Match Report


MillwallMillwall     Leicester CityLeicester City
James HayesJames Hayes Shaun Mitchell Shaun Mitchell
Kubilay ÖzalanK. Özalan74
G
1
G
75William WrightW. Wright
Dietmar GleisensteinD. Gleisenstein74
D
2
D
68Emile BallE. Ball
Rainer HankeR. Hanke69
D
3captain
D
70Evan VideiraE. Videira
Eirik SoltvedtE. Soltvedt73
D
4
D
70Billy BrittonB. Britton
Mario SamsonM. Samson81
M
5
D
71Martin ImpeyM. Impey
Hauke MatthäusH. Matthäus78
M
captain6
M
73Tonino PiazzaT. Piazza
Fernando AlvesF. Alves71
M
7
M
75Matthew HowellsM. Howells
Quim RamosQ. Ramos75
M
8
A
75Danny HurstD. Hurst
Kenichi KobayashiK. Kobayashi83
A
9
A
74Ismael SükürI. Sükür
Ronnie GallagherR. Gallagher73
A
10
A
70Warren DoddW. Dodd
Andy HarleyA. Harley78
A
11
A
68Carl BestC. Best
 
Oliver DittrichO. Dittrich68
D
12
D
65Miguel MarquesM. Marques
Fredrik ScholesF. Scholes80
M
13
A
69Aaron van der MeerA. van der Meer
Dennis SeamanD. Seaman73
A
14
D
48Eddie PlowrightE. Plowright

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at The New Den where Millwall play host to Leicester City. A crowd of 15,732 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Millwall are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Leicester City appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Nelson Fuchs.


0.00
Millwall get the match underway!
2.36
Matthew Howells controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ismael Sükür. Ismael Sükür shoots from long range. It curls slightly but Kubilay Özalan manages to gather it comfortably.
4.58
Hauke Matthäus flicks a high pass forward. Andy Harley collects the pass. Andy Harley finds some space and shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
12.50
Eirik Soltvedt controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Quim Ramos. Quim Ramos makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ronnie Gallagher. Ronnie Gallagher knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
14.40
Tonino Piazza threads a neat ball through to Matthew Howells. Matthew Howells whips in a cross ball towards Warren Dodd. Warren Dodd shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Kubilay Özalan didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
15.55
Ronnie Gallagher flicks a high pass forward to Kenichi Kobayashi who brings the ball under control. Kenichi Kobayashi shoots from long range. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Quality keeping!
20.57
Mario Samson flicks a high pass forward. Kenichi Kobayashi holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Kenichi Kobayashi knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Billy Britton.
21.13
Tonino Piazza knocks the ball to his team mate, Ismael Sükür. Ismael Sükür shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
24.19
Fernando Alves threads a neat ball through to Ronnie Gallagher. Ronnie Gallagher knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
26.22
Billy Britton makes a simple pass to Matthew Howells. Matthew Howells makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carl Best. Carl Best makes a simple pass, allowing Ismael Sükür to run into the box. Ismael Sükür shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
28.33
Dietmar Gleisenstein hacks Carl Best from behind! The referee calls over Dietmar Gleisenstein and shows him a yellow card! Carl Best stretches but gets up unharmed.
34.48
Hauke Matthäus chips the ball to his team mate, Quim Ramos. Quim Ramos controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
36.55
Evan Videira flicks a high ball forward to Billy Britton who takes it down. Billy Britton makes a probing pass to Matthew Howells. Matthew Howells lofts in a cross ball towards Carl Best. Carl Best directs the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Eirik Soltvedt happens to be in the right place to block it.
44.36
Emile Ball hits a low pass to Matthew Howells. Matthew Howells whips in a cross ball towards Ismael Sükür. Ismael Sükür whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Millwall appear unchanged since the first half. Leicester City also appear unchanged since the first half. The Millwall players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Leicester City kick off!
47.10
Rainer Hanke flicks the ball to his team mate, Kenichi Kobayashi. Kenichi Kobayashi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Andy Harley. Andy Harley tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies just wide!
49.59
With a delightful solo run, Hauke Matthäus stretches the opposition's defence. Hauke Matthäus advances inside the box! Hauke Matthäus tries a spectacular strike. William Wright gets down and covers it.
54.16
Martin Impey barges into Ronnie Gallagher. The referee calls over Martin Impey and shows him a yellow card! Ronnie Gallagher hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
59.12
With great vision, Danny Hurst plays the ball forward to Carl Best. Carl Best shoots from 20 yards but it's well over the bar!
60.16
Millwall have made 2 substitutions with Oliver Dittrich replacing Rainer Hanke and Dennis Seaman replacing Andy Harley .Leicester City have made a substitution with Miguel Marques replacing Martin Impey .
61.21
Eirik Soltvedt takes a long throw-in. Quim Ramos makes a simple pass to Dennis Seaman. Dennis Seaman sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Solid save from William Wright.
63.11
Oliver Dittrich pushes up the pitch. Seeing a gap ahead, Oliver Dittrich plays the ball forward to Dennis Seaman. Dennis Seaman knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Billy Britton.
65.42
Eirik Soltvedt clumsily knocks into Matthew Howells. The referee calls over Eirik Soltvedt and shows him a yellow card! Matthew Howells stretches but gets up unharmed.
71.08
Dietmar Gleisenstein knocks the ball forward to Dennis Seaman. Dennis Seaman makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kenichi Kobayashi but he's offside!
73.16
Hauke Matthäus chips the ball to his team mate, Kenichi Kobayashi. Kenichi Kobayashi knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Evan Videira.
75.25
Matthew Howells clumsily knocks into Hauke Matthäus. The referee calls over Matthew Howells and shows him a yellow card! Hauke Matthäus stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.58
Millwall have made a substitution with Fredrik Scholes replacing Mario Samson .
78.63
Danny Hurst chips the ball to his team mate, Ismael Sükür. Ismael Sükür shoots from distance. Kubilay Özalan gathers the ball up comfortably. Good keeping!
79.25
Eirik Soltvedt hacks Carl Best from behind! The referee warns Eirik Soltvedt to calm down! Carl Best gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
81.50
Eirik Soltvedt knocks the ball forward to Quim Ramos. Quim Ramos kicks a strong pass forward to Kenichi Kobayashi. Kenichi Kobayashi whips in a cross ball towards Fredrik Scholes. Fredrik Scholes makes a deft header. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Millwall!
84.29
Fernando Alves knocks the ball forward to Ronnie Gallagher. Ronnie Gallagher shoots from 25 yards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
85.49
Eirik Soltvedt makes an attacking run forward. Eirik Soltvedt finds some space and shoots from distance. William Wright comfortably gets down and covers it.
87.05
Carl Best flicks a high pass forward. Danny Hurst holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Danny Hurst shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
89.37
Dietmar Gleisenstein decides to run forward with the ball. Dietmar Gleisenstein knocks in a cross ball towards Kenichi Kobayashi. Kenichi Kobayashi powers a header at goal. William Wright comfortably punches it away to safety.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Millwall

Leicester City
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
6
5
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54.9%
45.1%
Play Area
24.4%
47.6%
28%

Scorers
Fredrik Scholes 81
Ismael Sükür 44

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ismael Sükür of Leicester City

Match Ratings
1.Kubilay Özalan (GK)
7
2.Dietmar Gleisenstein (DEF)yellow card
6
3.Rainer Hanke (DEF)
6
4.Eirik Soltvedt (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Mario Samson (MID)
6
6.Hauke Matthäus (MID)
8
7.Fernando Alves (MID)
6
8.Quim Ramos (MID)
6
9.Kenichi Kobayashi (ATT)
7
10.Ronnie Gallagher (ATT)
6
11.Andy Harley (ATT)
6
 
12.Oliver Dittrich (DEF)
6
13.Fredrik Scholes (MID)goal scored
8
14.Dennis Seaman (ATT)
6

1.William Wright (GK)
8
2.Emile Ball (DEF)
6
3.Evan Videira (DEF)
6
4.Billy Britton (DEF)
7
5.Martin Impey (DEF)yellow card
5
6.Tonino Piazza (MID)
6
7.Matthew Howells (MID)yellow card
8
8.Danny Hurst (ATT)
6
9.Ismael Sükür (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Warren Dodd (ATT)
6
11.Carl Best (ATT)
6
 
12.Miguel Marques (DEF)
6
13.Aaron van der Meer (ATT)
0
14.Eddie Plowright (DEF)
0