FFO2 WM CUP KNOCKOUTS, Wolves vs. Leicester City (Wed Mar 15) Wolves | Leicester City 4-1-3-1-1 C | 4-1-2-1-2 C Ray Wallace | Neil Kirby | M_Neuer GK | GK A_Areola P_Struijk DF | DF L_Dunk R_Oxford DF | DF Sequeira Emerson_Royal DF | DF A_Marusic T_Mitchell DF | DF Y_Atal J_Moder DM | DM N_Kante M_Cuisance MF | MF A_Di_Maria Melendo MF | AM L_Alario M_Ihattaren MF | MF N_Powell C_Gakpo AM | FW A_Belotti A_Kalajdzic FW | FW A_Rebic | J_Drommel SUB | SUB M_Van_Damme D_Bernard SUB | SUB M_Kilman C_Brittain SUB | SUB M_Montoya Q_Timber SUB | SUB S_Nakajima J_Anthony SUB | SUB J_Wind Min. 5 :(wol) R_Oxford swings at A_Di_Maria ... The Leicester City players are furious! ... They want the red card to come out! ... The Referee tries to calm him down Min. 6 :(wol) M_Cuisance with a 30-yard pass to Melendo ... Melendo with the shot! ... But A_Areola makes a superb stop down low Min. 7 :(wol) Melendo jinks through the defence ... Melendo with a bomb of a shot! ... GOAL!! ... That was sheer delightful football!! ... Wolves take the lead! ... Wolves 1-0 Leicester City ... Min. 8 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... Leicester City have changed their playing style to P Min. 8 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... N_Powell will now play as a AM Min. 8 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... L_Alario will now play as a FW Min. 8 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... N_Kante will now play as a MF Min. 8 :(lei) A_Marusic knocks it past J_Moder and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... A_Marusic lobs M_Neuer! ... M_Neuer blocks the shot with his legs ... It goes clear! Min. 14 :(lei) Y_Atal plays a long ball to N_Kante ... But Emerson_Royal barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! Min. 15 :(lei) A_Marusic brings it under control ... He takes on T_Mitchell ... He gets past him! ... He puts in A_Belotti! ... What a fantastic interception by J_Moder ... He read that situation like a book! Min. 17 :(wol) A_Kalajdzic comes to collect the ball ... Great turn!! ... Superb play ... A_Kalajdzic with the goal bound shot! ... But A_Areola just gets his fingers to that one Min. 20 :(wol) M_Ihattaren with an intelligent ball to M_Cuisance ... M_Cuisance with a scorcher of a shot! ... But he miskicks and puts it well off target ... The Leicester City fans taunt him about that effort Min. 21 :(wol) C_Gakpo leaves Sequeira standing ... C_Gakpo attempts the shot! ... But A_Areola reaches the ball. Good save Min. 22 :(lei) L_Dunk with electric pace ... He eases past P_Struijk ... L_Dunk looks to see where M_Neuer is! ... He shoots! ... M_Neuer just watches it float over the bar! Min. 23 :(lei) A_Di_Maria with a reverse pass to A_Belotti ... A_Belotti with a scorcher of a shot! ... M_Neuer saves it ... Good goalkeeping Min. 24 :(lei) A_Belotti with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past T_Mitchell ... M_Ihattaren stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! ... That's a rash challenge!! Min. 24 :(lei) L_Dunk has it now ... He takes on Melendo ... He gets past him! ... He puts in Sequeira! ... Sequeira with a terrific drive! ... It hits the inside of the post ... the balls hits M_Neuer and comes out ... the striker is on hand! ... GOAL!! ... Easy tap in! ... Ray Wallace is furious! ... Leicester City are back level! ... Wolves 1-1 Leicester City ... Min. 28 :(lei) L_Alario runs at Emerson_Royal ... The defender slips and falls over ... L_Alario controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... It's way wide ... The Wolves fans behind the goal spread their arms out Min. 33 :(lei) A_Rebic makes a run into space ... A_Rebic with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... But M_Neuer tips it over the bar ... CORNER! ... Sequeira flights it in! ... J_Moder wins the ball ... And he clears the danger Min. 34 :(wol) P_Struijk takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to Melendo ... Melendo with the strike! ... A_Areola saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 35 :(wol) R_Oxford finds himself with plenty of time ... A_Marusic with a two footed lunge! ... Play On!! Min. 41 :(lei) L_Alario with an amazing show of skill to get past Emerson_Royal ... He crosses to A_Belotti ... A_Belotti attempts a chip! ... The shot slips through M_Neuer's hands ... But M_Neuer recovers to save! ... He got away with that! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 43 :(wol) The defender loses control of the ball! ... C_Gakpo seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... C_Gakpo launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... But A_Areola reaches the ball. Good save Min. 44 :(lei) N_Kante gets to the byline ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to L_Dunk ... L_Dunk drives the ball low! ... The ball moves through the air! ... M_Neuer moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... M_Neuer catches it with style! Min. 45 :(wol) P_Struijk is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to T_Mitchell ... Well intercepted by L_Dunk ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Wolves 1-1 Leicester City Min. 48 :(lei) A defence splitting pass from L_Dunk to A_Rebic ... R_Oxford fouls badly ... The Referee fumbles about in his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 48 :(lei) N_Powell boots it towards Sequeira ... Sequeira belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... It grazes the post! ... And hits the side netting ... Goal Kick! Min. 51 :(wol) Melendo squares it to P_Struijk ... Well intercepted by Y_Atal Min. 52 :(lei) L_Dunk retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball upfield ... A_Di_Maria latches onto the end of it ... But T_Mitchell clears the danger Min. 53 :(wol) R_Oxford hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... A_Kalajdzic latches onto it! ... A_Kalajdzic with the drive! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And goes out Min. 54 :(wol) Melendo with a 40-yard pass to C_Gakpo ... C_Gakpo with a thundering drive! ... 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. 56 :(wol) A_Kalajdzic jinks past Y_Atal ... A_Kalajdzic with the overhead! ... A_Areola with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 60 :(wol) Substitution by Wolves ... COMING ON: Q_Timber ... COMING OFF: M_Ihattaren Min. 60 :(wol) P_Struijk looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to M_Cuisance ... M_Cuisance drives it low! ... A_Areola makes a difficult save Min. 60 :(lei) A_Belotti sidesteps T_Mitchell ... He was too quick for his marker ... A_Belotti tries to place it in the corner! ... M_Neuer has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... M_Neuer reacts well to save!! Min. 61 :(wol) Q_Timber with a reverse pass to A_Kalajdzic ... A_Kalajdzic with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... A_Areola with a great save ... And he holds onto it as well! Min. 62 :(lei) A_Belotti with the dribble ... He spots the run of his team-mate ... He's decided to go alone ... A_Belotti with the shot on net! ... M_Neuer is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... And goes clear Min. 63 :(wol) A_Kalajdzic knocks it forward ... Y_Atal slips ... J_Moder gets to it! ... What a shot from J_Moder! ... It could go anywhere ... A_Areola blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! Min. 65 :(wol) Substitution by Wolves ... COMING ON: D_Bernard ... COMING OFF: T_Mitchell Min. 68 :(wol) Melendo could get a shot on goal here ... A scorcher of a shot from Melendo! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And goes out Min. 69 :(lei) L_Dunk spots his team mate making a run ... He finds A_Belotti with a lovely pass! ... Q_Timber with the lunge!! ... And the whistle goes, that's a foul Min. 69 :(lei) N_Powell takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... It's a lucky break ... N_Powell runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... M_Neuer tips it over his bar ... CORNER! ... A_Belotti crosses it in! ... M_Neuer easily catches it! Min. 70 :(wol) Melendo with a one-touch layoff to C_Gakpo ... C_Gakpo could have let it bounce! ... A_Areola gets his fingertips to it Min. 71 :(lei) A_Belotti runs at the defence ... Emerson_Royal slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 74 :(wol) C_Gakpo runs at the defence ... He nutmegs the defender ... He showed his class there ... C_Gakpo hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... It goes wide! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 75 :(lei) Substitution by Leicester City ... COMING ON: M_Kilman ... COMING OFF: A_Marusic Min. 76 :(wol) Q_Timber plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... A_Kalajdzic keeps possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... Y_Atal plays it back ... A_Areola slips!! ... It goes just wide ... CORNER! ... Melendo hits it towards the far post! ... It is kicked away by Sequeira Min. 77 :(lei) Substitution by Leicester City ... COMING ON: S_Nakajima ... COMING OFF: N_Kante Min. 77 :(lei) L_Alario with the header on ... He finds A_Belotti in space ... A_Belotti curls it towards the top corner! ... M_Neuer gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender puts the ball behind ... CORNER! ... S_Nakajima lofts the ball in! ... It comes to A_Belotti ... He fires it towards to goal ... Looks like it should be M_Neuer's ... But he elects to punch it rather than catch ... It loops out for a corner. ... CORNER! ... M_Kilman with an outswinging corner into the box ... M_Neuer comes towards the ball ... Great catch! Min. 78 :(wol) Emerson_Royal with an inswinging cross to C_Gakpo ... C_Gakpo throws himself at the ball! ... He manages to reach the ball ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He should have buried that! Min. 79 :(wol) Emerson_Royal spots a team mate in space ... That's an excellent through ball to A_Kalajdzic! ... A_Kalajdzic with a quick pass down the left wing. ... He gets up high for the header! ... A_Areola with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 82 :(lei) Substitution by Leicester City ... COMING ON: J_Wind ... COMING OFF: A_Belotti Min. 82 :(wol) Melendo changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to C_Gakpo ... C_Gakpo plays it down the wing ... Cross comes in back to him, diving header! ... He had to be brave there ... But A_Areola punches it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(wol) Q_Timber with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past Y_Atal ... Q_Timber tries to chip the ball over A_Areola! ... But A_Areola is equal to it Min. 89 :(lei) A_Di_Maria with an early cross to A_Rebic ... Superbly timed tackle by J_Moder ... He made it look easy ... But he can't keep it in ... CORNER! ... L_Alario plays it into the danger area! ... It is cleared by Emerson_Royal Min. 92 :(wol) J_Moder takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to Emerson_Royal ... Emerson_Royal with a terrific drive! ... It hits the bar and goes over ... Well, it's kinda 50/50 ... Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Molineux ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wolves Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Melendo (Man of the Match) Scorers : Melendo (7) Sent Off : N/A Booked : R_Oxford (48) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leicester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : L_Dunk Scorers : Sequeira (24) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wolves | Leicester City Attempts on Goal : 21 | 14 Off target : 7 | 5 On target : 14 | 9 Possession : 60 | 40 Corners : 1 | 5 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 10 | 3 Key Tackles : 7 | 5 Key Passes : 16 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Wolves 1 - 1 Leicester City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Wolves Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Neuer GK 22 1 1 1 28 | 93 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 0 P_Struijk DF 1 17 11 6 23 | 93 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57 0 R_Oxford DF 1 18 11 5 21 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 17 -2 Emerson_Royal DF 1 18 9 9 27 | 93 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 60 42 13 T_Mitchell DF 1 16 11 7 30 | 66 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 J_Moder DM 1 14 17 4 28 | 93 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 72 13 22 M_Cuisance MF 1 3 17 11 21 | 93 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 26 Melendo MF 1 7 18 13 27 | 93 0 0 4 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 48 69 M_Ihattaren MF 1 7 16 12 26 | 61 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 C_Gakpo AM 1 2 15 18 27 | 93 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 A_Kalajdzic FW 1 5 9 18 26 | 93 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 21 36 J_Drommel GK 18 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Bernard DF 1 15 9 3 22 | 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Brittain DF 1 13 11 4 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Q_Timber MF 1 8 16 13 29 | 32 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 13 J_Anthony FW 1 3 9 14 29 | 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 | 93 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 68 0 0 0 L_Dunk DF 1 18 13 8 22 | 93 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 20 76 32 Sequeira DF 1 18 13 8 28 | 93 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 20 0 58 A_Marusic DF 1 17 11 9 24 | 76 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 21 19 17 Y_Atal DF 1 17 14 2 27 | 93 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 16 0 N_Kante MF 1 13 19 11 25 | 78 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 A_Di_Maria MF 1 4 18 15 30 | 93 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 L_Alario FW 1 3 14 19 21 | 93 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 3 N_Powell AM 1 4 17 15 30 | 93 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 11 A_Belotti FW 1 2 12 18 26 | 83 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 A_Rebic FW 1 6 11 19 24 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 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 | 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 | 15 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1678865866 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40