FFO Championship, Leicester City vs. Cardiff City (Fri Jan 26)


                       Leicester City  |  Cardiff City
                            3-2-3-2 L  |  5-1-1-2-1 C
                          Darren Lear  |  Matt Rose
                                       |
                          A_Areola GK  |  GK R_Allsop
                          Sequeira DF  |  DF T_Lockyer
                            Y_Atal DF  |  DF J_Vestergaard
                          M_Kilman DF  |  DF J_Justin
                          A_Witsel DM  |  DF D_Caleta_Car
                          F_Kessie DM  |  DF A_Bah
                       L_Henderson MF  |  DM I_Gueye
                           N_Kante MF  |  MF M_Gotze
                         G_Simeone FW  |  AM M_Harris
                         K_Dolberg FW  |  FW D_Zapata
                         C_Eriksen MF  |  AM T_Lemar
                                       |
                       M_Van_Damme SUB |  SUB M_Freese
                         M_Montoya SUB |  SUB D_Rico
                           M_Thiel SUB |  SUB S_Kalu
                        S_Nakajima SUB |  SUB M_Gonalons
                         C_Woodrow SUB |  SUB J_Brekalo




Min. 1  :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City 
          ...  Leicester City have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 2  :(lei) F_Kessie threads the through ball to K_Dolberg 
          ...  K_Dolberg attempts a chip! 
          ...  The net moves! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He runs towards the fans! 
          ...  And slides on his knees! 
          ...  That puts Leicester City ahead! 
          ...  Now can they hang onto it? 
          ...  Leicester City 1-0 Cardiff City ...
Min. 5  :(car) Curled in dangerously from J_Vestergaard to M_Gotze 
          ...  M_Gotze chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  A_Areola makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 8  :(car) T_Lemar chests it down 
          ...  T_Lemar fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 9  :(car) D_Zapata feeds the ball to M_Gotze 
          ...  M_Gotze with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  The ball is hit with topspin and moves through the air! 
          ...  A_Areola moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Cardiff City are back on level terms now! 
          ...  Leicester City 1-1 Cardiff City ...
Min. 11 :(lei) F_Kessie looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to G_Simeone 
          ...  J_Justin seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 11 :(car) D_Zapata jumps over Sequeira's challenge 
          ...  D_Zapata plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork!! 
          ...  And goes safely clear! 
          ...  A_Areola never had a chance! 
Min. 13 :(lei) C_Eriksen is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to G_Simeone 
          ...  G_Simeone with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  Gooooooooooooool! 
          ...  Gooooooooooooool! 
          ...  Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooool 
          ...  I want to cry! 
          ...  Dear God! 
          ...  Long live football! 
          ...  Gooooooooooal! 
          ...  Leicester City go in front now with that goal! 
          ...  Leicester City 2-1 Cardiff City ...
Min. 14 :(car) D_Caleta_Car gets to the byline and finds M_Harris with a beautiful cross 
          ...  M_Harris with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  A_Areola tips it over !! 
          ...  Great keeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Gotze swings it in! 
          ...  Y_Atal wins the ball 
          ...  He belts it away 
Min. 16 :(car) T_Lemar crosses in from the wing, he finds M_Harris in the box 
          ...  The defender is caught ball watching 
          ...  M_Harris takes advantage and races towards the goal! 
          ...  Just A_Areola is between him and the goal 
          ...  He rounds A_Areola 
          ...  He has been pushed wide! 
          ...  Surely he can't score from that angle! 
          ...  It's hit the side netting!! 
Min. 18 :(car) A_Bah 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! 
          ...  D_Zapata receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  Sequeira steals the ball of off him 
Min. 20 :(car) T_Lemar looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to D_Zapata 
          ...  Sequeira slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 24 :(car) A_Bah runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to D_Caleta_Car 
          ...  Blocked by L_Henderson 
Min. 25 :(car) I_Gueye has time and space on the edge of the box 
          ...  I_Gueye with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  But A_Areola punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 
Min. 30 :(lei) G_Simeone picks up the pass 
          ...  I_Gueye with a well timed tackle 
          ...  The Referee didn't like it though 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 35 :(car) I_Gueye gets to the byline 
          ...  He centres the ball to D_Zapata 
          ...  D_Zapata attempts a lob! 
          ...  A_Areola saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 38 :(lei) M_Kilman chips the ball forward to L_Henderson 
          ...  D_Caleta_Car cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 45 :(car) D_Caleta_Car kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  T_Lemar gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  T_Lemar tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  A_Areola plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 47 :(car) D_Caleta_Car hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  D_Zapata latches onto it! 
          ...  D_Zapata has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  But A_Areola reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 47 :(lei) G_Simeone with a clever shimmy 
          ...  T_Lockyer with a nasty foul 
Min. 48 :(lei) F_Kessie searches out A_Witsel 
          ...  A_Witsel fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 48 :(car) M_Gotze runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to M_Harris 
          ...  A powerful shot by M_Harris! 
          ...  But A_Areola makes a fine save 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Leicester City 2-1 Cardiff City

Min. 47 :(car) M_Harris sidesteps N_Kante 
          ...  Y_Atal with a deliberate foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 49 :(car) M_Harris with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past Sequeira 
          ...  M_Harris looks to see where A_Areola is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork!! 
          ...  And goes safely clear! 
          ...  A_Areola never had a chance! 
Min. 51 :(lei) A_Witsel boots it towards K_Dolberg 
          ...  K_Dolberg hits a great shot! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  That was a crappy effort! 
Min. 53 :(lei) A_Witsel kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  C_Eriksen gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  D_Caleta_Car with an over the top challenge 
Min. 54 :(lei) A_Witsel skips the challenge from J_Vestergaard 
          ...  A_Witsel hits a great shot! 
          ...  R_Allsop tips it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Y_Atal floats the ball in! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  R_Allsop catches it with ease 
Min. 57 :(car) I_Gueye curls the ball out wide to T_Lemar 
          ...  A delicate header from T_Lemar! 
          ...  But A_Areola parries the ball 
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 59 :(lei) G_Simeone flicks it over T_Lockyer and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  T_Lockyer goes in hard to win the ball back. It's like men playing with children! 
Min. 59 :(car) I_Gueye with the through ball to J_Vestergaard 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by L_Henderson 
          ...  Nothing gets past him! 
Min. 60 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Brekalo 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Gotze 
Min. 60 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Rico 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Bah 
Min. 60 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  Cardiff City have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 60 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  T_Lemar will now play as a MF 
Min. 61 :(lei) K_Dolberg slips past D_Rico 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from D_Caleta_Car 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Eriksen swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  K_Dolberg gets his head on it 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Look at the delight on his face! 
          ...  Just look at his face!! 
          ...  Leicester City 3-1 Cardiff City ...
Min. 61 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City 
          ...  Leicester City have changed their playing style to N 
Min. 61 :(car) J_Vestergaard brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  J_Brekalo makes himself available 
          ...  A_Witsel with the tackle 
          ...  That's got to be a yellow 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just inside their own half 
          ...  I_Gueye floats it forward 
          ...  D_Caleta_Car latches onto the end of it 
          ...  D_Caleta_Car with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  A_Areola dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  And A_Areola tips it wide! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by M_Harris! 
          ...  A_Areola makes the catch! 
Min. 62 :(lei) C_Eriksen nutmegs I_Gueye, he continues to run forward 
          ...  M_Harris pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now 
Min. 67 :(car) I_Gueye unselfishly lays the ball back to M_Harris 
          ...  M_Harris with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 68 :(car) Curled in dangerously from D_Caleta_Car to M_Harris 
          ...  M_Harris hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  But A_Areola makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 70 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Gonalons 
          ...  COMING OFF: I_Gueye 
Min. 72 :(lei) Substitution by Leicester City 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Montoya 
          ...  COMING OFF: K_Dolberg 
Min. 73 :(car) M_Gonalons lays the ball back to J_Brekalo 
          ...  J_Brekalo with a thundering volley! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Rico plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  A_Areola jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 79 :(car) T_Lemar retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  J_Brekalo latches onto the end of it 
          ...  But M_Kilman comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 82 :(lei) N_Kante kills the ball dead with a superb touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  G_Simeone gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  D_Caleta_Car slices it 
          ...  R_Allsop moves quickly!! 
          ...  He can't get there! 
          ...  It inches just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Kessie flights it in! 
          ...  T_Lockyer wins the ball 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 82 :(lei) M_Montoya is spitting at T_Lockyer 
          ...  He should be ashamed! 
          ...  Disgusting! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red! 
Min. 83 :(car) J_Brekalo knocks it past M_Kilman and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  J_Brekalo hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  It's beaten A_Areola 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 83 :(lei) N_Kante sidesteps J_Vestergaard 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  T_Lemar knobbles the attacking player. 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he'll receive a booking 
Min. 87 :(car) M_Gonalons runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to J_Brekalo 
          ...  J_Brekalo with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  A_Areola is rooted to the spot! 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(lei) L_Henderson sidesteps his marker 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  L_Henderson tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  R_Allsop gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He just manages to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Kante lofts the ball in! 
          ...  D_Caleta_Car clears the danger 
Min. 91 :(lei) M_Kilman slumps to the ground! 
          ...  He gets up again though 
          ...  He signals to the bench he is ok to continue 
Min. 93 :(lei) L_Henderson cuts inside M_Gonalons 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  L_Henderson hits a great 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
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Venue                : King Power Stadium
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Leicester City Match Info
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Best player          : K_Dolberg (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : K_Dolberg (2,61), G_Simeone (13)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Y_Atal (47), A_Witsel (61), M_Montoya (82)
Injured              : N/A
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Cardiff City Match Info
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Best player          : D_Zapata
Scorers              : M_Gotze (9)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : I_Gueye (30), M_Harris (62)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                          Leicester City  |    Cardiff City
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       19
Off target           :           3        |       8
On target            :           5        |       11
Possession           :          38        |       62
Corners              :           4        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       2
Subs Used            :           1        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       11
Key Tackles          :           6        |       7
Key Passes           :           7        |       19
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Final Score          : Leicester City 3 - 1 Cardiff City
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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  22   1   1   1  25 |  97  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  38   0   0   0
Sequeira       DF   1  20  14   9  28 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0   0
Y_Atal         DF   1  18  15   2  27 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  11  -5  -5
M_Kilman       DF   1  17  13   6  25 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17  13   0
A_Witsel       DM   1  14  17   9  31 |  97   0   0   1   0   2   0   1   0   0   5  14  33
F_Kessie       DM   1  13  20   8  27 |  97   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0
L_Henderson    MF   1   4  19  17  30 |  97   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  60   0  12
N_Kante        MF   1  13  21  12  25 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0
G_Simeone      FW   1   6  12  20  27 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  12
K_Dolberg      FW   1   2  13  19  27 |  75   0   0   0   0   3   2   0   0   0  10  10  41
C_Eriksen      MF   1   7  19  13  22 |  97   0   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0
M_Van_Damme    GK  15   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 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -5  -5  -5
M_Thiel        MF   1   9  12   8  22 |   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
C_Woodrow      FW   1   3  11  15  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Cardiff 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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R_Allsop       GK  22   1   1   1  28 |  97   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -28   0   0   0
T_Lockyer      DF   1  19  14   6  27 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
J_Vestergaard  DF   1  18  14  12  28 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10  14 -10
J_Justin       DF   1  17  14   7  28 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0   0
D_Caleta_Car   DF   1  17  14  12  26 |  97   0   4   4   0   1   0   0   0   0  68  48  12
A_Bah          DF   1  16  14   9  28 |  63   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
I_Gueye        DM   1  15  19   9  29 |  73   0   0   4   0   1   0   1   0   0  -5  23  10
M_Gotze        MF   1   6  19  14  26 |  63   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   7  34
M_Harris       AM   1   3  13  19  22 |  97   0   0   0   0   6   0   1   0   0  -5  -5  19
D_Zapata       FW   1   4  13  19  25 |  97   0   0   1   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  28  13
T_Lemar        MF   1   3  19  17  22 |  97   0   0   3   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  21  19
M_Freese       GK  18   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Rico         DF   1  16  13   7  21 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Kalu         MF   1   4  15   8  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Gonalons     DM   1  15  16   8  25 |  24   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
J_Brekalo      FW   1   3  13  17  27 |  34   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
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