FFO Champ, Norwich City vs. Leicester City (Mon Nov 24) Norwich City | Leicester City 5-2-3 P | 4-1-3-2 L Jon Banks | Darren Lear | V_Reyes GK | GK A_Areola G_Heinze DF | DF Y_Berchiche C_Bradley DF | DF G_Montiel L_Petrot DF | DM F_Kessie M_Doda DF | DF L_Dunk Joao_Gomes DF | DF J_Angelino K_Dyer MF | MF C_Eriksen O_Kaschuk MF | MF B_Pearson M_Diaby FW | FW K_Dolberg J_David FW | FW Ronaldinho G_Garcia FW | MF A_Elanga | A_Smith SUB | SUB M_Muller L_Colwill SUB | SUB D_Hyam P_Gueye SUB | SUB C_Sanchez D_Colina SUB | SUB L_Henderson J_Broh SUB | SUB C_Woodrow Min. 1 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... Leicester City have changed their playing style to P Min. 1 :(lei) L_Dunk with an inswinging cross to Ronaldinho ... Ronaldinho with a quick pass down the left wing. ... He gets up high for the header! ... V_Reyes with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 2 :(lei) A_Elanga loses his marker! ... A_Elanga curls the ball in on goal! ... V_Reyes saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one Min. 3 :(lei) C_Eriksen retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball upfield ... Ronaldinho latches onto the end of it ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... C_Bradley looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 4 :(nor) G_Garcia finds G_Heinze in the box ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... J_Angelino looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 4 :(lei) C_Eriksen plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... C_Eriksen with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... But V_Reyes makes a superb stop down low Min. 6 :(lei) C_Eriksen is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... K_Dolberg latches onto the ball ... K_Dolberg drives the ball low! ... It goes wide for a goal kick Min. 7 :(lei) L_Dunk turns past C_Bradley ... He has created space for himself now ... Joao_Gomes with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him Min. 11 :(lei) K_Dolberg jumps over the defender's challenge ... But G_Garcia wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 12 :(lei) Y_Berchiche skips the challenge from G_Heinze ... A thundering drive by Y_Berchiche! ... V_Reyes makes a difficult save Min. 19 :(nor) G_Garcia breaks free from the last defender! ... He just has to beat A_Areola now! ... B_Pearson trips him up from behind! ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! Min. 20 :(nor) M_Diaby controls the ball immaculately ... Leaves the defenders for dead ... This looks like it could be a great chance ... A cracking drive from M_Diaby! ... A_Areola with an easy save ... He just oozes confidence Min. 22 :(nor) M_Diaby plays a great one-two ... He continues to run forward now ... An audacious effort from M_Diaby! ... But A_Areola punches it away Min. 24 :(lei) K_Dolberg with a real burst of pace ... He leaves Joao_Gomes behind ... K_Dolberg blasts it at the goal! ... V_Reyes saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 26 :(lei) K_Dolberg is first to the ball ... K_Dolberg throws himself at the ball! ... He manages to reach the ball ... V_Reyes gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... NO HE DOESN'T!! ... How on Earth did he put that wide? ... He was two yards out! Min. 32 :(lei) Ronaldinho beats Joao_Gomes ... He showed great skill there ... M_Doda cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball upfield Min. 33 :(lei) C_Eriksen races into the box ... He sees A_Elanga lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... A_Elanga hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 40 :(nor) Joao_Gomes plays the early ball across the box to find G_Garcia in space ... G_Garcia hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... The net bulges! ... GOAL!! ... He’s scored from 30 yards, he’ll be reliving that goal on Crouch’s podcast next weekend! ... That puts Norwich City ahead! ... Now can they hang onto it? ... Norwich City 1-0 Leicester City ... Min. 41 :(lei) C_Eriksen pulls it back to K_Dolberg ... L_Petrot clears with a diving header Min. 42 :(lei) Y_Berchiche with electric pace ... He eases past C_Bradley ... Y_Berchiche with the chance! ... But he miskicks and puts it well off target ... The Norwich City fans taunt him about that effort Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(nor) J_David leaves Y_Berchiche standing ... J_David has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... GOAL!! ... Goodness gracious me! ... it's amazing the goal is still standing ... That looked offside to me! ... But it's been disallowed! There was a foul in the move ... That looked like a harsh decision. ... Why not check VAR? Min. 46 :(nor) Joao_Gomes looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to M_Diaby ... M_Diaby with the crafty shot! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... A_Areola dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had A_Areola beaten! Min. 47 :(nor) G_Garcia beats F_Kessie ... He showed great skill there ... A well-placed shot from G_Garcia! ... He's dragged it wide!! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Norwich City 1-0 Leicester City Min. 47 :(lei) Y_Berchiche over hits his pass ... He finds F_Kessie though ... That was fortunate ... F_Kessie with the drive! ... But he puts it well wide ... That was a crappy effort! Min. 48 :(lei) C_Eriksen runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... K_Dyer with a nasty foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 49 :(nor) G_Heinze takes advantage of a mistake by A_Elanga ... He crosses to M_Diaby ... M_Diaby chases it through, he must score! ... A_Areola with a fantastic point blank save ... He showed great reflexes there Min. 50 :(nor) C_Bradley holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to K_Dyer ... K_Dyer blasts it at the goal! ... A_Areola with the acrobatic save ... Well saved Min. 53 :(nor) M_Diaby finds his way through ... That was sheer effort ... M_Diaby has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... A_Areola dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had A_Areola beaten! Min. 56 :(lei) K_Dolberg plays it long to Ronaldinho ... Ronaldinho with a blistering shot! ... GOAL!! ... The manager is delighted with that one ... That's the equaliser! ... Norwich City 1-1 Leicester City ... Min. 58 :(nor) Joao_Gomes with a neat pass into J_David ... K_Dolberg with a deliberate foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee wants a word ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 59 :(nor) L_Petrot threads the through ball to G_Heinze ... L_Dunk plays the back pass ... A_Areola can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... Look at the relief on his face!! ... CORNER! ... K_Dyer drives it into the box! ... It goes straight into the arms of A_Areola ... 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. 60 :(lei) Substitution by Leicester City ... COMING ON: L_Henderson ... COMING OFF: B_Pearson Min. 60 :(lei) Substitution by Leicester City ... COMING ON: C_Woodrow ... COMING OFF: Ronaldinho Min. 60 :(lei) F_Kessie dribbles past M_Doda ... C_Bradley gets the foot in to win the ball Min. 60 :(nor) L_Petrot flicks it over the defender and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... G_Montiel with an ugly foul ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He's not too happy about that ... FREE KICK ... Just inside their own half ... C_Bradley knocks it forward ... M_Diaby gets on the end of it ... What a fantastic interception by G_Montiel ... He read that situation like a book! Min. 64 :(nor) G_Garcia with a precise pass to M_Diaby ... A cheeky lob from M_Diaby! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... GOAL!! ... That was unfortunate ... Norwich City take the lead! ... Norwich City 2-1 Leicester City ... Min. 65 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... Leicester City have changed their playing style to A Min. 67 :(nor) A_Areola with a terrible kick! ... K_Dyer is through! ... K_Dyer fires off a left-footed snap shot! ... But A_Areola makes a superb stop down low Min. 68 :(nor) M_Diaby picks up the pass ... C_Eriksen 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 writes his name in his little black book ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 71 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... C_Eriksen will now play as a AM Min. 71 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... A_Elanga will now play as a AM Min. 71 :(lei) C_Eriksen flights the ball to A_Elanga ... G_Garcia with the tackle ... The Referee will want to speak to him Min. 71 :(lei) K_Dolberg sidesteps his marker ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... K_Dolberg hits the ball on the bounce! ... The shot slips through V_Reyes's hands ... GOAL!! ... He buries his head in his hands! ... It's all square now! ... Norwich City 2-2 Leicester City ... Min. 72 :(nor) M_Doda steps over the ball ... He nutmegs K_Dolberg ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... M_Doda hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... A_Areola blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! Min. 72 :(lei) F_Kessie with a glorious 60-yard pass to K_Dolberg ... K_Dolberg controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... But V_Reyes punches it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 73 :(nor) K_Dyer volleys it forward. He finds Joao_Gomes ... Joao_Gomes hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... He hits the side netting ... Some parts of the ground thought that went in! Min. 75 :(lei) K_Dolberg knocks the ball past the lunge of L_Petrot ... K_Dolberg drives the shot in! ... But V_Reyes makes a superb stop down low Min. 76 :(lei) F_Kessie floats the ball in to find Y_Berchiche ... Y_Berchiche tries one from the edge of the box! ... V_Reyes saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 77 :(nor) M_Diaby gains control of the loose ball ... F_Kessie brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!! Min. 78 :(nor) G_Heinze with an incisive pass to M_Diaby ... M_Diaby has a dig at goal! ... But it goes just over Min. 82 :(nor) K_Dyer brushes J_Angelino aside and breaks free ... K_Dyer tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... But A_Areola comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 82 :(lei) A_Elanga sidesteps Joao_Gomes ... He showed great skill there ... A_Elanga tries to chip the ball over the keeper! ... The Leicester City fans get off their seats! ... GOAL!! ... Surely Leicester City have won the game now!! ... Norwich City 2-3 Leicester City ... Min. 83 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... Leicester City have changed their playing style to D Min. 86 :(lei) A_Elanga puts in C_Eriksen ... C_Eriksen with the cheeky shot! ... But he's put it wide ... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? Min. 87 :(nor) C_Bradley spots O_Kaschuk who is in acres of space ... J_Angelino gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time. Min. 90 :(nor) G_Garcia takes advantage of a mistake by Y_Berchiche ... Y_Berchiche goes in hard to win the ball back. It's like men playing with children! Min. 93 :(nor) O_Kaschuk races into the box ... He sees J_David lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... L_Henderson with a pull on the shirt ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll have to watch himself now Min. 95 :(nor) G_Garcia flicks it over G_Montiel and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... J_Angelino with a terrible tackle ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Carrow Road ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Norwich City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : G_Garcia Scorers : G_Garcia (40), M_Diaby (64) Sent Off : N/A Booked : K_Dyer (48) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leicester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : K_Dolberg (Man of the Match) Scorers : Ronaldinho (56), K_Dolberg (71), A_Elanga (82) Sent Off : N/A Booked : B_Pearson (19), K_Dolberg (58), G_Montiel (60), C_Eriksen (68), L_Henderson (93), J_Angelino (95) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Norwich City | Leicester City Attempts on Goal : 15 | 17 Off target : 5 | 6 On target : 10 | 11 Possession : 46 | 54 Corners : 1 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 6 Subs Used : 0 | 2 Fouls : 11 | 8 Key Tackles : 6 | 6 Key Passes : 12 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Norwich City 2 - 3 Leicester City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Norwich City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- V_Reyes GK 21 1 1 1 25 | 98 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 0 0 G_Heinze DF 1 20 16 11 28 | 98 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 C_Bradley DF 1 19 18 6 23 | 98 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 26 0 L_Petrot DF 1 17 13 5 20 | 98 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 18 0 M_Doda DF 1 16 12 4 26 | 98 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 0 24 Joao_Gomes DF 1 20 22 14 25 | 98 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 16 41 12 K_Dyer MF 1 11 19 18 25 | 98 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 -2 10 28 O_Kaschuk MF 1 4 18 15 22 | 98 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 M_Diaby FW 1 3 22 21 30 | 98 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 58 J_David FW 1 7 19 23 29 | 98 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 G_Garcia FW 1 10 13 18 27 | 98 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 26 59 36 A_Smith GK 18 1 1 1 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Colwill DF 1 20 18 5 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Gueye MF 1 11 16 3 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Colina MF 1 14 16 7 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Broh FW 1 8 12 17 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 26 1 1 1 25 | 98 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 Y_Berchiche DF 1 23 18 15 22 | 98 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 13 13 37 G_Montiel DF 1 22 16 14 27 | 98 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 -2 -2 F_Kessie DM 1 15 23 10 27 | 98 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 21 16 16 L_Dunk DF 1 23 16 11 22 | 98 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 15 0 J_Angelino DF 1 22 16 9 22 | 98 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 26 -2 -2 C_Eriksen AM 1 7 20 14 22 | 98 0 0 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 42 24 B_Pearson MF 1 15 20 13 31 | 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2 K_Dolberg FW 1 3 15 22 27 | 98 0 0 1 1 6 1 1 0 0 -2 35 44 Ronaldinho FW 1 6 17 19 20 | 62 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 35 A_Elanga AM 1 7 22 20 24 | 98 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 9 38 M_Muller GK 21 1 1 1 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Hyam DF 1 16 8 8 28 | 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 L_Henderson DF 1 11 16 13 28 | 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2 C_Woodrow FW 1 3 11 15 24 | 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1764021106 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40