Match Report


Leicester CityLeicester City     Swansea CitySwansea City
Mitchell GreenMitchell Green Computer Player Computer Player
Pedro CarmonaP. Carmona68
G
1
G
69Oscar SantosO. Santos
Scott MoffatS. Moffat73
D
2
D
73Glenn HendriksG. Hendriks
Gary RaeG. Rae71
D
3
D
72Juan PardoJ. Pardo
Helder SantosH. Santos72
D
4
D
68Azziz CasanovaA. Casanova
Dado CarissoD. Carisso73
D
5
M
74Adolfo CrespoA. Crespo
Alejandro FernandezA. Fernandez80
M
6captain
M
72Scott JosephS. Joseph
Stuart GemmillS. Gemmill82
M
7
M
72Tony LacombeT. Lacombe
Patricio Eboki-PohP. Eboki-Poh84
M
8
M
68Enrique SolerE. Soler
Stephane SitrukS. Sitruk79
M
9
A
75Fernando Mario BrocardF. Brocard
Claudio MarinC. Marin68
A
captain10
A
74Lamberto MaregginiL. Mareggini
Bart AlberdaB. Alberda76
A
11
A
74David GodoyD. Godoy
 
Nicholas EtheringtonN. Etherington73
A
12
A
70Nicolas BöhmN. Böhm
Graeme HendrieG. Hendrie67
M
13
A
68Tim MendezT. Mendez
Frank HenryF. Henry70
A
14
D
68Raul DicaraR. Dicara

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at King Power Stadium where Leicester City play host to Swansea City. A crowd of 17,506 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Leicester City are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Swansea City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by John Brown.


0.00
Leicester City kick off and get the match underway!
2.48
Dado Carisso threads the ball through to Claudio Marin. Claudio Marin lofts in a cross ball towards Bart Alberda. With a superhuman jump, Bart Alberda connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it's well over the bar!
6.34
Scott Joseph flicks the ball to his team mate, Lamberto Mareggini. Lamberto Mareggini shoots from distance. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
9.35
With vision, Adolfo Crespo laces a through ball forward to Fernando Mario Brocard. Fernando Mario Brocard knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
14.28
Gary Rae breaks forward. Showing composure, Gary Rae plays the ball forward to Claudio Marin. Claudio Marin shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
15.40
Patricio Eboki-Poh threads a neat ball through to Claudio Marin. Claudio Marin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
18.08
Stephane Sitruk brings the ball forward. Stephane Sitruk puts a great ball through. Claudio Marin runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
20.10
Patricio Eboki-Poh comes in with a late challenge on Scott Joseph. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Scott Joseph hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
22.03
Dado Carisso flicks a high pass forward. Scott Moffat controls it well on his chest. Seeing a gap ahead, Scott Moffat plays the ball forward to Claudio Marin. Claudio Marin controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Oscar Santos manages to keep it out.
26.06
Enrique Soler flicks a high pass forward to David Godoy who brings the ball under control. David Godoy shoots from 25 yards. Pedro Carmona gathers the ball up comfortably. Good keeping!
38.49
With some swift thinking, Patricio Eboki-Poh plays the ball forward to Stuart Gemmill. Stuart Gemmill shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
39.47
Stephane Sitruk threads a neat ball through to Patricio Eboki-Poh. Patricio Eboki-Poh flicks a high pass forward. Claudio Marin controls it well on his chest. Claudio Marin lofts in a cross ball towards Bart Alberda. Bart Alberda gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
44.46
Helder Santos makes a simple pass to Stuart Gemmill. Stuart Gemmill threads a neat ball through to Claudio Marin. Claudio Marin lofts in a cross ball towards Bart Alberda. Bart Alberda beats his man to it with a header. What a cracker!! Oscar Santos had no chance!! Goal for Leicester City!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Leicester City appear unchanged since the first half. Swansea City also appear unchanged since the first half. The Swansea City players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Swansea City kick off!
47.07
Dado Carisso kicks a strong pass forward to Patricio Eboki-Poh. Patricio Eboki-Poh knocks the ball forward to Bart Alberda. Bart Alberda knocks in a cross ball towards Claudio Marin. Claudio Marin makes a deft header but Oscar Santos is on top of his game. Good keeping!
51.38
Enrique Soler comes in with a late challenge on Alejandro Fernandez. Enrique Soler is given a warning by the referee! Alejandro Fernandez stretches but gets up unharmed.
55.11
Scott Joseph makes a probing pass to Adolfo Crespo. Adolfo Crespo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Lamberto Mareggini. Lamberto Mareggini knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
57.50
Bart Alberda comes in with a late challenge on Juan Pardo. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Juan Pardo stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.03
Leicester City have made a substitution with Nicholas Etherington replacing Bart Alberda .
66.11
Scott Joseph flicks a high pass forward to Fernando Mario Brocard who brings the ball under control. Fernando Mario Brocard sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Pedro Carmona reads it well. Nice keeping!
67.39
Alejandro Fernandez flicks the ball to his team mate, Nicholas Etherington. Nicholas Etherington shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
71.08
Enrique Soler makes a probing pass to David Godoy. David Godoy tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
72.34
Leicester City are in full control of this game.
77.46
Seeing a gap ahead, Tony Lacombe plays the ball forward to Fernando Mario Brocard. Fernando Mario Brocard finds some space and shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
81.34
Scott Moffat catches Lamberto Mareggini on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Lamberto Mareggini runs off the knock.
83.06
Patricio Eboki-Poh flicks a high pass forward. Nicholas Etherington controls it well on his chest. Nicholas Etherington knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Oscar Santos who gathers it comfortably.
87.52
Gary Rae kicks a strong pass forward to Stuart Gemmill. Stuart Gemmill flicks a high pass forward. Claudio Marin controls it well on his chest. Claudio Marin controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Oscar Santos manages to gather it easily.
90.00
Enrique Soler threads a neat ball through to Scott Joseph. Scott Joseph knocks the ball to his team mate, Lamberto Mareggini. Lamberto Mareggini knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Leicester City

Swansea City
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.2%
46.8%
Play Area
24.1%
46.8%
29.1%

Scorers
Bart Alberda 39, 44
Lamberto Mareggini 6

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Bart Alberda of Leicester City

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

1.Oscar Santos (GK)
7
2.Glenn Hendriks (DEF)
6
3.Juan Pardo (DEF)
6
4.Azziz Casanova (DEF)
6
5.Adolfo Crespo (MID)
7
6.Scott Joseph (MID)
7
7.Tony Lacombe (MID)
6
8.Enrique Soler (MID)
6
9.Fernando Mario Brocard (ATT)
6
10.Lamberto Mareggini (ATT)goal scored
7
11.David Godoy (ATT)
6
 
12.Nicolas Böhm (ATT)
0
13.Tim Mendez (ATT)
0
14.Raul Dicara (DEF)
0