FFO Championship, Luton Town vs. Leicester City (Wed Apr 17) Luton Town | Leicester City 4-3-3 P | 4-1-3-2 L Neil Stockley | Darren Lear | Rui_Silva GK | GK A_Areola B_Davies DF | DF Sequeira M_Andersen DF | DF M_Montoya S_Bradley DF | DM F_Kessie C_Richards DF | DF L_Dunk P_R_Mpanzu MF | DF A_Marusic M_Almiron MF | MF L_Henderson J_Clark MF | MF N_Kante M_Thuram FW | FW G_Simeone A_Armstrong FW | FW K_Dolberg E_Adebayo FW | MF H_Elliott | S_Soares SUB | SUB M_Van_Damme S_Loric SUB | SUB Y_Atal G_Alvarez SUB | SUB W_Collar E_Skhiri SUB | SUB S_Nakajima G_Veiga SUB | SUB C_Woodrow Min. 1 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... Leicester City have changed their playing style to P Min. 2 :(lut) C_Richards sidesteps F_Kessie ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... Sequeira does well to intercept the ball Min. 3 :(lei) N_Kante barges the defender off the ball ... N_Kante sees Rui_Silva off his line! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It grazes the post and goes wide Min. 6 :(lei) L_Dunk with a measured pass to K_Dolberg ... But he loses control of it ... S_Bradley belts it clear Min. 10 :(lei) K_Dolberg with a precise ball to H_Elliott ... M_Almiron with an ugly foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment Min. 13 :(lut) P_R_Mpanzu lays the ball back to E_Adebayo ... E_Adebayo with the shot! ... GOAL!! ... He dives on the ground and his team mates follow him!! ... That's given Luton Town the lead! ... Luton Town 1-0 Leicester City ... Min. 13 :(lei) Rui_Silva with a terrible kick! ... H_Elliott takes control of the ball! ... H_Elliott with the overhead! ... Rui_Silva gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 16 :(lei) F_Kessie with a probing through ball G_Simeone ... S_Bradley takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 20 :(lei) L_Henderson looks in some pain, he's struggling out there ... I think Darren Lear is going to take him off Min. 20 :(lei) Substitution by Leicester City ... COMING ON: W_Collar ... COMING OFF: L_Henderson Min. 21 :(lut) P_R_Mpanzu breaks free from Sequeira ... P_R_Mpanzu chases it through, he must score! ... A_Areola guesses right Min. 22 :(lei) K_Dolberg beats M_Andersen ... K_Dolberg with the chance! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it's gone just wide!! Min. 24 :(lei) L_Dunk with the majestic dribble ... L_Dunk swings in the shot! ... But Rui_Silva with the difficult save Min. 25 :(lei) W_Collar runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off C_Richards back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... W_Collar with a bomb of a shot! ... Rui_Silva gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 28 :(lei) W_Collar sidesteps his marker ... That was too easy ... But B_Davies wins the ball from behind ... The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it Min. 30 :(lei) K_Dolberg threads the through ball to A_Marusic ... A_Marusic looks to see where Rui_Silva is! ... He shoots! ... Rui_Silva with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know! Min. 32 :(lei) N_Kante jumps over M_Andersen's challenge ... M_Andersen redeems himself with a great tackle Min. 35 :(lei) K_Dolberg lobs it over M_Andersen ... K_Dolberg sees Rui_Silva off his line! ... Rui_Silva gathers it comfortably Min. 36 :(lut) C_Richards turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to S_Bradley ... Fine tackle by A_Marusic ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 37 :(lut) M_Almiron puts in M_Andersen ... M_Andersen sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... A_Areola is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But goes just over!! ... A_Areola looks very relieved! Min. 38 :(lei) L_Dunk turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to H_Elliott ... Wonderful sliding challenge by P_R_Mpanzu Min. 39 :(lei) Curled in dangerously from F_Kessie to K_Dolberg ... K_Dolberg attempts the shot! ... Rui_Silva with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(lut) P_R_Mpanzu has it on the edge of the box ... Wonderful sliding challenge by G_Simeone ... Nothing gets past him! Min. 44 :(lei) W_Collar slides the ball across to K_Dolberg ... K_Dolberg tries to lob the keeper! ... It takes a deflection! ... Rui_Silva is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... N_Kante hits it towards the far post! ... S_Bradley clears the corner with a header away from the near post Min. 46 :(lut) M_Andersen has broken through the defence! ... He is clean through on A_Areola! ... H_Elliott hacks him down! ... The Referee wants a word ... It's just a warning Min. 48 :(lut) A_Armstrong with the dribble ... He made that look easy ... A left-footer by A_Armstrong! ... It goes wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Luton Town 1-0 Leicester City Min. 47 :(lei) K_Dolberg eases past M_Almiron ... M_Almiron goes in hard to win the ball back. It's like men playing with children! Min. 48 :(lei) K_Dolberg sidesteps his marker ... M_Andersen is forced to retreat ... He knocks it back! ... Rui_Silva misses it! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... N_Kante with an inswinging corner into the box ... The ball comes to G_Simeone ... He gets the shot away ... It's beaten Rui_Silva ... GOAL!! ... Now they are back in the game! ... Luton Town 1-1 Leicester City ... Min. 49 :(lei) L_Dunk takes advantage of a mistake by M_Andersen ... M_Andersen with a nasty foul Min. 49 :(lei) K_Dolberg knocks the ball on and sprints past S_Bradley ... A delightful ball in to A_Marusic ... A_Marusic unleashes a pile driver! ... It goes wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 50 :(lut) P_R_Mpanzu cuts inside M_Montoya ... He worked that well ... He puts in S_Bradley! ... S_Bradley pounds a rocket on goal! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into A_Areola's arms ... But he recovers to save! Min. 52 :(lut) E_Adebayo makes the tackle ... He gets to his feet quickly ... He's beat the defender to the ball ... E_Adebayo with the 40 yard drive! ... But A_Areola parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 52 :(lei) G_Simeone with a real burst of pace ... C_Richards can't catch up with him ... He's clean through! ... G_Simeone with the overhead! ... But Rui_Silva makes a fine save Min. 54 :(lei) W_Collar moves forward ... W_Collar must beat Rui_Silva! ... But it puts it well wide Min. 55 :(lut) M_Almiron breaks free from A_Marusic ... M_Almiron 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 ... That's gone out for a goal kick ... It was clear to everyone that A_Areola got a touch Min. 55 :(lei) A_Marusic looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to F_Kessie ... F_Kessie strikes a wicked curler! ... Rui_Silva can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... Rui_Silva makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was always going over? Min. 56 :(lei) A defence splitting pass from H_Elliott to F_Kessie ... F_Kessie bears down on goal! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate Min. 57 :(lei) Sequeira 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! ... K_Dolberg receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... K_Dolberg aims for the top right corner! ... But he puts it wide Min. 60 :(lei) H_Elliott lobs it over A_Armstrong ... H_Elliott shapes up for a shot! ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 62 :(lut) M_Almiron runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... M_Andersen latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... A powerful shot by M_Andersen! ... But A_Areola reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on A_Areola anyway Min. 64 :(lei) H_Elliott picks up a loose ball ... H_Elliott with the overhead! ... But Rui_Silva makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 65 :(lut) M_Thuram with a real burst of pace ... He shows A_Marusic a clean set of heals ... M_Thuram rifles it at the goal! ... A_Areola gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 65 :(lei) H_Elliott runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to G_Simeone ... G_Simeone hits a curling shot! ... Rui_Silva is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... And goes clear Min. 68 :(lei) K_Dolberg saunters past M_Andersen ... B_Davies cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball upfield Min. 71 :(lut) B_Davies cuts in on the inside of the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to M_Thuram ... M_Thuram tries to chip the ball over A_Areola! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! Min. 72 :(lei) Substitution by Leicester City ... COMING ON: C_Woodrow ... COMING OFF: F_Kessie Min. 72 :(lei) W_Collar floats the ball in to find K_Dolberg ... A great volley from K_Dolberg! ... Rui_Silva with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one Min. 73 :(lei) H_Elliott takes advantage of a mistake by M_Almiron ... He puts in C_Woodrow! ... C_Woodrow is miles offside! ... The flag stays down ... Rui_Silva tries to close down the angle ... Rui_Silva charges out of his area ... He's lobbed him!! ... GOAL!! ... That's put Leicester City ahead! ... Luton Town 1-2 Leicester City ... Min. 74 :(lut) Tactical Change by Luton Town ... Luton Town have changed their playing style to E Min. 74 :(lut) Tactical Change by Luton Town ... J_Clark will now play as a AM Min. 74 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... Leicester City have changed their playing style to D Min. 74 :(lut) P_R_Mpanzu turns past A_Marusic ... He has some space now! ... Sequeira with the lunge!! ... And the whistle goes, that's a foul Min. 75 :(lut) A_Armstrong looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to M_Almiron ... M_Almiron attempts to nutmeg A_Areola! ... But A_Areola stops that one easily Min. 86 :(lut) B_Davies is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... M_Thuram latches onto the ball ... Sequeira with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(lut) S_Bradley hits a hard pass to B_Davies ... N_Kante with the dive ... There's no room in the game for that! ... The Referee calls him over ... RED CARD! ... Leicester City will have to play the rest of the game without him Min. 90 :(lei) H_Elliott with a 30-yard pass to G_Simeone ... G_Simeone beats the offside trap! ... He is clean through ... He just has to beat the keeper ... He dinks it over Rui_Silva ... Rui_Silva reacts well to save!! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Kenilworth Road ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Luton Town Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : P_R_Mpanzu Scorers : E_Adebayo (13) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leicester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : H_Elliott (Man of the Match) Scorers : G_Simeone (48), C_Woodrow (73) Sent Off : N_Kante (88) Booked : N/A Injured : L_Henderson (20) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Luton Town | Leicester City Attempts on Goal : 11 | 22 Off target : 5 | 11 On target : 6 | 11 Possession : 45 | 55 Corners : 0 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 1 Yellow Cards : 0 | 0 Subs Used : 0 | 2 Fouls : 9 | 8 Key Tackles : 9 | 4 Key Passes : 9 | 14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Luton Town 1 - 2 Leicester City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Luton Town Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rui_Silva GK 22 1 1 1 24 | 95 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 B_Davies DF 1 19 12 6 26 | 95 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 28 0 M_Andersen DF 1 18 11 7 25 | 95 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 32 0 32 S_Bradley DF 1 18 13 9 22 | 95 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 48 13 13 C_Richards DF 1 17 11 4 31 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 P_R_Mpanzu MF 1 7 19 13 25 | 95 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 17 13 1 M_Almiron MF 1 7 18 16 25 | 95 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 27 16 16 J_Clark AM 1 3 17 16 28 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Thuram FW 1 3 13 18 27 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -10 -10 -2 A_Armstrong FW 1 6 12 17 26 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 5 E_Adebayo FW 1 3 12 17 22 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 25 S_Soares GK 21 1 1 1 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Loric DF 1 15 10 8 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Alvarez DF 1 16 13 6 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Skhiri MF 1 13 17 6 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Veiga MF 1 4 16 14 24 | 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 22 1 1 1 25 | 95 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 Sequeira DF 1 21 14 9 28 | 95 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 12 0 M_Montoya DF 1 16 11 6 27 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Kessie DM 1 13 20 8 27 | 75 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 28 L_Dunk DF 1 21 15 10 22 | 95 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 14 A_Marusic DF 1 20 13 11 24 | 95 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 14 13 24 L_Henderson MF 1 4 19 17 30 | 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Kante MF 1 13 21 12 25 | 91 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 -20 -13 -10 G_Simeone FW 1 6 12 20 27 | 95 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 38 10 32 K_Dolberg FW 1 2 14 19 27 | 95 0 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 10 34 34 H_Elliott MF 1 11 19 18 26 | 95 0 0 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 37 14 M_Van_Damme GK 15 1 1 1 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Atal DF 1 19 15 2 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Collar MF 1 12 16 11 20 | 75 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 24 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 | 20 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 1713373398 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40