FFO Champ, Leicester City vs. Brighton (Fri Sep 26) Leicester City | Brighton 4-1-3-2 L | 4-3-3 P Darren Lear | Mike Willett | A_Areola GK | GK R_Sanchez Y_Berchiche DF | DF E_Konsa G_Montiel DF | DF O_Kossounou F_Kessie DM | DF D_Agger N_Aguerd DF | DF D_Luiz L_Dunk DF | MF O_Bobb A_Djalo MF | MF M_Camus B_Pearson MF | MF T_Frings K_Dolberg FW | FW T_Conway Ronaldinho FW | FW T_Dago A_Elanga MF | FW S_Haller | M_Muller SUB | SUB A_Palmer L_Lindsay SUB | SUB C_Panucci C_Sanchez SUB | SUB Q_Timber M_Almiron SUB | SUB T_Cahill S_Doumbia SUB | SUB A_Voronin Min. 1 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... Leicester City have changed their playing style to P Min. 2 :(lei) B_Pearson holds the ball up ... He sees N_Aguerd in space! ... D_Luiz gets to the ball first Min. 4 :(lei) F_Kessie volleys it forward. He finds Ronaldinho ... An audacious effort from Ronaldinho! ... R_Sanchez falls over ... But R_Sanchez is relieved to watch it go out of play! Min. 5 :(lei) K_Dolberg chips the ball forward to G_Montiel ... G_Montiel with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful downward header! ... R_Sanchez has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... R_Sanchez is left flat-footed ... It's gone wide!! Min. 6 :(lei) B_Pearson finds his way through ... The offside trap didn't work ... A great volley from B_Pearson! ... But R_Sanchez makes a fine save ... Wow!! That was close! ... He had to be at his best to reach that one! Min. 8 :(lei) A_Djalo wins possession ... He plays the ball across to L_Dunk ... O_Kossounou stands his ground and wins the tackle Min. 9 :(lei) Ronaldinho loses his marker ... O_Kossounou hits it out for a corner ... We need a good ball in here! ... CORNER! ... N_Aguerd plays it towards the near post! ... R_Sanchez comes towards the ball ... And he claims it with ease! Min. 10 :(lei) N_Aguerd with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... K_Dolberg gets on the end of the pass ... K_Dolberg belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... R_Sanchez with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 12 :(bri) M_Camus sprints past F_Kessie ... Y_Berchiche with an ugly foul ... That looked malicious Min. 13 :(lei) Y_Berchiche knocks the ball past the lunge of D_Luiz ... Y_Berchiche fires the shot in! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... R_Sanchez never had a chance! Min. 14 :(lei) L_Dunk turns past D_Agger ... He has created space for himself now ... L_Dunk tries to beat R_Sanchez from outside the area! ... R_Sanchez gathers it comfortably Min. 15 :(bri) O_Bobb is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to T_Conway ... F_Kessie with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 16 :(lei) Ronaldinho sprints past D_Luiz ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... Ronaldinho with the strike! ... He's dragged it wide!! Min. 18 :(lei) K_Dolberg sprints past E_Konsa ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... K_Dolberg with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... R_Sanchez manages to turn it behind Min. 18 :(bri) T_Dago is first to the ball ... T_Dago with a blistering shot! ... But A_Areola parries the ball ... It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd Min. 19 :(bri) T_Conway plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... B_Pearson wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 21 :(lei) A_Djalo holds the ball up ... He sees Y_Berchiche in space! ... E_Konsa cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 21 :(bri) S_Haller with a well-controlled run ... N_Aguerd with an ugly foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him Min. 28 :(bri) D_Agger is hurt ... He's receiving some treatment now ... He looks like he will continue Min. 30 :(lei) Ronaldinho with a real burst of pace ... He leaves S_Haller behind ... Excellent sliding challenge by D_Luiz ... He timed it well ... CORNER! ... K_Dolberg chips the ball in towards the far post! ... It goes straight into the arms of R_Sanchez ... Was there some shirt pulling going on in the box? ... The strikers are calling for VAR! ... We wait for the decision ... It looks like ... NO PENALTY Min. 30 :(lei) A_Elanga with the dribble ... He's through on goal ... T_Frings fouls badly ... The Referee fumbles about in his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK ... It is deep inside their own half. This will allow them to regroup ... F_Kessie shapes to shoot ... He plays it to A_Elanga instead ... A_Elanga looks to see where A_Areola is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... R_Sanchez gets his fingertips to it Min. 32 :(lei) K_Dolberg jumps over E_Konsa's challenge ... K_Dolberg tries one from the edge of the box! ... He's dragged it wide!! Min. 34 :(lei) B_Pearson hits a hard pass to A_Djalo ... Great challenge by T_Conway ... But it goes out for a corner ... CORNER! ... F_Kessie plays it towards the near post! ... D_Agger belts it clear Min. 38 :(lei) F_Kessie is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to B_Pearson ... B_Pearson hits a curling shot! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... A_Djalo flights it in! ... It goes straight into the arms of R_Sanchez ... Was there some shirt pulling going on in the box? ... The strikers are calling for VAR! ... We wait for the decision ... It looks like ... NO PENALTY Min. 40 :(bri) M_Camus over hits his pass ... He finds E_Konsa though ... That was fortunate ... E_Konsa attempts the shot! ... But A_Areola with the difficult save Min. 41 :(lei) K_Dolberg takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... Can he make them pay? ... D_Agger wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 42 :(lei) A_Elanga cuts the ball back to B_Pearson ... B_Pearson hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... R_Sanchez just watches it float over the bar! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 47 :(lei) A_Elanga with the towering header to Ronaldinho ... D_Luiz rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... What's The Referee going to give? ... Play on! Min. 48 :(bri) T_Conway looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to S_Haller ... S_Haller with the ball at his feet ... Is he going to have a crack? ... He is, you know... ... GOAL!! ... The Brighton fans are delighted! ... And Brighton are leading in the game now ... Leicester City 0-1 Brighton ... ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Leicester City 0-1 Brighton Min. 49 :(lei) Ronaldinho with a flashy move ... Ronaldinho sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... R_Sanchez with a fantastic point blank save ... He showed great reflexes there Min. 50 :(lei) B_Pearson beats D_Luiz ... He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills ... B_Pearson has a dig at goal! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! Min. 51 :(lei) K_Dolberg lobs the ball over the defence ... N_Aguerd latches on to it ... T_Frings tackles cleanly ... The linesman flags for the foul though! ... Unbelievable! It looked clean to me ... FREE KICK! ... It's in a good position! ... K_Dolberg curls it towards the top corner ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... GOAL!! ... Right into the top corner! ... Leicester City are back level! ... Leicester City 1-1 Brighton ... Min. 52 :(bri) S_Haller with an inswinging cross to T_Frings ... From long range T_Frings bends the ball towards goal! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And spins wide Min. 54 :(lei) B_Pearson looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to K_Dolberg ... K_Dolberg hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... But R_Sanchez smothers the ball Min. 57 :(lei) Y_Berchiche holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to A_Elanga ... T_Frings with the high feet ... The Referee wants to have a word with him Min. 58 :(lei) Y_Berchiche with a smart pass to A_Elanga ... A_Elanga is clean through! ... He tries to take it round R_Sanchez ... He rounds R_Sanchez ... He has been pushed wide! ... Surely he can't score from that angle! ... That shot never looked like going in Min. 59 :(lei) K_Dolberg with the dribble ... This is a great chance ... K_Dolberg with a bomb of a shot! ... R_Sanchez makes a difficult save Min. 60 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: T_Cahill ... COMING OFF: T_Frings Min. 60 :(lei) A_Elanga with a 40-yard pass to K_Dolberg ... K_Dolberg sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... It hits the side netting! ... The fans thought that was a GOAL! ... But it's not ... Goal kick. Min. 60 :(lei) N_Aguerd with the dribble ... M_Camus is easily beaten ... D_Luiz with an ugly foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... 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. 61 :(bri) M_Camus beats G_Montiel ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... But B_Pearson spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 63 :(lei) L_Dunk jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to K_Dolberg ... K_Dolberg looks to see where R_Sanchez is! ... He shoots! ... It's gone over ... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one Min. 65 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: C_Panucci ... COMING OFF: E_Konsa Min. 65 :(bri) T_Cahill searches out D_Luiz ... D_Luiz blasts the ball towards goal! ... But he miskicks and puts it well off target ... The Leicester City fans taunt him about that effort Min. 67 :(bri) O_Kossounou with the heel pass to T_Cahill ... T_Cahill sends it flying towards goal! ... A_Areola tips it round the post ... Good save ... Corner not given!! Min. 68 :(lei) A_Elanga with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past D_Agger ... D_Agger moves quickly to get the tackle in this time Min. 69 :(bri) S_Haller is first to the ball ... S_Haller with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... A_Areola saves it ... Good goalkeeping Min. 71 :(lei) Substitution by Leicester City ... COMING ON: M_Almiron ... COMING OFF: B_Pearson Min. 71 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... A_Elanga will now play as a FW Min. 71 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... A_Djalo will now play as a AM Min. 71 :(lei) A_Djalo with a pinpoint pass to G_Montiel ... G_Montiel attempts a lob! ... It grazes the post! ... And hits the side netting ... Goal Kick! Min. 71 :(bri) D_Luiz with a short pass to find T_Cahill ... G_Montiel tackles cleanly Min. 73 :(lei) M_Almiron brings it under control ... He takes on C_Panucci ... He gets past him! ... He puts in Ronaldinho! ... Ronaldinho blasts it at the goal! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 75 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: A_Voronin ... COMING OFF: S_Haller Min. 75 :(bri) C_Panucci breaks free from the last defender! ... He just has to beat A_Areola now! ... F_Kessie trips him up from behind! ... He could be off here! ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think he was lucky to escape with a caution! Min. 76 :(lei) A_Djalo holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to F_Kessie ... D_Luiz reads it well ... This boy is a quality defender ... The crowd sing his praises Min. 79 :(lei) F_Kessie loses O_Kossounou ... What a fantastic interception by T_Dago Min. 79 :(bri) M_Camus is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to A_Voronin ... A_Voronin has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... Looks like it should be A_Areola's ... But he elects to punch it rather than catch ... It loops out for a corner. ... CORNER! ... T_Dago with an outswinging corner into the box ... A_Areola comes towards the ball ... But he's nowhere near it! ... A_Voronin with the shot! ... GOAL!! ... A classy finish ... That surely hands Brighton victory!! ... The Leicester City fans are distraught and are piling out the stadium! ... Leicester City 1-2 Brighton ... Min. 80 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... Leicester City have changed their playing style to A Min. 80 :(lei) F_Kessie gets lucky and beats D_Luiz ... Now with the centre to M_Almiron ... M_Almiron with his head down lets it go! ... It hammers off the post ... And out for a throw in Min. 81 :(bri) T_Dago jumps over the defender's challenge ... T_Dago tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... A_Areola gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 82 :(lei) F_Kessie with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... Ronaldinho gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... Ronaldinho attempts a lob! ... He's dragged it wide!! Min. 82 :(bri) M_Camus with the first time flick to A_Voronin ... But N_Aguerd wins the ball from behind ... The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it Min. 83 :(bri) T_Dago is too quick for the defence ... M_Almiron tugs on his opponent's shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! ... The Referee calls him over ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 84 :(bri) T_Cahill cuts inside F_Kessie ... He worked that well ... F_Kessie recovers the situation to win the ball back Min. 85 :(lei) Y_Berchiche is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... A_Elanga latches onto the ball ... C_Panucci hits it out for a corner ... That was sent up into the top tier ... CORNER! ... M_Almiron floats the ball in! ... T_Dago gets up well ... And he heads it clear Min. 87 :(lei) K_Dolberg runs at the defence ... He nutmegs D_Agger ... He showed his class there ... K_Dolberg has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... R_Sanchez with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(lei) Ronaldinho takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... C_Panucci beats him to the ball ... He's such a beast! Min. 94 :(lei) Ronaldinho with a real burst of pace ... He shows the defender a clean set of heels ... Ronaldinho keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... It hits the bar and goes over ... Well, it's kinda 50/50 ... Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't Min. 94 :(bri) O_Bobb finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled G_Montiel ... But Y_Berchiche clears the ball to safety ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : King Power Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leicester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : K_Dolberg (Man of the Match) Scorers : K_Dolberg (51) Sent Off : N/A Booked : F_Kessie (75), M_Almiron (83) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : T_Dago Scorers : S_Haller (48), A_Voronin (79) Sent Off : N/A Booked : T_Frings (30), D_Luiz (60) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leicester City | Brighton Attempts on Goal : 26 | 10 Off target : 15 | 4 On target : 11 | 6 Possession : 58 | 42 Corners : 5 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 2 Subs Used : 1 | 3 Fouls : 9 | 9 Key Tackles : 7 | 15 Key Passes : 21 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Leicester City 1 - 2 Brighton ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 99 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Berchiche DF 1 23 18 15 22 | 99 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 39 11 G_Montiel DF 1 21 15 14 27 | 99 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 15 0 24 F_Kessie DM 1 15 23 10 27 | 99 0 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 40 30 -2 N_Aguerd DF 1 23 14 13 21 | 99 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 17 0 L_Dunk DF 1 23 16 11 22 | 99 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 17 A_Djalo AM 1 3 20 17 30 | 99 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 B_Pearson MF 1 15 20 13 31 | 74 0 2 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 42 33 54 K_Dolberg FW 1 3 15 22 27 | 99 0 0 1 0 9 1 0 0 0 0 16 62 Ronaldinho FW 1 6 17 19 20 | 99 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 A_Elanga FW 1 7 22 20 24 | 99 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 27 14 M_Muller GK 21 1 1 1 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Lindsay DF 1 16 10 5 33 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Sanchez DM 1 12 18 11 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Almiron AM 1 6 18 16 25 | 25 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 11 8 S_Doumbia FW 1 6 13 18 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Brighton Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R_Sanchez GK 26 1 1 1 22 | 99 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 0 0 E_Konsa DF 1 21 16 11 23 | 68 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 0 17 O_Kossounou DF 1 22 20 3 25 | 99 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 11 0 D_Agger DF 1 19 13 5 25 | 99 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 0 0 D_Luiz DF 1 20 15 6 23 | 99 0 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 62 14 18 O_Bobb MF 1 3 20 18 25 | 99 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 M_Camus MF 1 4 20 16 29 | 99 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 T_Frings MF 1 11 19 14 24 | 63 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 10 T_Conway FW 1 7 12 19 24 | 99 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 29 43 0 T_Dago FW 1 6 17 21 24 | 99 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 60 19 12 S_Haller FW 1 6 13 23 27 | 78 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 18 23 A_Palmer GK 20 1 1 1 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Panucci DF 1 19 15 7 20 | 31 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 0 Q_Timber MF 1 9 19 16 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Cahill MF 1 5 19 14 30 | 36 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 14 A_Voronin FW 1 9 12 18 21 | 21 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 1758903459 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40