Match Report


Leicester CityLeicester City     Leeds UnitedLeeds United
Matty StringerMatty Stringer Alex Hutchings Alex Hutchings
Francis TerryF. Terry61
G
1
G
65Steve MersonS. Merson
Peter MooreP. Moore65
D
2
D
57Phil MannP. Mann
Carl TolleyC. Tolley50
D
3captain
D
55Eric LensingE. Lensing
Alassandro BaccinA. Baccin48
D
4
D
55Alejandro GilA. Gil
Eoin CopeE. Cope46
D
5
D
50Armin PfeifferA. Pfeiffer
Dennis ThatcherD. Thatcher61
M
6
M
54David GreenD. Green
Jody ClarkeJ. Clarke46
M
captain7
M
54Luke JosephL. Joseph
Ivan VassellI. Vassell43
M
8
M
56Carlton FlintlockC. Flintlock
Oleg PlattO. Platt40
M
9
A
48Stuart RichardsS. Richards
Spencer GardnerS. Gardner67
A
10
A
62Luke HuckerbyL. Huckerby
Darren FroggattD. Froggatt63
A
11
A
59Lomano MintoL. Minto
 
Tiago FerreiraT. Ferreira55
A
12
D
52James FlintlockJ. Flintlock
Lomano BrandL. Brand52
G
13
M
56Nicolas MetzgerN. Metzger
Wilco BoumaW. Bouma49
A
14
A
54Alfred EadieA. Eadie
Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at King Power Stadium where Leicester City play host to Leeds United. A crowd of 12,266 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Leicester City are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Leeds United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Alberto Makin.


0.00
Leeds United kick off!
2.22
David Green deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Luke Joseph. Luke Joseph whips in a cross ball towards Lomano Minto. Lomano Minto knocks the ball goalwards with his head but slams it into the crowd!
4.10
Seeing a gap ahead, Jody Clarke laces a through ball forward to Spencer Gardner. Spencer Gardner knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Eric Lensing.
8.43
Carl Tolley knocks the ball to his team mate, Ivan Vassell. Ivan Vassell flicks a high pass forward. Spencer Gardner controls it well on his chest. Spencer Gardner hits a low pass to Jody Clarke. Some silky footwork from Jody Clarke provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but Steve Merson reads it well. Fabulous save!
10.55
David Green controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stuart Richards. Stuart Richards knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Carl Tolley.
16.58
Carlton Flintlock hacks Jody Clarke from behind! Carlton Flintlock is shown the yellow card! Jody Clarke stretches but gets up unharmed.
18.30
Ivan Vassell flicks a high pass forward. Darren Froggatt collects the pass. Darren Froggatt knocks the ball forward to Spencer Gardner but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
21.52
Alejandro Gil flicks a high pass forward to Stuart Richards who brings the ball under control. Stuart Richards plays a one-two with Luke Huckerby and rushes in on goal... Stuart Richards side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
24.58
Alejandro Gil makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Lomano Minto. Lomano Minto shoots from 20 yards. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
28.31
Alejandro Gil knocks the ball forward to David Green. David Green decides to run forward with the ball. David Green knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Francis Terry who gathers it comfortably.
33.51
Jody Clarke sees Darren Froggatt in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Darren Froggatt knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Eric Lensing.
42.42
Eric Lensing makes a strong solo run forward. Eric Lensing passes the ball forward to Stuart Richards. Stuart Richards plays a scrappy one-two with Luke Joseph and stumbles forward towards the goal... Stuart Richards tries a spectacular strike but he balloons it over the crossbar!
44.22
Jody Clarke knocks the ball to his team mate, Ivan Vassell. Ivan Vassell shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Leicester City appear unchanged since the first half. Leeds United also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Leicester City kick off and get the second half underway!
47.16
Leicester City are in full control of this game.
48.31
Jody Clarke flicks a high pass forward. Spencer Gardner comfortably collects the pass. Spencer Gardner runs straight at the defence! Spencer Gardner strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but Steve Merson reads it well. Excellent save!
53.50
Dennis Thatcher flicks the ball to his team mate, Spencer Gardner. Spencer Gardner knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
54.19
David Green makes a probing pass to Luke Huckerby. Luke Huckerby knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Carl Tolley.
61.33
Jody Clarke deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Spencer Gardner. Spencer Gardner knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
63.17
Luke Joseph sees space and advances. Luke Joseph shoots from distance. Fantastic reaction save from Francis Terry!
66.22
Armin Pfeiffer barges into Darren Froggatt. Armin Pfeiffer is shown the yellow card! Darren Froggatt runs off the knock.
69.57
Alejandro Gil chips the ball to his team mate, Luke Joseph. Luke Joseph deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Lomano Minto. Lomano Minto controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
71.35
Eric Lensing flicks the ball to his team mate, Carlton Flintlock. Carlton Flintlock threads the ball through to Stuart Richards. Stuart Richards shoots from outside the area but it flies just wide!
77.57
Leeds United have made 2 substitutions with Alfred Eadie replacing Lomano Minto and James Flintlock replacing Eric Lensing .
81.40
Carl Tolley hacks Carlton Flintlock from behind! The referee calls over Carl Tolley and shows him a yellow card! Carlton Flintlock hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
84.22
James Flintlock makes a beautiful solo run. James Flintlock sees a break and surges forward. James Flintlock shoots from 25 yards but Francis Terry is on top of it.
87.07
Carlton Flintlock deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alfred Eadie. Alfred Eadie shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
89.28
Dennis Thatcher flicks a high pass forward. Spencer Gardner holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Spencer Gardner threads the ball through to Darren Froggatt but he's offside!
90.00
David Green barges into Alassandro Baccin. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Alassandro Baccin hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Leicester City

Leeds United
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
1
6
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
58%
42%
Play Area
26.1%
47.7%
26.1%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jody Clarke of Leicester City

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

1.Steve Merson (GK)
7
2.Phil Mann (DEF)
6
3.Eric Lensing (DEF)
7
4.Alejandro Gil (DEF)
7
5.Armin Pfeiffer (DEF)yellow card
5
6.David Green (MID)yellow card
6
7.Luke Joseph (MID)
7
8.Carlton Flintlock (MID)yellow card
5
9.Stuart Richards (ATT)
6
10.Luke Huckerby (ATT)
6
11.Lomano Minto (ATT)
6
 
12.James Flintlock (DEF)
7
13.Nicolas Metzger (MID)
0
14.Alfred Eadie (ATT)
6