FFO Prem, Cardiff City vs. Leicester City (Fri Oct 25) Cardiff City | Leicester City 5-1-0-2-2 A | 4-1-3-2 L Matt Rose | Darren Lear | R_Allsop GK | GK A_Areola D_Caleta_Car DF | DF N_Semedo N_Osborne DF | DF Y_Berchiche J_Vestergaard DF | DM F_Kessie T_Lockyer DF | DF L_Dunk A_Bah DF | DF A_Marusic J_Lepenant DM | MF F_Torres M_Harris AM | MF N_Kante T_Lemar AM | FW K_Dolberg D_Zapata FW | FW G_Simeone A_Silva FW | MF A_Elanga | M_Freese SUB | SUB M_Van_Damme J_OBrien SUB | SUB P_Comuzzo M_Brozovic SUB | SUB W_Collar M_Gotze SUB | SUB M_Almiron J_Brekalo SUB | SUB C_Woodrow Min. 1 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... Leicester City have changed their playing style to P Min. 8 :(car) J_Lepenant is first to the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to A_Silva ... Y_Berchiche with the block Min. 9 :(car) M_Harris slips past A_Marusic ... M_Harris cracks a laser towards goal! ... A_Areola takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 10 :(lei) G_Simeone has broken clear! Just R_Allsop to beat! ... D_Zapata brings him down! ... He could be in big trouble! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... That's a surprise, I think he should've gone! ... The ref must have got a nice Christmas present Min. 16 :(lei) N_Kante is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate in space ... He throws it long to K_Dolberg ... A cheeky lob from K_Dolberg! ... But R_Allsop makes an easy save Min. 17 :(car) A_Bah lays the ball back to A_Silva ... N_Semedo slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 20 :(car) M_Harris beats L_Dunk ... He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills ... M_Harris shoots towards goal! ... A_Areola won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! Min. 21 :(car) J_Vestergaard sidesteps L_Dunk ... F_Kessie robs him of the ball Min. 22 :(car) A_Silva with the mazy run ... A_Silva with the strike! ... A_Areola won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 23 :(lei) K_Dolberg jumps over the defender's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... K_Dolberg attempts to drive it home! ... But R_Allsop makes an easy save Min. 26 :(lei) A_Elanga squares it to G_Simeone ... N_Osborne with a nasty foul Min. 29 :(lei) F_Torres beats T_Lockyer ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... T_Lockyer does well to get the tackle in Min. 29 :(car) T_Lockyer sidesteps A_Marusic ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... F_Torres body checks his opponent!! ... That's a careless challenge!! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He's not happy with that! ... He's got to be careful now! Min. 30 :(car) T_Lemar spots a team mate in space ... He finds D_Zapata with a lovely pass! ... L_Dunk dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 32 :(car) J_Lepenant puts in T_Lockyer ... T_Lockyer hits the ball first time! ... A_Areola just watches it fly safely wide! Min. 33 :(car) T_Lemar with a deep cross to T_Lockyer ... But he loses control of it ... A_Marusic belts it clear Min. 33 :(lei) N_Kante picks out L_Dunk with the cross ... L_Dunk attempts the shot! ... R_Allsop falls over ... He recovers to tip it onto the post! ... But it deflects in! ... GOAL!! ... Unlucky! ... The Leicester City fans start to taunt him now! ... That's given Leicester City the lead! ... Cardiff City 0-1 Leicester City ... Min. 37 :(lei) A_Elanga runs at goal ... He spots the run of K_Dolberg ... He's played him in ... T_Lockyer with the foul Min. 38 :(car) M_Harris lays the ball back to A_Silva ... A_Silva has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... D_Caleta_Car crosses it in! ... A_Areola catches it! Min. 39 :(lei) A_Elanga turns past D_Caleta_Car ... He has created space for himself now ... An audacious effort from A_Elanga! ... It hits the sponsor hoarding Min. 40 :(car) T_Lemar sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball in to M_Harris ... M_Harris flings a shot at goal! ... A_Areola is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... OH! It drifts just past the post ... Great strike! ... Deserved a goal really Min. 41 :(lei) A_Elanga has it on the edge of the box ... Driven towards goal by A_Elanga! ... GOOOOAAAAAAL!! ... That was unstoppable! ... Cardiff City 0-2 Leicester City ... Min. 42 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... Leicester City have changed their playing style to C Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 44 :(car) T_Lemar with a byline cross to D_Zapata ... D_Zapata hits a crisp volley! ... GOAL!! ... He jumps up and punches the air ... Cardiff City 1-2 Leicester City ... ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Cardiff City 1-2 Leicester City Min. 47 :(car) M_Harris brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... J_Vestergaard gets on the end of the pass ... Y_Berchiche scythes the player down! ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... Nothing. Just a ticking off! Min. 50 :(lei) K_Dolberg is all alone ... The linesman keeps his flag down ... An audacious effort from K_Dolberg! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... R_Allsop pushes it behind! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by N_Semedo ... R_Allsop comes towards the ball ... Great catch! Min. 57 :(lei) Y_Berchiche takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to N_Kante ... N_Kante with the chance! ... It comes back off the woodwork!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... GOAL!! ... Cardiff City 1-3 Leicester City ... Min. 58 :(car) M_Harris runs at A_Elanga ... The defender slips and falls over ... M_Harris attempts to nutmeg A_Areola! ... It floats over A_Areola ... It's heading goalward! ... GOAL!! ... That was a great effort ... Cardiff City 2-3 Leicester City ... Min. 58 :(lei) F_Torres drives the ball across field ... It comes to G_Simeone ... G_Simeone blasts the ball towards goal! ... R_Allsop won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 59 :(car) T_Lockyer sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to T_Lemar ... F_Kessie slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 60 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City ... COMING ON: J_Brekalo ... COMING OFF: M_Harris 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) A_Elanga knocks it past T_Lockyer and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... A_Elanga with the shot! ... But R_Allsop comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 62 :(lei) L_Dunk flicks the ball through ... F_Torres runs onto it! ... T_Lockyer hits it out for a corner ... No nonsense clearance! ... CORNER! ... F_Kessie curls it into the box! ... K_Dolberg swings a leg at it! ... But it goes just over Min. 69 :(car) J_Lepenant looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to T_Lockyer ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... A_Marusic looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 70 :(lei) G_Simeone moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to Y_Berchiche ... D_Zapata with the tackle ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... That's his second yellow card! ... RED CARD!! ... His game is over! Min. 72 :(lei) Substitution by Leicester City ... COMING ON: C_Woodrow ... COMING OFF: K_Dolberg Min. 72 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... Leicester City have changed their playing style to D Min. 75 :(lei) Substitution by Leicester City ... COMING ON: W_Collar ... COMING OFF: F_Kessie Min. 76 :(lei) F_Torres picks out C_Woodrow with the cross ... J_Vestergaard knocks the ball back to R_Allsop ... Ohhhh no!! ... It's gone past R_Allsop! ... And just creeps wide!! ... CORNER! ... L_Dunk plays it towards the near post! ... R_Allsop comes towards the ball ... And he claims it with ease! Min. 78 :(lei) N_Kante takes advantage of a bad back pass from A_Bah ... R_Allsop with an ugly foul ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one ... PENALTY!! ... G_Simeone will take it ... He's converted it!! ... GOAL!! ... Cardiff City 2-4 Leicester City... Min. 78 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... Leicester City have changed their playing style to C Min. 78 :(lei) A_Marusic is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to L_Dunk ... N_Osborne hits it out for a corner ... The fans behind the goal are throwing coins at the corner taker! ... CORNER! ... A_Elanga curls it into the box! ... R_Allsop comes towards the ball ... But he's nowhere near it! ... C_Woodrow with the shot! ... Looks like it should be R_Allsop's ... But he elects to punch it rather than catch ... It loops out for a corner. ... CORNER! ... F_Torres chips the ball in towards the far post! ... N_Osborne gets up well ... And he heads it away Min. 79 :(lei) W_Collar with a byline cross to G_Simeone ... But he loses control of it ... A_Silva belts it clear Min. 83 :(lei) N_Kante with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... G_Simeone gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... G_Simeone hits a crisp volley! ... R_Allsop makes himself big ... Superb Stop! ... Well that one would have delighted him Min. 83 :(lei) L_Dunk squares up to his marker ... He spits at A_Bah ... He could be in big trouble! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... That's a surprise, I think he should've gone! ... The ref must have got a nice Christmas present Min. 86 :(lei) N_Kante with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... N_Semedo gets on the end of the pass ... Superbly timed tackle by J_Vestergaard ... He made it look easy ... But he can't keep it in ... CORNER! ... Swung in by A_Elanga ... N_Osborne with a great clearance! Min. 87 :(lei) L_Dunk passes the ball to C_Woodrow ... C_Woodrow aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... R_Allsop has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... R_Allsop reacts well to save!! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(car) J_Brekalo jumps over the defender's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... J_Brekalo keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... GOAL!! ... What a finish! ... The Cardiff City fans sing his praises! ... Cardiff City now want the game to restart quickly ... They're not quite finished yet! ... Cardiff City 3-4 Leicester City ... Min. 88 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... Leicester City have changed their playing style to D Min. 88 :(lei) C_Woodrow moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to N_Kante ... N_Kante with the side footed shot! ... R_Allsop tips it round the post ... Well saved ... CORNER! ... N_Semedo with an inswinging corner into the box ... R_Allsop thumps the ball away! Min. 92 :(lei) N_Kante with a smart pass to Y_Berchiche ... Y_Berchiche with a graceful, looping effort! ... R_Allsop makes a good save ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Cardiff City Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cardiff City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Harris Scorers : D_Zapata (44), M_Harris (58), J_Brekalo (88) Sent Off : D_Zapata (70) Booked : R_Allsop (78) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leicester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : N_Kante (Man of the Match) Scorers : L_Dunk (33), A_Elanga (41), N_Kante (57), G_Simeone (78 pen) Sent Off : N/A Booked : F_Torres (29), L_Dunk (83) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cardiff City | Leicester City Attempts on Goal : 9 | 16 Off target : 5 | 4 On target : 4 | 12 Possession : 36 | 64 Corners : 1 | 7 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 1 | 2 Fouls : 7 | 5 Key Tackles : 8 | 7 Key Passes : 11 | 14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Cardiff City 3 - 4 Leicester City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Cardiff City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R_Allsop GK 24 1 1 1 28 | 96 11 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 0 0 0 D_Caleta_Car DF 1 17 14 13 26 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Osborne DF 1 18 15 9 20 | 96 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 0 0 J_Vestergaard DF 1 20 15 12 28 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 T_Lockyer DF 1 21 15 7 27 | 96 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 30 14 19 A_Bah DF 1 17 15 9 28 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 J_Lepenant DM 1 18 19 14 25 | 96 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 M_Harris AM 1 4 13 20 22 | 61 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 32 39 T_Lemar MF 1 3 19 18 22 | 96 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 0 D_Zapata FW 1 5 13 20 25 | 71 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -15 -15 5 A_Silva FW 1 7 12 23 28 | 96 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 29 0 6 M_Freese GK 18 1 1 1 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_OBrien DF 1 14 11 2 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Brozovic MF 1 15 20 9 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Gotze MF 1 7 20 15 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Brekalo FW 1 3 13 18 27 | 35 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 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 25 1 1 1 25 | 96 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -22 0 0 0 N_Semedo DF 1 22 16 13 25 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 Y_Berchiche DF 1 22 19 15 22 | 96 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 14 24 12 F_Kessie DM 1 14 20 9 27 | 76 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 0 L_Dunk DF 1 22 16 11 22 | 96 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 10 22 34 A_Marusic DF 1 21 13 11 24 | 96 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 16 0 F_Torres MF 1 5 21 17 26 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 12 -4 N_Kante MF 1 14 21 13 25 | 96 0 0 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 52 48 K_Dolberg FW 1 2 14 20 27 | 73 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 G_Simeone FW 1 6 12 21 27 | 96 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 17 29 A_Elanga MF 1 6 21 19 24 | 96 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 37 M_Van_Damme GK 15 1 1 1 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Comuzzo DF 1 17 13 13 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Collar DM 1 12 16 11 20 | 20 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 M_Almiron MF 1 7 18 16 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Woodrow FW 1 3 11 15 24 | 23 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 23 1729882521 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40