Match Report
| Leicester City | Leicester City |  |  | Ipswich Town | Ipswich Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Emile Lofthouse | E. Lofthouse |  | 55 | G |  | 1 | | G | 61 |  | Vittorio Rustico | V. Rustico | |||||||||
| Paul Ince | P. Ince | | 67 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 66 | | Darius Hall | D. Hall | |||||||||
| Luke Newby | L. Newby | | 54 | D | | 3 | | D | 65 | | Aaron Rowett | A. Rowett | |||||||||
| Stanley Ripley | S. Ripley | | 53 | D | | 4 | | D | 55 | | Nigel Mason | N. Mason | |||||||||
| Andy Rankin | A. Rankin | | 64 | M | | 5 | | M | 67 | | Ashley Thompson | A. Thompson | |||||||||
| Richard Cooke | R. Cooke | | 54 | M | | 6 | | M | 58 | | James Wainwright | J. Wainwright | |||||||||
| Nicky Moncur | N. Moncur | | 42 | M | | 7 | | M | 57 | | Michael Benjamin | M. Benjamin | |||||||||
| John Mckay | J. Mckay | | 41 | M | | 8 | | M | 56 | | Carl Clemence | C. Clemence | |||||||||
| Greg Shilton | G. Shilton | | 67 | A | | 9 | | A | 70 | | Paul Waters | P. Waters | |||||||||
| Nigel Stockdale | N. Stockdale | | 55 | A | | 10 | | A | 65 | | Paul Redknapp | P. Redknapp | |||||||||
| Jason Wetherall | J. Wetherall | | 48 | A | | 11 | | A | 52 | | Danny Oliver | D. Oliver | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at King Power Stadium where Leicester City play host to Ipswich Town. A crowd of 4,322 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Both Leicester City and Ipswich Town are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Leicester City and Ipswich Town are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Ipswich Town kick off the first half!
4.27
0-0James Wainwright makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Danny Oliver. Danny Oliver shoots from 25 yards but it is tipped over by Emile Lofthouse.
8.40
Richard Cooke takes it forward alone. Richard Cooke lofts in a cross ball towards Jason Wetherall. Jason Wetherall heads the ball goalwards. Vittorio Rustico manages to gather it comfortably.
10.08
0-0Aaron Rowett makes a probing pass to Michael Benjamin. Michael Benjamin kicks a strong pass forward to Danny Oliver. Danny Oliver shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
12.40
0-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
15.12
Luke Newby passes the ball forward to Nicky Moncur. Nicky Moncur knocks the ball forward to Jason Wetherall. Jason Wetherall plays a perfect one-two with Greg Shilton and rushes in on goal... Jason Wetherall tries a spectacular strike but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
16.30
Richard Cooke flicks the ball to his team mate, Jason Wetherall. Jason Wetherall shoots from long range but he balloons it over the crossbar!
18.06
0-0Michael Benjamin comes in with a late challenge on Nicky Moncur. The referee calls over Michael Benjamin and shows him a yellow card! Nicky Moncur stretches but gets up unharmed.
24.45
0-0Paul Ince clumsily knocks into Danny Oliver. Paul Ince is warned by the referee! Danny Oliver runs off the knock.
26.04
0-0Richard Cooke chips the ball to his team mate, Jason Wetherall. Jason Wetherall knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Darius Hall.
27.11
0-1Darius Hall passes the ball forward to Carl Clemence. Carl Clemence chips the ball to his team mate, Paul Redknapp. Paul Redknapp whips in a cross ball towards Danny Oliver. Danny Oliver is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Emile Lofthouse is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
30.40
James Wainwright controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paul Redknapp. Paul Redknapp knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Paul Ince.
33.10
Stanley Ripley knocks the ball forward to Andy Rankin. Andy Rankin chips the ball to his team mate, Greg Shilton. Greg Shilton whips in a cross ball towards Jason Wetherall. Jason Wetherall flicks the ball with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
40.45
Nigel Mason chips the ball to his team mate, Carl Clemence. Carl Clemence flicks the ball to his team mate, Danny Oliver. Danny Oliver shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
42.40
Stanley Ripley threads the ball through to Richard Cooke. Richard Cooke makes a simple pass to Nigel Stockdale. Nigel Stockdale shoots from long range but he balloons it over the crossbar!
44.40
Aaron Rowett advances with the ball. Aaron Rowett deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paul Redknapp. Paul Redknapp shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The second half starts with Leicester City kicking off!
48.42
James Wainwright chips the ball to his team mate, Paul Waters. Paul Waters knocks in a cross ball towards Danny Oliver. Danny Oliver directs the ball goalwards with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
54.27
Michael Benjamin chips the ball to his team mate, Paul Redknapp. Paul Redknapp deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Danny Oliver. Danny Oliver takes a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
55.12
Ashley Thompson threads the ball through to Paul Redknapp. Paul Redknapp knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
57.56
Darius Hall knocks the ball forward to Ashley Thompson. Ashley Thompson threads the ball through to Paul Waters. Paul Waters controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
59.43
Nicky Moncur knocks the ball to his team mate, Greg Shilton. Greg Shilton shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
63.28
Michael Benjamin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paul Redknapp. Paul Redknapp shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
65.17
Paul Ince makes a probing pass to Nicky Moncur. Nicky Moncur makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Greg Shilton. Greg Shilton shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
67.12
0-1Michael Benjamin catches Nicky Moncur on the ankles. The referee calls over Michael Benjamin and warns him to calm down! Nicky Moncur grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
71.28
James Wainwright flicks the ball to his team mate, Paul Waters. Paul Waters knocks in a cross ball towards Danny Oliver. Danny Oliver powers a header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
73.16
Michael Benjamin makes a simple pass to Paul Redknapp. Paul Redknapp shoots from long range. Emile Lofthouse easily smothers it.
75.00
Leicester City are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
77.09
Ashley Thompson knocks the ball to his team mate, Danny Oliver. Danny Oliver shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but Emile Lofthouse easily smothers it!
85.23
Nigel Mason makes a simple pass to Michael Benjamin. Michael Benjamin threads the ball through to Danny Oliver. Danny Oliver makes a simple pass to Paul Waters. Paul Waters makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it flies wide!
87.51
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
89.08
Richard Cooke advances with the ball. Richard Cooke goes all the way! Richard Cooke shoots from just inside the box. It's miles wide!
90.00
Nigel Mason deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ashley Thompson. Ashley Thompson knocks the ball forward to Paul Redknapp. Paul Redknapp controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
1
5
Shots off Target
7
9
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
39.8%
60.2%
Play Area
32.5%
43.4%
24.1%
Scorers
| Danny Oliver 27 |