FFO Prem, Leicester City vs. Cardiff City (Mon Aug 26)


                       Leicester City  |  Cardiff City
                            4-1-3-2 L  |  4-4-2 C
                          Darren Lear  |  Matt Rose
                                       |
                          A_Areola GK  |  GK R_Allsop
                          N_Semedo DF  |  DF T_Lockyer
                          Sequeira DF  |  DF J_Vestergaard
                          F_Kessie DM  |  DF J_Justin
                          R_Knoche DF  |  DF N_Osborne
                         A_Marusic DF  |  MF M_Gotze
                         M_Almiron MF  |  MF T_Lemar
                           N_Kante MF  |  MF M_Brozovic
                         G_Simeone FW  |  MF J_Lepenant
                          F_Sotoca FW  |  FW A_Silva
                          F_Torres MF  |  FW D_Zapata
                                       |
                       M_Van_Damme SUB |  SUB M_Freese
                          A_Disasi SUB |  SUB D_Caleta_Car
                            Gerson SUB |  SUB A_Bah
                          W_Collar SUB |  SUB S_Kalu
                         K_Dolberg SUB |  SUB M_Harris




Min. 1  :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City 
          ...  Leicester City have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 4  :(lei) R_Knoche bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to N_Semedo 
          ...  But J_Lepenant clears the danger 
Min. 15 :(car) J_Lepenant with a flashy move 
          ...  J_Lepenant looks to see where A_Areola is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Gotze hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  A_Areola comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  A_Silva gets to it! 
          ...  A_Areola with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 16 :(lei) F_Sotoca hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  G_Simeone collects the loose ball! 
          ...  Driven towards goal by G_Simeone! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  How did that find it's way in? 
          ...  He's scored his 10th goal of the season! 
          ...  Leicester City go ahead in this match now! 
          ...  Leicester City 1-0 Cardiff City ...
Min. 18 :(lei) F_Sotoca runs into space 
          ...  J_Lepenant with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That deserves a punishment 
          ...  The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit 
Min. 19 :(car) J_Lepenant slips past G_Simeone 
          ...  J_Lepenant with the strike! 
          ...  But A_Areola makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 21 :(car) M_Gotze fires over a low cross to J_Justin 
          ...  N_Semedo reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 
Min. 23 :(lei) A_Marusic pass splits open the defence and finds M_Almiron 
          ...  M_Almiron launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  R_Allsop watches it sail wide! 
Min. 23 :(lei) A_Marusic pushes it past T_Lemar 
          ...  M_Gotze is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Well spotted by the referee 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
          ...  Oh no he isn't! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's told him he's going to keep an eye on him now! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Nerves jangling as the free kick is lined up 
          ...  F_Torres shapes to shoot 
          ...  He plays it to Sequeira instead 
          ...  Sequeira drives it low! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 
Min. 26 :(car) J_Lepenant hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  A_Silva latches onto it! 
          ...  A_Silva attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  A_Areola with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 27 :(lei) G_Simeone eases past M_Brozovic 
          ...  J_Vestergaard tackles cleanly 
Min. 28 :(lei) F_Torres finds G_Simeone in acres of space 
          ...  J_Vestergaard seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 28 :(car) N_Osborne brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  D_Zapata gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  F_Kessie goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 29 :(car) T_Lockyer has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past N_Semedo! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Sequeira knocks him to the floor 
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty! 
          ...  But The Referee just turns away! 
Min. 31 :(lei) F_Torres sidesteps T_Lockyer 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  A well-placed shot from F_Torres! 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 32 :(lei) F_Sotoca plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He heads towards the goal 
          ...  He slides it past the defender! 
          ...  F_Sotoca with the shot on net! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  My grandmother could have scored that!! 
Min. 40 :(lei) M_Almiron slides it through the middle to N_Semedo 
          ...  N_Semedo beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He is clean through 
          ...  R_Allsop comes towards him 
          ...  R_Allsop charges out of his area 
          ...  R_Allsop belts it clear! 
          ...  Great sweeper-keeping! 
Min. 42 :(car) T_Lemar threads the through ball to J_Justin 
          ...  Sequeira is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Looked like a fair jump 
          ...  The referee got it wrong 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(car) M_Gotze backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  D_Zapata latches onto the end of it 
          ...  Sequeira with a perfectly timed tackle 
Min. 44 :(lei) R_Knoche with a penetrating pass to N_Kante 
          ...  But N_Osborne with the fine tackle 
Min. 45 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Harris 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Zapata 
Min. 45 :(car) M_Gotze spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to M_Harris! 
          ...  A cracking drive from M_Harris! 
          ...  But A_Areola pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 47 :(lei) F_Torres plays a first time ball through the defence to F_Sotoca 
          ...  F_Sotoca fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  But R_Allsop stops that one easily 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Leicester City 1-0 Cardiff City

Min. 49 :(car) M_Gotze with the dribble 
          ...  Sequeira is easily beaten 
          ...  R_Knoche reads the play well 
Min. 50 :(lei) R_Knoche can't keep control of it and loses possession! 
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back! 
          ...  He creates some space for an opening! 
          ...  J_Vestergaard with an ugly foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
Min. 53 :(lei) N_Kante hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  M_Almiron latches onto it! 
          ...  M_Almiron attempts a lob! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 55 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Caleta_Car 
          ...  COMING OFF: N_Osborne 
Min. 58 :(car) J_Lepenant sidesteps Sequeira 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  J_Lepenant has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  A_Areola makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 59 :(car) T_Lemar breaks free from A_Marusic 
          ...  T_Lemar tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 60 :(car) J_Lepenant runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to T_Lemar 
          ...  T_Lemar throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  A_Areola parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And A_Areola recovers to save!! 
Min. 61 :(car) J_Lepenant is unmarked! 
          ...  J_Lepenant has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  But A_Areola makes an easy save 
Min. 62 :(lei) F_Sotoca with the diagonal pass to G_Simeone 
          ...  Driven towards goal by G_Simeone! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Kessie hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  F_Torres gets a shot in 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  The Cardiff City fans laugh at him 
Min. 64 :(lei) G_Simeone sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  G_Simeone blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  R_Allsop with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 64 :(car) A_Silva picks up a loose ball 
          ...  A_Silva with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 72 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City 
          ...  Leicester City have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 78 :(car) T_Lemar plays a great one-two 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  F_Torres intercepts the pass 
Min. 82 :(lei) F_Sotoca with the dribble 
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate 
          ...  He's decided to go alone 
          ...  F_Sotoca with a thundering drive! 
          ...  R_Allsop with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 85 :(car) A_Silva beats his man 
          ...  G_Simeone is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Looked like a fair jump 
          ...  The referee got it wrong 
          ...  The Referee wants to have a word with him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time.
Min. 90 :(lei) G_Simeone has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Justin 
          ...  He puts in Sequeira! 
          ...  Sequeira curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  But R_Allsop stops that one easily 
Min. 90 :(car) T_Lemar has it now 
          ...  He takes on R_Knoche 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in J_Lepenant! 
          ...  J_Lepenant 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. 95 :(lei) R_Knoche with a 50-yard pass to N_Kante 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  J_Vestergaard hits it out for a throw 

*************  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          : F_Sotoca (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : G_Simeone (16)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : G_Simeone (85)
Injured              : N/A
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Cardiff City Match Info
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Best player          : J_Lepenant
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Gotze (23)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                          Leicester City  |    Cardiff City
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       11
Off target           :           7        |       4
On target            :           6        |       7
Possession           :          48        |       52
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           0        |       2
Fouls                :           7        |       11
Key Tackles          :           6        |       5
Key Passes           :          11        |       8
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Final Score          : Leicester City 1 - 0 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  24   1   1   1  25 | 100   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
N_Semedo       DF   1  22  16  12  25 | 100   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  14   0  15
Sequeira       DF   1  21  15  10  28 | 100   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  30   0  33
F_Kessie       DM   1  13  20   9  27 | 100   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  23   0   0
R_Knoche       DF   1  18  14   3  22 | 100   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  34  45   0
A_Marusic      DF   1  20  13  11  24 | 100   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0
M_Almiron      MF   1   7  18  16  25 | 100   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  11  20
N_Kante        MF   1  14  21  12  25 | 100   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   0
G_Simeone      FW   1   6  12  21  27 | 100   0   0   1   0   3   1   1   0   0  -4  13  25
F_Sotoca       FW   1   2  14  18  30 | 100   0   0   2   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  49  26
F_Torres       MF   1   5  20  17  26 | 100   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  31  18  18
M_Van_Damme    GK  15   1   1   1  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Disasi       DF   1  18  11   4  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Gerson         MF   1  13  16   7  28 |   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
K_Dolberg      FW   1   2  14  20  27 |   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  23   1   1   1  28 | 100   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
T_Lockyer      DF   1  20  15   7  27 | 100   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Vestergaard  DF   1  19  15  12  28 | 100   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  51   0   0
J_Justin       DF   1  18  14   7  28 | 100   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Osborne      DF   1  18  15   9  20 |  58   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  18  14   0
M_Gotze        MF   1   6  20  14  26 | 100   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4  23  -4
T_Lemar        MF   1   3  19  17  22 | 100   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20  19
M_Brozovic     MF   1  15  19   9  29 | 100   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Lepenant     MF   1  18  19  14  25 | 100   0   1   2   0   5   0   0   0   0  18  20  63
A_Silva        FW   1   6  12  22  28 | 100   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
D_Zapata       FW   1   5  13  20  25 |  45   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Freese       GK  18   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Caleta_Car   DF   1  17  14  12  26 |  42   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Bah          DF   1  16  15   9  28 |   0   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_Harris       FW   1   3  13  20  22 |  55   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
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