Match Report


Leicester CityLeicester City     Manchester UnitedManchester United
Mitchell GreenMitchell Green Ben Couch Ben Couch
Pedro CarmonaP. Carmona68
G
1
G
77Yemon KimuraY. Kimura
Scott MoffatS. Moffat73
D
2
D
76Patrick PalmerP. Palmer
Gary RaeG. Rae71
D
3
D
76Kieron Lua-LuaK. Lua-Lua
Rodrigo PinheiroR. Pinheiro70
D
4
D
78Yoann RizzettoY. Rizzetto
Dado CarissoD. Carisso73
D
5
D
77Daniel WainwrightD. Wainwright
Alejandro FernandezA. Fernandez80
M
6
M
87Darius MoncurD. Moncur
Patricio Eboki-PohP. Eboki-Poh83
M
7captain
M
83John GodberJ. Godber
Ralph PottsR. Potts80
M
8
M
80Hannes StiepermannH. Stiepermann
Arnauld DeniaudA. Deniaud82
M
9
A
76David EhioguD. Ehiogu
Bart AlberdaB. Alberda76
A
captain10
A
71Jason MidgleyJ. Midgley
Frank HenryF. Henry70
A
11
A
65Noel IzzetN. Izzet
 
Wes BenaliW. Benali71
D
12
A
71Anthony GrayA. Gray
Stuart GemmillS. Gemmill82
M
13
M
71Nigel CopeN. Cope
Jean-Philippe FioreseJ. Fiorese69
A
14
M
76Arthur MustoeA. Mustoe

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Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at King Power Stadium where Leicester City play host to Manchester United. A crowd of 18,231 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Leicester City are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Manchester United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Jon Keegan.


0.00
Manchester United get the match underway!
3.41
Dado Carisso makes a probing pass to Frank Henry. Frank Henry hits a low pass to Alejandro Fernandez. Alejandro Fernandez controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Yemon Kimura is on top of his game. Good save!
14.54
Hannes Stiepermann flicks a high pass forward to Darius Moncur who brings the ball under control. Darius Moncur threads the ball through to John Godber but he's offside!
16.17
Ralph Potts sees a break and surges forward. Ralph Potts knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Kieron Lua-Lua.
22.03
Hannes Stiepermann flicks a high ball forward to Noel Izzet who takes it down. Noel Izzet shoots from 25 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
24.46
Alejandro Fernandez flicks a high pass forward. Bart Alberda controls it well on his chest. Bart Alberda shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
28.30
Darius Moncur passes the ball forward to David Ehiogu. David Ehiogu knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
30.18
Darius Moncur knocks the ball to his team mate, Noel Izzet. Noel Izzet shoots from 20 yards but it's a woeful effort!
34.22
Ralph Potts sees space and advances. Ralph Potts makes a beautiful solo run. Ralph Potts rushes past Daniel Wainwright! Ralph Potts cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
44.01
Alejandro Fernandez makes a probing pass to Bart Alberda. Bart Alberda shoots from long range. It's miles wide!
45.00
Yoann Rizzetto controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Darius Moncur. Darius Moncur makes an attacking run forward. Darius Moncur whips in a cross ball towards Jason Midgley. Jason Midgley gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but somehow Pedro Carmona manages to keep it out.
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. Manchester United also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Leicester City kick off!
47.16
Darius Moncur changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Darius Moncur sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
57.44
Darius Moncur hits a low pass to Jason Midgley. Jason Midgley controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
59.58
Patrick Palmer plays the ball forward to Jason Midgley. Jason Midgley lofts in a cross ball towards David Ehiogu. David Ehiogu makes a deft header but it curls horrendously wide!
60.35
Leicester City have made a substitution with Jean-Philippe Fiorese replacing Frank Henry .
63.55
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
66.58
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
77.46
Leicester City have made a substitution with Stuart Gemmill replacing Alejandro Fernandez .
79.53
David Ehiogu flicks a high pass forward. Jason Midgley controls it well on his chest. Jason Midgley advances inside the box! Jason Midgley makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it's a lousy effort!
85.14
Hannes Stiepermann makes an attacking run forward. Hannes Stiepermann whips in a cross ball towards Jason Midgley. Jason Midgley finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Scott Moffat clears it off the line with his head!
87.48
Rodrigo Pinheiro flicks a high pass forward. Ralph Potts controls it well on his chest. Ralph Potts hits a low pass to Jean-Philippe Fiorese. Jean-Philippe Fiorese shoots from long range but it's well over the bar!
90.00
Kieron Lua-Lua clumsily knocks into Bart Alberda. Kieron Lua-Lua is shown the yellow card! Bart Alberda hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Leicester City

Manchester United
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
1
2
Shots off Target
4
6
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.3%
46.7%
Play Area
33.3%
44%
22.7%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ralph Potts of Leicester City

Match Ratings
1.Pedro Carmona (GK)
6
2.Scott Moffat (DEF)
6
3.Gary Rae (DEF)
7
4.Rodrigo Pinheiro (DEF)
6
5.Dado Carisso (DEF)
6
6.Alejandro Fernandez (MID)
7
7.Patricio Eboki-Poh (MID)
6
8.Ralph Potts (MID)
9
9.Arnauld Deniaud (MID)
6
10.Bart Alberda (ATT)
6
11.Frank Henry (ATT)
7
 
12.Wes Benali (DEF)
0
13.Stuart Gemmill (MID)
6
14.Jean-Philippe Fiorese (ATT)
6

1.Yemon Kimura (GK)
6
2.Patrick Palmer (DEF)
6
3.Kieron Lua-Lua (DEF)yellow card
4
4.Yoann Rizzetto (DEF)
6
5.Daniel Wainwright (DEF)
6
6.Darius Moncur (MID)
8
7.John Godber (MID)
6
8.Hannes Stiepermann (MID)
8
9.David Ehiogu (ATT)
6
10.Jason Midgley (ATT)
7
11.Noel Izzet (ATT)
6
 
12.Anthony Gray (ATT)
0
13.Nigel Cope (MID)
0
14.Arthur Mustoe (MID)
0