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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 23 (setup 1, season 27)
Stoke City
v.
Cardiff City
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
14
Overall form:
Home form:
Tim KRUL17Gorka IRAIZOZ Moreno
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
15
Overall form:
Home form:
Kieran TRIPPIER2Diego Alfredo LUGANO Moreno
Clemente Juan RODRÍGUEZ3Philippe SENDEROS
Georginio WIJNALDUM47Jeff HENDRICK
Niklas SÜLE57Jores OKORE
Alberto LOPO García666Ander MURILLO García
Daley SINKGRAVEN7Phil McGRATH
Luke GARBUTT8Vladimír WEISS
Peter CROUCH9GÖKHAN Ünal
Kalu UCHE6106Andrea CARACCIOLO
Giuseppe ROSSI711Junior HOILETT
Ben GrayManager
Solomon MARCH12Leroy LITA
Jak ALNWICK13RENAN Brito Soares
Andrej KRAMARIC14Alexander MERKEL
Jamie VARDY15Manuele BLASI
George SAVILLE167Jack COLLISON

Stoke City 2 Cardiff City 0
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 43,921, Stadium: Britannia, Referee: Darren DEADMAN 6½)
4 Rossi, 68 CrouchScorers
Substitutions67 Hendrick <=> Collison
Sendings off
Bookings2 Lugano
7Corners2
7Fouls6
13Offsides1
10Shots on3
11Shots off5
21Total shots8
8Shots saved2
57%Possession43%
Man of the match: Clemente Juan RODRÍGUEZ
2LUGANO booked for a poor tackle on SINKGRAVEN.
4GOAL!! After a patient build-up ROSSI drove a low shot past the Cardiff City 'keeper. (1-0 Stoke City)
9Uncertainty in the Cardiff City defence enabled CROUCH to crack the ball over.
10CROUCH fluffed an easy chance.
14CROUCH beat LUGANO and fired the ball to SINKGRAVEN who hit his shot wide.
16The 'keeper did well to hold onto a fierce strike from WEISS.
26The Cardiff City 'keeper was able to claw away a wicked shot.
35UCHE shot wide.
40A header from CROUCH was nodded off the line by SENDEROS.
41A poor strike from MURILLO trickled agonisingly wide.
42The Cardiff City 'keeper dived to his right to block a fierce shot from Stoke City's ROSSI.
45+1TRIPPIER turned MCGRATH but placed the ball into the arms of the Cardiff City 'keeper.
 
48ROSSI was put clear by GARBUTT and he turned the 'keeper but glanced his shot inches over.
53A free-kick from GÖKHAN floated wide.
55A delightful shot from LUGANO was dealt with by a good stop from the Stoke City 'keeper.
63WEISS made space on the left and dragged the ball to OKORE who touched the ball wide.
68GOAL!! A great solo effort from CROUCH who beat four defenders before rocketing the ball into the net. (2-0 Stoke City)
71IRAIZOZ blocked a clever shot from ROSSI.
74A corner bobbled toward ROSSI who headed an effort just wide.
75A cross from SINKGRAVEN left WIJNALDUM in lots of space but he rushed his shot.
79GÖKHAN nodded the ball wide from just outside the area.
81The 'keeper was able to claw away a poor shot from GARBUTT.