FFO2 Conference, Leicester City vs. Sunderland (Wed Oct 18) Leicester City | Sunderland 4-1-3-2 L | 5-2-2-1 C Darren Lear | David Gooch | A_Areola GK | GK B_Leno Sequeira DF | DF Z_Sanusi M_Montoya DF | DF W_Boly F_Kessie DM | DF N_Molina L_Dunk DF | DF C_Biraghi A_Marusic DF | DF C_Mbemba A_Di_Maria MF | MF G_Xhaka N_Powell MF | MF M_Nunes J_Wind FW | FW Evanilson G_Simeone FW | AM K_Strootman C_Eriksen MF | AM J_Draxler | M_Van_Damme SUB | SUB D_Velhulst Y_Atal SUB | SUB L_Bonucci N_Kante SUB | SUB N_Bajrami M_Thiel SUB | SUB S_Berghuis K_Dolberg SUB | SUB A_Carroll Min. 1 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... Leicester City have changed their playing style to P Min. 6 :(sun) K_Strootman finds C_Mbemba with a ball over the defence ... C_Mbemba fires a shot at goal! ... It floats over A_Areola ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 13 :(lei) Sequeira sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to C_Eriksen ... But C_Mbemba barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! Min. 14 :(lei) A_Di_Maria looks for options ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to N_Powell ... N_Powell throws himself at the ball! ... He manages to reach the ball ... But B_Leno is equal to it Min. 17 :(sun) K_Strootman with a probing through ball C_Biraghi ... C_Biraghi sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. ... cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! ... A_Areola is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... GOAL!! ... A_Areola holds his head in his hands! ... Sunderland have the advantage! ... Leicester City 0-1 Sunderland ... Min. 20 :(sun) N_Molina sprints past L_Dunk ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... N_Molina flings a shot at goal! ... A_Areola manages to turn it behind ... CORNER! ... W_Boly dinks the ball into the area! ... A_Areola thumps the ball away! Min. 23 :(lei) A_Di_Maria heads the ball back to G_Simeone ... Another tackle close to the line by Z_Sanusi ... But he cant prevent the corner ... CORNER! ... A_Di_Maria drives it into the box! ... C_Mbemba gets up well ... And he heads it clear Min. 24 :(sun) K_Strootman runs down the flank ... He threads the ball in to W_Boly ... W_Boly tries to beat A_Areola! ... GOAL!! ... Fantastic finish! ... You wouldn't have saved that with two keepers! ... Leicester City 0-2 Sunderland ... Min. 25 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... Leicester City have changed their playing style to A Min. 25 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland ... Sunderland have changed their playing style to A Min. 25 :(sun) G_Xhaka finds the run of W_Boly ... But A_Marusic spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 26 :(lei) L_Dunk gets to the byline and finds G_Simeone with a beautiful cross ... G_Simeone rifles it at the goal! ... GOAL!! ... Fantastic finish! ... You wouldn't have saved that with two keepers! ... Leicester City 1-2 Sunderland ... Min. 27 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland ... Sunderland have changed their playing style to C Min. 31 :(sun) N_Molina catches F_Kessie with an elbow! ... He gets away with that one ... It's just a warning Min. 33 :(lei) G_Simeone is all alone ... The linesman keeps his flag down ... G_Simeone controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... But he somehow misses ... That was a woeful effort Min. 34 :(sun) K_Strootman races into the box ... He sees N_Molina lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... Launched towards the top corner by N_Molina! ... The fans get off their seats! ... A_Areola plucks the ball out of the air ... Good goalkeeping there! Min. 42 :(sun) K_Strootman 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! ... Evanilson receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... What a fantastic interception by L_Dunk Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Leicester City 1-2 Sunderland Min. 46 :(lei) Sequeira runs down the flank ... He threads the ball in to C_Eriksen ... A cheeky lob from C_Eriksen! ... B_Leno collects it comfortably ... The shot never troubled him Min. 46 :(lei) J_Wind cuts in on Z_Sanusi's blind side ... K_Strootman with a bad challenge ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee wants a quiet word Min. 47 :(sun) Z_Sanusi controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the right! ... Evanilson gets onto the end of the pass! ... Evanilson with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... A_Areola won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 48 :(sun) G_Xhaka moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to Evanilson ... Sequeira goes in with high feet!! ... That's a poor tackle! Min. 49 :(lei) Sequeira has a go! ... It hits the defender ... L_Dunk collects the loose ball! ... L_Dunk has broken clear! Just the keeper to beat! ... B_Leno charges out of his area ... He's lobbed him!! ... GOAL!! ... Massive mistake by B_Leno! ... That goal restores parity, and we're level! ... Leicester City 2-2 Sunderland ... Min. 50 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... Leicester City have changed their playing style to P Min. 50 :(sun) C_Mbemba brings it under control ... He takes on Sequeira ... He gets past him! ... He puts in K_Strootman! ... K_Strootman hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... It's hit the bar ... It bounces down ... A_Areola grabs it ... No Goal! ... Boos surround the stadium!! Min. 51 :(lei) A_Di_Maria with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to L_Dunk ... But N_Molina wins the ball Min. 51 :(sun) K_Strootman runs at the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to Evanilson ... Evanilson plays it down the wing ... Cross comes in back to him, diving header! ... He had to be brave there ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... A_Areola never had a chance! Min. 53 :(sun) W_Boly spots his team mate making a run ... He finds J_Draxler with a lovely pass! ... J_Draxler looks to see where A_Areola is! ... He shoots! ... A_Areola watches it sail wide! Min. 54 :(lei) N_Powell turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to J_Wind ... C_Biraghi does well to intercept the ball Min. 55 :(lei) A_Di_Maria backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... G_Simeone gets on the end of it ... G_Simeone with the chance! ... GOAL!! ... B_Leno looks dejected ... That's given Leicester City the lead! ... Leicester City 3-2 Sunderland ... Min. 59 :(lei) L_Dunk with electric pace ... He eases past W_Boly ... A delicate header from L_Dunk! ... He's dragged it wide!! Min. 60 :(lei) Sequeira takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into A_Di_Maria ... A_Di_Maria with the side footed shot! ... B_Leno gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... No, it's wide!! ... That was terrible! Min. 61 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland ... Sunderland have changed their playing style to A Min. 63 :(sun) W_Boly is first to the ball ... W_Boly with the attempt at goal! ... A_Areola makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! Min. 65 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland ... COMING ON: L_Bonucci ... COMING OFF: Z_Sanusi Min. 65 :(sun) M_Nunes loses L_Dunk ... M_Nunes rises above the defence to head the ball! ... A_Areola just watches it float over the bar! Min. 71 :(lei) Sequeira sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to F_Kessie ... F_Kessie belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... It hits the bar and goes over ... Well, it's kinda 50/50 ... Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't Min. 72 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... Leicester City have changed their playing style to D Min. 76 :(sun) M_Nunes over hits his pass ... He finds K_Strootman though ... That was fortunate ... K_Strootman with the shot! ... It grazes the bar ... And goes over ... Oh so close there! Min. 81 :(sun) M_Nunes skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to Evanilson ... A scorcher of a shot from Evanilson! ... The shot slips through A_Areola's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! Min. 82 :(lei) A_Marusic steps over the ball ... He nutmegs W_Boly ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... C_Mbemba hits it out for a corner ... The fans behind the goal are whipping up a frenzy ... Trying to rally their team and suck the ball into the net!! ... CORNER! ... C_Eriksen swings it in! ... M_Montoya tries to place the shot! ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 84 :(sun) K_Strootman 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! ... G_Simeone is late with that one ... He gets up and shakes the players hand Min. 87 :(lei) A_Di_Maria looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to G_Simeone ... A delicate chip from G_Simeone! ... B_Leno just watches it drift out of play! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(lei) N_Powell jinks past W_Boly ... N_Powell tries to beat B_Leno from outside the area! ... B_Leno has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... B_Leno reacts well to save!! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : King Power Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leicester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : G_Simeone Scorers : G_Simeone (26,55), L_Dunk (49) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunderland Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : K_Strootman (Man of the Match) Scorers : C_Biraghi (17), W_Boly (24) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leicester City | Sunderland Attempts on Goal : 12 | 13 Off target : 6 | 8 On target : 6 | 5 Possession : 47 | 53 Corners : 2 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 0 Subs Used : 0 | 1 Fouls : 3 | 7 Key Tackles : 2 | 6 Key Passes : 12 | 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Leicester City 3 - 2 Sunderland ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 21 1 1 1 25 | 94 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sequeira DF 1 20 14 9 28 | 94 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 104 0 M_Montoya DF 1 16 11 6 27 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 F_Kessie DM 1 13 20 8 27 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 L_Dunk DF 1 20 14 10 22 | 94 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 18 40 52 A_Marusic DF 1 19 12 10 24 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 A_Di_Maria MF 1 4 20 16 30 | 94 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 68 6 N_Powell MF 1 4 18 17 30 | 94 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 18 J_Wind FW 1 5 10 15 26 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Simeone FW 1 6 11 20 27 | 94 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 44 C_Eriksen MF 1 6 19 13 22 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 M_Van_Damme GK 14 1 1 1 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Atal DF 1 18 14 2 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Kante MF 1 13 20 12 25 | 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 K_Dolberg FW 1 2 13 19 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Sunderland Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B_Leno GK 21 1 1 1 25 | 94 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -15 0 0 0 Z_Sanusi DF 1 14 11 2 24 | 67 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 19 0 W_Boly DF 1 20 12 10 29 | 94 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 18 56 N_Molina DF 1 16 11 9 27 | 94 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 22 0 34 C_Biraghi DF 1 18 11 7 24 | 94 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 20 0 46 C_Mbemba DF 1 19 15 9 29 | 94 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 57 15 13 G_Xhaka MF 1 2 19 10 25 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 M_Nunes MF 1 8 19 12 20 | 94 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 10 Evanilson FW 1 3 13 19 29 | 94 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 K_Strootman AM 1 6 15 10 26 | 94 0 0 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 136 24 J_Draxler AM 1 6 19 13 25 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 D_Velhulst GK 11 1 1 1 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Bonucci DF 1 12 7 5 29 | 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Bajrami MF 1 4 14 12 26 | 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 A_Carroll FW 1 1 10 19 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1697618145 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40