Hoever strike earns Stoke draw with Huddersfield

Ki-Jana Hoever scored Stoke City's leveler in the 50th minute marking his second goal in back-to-back matches.

Huddersfield Town had an opportunity to move upwards from the bottom three in the Championship but unfortunately could not capitalize on it when they drew against Stoke City, who are also having a tough season.

Ki-Jana Hoever managed to score a goal that tied up the game five minutes after the second half began. As a result, Steven Schumacher's team remained ahead of Town by five points in 18th place. This action also helped his former team, Argyle, since it prevented them from being dropped to the relegation zone.

Lewis Baker was very close to scoring the first goal with an impressive free kick from 25 yards away. The ball slammed against the crossbar and the Huddersfield goalkeeper, Lee Nicholls, couldn't do anything to stop it.

Instead, Radulovic scored right before the end of the first half, which was his first goal for the Terriers after joining them from HJK Helsinki in January. This goal helped the visitors to take the lead at halftime.

Jaheim Headley made a pass with his left foot to find the striker who was born in Spain. The striker quickly moved to his right before kicking the ball with his right foot into the top right corner of the goal.

Hoever scored his third goal this season, the second one in two consecutive matches during the Easter weekend, which resulted in a draw for Huddersfield. The team has only won one out of seven games since Andre Breitenreiter became their new boss.

The ex-Liverpool and Wolves full-back, who is currently in top form, moved inwardly on Sorba Thomas and confidently scored a spot-on shot beyond Nicholls, who had no chance of saving it.

However, Hoever tried his luck with a bold shot from a distance, but unfortunately missed the target. Wouter Burger had a chance to score but didn't manage to overpower Nicholls, the opposing team's goalkeeper. Nicholls then blocked a header from Josh Laurent, but Luke McNally was able to make another attempt, which was prevented from going in by Jack Rudoni.

Huddersfield almost scored a last-minute winning goal, but Daniel Iversen prevented it by making a great block and save after Delano Burgzorg came in as a substitute.

Stoke City will be playing against their Midlands rivals West Bromwich Albion next Saturday, once again on their home ground.

Huddersfield is the location of a football match against Millwall, a team situated in the 19th spot, with a slim four-point lead ahead of Huddersfield.

Steven Schumacher, the manager of Stoke City, has given his thoughts on the team's current form. According to him, the squad has been playing really well in recent games and he is pleased with their progress. He also emphasized the importance of consistency and maintaining the team's momentum in order to achieve their goals this season. Schumacher is optimistic about the future and is confident that the squad will continue to improve as they work towards their objectives.

The game was quite challenging. We had a chance of winning, mainly in the second half, but settling for four points during Easter is acceptable. It was crucial not to lose and allow Huddersfield to come closer to us.

We increased our speed and determination in the second half which is satisfying because we were losing, but managed to recover and achieve a result.

It's vital that each person adds objectives, therefore one can only hope that Hoever continues this practice. The conclusion was outstanding.

The manager of Huddersfield Town, Andre Breitenreiter:

We are pleased with the way things went. Despite having many injuries and a young squad, we were able to dominate the initial period. We were aware that we would have opportunities to make opportunities and ultimately, we did.

In the latter portion of the match, we allowed our opponent to score another stunning goal. This is simply astonishing, and we need to improve our defensive strategy by being more determined and close-knit.

After the match, regardless of whether it was just or unjust, we must regain control. We had several major opportunities, but were unable to convert them into points, which has been an ongoing concern for many weeks.

The game is over with a final score of 1-1 between Stoke City and Huddersfield Town.

The conclusion of the second half has been reached, resulting in a tie score of 1-1 between Stoke City and Huddersfield Town.

The hold-up has ended. They are prepared to proceed.

The game was paused due to an injury to Matthew Pearson (from Huddersfield Town).

Ryan Mmaee, a player for Stoke City, committed a foul during the game.

Sorba Thomas, who plays for Huddersfield Town, has earned a free kick in the half of the field that is dedicated to defense.

Michal Helik from Huddersfield Town made a missed attempt. He attempted to use his head to shoot the ball from the middle of the box but it went too high and to the right, thus missing the goal. Sorba Thomas provided assistance by sending a cross after a corner, but unfortunately, it didn't lead to a successful goal.

The ball went out of bounds in the corner area near Huddersfield Town's goal. Michael Rose allowed the opponent team to gain possession of the ball.

Sead Haksabanovic of Stoke City has just missed an attempt! He tried to shoot with his right foot from the center of the box, but unfortunately it went high and too far right. Bae Jun-Ho provided assistance to Sead during a quick break, but it wasn't enough for a successful shot.

The try was stopped. Matthew Pearson of Huddersfield Town tried to make a header from the box's center, but it was blocked. Sorba Thomas assisted him by making a cross.

Enda Stevens has caused Huddersfield Town to give away a corner.

Huddersfield Town has lost a corner due to Michael Rose's error.

The try was stopped. Delano Burgzorg (player for Huddersfield Town) shot a ball with his right foot from the right side of the six yard box, but it was prevented from going into the goal by the goalkeeper in the bottom right corner. Sorba Thomas helped with the attempt.

Change, Stoke City. Enda Stevens comes in for Wouter Burger.

The shot by Ben Wiles from Huddersfield Town missed the mark as it was taken with his left foot from beyond the penalty area after a corner was taken, resulting in it being too high and missing the goalpost.

Luke McNally allowed a corner for Huddersfield Town.

The shot made by Delano Burgzorg from the middle of the box using his right foot was not successful as it went past the left side of the goalpost. Sorba Thomas assisted him during the attempt.

Huddersfield Town has been caught offside as Rhys Healey has been deemed to have positioned himself in an illegal position during the game.

Huddersfield Town were penalized for an offside infraction. Delano Burgzorg was found to be in an offside position.

The ball was sent out of play by Brodie Spencer, resulting in a corner kick for Stoke City.