Match Report


Leicester CityLeicester City     Charlton AthleticCharlton Athletic
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Stan JohnsonS. Johnson55
G
1
G
58Darren ByrneD. Byrne
Malcolm CroftM. Croft57
D
2
D
58Darren WalkerD. Walker
Stanley EhioguS. Ehiogu56
D
3
D
55Norman Le TissierN. Le Tissier
Carlton LjungbergC. Ljungberg49
D
4
D
46Andy FinneyA. Finney
Alan SmithA. Smith46
D
5
D
44Carlton SouthgateC. Southgate
Emiliano CesariE. Cesari59
M
6
M
58Duarte LoureiroD. Loureiro
Tony DichioT. Dichio55
M
7
M
56Eugenio MartinezE. Martinez
Anthony BowerA. Bower50
M
8
M
54Eddie RiggottE. Riggott
Danny FletcherD. Fletcher61
A
9
A
58Bill RiggottB. Riggott
Clive PetersC. Peters55
A
captain10
A
52Joe GilchristJ. Gilchrist
Peter HurstP. Hurst50
A
11captain
A
52Alun McgrealA. Mcgreal
 
Neil MccannN. Mccann48
M
12
M
54Des AthertonD. Atherton
Adam MaddisonA. Maddison47
M
13
M
53Paul WiltordP. Wiltord
Darius BoatengD. Boateng45
G
14
A
50Andre SemedoA. Semedo

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at King Power Stadium where Leicester City play host to Charlton Athletic. A crowd of 4,911 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Leicester City and Charlton Athletic are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Jamie Smith.


0.00
Charlton Athletic kick off the first half!
2.18
Stanley Ehiogu barges into Bill Riggott. The referee brings Stanley Ehiogu to one side and gives him a warning! Bill Riggott runs off the knock.
9.58
Darren Walker chips the ball to his team mate, Eugenio Martinez. Eugenio Martinez threads the ball through to Alun Mcgreal. Alun Mcgreal passes the ball forward but Bill Riggott is offside!
12.30
Joe Gilchrist clumsily knocks into Malcolm Croft. Joe Gilchrist is given a warning by the referee! Malcolm Croft gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
14.28
Carlton Ljungberg makes a strong solo run forward. Carlton Ljungberg kicks a strong pass forward to Clive Peters. Clive Peters controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Great keeping!
16.16
Carlton Ljungberg makes a strong solo run forward. Carlton Ljungberg kicks a strong pass forward to Danny Fletcher. Danny Fletcher threads a neat ball through to Clive Peters. Clive Peters looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
20.58
Eugenio Martinez makes a simple pass to Joe Gilchrist. Joe Gilchrist knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stanley Ehiogu.
21.49
Eugenio Martinez makes an attacking run forward. Eugenio Martinez shoots from 25 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
27.54
Joe Gilchrist clumsily knocks into Stanley Ehiogu. The referee calls over Joe Gilchrist again and warns him to calm down! Stanley Ehiogu runs off the knock.
28.19
Eddie Riggott knocks the ball forward to Bill Riggott. Bill Riggott knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
32.57
Carlton Southgate picks a pass forward to Eugenio Martinez. Eugenio Martinez chips the ball to his team mate, Joe Gilchrist. Joe Gilchrist knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Stanley Ehiogu.
34.56
Eugenio Martinez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bill Riggott. Bill Riggott rushes past Stanley Ehiogu! Bill Riggott makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Stan Johnson effortlessly gets down and covers it.
38.28
Eugenio Martinez flicks a high pass forward. Joe Gilchrist collects the pass. Joe Gilchrist knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
42.34
Tony Dichio catches Eugenio Martinez on the ankles. Tony Dichio is warned by the referee! Eugenio Martinez stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
Seeing a gap ahead, Stanley Ehiogu plays the ball forward to Tony Dichio. Tony Dichio flicks a high pass forward. Peter Hurst collects the pass. Peter Hurst knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Darren Byrne who gathers it comfortably.
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. Charlton Athletic 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
The whistle blows and Leicester City kick off!
51.15
Emiliano Cesari controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Peter Hurst. Peter Hurst controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Darren Byrne smothers it!
57.27
With great vision, Eugenio Martinez plays the ball forward to Bill Riggott. Bill Riggott plays a scrappy one-two with Alun Mcgreal and stumbles forward towards the goal... Bill Riggott makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Stan Johnson with no chance!! Goal for Charlton Athletic!
61.27
Tony Dichio sees a break and surges forward. Tony Dichio whips in a cross ball towards Peter Hurst. Peter Hurst beats his man to it with a header. Darren Byrne picks it out of the air!
66.03
Tony Dichio makes a simple pass to Clive Peters. Clive Peters knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
67.17
Emiliano Cesari knocks the ball forward to Peter Hurst. Peter Hurst skips past Andy Finney! Peter Hurst shoots from just inside the box but it's a woeful effort!
72.15
Eddie Riggott runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Eddie Riggott threads a neat ball through to Alun Mcgreal. Some silky footwork from Alun Mcgreal provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. Stan Johnson gathers the ball up comfortably. He makes it look easy!
73.21
Darren Walker flicks a high pass forward. Eugenio Martinez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Eugenio Martinez knocks the ball forward to Joe Gilchrist. Joe Gilchrist knocks in a cross ball towards Bill Riggott. Bill Riggott fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. It's miles wide!
77.17
Charlton Athletic have made 2 substitutions with Des Atherton replacing Bill Riggott and Paul Wiltord replacing Duarte Loureiro .
78.21
Carlton Ljungberg kicks a strong pass forward to Anthony Bower. Anthony Bower takes it forward alone. Anthony Bower passes the ball forward but Peter Hurst is offside!
81.58
Eugenio Martinez clumsily knocks into Tony Dichio. The referee warns Eugenio Martinez to calm down! Tony Dichio runs off the knock.
84.03
Darren Walker knocks the ball to his team mate, Eugenio Martinez. Eugenio Martinez knocks the ball forward to Alun Mcgreal. Alun Mcgreal plays a scrappy one-two with Joe Gilchrist and stumbles forward towards the goal... Alun Mcgreal cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
89.29
Eddie Riggott flicks a high ball forward to Alun Mcgreal who takes it down. Alun Mcgreal hits a low pass to Joe Gilchrist. Joe Gilchrist muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but is denied by Stan Johnson. Excellent save.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Leicester City

Charlton Athletic
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
43.8%
56.2%
Play Area
32.6%
41.6%
25.8%

Scorers
Bill Riggott 57
Alun Mcgreal 84

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Alun Mcgreal of Charlton Athletic

Match Ratings
1.Stan Johnson (GK)
7
2.Malcolm Croft (DEF)
6
3.Stanley Ehiogu (DEF)
6
4.Carlton Ljungberg (DEF)
7
5.Alan Smith (DEF)
6
6.Emiliano Cesari (MID)
6
7.Tony Dichio (MID)
7
8.Anthony Bower (MID)
6
9.Danny Fletcher (ATT)
6
10.Clive Peters (ATT)
6
11.Peter Hurst (ATT)
7
 
12.Neil Mccann (MID)
0
13.Adam Maddison (MID)
0
14.Darius Boateng (GK)
0

1.Darren Byrne (GK)
7
2.Darren Walker (DEF)
6
3.Norman Le Tissier (DEF)
6
4.Andy Finney (DEF)
6
5.Carlton Southgate (DEF)
6
6.Duarte Loureiro (MID)
6
7.Eugenio Martinez (MID)
8
8.Eddie Riggott (MID)
7
9.Bill Riggott (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Joe Gilchrist (ATT)
6
11.Alun Mcgreal (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Des Atherton (MID)
6
13.Paul Wiltord (MID)
6
14.Andre Semedo (ATT)
0