FFO Champ, Leicester City vs. Middlesbrough (Fri Aug 22) Leicester City | Middlesbrough 4-1-3-2 L | 5-3-2 C Darren Lear | David Hannah | A_Areola GK | GK A_Davies Y_Berchiche DF | DF I_Jones G_Montiel DF | DF D_Fry F_Kessie DM | DF A_Dijksteel N_Aguerd DF | DF P_McNair L_Dunk DF | DF S_Whittaker A_Djalo MF | MF M_Crooks B_Pearson MF | MF M_Cuisance K_Dolberg FW | MF G_Agbonlahor Ronaldinho FW | FW R_Muniz A_Elanga MF | FW A_Pinamonti | M_Muller SUB | SUB C_Klaus J_Angelino SUB | SUB R_Aguilar C_Sanchez SUB | SUB S_Traore M_Almiron SUB | SUB M_Ihattaren S_Doumbia SUB | SUB P_Cutrone Min. 1 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... Leicester City have changed their playing style to P Min. 4 :(mid) R_Muniz with the through ball to P_McNair ... P_McNair looks to see where A_Areola is! ... He shoots! ... A_Areola narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 14 :(lei) A_Djalo can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to L_Dunk ... L_Dunk hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... GOAL!! ... Look at the delight on his face! ... Just look at his face!! ... That's put Leicester City into the lead! ... Leicester City 1-0 Middlesbrough ... Min. 15 :(lei) B_Pearson controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... K_Dolberg gets onto the end of the pass! ... A_Pinamonti knobbles the attacking player. ... The Referee blows up for a foul ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 16 :(lei) Ronaldinho gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past I_Jones! ... He has some space now! ... Ronaldinho tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... But A_Davies punches it away ... That's gone out for a corner kick ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by Ronaldinho! ... A_Davies catches it! Min. 18 :(lei) Ronaldinho controls it with ease ... A delicate header from Ronaldinho! ... It takes a deflection! ... A_Davies is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... G_Montiel drives it into the box! ... It goes straight into the arms of A_Davies ... 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. 26 :(lei) N_Aguerd with a probing pass to K_Dolberg ... D_Fry fouls badly ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He gets away with that one ... It's just a warning ... Darren Lear looks annoyed that there was no card there ... FREE KICK! ... Right on the edge of the box! ... A_Djalo plays it short to L_Dunk ... L_Dunk looks to see where A_Areola is! ... He shoots! ... A_Davies has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... A_Davies reacts well to tip it wide!! ... CORNER! ... A_Elanga chips the ball in towards the far post! ... The ball finds its way to K_Dolberg ... He gets the shot away ... GOAL!! ... Wonderful strike! ... Who says keepers are too good these days!! ... Leicester City 2-0 Middlesbrough ... Min. 27 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... Leicester City have changed their playing style to C Min. 33 :(lei) L_Dunk is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to Y_Berchiche ... I_Jones dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 34 :(lei) G_Montiel barges S_Whittaker off the ball ... G_Montiel attempts the shot! ... A_Davies was lucky there Min. 37 :(mid) A_Pinamonti runs at G_Montiel ... The defender slips and falls over ... A_Pinamonti smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... GOAL!! ... A_Areola looks dejected ... Leicester City 2-1 Middlesbrough ... Min. 38 :(mid) R_Muniz has it now ... He takes on F_Kessie ... He gets past him! ... He puts in M_Cuisance! ... K_Dolberg with a superb challenge ... The Referee has given the free kick the other way! ... FREE KICK ... Just past the halfway line. ... D_Fry floats it forward ... M_Cuisance latches onto the end of it ... M_Cuisance tries to chip the ball over A_Davies! ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 42 :(mid) S_Whittaker turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to A_Pinamonti ... A_Pinamonti tries to lob the keeper! ... A_Areola just watches it drift out of play! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 44 :(lei) G_Montiel sidesteps I_Jones ... He was too quick for his marker ... G_Montiel looks to see where A_Davies is! ... He shoots! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... A_Davies never had a chance! Min. 45 :(lei) F_Kessie runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to Ronaldinho ... I_Jones beats him to the ball ... He's such a beast! Min. 46 :(lei) L_Dunk whips the ball across to A_Elanga ... R_Muniz cuts out the pass ... That was close! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Leicester City 2-1 Middlesbrough Min. 50 :(lei) B_Pearson sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... A_Djalo runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... A_Djalo lobs A_Davies! ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... Ronaldinho plays it into the danger area! ... A_Dijksteel clears the corner with a header away from the near post Min. 52 :(mid) G_Agbonlahor pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... R_Muniz is clean through! ... Excellent sliding challenge from A_Elanga ... He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful Min. 55 :(lei) Y_Berchiche skips the challenge from D_Fry ... Y_Berchiche pounds a rocket on goal! ... That shot never looked like going in Min. 58 :(lei) A_Elanga spots a team mate in space ... That's an excellent through ball to N_Aguerd! ... N_Aguerd attempts to nutmeg A_Davies! ... A_Davies just watches it float over the bar! Min. 58 :(mid) M_Crooks crosses into the box, finding A_Pinamonti ... A_Pinamonti hits a curling shot! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And spins wide Min. 66 :(mid) S_Whittaker takes advantage of a mistake by Y_Berchiche ... He puts in R_Muniz! ... R_Muniz tries the shot! ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... G_Agbonlahor hits it towards the far post! ... The ball finds its way to S_Whittaker ... He gets the shot away ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... A_Areola dives desperately to try and save it!! ... And A_Areola tips it wide! ... Great goalkeeping! ... CORNER! ... M_Cuisance plays it towards the near post! ... It comes to P_McNair ... He fires it towards to goal ... A_Areola can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... A_Areola makes a knowing look ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 67 :(lei) N_Aguerd brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... Ronaldinho gets on the end of the pass ... What a fantastic interception by M_Crooks ... He read that situation like a book! Min. 68 :(lei) G_Montiel takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into K_Dolberg ... K_Dolberg drives it low! ... A_Davies parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 72 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough ... COMING ON: R_Aguilar ... COMING OFF: A_Dijksteel Min. 73 :(lei) K_Dolberg beats M_Cuisance ... M_Crooks with the tackle ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge. ... That was Roy Keane on Alf-Inge Haland levels! ... The Referee calls him over ... YELLOW CARD! ... He can't complain about that Min. 75 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough ... COMING ON: S_Traore ... COMING OFF: G_Agbonlahor Min. 75 :(lei) A_Djalo gets to the byline and finds K_Dolberg with a beautiful cross ... Driven towards goal by K_Dolberg! ... A_Davies gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 76 :(lei) Ronaldinho runs at the defence ... He nutmegs R_Muniz ... He showed his class there ... M_Crooks wins the ball Min. 78 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... Leicester City have changed their playing style to D Min. 81 :(mid) S_Traore with the first time pass to I_Jones ... I_Jones attempts a low drive! ... A_Areola goes down well to save Min. 85 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough ... COMING ON: P_Cutrone ... COMING OFF: A_Pinamonti Min. 85 :(mid) I_Jones runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off F_Kessie back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... I_Jones hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... A_Areola gets his fingertips to it ... He just manages to tip it over ... CORNER! ... M_Crooks flights it in! ... It is kicked away by A_Elanga Min. 85 :(lei) L_Dunk runs at R_Aguilar ... The defender slips and falls over ... R_Muniz fouls badly ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He gets away with that one ... It's just a warning Min. 86 :(mid) R_Muniz turns past the defender ... He has created space for himself now ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... Y_Berchiche looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 87 :(lei) B_Pearson with a short pass to find A_Elanga ... A_Elanga with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... But it goes just over Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time. Min. 93 :(mid) I_Jones gets to the byline ... He centres the ball to R_Muniz ... R_Muniz aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... A_Areola has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... A_Areola reacts well to save!! Min. 95 :(mid) M_Cuisance finds himself with plenty of time ... M_Cuisance smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... A_Areola catches the ball ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : King Power Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leicester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Elanga (Man of the Match) Scorers : L_Dunk (14), K_Dolberg (26) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Middlesbrough Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Pinamonti Scorers : A_Pinamonti (37) Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Pinamonti (15), M_Crooks (73) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leicester City | Middlesbrough Attempts on Goal : 13 | 12 Off target : 6 | 5 On target : 7 | 7 Possession : 46 | 54 Corners : 4 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 2 Subs Used : 0 | 3 Fouls : 7 | 9 Key Tackles : 3 | 6 Key Passes : 12 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Leicester City 2 - 1 Middlesbrough ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 Y_Berchiche DF 1 23 18 15 22 | 96 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 11 G_Montiel DF 1 21 15 14 27 | 96 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 26 F_Kessie DM 1 15 22 10 27 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 N_Aguerd DF 1 23 14 13 21 | 96 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 34 13 L_Dunk DF 1 23 16 11 22 | 96 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 30 59 A_Djalo MF 1 3 20 17 30 | 96 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 38 9 B_Pearson MF 1 15 19 13 31 | 96 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 K_Dolberg FW 1 3 15 22 27 | 96 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 Ronaldinho FW 1 6 17 19 20 | 96 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 A_Elanga MF 1 7 22 20 24 | 96 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 58 23 6 M_Muller GK 21 1 1 1 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Angelino DF 1 22 16 9 22 | 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 MF 1 6 18 16 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Doumbia FW 1 6 13 18 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Middlesbrough Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Davies GK 24 1 1 1 27 | 96 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 I_Jones DF 1 23 17 12 24 | 96 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 26 14 32 D_Fry DF 1 22 14 8 29 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Dijksteel DF 1 19 15 14 22 | 73 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 P_McNair DF 1 21 13 12 28 | 96 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 S_Whittaker DF 1 19 15 4 27 | 96 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 24 M_Crooks MF 1 12 21 11 24 | 96 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 46 8 -2 M_Cuisance MF 1 4 20 14 21 | 96 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 G_Agbonlahor MF 1 9 15 19 29 | 76 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 R_Muniz FW 1 9 17 22 22 | 96 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 27 14 10 A_Pinamonti FW 1 7 15 22 28 | 86 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 -2 -2 26 C_Klaus GK 19 1 1 1 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Aguilar DF 1 21 15 7 26 | 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Traore MF 1 14 20 13 22 | 20 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 M_Ihattaren MF 1 7 19 16 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Cutrone FW 1 2 12 18 22 | 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1755875806 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40