Match Report


Leicester CityLeicester City     Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest
Darron CookDarron Cook Mark Berry Mark Berry
Pedro CarmonaP. Carmona67
G
1
G
69Alfredo CalvoA. Calvo
Scott MoffatS. Moffat73
D
2
D
72Jeroen VenemaJ. Venema
Wes BenaliW. Benali70
D
3
D
72Darl De VetD. De Vet
Helder SantosH. Santos70
D
4
D
69Dietmar ErlerD. Erler
Alejandro FernandezA. Fernandez78
M
5
D
69Ronnie DoddR. Dodd
Patricio Eboki-PohP. Eboki-Poh79
M
6
M
81Samuel RibeiroS. Ribeiro
Stephane SitrukS. Sitruk78
M
captain7
M
67Gavin BradyG. Brady
Silvio AntunesS. Antunes79
M
8
M
75Nuno AlvesN. Alves
Nicholas EtheringtonN. Etherington71
A
9
A
72Eugenio IzquierdoE. Izquierdo
Bart AlberdaB. Alberda76
A
10
A
72Nuno CalderonN. Calderon
Oscar GentoO. Gento74
A
11captain
A
70David RegoD. Rego
 
Dado CarissoD. Carisso72
D
12
M
69Mauricio CarcedoM. Carcedo
Arnauld DeniaudA. Deniaud81
M
13
M
70Alejandro BonfantiA. Bonfanti
Frank HenryF. Henry70
A
14
M
70Harris TaksH. Taks

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at King Power Stadium where Leicester City play host to Nottingham Forest. A crowd of 20,775 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Leicester City are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Nottingham Forest appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Eddie Ripley.


0.00
Leicester City kick off and get the match underway!
3.19
Patricio Eboki-Poh picks a pass forward to Silvio Antunes. Silvio Antunes whips in a cross ball towards Bart Alberda. Bart Alberda gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it's drastically wayward!
8.13
Gavin Brady flicks the ball to his team mate, Nuno Calderon. Nuno Calderon knocks in a cross ball towards Eugenio Izquierdo. Alejandro Fernandez hacks Eugenio Izquierdo from behind! That's got to be a penalty! No, the ref waves play-on!!
9.45
Nuno Alves deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nuno Calderon. Nuno Calderon lofts in a cross ball towards Eugenio Izquierdo. Eugenio Izquierdo is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but Pedro Carmona reads it well. Fabulous stop!
10.49
Stephane Sitruk makes a beautiful solo run. Stephane Sitruk hits a low pass to Nicholas Etherington. Some silky footwork from Nicholas Etherington provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Nice keeping!
12.58
Dietmar Erler threads a neat ball through to Nuno Alves. Nuno Alves sees Nuno Calderon in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nuno Calderon sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
14.27
Alejandro Fernandez catches Nuno Alves on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Nuno Alves hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
16.02
With great vision, Patricio Eboki-Poh plays the ball forward to Oscar Gento. Oscar Gento cuts inside the box! Oscar Gento looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Alfredo Calvo with no chance!! Goal for Leicester City!
20.39
Scott Moffat passes the ball forward to Stephane Sitruk. Stephane Sitruk makes a probing pass to Nicholas Etherington. Nicholas Etherington shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
22.29
Helder Santos knocks the ball to his team mate, Wes Benali. Wes Benali hits a low pass to Bart Alberda. Bart Alberda finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a lousy effort!
24.43
Wes Benali flicks a high ball forward to Oscar Gento who takes it down. Oscar Gento knocks the ball to his team mate, Bart Alberda. Bart Alberda knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alfredo Calvo who gathers it comfortably.
27.28
Stephane Sitruk makes a probing pass to Patricio Eboki-Poh. Patricio Eboki-Poh knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jeroen Venema.
32.20
Dietmar Erler knocks the ball forward to Samuel Ribeiro. Samuel Ribeiro chips the ball to his team mate, David Rego. David Rego lofts in a cross ball towards Nuno Calderon. Nuno Calderon is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Wes Benali clears it off the line with his head!
34.12
David Rego catches Patricio Eboki-Poh on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Patricio Eboki-Poh hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
36.03
Stephane Sitruk flicks the ball to his team mate, Nicholas Etherington. Nicholas Etherington tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
39.57
Samuel Ribeiro passes the ball forward to Eugenio Izquierdo. Eugenio Izquierdo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Pedro Carmona who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
Samuel Ribeiro threads the ball through to Eugenio Izquierdo. Eugenio Izquierdo whips in a cross ball towards David Rego. David Rego powers a header at goal. The keeper is on top of it. Excellent keeping!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Leicester City appear unchanged since the first half. Nottingham Forest have changed their lineup with Harris Taks replacing Nuno Alves. The Nottingham Forest players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Nottingham Forest get the second half underway!
48.29
Dietmar Erler sees a break and surges forward. Dietmar Erler threads the ball through to David Rego. David Rego knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Wes Benali.
51.07
Harris Taks changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Harris Taks whips in a cross ball towards Nuno Calderon. Nuno Calderon beats his man to it with a header. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Good save!
53.08
Harris Taks flicks a high pass forward to Eugenio Izquierdo who brings the ball under control. Eugenio Izquierdo chips the ball to his team mate, Nuno Calderon. Some awkward footwork from Nuno Calderon provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. The ball takes a deflection leaving Pedro Carmona with no chance!! Goal for Nottingham Forest!
60.13
Leicester City have made 2 substitutions with Dado Carisso replacing Scott Moffat and Arnauld Deniaud replacing Stephane Sitruk .
65.39
Dietmar Erler decides to run forward with the ball. Dietmar Erler flicks a high pass forward to David Rego who brings the ball neatly under control. David Rego runs straight at the defence! Some good footwork from David Rego provides some space. He shoots at goal but it slams into the crowd!
67.02
Samuel Ribeiro makes a simple pass to Eugenio Izquierdo. Eugenio Izquierdo kicks a strong pass forward to Nuno Calderon but the referee indicates it's offside!
71.26
Samuel Ribeiro kicks a strong pass forward to Nuno Calderon. Nuno Calderon cuts inside the box! Nuno Calderon comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. Pedro Carmona is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
77.26
Leicester City have made a substitution with Frank Henry replacing Oscar Gento .
79.41
With imagination, Darl De Vet picks a pass forward to Samuel Ribeiro. Samuel Ribeiro flicks a high ball forward to Nuno Calderon who takes it down. Nuno Calderon lofts in a cross ball towards David Rego. David Rego makes a convincing header. Pedro Carmona gathers the ball up comfortably. Great keeping!
81.54
Gavin Brady darts forward. Gavin Brady controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eugenio Izquierdo. Eugenio Izquierdo knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Helder Santos.
87.10
Frank Henry barges into Darl De Vet. The referee calls over Frank Henry and warns him to calm down! Darl De Vet hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
89.28
Patricio Eboki-Poh kicks a strong pass forward to Silvio Antunes. Silvio Antunes shoots from 20 yards. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Leicester City

Nottingham Forest
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
3
8
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.2%
51.8%
Play Area
28.9%
42.2%
28.9%

Scorers
Oscar Gento 16
Silvio Antunes 89
Nuno Calderon 53, 71

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nuno Calderon of Nottingham Forest

Match Ratings
1.Pedro Carmona (GK)
7
2.Scott Moffat (DEF)
6
3.Wes Benali (DEF)
7
4.Helder Santos (DEF)
6
5.Alejandro Fernandez (MID)yellow card
5
6.Patricio Eboki-Poh (MID)
8
7.Stephane Sitruk (MID)
7
8.Silvio Antunes (MID)goal scored
7
9.Nicholas Etherington (ATT)
6
10.Bart Alberda (ATT)
6
11.Oscar Gento (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Dado Carisso (DEF)
6
13.Arnauld Deniaud (MID)
6
14.Frank Henry (ATT)
5

1.Alfredo Calvo (GK)
6
2.Jeroen Venema (DEF)
6
3.Darl De Vet (DEF)
6
4.Dietmar Erler (DEF)
7
5.Ronnie Dodd (DEF)
6
6.Samuel Ribeiro (MID)
7
7.Gavin Brady (MID)
6
8.Nuno Alves (MID)
6
9.Eugenio Izquierdo (ATT)
6
10.Nuno Calderon (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.David Rego (ATT)yellow card
6
 
12.Mauricio Carcedo (MID)
0
13.Alejandro Bonfanti (MID)
0
14.Harris Taks (MID)
6