Match Report
| Leicester City | Leicester City |  |  | Carlisle United | Carlisle United | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stan Johnson | S. Johnson |  | 55 | G |  | 1 | | G | 48 | | Clive Walsh | C. Walsh | |||||||||
| Malcolm Croft | M. Croft | | 57 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 60 | | Paul Ehiogu | P. Ehiogu | |||||||||
| Stanley Ehiogu | S. Ehiogu | | 56 | D | | 3 | | D | 54 | | Marcus Banks | M. Banks | |||||||||
| Graham Grondin | G. Grondin | | 50 | D | | 4 | | D | 43 | | Craig Mercer | C. Mercer | |||||||||
| Carlton Ljungberg | C. Ljungberg | | 49 | D | | 5 | | D | 42 | | Dean Fletcher | D. Fletcher | |||||||||
| Emiliano Cesari | E. Cesari |  | 59 | M | | 6 | | M | 52 | | Marvin Richards | M. Richards | |||||||||
| Tony Dichio | T. Dichio | | 55 | M | | 7 | |  | M | 48 | | Alistair Mckay | A. Mckay | ||||||||
| Mick Mendez | M. Mendez | | 51 | M | | 8 | | M | 47 | | Emile Grimandi | E. Grimandi | |||||||||
| Clive Peters | C. Peters | | 55 | A | | 9 | | M | 45 | | Tim Cooper | T. Cooper | |||||||||
| Peter Hurst | P. Hurst | | 49 | A | | | 10 | | A | 62 | | Dean Dichio | D. Dichio | ||||||||
| Niccolo May | N. May | | 41 | A | | 11 | | A | 48 | | Francis Milburn | F. Milburn | |||||||||
| Adam Maddison | A. Maddison | | 47 | M | | 12 | | A | 47 | | Seth Lawrence | S. Lawrence | |||||||||
| Alan Smith | A. Smith | | 46 | D | | 13 | | A | 46 | | Marvin Barrett | M. Barrett | |||||||||
| Ian Venus | I. Venus | | 40 | D | | 14 | | G | 45 | | Terry Mowbray | T. Mowbray | |||||||||
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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at King Power Stadium where Leicester City play host to Carlisle United. A crowd of 2,916 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Leicester City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Carlisle United appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Alan Vernazza.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Leicester City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Carlisle United appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Alan Vernazza.
0.00
0-0Leicester City kick off!
2.50
0-0Marvin Richards deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Francis Milburn. Francis Milburn sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies well off target!
3.55
Emile Grimandi chips the ball to his team mate, Dean Dichio. Dean Dichio finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
8.25
1-0Graham Grondin threads a neat ball through to Tony Dichio. Tony Dichio changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Tony Dichio advances inside the box! Tony Dichio strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. Tony Dichio scores for Leicester City!!
16.49
1-0Tim Cooper makes a simple pass to Dean Dichio. Dean Dichio knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
22.22
Emiliano Cesari makes a simple pass to Peter Hurst. Peter Hurst cuts inside the box! Peter Hurst strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
26.33
1-0Craig Mercer comes in with a late challenge on Peter Hurst. The referee calls over Craig Mercer and warns him to calm down! Peter Hurst stretches but gets up unharmed.
36.35
Alistair Mckay threads a neat ball through to Francis Milburn. Francis Milburn knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stan Johnson who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
1-0Craig Mercer barges into Peter Hurst. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Peter Hurst stretches but gets up unharmed.
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. Carlisle United also appear unchanged since the first half. The Carlisle United players look more motivated than they were before.
45.00
Carlisle United kick off the second half!
48.07
Graham Grondin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Emiliano Cesari. Emiliano Cesari runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Emiliano Cesari knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Clive Walsh who gathers it comfortably.
49.15
Stanley Ehiogu hits a low pass to Tony Dichio. Tony Dichio hits a low pass to Clive Peters. Clive Peters threads a neat, attacking ball through to Niccolo May. Niccolo May shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
53.06
1-0Dean Fletcher flicks a high pass forward. Marvin Richards holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Marvin Richards passes the ball forward to Dean Dichio. Dean Dichio shoots from 20 yards. Stan Johnson gets down and covers it.
55.15
Francis Milburn comes in with a late challenge on Malcolm Croft. The referee calls over Francis Milburn and shows him a yellow card! Malcolm Croft hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
57.21
Alistair Mckay makes an attacking run forward. Alistair Mckay shoots from 20 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
59.45
Marcus Banks controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marvin Richards. Marvin Richards flicks a high pass forward. Francis Milburn collects the pass. Francis Milburn finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
60.01
1-0Carlisle United have made a substitution with Marvin Barrett replacing Alistair Mckay .
66.53
Emiliano Cesari flicks a high ball forward to Niccolo May who takes it down. Niccolo May plays a scrappy one-two with Clive Peters and stumbles forward towards the goal... Niccolo May shoots from just inside the box but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
69.27
1-0Marvin Barrett barges into Mick Mendez. The referee warns Marvin Barrett to calm down! Mick Mendez carries on, but is struggling a bit.
72.16
Dean Fletcher passes the ball forward to Tim Cooper. Tim Cooper changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Tim Cooper controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
77.19
Graham Grondin pushes mid-way up the pitch. Graham Grondin chips the ball to his team mate, Clive Peters. Clive Peters plays a one-two with Peter Hurst and rushes in on goal... Clive Peters muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
78.58
Tim Cooper threads a neat ball through to Francis Milburn. Francis Milburn passes the ball forward to Dean Dichio. Dean Dichio cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Stan Johnson!
79.10
Mick Mendez chips the ball to his team mate, Niccolo May. Niccolo May finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a lousy effort!
85.21
Tony Dichio knocks the ball forward to Niccolo May. Niccolo May runs straight at the defence! Some silky footwork from Niccolo May provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it is miles over!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
5
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
4
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
64%
36%
Play Area
29.3%
48%
22.7%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Tony Dichio of Leicester City |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Stan Johnson (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Malcolm Croft (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Stanley Ehiogu (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Graham Grondin (DEF) | 8 | |
| 5. | Carlton Ljungberg (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Emiliano Cesari (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Tony Dichio (MID) |  | 9 |
| 8. | Mick Mendez (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Clive Peters (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Peter Hurst (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Niccolo May (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Adam Maddison (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Alan Smith (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Ian Venus (DEF) | 0 | |
| 1. | Clive Walsh (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Paul Ehiogu (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Marcus Banks (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Craig Mercer (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 5. | Dean Fletcher (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Marvin Richards (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Alistair Mckay (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Emile Grimandi (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Tim Cooper (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Dean Dichio (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Francis Milburn (ATT) | | 5 |
| 12. | Seth Lawrence (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Marvin Barrett (ATT) | 5 | |
| 14. | Terry Mowbray (GK) | 0 | |