1-1, Premier League, Britannia Stadium, 2012-04-28
van Persie 15
A really open game with plenty of chances for both teams. We were the better side in the first half, but unfortunately dropped our level a bit in the second half, and even more unfortunately we could not find the winner.
The first half (like both halves) was really open, the game went back and forth constantly. We fell behind due to a Crouch header after just about nine minutes, but our skipper saw us back into the game. Benayoun won the ball on Stoke's half, and quickly passed it on to Rosicky. The midfielder provided a beautiful pass (like always) to Robin van Persie, and our main man didn't disappoint with yet another gorgeous strike. He had had a powerful header denied in the opening minutes, and has been long overdue with another goal from open play.
The second half was a lot more quite than the first, but we produced some good chances, for example Ramsey, Gervinho and Vermaelen all got close to scoring. However, in the final minutes, Stoke were awarded a throw-in that Delap prepared to take. We always seem to crumble when they have these throw-ins, and this was almost another of those examples. Crouch towered over Szczesny, fortunately Sagna cleared it off the line, and we managed to get the point.
Injury Update;
-no news as of right now.
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