FFO Champ, West Brom vs. Leicester City (Mon Jun 30) West Brom | Leicester City 4-3-1-2 N | 4-1-3-1-1 L Frank Deeming | Darren Lear | D_Iversen GK | GK A_Areola M_Lanzaro DF | DF G_Montiel N_Milenkovic DF | DF Y_Berchiche M_Holgate DF | DM F_Kessie Ruben_Vezo DF | DF J_Angelino A_Palombo MF | DF L_Dunk S_Morsy MF | MF A_Djalo J_Jordan MF | MF N_Kante A_Mulele AM | FW K_Dolberg R_Bozenik FW | AM A_Elanga Lucas_Moura FW | MF C_Eriksen | T_Hasal SUB | SUB M_Muller J_Poyth SUB | SUB A_Marusic M_Bola SUB | SUB B_Pearson S_Longstaff SUB | SUB M_Almiron D_Solanke SUB | SUB Ronaldinho Min. 1 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... Leicester City have changed their playing style to E Min. 5 :(lei) F_Kessie flicks it over N_Milenkovic's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... N_Milenkovic fouls badly ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... He is fortunate to be given just a warning Min. 7 :(lei) G_Montiel tracks his runner into the box, the cross pings in hard and low ... the striker dummies and it comes off his shin!! ... GOAL!! ... Oh, my, I thought he was a good defender before todays match ... And then the whistle blew! ... He's had a terrible game today. ... West Brom 1-0 Leicester City ... Min. 9 :(wba) M_Holgate with the nod to Lucas_Moura ... Lucas_Moura attempts a lob! ... But A_Areola stops that one easily Min. 11 :(wba) N_Milenkovic with an amazing show of skill to get past A_Elanga ... He crosses to A_Mulele ... A_Mulele blasts the ball towards goal! ... A_Areola is beaten! ... GOAL!! ... Pick that one out!! ... West Brom 2-0 Leicester City ... Min. 16 :(wba) A_Palombo looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to R_Bozenik ... R_Bozenik drives it low! ... A_Areola with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 17 :(wba) M_Holgate gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside the defender! ... He has some space now! ... M_Holgate hits the ball on the bounce! ... A_Areola gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 18 :(wba) R_Bozenik smashes the ball upfield ... N_Milenkovic latches onto the ball ... N_Milenkovic uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... A_Areola can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... A_Areola makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was always going over? Min. 21 :(lei) F_Kessie spots a team mate in space ... That's an excellent through ball to C_Eriksen! ... A great volley from C_Eriksen! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It's wide! ... That was a dismal effort! ... He should have buried that! Min. 22 :(wba) A_Mulele with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from L_Dunk ... K_Dolberg fouls badly ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 23 :(wba) R_Bozenik looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to Ruben_Vezo ... J_Angelino gathers up the loose ball Min. 30 :(wba) A_Mulele sprints past J_Angelino ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... A vicious shot by A_Mulele! ... But A_Areola punches it away ... That's gone out for a throw in Min. 31 :(wba) A_Palombo spots his team mate making a run ... That's an excellent through ball to N_Milenkovic! ... N_Milenkovic lobs A_Areola! ... A_Areola makes a good save ... CORNER! ... Swung in by N_Milenkovic ... A_Areola thumps the ball away! Min. 33 :(wba) M_Lanzaro spots a team mate in space ... He finds A_Mulele with a lovely pass! ... A delicate chip from A_Mulele! ... A_Areola gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 36 :(wba) A_Mulele with the diagonal pass to M_Holgate ... M_Holgate sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... But he somehow misses ... That was a woeful effort Min. 39 :(wba) M_Holgate gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past J_Angelino! ... He has some space now! ... M_Holgate with the drive! ... But A_Areola makes a fine save Min. 40 :(wba) A_Palombo is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to M_Holgate ... M_Holgate with a bicycle kick! ... A_Areola makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 42 :(lei) Y_Berchiche plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... Y_Berchiche keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... But D_Iversen makes a fine save ... Wow!! That was close! ... He had to be at his best to reach that one! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(wba) N_Milenkovic unselfishly heads the ball back to Lucas_Moura ... L_Dunk takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 45 :(wba) R_Bozenik beats the defender ... F_Kessie dives in with both feet!! ... Play On!! Min. 47 :(lei) D_Iversen miskicks! ... G_Montiel takes control of the ball! ... Ruben_Vezo with a deliberate foul ... That deserves a punishment Min. 48 :(lei) C_Eriksen rushes through the defence ... C_Eriksen with the overhead! ... D_Iversen can't get to it! ... OH! It drifts wide! ... D_Iversen was worried by that one ... He wipes the sweat off his brow? Min. 49 :(wba) Lucas_Moura beats L_Dunk ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... L_Dunk with a nasty foul ... The Referee calls him over ... It's just a warning ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: West Brom 2-0 Leicester City Min. 46 :(wba) R_Bozenik cuts in on L_Dunk's blind side ... R_Bozenik attempts a chip! ... But A_Areola punches it away ... He was lucky to get to that one Min. 46 :(lei) A_Djalo dribbles past Ruben_Vezo ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... A_Djalo swings in the shot! ... D_Iversen takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 51 :(wba) A_Palombo hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... R_Bozenik latches onto it! ... But L_Dunk wins the tackle cleanly Min. 51 :(lei) C_Eriksen skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to A_Djalo ... A_Djalo goes for goal! ... D_Iversen blocks the shot with his legs ... It goes clear! Min. 53 :(wba) M_Holgate whips the ball across to R_Bozenik ... R_Bozenik uses the inside of his foot to curl a 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! ... CORNER! ... Lucas_Moura plays it into the danger area! ... That's a poor one ... A_Areola catches it with ease Min. 56 :(wba) J_Jordan kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... M_Lanzaro gets on the end of the pass ... But G_Montiel will cut out the threat Min. 58 :(wba) J_Jordan flicks the ball on to N_Milenkovic ... N_Milenkovic hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... But it clips the post and goes wide Min. 65 :(lei) Substitution by Leicester City ... COMING ON: Ronaldinho ... COMING OFF: N_Kante Min. 65 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... Leicester City have changed their playing style to A Min. 67 :(wba) A_Palombo slides it through the middle to Ruben_Vezo ... An audacious effort from Ruben_Vezo! ... It's gone over ... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one Min. 67 :(lei) J_Angelino is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... A_Elanga latches onto the ball ... A_Elanga hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... GOAL!! ... That was unfortunate ... West Brom 2-1 Leicester City ... Min. 70 :(wba) R_Bozenik takes advantage of a mistake by Y_Berchiche ... That mistake could prove costly ... Y_Berchiche reacts to stop the move going any further Min. 71 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... A_Djalo will now play as a AM Min. 71 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... C_Eriksen will now play as a AM Min. 72 :(wba) S_Morsy with an early cross to Lucas_Moura ... But G_Montiel wins the tackle Min. 72 :(lei) A_Elanga backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... A_Djalo gets on the end of it ... A_Djalo with the goal bound shot! ... It hits off a defender! ... D_Iversen is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... C_Eriksen chips the ball in towards the far post! ... D_Iversen comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... Y_Berchiche with the header ... GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ... The crowd goes wild! ... That's levelled the scores! ... they've done it! Absolutely incredible! ... It ain't over 'til it's over ... West Brom 2-2 Leicester City ... Min. 73 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... Leicester City have changed their playing style to E Min. 75 :(wba) A_Mulele squares it to R_Bozenik ... R_Bozenik hits a crisp volley! ... It's way wide ... The Leicester City fans behind the goal spread their arms out Min. 76 :(lei) Ronaldinho hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... K_Dolberg latches onto it! ... K_Dolberg looks to see where D_Iversen is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... The shot slips through D_Iversen's hands ... GOAL!! ... What a terrible mistake ... Surely Leicester City have won the game now!! ... West Brom 2-3 Leicester City ... Min. 77 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... Leicester City have changed their playing style to D Min. 77 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... A_Elanga will now play as a DM Min. 81 :(lei) F_Kessie with a measured ball to K_Dolberg ... K_Dolberg sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... D_Iversen gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... He has put it wide!! ... He puts his hands on his head in despair! Min. 84 :(wba) A_Mulele looks for options ... He decides to go it alone ... Excellent sliding challenge from Y_Berchiche ... He had to time that one perfectly Min. 85 :(lei) A_Elanga backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball upfield ... A_Djalo latches onto the end of it ... Ruben_Vezo with a two footed lunge! ... Play On!! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : The Hawthorns ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Brom Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Mulele (Man of the Match) Scorers : G_Montiel (7 og), A_Mulele (11) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leicester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Elanga Scorers : A_Elanga (67), Y_Berchiche (72), K_Dolberg (76) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Brom | Leicester City Attempts on Goal : 16 | 10 Off target : 6 | 4 On target : 10 | 6 Possession : 50 | 50 Corners : 2 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 0 Subs Used : 0 | 1 Fouls : 8 | 7 Key Tackles : 1 | 8 Key Passes : 17 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : West Brom 2 - 3 Leicester City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - West Brom Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_Iversen GK 24 1 1 1 24 | 96 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -12 0 0 0 M_Lanzaro DF 1 19 14 11 24 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 N_Milenkovic DF 1 21 14 10 31 | 96 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 56 50 M_Holgate DF 1 21 14 11 28 | 96 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 34 66 Ruben_Vezo DF 1 21 15 7 35 | 96 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 0 19 A_Palombo MF 1 12 19 4 31 | 96 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 S_Morsy MF 1 13 20 6 30 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 J_Jordan MF 1 7 19 14 21 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 A_Mulele AM 1 6 17 18 22 | 96 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 28 48 R_Bozenik FW 1 8 13 19 22 | 96 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 36 32 Lucas_Moura FW 1 4 13 23 24 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 T_Hasal GK 17 1 1 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Poyth DF 1 20 12 10 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Bola DF 1 18 15 8 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Longstaff MF 1 12 19 6 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Solanke FW 1 2 14 20 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 25 1 1 1 25 | 96 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 0 0 0 G_Montiel DF 1 21 15 14 27 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 -10 0 Y_Berchiche DF 1 22 18 14 22 | 96 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 28 0 50 F_Kessie DM 1 14 22 9 27 | 96 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 18 0 J_Angelino DF 1 22 16 8 22 | 96 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 35 0 L_Dunk DF 1 22 16 11 22 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 0 A_Djalo AM 1 3 19 16 30 | 96 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 N_Kante MF 1 13 21 12 25 | 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Dolberg FW 1 3 15 21 27 | 96 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 A_Elanga DM 1 7 21 19 24 | 96 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 20 26 C_Eriksen AM 1 7 19 14 22 | 96 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 29 24 M_Muller GK 21 1 1 1 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Marusic DF 1 21 13 11 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Pearson MF 1 15 19 13 31 | 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 Ronaldinho FW 1 6 17 19 20 | 27 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 1751300355 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40