FFO DPT, Leicester City vs. Blackburn Rovers (Wed Mar 12)


                       Leicester City  |  Blackburn Rovers
                            4-2-3-1 L  |  4-1-3-2 C
                          Darren Lear  |  -
                                       |
                          A_Areola GK  |  GK A_Onana
                          N_Semedo DF  |  DF C_Starfelt
                       Y_Berchiche DF  |  DF R_Le_Normand
                          F_Kessie DM  |  DF A_Rrahmani
                            L_Dunk DF  |  DF N_Cadden
                         A_Marusic DF  |  DM K_Phillips
                          F_Torres MF  |  MF B_Guimaraes
                           N_Kante DM  |  MF L_Sane
                         K_Dolberg FW  |  MF N_Fekir
                          A_Elanga MF  |  FW W_Ben_Yedder
                         C_Eriksen MF  |  FW M_Oyarzabal
                                       |
                          M_Muller SUB |  SUB G_Shelvey
                         P_Comuzzo SUB |  SUB W_T_Ekong
                         C_Sanchez SUB |  SUB L_Johanns
                         M_Almiron SUB |  SUB J_Kelly
                         C_Woodrow SUB |  SUB N_Nartey




Min. 1  :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City 
          ...  Leicester City have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 1  :(lei) A_Marusic chips the ball over the defence and finds C_Eriksen 
          ...  C_Eriksen hits a great drive! 
          ...  But A_Onana punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that A_Onana got a touch 
Min. 1  :(lei) A_Marusic beats B_Guimaraes 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  C_Starfelt fouls badly 
          ...  He is warned by The Referee 
Min. 6  :(lei) N_Kante jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  K_Phillips reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 7  :(bla) K_Phillips with a glorious 60-yard pass to W_Ben_Yedder 
          ...  W_Ben_Yedder with the strike! 
          ...  A_Areola was lucky there 
Min. 8  :(bla) B_Guimaraes times his run well 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from B_Guimaraes! 
          ...  He watches the ball, half volleys it flush 
          ...  GOAL!!!! 
          ...  And what a goal!! 
          ...  The subs are on the pitch filming the celebrations with their smartphones! 
          ...  That puts Blackburn Rovers ahead! 
          ...  Now can they hang onto it? 
          ...  Leicester City 0-1 Blackburn Rovers ...
Min. 9  :(bla) N_Fekir controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  W_Ben_Yedder gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  F_Torres with a superb challenge 
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way! 
Min. 11 :(lei) F_Kessie lays the ball back to C_Eriksen 
          ...  But R_Le_Normand wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it 
Min. 13 :(lei) K_Dolberg loses C_Starfelt 
          ...  But A_Rrahmani sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 13 :(bla) L_Sane plays a great one-two 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  Y_Berchiche with an awful challenge 
          ...  The Referee lectures him 
Min. 14 :(lei) F_Kessie unselfishly heads the ball back to Y_Berchiche 
          ...  A_Rrahmani with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
Min. 15 :(lei) K_Dolberg knocks it past the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  K_Dolberg with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Oooooohhhhhhh!!?... 
          ...  I can't believe it! n 
          ...  It's a GOAL! 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
          ...  It's all to play for again! 
          ...  Leicester City 1-1 Blackburn Rovers ...
Min. 15 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 15 :(bla) N_Cadden runs at the heart of the defence 
          ...  N_Cadden has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  A_Areola tips it over !! 
          ...  Great keeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Fekir swings it in! 
          ...  N_Semedo with a great clearance! 
Min. 19 :(bla) R_Le_Normand finds M_Oyarzabal in acres of space 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But A_Areola reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 21 :(lei) N_Kante heads the ball back to N_Semedo 
          ...  N_Semedo tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  A_Onana parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And A_Onana recovers to save!! 
Min. 22 :(lei) F_Torres with a short pass to find A_Elanga 
          ...  A_Elanga rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  A_Onana is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 23 :(lei) A_Elanga gets to the byline 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  C_Eriksen is unmarked 
          ...  R_Le_Normand gets in the way of the ball and clears! 
Min. 24 :(bla) N_Fekir takes on L_Dunk 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  N_Fekir hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  He watches the ball, half volleys it flush 
          ...  GOAL!!!! 
          ...  And what a goal!! 
          ...  The subs are on the pitch filming the celebrations with their smartphones! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers have snatched the lead! 
          ...  Leicester City 1-2 Blackburn Rovers ...
Min. 25 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 25 :(bla) N_Fekir crosses to W_Ben_Yedder 
          ...  N_Kante reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 29 :(lei) A_Elanga dribbles past the defender 
          ...  It was as if he wasn't even there 
          ...  A_Elanga with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  A_Onana with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 34 :(bla) M_Oyarzabal pushes it past the defender 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by M_Oyarzabal! 
          ...  A_Areola parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And A_Areola recovers to save!! 
Min. 35 :(lei) N_Kante drives it across the face of the goal K_Dolberg 
          ...  K_Dolberg throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork!! 
          ...  And goes safely clear! 
          ...  A_Onana never had a chance! 
Min. 35 :(bla) R_Le_Normand plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  K_Phillips decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  N_Kante with a clumsy challenge 
          ...  The Referee wants a word 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Here we go, a real chance of a goal 
          ...  A_Rrahmani swings it in 
          ...  W_Ben_Yedder gets on the end of it 
          ...  A_Marusic knocks him to the floor 
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty! 
          ...  But The Referee just turns away! 
Min. 38 :(lei) F_Torres with a great first touch 
          ...  F_Torres hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  A_Onana blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  And he gathers it! 
Min. 41 :(lei) C_Eriksen with an amazing show of skill to get past A_Rrahmani 
          ...  He crosses to A_Elanga 
          ...  A_Elanga aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(bla) N_Fekir kills the ball dead 
          ...  Beautiful turn 
          ...  He could get a shot of here 
          ...  N_Fekir flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Leicester City fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 45 :(bla) W_Ben_Yedder beats F_Kessie 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  A_Marusic intercepts the pass 
Min. 46 :(lei) A_Elanga picks up a loose ball 
          ...  Another tackle close to the line by A_Rrahmani 
          ...  But he cant prevent the corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by L_Dunk 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of A_Onana 
          ...  Theres was some shirt pulling going on in the box for sure! 
          ...  The strikers are calling for VAR! 
          ...  We wait for the decision 
          ...  NO PENALTY 
Min. 47 :(lei) C_Eriksen takes advantage of a mistake by C_Starfelt 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  A vicious shot by C_Eriksen! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  A_Onana dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The deflection beat A_Onana! 
          ...  No! It's disallowed! 
          ...  Don't ask me why, though! 
          ...  I didn't see anything wrong with that! 

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

Min. 47 :(lei) F_Torres with an amazing show of skill to get past C_Starfelt 
          ...  He crosses to N_Semedo 
          ...  R_Le_Normand reads the game well and cuts out the pass! 
Min. 49 :(bla) B_Guimaraes plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  B_Guimaraes rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  A_Areola gathers it comfortably 
Min. 50 :(lei) Y_Berchiche with an inch perfect pass to F_Torres 
          ...  B_Guimaraes takes the ball and the player!! 
          ...  But the ref waves play on!! 
Min. 50 :(bla) M_Oyarzabal with a 30-yard pass to N_Fekir 
          ...  N_Fekir with the shot on net! 
          ...  But A_Areola parries the ball 
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 54 :(bla) K_Phillips takes advantage of a mistake by N_Kante 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to W_Ben_Yedder! 
          ...  N_Semedo with a pull on the shirt 
          ...  The Referee writes his name into the book 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 56 :(lei) A_Elanga with the through ball to K_Dolberg 
          ...  K_Dolberg tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 56 :(bla) M_Oyarzabal knocks the ball past the defender 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal goes for goal! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into A_Areola's arms 
          ...  He's spilt it! 
          ...  But he gathers it second time round! 
Min. 63 :(lei) K_Dolberg runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  R_Le_Normand with a nasty foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 65 :(lei) F_Torres is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  Y_Berchiche latches onto the ball 
          ...  B_Guimaraes tries to head the ball away from goal 
          ...  But it's looping towards his own net!! 
          ...  It goes just over!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Kante crosses it in! 
          ...  The ball comes to F_Torres 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  But A_Onana makes a fine save 
Min. 68 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City 
          ...  Leicester City have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 68 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City 
          ...  F_Torres will now play as a AM 
Min. 68 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City 
          ...  C_Eriksen will now play as a AM 
Min. 68 :(bla) C_Starfelt with a glorious 60-yard pass to N_Cadden 
          ...  N_Kante wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Guimaraes chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  C_Starfelt gets a shot in 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  A_Areola moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 68 :(lei) F_Torres saunters past R_Le_Normand 
          ...  C_Starfelt is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He won that header unfairly 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think that's for persistant fouling 
Min. 70 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Kelly 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Oyarzabal 
Min. 72 :(lei) K_Dolberg beats C_Starfelt with absolute ease! 
          ...  K_Dolberg hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Torres crosses it in! 
          ...  C_Eriksen swings a leg at it! 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, it's kinda 50/50 
          ...  Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 73 :(bla) J_Kelly finds N_Fekir in acres of space 
          ...  N_Fekir sees A_Areola off his line! 
          ...  But A_Areola stops that one easily 
Min. 74 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City 
          ...  A_Elanga will now play as a FW 
Min. 77 :(bla) C_Starfelt with a simple pass to W_Ben_Yedder 
          ...  W_Ben_Yedder with the crafty shot! 
          ...  But A_Areola parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 80 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  COMING ON: N_Nartey 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Sane 
Min. 80 :(bla) W_Ben_Yedder is clutching his leg! 
          ...  That doesn't look good 
          ...  But he'll continue and try to run it off 
Min. 82 :(lei) F_Kessie retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  A_Elanga latches onto the end of it 
          ...  A_Elanga with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  A_Onana gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender hoofs the ball to safety 
Min. 82 :(bla) The ball is passed in from W_Ben_Yedder, he finds J_Kelly 
          ...  A_Marusic hits it out for a corner 
          ...  That was sent up into the top tier 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Fekir with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  F_Kessie with the clearance 
Min. 83 :(bla) N_Nartey takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  N_Nartey with a thundering shot! 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 84 :(bla) W_Ben_Yedder gains possession 
          ...  W_Ben_Yedder hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  A_Areola makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  A defender hoofs it out for a corner! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Phillips floats the ball in! 
          ...  The ball comes to N_Fekir 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 86 :(lei) C_Eriksen takes advantage of a mistake by N_Fekir 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to K_Dolberg! 
          ...  K_Dolberg shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  But A_Onana parries the ball 
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 86 :(bla) B_Guimaraes 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 N_Fekir 
          ...  But A_Marusic clears the ball to safety 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(bla) R_Le_Normand skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to K_Phillips 
          ...  F_Kessie tackles cleanly 
Min. 89 :(lei) F_Torres is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball upfield 
          ...  F_Kessie latches onto the end of it 
          ...  F_Kessie with the drive! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 89 :(bla) A_Rrahmani has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past Y_Berchiche 
          ...  He knocks it to W_Ben_Yedder! 
          ...  W_Ben_Yedder with the shot! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  A_Areola is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by B_Guimaraes! 
          ...  F_Kessie gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 92 :(bla) A_Rrahmani with a slick pass to B_Guimaraes 
          ...  B_Guimaraes throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  But he puts it wide 

*************  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
Scorers              : K_Dolberg (15)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N_Kante (35), N_Semedo (54)
Injured              : N/A
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Blackburn Rovers Match Info
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Best player          : B_Guimaraes (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : B_Guimaraes (8), N_Fekir (24)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Le_Normand (63), C_Starfelt (68)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                          Leicester City  |    Blackburn Rovers
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       18
Off target           :           7        |       7
On target            :           9        |       11
Possession           :          45        |       55
Corners              :           3        |       5
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           0        |       2
Fouls                :          11        |       9
Key Tackles          :          10        |       8
Key Passes           :          14        |       14
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Final Score          : Leicester City 1 - 2 Blackburn Rovers
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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 |  98   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   0   0   0
N_Semedo       DF   1  23  17  13  25 |  98   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  10  -4  11
Y_Berchiche    DF   1  22  18  15  22 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
F_Kessie       DM   1  14  22   9  27 |  98   0   3   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  69  16  18
L_Dunk         DF   1  22  16  11  22 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Marusic      DF   1  21  13  11  24 |  98   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  64  17   0
F_Torres       AM   1   5  21  18  26 |  98   0   0   4   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  36  20
N_Kante        DM   1  14  21  13  25 |  98   0   2   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  42  14  -4
K_Dolberg      FW   1   3  14  21  27 |  98   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  45
A_Elanga       FW   1   7  21  19  24 |  98   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  18  34
C_Eriksen      AM   1   7  20  14  22 |  98   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  20  41
M_Muller       GK  22   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Comuzzo      DF   1  18  14  14  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Sanchez      MF   1  11  17  11  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Almiron      MF   1   6  18  16  25 |   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 - Blackburn Rovers
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_Onana        GK  25   1   1   1  22 |  98   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
C_Starfelt     DF   1  23  16  11  28 |  98   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -4  24  12
R_Le_Normand   DF   1  22  16   7  20 |  98   0   3   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  41  38  -4
A_Rrahmani     DF   1  23  18   5  30 |  98   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  28  24   0
N_Cadden       DF   1  16  14  11  28 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
K_Phillips     DM   1  18  22  13  26 |  98   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  19  16   0
B_Guimaraes    MF   1  17  23  18  28 |  98   0   2   1   0   3   1   0   0   0  40   7  45
L_Sane         MF   1   4  22  21  23 |  82   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Fekir        MF   1   5  23  20  29 |  98   0   0   1   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   7  52
W_Ben_Yedder   FW   1   4  18  24  20 |  98   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  12  15
M_Oyarzabal    FW   1   2  17  22  27 |  72   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  13  17
G_Shelvey      GK  17   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_T_Ekong      DF   1  13   6   4  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Johanns      MF   1  13  17  14  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Kelly        FW   1   5  14  16  14 |  26   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0
N_Nartey       MF   1   9  14   7  26 |  16   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
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