FFO2 Premiership, Leicester City vs. West Ham (Fri Feb 17)


                       Leicester City  |  West Ham
                              4-3-3 P  |  3-2-1-2-2 E
                           Neil Kirby  |  Todd Fortune
                                       |
                          A_Areola GK  |  GK N_Pope
                            L_Dunk DF  |  DF R_Baku
                          Sequeira DF  |  DF E_Konsa
                         A_Marusic DF  |  DF J_Teze
                            Y_Atal DF  |  DM R_Toloi
                           N_Kante MF  |  DM I_Bennacer
                        A_Di_Maria MF  |  AM J_Brandt
                           A_Rebic FW  |  MF C_Soler
                          N_Powell MF  |  FW R_Malinovskyi
                         A_Belotti FW  |  AM M_Sabitzer
                          L_Alario FW  |  FW J_Bowen
                                       |
                       M_Van_Damme SUB |  SUB M_Dewhurst
                          M_Kilman SUB |  SUB C_Trimmel
                         M_Montoya SUB |  SUB R_Thomas
                        S_Nakajima SUB |  SUB A_Golovin
                            J_Wind SUB |  SUB M_Thuram




Min. 1  :(whu) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  M_Sabitzer seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  A_Marusic pulls the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He can't complain about that 
Min. 2  :(lei) Sequeira with a slide rule pass to A_Belotti 
          ...  A_Belotti hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  N_Pope makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
Min. 3  :(whu) M_Sabitzer beats L_Dunk 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  A_Di_Maria with a late tackle 
          ...  It looked worse than what it was 
          ...  He is surrounded by the West Ham players 
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  An expectant silence takes the crowd 
          ...  M_Sabitzer runs up straight 
          ...  And hits it hard with a massive toe-bunger! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  A_Areola is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Soler drives it into the box! 
          ...  Y_Atal cleans up with a great clearance 
Min. 4  :(lei) A_Di_Maria with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  A_Rebic gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  A_Rebic has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar and loops up high into the air 
          ...  The defenders out leap the attackers 
          ...  The ball is away and clear from the danger area 
Min. 6  :(lei) N_Kante with a one-touch layoff to A_Di_Maria 
          ...  A_Di_Maria has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  It hammers off the post 
          ...  And out for a throw in 
Min. 7  :(whu) I_Bennacer cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Teze 
          ...  J_Teze with the crafty shot! 
          ...  Saved by A_Areola 
Min. 12 :(whu) R_Malinovskyi breaks free from Sequeira 
          ...  But A_Marusic slides in 
Min. 13 :(whu) C_Soler makes himself available 
          ...  C_Soler leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  A_Areola gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by <g1>!! 
Min. 14 :(lei) L_Alario sprints past E_Konsa 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  L_Alario hits a curling shot! 
          ...  N_Pope saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 15 :(lei) N_Kante with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from R_Toloi 
          ...  N_Kante with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  But N_Pope is equal to it 
Min. 16 :(lei) A_Di_Maria leaves I_Bennacer standing 
          ...  A_Di_Maria plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  N_Pope with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 16 :(lei) A_Belotti looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to A_Rebic 
          ...  R_Baku rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
Min. 17 :(lei) A_Rebic beats I_Bennacer 
          ...  He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills 
          ...  A_Rebic tries the shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The West Ham fans are throwing missiles onto the pitch 
          ...  It's all getting a bit ugly 
          ...  There's no room for hooliganism in FFO! 
          ...  The fans responsible are being ejected by security 
          ...  The club will be fined for this by FFO HQ I'm sure 
          ...  Todd Fortune is barking orders at his players! 
          ...  His team will have to come back from behind now 
          ...  Leicester City 1-0 West Ham ...
Min. 18 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City 
          ...  N_Kante will now play as a DM 
Min. 18 :(whu) J_Bowen with a precise ball to J_Brandt 
          ...  But L_Dunk comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 19 :(lei) L_Dunk with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heels 
          ...  But I_Bennacer spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 21 :(lei) L_Alario finds the space intelligently 
          ...  L_Alario with the chance! 
          ...  But N_Pope parries the ball 
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 23 :(whu) J_Brandt stops the ball and looks around for movement 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! 
          ...  L_Alario with a superb challenge 
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning 
Min. 26 :(lei) A_Marusic runs into space 
          ...  J_Brandt with a nasty foul 
Min. 30 :(lei) A_Di_Maria takes advantage of a mistake by E_Konsa 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  A_Di_Maria pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  Brilliant save from N_Pope 
Min. 30 :(whu) R_Malinovskyi is unmarked! 
          ...  A_Rebic is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Looked like a fair jump 
          ...  The referee got it wrong 
Min. 31 :(whu) R_Malinovskyi slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  R_Malinovskyi tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Brandt flights it in! 
          ...  A_Areola comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  J_Bowen gets to it! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  Some parts of the ground thought that went in! 
Min. 32 :(whu) A_Areola miskicks! 
          ...  R_Toloi is through! 
          ...  N_Kante with the high feet 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  There was no doubt in The Referee's mind! 
          ...  J_Bowen places the ball on the spot! 
          ...  He's tried a dink 
          ...  He's tries a cheeky Panenka but the keeper holds his ground and easily catches it! 
Min. 33 :(lei) N_Powell sidesteps R_Baku 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from N_Powell! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Hammered into the top corner! 
          ...  Right in the postage stamp! 
          ...  Leicester City 2-0 West Ham ...
Min. 34 :(whu) Tactical Change by West Ham 
          ...  West Ham have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 34 :(lei) N_Kante hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  A_Belotti latches onto it! 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by J_Teze 
          ...  Nothing gets past him! 
Min. 35 :(lei) L_Alario beats the defender 
          ...  L_Alario sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  N_Pope parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The defence had gone walk about! 
          ...  That is his 10th goal this campaign!! 
          ...  Leicester City 3-0 West Ham ...
Min. 35 :(lei) A_Di_Maria times his run well 
          ...  R_Toloi with a nasty foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  It's just a warning 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  It is deep inside their own half. This will allow them to regroup 
          ...  N_Kante floats it forward 
          ...  L_Alario latches onto the end of it 
          ...  L_Alario tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 38 :(lei) Y_Atal plays in L_Alario with a beautiful ball 
          ...  L_Alario hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 38 :(whu) J_Bowen plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  Sequeira plays the back pass 
          ...  A_Areola can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  What a lucky escape!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Bennacer curls it into the box! 
          ...  A_Marusic reads it 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 39 :(lei) N_Powell plays the early ball across the box to find N_Kante in space 
          ...  R_Toloi with a two footed lunge! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 40 :(lei) Y_Atal is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to L_Dunk 
          ...  L_Dunk hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  N_Pope was beaten there! 
Min. 41 :(lei) A_Rebic spots a team mate in space 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to L_Alario! 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by R_Baku 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 42 :(lei) L_Alario is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  A_Di_Maria latches onto the ball 
          ...  A_Di_Maria tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 43 :(lei) A_Di_Maria backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  A_Belotti gets on the end of it 
          ...  A_Belotti has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  But N_Pope pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 44 :(whu) C_Soler runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to J_Teze 
          ...  J_Teze with a thundering shot! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 46 :(whu) E_Konsa curls the ball out wide to M_Sabitzer 
          ...  M_Sabitzer hits a great drive! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Leicester City 3-0 West Ham

Min. 47 :(whu) R_Malinovskyi takes advantage of a mistake by Sequeira 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  R_Malinovskyi drives the ball low! 
          ...  GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
          ...  The crowd goes wild! 
          ...  Leicester City 3-1 West Ham ...
Min. 48 :(lei) Sequeira loses E_Konsa 
          ...  A glorious effort by Sequeira! 
          ...  N_Pope was lucky there 
Min. 48 :(whu) J_Bowen has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past Y_Atal 
          ...  He knocks it to R_Malinovskyi! 
          ...  A skilful effort from R_Malinovskyi! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The manager is delighted with that one 
          ...  Leicester City 3-2 West Ham ...
Min. 48 :(whu) C_Soler looks in some pain 
          ...  He'll try and run it off though 
Min. 49 :(whu) M_Sabitzer takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  M_Sabitzer with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  What agility from A_Areola 
Min. 52 :(lei) N_Powell gets possession in his own half 
          ...  N_Powell tries to beat N_Pope from outside the area! 
          ...  The shot slips through N_Pope's hands 
          ...  But N_Pope recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 54 :(whu) C_Soler is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to I_Bennacer 
          ...  I_Bennacer with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
Min. 55 :(lei) Substitution by Leicester City 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Kilman 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Di_Maria 
Min. 56 :(lei) N_Kante spots A_Belotti who is in acres of space 
          ...  A_Belotti is clean through! 
          ...  He just has N_Pope to beat! 
          ...  N_Pope makes his move 
          ...  N_Pope gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 57 :(lei) L_Alario spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He finds A_Marusic with a lovely pass! 
          ...  R_Baku steals the ball of off him 
Min. 60 :(lei) L_Alario is rolling on the ground! 
          ...  He isn't going to continue! 
Min. 60 :(lei) Substitution by Leicester City 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Wind 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Alario 
Min. 64 :(whu) J_Teze off the woodwork! 
          ...  R_Malinovskyi picks up the deflection 
          ...  But Sequeira with the fine tackle 
Min. 65 :(lei) Sequeira feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  A_Rebic runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  J_Teze wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
Min. 74 :(lei) A_Rebic jumps over J_Teze's challenge 
          ...  R_Malinovskyi with a late tackle 
          ...  It looked worse than what it was 
          ...  He is surrounded by the Leicester City players 
          ...  He's in trouble!! 
          ...  He could be sent off for that! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that! 
Min. 78 :(lei) J_Wind bursts forward 
          ...  J_Wind swings in the shot! 
          ...  It grazes the post! 
          ...  And hits the side netting 
          ...  Goal Kick! 
Min. 82 :(whu) R_Baku knocks the ball past the lunge of Sequeira 
          ...  R_Baku with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  A_Areola gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's pushed behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Brandt swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  A_Areola comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  R_Malinovskyi swings a leg at it! 
          ...  A_Areola with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 84 :(whu) R_Malinovskyi with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal 
          ...  J_Wind with the dive 
          ...  There's no room in the game for that! 
Min. 84 :(whu) I_Bennacer runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  J_Bowen latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  J_Bowen with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  A_Areola beats the ball away 
Min. 85 :(whu) C_Soler pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  R_Baku is clean through! 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from R_Baku! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  But A_Areola parries the ball 
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 86 :(lei) Sequeira threads the through ball to J_Wind 
          ...  J_Wind with the crafty shot! 
          ...  N_Pope with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(whu) R_Toloi hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  C_Soler latches onto it! 
          ...  C_Soler tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Soler with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  J_Brandt makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Toloi plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  M_Kilman heads it away 
Min. 89 :(whu) C_Soler takes control of the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Brandt 
          ...  A_Marusic knocks the ball back to A_Areola 
          ...  Ohhhh no!! 
          ...  It's gone past A_Areola! 
          ...  And just creeps wide!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Sabitzer hits it into the box! 
          ...  I_Bennacer gets a shot in 
          ...  A_Areola manages to turn it behind 
Min. 92 :(lei) A_Marusic with the first time pass to A_Belotti 
          ...  A_Belotti has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Kante crosses it in! 
          ...  The ball comes to L_Dunk 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  He has put it over the bar! 
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************



Match Details
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Venue                : King Power Stadium
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Leicester City Match Info
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Best player          : L_Alario
Scorers              : A_Rebic (17), N_Powell (33), L_Alario (35)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Marusic (1), A_Di_Maria (3)
Injured              : L_Alario (60)
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West Ham Match Info
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Best player          : R_Malinovskyi (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : R_Malinovskyi (47,48)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Malinovskyi (74)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                          Leicester City  |    West Ham
Attempts on Goal     :          23        |       18
Off target           :           9        |       8
On target            :          14        |       10
Possession           :          58        |       42
Corners              :           1        |       7
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       0
Fouls                :           9        |       11
Key Tackles          :           8        |       6
Key Passes           :          15        |       11
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Final Score          : Leicester City 3 - 2 West Ham
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Player Statistics - Leicester City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Areola       GK  20   1   1   1  25 |  93   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  44   0   0   0
L_Dunk         DF   1  18  13   8  22 |  93   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  22   0  32
Sequeira       DF   1  18  12   8  28 |  93   0   2   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  44  60  20
A_Marusic      DF   1  17  11   9  24 |  93   0   3   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  67  19  -2
Y_Atal         DF   1  16  13   2  27 |  93   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  24  38   0
N_Kante        DM   1  13  19  11  25 |  93   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  39  17
A_Di_Maria     MF   1   4  18  15  30 |  56   0   0   2   0   4   0   1   0   0  -2  26  42
A_Rebic        FW   1   5  11  19  24 |  93   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  21  31
N_Powell       MF   1   4  17  15  30 |  93   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  15  47
A_Belotti      FW   1   2  12  18  26 |  93   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  36
L_Alario       FW   1   3  13  19  21 |  61   0   0   2   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  38  54
M_Van_Damme    GK  14   1   1   1  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Kilman       DF   1  16  12   6  25 |  37   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0   0
M_Montoya      DF   1  16  11   6  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Nakajima     MF   1   4  15  12  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Wind         FW   1   5  10  14  26 |  32   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  24

Player Statistics - West Ham
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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N_Pope         GK  19   1   1   1  25 |  93  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  69   0   0   0
R_Baku         DF   1  17  12   8  25 |  93   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  46   0  40
E_Konsa        DF   1  17  13   8  23 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0
J_Teze         DF   1  18  13   9  20 |  93   0   2   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  44  19  34
R_Toloi        DM   1  19  14  10  27 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  21  18   0
I_Bennacer     DM   1  12  18   6  31 |  93   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  28  28  40
J_Brandt       AM   1   1  18  16  23 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
C_Soler        MF   1  11  17   6  27 |  93   0   0   4   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  60  40
R_Malinovskyi  FW   1   3  13  18  23 |  93   0   0   0   0   4   2   1   0   0  -2  -2  70
M_Sabitzer     AM   1   1  18  15  23 |  93   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  31
J_Bowen        FW   1   5  11  18  20 |  93   0   0   2   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  71  22
M_Dewhurst     GK  15   1   1   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Trimmel      DF   1  15  12   7  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Thomas       DF   1  11   7   4  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Golovin      MF   1   6  17  13  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Thuram       FW   1   3  12  17  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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