FFO Championship, Stockport County vs. Leicester City (Mon Apr 15) Stockport County | Leicester City 4-3-2-1 P | 4-1-3-2 L Mike Bridge | Darren Lear | S_Johnstone GK | GK A_Areola C_Soyuncu DF | DF Sequeira M_Sykes DF | DF M_Montoya A_Wisdom DF | DM F_Kessie J_Bernat DF | DF L_Dunk S_M_Savic MF | DF A_Marusic E_Lamela MF | MF L_Henderson F_Anderson MF | MF N_Kante L_Alario AM | FW G_Simeone M_Rajovic FW | FW F_Sotoca M_Nakamba AM | MF H_Elliott | B_Hinchcliffe SUB | SUB M_Van_Damme R_Giles SUB | SUB B_Smith S_Touray SUB | SUB W_Collar N_Nartey SUB | SUB S_Nakajima S_Dembele SUB | SUB C_Woodrow Min. 1 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... Leicester City have changed their playing style to P Min. 5 :(lei) G_Simeone has it on the edge of the box ... G_Simeone with the shot on net! ... S_Johnstone tips it round the post ... Good save ... Corner not given!! Min. 10 :(lei) The ball is passed in from F_Sotoca, he finds L_Henderson ... L_Henderson lobs S_Johnstone! ... But S_Johnstone stops that one easily Min. 13 :(lei) N_Kante can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to H_Elliott ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from H_Elliott! ... It looks good ... S_Johnstone claws it off the line ... No need for VAR The Referee awards a goal! ... GOAL!! ... Leicester City go ahead in this match now! ... Stockport County 0-1 Leicester City ... Min. 14 :(stp) Tactical Change by Stockport County ... Stockport County have changed their playing style to E Min. 16 :(lei) F_Sotoca pauses and waits for support ... He runs towards goal ... F_Sotoca smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! Min. 22 :(lei) Sequeira gets to the byline ... He centres the ball to G_Simeone ... S_M_Savic fouls badly Min. 27 :(lei) G_Simeone sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball in to A_Marusic ... A skilful effort from A_Marusic! ... S_Johnstone parries it, he follows it up ... And S_Johnstone recovers to save!! Min. 28 :(stp) L_Alario lobs it over the defender ... L_Dunk clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 30 :(stp) E_Lamela sprints past F_Kessie ... M_Montoya hits it out for a corner ... That was sent up into the top tier ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... M_Rajovic flights it in! ... It comes to L_Alario ... He gets the shot away ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... GOAL!! ... That was unfortunate ... Stockport County are back level! ... Stockport County 1-1 Leicester City ... Min. 32 :(stp) F_Anderson boots it towards M_Nakamba ... M_Nakamba leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! ... The net bulges! ... GOAL!! ... He’s scored from 30 yards, he’ll be reliving that goal on Crouch’s podcast next weekend! ... That's given Stockport County the advantage! ... Stockport County 2-1 Leicester City ... Min. 33 :(lei) Sequeira times his run well ... Sequeira with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! Min. 35 :(stp) E_Lamela hoofs it upfield to find M_Nakamba ... M_Nakamba belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... A_Areola is beaten! ... GOAL!! ... Superb finish!! ... Stockport County 3-1 Leicester City ... Min. 36 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... Leicester City have changed their playing style to A Min. 36 :(stp) M_Rajovic knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... M_Rajovic with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... It floats over A_Areola ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 37 :(stp) S_M_Savic gets to the byline ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... M_Rajovic is unmarked ... Sequeira anticipates the pass and cuts it out Min. 37 :(lei) L_Henderson with the diagonal pass to F_Sotoca ... E_Lamela goes in studs first ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... He got away with just a warning ... FREE KICK! ... It's in a very dangerous position! ... H_Elliott floats it forward ... F_Sotoca latches onto the end of it ... F_Sotoca hits the ball first time! ... S_Johnstone is rooted to the spot! ... But the ball sails wide anyway! Min. 37 :(lei) F_Kessie cuts the ball back to F_Sotoca ... A_Wisdom reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 38 :(lei) F_Kessie runs at the defence ... He nutmegs L_Alario ... He showed his class there ... F_Kessie tries to beat S_Johnstone! ... Looks like it should be S_Johnstone's ... But he elects to punch it rather than catch ... It loops out for a corner. ... CORNER! ... L_Henderson with an outswinging corner into the box ... S_Johnstone jumps well to claim it! Min. 40 :(lei) F_Sotoca with a clever shimmy ... F_Sotoca with a little chip! ... S_Johnstone blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! Min. 41 :(stp) S_M_Savic kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... L_Alario gets on the end of the pass ... L_Alario sees A_Areola off his line! ... A_Areola with a fantastic point blank save ... He showed great reflexes there Min. 42 :(lei) H_Elliott with a 50-yard pass to F_Kessie ... F_Kessie hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... S_Johnstone narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 43 :(stp) A_Wisdom with a real burst of pace ... He shows the defender a clean set of heels ... A_Wisdom with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... F_Anderson hits it towards the far post! ... L_Dunk cleans up with a great clearance Min. 45 :(stp) F_Anderson has a go! ... It hits the defender ... J_Bernat collects the loose ball! ... J_Bernat curls the ball in on goal! ... A_Areola with a fantastic point blank save ... He showed great reflexes there Min. 46 :(stp) J_Bernat nutmegs the defender ... J_Bernat with a blistering shot! ... But he puts it well wide ... The Leicester City fans taunt him! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Stockport County 3-1 Leicester City Min. 47 :(lei) F_Sotoca pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... G_Simeone is clean through! ... G_Simeone fires a shot at goal! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... S_Johnstone never had a chance! Min. 48 :(stp) M_Nakamba takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... It's a lucky break ... Excellent sliding challenge from A_Marusic ... He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful Min. 49 :(lei) F_Sotoca with the dribble ... He spots the run of his team-mate ... He's decided to go alone ... A wicked drive by F_Sotoca! ... But he puts it over ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 50 :(lei) F_Sotoca spots his team mate making a run ... That's an excellent through ball to N_Kante! ... N_Kante drives the ball low! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into S_Johnstone's arms ... Unlucky Min. 51 :(stp) L_Alario volleys it forward. He finds M_Rajovic ... But L_Dunk puts it in row Z! Min. 53 :(lei) L_Henderson 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! ... G_Simeone receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... G_Simeone attempts to nutmeg S_Johnstone! ... S_Johnstone gets up well to catch that one Min. 55 :(lei) N_Kante runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to F_Sotoca ... F_Sotoca blasts the ball towards goal! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... F_Kessie swings it in! ... It goes straight into the arms of S_Johnstone Min. 56 :(stp) Tactical Change by Stockport County ... Stockport County have changed their playing style to A Min. 56 :(stp) Tactical Change by Stockport County ... L_Alario will now play as a FW Min. 56 :(stp) Tactical Change by Stockport County ... M_Nakamba will now play as a FW Min. 57 :(stp) F_Anderson takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... It's a lucky break ... F_Anderson smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But lands on the roof of the net!! ... A_Areola looks relieved there! Min. 57 :(lei) L_Henderson knocks it past M_Nakamba and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... F_Anderson takes the player down!! ... That's a poor tackle! Min. 57 :(lei) F_Sotoca with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... G_Simeone gets on the end of the pass ... G_Simeone drives the ball low! ... But he got that all wrong Min. 59 :(lei) H_Elliott with the towering header to G_Simeone ... G_Simeone has broken through the defence! ... He is one on one with S_Johnstone ... He rounds S_Johnstone ... He has been pushed wide! ... He shoots from a tight angle ... It hits the post!! ... A_Wisdom clears the danger!! Min. 61 :(stp) M_Rajovic runs at Sequeira ... He takes it past him ... Sequeira reacts well to win the ball back Min. 62 :(stp) J_Bernat with a smart turn ... J_Bernat with the strike! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... S_M_Savic plays it into the danger area! ... It comes to J_Bernat ... He gets the shot away ... The ball moves through the air! ... A_Areola moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... A_Areola catches it with style! Min. 66 :(stp) M_Sykes 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 A_Wisdom ... L_Dunk with the tackle ... He had to get that one right! Min. 68 :(stp) L_Alario fires over a low cross to F_Anderson ... F_Anderson has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... But A_Areola comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 68 :(stp) M_Rajovic has broken clear! Just A_Areola to beat! ... M_Montoya 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. 69 :(stp) C_Soyuncu sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... S_M_Savic gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... A left-footer by S_M_Savic! ... But A_Areola makes a superb stop down low Min. 69 :(stp) Tactical Change by Stockport County ... Stockport County have changed their playing style to E Min. 69 :(lei) F_Kessie has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... L_Henderson gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... J_Bernat reads it well ... He clears the danger Min. 70 :(stp) Substitution by Stockport County ... COMING ON: N_Nartey ... COMING OFF: E_Lamela Min. 70 :(stp) Substitution by Stockport County ... COMING ON: S_Dembele ... COMING OFF: M_Rajovic Min. 72 :(lei) Substitution by Leicester City ... COMING ON: C_Woodrow ... COMING OFF: F_Kessie Min. 72 :(lei) H_Elliott runs at S_Dembele ... The defender slips and falls over ... S_M_Savic fouls badly ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... YELLOW CARD! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 72 :(lei) C_Woodrow looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to N_Kante ... Excellent sliding challenge from M_Sykes ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... L_Dunk flights it in! ... That's a poor one ... S_Johnstone catches it with ease Min. 73 :(stp) J_Bernat with a byline cross to S_M_Savic ... S_M_Savic lobs A_Areola! ... A_Areola fists it away Min. 75 :(stp) Substitution by Stockport County ... COMING ON: R_Giles ... COMING OFF: C_Soyuncu Min. 75 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... L_Henderson will now play as a AM Min. 76 :(lei) C_Woodrow kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... G_Simeone gets on the end of the pass ... J_Bernat clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 77 :(lei) L_Dunk with a real burst of pace ... He shows the defender a clean set of heels ... M_Sykes reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 78 :(stp) F_Anderson floats the ball in to find L_Alario ... L_Alario rises above the defence to head the ball! ... A_Areola makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! Min. 78 :(lei) C_Woodrow with the majestic dribble ... C_Woodrow blasts it at the goal! ... It goes wide! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 79 :(lei) F_Sotoca takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to C_Woodrow ... C_Woodrow must beat S_Johnstone! ... But it whistles just past the post Min. 80 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... H_Elliott will now play as a AM Min. 81 :(lei) A_Marusic with a deep cross to M_Montoya ... M_Montoya hits the ball on the bounce! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... S_Johnstone never had a chance! Min. 82 :(lei) G_Simeone leaves J_Bernat standing ... G_Simeone with the strike! ... But S_Johnstone pulls out a save of the game Min. 83 :(lei) L_Dunk takes possession on the halfway line ... He runs forward with the ball ... He skips past the challenges ... R_Giles is called for the holding foul ... Looked like a fair jump ... The referee got it wrong ... The Referee fumbles about in his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... They are lining up to take this one! ... Looks like a set piece from the training ground coming up! ... H_Elliott bends it in ... It hits off a defender! ... S_Johnstone is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... C_Woodrow flights it in! ... It goes straight into the arms of S_Johnstone Min. 83 :(stp) Tactical Change by Stockport County ... Stockport County have changed their playing style to A Min. 83 :(lei) F_Sotoca runs at the defence ... He nutmegs R_Giles ... He showed his class there ... R_Giles goes in hard to win the ball back. It's like men playing with children! Min. 87 :(stp) S_Dembele with a smart turn ... S_Dembele unleashes a pile driver! ... A_Areola makes himself big and wins the ball Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(stp) R_Giles takes advantage of a mistake by A_Marusic ... R_Giles hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... 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. 89 :(stp) L_Alario hoists the ball across to S_Dembele ... S_Dembele tries to place it in the corner! ... A_Areola makes a fine save Min. 90 :(stp) Tactical Change by Stockport County ... Stockport County have changed their playing style to E Min. 90 :(lei) L_Dunk plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... G_Simeone decides to go for goal instead! ... A skilful effort from G_Simeone! ... GOAL!! ... He scores! ... Can You Believe It? ... Leicester City have narrowed the deficit! ... Stockport County 3-2 Leicester City ... Min. 92 :(lei) F_Sotoca sidesteps N_Nartey ... That was too easy ... A cracking drive from F_Sotoca! ... He miskicks the ball ... He's managed to put that out of the stadium Min. 93 :(lei) C_Woodrow takes on N_Nartey ... He runs past him ... N_Nartey recovers to win the ball back. He's a real bundle of energy ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Edgeley Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stockport County Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : L_Alario Scorers : L_Alario (30), M_Nakamba (32,35) Sent Off : N/A Booked : S_M_Savic (72), R_Giles (83) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leicester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : G_Simeone (Man of the Match) Scorers : H_Elliott (13), G_Simeone (90) Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Montoya (68) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stockport County | Leicester City Attempts on Goal : 18 | 24 Off target : 5 | 14 On target : 13 | 10 Possession : 47 | 53 Corners : 3 | 4 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 1 Fouls : 8 | 5 Key Tackles : 7 | 8 Key Passes : 12 | 18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Stockport County 3 - 2 Leicester City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Stockport County Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S_Johnstone GK 24 1 1 1 27 | 94 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 C_Soyuncu DF 1 20 14 9 23 | 76 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 M_Sykes DF 1 18 13 6 28 | 94 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 13 0 A_Wisdom DF 1 18 13 10 23 | 94 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 0 12 J_Bernat DF 1 19 13 9 29 | 94 0 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 30 13 56 S_M_Savic MF 1 18 20 7 24 | 94 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 -5 7 29 E_Lamela MF 1 8 19 14 23 | 71 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 26 10 F_Anderson MF 1 2 20 16 25 | 94 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 26 14 L_Alario FW 1 3 15 20 21 | 94 0 0 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 33 20 M_Rajovic FW 1 5 13 19 30 | 71 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 10 25 13 M_Nakamba FW 1 3 18 16 20 | 94 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 40 B_Hinchcliffe GK 18 1 1 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Giles DF 1 15 12 6 26 | 18 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 14 -5 13 S_Touray MF 1 10 15 4 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Nartey MF 1 9 14 7 26 | 23 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 S_Dembele FW 1 4 13 15 28 | 23 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 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 | 94 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 Sequeira DF 1 21 14 9 28 | 94 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 -10 3 M_Montoya DF 1 16 11 6 27 | 94 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 13 -5 11 F_Kessie DM 1 13 20 8 27 | 73 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 30 L_Dunk DF 1 21 15 10 22 | 94 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 52 24 0 A_Marusic DF 1 20 13 11 24 | 94 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 14 13 13 L_Henderson AM 1 4 19 17 30 | 94 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 7 N_Kante MF 1 13 21 12 25 | 94 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 10 G_Simeone FW 1 6 12 20 27 | 94 0 0 1 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 14 32 F_Sotoca FW 1 2 14 18 30 | 94 0 0 5 0 6 0 0 0 0 -10 50 16 H_Elliott AM 1 11 19 18 26 | 94 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 14 20 M_Van_Damme GK 15 1 1 1 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Smith DF 1 15 11 7 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Collar MF 1 12 16 11 20 | 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 | 21 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 14 1713199788 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40