FFO2 Conference, Leicester City vs. Valencia (Fri Aug 25) Leicester City | Valencia 5-4-1 E | 4-4-2 P - | Matt Rose | A_Areola GK | GK Alex_Remiro Sequeira DF | DF C_Coady L_Dunk DF | DF J_L_Gaya A_Marusic DF | DF J_Juranovic Y_Atal DF | DF J_Costa M_Kilman DF | MF A_Berenguer N_Kante MF | MF R_Garcia A_Di_Maria MF | MF Rodrigo I_Muniain MF | MF A_Herrera N_Powell MF | FW S_Gnabry A_Rebic FW | FW B_Iglesias | M_Van_Damme SUB | SUB I_Provedel M_Montoya SUB | SUB L_Verissimo S_Hughes SUB | SUB J_Pulido S_Nakajima SUB | SUB L_Milla L_Alario SUB | SUB C_Akpom Min. 1 :(lei) I_Muniain runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to A_Marusic ... A_Marusic with the cheeky shot! ... But Alex_Remiro stops that one easily Min. 3 :(lei) Y_Atal has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... Sequeira gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... J_L_Gaya 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! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... A_Di_Maria flights it in! ... C_Coady reads it well ... And he knocks it away Min. 7 :(val) R_Garcia with the dribble ... L_Dunk is easily beaten ... Excellent sliding challenge from Sequeira Min. 10 :(lei) Alex_Remiro miskicks! ... L_Dunk is through! ... L_Dunk with his head down lets it go! ... But Alex_Remiro reaches the ball. Good save Min. 15 :(val) A_Berenguer plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He heads towards the goal ... He slides it past the defender! ... But L_Dunk puts the ball out of play Min. 16 :(lei) N_Kante hits a hard pass to A_Rebic ... A_Rebic with a terrific drive! ... The net bulges! ... OH!! He has hit the side netting ... Goal kick given Min. 17 :(lei) N_Powell beats his marker ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... N_Powell with a blistering shot! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And goes out Min. 19 :(lei) L_Dunk beats the defender ... But J_Costa wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 22 :(val) S_Gnabry finds himself in a good position ... S_Gnabry must beat A_Areola! ... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort Min. 24 :(lei) N_Powell chips the ball over the defence and finds A_Marusic ... A_Marusic tries to place it in the corner! ... He hits the post ... He follows it up! ... But puts it wide! ... He'll be disappointed with that Min. 24 :(val) A_Berenguer with a probing through ball S_Gnabry ... An audacious effort from S_Gnabry! ... A_Areola saves it ... Good goalkeeping Min. 26 :(lei) I_Muniain backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball upfield ... N_Powell latches onto the end of it ... A powerful shot by N_Powell! ... But Alex_Remiro makes a fine save ... Wow!! That was close! ... He had to be at his best to reach that one! Min. 32 :(lei) A_Di_Maria takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to A_Marusic ... A_Marusic rifles it at the goal! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 32 :(val) Rodrigo back heels to find J_Costa in space ... A_Di_Maria plays the back pass ... A_Areola can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... What a lucky escape!! ... CORNER! ... Rodrigo dinks the ball into the area! ... A_Herrera tries to place the shot! ... It flies into Row Z! Min. 33 :(lei) Y_Atal with the towering header to N_Kante ... J_Juranovic slices it ... Alex_Remiro moves quickly!! ... He can't get there! ... It inches just wide! ... CORNER! ... A_Di_Maria swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... I_Muniain rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! ... GOAL!! ... His manager looks unmoved ... Leicester City have taken the lead! ... Leicester City 1-0 Valencia ... Min. 33 :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia ... Valencia have changed their playing style to E Min. 33 :(val) A_Berenguer lobs it over Sequeira ... Y_Atal gathers up the loose ball Min. 35 :(lei) N_Powell beats J_Juranovic ... He showed great skill there ... Driven towards goal by N_Powell! ... Alex_Remiro with a great save ... And he holds onto it as well! Min. 36 :(lei) A_Di_Maria takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... It's a lucky break ... A delicate chip from A_Di_Maria! ... Alex_Remiro saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one Min. 39 :(val) A_Berenguer holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to J_Juranovic ... J_Juranovic attempts a low drive! ... It's beaten A_Areola ... It goes wide!! Min. 42 :(lei) A_Marusic beats his marker ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... J_Juranovic forces him off the ball Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(lei) I_Muniain skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to M_Kilman ... C_Coady anticipates the pass and cuts it out Min. 43 :(val) Rodrigo takes possession on the halfway line ... He runs forward with the ball ... He skips past the challenges ... From long range Rodrigo bends the ball towards goal! ... Saved by A_Areola Min. 43 :(lei) I_Muniain chips the ball over the defence and finds A_Rebic ... S_Gnabry with a poor challenge ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 44 :(lei) N_Powell with a smart turn ... B_Iglesias with a bad challenge Min. 45 :(lei) Substitution by Leicester City ... COMING ON: L_Alario ... COMING OFF: A_Rebic Min. 45 :(val) J_L_Gaya squares it to S_Gnabry ... Driven towards goal by S_Gnabry! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into A_Areola's arms ... Unlucky Min. 47 :(val) R_Garcia sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to B_Iglesias ... M_Kilman with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Leicester City 1-0 Valencia Min. 48 :(val) R_Garcia plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... S_Gnabry decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... N_Powell is called for the holding foul ... Well spotted by the referee ... He got away with just a warning Min. 49 :(val) That's it for S_Gnabry ... He's picked up a knock and can't continue... ... AWW BOO-HOOOO! ... SHUCKY DUCKY QUACK QUACK! ... Back in my day if you went down like that you would get the piss ripped out of you! ... Players are such faries these days! Min. 49 :(val) Substitution by Valencia ... COMING ON: C_Akpom ... COMING OFF: S_Gnabry Min. 50 :(val) C_Akpom runs forward ... Y_Atal makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 55 :(lei) Substitution by Leicester City ... COMING ON: M_Montoya ... COMING OFF: M_Kilman Min. 55 :(lei) N_Kante takes advantage of a mistake by J_Juranovic ... He runs towards goal ... B_Iglesias takes the players legs from beneath him!! ... That's a poor tackle! Min. 56 :(lei) L_Dunk runs at the defence ... He nutmegs J_Costa ... He showed his class there ... L_Dunk has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... Alex_Remiro with a great save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 56 :(val) B_Iglesias beats one ... Goes past the second ... He keeps going ... Fantastic skill!! ... L_Dunk reads him well and hoofs it clear Min. 58 :(lei) Y_Atal holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to N_Kante ... J_Juranovic wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 59 :(lei) The ball is passed in from I_Muniain, he finds A_Marusic ... A_Marusic hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... It floats over Alex_Remiro ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 65 :(lei) Y_Atal beats one ... Knocks it past a second ... And finds A_Di_Maria ... A_Di_Maria strikes a wicked curler! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... Unbelievable!! ... It's gone wide Min. 66 :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia ... Valencia have changed their playing style to A Min. 66 :(val) C_Akpom has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past Y_Atal! ... He has some space now! ... A skilful effort from C_Akpom! ... A_Areola is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... And goes clear Min. 67 :(val) R_Garcia is taking a throw in ... He is taking a run up at it! ... He throws it long to Rodrigo ... I_Muniain with a nasty foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one Min. 67 :(lei) L_Dunk is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to L_Alario ... J_L_Gaya is called for the holding foul ... Well spotted by the referee ... He's lucky to be let off for that one ... Matt Rose looks relieved ... - is far from happy with that decision Min. 69 :(val) Rodrigo with a burst of pace ... But A_Marusic slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 70 :(lei) I_Muniain gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside the defender! ... He has some space now! ... I_Muniain chases it through, he must score! ... But Alex_Remiro punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 70 :(val) Rodrigo is spitting at Sequeira ... He could be off here! ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think he deserved that! Dirty git! Min. 71 :(val) C_Coady backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball upfield ... C_Akpom latches onto the end of it ... C_Akpom hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... A_Areola with a great save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 75 :(val) The ball is passed in from R_Garcia, he finds C_Akpom ... C_Akpom attempts to drive it home! ... But he puts it wide ... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre Min. 76 :(lei) L_Alario with a one-touch layoff to N_Powell ... N_Powell tries one from the edge of the box! ... It goes wide! ... My grandmother could have scored that!! Min. 77 :(lei) L_Alario turns past the defender ... He has created space for himself now ... L_Alario hits a great shot! ... But he's missed it! ... It's unbelievable, Jeff! Min. 80 :(lei) L_Alario beats his marker ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... C_Coady with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 81 :(lei) A_Di_Maria heads the ball back to L_Alario ... L_Alario with a scorcher of a shot! ... Alex_Remiro just watches it fly safely wide! Min. 81 :(val) R_Garcia sidesteps his marker ... He showed great skill there ... L_Dunk takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 81 :(lei) L_Alario is through on goal ... J_Costa goes in with high feet!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... It's a yellow, and rightly so ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 86 :(val) B_Iglesias sidesteps N_Powell ... He was too quick for his marker ... But L_Dunk slides in Min. 87 :(val) Rodrigo has a go! ... It hits the defender ... B_Iglesias collects the loose ball! ... But I_Muniain puts the ball out of play Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 89 :(lei) N_Kante with a pinpoint pass to M_Montoya ... M_Montoya smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... But it puts it well wide Min. 89 :(lei) N_Kante has broken clear! Just Alex_Remiro to beat! ... J_Juranovic brings him down! ... He could be off here! ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think he deserved that! Dirty git! Min. 91 :(lei) A_Di_Maria looks up ... He swings the ball right towards M_Montoya ... A thundering drive by M_Montoya! ... It sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : King Power Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leicester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : I_Muniain (Man of the Match) Scorers : I_Muniain (33) Sent Off : N/A Booked : I_Muniain (67) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Valencia Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Garcia Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : S_Gnabry (43), Rodrigo (70), J_Costa (81), J_Juranovic (89) Injured : S_Gnabry (49) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leicester City | Valencia Attempts on Goal : 19 | 9 Off target : 11 | 6 On target : 8 | 3 Possession : 53 | 47 Corners : 2 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 4 Subs Used : 2 | 1 Fouls : 10 | 15 Key Tackles : 11 | 8 Key Passes : 17 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Leicester City 1 - 0 Valencia ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 93 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 0 Sequeira DF 1 20 13 9 28 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 L_Dunk DF 1 20 14 9 22 | 93 0 4 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 72 16 34 A_Marusic DF 1 19 12 10 24 | 93 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 19 0 52 Y_Atal DF 1 18 14 2 27 | 93 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 64 0 M_Kilman DF 1 17 13 6 25 | 57 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 N_Kante MF 1 13 20 12 25 | 93 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 A_Di_Maria MF 1 4 19 16 30 | 93 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 34 52 16 I_Muniain MF 1 4 19 15 28 | 93 0 1 5 0 2 1 1 0 0 32 53 39 N_Powell MF 1 4 18 16 30 | 93 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 12 32 A_Rebic FW 1 6 12 20 24 | 45 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 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 | 36 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 22 0 32 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 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Alario FW 1 3 14 20 21 | 48 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 4 Player Statistics - Valencia Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alex_Remiro GK 22 1 1 1 28 | 93 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 C_Coady DF 1 19 12 9 25 | 93 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 57 18 0 J_L_Gaya DF 1 19 13 8 26 | 93 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 17 0 J_Juranovic DF 1 19 13 8 27 | 93 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 55 -2 12 J_Costa DF 1 18 14 8 27 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 -2 -2 A_Berenguer MF 1 4 18 13 22 | 93 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 R_Garcia MF 1 11 18 12 31 | 93 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 Rodrigo MF 1 4 18 13 23 | 93 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 22 11 A_Herrera MF 1 14 18 5 22 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 S_Gnabry FW 1 8 16 20 28 | 51 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 8 B_Iglesias FW 1 4 12 19 28 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I_Provedel GK 16 1 1 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Verissimo DF 1 17 13 7 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Pulido DF 1 11 6 2 33 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Milla MF 1 11 17 2 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Akpom FW 1 4 11 17 28 | 42 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 1692949557 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40