Match Report


Leicester CityLeicester City     MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough
Matty StringerMatty Stringer Paul Haylock Paul Haylock
Bruno VarelaB. Varela73
G
1
G
74Andy CampbellA. Campbell
Norman LuzhnyN. Luzhny74
D
2
D
51Stuart AndrewsS. Andrews
Craig HapgoodC. Hapgood68
D
3
D
66Jose CarvalhoJ. Carvalho
Kevin OverathK. Overath62
D
4
D
50Isaiah TolleyI. Tolley
Dale BarryD. Barry85
M
5
M
66Mark SalmonM. Salmon
Alex SommeilA. Sommeil73
M
captain6captain
M
71Gavin SwiftG. Swift
Jean-Sebastien SarrJ. Sarr71
M
7
M
66Francesco G. AmorusoF. Amoruso
Daniel MarcelinoD. Marcelino68
M
8
M
70Arthur FerdinandA. Ferdinand
Melchior WesterveldM. Westerveld76
A
9
A
66Daniel CortesD. Cortes
Stephen McGroryS. McGrory72
A
10
A
66Eduardo GuerreroE. Guerrero
Steven RowettS. Rowett71
A
11
A
67Jimmy AlbieriJ. Albieri
 
Rio NichollsR. Nicholls58
M
12
D
64Harvey BeckhamH. Beckham
Bill MidgleyB. Midgley53
M
13
M
73Kelvin OliverK. Oliver
Simon OswaldS. Oswald50
G
14
A
60Rodolfo SovieroR. Soviero
Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at King Power Stadium where Leicester City play host to Middlesbrough. Its a sell-out today with the 14,000 capacity stadium completely full.
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 Emile King.


0.00
The whistle blows and Middlesbrough kick off!
6.36
Stuart Andrews makes a simple pass to Eduardo Guerrero. Eduardo Guerrero knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Norman Luzhny.
9.10
Stuart Andrews deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Daniel Cortes. Daniel Cortes lofts in a cross ball towards Eduardo Guerrero. Eduardo Guerrero makes a deft header but it's a woeful effort!
14.08
Craig Hapgood makes a probing pass to Dale Barry. Dale Barry threads a neat ball through to Steven Rowett. Steven Rowett shoots from 20 yards. Andy Campbell gets down and covers it.
16.11
Gavin Swift flicks the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Guerrero. Eduardo Guerrero lofts in a cross ball towards Daniel Cortes. Daniel Cortes flicks the ball with his head. Magnificent save by Bruno Varela!
18.09
Kevin Overath catches Mark Salmon on the ankles. The referee calls over Kevin Overath and shows him a yellow card! Mark Salmon hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
20.24
Gavin Swift flicks a high pass forward. Jimmy Albieri holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jimmy Albieri finds some space and shoots from distance but it's well over the bar!
21.05
Daniel Marcelino flicks a high pass forward. Dale Barry controls it well on his chest. Dale Barry plays a quick one-two with Steven Rowett and rushes in on goal... Dale Barry makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Andy Campbell.
22.20
Alex Sommeil takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Jean-Sebastien Sarr comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out but is denied by Isaiah Tolley. Excellent block.
26.10
Dale Barry flicks a high pass forward. Stephen McGrory collects the pass. Stephen McGrory sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
27.24
Dale Barry makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stephen McGrory. Stephen McGrory makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Melchior Westerveld but he's offside!
28.11
Gavin Swift chips the ball to his team mate, Daniel Cortes. Daniel Cortes lofts in a cross ball towards Mark Salmon. Mark Salmon flicks the ball with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
32.19
Stuart Andrews threads a neat ball through to Francesco G. Amoruso. Francesco G. Amoruso flicks a high pass forward to Jimmy Albieri who brings the ball under control. Jimmy Albieri shoots from long range but it's drastically wayward!
34.48
Stuart Andrews flicks a high ball forward to Jimmy Albieri who takes it down. Jimmy Albieri sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just wide!
36.51
Alex Sommeil makes a simple pass to Dale Barry. Dale Barry plays a one-two with Melchior Westerveld and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Dale Barry provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
40.32
Jean-Sebastien Sarr threads a neat ball through to Stephen McGrory. Stephen McGrory knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Isaiah Tolley.
42.01
Kevin Overath kicks a strong pass forward to Daniel Marcelino. Daniel Marcelino flicks a high pass forward. Steven Rowett holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Steven Rowett edges inside the box! Steven Rowett side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
45.00
Gavin Swift laces a weighted ball forward to Daniel Cortes. Daniel Cortes whips in a cross ball towards Jimmy Albieri. Jimmy Albieri directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
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
Leicester City start the second half!
47.31
Arthur Ferdinand controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Daniel Cortes. Daniel Cortes shoots from long range but it's drastically wayward!
53.17
With imagination, Daniel Cortes plays the ball forward to Gavin Swift. Gavin Swift plays a one-two with Daniel Cortes and rushes in on goal... Gavin Swift cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
57.29
Gavin Swift makes a beautiful solo run. Gavin Swift makes a probing pass between the defence to Eduardo Guerrero. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Eduardo Guerrero provides some space. He curls a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Bruno Varela.
58.32
Mark Salmon takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Francesco G. Amoruso is dispossessed by a tackle from Norman Luzhny.
59.38
Jean-Sebastien Sarr threads a neat ball through to Stephen McGrory. Stephen McGrory plays a scrappy one-two with Jean-Sebastien Sarr and advances towards the goal... Stuart Andrews comes in with a late challenge on Stephen McGrory. Stephen McGrory appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
60.11
Middlesbrough have made 3 substitutions with Harvey Beckham replacing Isaiah Tolley, Kelvin Oliver replacing Arthur Ferdinand and Rodolfo Soviero replacing Daniel Cortes .
66.59
Jose Carvalho flicks a high pass forward to Stuart Andrews who brings the ball under control. Stuart Andrews flicks the ball to his team mate, Jimmy Albieri. Jimmy Albieri finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
67.57
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
69.08
Stuart Andrews pushes up the pitch. Stuart Andrews flicks the ball to his team mate, Francesco G. Amoruso. Francesco G. Amoruso skips past Jean-Sebastien Sarr! Kevin Overath clumsily knocks into Francesco G. Amoruso. Penalty not given!!
71.58
Jean-Sebastien Sarr threads the ball through to Steven Rowett. Steven Rowett finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Andy Campbell!
75.51
Dale Barry chips the ball to his team mate, Jean-Sebastien Sarr. Jean-Sebastien Sarr lofts in a cross ball towards Stephen McGrory. With a superhuman jump, Stephen McGrory connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
77.30
Leicester City appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
87.11
Jean-Sebastien Sarr hits a long diagonal ball forward. Daniel Marcelino shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
89.36
Kevin Overath makes a probing pass to Jean-Sebastien Sarr. Jean-Sebastien Sarr plays the ball forward to Daniel Marcelino. Daniel Marcelino runs straight at the defence! Daniel Marcelino takes a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Andy Campbell had no chance!! Goal for Leicester City!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Leicester City

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

Possession
50.6%
49.4%
Play Area
32.9%
40.5%
26.6%

Scorers
Dale Barry 37
Steven Rowett 42
Daniel Marcelino 89
Mark Salmon 28
Jimmy Albieri 45

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Dale Barry of Leicester City

Match Ratings
1.Bruno Varela (GK)
7
2.Norman Luzhny (DEF)
6
3.Craig Hapgood (DEF)
6
4.Kevin Overath (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Dale Barry (MID)goal scored
9
6.Alex Sommeil (MID)
6
7.Jean-Sebastien Sarr (MID)
7
8.Daniel Marcelino (MID)goal scored
9
9.Melchior Westerveld (ATT)
6
10.Stephen McGrory (ATT)
6
11.Steven Rowett (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Rio Nicholls (MID)
0
13.Bill Midgley (MID)
0
14.Simon Oswald (GK)
0

1.Andy Campbell (GK)
7
2.Stuart Andrews (DEF)
7
3.Jose Carvalho (DEF)
6
4.Isaiah Tolley (DEF)
6
5.Mark Salmon (MID)goal scored
7
6.Gavin Swift (MID)
7
7.Francesco G. Amoruso (MID)
6
8.Arthur Ferdinand (MID)
6
9.Daniel Cortes (ATT)
7
10.Eduardo Guerrero (ATT)
6
11.Jimmy Albieri (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Harvey Beckham (DEF)
6
13.Kelvin Oliver (MID)
6
14.Rodolfo Soviero (ATT)
6