Match Report


Leicester CityLeicester City     Queens Park RangersQueens Park Rangers
Computer Player Computer Player Steve Little Steve Little
Dale DichioD. Dichio55
G
1captain
G
61Adam GoodwinA. Goodwin
Jody FletcherJ. Fletcher71
D
2
D
43James PriorJ. Prior
Dean GrayD. Gray56
D
3
D
50Dave DixonD. Dixon
Ugo DaviesU. Davies53
D
4
D
54Scott TerryS. Terry
Phil EustaceP. Eustace49
D
captain5
M
49Jakob BeckJ. Beck
Peter ShearerP. Shearer72
M
6
M
54Neil ColeN. Cole
Dennis HuntD. Hunt68
M
7
M
53Paolo CroftP. Croft
Linus SchöllL. Schöll56
M
8
M
46Brian SturridgeB. Sturridge
Baldur SigurjónssonB. Sigurjónsson67
A
9
A
36Simon PerryS. Perry
Tomasz WilimowskiT. Wilimowski60
A
10
A
59Ian VieiraI. Vieira
Morris FormonM. Formon56
A
11
A
48Graham InceG. Ince
 
Paolo HarrisonP. Harrison55
M
12
G
55David KneisslD. Kneissl
Kelvin BrandK. Brand53
M
13
M
40Eddie BrambleE. Bramble
Stephen PennantS. Pennant51
A
14
A
53Ivan MersonI. Merson

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Match Report
The weather is mixed here at King Power Stadium where Leicester City play host to Queens Park Rangers. A crowd of 4,830 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Leicester City are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while Queens Park Rangers appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Gavin Edworthy.


0.00
Queens Park Rangers start the match!
8.17
Linus Schöll kicks a strong pass forward to Morris Formon. Morris Formon shoots from outside the area but slams it into the crowd!
15.40
Dave Dixon catches Tomasz Wilimowski on the ankles. Dave Dixon is warned by the referee! Tomasz Wilimowski runs off the knock.
20.19
Neil Cole flicks a high ball forward to Graham Ince who takes it down. Graham Ince controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
21.17
Ugo Davies chips the ball to his team mate, Peter Shearer. Peter Shearer flicks a high pass forward. Morris Formon holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Morris Formon controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Morris Formon scores for Leicester City!!
24.21
Ian Vieira flicks a high pass forward. Jakob Beck controls it well on his chest. Jakob Beck shoots from outside the area but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
32.17
Baldur Sigurjónsson catches Dave Dixon on the ankles. Baldur Sigurjónsson is given a warning by the referee! Dave Dixon stretches but gets up unharmed.
34.31
Ian Vieira clumsily knocks into Dean Gray. Ian Vieira is shown the yellow card! Dean Gray grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
38.55
Morris Formon flicks a high pass forward to Linus Schöll who brings the ball under control. Linus Schöll sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
42.17
Dean Gray clumsily knocks into Dave Dixon. The referee brings Dean Gray to one side and gives him a warning! Dave Dixon hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Leicester City appear unchanged since the first half. Queens Park Rangers also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Leicester City get the second half underway!
47.49
Dennis Hunt threads the ball through to Linus Schöll. Linus Schöll shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
49.21
Dave Dixon threads the ball through to Paolo Croft. Paolo Croft flicks the ball to his team mate, Ian Vieira. Ian Vieira shoots from 20 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
55.20
Paolo Croft hits a low pass to Ian Vieira. Ian Vieira whips in a cross ball towards Neil Cole. Neil Cole flicks the ball with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
60.25
Leicester City have made a substitution with Kelvin Brand replacing Dennis Hunt .
61.34
Linus Schöll makes a probing pass to Morris Formon. Morris Formon knocks in a cross ball towards Tomasz Wilimowski. Tomasz Wilimowski makes a convincing header. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Leicester City!
66.09
Kelvin Brand makes a probing pass to Tomasz Wilimowski. Tomasz Wilimowski lofts in a cross ball towards Peter Shearer. Peter Shearer is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Adam Goodwin didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
67.09
Neil Cole runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Neil Cole shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
69.08
Morris Formon makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Linus Schöll. Linus Schöll knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by James Prior.
71.26
Dean Gray makes a probing pass to Morris Formon. Morris Formon shoots from 25 yards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
73.27
Neil Cole comes in with a late challenge on Linus Schöll. The referee calls over Neil Cole and shows him a yellow card! Linus Schöll hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.19
Leicester City have made 2 substitutions with Stephen Pennant replacing Morris Formon and Paolo Harrison replacing Ugo Davies .
79.38
Dave Dixon flicks a high ball forward to Simon Perry who takes it down. Simon Perry hits a low pass to Brian Sturridge. Brian Sturridge tries a spectacular long range effort. It curls slightly but Dale Dichio manages to gather it comfortably.
81.13
With imagination, Neil Cole plays the ball forward to Graham Ince. Graham Ince hits a low pass to Jakob Beck. Jakob Beck looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
84.18
James Prior knocks the ball to his team mate, Dave Dixon. Dave Dixon threads the ball through to Graham Ince. Graham Ince flicks the ball to his team mate, Neil Cole. Neil Cole looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it's drastically wayward!
87.12
Neil Cole chips the ball to his team mate, Ian Vieira. Ian Vieira shoots from distance. Dale Dichio gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent keeping!
90.00
Jody Fletcher hits a low pass to Peter Shearer. Peter Shearer kicks a strong pass forward to Baldur Sigurjónsson. Baldur Sigurjónsson lofts in a cross ball towards Tomasz Wilimowski. Tomasz Wilimowski outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Leicester City

Queens Park Rangers
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
5
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
40.9%
59.1%
Play Area
25.8%
47%
27.3%

Scorers
Morris Formon 21
Tomasz Wilimowski 61
Neil Cole 55

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Morris Formon of Leicester City

Match Ratings
1.Dale Dichio (GK)
7
2.Jody Fletcher (DEF)
6
3.Dean Gray (DEF)
6
4.Ugo Davies (DEF)
6
5.Phil Eustace (DEF)
6
6.Peter Shearer (MID)
7
7.Dennis Hunt (MID)
6
8.Linus Schöll (MID)
6
9.Baldur Sigurjónsson (ATT)
6
10.Tomasz Wilimowski (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Morris Formon (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Paolo Harrison (MID)
6
13.Kelvin Brand (MID)
6
14.Stephen Pennant (ATT)
6

1.Adam Goodwin (GK)
6
2.James Prior (DEF)
6
3.Dave Dixon (DEF)
7
4.Scott Terry (DEF)
6
5.Jakob Beck (MID)
6
6.Neil Cole (MID)goal scoredyellow card
8
7.Paolo Croft (MID)
6
8.Brian Sturridge (MID)
6
9.Simon Perry (ATT)
6
10.Ian Vieira (ATT)yellow card
6
11.Graham Ince (ATT)
6
 
12.David Kneissl (GK)
0
13.Eddie Bramble (MID)
0
14.Ivan Merson (ATT)
0