| Stoke City | 3 - 0 | Maccabi Tel-Aviv |
|---|---|---|
| Kenwyne Jones (12') |  | |
| Cameron Jerome (24') | | |
| Ryan Shotton (32') | | |
| Cameron Jerome (34) |  | |
| Cameron Jerome (43) |  | |
| Yoav Ziv (55) | |
| Robert Huth (69) | | |
| Micha Dor (78) | |
| Roberto Damian Colautti (78) | |
| Date | : | Wed, Oct 20, 2011 |
| Time | : | 21:05 CET |
| Play on | : | UEFA Europa League |
Stoke City 3 - 0 Maccabi Tel-Aviv 20th Oct squad
Stoke City: Thomas Sorensen, Matthew Upson, Robert Huth, Ryan Shawcross, Ryan Shotton, Dean Whitehead, Matthew Etherington, Salif Diao, Marc Wilson, Kenwyne Jones, Cameron Jerome
Substitutions: Andy Wilkinson for Marc Wilson (61), Jonathan Walters for Robert Huth (76), Wilson Palacios for Matthew Etherington (79)
Maccabi Tel-Aviv: Guy Haimov, Klemi Saban, Yoav Ziv, Savo Pavicevic, Haris Medunjanin, Shiran Yeyni, Guillermo Israelevich, Roberto Puncec, Rafi Dahan, Eliran Atar, Moussa Konate
Substitutions: Roberto Damian Colautti for Eliran Atar (41), Omer Vered for Savo Pavicevic (64), Micha Dor for Guillermo Israelevich (75)
Cameron Jerome was controversially beatific off as Stoke strolled to a adequate win over Maccabi Tel Aviv at the Britannia Stadium to consolidate their position at the top of Europa League Accumulation E.
It seemed little could go amiss for the Potters afterwards first-half headers from Kenwyne Jones and Jerome and a accomplishment from Ryan Shotton had put them durably in the active seat.
They were again bargain to 10 men as Jerome calm a additional chicken agenda in the 43rd minute accepting been - somewhat agonizingly - adjudged to accept elbowed Yoav Ziv, but the Maccabi amateur was apparent red in a camp adventure aboriginal in the additional bisected and the hosts had little agitation seeing out the achievement from there.
Stoke now accept seven credibility from three amateur at the amid point of the accumulation date and attending able-bodied on advance to accomplish the knockout rounds.
Potters bang-up Tony Pulis fabricated seven changes to his aboriginal XI, with Matthew Etherington, Marc Wilson, Matthew Upson and captain Ryan Shawcross the alone survivors from Saturday's Barclays Premier League achievement over Fulham.
Jones, who was authoritative his aboriginal actualization aback acrimonious up a hamstring abrasion a ages ago, Jerome and Robert Huth were a part of those advancing into the team, while Peter Crouch and Jon Walters were called as substitutes.
After the Israeli visitors had fabricated an assured-looking start, Stoke about took the advance in the 11th minute if Jerome headed Shotton's continued bandy adjoin the bar and saw Maccabi goalkeeper Guy Haimov advance abroad his follow-up.
Within abnormal of battlefront that warning, the Potters fabricated the breakthrough, Jones ascent bare in the box to blast home Dean Whitehead's corner.
Wilson beatific a dent into Haimov's accoutrements and Jerome glanced Huth's cantankerous wide.
The hosts again fabricated it 2-0 from addition set-piece, Etherington crimper in a free-kick from the appropriate in the 24th minute and Jerome comatose the brawl in.
Maccabi attempted to aggregation a acknowledgment and Upson got beyond to block a attack from Moussa Konate, but Stoke were anon aback on the advance and continued their advantage just afterwards the half-hour mark.
Jerome begin himself through one-on-one with Haimov and took the brawl about the advancing goalkeeper afore squaring to Shotton, who adapted neatly.
The Potters' drive showed little assurance of absolution up, with Jones bouncing addition attack into Haimov's physique and Jerome appropriation an accomplishment over the bar from Shotton's cross.
The aboriginal bisected concluded on a acerb agenda for the home side, though, as Jerome - who had beforehand been appointed for bone - was apparent a additional chicken agenda if Greek adjudicator Anastasios Kakos disqualified that he had bent Ziv with his arm, a accommodation which larboard Pulis incensed.
The Stoke supporters aswell fabricated their dejection clear, booing Ziv every time he affected the brawl accepting acquainted his acknowledgment to Jerome's acquaintance had been ever dramatic.
So it was to the abundant contentment of the home army if Ziv was absolved himself in absurd appearance 10 account afterwards the restart.
Frustrated that no free-kick had been awarded if he was tackled by Shotton by the touchline, Ziv kicked out and managed to blaze his cossack - which had appear apart in the claiming - aerial into the abettor referee. His actual affliction were to no account and he accustomed a beeline red card.
Once the commotion had subsided, Jones about netted his additional of the black with a attack from Shotton's cantankerous that went inches wide.
At the added end, Konate beatific a attack astray afore Pulis threw on Walters and Wilson Palacios for Huth and Etherington.
Soon after, Palacios fed Jones, who drew a acceptable save out of Haimov.
Another Potters substitute, Andy Wilkinson, accursed an attack advanced in abeyance time but Stoke's plan was done.
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