FFO2 Premiership, Leicester City vs. Sheffield United (Wed May 17) Leicester City | Sheffield United 5-2-2-1 C | 4-1-1-2-2 A Neil Kirby | Kesley Barkworth | A_Areola GK | GK S_Bolat L_Dunk DF | DF F_Guilbert Sequeira DF | DF R_Gosens A_Marusic DF | DF R_Le_Normand M_Kilman DF | DF J_Foyth N_Kante MF | DM M_Verratti A_Di_Maria AM | MF A_Danjuma M_Montoya DF | FW A_Belotti N_Powell AM | AM M_Asensio I_Muniain MF | FW T_Muller L_Alario FW | AM M_Philipp | M_Van_Damme SUB | SUB N_Vasic S_Hughes SUB | SUB R_Williams M_Thiel SUB | SUB A_Centelles S_Nakajima SUB | SUB H_Hee_Chan J_Wind SUB | SUB O_Giroud Min. 1 :(lei) N_Powell finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled J_Foyth ... N_Powell attempts a low drive! ... S_Bolat gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 1 :(shu) M_Asensio finds his way through ... The offside trap didn't work ... M_Asensio with the shot on net! ... But A_Areola parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 5 :(lei) Sequeira has the ball ... He knocks the ball past J_Foyth ... He puts in A_Di_Maria! ... A_Di_Maria sees S_Bolat off his line! ... S_Bolat saves it ... Good goalkeeping Min. 7 :(shu) A_Belotti sidesteps Sequeira ... He showed great skill there ... But N_Kante puts it in row Z! Min. 11 :(shu) J_Foyth holds the ball up ... He sees A_Belotti in space! ... Cleaned up by L_Dunk Min. 12 :(lei) I_Muniain wins possession ... He plays the ball across to M_Montoya ... J_Foyth hits it out for a corner ... No nonsense clearance! ... CORNER! ... Sequeira hits it towards the far post! ... It comes to I_Muniain ... He fires it towards to goal ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... S_Bolat tips it over !! ... Great goalkeeping there! ... CORNER! ... A_Marusic with an inswinging corner into the box ... Excellent keeping! Min. 14 :(lei) A_Marusic sidesteps his marker ... He showed great skill there ... A_Marusic from 20 yards! ... GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL! ... He pulls his shirt over his face in celebration! ... That's given Leicester City the lead! ... Leicester City 1-0 Sheffield United ... Min. 15 :(shu) Tactical Change by Sheffield United ... Sheffield United have changed their playing style to C Min. 15 :(shu) Tactical Change by Sheffield United ... M_Verratti will now play as a MF Min. 15 :(shu) Tactical Change by Sheffield United ... A_Belotti will now play as a AM Min. 15 :(shu) Tactical Change by Sheffield United ... M_Asensio will now play as a MF Min. 16 :(lei) I_Muniain spots Sequeira who is in acres of space ... Sequeira with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... It hammers off the bar onto the line ... The Referee is signalling for VAR ... It's been given! ... GOAL!! ... The Leicester City fans celebrate! ... Leicester City 2-0 Sheffield United ... Min. 17 :(shu) Tactical Change by Sheffield United ... Sheffield United have changed their playing style to A Min. 17 :(shu) Tactical Change by Sheffield United ... M_Asensio will now play as a AM Min. 17 :(lei) M_Montoya pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... A_Di_Maria is clean through! ... A_Di_Maria with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... It's hit the bar ... It bounces down ... S_Bolat grabs it ... No Goal! ... Boos surround the stadium!! Min. 19 :(lei) N_Kante can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to L_Alario ... L_Alario shoots towards goal! ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! Min. 19 :(lei) L_Dunk turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to M_Kilman ... F_Guilbert wins the ball well ... The Referee has given a free kick ... The Referee warned him Min. 20 :(lei) N_Kante looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to M_Kilman ... But J_Foyth slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 23 :(shu) M_Verratti finds himself in a good position ... A_Marusic with the block Min. 28 :(shu) M_Asensio pulls it back to F_Guilbert ... F_Guilbert rifles it at the goal! ... A_Areola gathers it comfortably Min. 32 :(lei) A_Marusic with a clever shimmy ... F_Guilbert fouls badly ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 34 :(shu) M_Asensio finds his way through ... He has tremendous pace ... But Sequeira barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! Min. 36 :(shu) M_Philipp with a pinpoint pass to A_Danjuma ... L_Alario with a nasty foul ... The Referee called him over for a strong verbal warning Min. 37 :(lei) Sequeira with a long pass to A_Di_Maria ... R_Gosens takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 37 :(shu) A_Danjuma with a real burst of pace ... He's clean through! ... A_Danjuma with the 40 yard drive! ... The shot slips through A_Areola's hands ... GOAL!! ... He buries his head in his hands! ... Leicester City 2-1 Sheffield United ... Min. 38 :(shu) Tactical Change by Sheffield United ... Sheffield United have changed their playing style to C Min. 38 :(shu) Tactical Change by Sheffield United ... M_Asensio will now play as a MF Min. 38 :(lei) N_Powell comes to collect the ball ... Great turn!! ... Superb play ... F_Guilbert with the block Min. 39 :(shu) J_Foyth gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside the defender! ... He has some space now! ... M_Montoya with a pull on the shirt ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was unlucky to be booked for that Min. 42 :(shu) F_Guilbert with a neat pass into T_Muller ... I_Muniain wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 46 :(lei) L_Alario hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... A_Di_Maria latches onto it! ... A_Di_Maria launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... S_Bolat with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Leicester City 2-1 Sheffield United Min. 47 :(shu) M_Asensio looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to A_Belotti ... What a shot from A_Belotti! ... It could go anywhere ... GOAL!! ... What a finish! ... What a player! ... No! It's disallowed! ... Kesley Barkworth is shaking his head on the touchline Min. 49 :(shu) M_Verratti hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... R_Le_Normand latches onto it! ... R_Le_Normand with a screamer of a shot! ... A_Areola gets a hand to it!! ... But can't hold onto it! ... GOAL !! ... The flags up! It's been disallowed!! ... The linesman raised his flag ... I'm not sure about that one! Min. 55 :(shu) That's it for A_Belotti ... He's pulled up and won't be able to continue! ... Looks like his hamstring! Min. 55 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United ... COMING ON: H_Hee_Chan ... COMING OFF: A_Belotti Min. 61 :(lei) L_Dunk turns past R_Gosens ... He has created space for himself now ... Well intercepted by M_Asensio Min. 61 :(lei) M_Kilman takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... It's a lucky break ... F_Guilbert wins the ball with ease ... The Referee saw something no-one else did ... He had to endure a strong bollocking from The Referee Min. 62 :(lei) Sequeira finds A_Marusic in acres of space ... A powerful shot by A_Marusic! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 63 :(lei) N_Powell flicks it over R_Le_Normand and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... N_Powell drives the shot in! ... But S_Bolat reaches the ball. Good save Min. 64 :(lei) N_Kante skips the challenge from the defender ... N_Kante blasts it at the goal! ... But S_Bolat just gets his fingers to that one Min. 66 :(shu) M_Verratti drives the ball across field ... It comes to J_Foyth ... L_Dunk forces him off the ball ... But it rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by R_Gosens! ... It comes to M_Philipp ... He fires it towards to goal ... A_Areola parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 67 :(lei) L_Alario runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... M_Verratti knobbles the attacking player. ... The Referee blows up for a foul ... The Referee calls him over ... It's just a warning Min. 68 :(shu) H_Hee_Chan skips the challenge from L_Dunk ... Blocked by Sequeira Min. 69 :(lei) Sequeira runs at R_Le_Normand ... The defender slips and falls over ... Launched towards the top corner by Sequeira! ... The shot slips through S_Bolat's hands ... But S_Bolat recovers to save! ... He got away with that! Min. 70 :(lei) L_Alario squares up to his marker ... He spits at R_Gosens ... The Referee consults his linesman ... Now he calls the player over ... YELLOW CARD! ... He is lucky not to have seen red really ... That looked to be a late tackle on the replays! Min. 70 :(shu) H_Hee_Chan slips past Sequeira ... H_Hee_Chan tries to catch the keeper out! ... A_Areola with a great save ... And he holds onto it as well! Min. 75 :(lei) A_Marusic beats J_Foyth ... He showed great skill there ... A_Marusic fires off a right-footed shot! ... It hits the post!! ... GOAL!! ... Leicester City 3-1 Sheffield United ... Min. 76 :(shu) Tactical Change by Sheffield United ... Sheffield United have changed their playing style to A Min. 76 :(shu) Tactical Change by Sheffield United ... M_Asensio will now play as a AM Min. 76 :(lei) N_Powell is taking a throw in ... He is taking a run up at it! ... He throws it long to L_Alario ... J_Foyth cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball upfield Min. 80 :(lei) Substitution by Leicester City ... COMING ON: S_Nakajima ... COMING OFF: A_Di_Maria Min. 80 :(shu) A_Danjuma is taking a throw in ... He is taking a run up at it! ... He throws it long to M_Asensio ... M_Asensio hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... A_Areola parries it, he follows it up ... GOAL!! ... The defence had gone walk about! ... That takes his tally to 25 for the season!! ... Sheffield United are not quite finished yet! ... Leicester City 3-2 Sheffield United ... Min. 81 :(shu) Tactical Change by Sheffield United ... Sheffield United have changed their playing style to C Min. 81 :(shu) Tactical Change by Sheffield United ... M_Asensio will now play as a MF Min. 82 :(lei) Substitution by Leicester City ... COMING ON: J_Wind ... COMING OFF: L_Alario Min. 83 :(shu) M_Verratti hoists the ball across to T_Muller ... I_Muniain scythes the player down! Min. 87 :(lei) N_Kante retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball upfield ... J_Wind latches onto the end of it ... J_Wind tries to beat S_Bolat from outside the area! ... The net bulges! ... OH!! He has hit the side netting ... Goal kick given Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : King Power Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leicester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Sequeira Scorers : A_Marusic (14,75), Sequeira (16) Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Montoya (39), L_Alario (70) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sheffield United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Danjuma (Man of the Match) Scorers : A_Danjuma (37), M_Asensio (80) Sent Off : N/A Booked : F_Guilbert (32) Injured : A_Belotti (55) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leicester City | Sheffield United Attempts on Goal : 14 | 8 Off target : 4 | 0 On target : 10 | 8 Possession : 55 | 45 Corners : 2 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 1 Fouls : 8 | 9 Key Tackles : 7 | 6 Key Passes : 12 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Leicester City 3 - 2 Sheffield United ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Leicester City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Areola GK 20 1 1 1 25 | 94 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 L_Dunk DF 1 19 14 9 22 | 94 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 18 0 Sequeira DF 1 19 13 8 28 | 94 0 2 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 42 57 68 A_Marusic DF 1 18 12 10 24 | 94 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 22 0 102 M_Kilman DF 1 16 12 6 25 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Kante MF 1 13 19 11 25 | 94 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 27 39 17 A_Di_Maria AM 1 4 19 16 30 | 82 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 M_Montoya DF 1 16 11 6 27 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 19 -2 N_Powell AM 1 4 18 16 30 | 94 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 24 I_Muniain MF 1 4 19 15 28 | 94 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 36 47 13 L_Alario FW 1 3 14 19 21 | 84 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 16 3 M_Van_Damme GK 14 1 1 1 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Hughes DF 1 11 8 2 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Thiel DF 1 9 12 8 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Nakajima MF 1 4 15 12 23 | 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Wind FW 1 5 10 14 26 | 10 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 Player Statistics - Sheffield United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S_Bolat GK 21 1 1 1 22 | 94 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 0 F_Guilbert DF 1 18 12 9 33 | 94 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 20 18 17 R_Gosens DF 1 21 13 10 25 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 R_Le_Normand DF 1 19 13 5 20 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 J_Foyth DF 1 17 10 9 23 | 94 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 69 22 0 M_Verratti MF 1 12 19 8 28 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 A_Danjuma MF 1 3 18 15 24 | 94 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 36 34 A_Belotti AM 1 2 12 19 26 | 57 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 M_Asensio MF 1 4 18 16 20 | 94 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 36 28 44 T_Muller FW 1 3 11 19 23 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Philipp AM 1 2 14 18 22 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 10 N_Vasic GK 14 1 1 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Williams DF 1 12 7 3 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Centelles DF 1 12 7 3 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Hee_Chan AM 1 2 14 16 23 | 37 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 O_Giroud FW 1 3 9 15 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1684312770 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40