FFO2 Premiership, West Ham vs. Leicester City (Mon May 01) West Ham | Leicester City 4-1-2-1-2 A | 5-1-2-1-1 C Todd Fortune | Neil Kirby | N_Pope GK | GK A_Areola C_Soyuncu DF | DF L_Dunk R_Baku DF | DF Sequeira J_Teze DF | DF A_Marusic R_Toloi DF | DF Y_Atal I_Bennacer DM | DM N_Kante J_Brandt AM | MF A_Di_Maria J_Bowen FW | DF M_Kilman R_Malinovskyi FW | MF N_Powell C_Soler MF | AM L_Alario A_Golovin MF | FW A_Rebic | M_Dewhurst SUB | SUB M_Van_Damme E_Konsa SUB | SUB M_Montoya C_Trimmel SUB | SUB S_Hughes S_Berghuis SUB | SUB S_Nakajima M_Ihattaren SUB | SUB J_Wind Min. 4 :(whu) A_Golovin gets to the byline ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to C_Soyuncu ... C_Soyuncu unleashes a pile driver! ... He's pulled it wide! Min. 5 :(whu) A_Golovin with an early cross to R_Malinovskyi ... R_Malinovskyi with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful downward header! ... A_Areola tips it round the post ... Good save ... Corner not given!! Min. 5 :(lei) A_Di_Maria latches onto the ball ... He has some space now ... R_Baku clears with a diving header Min. 6 :(whu) R_Toloi holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to I_Bennacer ... I_Bennacer with a screamer of a shot! ... GOAL!! ... The Leicester City 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 ... Let's see if West Ham can hang onto that lead! ... West Ham 1-0 Leicester City ... Min. 6 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... N_Powell will now play as a AM Min. 6 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... L_Alario will now play as a FW Min. 6 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... N_Kante will now play as a MF Min. 6 :(lei) A_Rebic takes on 3 men ... R_Toloi makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 7 :(whu) I_Bennacer wins possession ... He plays the ball across to R_Malinovskyi ... L_Dunk tries to clear it ... He has miskicked it!! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... R_Malinovskyi chips the ball in towards the far post! ... It goes straight into the arms of A_Areola ... Theres was some shirt pulling going on in the box for sure! ... The strikers are calling for VAR! ... We wait for the decision ... NO PENALTY Min. 10 :(lei) A_Rebic sidesteps J_Teze ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... R_Toloi wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 12 :(whu) J_Bowen with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past N_Powell ... J_Bowen with a terrific drive! ... He's pulled it wide! Min. 14 :(lei) A_Rebic get's past R_Baku ... He's gonna worry them again ... A_Rebic hits a curling shot! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... A_Di_Maria crosses it in! ... Headed away by C_Soyuncu Min. 16 :(whu) C_Soler has it now ... He takes on A_Marusic ... He gets past him! ... He puts in J_Bowen! ... J_Bowen hits a great shot! ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! Min. 18 :(whu) C_Soyuncu runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... C_Soyuncu has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... It hits the inside of the post ... the balls hits A_Areola and comes out ... the striker is on hand! ... GOAL!! ... Easy tap in! That was a bit of a freak goal! ... West Ham 2-0 Leicester City ... Min. 23 :(lei) Sequeira controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... N_Powell gets onto the end of the pass! ... N_Powell shoots towards goal! ... It floats over N_Pope ... It's heading goalward! ... GOAL!! ... That was a great effort ... West Ham 2-1 Leicester City ... Min. 26 :(lei) Sequeira chips the ball over the defence and finds L_Dunk ... But I_Bennacer wins the ball with a sliding challenge ... CORNER! ... Swung in by L_Alario ... It goes straight into the arms of N_Pope ... Theres was some shirt pulling going on in the box for sure! ... The strikers are calling for VAR! ... We wait for the decision ... NO PENALTY Min. 29 :(whu) J_Teze takes possession ... He has his back towards goal ... He turns well ... J_Teze shapes up for a shot! ... A_Areola makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 30 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... Leicester City have changed their playing style to P Min. 31 :(whu) J_Teze is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate in space ... He throws it long to C_Soler ... L_Dunk wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 31 :(lei) Y_Atal heads the ball back to A_Marusic ... Excellent sliding challenge by R_Toloi ... He timed it well Min. 32 :(whu) R_Baku takes possession ... Knocks it past the defender ... He's through on goal ... R_Baku has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... It hits the bar and goes over ... Well, it's kinda 50/50 ... Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't Min. 35 :(lei) A_Di_Maria has time and space on the edge of the box ... A_Di_Maria with a quick pass down the left wing. ... He gets up high for the header! ... But he puts it over ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 37 :(whu) I_Bennacer searches out J_Brandt ... J_Brandt is clean through, he is one on one with A_Areola ... He dinks it over A_Areola ... It goes wide!! Min. 41 :(lei) Sequeira brushes R_Baku aside and breaks free ... But he loses control of it ... C_Soyuncu belts it clear Min. 42 :(whu) C_Soler runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to R_Malinovskyi ... R_Malinovskyi with the attempt at goal! ... A_Areola heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(whu) R_Malinovskyi leaves M_Kilman standing ... A scorcher of a shot from R_Malinovskyi! ... A_Areola with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know! ... CORNER! ... J_Brandt floats the ball in! ... That's a poor one ... L_Dunk clears the danger Min. 45 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... Leicester City have changed their playing style to N Min. 45 :(lei) N_Powell breaks free from C_Soyuncu ... N_Powell hits a curling shot! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... N_Pope never had a chance! Min. 47 :(whu) C_Soler is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to R_Malinovskyi ... A_Rebic with the dive ... There's no room in the game for that! ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... YELLOW CARD! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: West Ham 2-1 Leicester City Min. 48 :(lei) L_Alario with a pinpoint pass to L_Dunk ... L_Dunk with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... N_Pope with a great save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 50 :(lei) Substitution by Leicester City ... COMING ON: S_Nakajima ... COMING OFF: M_Kilman Min. 53 :(whu) J_Brandt takes advantage of a bad back pass from N_Kante ... J_Brandt tries to place it in the corner! ... A_Areola parries it Min. 54 :(whu) R_Malinovskyi gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside Y_Atal! ... He has some space now! ... A_Marusic dives in with both feet!! ... Play On!! Min. 57 :(whu) The ball runs loose! ... A_Golovin seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... N_Kante fouls badly Min. 58 :(whu) R_Malinovskyi gains control of the loose ball ... R_Malinovskyi leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! ... A_Areola was lucky there Min. 59 :(whu) R_Baku with the deft touch ... He takes it past N_Kante ... He knocks it to R_Malinovskyi! ... R_Malinovskyi with the goal bound shot! ... Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort Min. 59 :(lei) A_Rebic with a real burst of pace ... He shows R_Baku a clean set of heals ... I_Bennacer with the tackle ... The Referee will want to speak to him Min. 59 :(lei) L_Dunk hits a hard pass to L_Alario ... L_Alario tries the lob from 30 yards! ... N_Pope gathers it easily Min. 60 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... Leicester City have changed their playing style to A Min. 60 :(whu) R_Malinovskyi beats Y_Atal ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... R_Malinovskyi tries one from the edge of the box! ... He's dragged it wide!! Min. 61 :(lei) A_Rebic kills the ball dead ... Beautiful turn ... He could get a shot of here ... J_Teze with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 63 :(whu) C_Soler hoofs it upfield to find R_Malinovskyi ... An audacious effort from R_Malinovskyi! ... But he somehow misses ... The Leicester City fans laugh at him Min. 64 :(whu) J_Bowen retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... J_Brandt gets on the end of it ... But he loses control of it ... L_Dunk belts it clear Min. 64 :(lei) L_Alario pauses and waits for support ... He runs towards goal ... L_Alario fires a shot at goal! ... N_Pope goes down well to save Min. 69 :(lei) L_Dunk with a glorious 60-yard pass to N_Kante ... J_Teze reads him well and hoofs it clear Min. 70 :(lei) L_Alario kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... A_Rebic gets on the end of the pass ... Launched towards the top corner by A_Rebic! ... N_Pope fists it away ... That was a good save! Min. 71 :(whu) A_Golovin gets to the byline ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to J_Brandt ... J_Brandt fires off a left-footed snap shot! ... But it goes wide Min. 75 :(lei) Substitution by Leicester City ... COMING ON: M_Montoya ... COMING OFF: Y_Atal Min. 75 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... N_Powell will now play as a FW Min. 77 :(whu) J_Teze with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to J_Brandt ... J_Brandt with the chance! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 79 :(whu) J_Bowen cuts through the defence ... J_Bowen attempts a lob! ... He's pulled it wide! Min. 80 :(whu) J_Bowen takes advantage of a mistake by L_Dunk ... J_Bowen keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... A_Areola with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know! Min. 80 :(lei) S_Nakajima feeds the ball to L_Alario ... L_Alario has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... N_Pope never had a chance! Min. 81 :(whu) R_Baku flights the ball to R_Malinovskyi ... R_Malinovskyi tries to lob the keeper! ... A_Areola collects it comfortably ... The shot never troubled him Min. 82 :(lei) Substitution by Leicester City ... COMING ON: J_Wind ... COMING OFF: L_Alario Min. 84 :(whu) R_Toloi with a probing through ball J_Bowen ... L_Dunk stands his ground and wins the tackle Min. 84 :(lei) A_Rebic plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He heads towards the goal ... He slides it past the defender! ... A_Rebic hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... N_Pope makes himself big ... Superb Stop! ... Well that one would have delighted him Min. 85 :(lei) M_Montoya boots it towards A_Rebic ... A powerful shot by A_Rebic! ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... S_Nakajima with an outswinging corner into the box ... The ball finds its way to J_Wind ... He gets the shot away ... N_Pope falls over ... But N_Pope is relieved to watch it go out of play! Min. 87 :(lei) J_Wind controls the ball with ease ... J_Wind carves a shot towards goal! ... It hits off a defender! ... N_Pope is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... N_Powell crosses it in! ... It comes to S_Nakajima ... He gets the shot away ... N_Pope with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(whu) J_Brandt leaves his marker standing ... Fine tackle by N_Powell ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 88 :(lei) A_Di_Maria plays a long ball to A_Rebic ... A_Rebic from 20 yards! ... But N_Pope hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 89 :(lei) A_Rebic turns past I_Bennacer ... He has some space now! ... Excellent sliding challenge from J_Teze ... He had to time that one perfectly Min. 91 :(whu) C_Soler 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! ... R_Baku receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... R_Baku with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... The shot slips through A_Areola's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! ... That looked like a corner to me ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : London Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Ham Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : I_Bennacer (Man of the Match) Scorers : I_Bennacer (6), C_Soyuncu (18) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leicester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : N_Powell Scorers : N_Powell (23) Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Rebic (47) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Ham | Leicester City Attempts on Goal : 22 | 15 Off target : 12 | 6 On target : 10 | 9 Possession : 45 | 55 Corners : 2 | 4 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 0 | 3 Fouls : 3 | 9 Key Tackles : 10 | 7 Key Passes : 17 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : West Ham 2 - 1 Leicester City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - West Ham Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N_Pope GK 20 1 1 1 25 | 96 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 62 0 0 0 C_Soyuncu DF 1 18 12 8 23 | 96 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 44 0 64 R_Baku DF 1 17 13 8 25 | 96 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 23 38 32 J_Teze DF 1 19 14 10 20 | 96 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 63 36 18 R_Toloi DF 1 19 15 11 27 | 96 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 63 59 0 I_Bennacer DM 1 13 19 6 31 | 96 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 27 26 52 J_Brandt AM 1 1 19 16 23 | 96 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 J_Bowen FW 1 5 11 19 20 | 96 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 21 24 R_Malinovskyi FW 1 3 13 19 23 | 96 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 C_Soler MF 1 11 18 6 27 | 96 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 70 0 A_Golovin MF 1 6 18 13 29 | 96 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 M_Dewhurst GK 15 1 1 1 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Konsa DF 1 17 13 8 23 | 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 S_Berghuis MF 1 5 15 14 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Ihattaren MF 1 7 16 12 26 | 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 | 96 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 0 0 0 L_Dunk DF 1 19 14 9 22 | 96 0 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 105 36 19 Sequeira DF 1 19 13 8 28 | 96 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 0 A_Marusic DF 1 18 12 9 24 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 Y_Atal DF 1 17 14 2 27 | 77 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 N_Kante MF 1 13 19 11 25 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Di_Maria MF 1 4 19 16 30 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 8 M_Kilman DF 1 16 12 6 25 | 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Powell FW 1 4 18 16 30 | 96 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 36 0 40 L_Alario FW 1 3 14 19 21 | 84 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 36 23 A_Rebic FW 1 6 11 20 24 | 96 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 30 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 | 19 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 S_Hughes DF 1 11 8 2 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Nakajima MF 1 4 15 12 23 | 44 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 16 J_Wind FW 1 5 10 14 26 | 12 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 1682923994 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40