Match Report


Leicester CityLeicester City     Bristol CityBristol City
Barry SkinnerBarry Skinner Alex Smith Alex Smith
Sebastian RomanS. Roman72
G
1
G
66Aladino MaiuriA. Maiuri
Adam CopeA. Cope38
D
2
D
42Clive BlakeC. Blake
Teddy SinclairT. Sinclair66
D
captain3
D
67Andre MarquesA. Marques
Gary RaeG. Rae72
D
4
D
49Dominic LawD. Law
Robert KasperR. Kasper37
D
5
M
48Dale EdworthyD. Edworthy
Richard ClemenceR. Clemence33
M
6
M
35Antoine EyraudA. Eyraud
Stuart HopkinS. Hopkin77
M
7captain
M
71Pablo RamirezP. Ramirez
Steve KirklandS. Kirkland37
M
8
M
42Jon PriorJ. Prior
Stephane SitrukS. Sitruk81
M
9
A
33Ludovic DiawaraL. Diawara
Marc DoddM. Dodd69
A
10
A
48Sean De IccoS. De Icco
Nicholas EtheringtonN. Etherington73
A
11
A
45John GemmillJ. Gemmill
 
Frank HenryF. Henry72
A
12
A
56Marco BertottoM. Bertotto
Bart AlberdaB. Alberda77
A
13
M
33Dennis PottsD. Potts
Gavin BradyG. Brady69
M
14
D
35Thierry GranvilleT. Granville

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at King Power Stadium where Leicester City play host to Bristol City. A crowd of 8,953 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Leicester City are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Bristol City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Alan Mendonca.


0.00
Leicester City start the game by kicking off the first half!
4.28
Pablo Ramirez passes the ball forward to Jon Prior. Jon Prior knocks the ball forward to Sean De Icco but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
10.27
Clive Blake sees a break and surges forward. Clive Blake plays a one-two with Jon Prior and rushes in on goal... Some awkward footwork from Clive Blake provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball comes in low, but Sebastian Roman easily smothers it!
20.50
Antoine Eyraud advances with the ball. Antoine Eyraud makes a probing pass between the defence to Ludovic Diawara. Ludovic Diawara comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
22.56
Dominic Law passes the ball forward to Andre Marques. Andre Marques threads the ball through to John Gemmill. John Gemmill whips in a cross ball towards Antoine Eyraud. Antoine Eyraud beats his man to it with a header but Sebastian Roman reads it well. Fabulous stop!
24.45
Dale Edworthy flicks the ball to his team mate, Antoine Eyraud. Antoine Eyraud whips in a cross ball towards John Gemmill. Teddy Sinclair hacks John Gemmill from behind! That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
27.01
Pablo Ramirez makes a simple pass to Ludovic Diawara. Ludovic Diawara knocks the ball forward, putting Pablo Ramirez through on goal. Pablo Ramirez comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. He makes it look easy!
40.32
Steve Kirkland flicks a high pass forward. Stephane Sitruk collects the pass. Stephane Sitruk shoots from distance. Aladino Maiuri easily gets down and covers it.
42.27
Teddy Sinclair knocks the ball to his team mate, Adam Cope. Adam Cope decides to run forward with the ball. Adam Cope finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Nice save!
44.13
Gary Rae makes a simple pass to Stuart Hopkin. Stuart Hopkin threads the ball through to Marc Dodd. Marc Dodd runs straight at the defence! Marc Dodd rockets a shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!! He really seems to have settled well at the club.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
Bristol City kick off the second half!
47.36
Andre Marques kicks a strong pass forward to Ludovic Diawara. Ludovic Diawara controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
48.15
Teddy Sinclair punts the ball hopefully upfield. Nicholas Etherington controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
49.40
Steve Kirkland flicks a high ball forward to Richard Clemence who takes it down. Richard Clemence knocks in a cross ball towards Marc Dodd. Marc Dodd flicks the ball with his head. Aladino Maiuri punches it away to safety.
55.46
Antoine Eyraud pushes up the pitch. Antoine Eyraud flicks a high pass forward. Pablo Ramirez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Pablo Ramirez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.19
Bristol City have made 3 substitutions with Marco Bertotto replacing Ludovic Diawara, Dennis Potts replacing Dale Edworthy and Thierry Granville replacing Dominic Law .
61.21
Clive Blake makes a simple pass to Pablo Ramirez. Pablo Ramirez knocks the ball to his team mate, Sean De Icco. Sean De Icco knocks in a cross ball towards John Gemmill. John Gemmill is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Sebastian Roman punches it away to safety.
65.10
Stuart Hopkin catches Andre Marques on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Andre Marques gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
67.10
Dennis Potts deftly passes the ball to his team mate, John Gemmill. John Gemmill shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
71.17
Steve Kirkland flicks a high ball forward to Nicholas Etherington who gracefully takes it down. Nicholas Etherington knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Clive Blake.
73.37
Steve Kirkland flicks a high pass forward to Marc Dodd who brings the ball under control. Marc Dodd shoots from 20 yards but it whistles just wide of the post!
78.10
Pablo Ramirez passes the ball forward to Marco Bertotto. Marco Bertotto threads a neat, attacking ball through to Sean De Icco. Sean De Icco tries a spectacular strike but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
87.53
Robert Kasper plays the ball forward to Marc Dodd. Marc Dodd chips the ball to his team mate, Nicholas Etherington. Nicholas Etherington controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
89.09
Teddy Sinclair makes a simple pass to Stuart Hopkin. With imagination, Stuart Hopkin plays the ball forward to Steve Kirkland. Steve Kirkland passes the ball forward but Nicholas Etherington is offside!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Leicester City

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

Possession
42.2%
57.8%
Play Area
31.3%
44.6%
24.1%

Scorers
Marc Dodd 44

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Marc Dodd of Leicester City

Match Ratings
1.Sebastian Roman (GK)
8
2.Adam Cope (DEF)
6
3.Teddy Sinclair (DEF)
7
4.Gary Rae (DEF)
6
5.Robert Kasper (DEF)
6
6.Richard Clemence (MID)
6
7.Stuart Hopkin (MID)yellow card
7
8.Steve Kirkland (MID)
7
9.Stephane Sitruk (MID)
6
10.Marc Dodd (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Nicholas Etherington (ATT)
6
 
12.Frank Henry (ATT)
0
13.Bart Alberda (ATT)
0
14.Gavin Brady (MID)
0

1.Aladino Maiuri (GK)
7
2.Clive Blake (DEF)
7
3.Andre Marques (DEF)
6
4.Dominic Law (DEF)
6
5.Dale Edworthy (MID)
6
6.Antoine Eyraud (MID)
9
7.Pablo Ramirez (MID)
7
8.Jon Prior (MID)
6
9.Ludovic Diawara (ATT)
6
10.Sean De Icco (ATT)
6
11.John Gemmill (ATT)
7
 
12.Marco Bertotto (ATT)
6
13.Dennis Potts (MID)
6
14.Thierry Granville (DEF)
6