Having already picked up an amazing 10 points from a possible 12.No Denying that Stoke would be going up against Bolton in a great determined mood as the look to inflciticed a first home defeat for owen Coyle's man
And the looked to be on the right track of doing just that but the product was just not there and with that they were punished for it as they fell behind.Pumped up with the North player of league Award,South Korean Lee Chung young Released an absolute crisp goal into the right corner of the net.
But that didn't phase the Away team as they reacted swiftly on the goal they conceded on the hour mark as new Boy Jermaine Pennant blasted a curling ball at goal only to be stopped by the crossbar.Stoke's Unlikeness at goal seem to be turning into inJustice moments later as Bolton's fullback Zat Knight appeared to have clearly handled the ball in the box...Stoke Furiosuly protested but it feel on the deaf ears of the officials.
Bolton Could have gotten another goal to have some cushion late in the first half but thanks to a fantastic aerobatic Save By goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen kept the scoreline as it was.Own Coyle looked to be as his normal vocal self as he was seen at the bench shouting all types of tactical views at his players but it seem that Stoke's manager Tony Pulis seemed to have chosen more of wiser words in the dressing room as in the 48th minute a cross from Jermain Pennant onto the far post was pounced by long throw specialist Rory Delap.It would have been understandably special for him as that was his first goal in almost three years.
Late into injury time,A great looking cross into the box was connected perfectly by Cahill to goal but keeper went down low enough to stop it and it seemed like the easiest work for Kevin Davies to taop it in from two yards but he miraculously failed to do it.Not How the newest face in the national team would like to introduce himself.But even before Stoke could Re Organize,A long throw back into the box by Stenisson was well controlled by Klasnic who swirled and turned and blasted it into the net to break the hearts of the Stoke Fans and save the blushes of Kevin Davies.
But Later into stoppage time Klasnic was involve again this time it wasn't pretty as he had a confrontation with Dean Whitehead and appeared to have used his hand to push the Stoke lad in the face.He was luckily to receive only a yellow card.But he didn't seem thankful as What seem like a last attack by Stoke where he came back to lend a hand but right at the edge of the box he look to have Used his Elbow to Uphand Rory Delap for a second yellow card..But it didn't really matter as it had no difference to the Scoreline.
So with the Win,Bolton strenched thier home record to 4 games resulting them to go up into 7th place while Stoke Dropped down to 9th.
BOLTON XI-Jasskelainen,Stenisson,Knight,Cahill,Robinson,Lee Chung Yong,Holden,Muamba,Petrov,Davies,Elmander
Subs Used-Klasnic,Davies,Taylor
STOKE XI-Sorensen,Huth,Faye,ShawCross,Collins,Etherington,Delap,Pennant,Whelan,Jones,Walters
Subs used-Whitehead,Fuller,Gudjohnson
MAN OF THE MATCH-Ivan Klasnic
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