FFO Prem, Leicester City vs. Cardiff City (Mon Feb 10)


                       Leicester City  |  Cardiff City
                            4-1-3-2 L  |  4-2-2-2 N
                          Darren Lear  |  Matt Rose
                                       |
                          A_Areola GK  |  GK R_Allsop
                          N_Semedo DF  |  DF T_Lockyer
                       Y_Berchiche DF  |  DF J_Vestergaard
                          F_Kessie DM  |  DF I_Fresneda
                            L_Dunk DF  |  DF J_Justin
                         A_Marusic DF  |  MF M_Caqueret
                          F_Torres MF  |  MF M_Brozovic
                           N_Kante MF  |  AM T_Lemar
                         G_Simeone FW  |  AM M_Gotze
                         K_Dolberg FW  |  FW I_Thiago
                          A_Elanga MF  |  FW A_Silva
                                       |
                          M_Muller SUB |  SUB J_Alnwick
                         Z_Diamond SUB |  SUB R_Ferdinand
                         C_Sanchez SUB |  SUB D_Caleta_Car
                         M_Almiron SUB |  SUB D_Zapata
                       M_Coulibaly SUB |  SUB J_Brekalo




Min. 1  :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City 
          ...  Leicester City have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 1  :(lei) G_Simeone runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  Fine tackle by M_Gotze 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 2  :(lei) N_Kante with a slide rule pass to F_Torres 
          ...  I_Fresneda brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on!! 
Min. 2  :(car) M_Brozovic holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to M_Caqueret 
          ...  M_Caqueret tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  A_Areola is rooted to the spot! 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 3  :(lei) N_Kante drives it forward to G_Simeone 
          ...  M_Brozovic tries to head the ball away from goal 
          ...  But it's looping towards his own net!! 
          ...  It goes just over!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Simeone swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  R_Allsop comes out and claims it! 
Min. 6  :(lei) F_Kessie knocks the ball past the defender 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from T_Lockyer 
          ...  He had to time that one perfectly 
Min. 6  :(car) M_Gotze breaks free from the last defender! 
          ...  He just has to beat A_Areola now! 
          ...  A_Elanga trips him up from behind! 
          ...  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. 6  :(car) J_Justin has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past A_Marusic 
          ...  He knocks it to T_Lemar! 
          ...  But L_Dunk clears the ball to safety 
Min. 7  :(car) T_Lemar squares it to I_Thiago 
          ...  Y_Berchiche reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 
Min. 9  :(car) M_Gotze with the diagonal pass to J_Justin 
          ...  But F_Torres wins the ball 
Min. 10 :(lei) N_Semedo runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  N_Kante latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  N_Kante looks to see where R_Allsop is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by F_Kessie 
          ...  R_Allsop comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  F_Torres swings a leg at it! 
          ...  R_Allsop makes a difficult save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Y_Berchiche floats the ball in! 
          ...  M_Caqueret gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it clear 
Min. 15 :(lei) F_Torres sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to K_Dolberg 
          ...  K_Dolberg cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He starts to run the full length of the pitch! 
          ...  Leicester City have taken the lead! 
          ...  Leicester City 1-0 Cardiff City ...
Min. 15 :(car) M_Gotze has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past N_Semedo 
          ...  He puts in A_Silva! 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from L_Dunk and it had to be 
Min. 19 :(lei) K_Dolberg eases past I_Fresneda 
          ...  K_Dolberg throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That's a contender for goal of the season! 
          ...  Leicester City 2-0 Cardiff City ...
Min. 20 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City 
          ...  Leicester City have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 22 :(car) T_Lockyer finds A_Silva in the box 
          ...  A_Silva runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 25 :(car) M_Brozovic loses his marker 
          ...  Y_Berchiche with an ugly foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning 
Min. 25 :(car) A_Silva with the dribble 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  A_Silva with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  A_Areola collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 28 :(car) J_Justin holds the ball up 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to I_Thiago 
          ...  I_Thiago with a thundering drive! 
          ...  A_Areola makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 30 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  Cardiff City have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 30 :(car) J_Vestergaard has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  I_Thiago collects the loose ball! 
          ...  But A_Marusic puts the ball out of play 
Min. 32 :(lei) A_Elanga holds the ball up 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to K_Dolberg 
          ...  A glorious effort by K_Dolberg! 
          ...  But R_Allsop hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 35 :(lei) N_Kante kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  K_Dolberg gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  K_Dolberg beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He is clean through 
          ...  He just has to beat R_Allsop 
          ...  He tries to flick it past R_Allsop 
          ...  But crashes into the keeper 
          ...  The ball trickles out for a goal kick!! 
Min. 36 :(lei) A_Marusic beats his marker 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  A_Marusic with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Leicester City 3-0 Cardiff City ...
Min. 40 :(lei) K_Dolberg with a deep cross to L_Dunk 
          ...  M_Gotze rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
Min. 41 :(car) I_Thiago controls the ball with ease 
          ...  I_Thiago with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  A_Areola is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Thiago with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  Excellent keeping! 
Min. 42 :(lei) N_Kante takes advantage of a mistake by T_Lemar 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to A_Elanga! 
          ...  J_Vestergaard wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Leicester City 3-0 Cardiff City

Min. 49 :(car) I_Fresneda rises up for the header 
          ...  He flicks the ball on to M_Gotze 
          ...  M_Gotze sees A_Areola off his line! 
          ...  A_Areola makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
Min. 49 :(car) M_Gotze is clutching his leg! 
          ...  He gets to his feet 
          ...  It looks like he will try to run it off 
Min. 51 :(lei) Y_Berchiche jumps over J_Justin's challenge 
          ...  But A_Silva wins the ball 
Min. 55 :(car) M_Brozovic chests it down 
          ...  M_Brozovic goes for the top corner! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 56 :(lei) G_Simeone knocks it past T_Lockyer and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  M_Gotze with a terrible tackle 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 57 :(lei) N_Kante heads the ball back to K_Dolberg 
          ...  T_Lockyer read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 61 :(car) M_Gotze runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to T_Lemar 
          ...  T_Lemar goes for the top corner! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  A_Silva flights it in! 
          ...  A_Areola reads it well, and claims it! 
Min. 64 :(lei) A_Marusic runs at J_Vestergaard 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  A_Marusic with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 68 :(car) I_Fresneda controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  I_Thiago gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  A glorious effort by I_Thiago! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it's gone just wide!! 
Min. 71 :(lei) L_Dunk volleys it forward. He finds G_Simeone 
          ...  G_Simeone goes for the top corner! 
          ...  R_Allsop just watches it float over the bar! 
Min. 72 :(lei) Substitution by Leicester City 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Coulibaly 
          ...  COMING OFF: G_Simeone 
Min. 73 :(lei) A_Marusic cuts inside 
          ...  J_Vestergaard tries to head the ball away from goal 
          ...  But it's looping towards his own net!! 
          ...  It goes just over!! 
          ...  He's a lucky boy!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Elanga plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  F_Torres swings a leg at it! 
          ...  R_Allsop won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 74 :(lei) Y_Berchiche kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  F_Kessie gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  F_Kessie drives the shot in! 
          ...  But R_Allsop punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 74 :(car) M_Caqueret lays the ball back to A_Silva 
          ...  A_Silva fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Leicester City fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 75 :(lei) Substitution by Leicester City 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Sanchez 
          ...  COMING OFF: F_Kessie 
Min. 75 :(car) I_Thiago takes advantage of a mistake by N_Semedo 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  A glorious effort by I_Thiago! 
          ...  But A_Areola punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Caqueret flights it in! 
          ...  J_Justin rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! 
          ...  A_Areola parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 77 :(car) M_Caqueret looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to I_Thiago 
          ...  N_Semedo gets to the ball first 
Min. 78 :(car) A_Silva plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  M_Brozovic keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  M_Brozovic belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  It's unbelievable, Jeff! 
Min. 81 :(lei) L_Dunk has broken through the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on R_Allsop! 
          ...  J_Justin hacks him down! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  The referee ushers him away!! 
          ...  He is taking no shit from these players and it's good to see! 
Min. 83 :(lei) Y_Berchiche is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to K_Dolberg 
          ...  K_Dolberg with a thundering volley! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  That was a crappy effort! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(lei) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  K_Dolberg is through! 
          ...  What a mistake by M_Brozovic! 
          ...  K_Dolberg attempts to nutmeg R_Allsop! 
          ...  R_Allsop has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  R_Allsop reacts well to save!! 
Min. 90 :(lei) F_Torres runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender falls over 
          ...  F_Torres with a thundering drive! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 91 :(lei) N_Semedo with a measured ball to A_Elanga 
          ...  A delicate chip from A_Elanga! 
          ...  R_Allsop with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 93 :(lei) L_Dunk over hits his pass 
          ...  He finds M_Coulibaly though 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  M_Coulibaly with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  R_Allsop never had a chance! 
Min. 96 :(car) I_Thiago steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs C_Sanchez 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  N_Semedo read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 97 :(lei) N_Kante with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  A_Marusic gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  J_Vestergaard wins the ball well 
          ...  The Referee has given a free kick 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 

*************  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 (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : K_Dolberg (15,19), A_Marusic (36)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Elanga (6)
Injured              : N/A
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Cardiff City Match Info
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Best player          : M_Gotze
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : J_Justin (81)
Booked               : M_Gotze (56), J_Vestergaard (97)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                          Leicester City  |    Cardiff City
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       13
Off target           :           8        |       9
On target            :           8        |       4
Possession           :          61        |       39
Corners              :           4        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       0
Fouls                :           6        |       9
Key Tackles          :           7        |       9
Key Passes           :          14        |       14
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Final Score          : Leicester City 3 - 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   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  47   0   0   0
N_Semedo       DF   1  23  17  13  25 | 100   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  28  26   0
Y_Berchiche    DF   1  22  18  15  22 | 100   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  28  24   0
F_Kessie       DM   1  14  22   9  27 |  78   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  19
L_Dunk         DF   1  22  16  11  22 | 100   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  28   0
A_Marusic      DF   1  21  13  11  24 | 100   0   1   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  16   0  56
F_Torres       MF   1   5  21  18  26 | 100   0   1   1   1   3   0   0   0   0  32  22  28
N_Kante        MF   1  14  21  12  25 | 100   0   0   6   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  54  15
G_Simeone      FW   1   6  12  21  27 |  75   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
K_Dolberg      FW   1   2  14  21  27 | 100   0   0   0   0   6   2   0   0   0   0   0  66
A_Elanga       MF   1   7  21  19  24 | 100   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -4   5   5
M_Muller       GK  22   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Z_Diamond      DF   1  17  15   9  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Sanchez      DM   1  11  17  10  27 |  22   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
M_Coulibaly    FW   1  11  13  16  24 |  25   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  11

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  24   1   1   1  28 | 100   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0
T_Lockyer      DF   1  21  16   7  27 | 100   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  32  14   0
J_Vestergaard  DF   1  20  15  12  28 | 100   0   2   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  30  11  -4
I_Fresneda     DF   1  20  18   3  27 | 100   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  17  24   0
J_Justin       DF   1  19  15   8  28 |  84   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   1   0 -15  15   4
M_Caqueret     MF   1  14  20   4  25 | 100   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  23  20  23
M_Brozovic     MF   1  15  19   9  29 | 100   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  22  11  36
T_Lemar        AM   1   3  19  18  22 | 100   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  11   9
M_Gotze        AM   1   6  20  14  26 | 100   0   1   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  27  26  10
I_Thiago       FW   1   6  17  22  25 | 100   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  22
A_Silva        FW   1   7  12  23  28 | 100   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  30  18  13
J_Alnwick      GK  17   1   1   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Ferdinand    DF   1  18  15   2  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Caleta_Car   DF   1  17  14  13  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Zapata       FW   1   4  13  20  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Brekalo      FW   1   3  13  18  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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