Match Report


Leicester CityLeicester City     Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace
Mitchell GreenMitchell Green John Diffey John Diffey
Pedro CarmonaP. Carmona68
G
1
G
84Youssouf Olivier SiéY. Olivier Sié
Scott MoffatS. Moffat73
D
2
M
76Julian CamachoJ. Camacho
Gary RaeG. Rae71
D
3
D
75Wagneau BourgoisW. Bourgois
Rodrigo PinheiroR. Pinheiro70
D
4
D
68Ugo SmitheU. Smithe
Dado CarissoD. Carisso73
D
5
M
81Kevin McGroryK. McGrory
Stuart GemmillS. Gemmill82
M
6
M
78Jose CaballeroJ. Caballero
Patricio Eboki-PohP. Eboki-Poh83
M
7
M
85Marcel BirnbaumM. Birnbaum
Ralph PottsR. Potts80
M
8
M
75Eduardo TeixeiraE. Teixeira
Stephane SitrukS. Sitruk79
M
9
G
50Gian Luca GiampierettiG. Giampieretti
Bart AlberdaB. Alberda76
A
captain10
A
71Simon GilchristS. Gilchrist
Frank HenryF. Henry70
A
11captain
A
73Rodolfo ReyesR. Reyes
 
Alejandro FernandezA. Fernandez80
M
12
D
72Alec BoothA. Booth
Nicholas EtheringtonN. Etherington73
A
13
M
81Hugo MorenoH. Moreno
Jean-Philippe FioreseJ. Fiorese69
A
14
A
76Hryhoriy OliynykH. Oliynyk

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at King Power Stadium where Leicester City play host to Crystal Palace. A crowd of 18,588 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Leicester City are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Crystal Palace appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Alberto Davis.


0.00
Leicester City kick off the first half!
6.30
Simon Gilchrist barges into Rodrigo Pinheiro. The referee brings Simon Gilchrist to one side and gives him a warning! Rodrigo Pinheiro runs off the knock.
16.12
Ralph Potts flicks a high pass forward. Frank Henry holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Frank Henry tries a spectacular long range effort but Youssouf Olivier Sié reads it well. Good keeping!
22.20
Ralph Potts threads a neat ball through to Frank Henry. Frank Henry whips in a cross ball towards Bart Alberda. Julian Camacho catches Bart Alberda on the ankles. Penalty not given!!
24.31
Wagneau Bourgois chips the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Teixeira. Eduardo Teixeira makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Simon Gilchrist. Simon Gilchrist knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
27.46
Dado Carisso makes a probing pass to Stuart Gemmill. Stuart Gemmill makes a simple pass to Frank Henry. Frank Henry edges inside the box! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Frank Henry provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but it is tipped over by Youssouf Olivier Sié.
28.05
Ralph Potts takes a quick corner, playing it short to Stuart Gemmill. Stuart Gemmill shoots from just inside the box. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
33.11
Ugo Smithe flicks a high ball forward to Marcel Birnbaum who takes it down. Marcel Birnbaum knocks the ball forward to Simon Gilchrist. Simon Gilchrist knocks in a cross ball towards Rodolfo Reyes. With a superhuman jump, Rodolfo Reyes connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Rodolfo Reyes scores for Crystal Palace!!
36.31
Marcel Birnbaum chips the ball to his team mate, Rodolfo Reyes. Rodolfo Reyes surges forward with the ball. Rodolfo Reyes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
39.33
Stephane Sitruk flicks a high pass forward. Frank Henry controls it well on his chest. Frank Henry edges inside the box! Some silky footwork from Frank Henry provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Youssouf Olivier Sié comfortably smothers it!
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. Crystal Palace also appear unchanged since the first half. The Leicester City players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Crystal Palace kick off the second half!
53.05
Wagneau Bourgois knocks the ball forward to Marcel Birnbaum. Marcel Birnbaum knocks the ball forward to Gian Luca Giampieretti. Gian Luca Giampieretti shoots from 20 yards. Superb reactions from Pedro Carmona. What a save!
54.58
Ralph Potts deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Frank Henry. Frank Henry plays a scrappy one-two with Ralph Potts and advances towards the goal... Ugo Smithe barges into Frank Henry. Penalty not given!!
59.40
Scott Moffat flicks a high pass forward. Ralph Potts controls it well on his chest. Ralph Potts deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bart Alberda. Bart Alberda shoots from 20 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
60.36
Leicester City have made a substitution with Alejandro Fernandez replacing Stuart Gemmill .
61.44
Kevin McGrory flicks a high pass forward to Jose Caballero who brings the ball under control. Jose Caballero sees Rodolfo Reyes in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Rodolfo Reyes knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Rodrigo Pinheiro.
71.43
Gary Rae passes the ball forward to Ralph Potts. Ralph Potts plays the ball forward to Patricio Eboki-Poh. Patricio Eboki-Poh finds some space and shoots from distance but Youssouf Olivier Sié is on top of it.
72.26
Scott Moffat makes a probing pass to Dado Carisso. Dado Carisso flicks a high pass forward. Frank Henry collects the pass. Frank Henry threads the ball through to Bart Alberda but he's offside!
75.42
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
77.35
Leicester City have made 2 substitutions with Nicholas Etherington replacing Frank Henry and Jean-Philippe Fiorese replacing Bart Alberda .
79.07
Dado Carisso controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gary Rae. Gary Rae flicks a high pass forward. Ralph Potts collects the pass. Ralph Potts rushes past Wagneau Bourgois! Ralph Potts shoots from just inside the box but it slams into the crowd!
84.53
Gary Rae chips the ball to his team mate, Alejandro Fernandez. Alejandro Fernandez decides to run forward with the ball. Alejandro Fernandez shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
85.36
Julian Camacho passes the ball forward to Jose Caballero. Jose Caballero knocks the ball to his team mate, Rodolfo Reyes. Rodolfo Reyes knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Rodrigo Pinheiro.
90.00
Marcel Birnbaum threads a neat ball through to Simon Gilchrist. Simon Gilchrist lofts in a cross ball towards Rodolfo Reyes. Rodolfo Reyes heads the ball goalwards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Leicester City

Crystal Palace
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
6
2
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.8%
46.2%
Play Area
28.2%
41%
30.8%

Scorers
Rodolfo Reyes 33

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Youssouf Olivier Sié of Crystal Palace

Match Ratings