Match Report


Stoke CityStoke City     Swansea CitySwansea City
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Arnaud VerschuereA. Verschuere60
G
1
G
56Neil WinterburnN. Winterburn
Glynn RipleyG. Ripley52
D
2
D
59Neil LumsdonN. Lumsdon
Nicholas GascoigneN. Gascoigne50
D
captain3
D
56Alun StandingA. Standing
David ColeD. Cole50
D
4
D
56Linus DittrichL. Dittrich
Gilles BallG. Ball52
M
5
M
69Syd BallS. Ball
Lomano PowerL. Power52
M
6
M
57Sol JoachimS. Joachim
Ralph BallR. Ball52
M
7captain
M
50Carl SummerbeeC. Summerbee
Stephen WiseS. Wise52
M
8
M
48Simon DrydenS. Dryden
Jermaine RichardsJ. Richards60
A
9
A
55Robbie LisbieR. Lisbie
Silvio CiechelsiS. Ciechelsi59
A
10
A
49Anton de BoerA. de Boer
Warren PottsW. Potts55
A
11
A
48Darren BanksD. Banks
 
Peter WrightP. Wright59
G
12
D
56Stefan SchachtS. Schacht
Eoin BoertienE. Boertien54
A
13
A
47Adam BoertienA. Boertien
Carl CoppingerC. Coppinger50
G
14
A
47Glynn HurstG. Hurst

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Bet 365 Stadium where Stoke City play host to Swansea City. A crowd of 9,335 fill this 10,500 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Stoke City and Swansea City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Spencer Sherwood.


0.00
The first half starts with Stoke City kicking off!
2.26
Seeing a gap ahead, Nicholas Gascoigne laces a through ball forward to Jermaine Richards. Jermaine Richards knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
4.45
Lomano Power passes the ball forward to Silvio Ciechelsi. Silvio Ciechelsi shoots from outside the area but it is shockingly off target!
10.19
Anton de Boer darts forward. Anton de Boer knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gilles Ball.
12.43
Sol Joachim chips the ball to his team mate, Anton de Boer. Anton de Boer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Darren Banks but the linesman indicates offside!
15.20
Jermaine Richards makes an attacking run forward. Jermaine Richards tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Stoke City!
18.51
Sol Joachim takes it forward alone. Sol Joachim tries a spectacular long range effort but it slams into the crowd!
20.49
Gilles Ball threads a neat ball through to Jermaine Richards. Jermaine Richards knocks in a cross ball towards Warren Potts. Warren Potts connects with a diving header. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
24.24
Carl Summerbee decides to run forward with the ball. Carl Summerbee shoots from 20 yards but it flies just wide!
26.21
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
28.30
Glynn Ripley chips the ball to his team mate, Warren Potts. Warren Potts darts forward. Warren Potts shoots from 20 yards but Neil Winterburn reads it well. Good save!
32.40
Syd Ball runs forward with the ball. Syd Ball flicks a high pass forward. Robbie Lisbie holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Robbie Lisbie sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but is denied by Arnaud Verschuere. Excellent save.
36.16
Silvio Ciechelsi threads a neat ball through to Jermaine Richards. Jermaine Richards whips in a cross ball towards Silvio Ciechelsi. Silvio Ciechelsi knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball strikes Neil Lumsdon's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
37.25
It's a corner kick. Lomano Power kicks a low ball in to towards the near post. Robbie Lisbie reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
38.53
Sol Joachim flicks a high pass forward. Carl Summerbee holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Carl Summerbee kicks a strong pass forward to Anton de Boer. Anton de Boer whips in a cross ball towards Darren Banks. Darren Banks connects with a diving header. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
39.57
Neil Lumsdon catches Silvio Ciechelsi on the ankles. Neil Lumsdon is warned by the referee! Silvio Ciechelsi hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
42.47
Syd Ball hits a low pass to Robbie Lisbie. Robbie Lisbie sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Arnaud Verschuere reads it well. Quality keeping!
44.01
David Cole comes in with a late challenge on Darren Banks. The referee calls over David Cole and shows him a yellow card! Darren Banks hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Stoke City appear unchanged since the first half. Swansea City also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Swansea City get the second half underway!
55.07
Ralph Ball clumsily knocks into Sol Joachim. The referee calls over Ralph Ball and shows him a yellow card! Sol Joachim grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
57.01
Seeing a gap ahead, Anton de Boer plays the ball forward to Robbie Lisbie. Robbie Lisbie shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
60.22
Stoke City have made 3 substitutions with Peter Wright replacing Warren Potts, Eoin Boertien replacing Ralph Ball and Carl Coppinger replacing Glynn Ripley .Swansea City have made 3 substitutions with Stefan Schacht replacing Neil Lumsdon, Adam Boertien replacing Sol Joachim and Glynn Hurst replacing Anton de Boer .
61.28
Linus Dittrich flicks a high pass forward. Robbie Lisbie holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Robbie Lisbie shoots from long range but it is miles over!
65.38
Linus Dittrich deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Carl Summerbee. Carl Summerbee runs straight at the opposition's defence. Carl Summerbee finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
69.19
David Cole clumsily knocks into Syd Ball. The referee warns David Cole to calm down! Syd Ball hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
71.28
David Cole makes a probing pass to Eoin Boertien. Eoin Boertien passes the ball forward to Peter Wright. Peter Wright shoots from 25 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
72.20
Carl Summerbee threads the ball through to Simon Dryden. Simon Dryden plays a one-two with Robbie Lisbie and advances towards the goal... Nicholas Gascoigne clumsily knocks into Simon Dryden. That's got to be a penalty! No, the ref waves play-on!!
73.38
With some swift thinking, Stephen Wise plays the ball forward to Eoin Boertien. Eoin Boertien chips the ball to his team mate, Jermaine Richards. Jermaine Richards whips in a cross ball towards Silvio Ciechelsi. Silvio Ciechelsi jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
75.43
Silvio Ciechelsi hacks Linus Dittrich from behind! Silvio Ciechelsi is shown the yellow card! Linus Dittrich stretches but gets up unharmed.
81.39
Simon Dryden threads a neat ball through to Darren Banks. Darren Banks lofts in a cross ball towards Robbie Lisbie. Eoin Boertien hacks Robbie Lisbie from behind! Robbie Lisbie appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
87.54
Stephen Wise plays the ball forward to Eoin Boertien. Eoin Boertien makes a simple pass to Peter Wright. Peter Wright sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous stop!
89.16
Nicholas Gascoigne hits a low pass to Lomano Power. Lomano Power makes a simple pass to Peter Wright. Peter Wright finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
Adam Boertien flicks a high pass forward. Robbie Lisbie collects the pass. Robbie Lisbie knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nicholas Gascoigne.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Stoke City

Swansea City
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
4
6
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
46.8%
53.2%
Play Area
31.2%
42.9%
26%

Scorers
Jermaine Richards 15
Warren Potts 20

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jermaine Richards of Stoke City

Match Ratings
1.Arnaud Verschuere (GK)
6
2.Glynn Ripley (DEF)
6
3.Nicholas Gascoigne (DEF)
6
4.David Cole (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Gilles Ball (MID)
6
6.Lomano Power (MID)
6
7.Ralph Ball (MID)yellow card
5
8.Stephen Wise (MID)
6
9.Jermaine Richards (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Silvio Ciechelsi (ATT)yellow card
5
11.Warren Potts (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Peter Wright (GK)
6
13.Eoin Boertien (ATT)
6
14.Carl Coppinger (GK)
6

1.Neil Winterburn (GK)
6
2.Neil Lumsdon (DEF)
6
3.Alun Standing (DEF)
6
4.Linus Dittrich (DEF)
6
5.Syd Ball (MID)
6
6.Sol Joachim (MID)
7
7.Carl Summerbee (MID)
7
8.Simon Dryden (MID)
6
9.Robbie Lisbie (ATT)
6
10.Anton de Boer (ATT)
6
11.Darren Banks (ATT)
6
 
12.Stefan Schacht (DEF)
6
13.Adam Boertien (ATT)
6
14.Glynn Hurst (ATT)
6