Hakan Calhanoglu, the player most well - known for scoring astonishing free - kicks from his time with Bayer Leverkusen, brought the game to life with an outstanding long
curling shot from outside the box which left Ospina flapping to try and deny the Italian's the lead, which he failed.
Sadio Mane, who started on the bench due to a slight ankle injury, was thrown on with 20 minutes to go and forced Potters goalkeeper Jack Butland into a low save with
a curling shot from outside the box.
Not exact matches
His rocket against the Rams was his sixth goal of the season, and all of those have come
from outside the
box (a record nobody in the Championship can match)-- with his collection including a
curled effort against Hull City, a 20 - yard stroke into the net against Sheffield Wednesday, a free - kick versus Brentford, a
shot which cannoned in off the angle of crossbar and post to down Sheffield United and another set - piece stunner to overcome Cardiff.
Calvert would give the Rapids the lead 15 minutes into the match with a nifty
curling shot at the far post
from just
outside the
box.
He initially seemed in considerable discomfort - it looked as if he took some painkillers on the touchline - but he was able to continue and
curled a
shot wide
from just
outside the
box on the half - hour mark.
After the hour mark, Wakaso
curls a free kick and Ondoa came up with a big save and Partey also tried to
shot from outside the
box after turning two defenders inside - out.