Match Report


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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium where Tottenham Hotspur play host to Leicester City. A crowd of 17,906 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Tottenham Hotspur and Leicester City are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.


0.00
Tottenham Hotspur kick off the first half!
8.38
Néstor Delacruz clumsily knocks into Simion Siperco. The referee calls over Néstor Delacruz and shows him a yellow card! Simion Siperco runs off the knock.
18.36
Fouzi Boukhari controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Guillermo Aguilar. Guillermo Aguilar decides to run forward with the ball. Guillermo Aguilar knocks in a cross ball towards Leon Janes. Leon Janes flicks the ball with his head. Gustavo Dejesus easily smothers it.
22.09
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
26.32
Néstor Delacruz hacks Simion Siperco from behind! Néstor Delacruz is warned by the referee! Simion Siperco stretches but gets up unharmed.
27.06
Scott Platt comes in with a late challenge on Guillermo Aguilar. The referee calls over Scott Platt and shows him a yellow card! Guillermo Aguilar grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
27.06
Tottenham Hotspur are easily keeping Leicester City at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
33.23
Emilio San Martín decides to run forward with the ball. Emilio San Martín deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Steffen Normann. Steffen Normann tries a spectacular strike. Magnificent save by Gustavo Dejesus!
34.01
Simion Siperco knocks the ball to his team mate, Leon Janes. Leon Janes plays a perfect one-two with Steffen Normann and rushes in on goal... Leon Janes cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Gustavo Dejesus is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
44.16
Emilio San Martín makes a probing pass to Leon Janes. Leon Janes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!


45.00
The whistle blows and Leicester City kick off!
47.50
Scott Platt decides to run forward with the ball. Scott Platt plays a perfect one-two with Robert Wright-Phillips and rushes in on goal... Scott Platt takes a shot at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
51.49
Simion Siperco knocks the ball forward to Ben Windass. Ben Windass knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
59.15
Fouzi Boukhari flicks the ball to his team mate, Guillermo Aguilar. Guillermo Aguilar takes it forward alone. Guillermo Aguilar plays a perfect one-two with Steffen Normann and rushes in on goal... Guillermo Aguilar makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
61.14
Fouzi Boukhari hacks Salvador Gomez from behind! The referee calls over Fouzi Boukhari and warns him to calm down! Salvador Gomez stretches but gets up unharmed.
65.05
Simion Siperco deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ben Windass. Ben Windass kicks a strong pass forward to Steffen Normann but the referee indicates it's offside!
66.30
Scott Platt barges into Guillermo Aguilar. Scott Platt is warned by the referee! Guillermo Aguilar runs off the knock.
69.57
Guillermo Aguilar knocks the ball to his team mate, Leon Janes. Leon Janes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
73.04
Richard Johansson knocks the ball forward to Scott Platt. Scott Platt deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Salvador Gomez. Salvador Gomez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
77.10
Richard Johansson chips the ball to his team mate, Scott Platt. Scott Platt makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Robert Wright-Phillips. Robert Wright-Phillips shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
81.32
Guillermo Aguilar kicks a strong pass forward to Leon Janes. Leon Janes finds some space and shoots from distance but Gustavo Dejesus is on top of it.
84.45
Simion Siperco knocks the ball to his team mate, Leon Janes. Leon Janes makes a probing pass to Steffen Normann. Steffen Normann takes a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Gustavo Dejesus!
85.32
Jalo Hyypia knocks the ball to his team mate, Salvador Gomez. Salvador Gomez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Denni Nielsen but he's offside!
87.37
Néstor Delacruz makes a simple pass to Robert Wright-Phillips. Robert Wright-Phillips shoots from 25 yards. Magnificent save by Muzzy Kayis!
89.18
Guillermo Aguilar makes a simple pass to Ben Windass. Ben Windass knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stuart Granville.
90.00
Richard Johansson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Néstor Delacruz. Néstor Delacruz makes a simple pass to Denni Nielsen. Denni Nielsen plays a perfect one-two with Robert Wright-Phillips and rushes in on goal... Denni Nielsen takes a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Muzzy Kayis!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time


The man of the match was awarded to Leon Janes of Leicester City
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
5
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
39.5%
60.5%
Play Area
28.9%
48.7%
22.4%

Scorers