Jamie Downing
Nigel KitsonN. Kitson67
G
1
G
75Eduardo SerranoE. Serrano
Christof RadetC. Radet69
D
2
D
72Karim LatuheruK. Latuheru
Alfredo VergesA. Verges69
D
3
D
69Alejandro CaballeroA. Caballero
Alexander WillA. Will66
D
4
D
69Ernesto AlonsoE. Alonso
Ahmed Van Der WeerdenA. Van Der Weerden77
M
captain5
M
74Niccolo GrondinN. Grondin
Sergio AverdijkS. Averdijk68
M
6
M
78Omer WinterburnO. Winterburn
Roel Van BastenR. Van Basten68
M
7
M
78Isaiah CoppingerI. Coppinger
Philipp LittbarskiP. Littbarski65
M
8
M
74Eduardo GonzalezE. Gonzalez
Hugo OrtizH. Ortiz67
A
9
A
73Craig RowettC. Rowett
Wilfred SmitW. Smit67
A
10captain
A
72Antonino RegonesiA. Regonesi
Ricardo GainzaR. Gainza64
A
11
A
74Claudio GarciaC. Garcia
 
Gianni CorradoG. Corrado64
D
12
G
38Darren RipleyD. Ripley
Walter TriuzziW. Triuzzi62
D
13
D
70Edmundo PerezE. Perez
Manuele BonfantiM. Bonfanti61
A
14
D
71Daniele WalshD. Walsh

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Carrow Road where Norwich City play host to Stoke City. A crowd of 8,810 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both Norwich City and Stoke City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by David Midgley.


0.00
The first half starts with Norwich City kicking off!
3.19
Sergio Averdijk controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ricardo Gainza. Ricardo Gainza shoots from long range. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
6.31
Karim Latuheru flicks a high pass forward. Antonino Regonesi collects the pass. Antonino Regonesi flicks a high ball forward to Isaiah Coppinger who takes it down. Isaiah Coppinger tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
8.10
Isaiah Coppinger flicks a high pass forward. Craig Rowett controls it well on his chest. Craig Rowett shoots from outside the area but it rises well off target!
15.25
Christof Radet flicks the ball to his team mate, Roel Van Basten. Roel Van Basten chips the ball to his team mate, Hugo Ortiz. Hugo Ortiz makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Wilfred Smit. Wilfred Smit shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Eduardo Serrano is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
18.25
Seeing a gap ahead, Sergio Averdijk plays the ball forward to Hugo Ortiz. Hugo Ortiz controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Eduardo Serrano.
19.58
Sergio Averdijk takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the far post. Eduardo Gonzalez gets to the ball and clears it up field.
20.10
Christof Radet barges into Isaiah Coppinger. Christof Radet is given a warning by the referee! Isaiah Coppinger stretches but gets up unharmed.
26.51
Alejandro Caballero darts forward. Alejandro Caballero flicks a high pass forward. Eduardo Gonzalez controls it well on his chest. Eduardo Gonzalez shoots from long range but it flies just off target!
28.57
Without breaking stride, Isaiah Coppinger plays the ball forward to Antonino Regonesi. Antonino Regonesi shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Nigel Kitson.
32.36
Roel Van Basten surges forward with the ball. Roel Van Basten sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
34.20
Omer Winterburn deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Antonino Regonesi. Antonino Regonesi whips in a cross ball towards Niccolo Grondin. Niccolo Grondin jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Stoke City!
38.08
Isaiah Coppinger sees Craig Rowett in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Craig Rowett lofts in a cross ball towards Claudio Garcia. Claudio Garcia fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. Nigel Kitson picks it out of the air!
40.58
Ernesto Alonso decides to run forward with the ball. Ernesto Alonso advances with the ball. Ernesto Alonso whips in a cross ball towards Antonino Regonesi. Antonino Regonesi makes a convincing header. The keeper is on top of it. Good keeping!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Norwich City appear unchanged since the first half. Stoke City have changed their lineup with Darren Ripley replacing Omer Winterburn and Edmundo Perez replacing Isaiah Coppinger.

45.00
Stoke City kick off the second half!
47.07
Roel Van Basten makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Wilfred Smit. Wilfred Smit flicks the ball to his team mate, Hugo Ortiz. Hugo Ortiz muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Eduardo Serrano with no chance!! Goal for Norwich City!
61.27
Roel Van Basten controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ricardo Gainza. Ricardo Gainza knocks in a cross ball towards Ahmed Van Der Weerden. Ahmed Van Der Weerden is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it slams into the crowd!
63.20
Alejandro Caballero catches Wilfred Smit on the ankles. Alejandro Caballero is shown the yellow card! Wilfred Smit runs off the knock.
67.26
Roel Van Basten controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Hugo Ortiz. Hugo Ortiz shoots from distance. Eduardo Serrano gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent save!
69.35
Karim Latuheru passes the ball forward to Darren Ripley. Darren Ripley controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Edmundo Perez. Edmundo Perez controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
73.57
Philipp Littbarski makes a beautiful solo run. Philipp Littbarski finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
77.56
Norwich City have made 2 substitutions with Gianni Corrado replacing Alexander Will and Walter Triuzzi replacing Roel Van Basten .
79.14
Philipp Littbarski sees Sergio Averdijk in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Sergio Averdijk knocks the ball forward to Ricardo Gainza. Ricardo Gainza knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Karim Latuheru.
83.34
Sergio Averdijk advances with the ball. Sergio Averdijk flicks a high pass forward. Ricardo Gainza controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Ricardo Gainza rockets a shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
89.52
Wilfred Smit comes in with a late challenge on Ernesto Alonso. Wilfred Smit is warned by the referee! Ernesto Alonso carries on, but is struggling a bit.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Norwich City

Stoke City
Goals
4
1
Shots on Target
7
4
Shots off Target
2
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54.1%
45.9%
Play Area
23%
44.6%
32.4%

Scorers
Ricardo Gainza 3, 83
Wilfred Smit 15
Hugo Ortiz 47
Niccolo Grondin 34

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ricardo Gainza of Norwich City

Match Ratings