Match Report


Wycombe WanderersWycombe Wanderers     Leicester CityLeicester City
Liam RollingsLiam Rollings Clive Gamble Clive Gamble
Trevor RankinT. Rankin61
G
captain1
G
63Patrick DeanP. Dean
Billy MooreB. Moore47
D
2
D
50Gary EadieG. Eadie
Richard LofthouseR. Lofthouse35
D
3
D
41Spencer InceS. Ince
Gareth LjungbergG. Ljungberg47
D
4
D
63Sebastian MoyaS. Moya
Rio JessR. Jess40
D
5
M
57Daniel DraperD. Draper
John GreeningJ. Greening21
M
6
M
51Gavin EdghillG. Edghill
Shaun RufusS. Rufus34
M
7captain
M
53Joe NevilleJ. Neville
Alan YoudsA. Youds41
M
8
M
45Fabian Natale BortoluzziF. Bortoluzzi
Sol CookeS. Cooke53
A
9
A
50Gilles ScholesG. Scholes
Bill CharltonB. Charlton49
A
10
A
47Carl ClaphamC. Clapham
Ugo HamiltonU. Hamilton45
A
11
A
56Jose MarquezJ. Marquez
 
Darren RufusD. Rufus55
D
12
D
44Fabio BagnacaniF. Bagnacani
Nwankwo LloydN. Lloyd40
M
13
M
36Matt GascoigneM. Gascoigne
Stanley BellamyS. Bellamy59
A
14
A
49Maurits BoussattaM. Boussatta

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Adams Park where Wycombe Wanderers play host to Leicester City. A crowd of 4,944 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Wycombe Wanderers are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while Leicester City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Wayne Makin.


0.00
The first half starts with Leicester City kicking off!
2.44
Joe Neville controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gilles Scholes. Gilles Scholes tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
3.05
Daniel Draper passes the ball forward to Gilles Scholes. Gilles Scholes shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Trevor Rankin comfortably smothers it!
4.03
Gavin Edghill hits a low pass to Carl Clapham. Carl Clapham shoots from 25 yards but slams it into the crowd!
6.04
Joe Neville threads a neat ball through to Gilles Scholes. Gilles Scholes tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
12.50
Joe Neville sees Jose Marquez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jose Marquez shoots from long range but Trevor Rankin reads it well. Great keeping!
14.38
Gareth Ljungberg flicks a high pass forward. Alan Youds collects the pass. Alan Youds makes a probing pass to Bill Charlton. Bill Charlton knocks in a cross ball towards Sol Cooke. Sol Cooke powers a header at goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent keeping!
16.54
Alan Youds flicks a high pass forward. Bill Charlton comfortably collects the pass. Bill Charlton knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Sebastian Moya.
20.34
Seeing a gap ahead, Alan Youds plays the ball forward to Ugo Hamilton. Ugo Hamilton knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gary Eadie.
26.32
Seeing a gap ahead, Gary Eadie plays the ball forward to Joe Neville. Joe Neville knocks the ball to his team mate, Carl Clapham. Carl Clapham plays a perfect one-two with Jose Marquez and rushes in on goal... Carl Clapham muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it's a lousy effort!
30.12
Fabian Natale Bortoluzzi sees Jose Marquez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jose Marquez advances inside the box! Jose Marquez looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It curls slightly but Trevor Rankin manages to gather it comfortably.
32.51
Spencer Ince kicks a strong pass forward to Daniel Draper. Daniel Draper threads a neat ball through to Gilles Scholes. Gilles Scholes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but is denied by Trevor Rankin. Excellent save.
34.56
Billy Moore hits a low pass to John Greening. John Greening deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ugo Hamilton. Ugo Hamilton knocks in a cross ball towards Sol Cooke. Sol Cooke whips the ball goalwards with his head. Patrick Dean is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
38.16
John Greening flicks a high pass forward. Sol Cooke holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Sol Cooke lofts in a cross ball towards Bill Charlton. Bill Charlton makes a looping header on goal but it flies just off target!
42.01
Spencer Ince threads a neat ball through to Daniel Draper. Daniel Draper controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gilles Scholes. Gilles Scholes knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Rio Jess.
44.17
Gareth Ljungberg catches Carl Clapham on the ankles. The referee calls over Gareth Ljungberg and warns him to calm down! Carl Clapham stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
Daniel Draper flicks a high pass forward. Carl Clapham controls it well on his chest. Carl Clapham shoots from long range. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Wycombe Wanderers appear unchanged since the first half. Leicester City also appear unchanged since the first half. The Leicester City players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Wycombe Wanderers kick off the second half!
47.39
Gavin Edghill makes a simple pass to Jose Marquez. Jose Marquez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Richard Lofthouse.
48.56
John Greening deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sol Cooke. Sol Cooke whips in a cross ball towards Ugo Hamilton. Ugo Hamilton directs the ball goalwards with his head but Patrick Dean is on top of it.
49.24
Gavin Edghill makes a probing pass to Carl Clapham. Carl Clapham knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Rio Jess.
55.16
Sebastian Moya kicks a strong pass forward to Daniel Draper. Daniel Draper runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Daniel Draper tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
61.09
Without breaking stride, Sebastian Moya plays the ball forward to Gavin Edghill. Gavin Edghill flicks a high pass forward to Jose Marquez who brings the ball under control. Jose Marquez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
63.45
Joe Neville plays the ball forward to Jose Marquez. Jose Marquez shoots from 25 yards but Trevor Rankin reads it well. Excellent save!
65.05
John Greening passes the ball forward to Ugo Hamilton. Ugo Hamilton plays a scrappy one-two with Bill Charlton and stumbles forward towards the goal... Ugo Hamilton muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Patrick Dean gets down and covers it.
67.34
Richard Lofthouse knocks the ball to his team mate, John Greening. John Greening plays the ball forward to Sol Cooke. Sol Cooke shoots from long range. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
71.06
Shaun Rufus knocks the ball forward to Bill Charlton. Bill Charlton whips in a cross ball towards Ugo Hamilton. Ugo Hamilton is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
77.41
Gavin Edghill flicks a high pass forward to Gilles Scholes who brings the ball neatly under control. Gilles Scholes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Trevor Rankin smothers it!
81.35
Gareth Ljungberg chips the ball to his team mate, Shaun Rufus. Shaun Rufus chips the ball to his team mate, Ugo Hamilton. Ugo Hamilton finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
83.06
Daniel Draper makes a probing pass to Gilles Scholes. Gilles Scholes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
85.35
John Greening comes in with a late challenge on Joe Neville. The referee brings John Greening to one side and gives him a warning! Joe Neville hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
89.03
Alan Youds knocks the ball to his team mate, Ugo Hamilton. Ugo Hamilton lofts in a cross ball towards Bill Charlton. Bill Charlton makes a convincing header. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Bill Charlton!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Wycombe Wanderers

Leicester City
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
6
6
Shots off Target
3
8
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
35.7%
64.3%
Play Area
31%
46.4%
22.6%

Scorers
Sol Cooke 35
Ugo Hamilton 71
Bill Charlton 89

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ugo Hamilton of Wycombe Wanderers

Match Ratings
1.Trevor Rankin (GK)
8
2.Billy Moore (DEF)
6
3.Richard Lofthouse (DEF)
6
4.Gareth Ljungberg (DEF)
6
5.Rio Jess (DEF)
6
6.John Greening (MID)
6
7.Shaun Rufus (MID)
6
8.Alan Youds (MID)
6
9.Sol Cooke (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Bill Charlton (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Ugo Hamilton (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Darren Rufus (DEF)
0
13.Nwankwo Lloyd (MID)
0
14.Stanley Bellamy (ATT)
0

1.Patrick Dean (GK)
7
2.Gary Eadie (DEF)
6
3.Spencer Ince (DEF)
6
4.Sebastian Moya (DEF)
6
5.Daniel Draper (MID)
7
6.Gavin Edghill (MID)
6
7.Joe Neville (MID)
7
8.Fabian Natale Bortoluzzi (MID)
6
9.Gilles Scholes (ATT)
6
10.Carl Clapham (ATT)
6
11.Jose Marquez (ATT)
6
 
12.Fabio Bagnacani (DEF)
0
13.Matt Gascoigne (MID)
0
14.Maurits Boussatta (ATT)
0