Match Report
| Stoke City | Stoke City |  |  | Northampton Town | Northampton Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| John Venus | J. Venus |  | 59 | G |  | 1 | | G | 54 | | Ugo Defoe | U. Defoe | |||||||||
| Christian Lindner | C. Lindner |  | 70 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 60 | | Oleg Joachim | O. Joachim | |||||||||
| Alioune Marlet | A. Marlet |  | 65 | D |  | | 3 | | D | 59 |  | Ruben Carvalho | R. Carvalho | ||||||||
| James Gray | J. Gray | | 64 | D | | 4 | | D | 55 |  | Nicola C. Pasqualin | N. Pasqualin | |||||||||
| Sven Fromm | S. Fromm | | 67 | M | | 5 | | D | 53 |  | Harris Fuchs | H. Fuchs | |||||||||
| Mick Kasper | M. Kasper | | 56 | M | | 6 | | M | 64 | | Damien Campbell | D. Campbell | |||||||||
| Matthias Morlock | M. Morlock | | 54 | M | | 7 | | | M | 61 | | Daniele Barrett | D. Barrett | ||||||||
| Gary Peckham | G. Peckham | | 53 | M | | 8 | | M | 60 | | Peter Wright | P. Wright | |||||||||
| Nwankwo Greaves | N. Greaves | | 63 | A | | 9 | | A | 63 | | Oleg Goldberg | O. Goldberg | |||||||||
| Simon Henry | S. Henry | | 58 | A | | 10 | | A | 62 | | Kevin Lisbie | K. Lisbie | |||||||||
| Alfred Charlton | A. Charlton | | 54 | A | | 11 | | A | 52 | | Peter Mcgovern | P. Mcgovern | |||||||||
| Anthony Pallister | A. Pallister | | 63 | D | | 12 | | M | 58 | | Billy Ward | B. Ward | |||||||||
| Henry Fletcher | H. Fletcher | | 59 | D | | 13 | | G | 51 | | Sylvain Allman | S. Allman | |||||||||
| Ruben Teixeira | R. Teixeira | | 57 | D | | 14 | | M | 50 | | Thierry Grondin | T. Grondin | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Bet 365 Stadium where Stoke City play Northampton Town in this league cup game. A crowd of 6,313 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Stoke City are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Northampton Town appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Rio Lee.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Stoke City are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Northampton Town appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Rio Lee.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Northampton Town get the match underway!
3.48
0-0Harris Fuchs knocks the ball to his team mate, Damien Campbell. Damien Campbell makes a beautiful solo run. Damien Campbell shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
8.06
Peter Wright chips the ball to his team mate, Peter Mcgovern. Peter Mcgovern shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
10.08
Peter Wright knocks the ball forward to Oleg Goldberg. Oleg Goldberg knocks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Lisbie. Kevin Lisbie side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
12.22
1-0Mick Kasper threads a neat ball through to Simon Henry. Simon Henry controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Nwankwo Greaves through on goal. Nwankwo Greaves cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
21.16
Nicola C. Pasqualin threads the ball through to Daniele Barrett. Daniele Barrett sees Oleg Goldberg in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Oleg Goldberg tries a spectacular long range effort but it is shockingly off target!
24.01
1-0Sven Fromm makes a probing pass to Alfred Charlton. Alfred Charlton knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ugo Defoe who gathers it comfortably.
28.38
1-0Nicola C. Pasqualin barges into Mick Kasper. The referee brings Nicola C. Pasqualin to one side and gives him a warning! Mick Kasper stretches but gets up unharmed.
32.51
1-0Nicola C. Pasqualin threads a neat ball through to Daniele Barrett. Daniele Barrett passes the ball forward to Peter Mcgovern. Peter Mcgovern whips in a cross ball towards Kevin Lisbie. Kevin Lisbie beats his man to it with a header but is denied by James Gray. Excellent block.
33.42
1-0Daniele Barrett sees Kevin Lisbie in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Kevin Lisbie knocks in a cross ball towards Oleg Goldberg. Oleg Goldberg outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. John Venus gathers the ball up comfortably. Good keeping!
40.20
1-0Daniele Barrett catches Matthias Morlock on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Matthias Morlock hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Stoke City appear unchanged since the first half. Northampton Town also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Stoke City kick off and get the second half underway!
47.05
Daniele Barrett flicks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Lisbie. Kevin Lisbie controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
48.07
Christian Lindner makes a beautiful solo run. Christian Lindner sees space and advances. Christian Lindner shoots from 25 yards. Magnificent save by Ugo Defoe!
49.44
James Gray makes a simple pass to Matthias Morlock. Matthias Morlock deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alfred Charlton. Alfred Charlton shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
51.05
Gary Peckham flicks a high pass forward. Simon Henry collects the pass. Simon Henry shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
53.01
Peter Wright passes the ball forward to Oleg Goldberg. Oleg Goldberg lofts in a cross ball towards Kevin Lisbie. Kevin Lisbie beats his man to it with a header but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
57.27
Mick Kasper takes it forward alone. Mick Kasper knocks in a cross ball towards Simon Henry. Simon Henry flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
59.17
Without breaking stride, Peter Wright plays the ball forward to Peter Mcgovern. Peter Mcgovern shoots from outside the area but it's a woeful effort!
65.03
Christian Lindner chips the ball to his team mate, Mick Kasper. Mick Kasper kicks a strong pass forward to Simon Henry. Simon Henry whips in a cross ball towards Alfred Charlton. Alfred Charlton knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it misses the target by a large margin!
67.25
Daniele Barrett runs straight at the opposition's defence. Daniele Barrett shoots from 25 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
73.28
Christian Lindner deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sven Fromm. Sven Fromm knocks the ball to his team mate, Simon Henry. Simon Henry shoots from outside the area but is denied by Ugo Defoe. Excellent save.
77.05
Mick Kasper threads the ball through to Alfred Charlton. Alfred Charlton knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ugo Defoe who gathers it comfortably.
85.05
Nicola C. Pasqualin kicks a strong pass forward to Daniele Barrett. Daniele Barrett threads the ball through to Oleg Goldberg. Oleg Goldberg knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
Man of the Match
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Christian Lindner of Stoke City |
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. John Venus (GK)
6
2. Christian Lindner (DEF)
9
3. Alioune Marlet (DEF)
7
4. James Gray (DEF)
7
5. Sven Fromm (MID)
7
6. Mick Kasper (MID)
8
7. Matthias Morlock (MID)
6
8. Gary Peckham (MID)
6
9. Nwankwo Greaves (ATT)
9
10. Simon Henry (ATT)
8
11. Alfred Charlton (ATT)
6
12. Anthony Pallister (DEF)
0
13. Henry Fletcher (DEF)
0
14. Ruben Teixeira (DEF)
0
1. Ugo Defoe (GK)
7
2. Oleg Joachim (DEF)
6
3. Ruben Carvalho (DEF)
6
4. Nicola C. Pasqualin (DEF)
6
5. Harris Fuchs (DEF)
6
6. Damien Campbell (MID)
6
7. Daniele Barrett (MID)
7
8. Peter Wright (MID)
7
9. Oleg Goldberg (ATT)
6
10. Kevin Lisbie (ATT)
6
11. Peter Mcgovern (ATT)
6
12. Billy Ward (MID)
0
13. Sylvain Allman (GK)
0
14. Thierry Grondin (MID)
0