Match Report
| Stoke City | Stoke City |  |  | Ipswich Town | Ipswich Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Arnaud Verschuere | A. Verschuere |  | 60 | G |  | 1 | |  | G | 48 |  | Nigel Morris | N. Morris | ||||||||
| Glynn Ripley | G. Ripley | | 52 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 59 | | Nigel Boertien | N. Boertien | |||||||||
| Nicholas Gascoigne | N. Gascoigne | | 50 | D | | | 3 | | D | 57 | | Les Adams | L. Adams | ||||||||
| David Cole | D. Cole | | 50 | D | | 4 | | D | 55 | | Seth Roberts | S. Roberts | |||||||||
| Gilles Ball | G. Ball | | 52 | M | | 5 | | D | 52 |  | Gaspar Vieira | G. Vieira | |||||||||
| Lomano Power | L. Power | | 52 | M | | 6 | | M | 65 | | Mehdi Dehu | M. Dehu | |||||||||
| Ralph Ball | R. Ball | | 52 | M | | 7 | | M | 59 | | Mervin Wright | M. Wright | |||||||||
| Stephen Wise | S. Wise | | 52 | M | | 8 | | M | 59 | | Ralph Lisbie | R. Lisbie | |||||||||
| Jermaine Richards | J. Richards | | 60 | A | | 9 | | M | 46 | | Dave Crooks | D. Crooks | |||||||||
| Silvio Ciechelsi | S. Ciechelsi | | 59 | A | | 10 | | M | 45 | | Glynn Burbage | G. Burbage | |||||||||
| Warren Potts | W. Potts | | 55 | A | | 11 | | A | 67 | | Robbie Crooks | R. Crooks | |||||||||
| Peter Wright | P. Wright | | 59 | G | | 12 | | A | 58 | | Kelvin Beattie | K. Beattie | |||||||||
| Eoin Boertien | E. Boertien | | 54 | A | | 13 | | A | 57 | | Hugo Tavares | H. Tavares | |||||||||
| Carl Coppinger | C. Coppinger | | 50 | G | | 14 | | A | 50 |  | Massimiliano Oddo | M. Oddo | |||||||||
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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Bet 365 Stadium where Stoke City play host to Ipswich Town. A crowd of 9,049 fill this 10,500 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Stoke City are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Ipswich Town appear to be shaped for 4-5-1.
Today's match is refereed by Seth Potts.
The pitch is in good condition.
Stoke City are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Ipswich Town appear to be shaped for 4-5-1.
Today's match is refereed by Seth Potts.
0.00
0-0Stoke City kick off!
4.04
0-0Seth Roberts clumsily knocks into Jermaine Richards. The referee warns Seth Roberts to calm down! Jermaine Richards runs off the knock.
6.23
0-0Mehdi Dehu deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Glynn Burbage. Glynn Burbage flicks the ball to his team mate, Robbie Crooks. Robbie Crooks knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
9.06
0-0Glynn Burbage flicks a high ball forward to Dave Crooks who takes it down. Dave Crooks hits a low pass to Robbie Crooks. Robbie Crooks controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
14.31
David Cole threads a neat ball through to Silvio Ciechelsi. Silvio Ciechelsi flicks a high pass forward. Jermaine Richards holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jermaine Richards whips in a cross ball towards Silvio Ciechelsi. Silvio Ciechelsi rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
18.47
0-0Ralph Lisbie hacks Lomano Power from behind! The referee brings Ralph Lisbie to one side and gives him a warning! Lomano Power carries on, but is struggling a bit.
20.28
0-0Mervin Wright passes the ball forward to Mehdi Dehu. Mehdi Dehu lofts in a cross ball towards Robbie Crooks. Robbie Crooks rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Quality keeping!
26.25
Glynn Ripley brings the ball forward. Glynn Ripley darts forward. Glynn Ripley shoots from 25 yards but it flies just wide!
34.32
Mehdi Dehu plays the ball forward to Robbie Crooks. Robbie Crooks shoots from long range but it flies well off target!
40.20
Glynn Burbage flicks a high pass forward. Robbie Crooks holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Robbie Crooks shoots from 20 yards but is denied by Arnaud Verschuere. Excellent save.
42.21
Ralph Ball makes a beautiful solo run. Ralph Ball knocks in a cross ball towards Silvio Ciechelsi. Silvio Ciechelsi connects with a diving header but is denied by Nigel Morris. Excellent save.
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. Ipswich Town also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.
45.00
The whistle blows and Ipswich Town kick off!
59.57
0-0Nicholas Gascoigne pushes mid-way up the pitch. Nicholas Gascoigne plays the ball forward to Warren Potts. Warren Potts makes a great pass forward. Silvio Ciechelsi runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
60.02
0-0Stoke City have made 3 substitutions with Peter Wright replacing Warren Potts, Eoin Boertien replacing Ralph Ball and Carl Coppinger replacing Glynn Ripley .
61.12
Nicholas Gascoigne flicks a high pass forward to Stephen Wise who brings the ball under control. Stephen Wise flicks the ball to his team mate, Peter Wright. Peter Wright shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
63.33
1-0Lomano Power flicks a high pass forward. Jermaine Richards collects the pass. Jermaine Richards chips the ball to his team mate, Silvio Ciechelsi. Silvio Ciechelsi cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Nigel Morris had no chance!! Goal for Stoke City!
73.08
Mervin Wright threads a neat ball through to Robbie Crooks. Robbie Crooks shoots from long range but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
83.05
Carl Coppinger makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eoin Boertien. Eoin Boertien brings the ball forward. Eoin Boertien finds some space and shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
89.32
Nicholas Gascoigne makes an attacking run forward. Nicholas Gascoigne shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
90.00
1-0Mervin Wright changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Mervin Wright threads a neat, attacking ball through to Robbie Crooks. David Cole comes in with a late challenge on Robbie Crooks. Robbie Crooks appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
57.7%
42.3%
Play Area
33.8%
46.5%
19.7%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Silvio Ciechelsi of Stoke City |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Arnaud Verschuere (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Glynn Ripley (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Nicholas Gascoigne (DEF) | 8 | |
| 4. | David Cole (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Gilles Ball (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Lomano Power (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Ralph Ball (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Stephen Wise (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Jermaine Richards (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Silvio Ciechelsi (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 11. | Warren Potts (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Peter Wright (GK) | 6 | |
| 13. | Eoin Boertien (ATT) | 6 | |
| 14. | Carl Coppinger (GK) | 6 | |
| 1. | Nigel Morris (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Nigel Boertien (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Les Adams (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Seth Roberts (DEF) | 5 | |
| 5. | Gaspar Vieira (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Mehdi Dehu (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Mervin Wright (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Ralph Lisbie (MID) | 5 | |
| 9. | Dave Crooks (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Glynn Burbage (MID) | 6 | |
| 11. | Robbie Crooks (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Kelvin Beattie (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Hugo Tavares (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Massimiliano Oddo (ATT) | 0 | |