FFO DBC, Leicester City vs. Bayer Leverkusen (Wed Mar 11) Leicester City | Bayer Leverkusen 4-1-3-2 L | 5-1-2-2 P Darren Lear | Tim Davey | A_Areola GK | GK M_Taylor A_Sorensen DF | DF E_Can G_Montiel DF | DF Pau_Cubarsi N_Kante DM | DF N_Atom N_Vidic DF | DF Maicon N_Aguerd DF | DF W_Omari F_Lodi MF | DM R_Lewis C_Sanchez MF | MF R_Kovac Ronaldinho FW | MF T_Hitzlsprger S_Doumbia FW | FW K_Mitoma A_Djalo MF | FW J_Carew | M_Muller SUB | SUB B_Guzan J_Angelino SUB | SUB N_Pamarot B_Pearson SUB | SUB D_Bernard R_De_Paul SUB | SUB W_Gargano C_Woodrow SUB | SUB M_Santana Min. 1 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... Leicester City have changed their playing style to P Min. 1 :(byl) R_Kovac plays the early ball across the box to find J_Carew in space ... Well executed sliding challenge from N_Aguerd Min. 8 :(byl) K_Mitoma runs at the defence ... He nutmegs the defender ... He showed his class there ... The ball hits A_Sorensen in the face! ... And goes clear! Min. 11 :(byl) R_Kovac gets lucky and beats N_Vidic ... Now with the centre to K_Mitoma ... A_Sorensen with a superb challenge ... The Referee has given the free kick the other way! ... FREE KICK ... Just inside their own half ... N_Atom hoists it forward ... R_Kovac gets on the end of it ... R_Kovac with the drive! ... It hits off a defender! ... But goes clear to safety! Min. 13 :(lei) C_Sanchez turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to Ronaldinho ... Blocked by Maicon Min. 14 :(lei) Ronaldinho runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... A_Djalo latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... A_Djalo with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... GOAL!! ... Oooooohhhhhhh!!?... ... I can't believe it! n ... It's a GOAL! ... Unbelievable ! ... And Leicester City are leading in the game now ... Leicester City 1-0 Bayer Leverkusen ... Min. 15 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen ... Bayer Leverkusen have changed their playing style to A Min. 16 :(byl) Pau_Cubarsi sidesteps C_Sanchez ... Pau_Cubarsi curls it towards the top corner! ... But A_Areola gets down well to tip the ball wide ... CORNER! ... Swung in by Pau_Cubarsi ... The ball comes to K_Mitoma ... He knocks it goalward ... It hits the post ... And goes clear Min. 18 :(byl) R_Kovac can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to J_Carew ... J_Carew with the attempt at goal! ... A_Areola makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! Min. 24 :(lei) N_Aguerd nutmegs W_Omari, he continues to run forward ... W_Omari goes in hard to win the ball back. It's like men playing with children! Min. 28 :(byl) K_Mitoma beats his marker ... He showed great skill there ... K_Mitoma with a screamer of a shot! ... It hits the side netting! ... The fans thought that was a GOAL! ... But it's not ... Goal kick. Min. 30 :(lei) G_Montiel plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... G_Montiel with the chance! ... He watches the ball, volleys it with superb technique ... GOAL!!!! ... And what a goal!! ... The subs are on the pitch filming the celebrations on their smartphones! ... That will be a viral clip! ... Leicester City 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen ... Min. 31 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... Leicester City have changed their playing style to C Min. 36 :(byl) N_Atom sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to E_Can ... But N_Kante spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 37 :(lei) N_Aguerd squares it to S_Doumbia ... But N_Atom wins the tackle Min. 39 :(byl) R_Kovac is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to K_Mitoma ... C_Sanchez with an over the top challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was unlucky to be booked for that Min. 40 :(lei) Ronaldinho pushes it past J_Carew ... W_Omari with an awful challenge Min. 41 :(lei) Ronaldinho is too quick for the defence ... Ronaldinho sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. ... cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! ... M_Taylor with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 41 :(byl) R_Lewis controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... K_Mitoma gets onto the end of the pass! ... N_Vidic with a pull on the shirt ... The Referee calls him over ... It's just a warning Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 45 :(byl) J_Carew with a real burst of pace ... He shows the defender a clean set of heels ... J_Carew tries to beat A_Areola! ... It hits the post ... GOAL!! ... What a great effort! ... Leicester City 2-1 Bayer Leverkusen ... Min. 47 :(lei) C_Sanchez gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside the defender! ... He has some space now! ... C_Sanchez blasts the ball towards goal! ... M_Taylor narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Leicester City 2-1 Bayer Leverkusen Min. 47 :(lei) C_Sanchez flights the ball to S_Doumbia ... Maicon with a well timed tackle ... The Referee didn't like it though ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one Min. 50 :(byl) J_Carew is force to hold onto the ball ... No one seems to be coming forward ... He heads towards the goal alone! ... J_Carew sees A_Areola off his line! ... A_Areola watches it sail safely wide! Min. 51 :(byl) T_Hitzlsprger controls it with ease ... T_Hitzlsprger attempts to drive it home! ... 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. 54 :(byl) E_Can had to stretch to reach the pass ... E_Can goes for the top corner! ... A_Areola with a great save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 56 :(lei) C_Sanchez pushes it past the defender ... But Maicon slides in Min. 58 :(lei) C_Sanchez hoists the ball across to N_Aguerd ... N_Aguerd with the punt towards goal! ... That shot never looked like going in Min. 60 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen ... COMING ON: N_Pamarot ... COMING OFF: Maicon Min. 60 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen ... COMING ON: W_Gargano ... COMING OFF: T_Hitzlsprger Min. 60 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen ... COMING ON: M_Santana ... COMING OFF: J_Carew Min. 63 :(byl) K_Mitoma kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... E_Can gets on the end of the pass ... E_Can goes for goal! ... But A_Areola with the difficult save Min. 64 :(lei) Ronaldinho sidesteps E_Can ... Ronaldinho with the punt towards goal! ... M_Taylor fists it away ... That was a good save! Min. 65 :(lei) A_Djalo with the Cruyff turn ... W_Omari with a late tackle ... It looked worse than what it was ... He is surrounded by the Leicester City players Min. 66 :(byl) R_Kovac takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into E_Can ... A scorcher of a shot from E_Can! ... It hits off a defender! ... But goes clear to safety! Min. 67 :(byl) N_Pamarot beats G_Montiel with absolute ease! ... A glorious effort by N_Pamarot! ... A_Areola makes a good save Min. 68 :(byl) E_Can holds the ball up and waits for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to K_Mitoma ... But N_Kante will cut out the threat Min. 69 :(byl) R_Lewis with a 30-yard pass to N_Pamarot ... N_Pamarot with his head down lets it go! ... A_Areola with a superb tip around the post ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league ... CORNER! ... W_Omari plays it towards the near post! ... A_Areola comes towards the ball ... And he claims it with ease! Min. 70 :(lei) Ronaldinho passes the ball to F_Lodi ... But he loses control of it ... W_Omari takes possession Min. 72 :(byl) R_Lewis chips the ball forward to M_Santana ... G_Montiel with an ugly foul ... He received a good talking to from The Referee Min. 73 :(byl) Pau_Cubarsi is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to N_Atom ... N_Atom looks to see where A_Areola is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... A_Areola saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 74 :(lei) N_Vidic cuts inside E_Can ... He worked that well ... He puts in N_Kante! ... Pau_Cubarsi with a bad challenge ... The Referee will want to speak to him Min. 75 :(lei) A_Sorensen with a penetrating pass to F_Lodi ... But N_Atom wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 78 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... Leicester City have changed their playing style to D Min. 78 :(byl) E_Can is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball upfield ... K_Mitoma latches onto the end of it ... N_Aguerd wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 80 :(lei) N_Kante slips past N_Pamarot ... W_Omari is called for the holding foul ... Well spotted by the referee ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 84 :(byl) R_Kovac beats one ... Knocks it past a second ... And finds N_Pamarot ... A scorcher of a shot from N_Pamarot! ... But A_Areola hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 85 :(byl) K_Mitoma runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... A_Sorensen with the block Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time. Min. 91 :(lei) The ball goes loose! ... F_Lodi gains possesion and thinks about the shot ... W_Gargano fouls badly ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 95 :(lei) A_Djalo controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... Ronaldinho gets onto the end of the pass! ... W_Gargano anticipates the pass and cuts it out Min. 97 :(byl) N_Pamarot with a long pass to K_Mitoma ... A_Sorensen robs him of the ball ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : King Power Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leicester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Ronaldinho (Man of the Match) Scorers : A_Djalo (14), G_Montiel (30) Sent Off : N/A Booked : C_Sanchez (39) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bayer Leverkusen Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Carew Scorers : J_Carew (45) Sent Off : N/A Booked : Maicon (47), W_Omari (80), W_Gargano (91) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leicester City | Bayer Leverkusen Attempts on Goal : 6 | 15 Off target : 1 | 6 On target : 5 | 9 Possession : 41 | 59 Corners : 0 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 3 Subs Used : 0 | 3 Fouls : 9 | 10 Key Tackles : 7 | 7 Key Passes : 8 | 14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Leicester City 2 - 1 Bayer Leverkusen ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 99 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 0 0 0 A_Sorensen DF 1 21 17 9 29 | 99 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 57 19 0 G_Montiel DF 1 22 16 15 27 | 99 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 42 N_Kante DM 1 13 20 12 25 | 99 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 0 0 N_Vidic DF 1 20 15 9 30 | 99 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Aguerd DF 1 24 15 14 21 | 99 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 32 21 16 F_Lodi MF 1 6 19 15 26 | 99 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Sanchez MF 1 12 18 11 27 | 99 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 52 19 Ronaldinho FW 1 7 18 20 20 | 99 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 58 24 S_Doumbia FW 1 7 14 18 20 | 99 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Djalo MF 1 3 20 17 30 | 99 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 16 38 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 23 16 10 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Pearson DM 1 15 20 13 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_De_Paul MF 1 3 23 19 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Woodrow FW 1 3 12 15 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Bayer Leverkusen Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Taylor GK 27 1 1 1 25 | 99 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 E_Can DF 1 23 22 17 25 | 99 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 28 43 Pau_Cubarsi DF 1 22 19 3 22 | 99 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 29 N_Atom DF 1 20 17 5 26 | 99 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 19 27 Maicon DF 1 20 17 9 25 | 62 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 38 -2 -2 W_Omari DF 1 22 16 5 22 | 99 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 34 -2 -2 R_Lewis DM 1 20 22 3 27 | 99 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 R_Kovac MF 1 12 21 17 27 | 99 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 75 13 T_Hitzlsprger MF 1 16 20 15 20 | 62 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 K_Mitoma FW 1 6 20 24 27 | 99 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 12 J_Carew FW 1 9 14 22 22 | 62 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 46 B_Guzan GK 22 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Pamarot DF 1 20 13 8 23 | 37 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 23 72 D_Bernard DF 1 16 10 3 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Gargano MF 1 14 20 12 30 | 37 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 24 -2 -2 M_Santana FW 1 11 14 20 28 | 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1773255365 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40