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Late Goal Seals FA Cup Victory for Stoke City
Stoke, England – The bet365 Stadium hosted an intense and hard-fought match between Stoke City and Coventry City in the Round of 64 of the FA Cup. Despite Coventry dominating possession with 61% compared to Stoke’s 39%, the encounter was characterized by solid defense from both teams and a flurry of yellow cards, particularly for Stoke, who accumulated four.
Despite Coventry’s superior possession and higher number of shots, Stoke managed to convert the clearest opportunity of the match. In the 88th minute, L. Cisse, without an apparent assist, scored the only goal of the game, sparking jubilation among the home fans. Stoke generated 13 shots, 3 of which were on target, while Coventry only managed one shot on target out of their seven attempts. Stoke also outperformed Coventry in corners, 7 to 3. Referee Tom Nield had an active role, sanctioning a total of 19 fouls during the match.
Stoke claims victory at home in a match where effectiveness was key.
Substitutions coventry: at minute 72 Yang Min-Hyuk came in and E. Mason-Clark went out., at minute 73 H. Wright came in and E. Simms went out., at minute 73 J. Rudoni came in and T. Sakamoto went out., at minute 79 L. Kitching came in and M. van Ewijk went out.
Substitutions stoke city: at minute 76 D. Mubama came in and S. Gallagher went out., at minute 76 T. Rigo came in and J. Bae went out., at minute 76 M. Manhoef came in and S. Thomas went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Stoke City
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