Match Report


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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at King Power Stadium where Leicester City play host to Southampton. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Both Leicester City and Southampton are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.


0.00
The whistle blows and Leicester City kick off!
2.18
Francis Scholes chips the ball to his team mate, Kristoffer Malmberg. Kristoffer Malmberg kicks a strong pass forward to Bjorn Otto Halle. Bjorn Otto Halle knocks in a cross ball towards Rolf Riel. Rolf Riel flicks the ball with his head. Roger Wilson easily smothers it.
4.36
Morris Cole hacks Hilmar Borgthórsson from behind! The referee calls over Morris Cole and shows him a yellow card! Hilmar Borgthórsson grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
10.07
Kurt Collen flicks the ball to his team mate, Yuriy Yaremchuk. Yuriy Yaremchuk brings the ball forward. Yuriy Yaremchuk makes a probing pass to Hilmar Borgthórsson. Hilmar Borgthórsson takes a shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
16.49
Les Montague flicks the ball to his team mate, Peter Dublin. Peter Dublin plays a perfect one-two with Walter Lowry and rushes in on goal... Peter Dublin cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
20.31
Kurt Collen knocks the ball forward to Christian Nyarko. Christian Nyarko chips the ball to his team mate, Hilmar Borgthórsson. Hilmar Borgthórsson knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Xavier Perez.
24.36
Morris Cole clumsily knocks into Rolf Riel. Morris Cole is warned by the referee! Rolf Riel carries on, but is struggling a bit.
27.34
Jaime Varela makes a simple pass to Mike Monk. Mike Monk finds some space and shoots from distance. Michael Bögelund is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
32.02
Francis Scholes kicks a strong pass forward to Christian Nyarko. Christian Nyarko kicks a strong pass forward to Bjorn Otto Halle. Bjorn Otto Halle controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Roger Wilson!
38.55
Jaime Varela passes the ball forward to Peter Dublin. Peter Dublin shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
39.39
Jaime Varela catches Kristoffer Malmberg on the ankles. The referee calls over Jaime Varela and warns him to calm down! Kristoffer Malmberg carries on, but is struggling a bit.
40.44
Mike Monk catches Kurt Collen on the ankles. Mike Monk is warned by the referee! Kurt Collen runs off the knock.
42.42
Yuriy Yaremchuk chips the ball to his team mate, Hilmar Borgthórsson. Hilmar Borgthórsson lofts in a cross ball towards Rolf Riel. Rolf Riel directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Roger Wilson.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!


45.00
The second half starts with Southampton kicking off!
47.52
Jaime Varela flicks the ball to his team mate, Walter Lowry. Walter Lowry knocks in a cross ball towards Mike Monk. Mike Monk directs the ball goalwards with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
48.50
Kurt Collen threads the ball through to Yuriy Yaremchuk. Yuriy Yaremchuk knocks the ball to his team mate, Rolf Riel. Rolf Riel knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Andy Howey.
51.40
Andy Howey passes the ball forward to Jaime Varela. Jaime Varela chips the ball to his team mate, Walter Lowry. Walter Lowry goes all the way! Walter Lowry makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's there!! Michael Bögelund has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
54.01
Morris Cole makes a simple pass to Paulo Sousa. Paulo Sousa flicks the ball to his team mate, Mike Monk. Mike Monk plays a perfect one-two with Peter Dublin and rushes in on goal... Mike Monk shoots from just inside the box but somehow Michael Bögelund manages to keep it out.
59.44
Chris Cole deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Christian Nyarko. Christian Nyarko flicks the ball to his team mate, Hilmar Borgthórsson. Hilmar Borgthórsson tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
67.26
Yuriy Yaremchuk controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Bjorn Otto Halle. Bjorn Otto Halle knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Xavier Perez.
71.30
Xavier Perez knocks the ball forward to Les Montague. Les Montague advances with the ball. Les Montague shoots from long range but somehow Michael Bögelund manages to keep it out.
72.44
Francis Scholes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Christian Nyarko. Christian Nyarko knocks the ball forward to Rolf Riel. Rolf Riel whips in a cross ball towards Bjorn Otto Halle. Bjorn Otto Halle is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
75.05
Kristoffer Malmberg flicks the ball to his team mate, Rolf Riel. Rolf Riel kicks a strong pass forward to Hilmar Borgthórsson. Hilmar Borgthórsson rockets a shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Hilmar Borgthórsson!
78.53
Kristoffer Malmberg deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bjorn Otto Halle. Bjorn Otto Halle plays a perfect one-two with Rolf Riel and rushes in on goal... Bjorn Otto Halle shoots from just inside the box. Magnificent save by Roger Wilson!
87.24
Kurt Collen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kristoffer Malmberg. Kristoffer Malmberg flicks the ball to his team mate, Rolf Riel. Rolf Riel knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
89.42
Christian Nyarko deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rolf Riel. Rolf Riel plays a perfect one-two with Hilmar Borgthórsson and rushes in on goal... Rolf Riel tries a spectacular strike. Rolf Riel scores for Southampton!!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time


The man of the match was awarded to Hilmar Borgthórsson of Southampton
Match Statistics
Goals
2
4
Shots on Target
4
8
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
4
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
32.5%
67.5%
Play Area
29.9%
44.2%
26%