FFO2 WM CUP, Leicester City vs. Sheffield United (Tue Feb 21)


                       Leicester City  |  Sheffield United
                            4-3-1-2 P  |  4-3-1-2 C
                           Neil Kirby  |  Kesley Barkworth
                                       |
                          A_Areola GK  |  GK S_Bolat
                            L_Dunk DF  |  DF F_Guilbert
                          Sequeira DF  |  DF R_Gosens
                          M_Kilman DF  |  DF R_Le_Normand
                         M_Montoya DF  |  DF G_Zajkov
                           N_Kante MF  |  MF M_Verratti
                        A_Di_Maria MF  |  MF I_Muniain
                        S_Nakajima MF  |  MF A_Danjuma
                          N_Powell AM  |  AM M_Asensio
                         A_Belotti FW  |  FW H_Hee_Chan
                           A_Rebic FW  |  FW M_Philipp
                                       |
                       M_Van_Damme SUB |  SUB N_Vasic
                         A_Marusic SUB |  SUB R_Williams
                            Y_Atal SUB |  SUB A_Centelles
                           M_Thiel SUB |  SUB Dele
                            J_Wind SUB |  SUB O_Giroud




Min. 7  :(lei) S_Nakajima is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He throws it to A_Rebic 
          ...  R_Le_Normand takes out the attacker 
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there 
Min. 7  :(shu) F_Guilbert flicks it over the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  L_Dunk with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
          ...  Oh no he isn't! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's told him he's going to keep an eye on him now! 
Min. 7  :(lei) A_Rebic knocks the ball past the lunge of R_Gosens 
          ...  F_Guilbert tugs on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
          ...  The Referee fumbles about in his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's in a very dangerous position! 
          ...  N_Powell fires it towards the goal 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 11 :(lei) A_Belotti finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  R_Le_Normand hits it out for a throw 
Min. 11 :(shu) A_Danjuma curls the ball out wide to M_Philipp 
          ...  M_Philipp could have let it bounce! 
          ...  A_Areola makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 12 :(lei) A_Di_Maria looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to L_Dunk 
          ...  L_Dunk with the header! 
          ...  The ball is hit with topspin and moves through the air! 
          ...  S_Bolat moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Leicester City have the advantage! 
          ...  Leicester City 1-0 Sheffield United ...
Min. 15 :(shu) M_Philipp times his run well 
          ...  M_Philipp with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  A_Areola makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 18 :(lei) L_Dunk with a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball across to A_Di_Maria 
          ...  A_Di_Maria plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing! 
          ...  Leicester City 2-0 Sheffield United ...
Min. 19 :(shu) Tactical Change by Sheffield United 
          ...  Sheffield United have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 19 :(shu) Tactical Change by Sheffield United 
          ...  M_Verratti will now play as a DM 
Min. 19 :(shu) Tactical Change by Sheffield United 
          ...  A_Danjuma will now play as a AM 
Min. 19 :(shu) Tactical Change by Sheffield United 
          ...  M_Asensio will now play as a FW 
Min. 21 :(shu) M_Verratti runs at the defender 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  M_Verratti flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net!! 
          ...  A_Areola looks relieved there! 
Min. 24 :(shu) A_Danjuma holds the ball up 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to M_Verratti 
          ...  Sequeira wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 27 :(lei) A_Belotti bursts forward 
          ...  F_Guilbert with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 
Min. 28 :(lei) A_Belotti cuts inside F_Guilbert 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  He puts in N_Powell! 
          ...  A_Danjuma with a pull on the shirt 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  That would have been a penalty just a yard closer to the goal! 
          ...  N_Kante plays it short to A_Rebic 
          ...  A_Rebic smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  S_Bolat tips it onto the post! 
          ...  But it deflects wide for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Kante with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  It comes to S_Nakajima 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  S_Bolat with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 29 :(shu) M_Verratti spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He finds R_Gosens with a lovely pass! 
          ...  R_Gosens hits a great drive! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 31 :(lei) A_Belotti sidesteps R_Le_Normand 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  G_Zajkov plays it back 
          ...  S_Bolat slips!! 
          ...  It goes just wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Rebic swings it in! 
          ...  S_Bolat comes out and claims it! 
Min. 32 :(lei) Sequeira whips the ball across to A_Belotti 
          ...  A_Belotti fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  S_Bolat turns it behind for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Rebic with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of S_Bolat 
          ...  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. 33 :(lei) A_Belotti with the diagonal pass to A_Rebic 
          ...  A_Rebic with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  S_Bolat narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 33 :(shu) H_Hee_Chan spits at M_Kilman 
          ...  He should be ashamed! 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
Min. 35 :(shu) F_Guilbert crosses to M_Asensio 
          ...  M_Asensio blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  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. 39 :(shu) G_Zajkov spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to H_Hee_Chan! 
          ...  N_Kante brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on!! 
Min. 41 :(lei) A_Rebic sidesteps his marker 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  A_Rebic rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 45 :(shu) M_Philipp finds his way through 
          ...  That was sheer effort 
          ...  M_Philipp attempts the shot! 
          ...  A_Areola is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  And goes clear 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Leicester City 2-0 Sheffield United

Min. 48 :(lei) M_Montoya brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  A_Rebic gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  A_Rebic is clean through! 
          ...  S_Bolat tries to make himself big 
          ...  He rounds S_Bolat 
          ...  He thumps it towards the goal! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  That's a personal milestone for him! 
          ...  His 10th goal of the campaign! 
          ...  Leicester City 3-0 Sheffield United ...
Min. 49 :(lei) A_Rebic with the dribble 
          ...  F_Guilbert is easily beaten 
          ...  A_Rebic curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  S_Bolat plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 50 :(lei) Substitution by Leicester City 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Marusic 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Di_Maria 
Min. 52 :(lei) A_Rebic beats R_Le_Normand 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  R_Le_Normand reacts well to win the ball back 
Min. 55 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United 
          ...  COMING ON: Dele 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Danjuma 
Min. 57 :(shu) M_Asensio dribbles past M_Montoya 
          ...  M_Asensio carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into A_Areola's arms 
          ...  But he recovers to save! 
Min. 62 :(lei) A_Rebic rises up for the header 
          ...  He flicks the ball on to M_Kilman 
          ...  M_Kilman with the crafty shot! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 
Min. 63 :(lei) M_Montoya takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Belotti 
          ...  A_Belotti with the overhead! 
          ...  Saved by S_Bolat 
Min. 65 :(shu) A_Areola with a terrible kick! 
          ...  I_Muniain takes control of the ball! 
          ...  I_Muniain cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  But A_Areola makes a fine save 
Min. 66 :(lei) S_Nakajima holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to N_Powell 
          ...  F_Guilbert takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 68 :(shu) I_Muniain hoists the ball across to R_Gosens 
          ...  R_Gosens curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 70 :(shu) H_Hee_Chan is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to M_Philipp 
          ...  M_Philipp has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  Over the bar! 
Min. 71 :(lei) M_Montoya with a glorious 60-yard pass to A_Belotti 
          ...  A_Belotti has broken through the defence! 
          ...  He is one on one with S_Bolat 
          ...  S_Bolat charges out of his area 
          ...  S_Bolat parries it 
Min. 75 :(shu) M_Asensio gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  M_Asensio hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Muniain swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  A_Marusic with a great clearance! 
Min. 76 :(shu) G_Zajkov spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He finds H_Hee_Chan with a lovely pass! 
          ...  H_Hee_Chan carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  A_Areola gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 77 :(shu) G_Zajkov is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to M_Asensio 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from M_Asensio! 
          ...  A_Areola saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 79 :(lei) A_Marusic turns past his marker 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  G_Zajkov with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  The Referee wants a quiet word 
Min. 80 :(lei) A_Belotti with a glorious 60-yard pass to L_Dunk 
          ...  L_Dunk cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  S_Bolat narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 81 :(shu) H_Hee_Chan controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  M_Philipp gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  M_Philipp hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  A_Areola collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 84 :(lei) A_Marusic gets to the byline and finds A_Rebic with a beautiful cross 
          ...  Fine tackle by G_Zajkov 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 84 :(shu) M_Philipp knocks the ball past the lunge of M_Montoya 
          ...  M_Philipp with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
Min. 86 :(lei) M_Montoya with a 40-yard pass to A_Rebic 
          ...  But R_Le_Normand wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 86 :(shu) Dele is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  M_Verratti latches onto the ball 
          ...  M_Verratti drives it low! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into A_Areola's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(shu) R_Le_Normand with an inch perfect pass to M_Verratti 
          ...  M_Verratti hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Sheffield United have pegged a goal back! 
          ...  Leicester City 3-1 Sheffield United ...
Min. 89 :(lei) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  A_Belotti gains possesion and thinks about the shot 
          ...  R_Le_Normand gets to the ball first 
Min. 92 :(lei) A_Belotti flicks it over R_Gosens and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  A_Belotti with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  But S_Bolat is equal to it 
Min. 94 :(lei) A_Rebic looks for options 
          ...  He decides to go it alone 
          ...  R_Gosens is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 

*************  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          : A_Rebic (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : L_Dunk (12), A_Di_Maria (18), A_Rebic (48)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Dunk (7)
Injured              : N/A
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Sheffield United Match Info
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Best player          : M_Verratti
Scorers              : M_Verratti (88)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : F_Guilbert (7), R_Gosens (94)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                          Leicester City  |    Sheffield United
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       17
Off target           :           3        |       10
On target            :          12        |       7
Possession           :          57        |       43
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           1        |       1
Fouls                :           7        |       9
Key Tackles          :           3        |       9
Key Passes           :          13        |       12
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Final Score          : Leicester City 3 - 1 Sheffield United
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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 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0   0
L_Dunk         DF   1  18  13   8  22 |  95   0   0   1   1   2   1   1   0   0  -2  40  60
Sequeira       DF   1  18  12   8  28 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  18   0
M_Kilman       DF   1  16  12   6  25 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
M_Montoya      DF   1  16  11   6  27 |  95   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 103   0
N_Kante        MF   1  13  19  11  25 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
A_Di_Maria     MF   1   4  18  15  30 |  51   0   0   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  32  30
S_Nakajima     MF   1   4  15  12  23 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30  14
N_Powell       AM   1   4  17  15  30 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
A_Belotti      FW   1   2  12  18  26 |  95   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  36  32
A_Rebic        FW   1   5  11  19  24 |  95   0   0   1   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  19  46
M_Van_Damme    GK  14   1   1   1  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Marusic      DF   1  17  11   9  24 |  44   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  21  19   0
Y_Atal         DF   1  17  13   2  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Thiel        MF   1   9  12   8  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Wind         FW   1   5  10  14  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Sheffield United
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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S_Bolat        GK  19   1   1   1  22 |  95  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  47   0   0   0
F_Guilbert     DF   1  17  12   9  33 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  40  16  -2
R_Gosens       DF   1  20  13   9  25 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  24
R_Le_Normand   DF   1  18  13   5  20 |  95   0   5   1   1   0   0   0   0   0 100  42   0
G_Zajkov       DF   1  14  11   6  28 |  95   0   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  48  57   0
M_Verratti     DM   1  12  18   8  28 |  95   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  12  72
I_Muniain      MF   1   4  18  14  28 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12  12
A_Danjuma      AM   1   3  18  14  24 |  56   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
M_Asensio      FW   1   4  17  16  20 |  95   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  28
H_Hee_Chan     FW   1   2  14  15  23 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  32  11
M_Philipp      FW   1   2  14  17  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  42
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
Dele           MF   1   2  16  14  29 |  39   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
O_Giroud       FW   1   3   9  15  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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