Match Report


AFC BournemouthAFC Bournemouth     Leicester CityLeicester City
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Graham BenaliG. Benali44
G
1
G
47Paolo VassellP. Vassell
Wayne StoneW. Stone59
D
2
D
53Martin BaileyM. Bailey
Teddy BrittonT. Britton51
D
captain3
D
52Stanley SinclairS. Sinclair
Thierry NevilleT. Neville49
D
4captain
D
47Raffaele CerboneR. Cerbone
Dion SalmonD. Salmon48
D
5
D
43Tim HulmeT. Hulme
Graeme RobertsG. Roberts54
M
6
M
51Uwe EiltsU. Eilts
Scott PearceS. Pearce52
M
7
M
47Peter BarmbyP. Barmby
Kemal WalshK. Walsh39
M
8
A
50Dion KitsonD. Kitson
Eddie SinclairE. Sinclair60
A
9
A
46Anthony WalshA. Walsh
Wes AllmanW. Allman38
A
10
A
44Ugo DyerU. Dyer
Phil CrooksP. Crooks37
A
11
A
34Alexander LightfootA. Lightfoot
 
James GalliJ. Galli44
D
12
G
46Aaron CampbellA. Campbell
Jody StuartJ. Stuart44
D
13
D
42John CoppingJ. Copping
Dale HackworthD. Hackworth44
G
14
D
37Ian HigginbothamI. Higginbotham

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Vitality Stadium where AFC Bournemouth play host to Leicester City. Its a sell-out today with the 3,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
AFC Bournemouth are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while Leicester City appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Graeme Cort.


0.00
AFC Bournemouth kick off!
3.18
Dion Salmon clumsily knocks into Anthony Walsh. The referee calls over Dion Salmon and shows him a yellow card! Anthony Walsh stretches but gets up unharmed.
4.13
Showing composure, Graeme Roberts laces a through ball forward to Phil Crooks. Phil Crooks knocks in a cross ball towards Eddie Sinclair. Eddie Sinclair jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
6.34
With a delightful solo run, Peter Barmby stretches the opposition's defence. Peter Barmby controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Anthony Walsh through on goal. Anthony Walsh comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Superb keeping!
8.15
Stanley Sinclair advances with the ball. Stanley Sinclair flicks a high pass forward. Ugo Dyer collects the pass. Ugo Dyer skips past Dion Salmon! Ugo Dyer strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Ugo Dyer!
15.25
Uwe Eilts passes the ball forward to Anthony Walsh. Anthony Walsh finds some space and shoots from distance but is denied by Graham Benali. Excellent save.
20.38
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
22.13
Kemal Walsh hits a low pass to Wes Allman. Wes Allman knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
26.13
Graeme Roberts flicks a high pass forward. Eddie Sinclair collects the pass. Eddie Sinclair whips in a cross ball towards Phil Crooks. Phil Crooks beats his man to it with a header but it is miles over!
27.13
Tim Hulme barges into Graeme Roberts. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Graeme Roberts stretches but gets up unharmed.
28.15
Peter Barmby threads the ball through to Anthony Walsh. Anthony Walsh knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Thierry Neville.
32.38
Kemal Walsh catches Uwe Eilts on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Uwe Eilts runs off the knock.
33.28
Uwe Eilts barges into Kemal Walsh. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Kemal Walsh gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
36.46
Kemal Walsh hacks Peter Barmby from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's another yellow card! It's an early bath for Kemal Walsh!! Peter Barmby hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. AFC Bournemouth appear unchanged since the first half. Leicester City appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-4-3 formation. The AFC Bournemouth players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Leicester City kick off!
47.36
Peter Barmby clumsily knocks into Graeme Roberts. Peter Barmby is shown the yellow card! Graeme Roberts stretches but gets up unharmed.
51.11
Dion Kitson catches Graeme Roberts on the ankles. The referee calls over Dion Kitson and shows him a yellow card! Graeme Roberts hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
53.27
Tim Hulme laces a through ball forward to Alexander Lightfoot. Alexander Lightfoot shoots from long range. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
54.36
Dion Salmon flicks the ball to his team mate, Scott Pearce. Seeing a gap ahead, Scott Pearce plays the ball forward to Eddie Sinclair. Eddie Sinclair shoots from long range but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
55.31
Stanley Sinclair flicks a high ball forward to Uwe Eilts who takes it down. Uwe Eilts makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ugo Dyer. Ugo Dyer whips in a cross ball towards Anthony Walsh. Anthony Walsh directs the ball goalwards with his head. Graham Benali manages to gather it.
60.30
Leicester City have made a substitution with John Copping replacing Uwe Eilts .
63.44
Peter Barmby threads the ball through to Anthony Walsh. Anthony Walsh flicks a high pass forward. Alexander Lightfoot controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Some awkward footwork from Alexander Lightfoot provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
67.04
Scott Pearce flicks a high pass forward. Eddie Sinclair controls it well on his chest. Eddie Sinclair knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
69.35
Peter Barmby flicks a high pass forward. Anthony Walsh holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Anthony Walsh threads a neat ball through to Alexander Lightfoot. Alexander Lightfoot makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
71.57
Phil Crooks makes a probing pass to Eddie Sinclair. Eddie Sinclair knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
72.28
Stanley Sinclair darts forward. Seeing a gap ahead, Stanley Sinclair plays the ball forward to Alexander Lightfoot. Alexander Lightfoot makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ugo Dyer but he's offside!
75.20
Thierry Neville flicks a high pass forward. Scott Pearce collects the pass. Scott Pearce chips the ball to his team mate, Wes Allman. Wes Allman knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Raffaele Cerbone.
77.58
Leicester City have made a substitution with Ian Higginbotham replacing Alexander Lightfoot .
79.07
Graeme Roberts flicks a high pass forward. Wes Allman collects the pass. Wes Allman lofts in a cross ball towards Eddie Sinclair. Eddie Sinclair powers a header at goal but it flies just wide!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

AFC Bournemouth

Leicester City
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
0
6
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
3
4
Yellow Cards
1
4
Red Cards
1
0

Possession
53.8%
46.2%
Play Area
26.9%
44.9%
28.2%

Scorers
Ugo Dyer 8
Alexander Lightfoot 63

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ugo Dyer of Leicester City

Match Ratings
1.Graham Benali (GK)
7
2.Wayne Stone (DEF)
6
3.Teddy Britton (DEF)
6
4.Thierry Neville (DEF)
6
5.Dion Salmon (DEF)yellow card
5
6.Graeme Roberts (MID)
6
7.Scott Pearce (MID)
6
8.Kemal Walsh (MID)red card
3
9.Eddie Sinclair (ATT)
6
10.Wes Allman (ATT)
6
11.Phil Crooks (ATT)
6
 
12.James Galli (DEF)
0
13.Jody Stuart (DEF)
0
14.Dale Hackworth (GK)
0

1.Paolo Vassell (GK)
6
2.Martin Bailey (DEF)
6
3.Stanley Sinclair (DEF)
7
4.Raffaele Cerbone (DEF)
6
5.Tim Hulme (DEF)yellow card
5
6.Uwe Eilts (MID)yellow card
6
7.Peter Barmby (MID)yellow card
6
8.Dion Kitson (ATT)yellow card
5
9.Anthony Walsh (ATT)
7
10.Ugo Dyer (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Alexander Lightfoot (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Aaron Campbell (GK)
0
13.John Copping (DEF)
6
14.Ian Higginbotham (DEF)
6