FFO DPT, Fiorentina vs. Leicester City (Wed Apr 02) Fiorentina | Leicester City 5-2-1-2 P | 4-1-2-3 L Neil Kirby | Darren Lear | G_Mamardvili GK | GK A_Areola R_Karsdorp DF | DF N_Semedo M_Sivis DF | DF Y_Berchiche L_Spinazzola DF | DM F_Kessie P_Estupinan DF | DF L_Dunk J_Cancelo DF | DF A_Marusic M_Locatelli MF | FW G_Simeone L_Goretzka MF | MF M_Almiron S_Chukwueze AM | FW M_Coulibaly D_Berardi FW | MF C_Eriksen K_Mbappe FW | FW K_Dolberg | D_Greif SUB | SUB M_Muller A_Wan_Bissaka SUB | SUB Z_Diamond N_Zeze SUB | SUB C_Sanchez M_Diaby SUB | SUB L_Henderson A_Licata SUB | SUB C_Woodrow Min. 5 :(lei) G_Simeone jinks infield ... G_Simeone rises above the defence to head the ball! ... But he somehow misses ... The Fiorentina fans laugh at him Min. 9 :(fio) M_Locatelli drives the ball across field ... It comes to K_Mbappe ... L_Dunk read the danger and stops the pass Min. 9 :(lei) G_Simeone takes possession ... Knocks it past the defender ... He's through on goal ... R_Karsdorp pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! ... The Referee calls him over ... He lets him off with a strong warning Min. 11 :(fio) D_Berardi with the mazy run ... C_Eriksen read the danger and stops the pass Min. 18 :(lei) M_Almiron with a 30-yard pass to K_Dolberg ... J_Cancelo wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 22 :(lei) A_Marusic with a precise ball to M_Coulibaly ... M_Coulibaly tries to chip the ball over G_Mamardvili! ... But G_Mamardvili punches it away ... That's gone out for a throw in Min. 27 :(fio) P_Estupinan takes advantage of a mistake by C_Eriksen ... He crosses to M_Locatelli ... M_Locatelli plays it down the wing ... Cross comes in back to him, diving header! ... He had to be brave there ... GOAL!! ... He jumps into the crowd! ... The fans love him!! ... Fiorentina take the lead! ... Fiorentina 1-0 Leicester City ... Min. 28 :(fio) Tactical Change by Fiorentina ... M_Locatelli will now play as a DM Min. 33 :(fio) L_Goretzka plays it long to S_Chukwueze ... S_Chukwueze keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... A_Areola never had a chance! Min. 35 :(fio) R_Karsdorp turns past L_Dunk ... He has some space now! ... R_Karsdorp sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. ... cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! ... The shot slips through A_Areola's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! ... That looked like a corner to me Min. 36 :(fio) D_Berardi jinks past N_Semedo ... N_Semedo redeems himself with a great tackle Min. 37 :(fio) D_Berardi slows the ball down and waits for support ... No one seems to be coming forward ... He heads towards the goal alone! ... Fine tackle by N_Semedo ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 38 :(fio) R_Karsdorp with a precise pass to K_Mbappe ... Cleaned up by L_Dunk Min. 39 :(fio) L_Spinazzola with a glorious long pass to K_Mbappe ... Y_Berchiche hits it out for a corner ... The pressure is mounting! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by S_Chukwueze! ... It goes straight into the arms of A_Areola ... 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 :(fio) L_Spinazzola has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... K_Mbappe gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... K_Mbappe has broken through the defence! ... He is one on one with A_Areola ... He tries to beat A_Areola ... A_Areola dives bravely at his feet!! Min. 40 :(lei) Y_Berchiche with electric pace ... He eases past L_Spinazzola ... M_Sivis hits it out for a corner ... The pressure is mounting! ... CORNER! ... Y_Berchiche with an outswinging corner into the box ... F_Kessie gets his head on it ... It hits the post ... And goes clear Min. 40 :(fio) R_Karsdorp with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal ... K_Dolberg pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(fio) K_Mbappe with a real burst of pace ... L_Dunk can't catch up with him ... He's clean through! ... K_Mbappe has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... But he puts it wide ... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre Min. 44 :(fio) M_Locatelli runs at the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to L_Spinazzola ... L_Spinazzola with the ball at his feet ... Is he going to have a crack? ... He is, you know... ... But it goes wide Min. 48 :(lei) C_Eriksen jinks past the defender ... C_Eriksen must beat G_Mamardvili! ... G_Mamardvili gathers it comfortably ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Fiorentina 1-0 Leicester City Min. 46 :(fio) D_Berardi is through on goal ... But L_Dunk spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 47 :(lei) K_Dolberg makes a run into space ... P_Estupinan robs him of the ball Min. 49 :(fio) M_Locatelli turns nicely onto the ball ... Y_Berchiche reads it well ... He clears the danger Min. 50 :(fio) M_Sivis with an inswinging cross to D_Berardi ... D_Berardi plays it down the wing ... Cross comes in back to him, diving header! ... He had to be brave there ... A_Areola falls over ... But A_Areola is relieved to watch it go out of play! Min. 52 :(fio) R_Karsdorp knocks the ball past Y_Berchiche ... Now he crosses to L_Goretzka! ... L_Dunk takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 53 :(fio) P_Estupinan knocks the ball on and sprints past Y_Berchiche ... A delightful ball in to D_Berardi ... N_Semedo steals the ball of off him Min. 57 :(fio) K_Mbappe hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... M_Locatelli latches onto it! ... Excellent sliding challenge by F_Kessie ... He timed it well Min. 57 :(fio) R_Karsdorp whips the ball across to M_Sivis ... N_Semedo with a bad challenge ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 58 :(fio) S_Chukwueze knocks the ball past C_Eriksen ... L_Dunk makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 62 :(lei) G_Simeone leaves his marker standing ... M_Sivis tugs on his opponent's shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 66 :(fio) M_Locatelli wins possession ... He plays the ball across to L_Spinazzola ... L_Spinazzola hits a great drive! ... It's well wide! ... 8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 66 :(lei) M_Almiron knocks it past P_Estupinan and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... M_Almiron has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... GOAL!! ... He does a celebratory dance with his team-mates! ... It's all to play for again! ... Fiorentina 1-1 Leicester City ... Min. 67 :(lei) L_Dunk pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... K_Dolberg is clean through! ... L_Spinazzola rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! Min. 68 :(fio) P_Estupinan is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to L_Goretzka ... L_Goretzka attempts a low drive! ... A_Areola goes down well to save Min. 69 :(fio) D_Berardi with an inswinging cross to S_Chukwueze ... A vicious shot by S_Chukwueze! ... It hammers off the bar and loops up high into the air ... The defenders out leap the attackers ... The ball is away and clear from the danger area Min. 74 :(fio) D_Berardi gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside A_Marusic! ... He has some space now! ... M_Coulibaly with a superb challenge ... The Referee has given the free kick the other way! ... He is ordered to cool off Min. 75 :(fio) L_Goretzka is too quick for A_Marusic ... Y_Berchiche cuts out the pass ... That was close! Min. 76 :(fio) S_Chukwueze heads the ball back to D_Berardi ... D_Berardi tries one from the edge of the box! ... But it clips the post and goes wide Min. 77 :(fio) Substitution by Fiorentina ... COMING ON: A_Wan_Bissaka ... COMING OFF: P_Estupinan Min. 77 :(fio) Substitution by Fiorentina ... COMING ON: M_Diaby ... COMING OFF: L_Goretzka Min. 79 :(lei) M_Coulibaly turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to M_Almiron ... M_Diaby knobbles the attacking player. ... The Referee blows up for a foul Min. 80 :(fio) D_Berardi gets to the byline ... He puts it into the box ... He finds M_Sivis ... M_Sivis shoots towards goal! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And goes out Min. 84 :(fio) Substitution by Fiorentina ... COMING ON: A_Licata ... COMING OFF: K_Mbappe Min. 85 :(lei) C_Eriksen unselfishly heads the ball back to G_Simeone ... M_Diaby with an ugly foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! ... Darren Lear looks bemused that it wasn't more! He wanted to see red! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time. Min. 92 :(fio) S_Chukwueze beats N_Semedo ... He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills ... N_Semedo recovers to win the ball back. He's a real bundle of energy Min. 93 :(fio) S_Chukwueze can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to D_Berardi ... Wonderful sliding challenge by A_Marusic ... Nothing gets past him! Min. 93 :(lei) M_Almiron spots his team mate making a run ... He plays a fantastic through ball to Y_Berchiche! ... Y_Berchiche controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... It takes a deflection! ... G_Mamardvili is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by A_Marusic ... That's a poor one ... Far too easy for G_Mamardvili, who catches the ball Min. 95 :(fio) D_Berardi gets to the byline ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... L_Spinazzola is unmarked ... L_Spinazzola with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... A_Areola with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stadio Artemio Franchi ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fiorentina Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Locatelli (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Locatelli (27) Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Sivis (62), M_Diaby (85) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leicester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Almiron Scorers : M_Almiron (66) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fiorentina | Leicester City Attempts on Goal : 13 | 6 Off target : 8 | 3 On target : 5 | 3 Possession : 61 | 39 Corners : 1 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 0 Fouls : 10 | 9 Key Tackles : 3 | 15 Key Passes : 18 | 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Fiorentina 1 - 1 Leicester City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Fiorentina Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G_Mamardvili GK 25 1 1 1 25 | 100 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 R_Karsdorp DF 1 20 18 13 24 | 100 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 14 M_Sivis DF 1 16 12 7 30 | 100 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 17 14 16 L_Spinazzola DF 1 22 19 16 27 | 100 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 22 34 P_Estupinan DF 1 22 19 15 27 | 80 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 48 0 J_Cancelo DF 1 23 19 8 22 | 100 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 M_Locatelli DM 1 19 23 16 27 | 100 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 21 30 L_Goretzka MF 1 17 23 18 25 | 80 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 10 S_Chukwueze AM 1 3 21 21 27 | 100 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 12 D_Berardi FW 1 8 21 24 30 | 100 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 27 7 K_Mbappe FW 1 4 20 25 27 | 87 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 5 D_Greif GK 18 1 1 1 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Wan_Bissaka DF 1 23 18 13 23 | 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Zeze DF 1 18 15 6 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Diaby MF 1 3 21 20 30 | 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 -4 A_Licata FW 1 5 14 17 25 | 13 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 | 100 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 N_Semedo DF 1 23 17 13 25 | 100 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 0 0 Y_Berchiche DF 1 22 18 15 22 | 100 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 45 0 12 F_Kessie DM 1 14 22 9 27 | 100 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 23 0 18 L_Dunk DF 1 22 16 11 22 | 100 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75 0 0 A_Marusic DF 1 21 13 11 24 | 100 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 17 0 G_Simeone FW 1 6 12 21 27 | 100 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 M_Almiron MF 1 7 18 16 25 | 100 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 24 30 M_Coulibaly FW 1 11 13 16 24 | 100 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 C_Eriksen MF 1 7 20 14 22 | 100 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 30 10 14 K_Dolberg FW 1 3 15 21 27 | 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Muller GK 22 1 1 1 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Z_Diamond DF 1 17 15 9 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Sanchez MF 1 11 17 11 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Henderson MF 1 11 16 13 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Woodrow FW 1 3 11 15 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1743617086 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40