Match Report


Leicester CityLeicester City     WatfordWatford
Darron CookDarron Cook Stuart Longworth Stuart Longworth
Pedro CarmonaP. Carmona67
G
1captain
G
82Eddy DacourtE. Dacourt
Scott MoffatS. Moffat73
D
2
D
68Teddy KoncheskyT. Konchesky
Wes BenaliW. Benali70
D
3
D
79Ruben RegoR. Rego
Dado CarissoD. Carisso72
D
4
D
79Tony BakkerT. Bakker
Stuart GemmillS. Gemmill82
M
5
D
82Salvatore StanicS. Stanic
Patricio Eboki-PohP. Eboki-Poh79
M
6
M
72Tommy LockleyT. Lockley
Ralph PottsR. Potts80
M
captain7
M
83Graham JoachimG. Joachim
Arnauld DeniaudA. Deniaud81
M
8
M
85Rodolfo MarquitosR. Marquitos
Bart AlberdaB. Alberda76
A
9
A
84João Pedro JulinhoJ. Julinho
Frank HenryF. Henry70
A
10
A
78Wagneau CamadiniW. Camadini
Oscar GentoO. Gento74
A
11
A
89Diego SotoD. Soto
 
Helder SantosH. Santos70
D
12
D
68Felipe RomeroF. Romero
Silvio AntunesS. Antunes79
M
13
M
66Alejandro RomeroA. Romero
Nicholas EtheringtonN. Etherington71
A
14
A
89Romero P. ZamoraR. Zamora

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at King Power Stadium where Leicester City play host to Watford. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Leicester City are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Watford appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Jon Keegan.


0.00
The first half starts with Leicester City kicking off!
2.49
Salvatore Stanic flicks the ball to his team mate, Tommy Lockley. Tommy Lockley tries a spectacular long range effort. Pedro Carmona gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice save!
3.57
Wes Benali makes a probing pass to Patricio Eboki-Poh. With vision, Patricio Eboki-Poh picks a pass forward to Bart Alberda. Bart Alberda finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Eddy Dacourt smothers it!
8.04
Tony Bakker knocks the ball to his team mate, Graham Joachim. Graham Joachim plays the ball forward to João Pedro Julinho. João Pedro Julinho plays a quick one-two with Diego Soto and rushes in on goal... João Pedro Julinho looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Magnificent save by Pedro Carmona!
10.25
Ralph Potts hits a low pass to Oscar Gento. Oscar Gento makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Stuart Gemmill. Salvatore Stanic hacks Stuart Gemmill from behind! Stuart Gemmill appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
12.44
Rodolfo Marquitos makes a simple pass to Tommy Lockley. Tommy Lockley lofts in a cross ball towards Rodolfo Marquitos. Rodolfo Marquitos is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Pedro Carmona with no chance!! Goal for Watford!
27.54
Oscar Gento runs straight at the opposition's defence. Oscar Gento runs straight at the defence! Oscar Gento tries a spectacular strike. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
30.23
Leicester City are in full control of this game.
36.00
Ralph Potts decides to run forward with the ball. Ralph Potts skips past Ruben Rego! Some superb footwork from Ralph Potts provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Great keeping!
42.07
Ruben Rego sees João Pedro Julinho in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. João Pedro Julinho hits a low pass to Tommy Lockley. Tommy Lockley plays the ball forward to João Pedro Julinho who has made a great run into the box. João Pedro Julinho shoots from just inside the box. Pedro Carmona gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous stop!
45.00
Seeing a gap ahead, Ralph Potts plays the ball forward to Frank Henry. Frank Henry knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
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. Watford also appear unchanged since the first half. The Watford players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
Watford start the second half!
49.19
Wes Benali sees Stuart Gemmill in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Stuart Gemmill controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Patricio Eboki-Poh. Patricio Eboki-Poh knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Tony Bakker.
54.45
Ralph Potts barges into Graham Joachim. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Graham Joachim gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
60.10
Leicester City have made 2 substitutions with Helder Santos replacing Scott Moffat and Silvio Antunes replacing Ralph Potts .Watford have made a substitution with Romero P. Zamora replacing Wagneau Camadini .
63.40
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
66.22
Seeing a gap ahead, Patricio Eboki-Poh plays the ball forward to Stuart Gemmill. Stuart Gemmill flicks a high pass forward. Frank Henry controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Frank Henry tries a spectacular strike but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
72.41
Wes Benali knocks the ball forward to Bart Alberda. Bart Alberda threads a neat, attacking ball through to Oscar Gento. Oscar Gento shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
77.31
Leicester City have made a substitution with Nicholas Etherington replacing Oscar Gento .
78.32
Stuart Gemmill makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nicholas Etherington. Nicholas Etherington plays a quick one-two with Bart Alberda and rushes in on goal... Nicholas Etherington makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
84.35
Rodolfo Marquitos makes an attacking run forward. Rodolfo Marquitos shoots from 20 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
87.14
Patricio Eboki-Poh flicks a high pass forward to Frank Henry who brings the ball under control. Frank Henry shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
89.09
Graham Joachim comes in with a late challenge on Wes Benali. Graham Joachim is warned by the referee! Wes Benali hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Leicester City

Watford
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
4
5
Shots off Target
3
0
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
67.9%
32.1%
Play Area
20.8%
47.2%
32.1%

Scorers
Oscar Gento 28
Rodolfo Marquitos 12

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Oscar Gento of Leicester City

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

1.Eddy Dacourt (GK)
7
2.Teddy Konchesky (DEF)
6
3.Ruben Rego (DEF)
6
4.Tony Bakker (DEF)
6
5.Salvatore Stanic (DEF)
6
6.Tommy Lockley (MID)
7
7.Graham Joachim (MID)
6
8.Rodolfo Marquitos (MID)goal scored
9
9.João Pedro Julinho (ATT)
6
10.Wagneau Camadini (ATT)
6
11.Diego Soto (ATT)
6
 
12.Felipe Romero (DEF)
0
13.Alejandro Romero (MID)
0
14.Romero P. Zamora (ATT)
6