Match Report


Leicester CityLeicester City     Southend UnitedSouthend United
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Dale DichioD. Dichio55
G
1
G
64Nigel ScowcroftN. Scowcroft
Jody FletcherJ. Fletcher71
D
2
D
52Matt LawtonM. Lawton
Ugo DaviesU. Davies54
D
3captain
D
51Jacob RankinJ. Rankin
Phil EustaceP. Eustace49
D
4
D
49Dennis PearceD. Pearce
Darius KingD. King40
D
captain5
M
58Seth StampS. Stamp
Peter ShearerP. Shearer72
M
6
M
53Jonathan JoachimJ. Joachim
Dennis HuntD. Hunt68
M
7
M
52Alfred UpsonA. Upson
Linus SchöllL. Schöll56
M
8
M
51Mike MossM. Moss
Baldur SigurjónssonB. Sigurjónsson67
A
9
A
58Darren HenryD. Henry
Tomasz WilimowskiT. Wilimowski60
A
10
A
53Mirko SerenaM. Serena
Morris FormonM. Formon56
A
11
A
47Eddie KitsonE. Kitson
 
Paolo HarrisonP. Harrison55
M
12
G
56Kelvin RichardsK. Richards
Kelvin BrandK. Brand53
M
13
D
48Dean JacobsD. Jacobs
Stephen PennantS. Pennant51
A
14
A
46Alec GemmillA. Gemmill

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at King Power Stadium where Leicester City play host to Southend United. A crowd of 4,789 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Leicester City are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while Southend United appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Dean Barmby.


0.00
Leicester City kick off!
2.55
With imagination, Mike Moss plays the ball forward to Darren Henry. Darren Henry knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Dale Dichio who gathers it comfortably.
8.05
With great vision, Dennis Hunt plays the ball forward to Linus Schöll. Linus Schöll knocks in a cross ball towards Tomasz Wilimowski. Tomasz Wilimowski powers a header at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
9.30
Baldur Sigurjónsson barges into Dennis Pearce. The referee calls over Baldur Sigurjónsson and warns him to calm down! Dennis Pearce grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
12.10
Matt Lawton flicks a high pass forward to Alfred Upson who brings the ball under control. Alfred Upson makes a simple pass to Mirko Serena. Mirko Serena knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Darius King.
14.18
Linus Schöll hits a low pass to Morris Formon. Morris Formon sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
15.44
Ugo Davies makes a probing pass to Peter Shearer. Seeing a gap ahead, Peter Shearer plays the ball forward to Tomasz Wilimowski. Tomasz Wilimowski makes a probing pass between the defence to Dennis Hunt. Dennis Hunt makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but slams it into the crowd!
16.37
Ugo Davies chips the ball to his team mate, Dennis Hunt. Dennis Hunt makes a probing pass to Peter Shearer. Peter Shearer shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
18.28
Phil Eustace receives the ball from a throw-in from Dennis Hunt. Phil Eustace makes a probing pass to Morris Formon. Morris Formon edges inside the box! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Morris Formon provides some space. He shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
20.58
With imagination, Peter Shearer plays the ball forward to Baldur Sigurjónsson. Baldur Sigurjónsson shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
21.03
Jacob Rankin chips the ball to his team mate, Alfred Upson. Alfred Upson hits a low pass to Mirko Serena. Mirko Serena lofts in a cross ball towards Darren Henry. Darren Henry outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
22.03
Darius King makes a simple pass to Peter Shearer. Peter Shearer kicks a strong pass forward to Morris Formon. Morris Formon tries a spectacular long range effort. Morris Formon scores for Leicester City!!
27.40
Dennis Pearce knocks the ball forward to Alfred Upson. Alfred Upson decides to run forward with the ball. Alfred Upson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
32.33
Peter Shearer runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Peter Shearer controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Fantastic reaction save from Nigel Scowcroft!
36.32
Dennis Pearce flicks a high pass forward. Mike Moss controls it well on his chest. Mike Moss chips the ball to his team mate, Mirko Serena. Mirko Serena runs straight at the defence! Mirko Serena shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
40.19
Dennis Pearce flicks the ball to his team mate, Jacob Rankin. Jacob Rankin flicks the ball to his team mate, Eddie Kitson. Eddie Kitson shoots from 25 yards. Dale Dichio gets down and covers it.
42.56
Jonathan Joachim takes it forward alone. Jonathan Joachim plays a quick one-two with Eddie Kitson and rushes in on goal... Jonathan Joachim shoots from just inside the box. Fantastic reactions from Ugo Davies blocks the shot!
44.10
Phil Eustace deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Peter Shearer. Peter Shearer passes the ball forward to Tomasz Wilimowski. Tomasz Wilimowski shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Nigel Scowcroft manages to gather it easily.
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. Southend United also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Southend United start the second half!
47.42
Peter Shearer makes a simple pass to Linus Schöll. Linus Schöll deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Peter Shearer but the linesman indicates offside!
49.06
Morris Formon knocks the ball to his team mate, Baldur Sigurjónsson. Baldur Sigurjónsson tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
51.13
Dennis Pearce kicks a strong pass forward to Seth Stamp. Seth Stamp kicks a strong pass forward to Eddie Kitson. Eddie Kitson puts a great ball through. Mike Moss runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
54.02
Linus Schöll hits a low pass to Baldur Sigurjónsson. Baldur Sigurjónsson shoots from 20 yards but it slams into the crowd!
55.48
Phil Eustace plays the ball forward to Dennis Hunt. Dennis Hunt threads a neat ball through to Morris Formon. Morris Formon shoots from 20 yards. Nigel Scowcroft gets down and covers it.
57.41
Alfred Upson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eddie Kitson. Eddie Kitson runs straight at the defence! Eddie Kitson shoots from just inside the box but he balloons it over the crossbar!
59.54
Alfred Upson makes a probing pass to Mirko Serena. Mirko Serena passes the ball forward to Darren Henry. Darren Henry looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but Dale Dichio is on top of it.
60.10
Leicester City have made a substitution with Kelvin Brand replacing Dennis Hunt .Southend United have made a substitution with Kelvin Richards replacing Dennis Pearce .
61.14
Phil Eustace controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Peter Shearer. Peter Shearer shoots from 25 yards but Nigel Scowcroft is on top of it.
65.53
Linus Schöll flicks a high pass forward. Morris Formon controls it well on his chest. Morris Formon puts a great ball through but Baldur Sigurjónsson is slow coming back. It's an easy decision for the linesman. Offside!
72.52
Kelvin Richards threads the ball through to Mike Moss. Mike Moss sees a break and surges forward. Mike Moss controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
77.09
Leicester City have made 2 substitutions with Stephen Pennant replacing Morris Formon and Paolo Harrison replacing Phil Eustace .Southend United have made 2 substitutions with Dean Jacobs replacing Eddie Kitson and Alec Gemmill replacing Darren Henry .
78.10
Peter Shearer receives the ball from a throw-in from Kelvin Brand. Peter Shearer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Baldur Sigurjónsson. Baldur Sigurjónsson shoots from 20 yards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
81.43
Kelvin Brand flicks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Pennant. Stephen Pennant shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
84.53
Darius King brings the ball forward. Darius King knocks the ball forward to Peter Shearer. Peter Shearer skips past Kelvin Richards! Peter Shearer shows great control and tries a shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
87.45
Linus Schöll passes the ball forward to Stephen Pennant. Stephen Pennant knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
Paolo Harrison knocks the ball to his team mate, Kelvin Brand. Kelvin Brand flicks the ball to his team mate, Baldur Sigurjónsson. Baldur Sigurjónsson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Nigel Scowcroft easily gets down and covers it.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Leicester City

Southend United
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
7
3
Shots off Target
10
4
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.6%
47.4%
Play Area
26.3%
42.1%
31.6%

Scorers
Morris Formon 22
Peter Shearer 85

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Peter Shearer of Leicester City

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

1.Nigel Scowcroft (GK)
7
2.Matt Lawton (DEF)
6
3.Jacob Rankin (DEF)
6
4.Dennis Pearce (DEF)
7
5.Seth Stamp (MID)
6
6.Jonathan Joachim (MID)
6
7.Alfred Upson (MID)
7
8.Mike Moss (MID)
7
9.Darren Henry (ATT)
6
10.Mirko Serena (ATT)
6
11.Eddie Kitson (ATT)
6
 
12.Kelvin Richards (GK)
6
13.Dean Jacobs (DEF)
6
14.Alec Gemmill (ATT)
6