Match Report


Leicester CityLeicester City     Milton Keynes DonsMilton Keynes Dons
Matty StringerMatty Stringer Barry Skinner Barry Skinner
Francis TerryF. Terry61
G
1
G
68Simon BarryS. Barry
Peter MooreP. Moore65
D
2
D
60Billy McallisterB. Mcallister
Carl TolleyC. Tolley50
D
3
D
56Brendan HapgoodB. Hapgood
Alassandro BaccinA. Baccin48
D
captain4
D
56Malcolm ShearerM. Shearer
Eoin CopeE. Cope46
D
5
D
59Jose RubioJ. Rubio
Dennis ThatcherD. Thatcher61
M
6
M
59Martin ZiegenhagenM. Ziegenhagen
Jody ClarkeJ. Clarke46
M
7captain
M
65Eoin NewbyE. Newby
Ivan VassellI. Vassell43
M
8
A
55Warren SummerbeeW. Summerbee
Oleg PlattO. Platt40
M
9
A
54Niccol˜ SoligoN. Soligo
Spencer GardnerS. Gardner67
A
10
A
55Paolo MintoP. Minto
Darren FroggattD. Froggatt63
A
11
A
65Nicky SturridgeN. Sturridge
 
Tiago FerreiraT. Ferreira55
A
12
D
60Gabriel GaladamesG. Galadames
Lomano BrandL. Brand52
G
13
A
52Gavin MossG. Moss
Wilco BoumaW. Bouma49
A
14
D
48Danny RowettD. Rowett
Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at King Power Stadium where Leicester City play host to Milton Keynes Dons. A crowd of 13,541 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Leicester City are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Milton Keynes Dons appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Noel Stockdale.


0.00
Leicester City start the match!
4.24
Brendan Hapgood plays the ball forward to Eoin Newby. Eoin Newby passes the ball forward to Warren Summerbee. Warren Summerbee knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Niccol˜ Soligo is offside!
9.08
Martin Ziegenhagen flicks a high ball forward to Niccol˜ Soligo who takes it down. Niccol˜ Soligo runs straight at the defence! Niccol˜ Soligo comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
14.21
Billy Mcallister knocks the ball to his team mate, Niccol˜ Soligo. Niccol˜ Soligo knocks the ball forward to Paolo Minto. Paolo Minto threads the ball through to Niccol˜ Soligo but he's offside!
24.40
Brendan Hapgood chips the ball to his team mate, Eoin Newby. Eoin Newby threads a neat ball through to Niccol˜ Soligo. Niccol˜ Soligo runs straight at the defence! Niccol˜ Soligo looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but slams it into the crowd!
27.35
Ivan Vassell makes an attacking run forward. Ivan Vassell plays a scrappy one-two with Darren Froggatt and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some good footwork from Ivan Vassell provides some space. He shoots at goal but it's a woeful effort!
30.17
Brendan Hapgood hits a low pass to Eoin Newby. Eoin Newby knocks the ball to his team mate, Martin Ziegenhagen. Martin Ziegenhagen knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Francis Terry who gathers it comfortably.
33.40
Jody Clarke makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Oleg Platt. Oleg Platt knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Malcolm Shearer.
34.15
Ivan Vassell flicks a high ball forward to Spencer Gardner who takes it down. Spencer Gardner shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
36.56
Billy Mcallister flicks a high ball forward to Eoin Newby who takes it down. Eoin Newby flicks the ball to his team mate, Paolo Minto. Paolo Minto knocks in a cross ball towards Nicky Sturridge. Nicky Sturridge makes a deft header. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
42.02
Brendan Hapgood sees Eoin Newby in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Eoin Newby threads the ball through to Niccol˜ Soligo. Niccol˜ Soligo flicks a high pass forward. Warren Summerbee controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Warren Summerbee side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it is miles over!
45.00
Jody Clarke clumsily knocks into Eoin Newby. Jody Clarke is shown the yellow card! Eoin Newby gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Leicester City appear unchanged since the first half. Milton Keynes Dons also appear unchanged since the first half. The Milton Keynes Dons players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The second half starts with Milton Keynes Dons kicking off!
47.55
Alassandro Baccin brings the ball forward. Alassandro Baccin flicks a high pass forward to Ivan Vassell who brings the ball under control. Ivan Vassell lofts in a cross ball towards Darren Froggatt. Brendan Hapgood clumsily knocks into Darren Froggatt. Darren Froggatt appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
48.18
Seeing a gap ahead, Eoin Newby laces a through ball forward to Paolo Minto. Paolo Minto knocks the ball forward to Martin Ziegenhagen but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
51.23
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
53.21
Billy Mcallister knocks the ball to his team mate, Martin Ziegenhagen. Martin Ziegenhagen sees Niccol˜ Soligo in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Niccol˜ Soligo plays a quick one-two with Nicky Sturridge and rushes in on goal... Some superb footwork from Niccol˜ Soligo provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Great save!
60.49
Eoin Cope sees Jody Clarke in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jody Clarke darts forward. Jody Clarke knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Martin Ziegenhagen.
61.45
Jody Clarke flicks a high pass forward. Spencer Gardner holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Spencer Gardner shoots from 20 yards but it slams into the crowd!
63.41
Jose Rubio sees Niccol˜ Soligo in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Niccol˜ Soligo plays a one-two with Warren Summerbee and rushes in on goal... Niccol˜ Soligo makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's there!! Francis Terry has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
66.29
Nicky Sturridge flicks a high pass forward. Paolo Minto holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Paolo Minto threads a neat ball through to Nicky Sturridge. Nicky Sturridge makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
71.12
Brendan Hapgood controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paolo Minto. Paolo Minto plays a quick one-two with Warren Summerbee and rushes in on goal... Oleg Platt barges into Paolo Minto. Penalty not given!!
72.15
Dennis Thatcher kicks a strong pass forward to Darren Froggatt. Darren Froggatt surges forward with the ball. Darren Froggatt passes the ball forward but Jody Clarke is offside!
75.01
Billy Mcallister flicks the ball to his team mate, Eoin Newby. Eoin Newby passes the ball forward to Warren Summerbee. Warren Summerbee tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
77.44
With great vision, Malcolm Shearer plays the ball forward to Eoin Newby. Eoin Newby knocks the ball forward to Warren Summerbee. Warren Summerbee knocks the ball forward to Niccol˜ Soligo but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
81.00
Martin Ziegenhagen knocks the ball to his team mate, Niccol˜ Soligo. Niccol˜ Soligo flicks a high pass forward. Paolo Minto controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Alassandro Baccin clumsily knocks into Paolo Minto. Paolo Minto rolls around, appealing for a penalty! No says the ref!!
85.33
Jody Clarke threads a neat ball through to Darren Froggatt. Darren Froggatt knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
87.11
Jose Rubio knocks the ball to his team mate, Martin Ziegenhagen. Martin Ziegenhagen runs straight at the opposition's defence. Martin Ziegenhagen sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
90.00
Dennis Thatcher threads the ball through to Jody Clarke. Jody Clarke makes a probing pass to Darren Froggatt. Darren Froggatt controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Leicester City

Milton Keynes Dons
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
0
4
Shots off Target
4
5
Offsides
1
4
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
40.7%
59.3%
Play Area
30.2%
40.7%
29.1%

Scorers
Nicky Sturridge 37, 66
Niccol˜ Soligo 63

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Niccol˜ Soligo of Milton Keynes Dons

Match Ratings
1.Francis Terry (GK)
6
2.Peter Moore (DEF)
6
3.Carl Tolley (DEF)
6
4.Alassandro Baccin (DEF)
6
5.Eoin Cope (DEF)
6
6.Dennis Thatcher (MID)
6
7.Jody Clarke (MID)yellow card
6
8.Ivan Vassell (MID)
6
9.Oleg Platt (MID)
6
10.Spencer Gardner (ATT)
6
11.Darren Froggatt (ATT)
6
 
12.Tiago Ferreira (ATT)
0
13.Lomano Brand (GK)
0
14.Wilco Bouma (ATT)
0

1.Simon Barry (GK)
6
2.Billy Mcallister (DEF)
6
3.Brendan Hapgood (DEF)
6
4.Malcolm Shearer (DEF)
6
5.Jose Rubio (DEF)
6
6.Martin Ziegenhagen (MID)
7
7.Eoin Newby (MID)
7
8.Warren Summerbee (ATT)
6
9.Niccol˜ Soligo (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Paolo Minto (ATT)
7
11.Nicky Sturridge (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Gabriel Galadames (DEF)
0
13.Gavin Moss (ATT)
0
14.Danny Rowett (DEF)
0