Stoke celebrate Mame Biram Diouf’s sensational goal

Biram Mame Diouf’s electrifying 80 yard run from way behind the half line as he out runs Kolarov, nutmegs Fernandinho, and then furthers nutmegs Joe Hart to send Stoke into rapture. All said and done, Hart should have done better. That wasn’t the time to go claymation. Stoke held on to win with a resolute display of disciplined defending, never losing shape, and snuffing out every City foray. The scoreline could have been worse if Lee Mason had penalized Kolarov for tripping Diouf in the first half just inside the box. Stoke’s cause was also helped by the fact that City rarely shifted from second gear. You could hear it in the frustrated Etihad crowd urging on their sluggish side to get on with it. For Mark Hughes, ousted acrimoniously, a gratifying win against his former team.

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