Match Report


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Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at King Power Stadium where Leicester City play host to Sunderland. A crowd of 19,137 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Leicester City are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Sunderland appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by John Brown.


0.00
Sunderland start the match!
2.48
Ralph Potts knocks the ball forward to Bart Alberda. Bart Alberda shoots from outside the area but is denied by Oliver Rahn. Excellent save.
6.40
Patricio Eboki-Poh controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Frank Henry. Frank Henry knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Fabian Van Beukering.
10.01
Martin Cabrera plays the ball forward to Omer Lampard. Omer Lampard flicks a high pass forward to Philippe Benyachou who brings the ball under control. Philippe Benyachou knocks in a cross ball towards Maksym Yevstratenko. Maksym Yevstratenko makes a deft header but it is tipped over by Pedro Carmona.
11.36
Corner kick to Sunderland. Mohammed De Cler plays it to the far post. Bart Alberda gets to the ball and clears it up field.
12.53
Martin Cabrera flicks a high pass forward. Joao Batista Ferreira controls it well on his chest. Joao Batista Ferreira threads a neat ball through to Adil Elkhatabi. Adil Elkhatabi whips in a cross ball towards Mohammed De Cler. Mohammed De Cler rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Pedro Carmona is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
15.11
Luis Kiko hits a low pass to Maksym Yevstratenko. Maksym Yevstratenko controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Pedro Carmona gets down and covers it.
18.55
Ralph Potts clumsily knocks into Joao Batista Ferreira. The referee calls over Ralph Potts and shows him a yellow card! Joao Batista Ferreira hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
20.44
Mohammed De Cler threads a neat ball through to Philippe Benyachou. Philippe Benyachou controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Pedro Carmona gathers the ball up comfortably. Great save!
27.41
Omer Lampard darts forward. Omer Lampard knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
28.09
Patricio Eboki-Poh makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Bart Alberda. Bart Alberda cuts inside the box! Bart Alberda shoots from just inside the box. Oliver Rahn easily gets down and covers it.
30.58
Bart Alberda barges into Martin Cabrera. The referee calls over Bart Alberda and shows him a yellow card! Martin Cabrera stretches but gets up unharmed.
32.53
Stuart Gemmill flicks a high pass forward. Bart Alberda collects the pass. Bart Alberda knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
34.20
Scott Moffat sees Stuart Gemmill in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Stuart Gemmill threads the ball through to Bart Alberda. Bart Alberda shoots from long range but it whistles just wide of the post!
36.58
Martin Cabrera barges into Frank Henry. The referee calls over Martin Cabrera and warns him to calm down! Frank Henry gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
44.04
Patricio Eboki-Poh kicks a strong pass forward to Bart Alberda. Bart Alberda shoots from distance. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
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. Sunderland also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Leicester City get the second half underway!
47.12
With vision, Omer Lampard laces a weighted ball forward to Adil Elkhatabi. Adil Elkhatabi finds some space and shoots from distance. Pedro Carmona comfortably gets down and covers it.
59.14
Joao Batista Ferreira clumsily knocks into Gary Rae. Joao Batista Ferreira is shown the yellow card! Gary Rae hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
66.45
Ralph Potts flicks a high ball forward to Frank Henry who takes it down. Frank Henry finds some space and shoots from distance but it rises well off target!
69.45
Arnauld Deniaud kicks a strong pass forward to Frank Henry. Frank Henry shoots from 25 yards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
77.44
With imagination, Martin Cabrera plays the ball forward to Joao Batista Ferreira. Joao Batista Ferreira flicks a high pass forward to Adil Elkhatabi who brings the ball under control. Adil Elkhatabi plays a scrappy one-two with Philippe Benyachou and advances towards the goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Adil Elkhatabi provides some space. He unleashes a blazing shot at goal. Adil Elkhatabi scores for Sunderland!!
85.06
Patricio Eboki-Poh flicks the ball to his team mate, Bart Alberda. Bart Alberda lofts in a cross ball towards Frank Henry. With a superhuman jump, Frank Henry connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but Oliver Rahn is on top of it.
87.19
Luis Kiko flicks a high pass forward. Maksym Yevstratenko comfortably collects the pass. Maksym Yevstratenko edges inside the box! Maksym Yevstratenko muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
4
7
Shots off Target
3
0
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50.7%
49.3%
Play Area
26.1%
49.3%
24.6%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Adil Elkhatabi of Sunderland

Match Ratings
1.Pedro Carmona (GK)
7
2.Scott Moffat (DEF)
6
3.Gary Rae (DEF)
6
4.Rodrigo Pinheiro (DEF)
6
5.Dado Carisso (DEF)
6
6.Stuart Gemmill (MID)
6
7.Ralph Potts (MID)yellow card
6
8.Patricio Eboki-Poh (MID)
7
9.Arnauld Deniaud (MID)
6
10.Bart Alberda (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
8
11.Frank Henry (ATT)
6
 
12.Helder Santos (DEF)
0
13.Alejandro Fernandez (MID)
0
14.Stephane Sitruk (MID)
0