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30/07/2026, Britannia Stadium, Stoke, England
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Stoke Vs Steaua Bucharest

Stoke play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: D Wulf (GK) , J Cooper (CB) , C MacBride (CB) , P Cary (CB) , E Mackall (RB) , M Pritchard (LB) , L Wright (CDM) , R Davis (CAM) , G Albano (RM) , C McAleese (LM) , C Ballan (ST) And the subs are: E Power (GK) , W MacFarlane (CB) , D Gilmour (CM) , L Whalen (CM) , O Ezeugo (ST)

Steaua Bucharest play in a 4-2-3-1 formation, and line up with: D Staicu (GK) , I Onciul (CB) , K Mirea (CB) , V Codreanu (RB) , A Istrate (LB) , B Xenopol (CM) , M Grecu (CDM) , S Mirea (CDM) , S Voinea (RM) , Y Manea (LM) , T Lupaș (ST) And the subs are: H Cornea (GK) , B Adameșteanu (CB) , D Athanasiu (CM) , D Moroșanu (CM) , Z Ciurea (ST)

Welcome to Britannia Stadium in Stoke, England where Stoke City will face Steaua Bucharest.  This is a friendly fixture.  The attendance is 18294.

1' - Stoke kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

5' - Charles McAleese passes the ball to Johnny Cooper.  Johnny Cooper passes to Leighton Wright.  Leighton Wright plays the ball to Charles MacBride.  Charles MacBride passes a long ball to Paul Cary.  Paul Cary crosses the ball, but Konstantin á Mirea intercepts the ball.  

11' - Borislav á Xenopol attempts a shot from outside the area, aiming for the top of the net...but the shot goes over!

14' - Dai Wulf passes to Ed Mackall.  Samuil á Voinea dispossesses Ed Mackall and takes possession.  Samuil á Voinea crosses the ball into the box, but opposing player Leighton Wright takes possession.  

17' - Leighton Wright slides the ball to Charles MacBride.  Charles MacBride slides the ball to Ed Mackall.  Ed Mackall takes the ball past Konstantin á Mirea with a turn of pace.  

18' - Ed Mackall looks to shoot from distance into the corner of the net...but Damyan Staicu gets down to stop the shot!  

21' - Damyan Staicu finds Ioan á Onciul with a long ball.  Ioan á Onciul passes to Tihomir á Lupaș.  Tihomir á Lupaș whips in a cross, but Leighton Wright intercepts and takes possession.  

25' - Leighton Wright plays a long pass to Paul Cary.  Paul Cary plays a short pass to Colombo Ballan.  Colombo Ballan looks to hit a long range shot...but the shot is offtarget!

34' - Charles MacBride hits the ball long to Leighton Wright.  Leighton Wright sees Rodric Davis making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but Rodric Davis is caught offside!  

38' - Veselin á Codreanu passes a long ball to Ioan á Onciul.  Ioan á Onciul plays a long pass to Mihail á Grecu.  Johnny Cooper tackles Mihail á Grecu and takes possession.  Johnny Cooper spots a run from Gus Albano.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, but Gus Albano has strayed offside!  

40' - Veselin á Codreanu passes a long ball to Mihail á Grecu.  Mihail á Grecu curls in a cross, but the ball is overhit and misses everyone.  

41' - Samuil á Voinea attempts to use his skills to beat Paul Cary and succeeds, neatly slipping past the opposing player!  

42' - Samuil á Voinea crosses the ball into the box, and manages to find Tihomir á Lupaș.  Tihomir á Lupaș flicks a header hoping to beat the keeper...but the shot goes over!

44' - Dai Wulf hits the ball long to Johnny Cooper.  Johnny Cooper sees a run from Colombo Ballan.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

45' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

46' - Steaua Bucharest kick the ball off for the start of the second half.  

51' - Veselin á Codreanu slides the ball to Samuil á Voinea.  Samuil á Voinea finds Atanas á Istrate with a short pass.  Leighton Wright tackles Atanas á Istrate and takes possession.  Stoke attempt to counter.  Leighton Wright sees Rodric Davis making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Rodric Davis is able to take the ball.  Rodric Davis tries to hit the ball past the keeper...and its in! It's an excellent goal from Rodric Davis for Stoke!  The ball rebounded in off the post!

52' - Steaua Bucharest kick the ball off for the restart.  

54' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Konstantin á Mirea will come off.  Bojidar á Adameșteanu joins the game from the bench.  

57' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Yanko á Manea is going to be taken off.  Doncho á Moroșanu joins the game from the bench.  

58' - Johnny Cooper sees Colombo Ballan making a run.  He attempts to dink the ball to send his teammate through, and Colombo Ballan runs on to the ball.  Colombo Ballan strikes the ball towards goal...but the ball flies wide of the post!

60' - Damyan Staicu sees a run from Tihomir á Lupaș.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Tihomir á Lupaș is able to control the ball.  Tihomir á Lupaș attempts to strike the ball into the corner of the net...and Tihomir á Lupaș scores!  That's a lovely goal from the Steaua Bucharest player!  The keeper got a touch but it wasn't enough!

60' - Stoke kick the ball off for the restart.  

65' - Charles MacBride plays a short pass to Paul Cary.  Paul Cary finds Charles MacBride with a short pass.  Charles MacBride passes a long ball to Michael Pritchard.  Michael Pritchard shoots from long range...but the shot bounces off the post!  Mihail á Grecu manages to clear the ball for the defending team.

65' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Gus Albano is going to be taken off.  David Gilmour is brought on from the bench.  

67' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Charles MacBride will come off.  William MacFarlane is going to be brought on.  

74' - Johnny Cooper plays a long pass to Leighton Wright.  Leighton Wright finds Colombo Ballan with a short pass.  Colombo Ballan sees a run from David Gilmour.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but David Gilmour has strayed offside!  

75' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Borislav á Xenopol will come off.  Dimitar Athanasiu joins the game from the bench.  

79' - Bojidar á Adameșteanu passes a long ball to Dimitar Athanasiu.  Johnny Cooper successfully tackles Dimitar Athanasiu and takes possession.  Johnny Cooper hits the ball long to Paul Cary.  Paul Cary whips in a cross, but no one is able to get to the ball.  

82' - Leighton Wright finds Rodric Davis with a short pass.  Rodric Davis tries to beat Ioan á Onciul using his ball skills, but is tripped.    The referee is reaching for a card.  It's yellow. Ioan á Onciul has been booked.  That will be a freekick for Stoke.  

83' - Ed Mackall stands over the ball, preparing to take the freekick.  He floats the ball into the box, but opposing player Bojidar á Adameșteanu takes possession.  

85' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Colombo Ballan is going to be taken off.  Ollie Ezeugo is brought on from the bench.  



The match has ended Stoke City 1 - 1 Steaua Bucharest.