Match Report


Leeds UnitedLeeds United     Chester CityChester City
Dave WrightDave Wright Chris Frost Chris Frost
Florian KrügerF. Krüger78
G
1
G
71Alfred SkoraA. Skora
Juro NakajimaJ. Nakajima77
D
2
D
67Seth SummerbellS. Summerbell
Dave PriorD. Prior69
D
3
D
70Dave MendezD. Mendez
Tomislav ProsineckiT. Prosinecki72
D
captain4
D
73George De RomijnG. De Romijn
Houssin KachloulH. Kachloul78
D
5captain
M
69Franco RamosF. Ramos
Isaiah ByrneI. Byrne74
M
6
M
74Marc LaursenM. Laursen
Rui BentoR. Bento69
M
7
M
74Kevin WitteK. Witte
Cosimo TacchiniC. Tacchini66
M
8
M
74Henning FloH. Flo
Jakob GravesenJ. Gravesen74
M
9
A
71Silvain Van Den HerikS. Van Den Herik
Tobías ArtimeT. Artime72
A
10
A
81Mateo Vidal VillanuevaM. Villanueva
Samuel NunesS. Nunes69
A
11
A
75Takis VenizelosT. Venizelos
 
Roberto MarquitosR. Marquitos66
D
12
D
69Linus BirkwaldL. Birkwald
Rafael Of HesselinkR. Of Hesselink69
M
13
M
71Roberto FerreiraR. Ferreira
Gerard WauG. Wau38
M
14
A
50Adrian BowerA. Bower

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Elland Road where Leeds United play host to Chester City. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Leeds United are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while Chester City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Lee Stone.


0.00
Chester City kick off!
2.44
Henning Flo plays the ball forward to Mateo Vidal Villanueva. Mateo Vidal Villanueva controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
3.04
Showing composure, Henning Flo plays the ball forward to Silvain Van Den Herik. Silvain Van Den Herik knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
6.52
Dave Prior takes it forward alone. Dave Prior threads a neat ball through to Tobías Artime. Tobías Artime flicks the ball to his team mate, Samuel Nunes. Samuel Nunes tries a spectacular strike but slams it into the crowd!
8.05
Franco Ramos flicks a high pass forward to Takis Venizelos who brings the ball under control. Takis Venizelos lofts in a cross ball towards Mateo Vidal Villanueva. Mateo Vidal Villanueva outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
12.07
Marc Laursen hacks Rui Bento from behind! The referee brings Marc Laursen to one side and gives him a warning! Rui Bento runs off the knock.
14.00
Cosimo Tacchini makes a probing pass to Jakob Gravesen. Jakob Gravesen lofts in a cross ball towards Tobías Artime. Tobías Artime whips the ball goalwards with his head. Alfred Skora comfortably picks it out of the air!
16.46
Seth Summerbell barges into Cosimo Tacchini. The referee calls over Seth Summerbell and shows him a yellow card! Cosimo Tacchini runs off the knock.
24.22
Juro Nakajima makes a simple pass to Rui Bento. Rui Bento threads the ball through to Samuel Nunes. Samuel Nunes plays a one-two with Jakob Gravesen and rushes in on goal... Samuel Nunes tries a spectacular strike. Magnificent block by Dave Mendez!
28.56
With a delightful solo run, Franco Ramos stretches the opposition's defence. Franco Ramos whips in a cross ball towards Takis Venizelos. Houssin Kachloul clumsily knocks into Takis Venizelos. Takis Venizelos appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
36.02
Isaiah Byrne kicks a strong pass forward to Samuel Nunes. Samuel Nunes lofts in a cross ball towards Jakob Gravesen. Jakob Gravesen directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is shockingly off target!
38.06
Houssin Kachloul chips the ball to his team mate, Cosimo Tacchini. Cosimo Tacchini knocks the ball to his team mate, Tobías Artime. Tobías Artime puts a great ball through. Samuel Nunes runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
39.06
Henning Flo flicks a high pass forward. Takis Venizelos holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Takis Venizelos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
40.25
Dave Prior sees Cosimo Tacchini in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Cosimo Tacchini knocks the ball forward to Samuel Nunes. Samuel Nunes whips in a cross ball towards Jakob Gravesen. Jakob Gravesen finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
44.44
Seth Summerbell flicks a high pass forward. Kevin Witte collects the pass. Kevin Witte controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Silvain Van Den Herik. Silvain Van Den Herik knocks in a cross ball towards Takis Venizelos. Takis Venizelos directs the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Excellent keeping!
45.00
Isaiah Byrne flicks a high pass forward to Jakob Gravesen who brings the ball under control. Jakob Gravesen shoots from 25 yards but it's drastically wayward!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Leeds United appear unchanged since the first half. Chester City also appear unchanged since the first half. The Leeds United players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Leeds United kick off!
47.36
Cosimo Tacchini flicks a high pass forward. Tobías Artime collects the pass. Tobías Artime edges inside the box! Tobías Artime strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
48.30
Franco Ramos deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mateo Vidal Villanueva. Mateo Vidal Villanueva knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
49.08
Isaiah Byrne threads the ball through to Tobías Artime. Tobías Artime shoots from 20 yards but Alfred Skora reads it well. Superb keeping!
51.07
Isaiah Byrne flicks a high pass forward to Jakob Gravesen who brings the ball under control. Jakob Gravesen lofts in a cross ball towards Samuel Nunes. Samuel Nunes heads the ball goalwards. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Well saved!
54.01
With imagination, Tomislav Prosinecki plays the ball forward to Isaiah Byrne. Isaiah Byrne makes an attacking run forward. Isaiah Byrne cuts inside the box! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Isaiah Byrne provides some space. He curls a shot at goal but it flies wide!
55.29
Houssin Kachloul catches Mateo Vidal Villanueva on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Mateo Vidal Villanueva stretches but gets up unharmed.
57.14
Marc Laursen flicks a high pass forward to Takis Venizelos who brings the ball under control. Takis Venizelos knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Houssin Kachloul.
60.17
Leeds United have made a substitution with Rafael Of Hesselink replacing Tobías Artime and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-3-1 formation. Chester City have made 3 substitutions with Linus Birkwald replacing George De Romijn, Roberto Ferreira replacing Henning Flo and Adrian Bower replacing Mateo Vidal Villanueva .
67.25
Samuel Nunes clumsily knocks into Seth Summerbell. Samuel Nunes is given a warning by the referee! Seth Summerbell runs off the knock.
69.35
Kevin Witte threads a neat ball through to Takis Venizelos. Takis Venizelos knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Florian Krüger who gathers it comfortably.
71.47
Seeing a gap ahead, Seth Summerbell plays the ball forward to Kevin Witte. Kevin Witte laces a weighted ball forward to Silvain Van Den Herik. Silvain Van Den Herik knocks in a cross ball towards Takis Venizelos. Takis Venizelos rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Florian Krüger easily picks it out of the air!
77.41
Leeds United have made a substitution with Roberto Marquitos replacing Juro Nakajima .
79.29
Linus Birkwald clumsily knocks into Cosimo Tacchini. Linus Birkwald is warned by the referee! Cosimo Tacchini carries on, but is struggling a bit.
84.23
Rui Bento knocks the ball to his team mate, Cosimo Tacchini. Cosimo Tacchini knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Samuel Nunes is offside!
85.58
Kevin Witte knocks the ball forward to Takis Venizelos. Takis Venizelos lofts in a cross ball towards Adrian Bower. Adrian Bower is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Leeds United

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

Possession
51.9%
48.1%
Play Area
30.9%
43.2%
25.9%

Scorers
Mateo Vidal Villanueva 8

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Mateo Vidal Villanueva of Chester City

Match Ratings
1.Florian Krüger (GK)
7
2.Juro Nakajima (DEF)
7
3.Dave Prior (DEF)
7
4.Tomislav Prosinecki (DEF)
6
5.Houssin Kachloul (DEF)yellow card
5
6.Isaiah Byrne (MID)
8
7.Rui Bento (MID)
6
8.Cosimo Tacchini (MID)
8
9.Jakob Gravesen (MID)
6
10.Tobías Artime (ATT)
7
11.Samuel Nunes (ATT)
6
 
12.Roberto Marquitos (DEF)
6
13.Rafael Of Hesselink (MID)
6
14.Gerard Wau (MID)
0

1.Alfred Skora (GK)
8
2.Seth Summerbell (DEF)yellow card
7
3.Dave Mendez (DEF)
6
4.George De Romijn (DEF)
6
5.Franco Ramos (MID)
7
6.Marc Laursen (MID)
6
7.Kevin Witte (MID)
8
8.Henning Flo (MID)
7
9.Silvain Van Den Herik (ATT)
6
10.Mateo Vidal Villanueva (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Takis Venizelos (ATT)
8
 
12.Linus Birkwald (DEF)
6
13.Roberto Ferreira (MID)
6
14.Adrian Bower (ATT)
6