Match Report


Leicester CityLeicester City     MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough
Matty StringerMatty Stringer Paul Haylock Paul Haylock
Bruno VarelaB. Varela72
G
1
G
72Andy CampbellA. Campbell
Norman LuzhnyN. Luzhny72
D
2
D
49Isaiah TolleyI. Tolley
Fernando QuaresmaF. Quaresma71
D
3
D
59Juan-Carlos SantosJ. Santos
Mohamed BellosoM. Belloso70
D
4
D
58Harvey BeckhamH. Beckham
Dale BarryD. Barry83
M
5
M
71Kelvin OliverK. Oliver
Alex SommeilA. Sommeil71
M
captain6
M
69Julian HoweyJ. Howey
Jean-Sebastien SarrJ. Sarr70
M
7captain
M
59Mark SalmonM. Salmon
Jose NietoJ. Nieto69
M
8
M
56Sol ThomsonS. Thomson
Melchior WesterveldM. Westerveld74
A
9
A
69Brian SinclairB. Sinclair
Steven RowettS. Rowett71
A
10
A
57Rodolfo SovieroR. Soviero
Stephen McGroryS. McGrory69
A
11
A
59Reginald RascleR. Rascle
 
Daniel MarcelinoD. Marcelino68
M
12
D
61Albert IbanezA. Ibanez
Craig HapgoodC. Hapgood66
D
13
M
63Arthur FerdinandA. Ferdinand
Kevin OverathK. Overath62
D
14
A
47Simon ElliottS. Elliott

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at King Power Stadium where Leicester City play host to Middlesbrough. A crowd of 11,985 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Leicester City and Middlesbrough are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Stan Young.


0.00
The first half starts with Leicester City kicking off!
3.02
Julian Howey chips the ball to his team mate, Mark Salmon. Mark Salmon finds some space and shoots from distance but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
6.41
Kelvin Oliver threads a neat ball through to Rodolfo Soviero. Rodolfo Soviero whips in a cross ball towards Sol Thomson. Sol Thomson jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Bruno Varela easily punches it away to safety.
8.54
Sol Thomson brings the ball forward. Sol Thomson whips in a cross ball towards Reginald Rascle. Reginald Rascle finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Bruno Varela. Excellent save.
9.18
Julian Howey flicks a high pass forward. Sol Thomson collects the pass. Sol Thomson finds some space and shoots from distance. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
12.58
Reginald Rascle knocks the ball to his team mate, Rodolfo Soviero. Rodolfo Soviero skips past Norman Luzhny! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Rodolfo Soviero provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
16.22
Norman Luzhny hits a low pass to Alex Sommeil. Alex Sommeil kicks a strong pass forward to Stephen McGrory. Stephen McGrory skips past Juan-Carlos Santos! Stephen McGrory shows great control and tries a shot on goal but is denied by Andy Campbell. Excellent save.
20.30
Mohamed Belloso comes in with a late challenge on Kelvin Oliver. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Kelvin Oliver stretches but gets up unharmed.
21.58
Kelvin Oliver kicks a strong pass forward to Rodolfo Soviero. Rodolfo Soviero whips in a cross ball towards Brian Sinclair. Brian Sinclair powers a header at goal. Bruno Varela gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
27.49
Fernando Quaresma hits a low pass to Jean-Sebastien Sarr. Jean-Sebastien Sarr threads a neat ball through to Melchior Westerveld. Melchior Westerveld shoots from distance. Solid save from Andy Campbell. What a great pair of hands!
28.49
Mark Salmon sees Reginald Rascle in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Reginald Rascle lofts in a cross ball towards Mark Salmon. Mark Salmon rises majestically and gets a header on goal. It's miles wide!
30.07
Fernando Quaresma clumsily knocks into Brian Sinclair. Fernando Quaresma is shown the yellow card! Brian Sinclair stretches but gets up unharmed.
32.06
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
34.23
Jose Nieto threads the ball through to Steven Rowett. Steven Rowett flicks a high pass forward. Stephen McGrory controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Stephen McGrory shoots from just inside the box but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
36.14
Juan-Carlos Santos hacks Jean-Sebastien Sarr from behind! Juan-Carlos Santos is given a warning by the referee! Jean-Sebastien Sarr stretches but gets up unharmed.
39.48
Isaiah Tolley knocks the ball to his team mate, Julian Howey. Julian Howey flicks the ball to his team mate, Sol Thomson. Sol Thomson whips in a cross ball towards Julian Howey. Julian Howey makes a convincing header. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
42.07
Sol Thomson receives the ball from a throw-in from Reginald Rascle. Sol Thomson flicks a high pass forward. Julian Howey holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Julian Howey knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Bruno Varela who gathers it comfortably.
44.52
Jose Nieto kicks a strong pass forward to Steven Rowett. Steven Rowett deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jose Nieto but the linesman indicates offside!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Leicester City appear unchanged since the first half. Middlesbrough 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
Middlesbrough kick off and get the second half underway!
48.40
Sol Thomson makes a probing pass to Reginald Rascle. Reginald Rascle knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Bruno Varela who gathers it comfortably.
49.36
Julian Howey threads the ball through to Reginald Rascle. Reginald Rascle lofts in a cross ball towards Rodolfo Soviero. Rodolfo Soviero connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but is denied by Mohamed Belloso. Excellent block.
53.06
Fernando Quaresma flicks a high pass forward. Jean-Sebastien Sarr holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jean-Sebastien Sarr flicks a high pass forward to Stephen McGrory who brings the ball under control. Stephen McGrory runs straight at the defence! Some good footwork from Stephen McGrory provides some space. He shoots at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
55.40
Jose Nieto comes in with a late challenge on Rodolfo Soviero. The referee warns Jose Nieto to calm down! Rodolfo Soviero hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
55.40
Free kick to Middlesbrough just outside the area...
56.22
Reginald Rascle takes a short run up and curls the ball around the wall but the keeper has read it well and catches it comfortably.
57.28
Alex Sommeil flicks the ball to his team mate, Melchior Westerveld. Melchior Westerveld shoots from distance but it flies just off target!
59.53
Mark Salmon knocks the ball to his team mate, Julian Howey. Julian Howey plays a one-two with Rodolfo Soviero and advances towards the goal... Julian Howey makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Bruno Varela manages to gather it.
60.22
Middlesbrough have made 3 substitutions with Albert Ibanez replacing Harvey Beckham, Arthur Ferdinand replacing Sol Thomson and Simon Elliott replacing Reginald Rascle .
61.27
Norman Luzhny flicks a high ball forward to Steven Rowett who takes it down. Steven Rowett knocks in a cross ball towards Melchior Westerveld. Melchior Westerveld beats his man to it with a header but it slams into the crowd!
66.44
Middlesbrough are dictating the run of play here today.
67.23
Isaiah Tolley comes in with a late challenge on Steven Rowett. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Steven Rowett hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
69.28
Fernando Quaresma threads a neat ball through to Alex Sommeil. Alex Sommeil flicks the ball to his team mate, Stephen McGrory. Stephen McGrory threads the ball through into the box. Steven Rowett shoots from just inside the box. Andy Campbell comfortably gets down and covers it.
72.16
Fernando Quaresma flicks a high pass forward to Alex Sommeil who brings the ball under control. Alex Sommeil hits a low pass to Stephen McGrory. Stephen McGrory shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
73.07
Juan-Carlos Santos flicks a high ball forward to Rodolfo Soviero who takes it down. Rodolfo Soviero hits a low pass to Mark Salmon. Mark Salmon sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
75.50
Jean-Sebastien Sarr threads the ball through to Stephen McGrory. Stephen McGrory makes a probing pass to Melchior Westerveld but he's offside!
77.51
Leicester City appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
78.40
Mark Salmon threads a neat ball through to Rodolfo Soviero. Rodolfo Soviero shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
84.59
Norman Luzhny makes a simple pass to Alex Sommeil. Alex Sommeil flicks a high ball forward to Melchior Westerveld who takes it down. Melchior Westerveld rushes past Albert Ibanez! Some silky footwork from Melchior Westerveld provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Solid save from Andy Campbell. What a great pair of hands!
89.25
Mohamed Belloso controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Steven Rowett. Steven Rowett kicks a strong pass forward to Alex Sommeil. Alex Sommeil tries a spectacular long range effort but it's a woeful effort!
90.00
Mohamed Belloso pushes mid-way up the pitch. Mohamed Belloso runs straight at the opposition's defence. Mohamed Belloso plays a quick one-two with Melchior Westerveld and rushes in on goal... Mohamed Belloso muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Leicester City

Middlesbrough
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
5
7
Shots off Target
6
6
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
51.2%
48.8%
Play Area
31.2%
45%
23.8%

Scorers
Mohamed Belloso 90

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Mohamed Belloso of Leicester City

Match Ratings
1.Bruno Varela (GK)
9
2.Norman Luzhny (DEF)
6
3.Fernando Quaresma (DEF)yellow card
6
4.Mohamed Belloso (DEF)goal scoredyellow card
9
5.Dale Barry (MID)
6
6.Alex Sommeil (MID)
7
7.Jean-Sebastien Sarr (MID)
7
8.Jose Nieto (MID)
6
9.Melchior Westerveld (ATT)
7
10.Steven Rowett (ATT)
7
11.Stephen McGrory (ATT)
7
 
12.Daniel Marcelino (MID)
0
13.Craig Hapgood (DEF)
0
14.Kevin Overath (DEF)
0

1.Andy Campbell (GK)
7
2.Isaiah Tolley (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Juan-Carlos Santos (DEF)
6
4.Harvey Beckham (DEF)
6
5.Kelvin Oliver (MID)
6
6.Julian Howey (MID)
7
7.Mark Salmon (MID)
6
8.Sol Thomson (MID)
8
9.Brian Sinclair (ATT)
6
10.Rodolfo Soviero (ATT)
7
11.Reginald Rascle (ATT)
6
 
12.Albert Ibanez (DEF)
6
13.Arthur Ferdinand (MID)
6
14.Simon Elliott (ATT)
6