TSM (Stoke v Coventry) ANALYSIS

THE SATURDAY MATCH - ANALYSIS

Welcome to the latest SATURDAY MATCH ANALYSIS

In this Top of the Table clash, both teams started with  3-5-2
formation.

• 10'  PIATTI skins the defender and gets a cross, BRIAND heads towards the top corner, the 'keeper gets a hand to it and pushes it clear of goal.
• 43'  BRAMA plays it out to DANZE, he holds off the defender and gets a shot away but the 'keeper dives across the goal to keep it out.

HALF-TIME 0-0

51'  AZPILICUETA crosses the ball and BRIAND gets his head to it  and it looks to be going in....GOAL!....The ball drifts over the 'keeper and drops over the line.

69'  Free-kick to Coventry: GANSO goes for the top corner...GOAL!.....MIRANTE didn't move, what a free-kick.

.................STOKE substitution 75 minutes.........................

GAMEZ, AZPILICUETA, TRAORE  OFF

FLORO FLORES, VIGNATSEV, GUEYE  ON

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85'  Free-kick Stoke:  FLORO FLORES crosses the ball BRIAND who redirects the header towards goal...GOAL!

The triple substitution from the Stoke manager - JAY Z - appears to have won it for the home side with only five minutes left to play.

Stoke had most of the possession but both teams had the same amount of chances at goal.

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POSS:  54% / 46%

Shots  18 / 18

Man of the Match:   MIRANTE (STOKE) 

TSM had predicted  2-2

This result kept STOKE in 1st place and COVENTRY stay in 3rd spot 

FULL-TIME:  2-1

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