FFO2 Premiership, Newcastle United vs. Leicester City (Thu Apr 13) Newcastle United | Leicester City 5-3-2 C | 4-1-2-3 P Chris Banks | Neil Kirby | T_Strakosha GK | GK A_Areola M_Acuna DF | DF L_Dunk R_Burke DF | DF Sequeira L_Ayling DF | DF A_Marusic J_Tarkowski DF | DF Y_Atal A_Grimaldo DF | DM N_Kante M_Svanberg MF | MF A_Di_Maria G_Ramirez MF | FW L_Alario D_Klaassen MF | MF N_Powell R_De_Tomas FW | FW A_Belotti J_David FW | FW A_Rebic | A_Palmer SUB | SUB M_Van_Damme J_Evans SUB | SUB M_Montoya M_Trigueros SUB | SUB M_Kilman A_Poli SUB | SUB S_Nakajima L_Dykes SUB | SUB J_Wind Min. 2 :(new) G_Ramirez jumps over the defender's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... G_Ramirez blasts the ball towards goal! ... But it goes wide Min. 5 :(lei) L_Alario knocks it forward ... D_Klaassen slips ... A_Belotti gets to it! ... A_Belotti with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... But it clips the post and goes wide Min. 6 :(lei) A_Belotti sprints past A_Grimaldo ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... A_Belotti tries to catch the keeper out! ... But T_Strakosha punches it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 7 :(new) R_De_Tomas turns past A_Marusic ... He has created space for himself now ... R_De_Tomas hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... A_Areola can't get to it! ... OH! It drifts wide! ... A_Areola was worried by that one ... He wipes the sweat off his brow? Min. 9 :(new) D_Klaassen with the deft touch ... He takes it past L_Dunk ... He knocks it to L_Ayling! ... Y_Atal wins the ball Min. 12 :(new) G_Ramirez searches out R_Burke ... Wonderful sliding challenge by A_Marusic Min. 13 :(lei) L_Dunk plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... L_Dunk tries the shot! ... T_Strakosha makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 18 :(new) R_De_Tomas squares it to R_Burke ... Driven towards goal by R_Burke! ... The shot slips through A_Areola's hands ... GOAL!! ... He buries his head in his hands! ... That puts Newcastle United ahead! ... Now can they hang onto it? ... Newcastle United 1-0 Leicester City ... Min. 19 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... N_Powell will now play as a AM Min. 19 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... N_Kante will now play as a MF Min. 20 :(new) G_Ramirez skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to R_De_Tomas ... L_Dunk gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 27 :(new) A_Grimaldo gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... A_Grimaldo aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... The ball moves through the air! ... A_Areola moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... A_Areola catches it with style! Min. 27 :(lei) A_Di_Maria passes the ball to L_Alario ... Well executed sliding challenge from J_Tarkowski Min. 28 :(new) R_De_Tomas has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... R_De_Tomas hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... A_Areola watches it sail wide! Min. 30 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... Leicester City have changed their playing style to N Min. 30 :(new) D_Klaassen with a simple pass to J_David ... A_Marusic pulls the player to the ground!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit Min. 32 :(lei) A_Belotti pushes it past the defender ... M_Acuna with a nasty foul ... FREE KICK! ... What a silly place to give away a free kick ... L_Alario with the curler ... T_Strakosha fists it away Min. 36 :(lei) A_Di_Maria spots his team mate making a run ... He plays a fantastic through ball to A_Belotti! ... A_Belotti sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... But T_Strakosha makes a fine save Min. 37 :(new) M_Svanberg brings the ball into the opposing area ... J_David makes himself available ... Sequeira with a terrible tackle ... The Referee ignores the protests for a card ... Neil Kirby looks relieved Min. 38 :(lei) A_Rebic get's past R_Burke ... He's gonna worry them again ... A_Rebic sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. ... cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! ... It goes wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 41 :(lei) N_Powell hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... A_Belotti latches onto it! ... M_Svanberg cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball upfield Min. 42 :(lei) L_Dunk has the ball ... He knocks the ball past L_Ayling ... He puts in A_Di_Maria! ... Well executed sliding challenge from A_Grimaldo Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 44 :(lei) A_Rebic with a glorious long pass to N_Kante ... N_Kante with the goal bound shot! ... T_Strakosha makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! Min. 45 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... Leicester City have changed their playing style to E ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Newcastle United 1-0 Leicester City Min. 53 :(new) D_Klaassen jinks past Sequeira ... Y_Atal wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 54 :(new) J_Tarkowski with a 50-yard pass to M_Svanberg ... M_Svanberg tries one from the edge of the box! ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 57 :(new) J_David with the majestic dribble ... A_Marusic wins the ball Min. 60 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... Leicester City have changed their playing style to A Min. 61 :(lei) L_Alario plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... L_Dunk keeps possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... A thundering drive by L_Dunk! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... Unbelievable!! ... It's gone wide Min. 63 :(new) R_De_Tomas pushes it past Sequeira ... R_De_Tomas cracks a laser towards goal! ... A_Areola makes himself big ... Superb Stop! ... Well that one would have delighted him Min. 63 :(lei) A_Belotti looks up for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... N_Powell receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... N_Powell drives the ball low! ... It hits the side netting! ... The fans thought that was a GOAL! ... But it's not ... Goal kick. Min. 65 :(new) M_Svanberg gets to the byline ... He puts it into the box ... He finds A_Grimaldo ... A_Grimaldo fires a shot at goal! ... But A_Areola gets down well to tip the ball wide ... CORNER! ... A_Grimaldo with an outswinging corner into the box ... It comes to M_Svanberg ... He fires it towards to goal ... A_Areola with an easy save ... He just oozes confidence Min. 69 :(lei) L_Dunk looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to A_Di_Maria ... A_Di_Maria is through on goal! ... The defender was caught napping ... He just has T_Strakosha to beat ... T_Strakosha charges out of his area ... T_Strakosha catches the ball Min. 72 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... N_Powell will now play as a FW Min. 72 :(new) R_Burke kills the ball dead ... Beautiful turn ... He could get a shot of here ... R_Burke with a thundering shot! ... It flies into Row Z! Min. 74 :(new) D_Klaassen takes advantage of a mistake by L_Dunk ... away from two, three, four. ... Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. ... How good is he?! ... Now he crosses to R_De_Tomas! ... L_Dunk gets the foot in to win the ball ... It rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... L_Ayling with an outswinging corner into the box ... M_Svanberg with the shot! ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... M_Svanberg swings it in! ... It comes to A_Grimaldo ... He fires it towards to goal ... A_Areola parries it, he follows it up ... He fires it over!! Min. 75 :(lei) Substitution by Leicester City ... COMING ON: M_Montoya ... COMING OFF: Y_Atal Min. 75 :(new) M_Svanberg takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to G_Ramirez ... G_Ramirez drives it low! ... A_Areola gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 76 :(new) G_Ramirez feeds the ball through the middle ... R_De_Tomas runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... R_De_Tomas is clean through! ... He tries to take it round A_Areola ... A_Areola makes his move ... A_Areola gets his fingertips to it Min. 77 :(lei) A_Di_Maria off the woodwork! ... A_Belotti picks up the deflection ... Driven towards goal by A_Belotti! ... But T_Strakosha punches it away Min. 78 :(lei) Substitution by Leicester City ... COMING ON: S_Nakajima ... COMING OFF: N_Kante Min. 80 :(new) Tactical Change by Newcastle United ... Newcastle United have changed their playing style to D Min. 82 :(lei) Substitution by Leicester City ... COMING ON: J_Wind ... COMING OFF: A_Belotti Min. 82 :(new) D_Klaassen spots his team mate making a run ... He plays a fantastic through ball to J_David! ... But A_Marusic clears the ball to safety Min. 83 :(lei) J_Wind takes possession ... Knocks it past the defender ... He's through on goal ... A_Grimaldo with a terrible tackle Min. 83 :(lei) L_Dunk with the first time flick to S_Nakajima ... Blocked by R_Burke Min. 85 :(lei) J_Wind saunters past his marker ... D_Klaassen is late with that one ... I think he was just trying to get to the ball ... He is warned by The Referee Min. 86 :(lei) N_Powell runs at the defence ... He nutmegs M_Acuna ... He showed his class there ... A great volley from N_Powell! ... T_Strakosha makes the save ... He hits the ball upfield! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : St James Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newcastle United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Burke (Man of the Match) Scorers : R_Burke (18) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leicester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : L_Dunk Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newcastle United | Leicester City Attempts on Goal : 14 | 12 Off target : 7 | 4 On target : 7 | 8 Possession : 56 | 44 Corners : 3 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 0 Subs Used : 0 | 3 Fouls : 9 | 9 Key Tackles : 4 | 7 Key Passes : 12 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Newcastle United 1 - 0 Leicester City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Newcastle United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T_Strakosha GK 21 1 1 1 24 | 92 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75 0 0 0 M_Acuna DF 1 19 14 12 25 | 92 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 R_Burke DF 1 17 13 6 28 | 92 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 23 0 70 L_Ayling DF 1 17 13 8 26 | 92 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Tarkowski DF 1 18 11 10 30 | 92 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 21 0 A_Grimaldo DF 1 17 14 9 31 | 92 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 23 0 53 M_Svanberg MF 1 10 17 12 22 | 92 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 30 45 40 G_Ramirez MF 1 4 18 14 28 | 92 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 42 24 D_Klaassen MF 1 3 18 14 26 | 92 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 0 R_De_Tomas FW 1 2 15 20 25 | 92 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 42 24 J_David FW 1 5 15 18 29 | 92 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Palmer GK 15 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Evans DF 1 17 14 9 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Trigueros MF 1 11 16 11 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Poli MF 1 7 11 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Dykes FW 1 5 10 13 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 | 92 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 0 0 L_Dunk DF 1 19 14 9 22 | 92 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 42 54 34 Sequeira DF 1 19 13 8 28 | 92 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Marusic DF 1 18 11 9 24 | 92 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 66 0 0 Y_Atal DF 1 17 14 2 27 | 76 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 0 0 N_Kante MF 1 13 19 11 25 | 79 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 A_Di_Maria MF 1 4 19 16 30 | 92 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 39 12 L_Alario FW 1 3 14 19 21 | 92 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 9 N_Powell FW 1 4 17 16 30 | 92 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 20 A_Belotti FW 1 2 12 19 26 | 83 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 20 32 A_Rebic FW 1 6 11 20 24 | 92 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 4 M_Van_Damme GK 14 1 1 1 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Montoya DF 1 16 11 6 27 | 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Kilman DF 1 16 12 6 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Nakajima MF 1 4 15 12 23 | 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Wind FW 1 5 10 14 26 | 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1681421220 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40