Promotional Cup, West Ham United vs. Leicester City (Fri Jan 05)


                      West Ham United  |  Leicester City
                          4-1-1-2-2 A  |  4-4-2 T
                          Mike McLeod  |  Aaron Burrows
                                       |
                        D_Randolph GK  |  GK K_Schmeichel
                         M_Darmian DF  |  DF H_Maguire
                        B_Ivanovic DF  |  DF M_Muniesa
                       A_Cresswell DF  |  DF B_Chilwell*
                            W_Reid DF  |  DF Y_Benalouane
                           D_Payet MF  |  MF R_Mahrez
                        A_Valencia AM  |  MF E_Hazard
                         C_Eriksen AM  |  MF D_Blind
                          B_Close* DM  |  MF M_Sissoko
                          C_Austin FW  |  FW A_Sanchez
                              Jese FW  |  FW A_Pato
                                       |
                            Adrian SUB |  SUB G_Donnarumma*
                           S_Byram SUB |  SUB N_Clyne
                           M_Noble SUB |  SUB R_Bertrand
                            A_Song SUB |  SUB M_Albrighton
                           D_Sakho SUB |  SUB J_Vardy

Referee: Martin_Atkinson (Level_1)


Min. 1  :(lei) A_Sanchez holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to M_Sissoko 
          ...  M_Sissoko has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  D_Randolph falls over 
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post! 
          ...  But it hits his back! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Unlucky! 
          ...  The Leicester City fans start to taunt him now! 
          ...  Leicester City go ahead in this match now! 
          ...  West Ham United 0-1 Leicester City ...
Min. 2  :(whu) A_Valencia breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on K_Schmeichel! 
          ...  B_Chilwell* brings him down! 
          ...  Martin_Atkinson will just give him a speaking to 
Min. 5  :(whu) B_Close* nutmegs M_Sissoko 
          ...  B_Close* tries to beat K_Schmeichel from outside the area! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  K_Schmeichel dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  The deflection beat K_Schmeichel! 
          ...  That’s got West Ham United back level! 
          ...  West Ham United 1-1 Leicester City ...
Min. 10 :(whu) C_Austin with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal 
          ...  C_Austin hits the ball first time! 
          ...  K_Schmeichel fists it away 
Min. 12 :(whu) C_Austin sidesteps his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  C_Austin tries to beat K_Schmeichel! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 12 :(whu) A_Valencia catches E_Hazard with an elbow! 
          ...  He is warned by Martin_Atkinson 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 12 :(lei) R_Mahrez with the through ball to A_Pato 
          ...  A_Pato uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 13 :(whu) Jese is too quick for the defence 
          ...  B_Chilwell* rushes in with a poor tackle!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  Martin_Atkinson calls him over 
          ...  Martin_Atkinson tells him he has had enough warnings 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 14 :(whu) W_Reid with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal 
          ...  W_Reid with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !! 
          ...  And goes safely clear! 
          ...  K_Schmeichel never had a chance! 
Min. 18 :(whu) C_Austin knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender 
          ...  H_Maguire rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  What’s Martin_Atkinson going to give? 
          ...  He just waves play on! 
Min. 22 :(whu) C_Austin turns nicely onto the ball 
          ...  C_Austin unleashes a pile driver ! 
          ...  K_Schmeichel was lucky there 
Min. 24 :(lei) M_Sissoko has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past W_Reid 
          ...  He puts in A_Pato! 
          ...  A_Pato hits the ball first time! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line 
          ...  Martin_Atkinson talks to his assistant 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision 
          ...  The Leicester City fans celebrate though! 
          ...  Leicester City go in front now with that goal! 
          ...  West Ham United 1-2 Leicester City ...
Min. 29 :(lei) A_Pato takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past the defender 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  B_Close* wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 33 :(whu) Jese steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  Jese attempts a lob! 
          ...  K_Schmeichel makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 34 :(lei) R_Mahrez sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Sanchez 
          ...  M_Darmian wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 38 :(whu) Jese makes the tackle 
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly 
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball 
          ...  Jese with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Cresswell chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  K_Schmeichel easily catches it! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(whu) A_Valencia plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  Jese keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  Jese with an overhead kick ! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  It’s going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !! 
          ...  K_Schmeichel looks relieved there! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: West Ham United 1-2 Leicester City

Min. 47 :(whu) C_Eriksen hits a hard pass to C_Austin 
          ...  C_Austin tries to beat K_Schmeichel! 
          ...  K_Schmeichel gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 47 :(whu) A_Valencia brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  Jese gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  Y_Benalouane with a nasty foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book 
Min. 50 :(whu) C_Austin retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball up field 
          ...  A_Valencia latches onto the end of it 
          ...  A_Valencia must beat K_Schmeichel! 
          ...  It’s going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !! 
          ...  K_Schmeichel looks relieved there! 
Min. 53 :(whu) C_Eriksen takes a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball into Jese 
          ...  Jese with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  The shot slips through K_Schmeichel's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me 
Min. 59 :(whu) B_Close* with a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball across to C_Eriksen 
          ...  A delicate header from C_Eriksen ! 
          ...  K_Schmeichel takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 60 :(whu) C_Austin plays a great one-two 
          ...  He continues to run forward now 
          ...  C_Austin with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 61 :(whu) A_Cresswell takes advantage of a mistake by Y_Benalouane 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  A_Cresswell tries to beat K_Schmeichel! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  What a cheeky finish! 
          ...  West Ham United are back level! 
          ...  West Ham United 2-2 Leicester City ...
Min. 65 :(whu) A_Valencia boots it towards C_Austin 
          ...  M_Muniesa reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 70 :(whu) A_Song takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace C_Eriksen 
          ...  He'll play as a MF 
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off 
Min. 70 :(whu) B_Close* looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Payet 
          ...  A delicate header from D_Payet ! 
          ...  But K_Schmeichel reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on K_Schmeichel anyway 
Min. 71 :(whu) B_Close* curls the ball out wide to Jese 
          ...  Jese looks to see where K_Schmeichel is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 73 :(whu) Jese looks for options 
          ...  He decides to go it alone 
          ...  Jese tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post !! 
          ...  K_Schmeichel never had a chance! 
Min. 78 :(whu) A_Song holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to C_Austin 
          ...  C_Austin with a thundering shot! 
          ...  K_Schmeichel gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  It's pushed behind ! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Song chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  K_Schmeichel easily catches it! 
Min. 78 :(lei) M_Sissoko is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He throws it to A_Sanchez 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by M_Darmian 
Min. 79 :(whu) D_Sakho will replace C_Austin and play FW 
Min. 80 :(whu) S_Byram replaces M_Darmian to play as a DF 
Min. 82 :(whu) S_Byram nutmegs Y_Benalouane, he continues to run forward 
          ...  S_Byram hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  K_Schmeichel parries it 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Song drives it into the box! 
          ...  D_Blind belts it clear 
Min. 84 :(whu) A_Cresswell drives it forward to D_Sakho 
          ...  D_Sakho hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  K_Schmeichel with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know ! 
Min. 86 :(whu) A_Valencia is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball up field 
          ...  D_Sakho latches onto the end of it 
          ...  D_Sakho with the 40 yard drive ! 
          ...  But K_Schmeichel makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(whu) B_Close* takes on A_Pato 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  B_Close* with his head down lets it go ! 
          ...  K_Schmeichel makes a difficult save 
Min. 91 :(whu) A_Song drives it across the face of the goal Jese 
          ...  M_Muniesa tries to clear it 
          ...  He has miskicked it!!! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Song chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  H_Maguire belts it clear 
Min. 92 :(lei) The ball is passed in from M_Sissoko, he finds A_Pato 
          ...  W_Reid slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************


Match Details
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Venue                : London Stadium
Attendance           : 35,626
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West Ham United Match Info
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Best player          : B_Close*
Scorers              : B_Close* (5), A_Cresswell (61)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Leicester City Match Info
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Best player          : M_Sissoko (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Sissoko (1), A_Pato (24)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : B_Chilwell* (13)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         West Ham United  |    Leicester City
Attempts on Goal     :          22        |       3
Off target           :           9        |       1
On target            :          13        |       2
Possession           :          62        |       38
Corners              :           4        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :           7        |       14
Key Tackles          :           4        |       3
Key Passes           :          13        |       6
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Final Score          : West Ham United 2 - 2 Leicester City
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Player Statistics - West Ham United
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_Randolph     GK  23   3   2   2  26 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0   0   0
M_Darmian      DF   2  22   6   3  24 |  81   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
B_Ivanovic     DF   3  23   2   3  23 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Cresswell    DF   2  22   7   3  25 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  10  23
W_Reid         DF   2  21   4   2  29 |  93   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  13   0   1
D_Payet        MF   2   3  23   5  25 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
A_Valencia     AM   3   5  22  10  25 |  93   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   1
C_Eriksen      AM   2   3  24  11  28 |  71   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   3
B_Close*       DM   2  10  22   3  21 |  93   0   1   3   0   2   1   0   0   0  13  30  26
C_Austin       FW   2   2   4  22  23 |  80   0   0   1   0   6   0   0   0   0   0  10  14
Jese           FW   2   2   6  22  23 |  93   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
Adrian         GK  25   3   2   3  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Byram        DF   2  20   5   2  24 |  12   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
M_Noble        MF   2   6  22   2  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Song         MF   2  10  21   2  24 |  22   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
D_Sakho        FW   2   3   3  21  26 |  13   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6

Player Statistics - Leicester City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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K_Schmeichel   GK  26   2   3   3  23 |  93  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
H_Maguire      DF   2  23  11   2  23 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
M_Muniesa      DF   3  23   4   2  22 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
B_Chilwell*    DF   2  22   2   3  24 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -3  -3  -3
Y_Benalouane   DF   2  22   5   2  24 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Mahrez       MF   2   3  24  12  21 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
E_Hazard       MF   2   3  24  11  27 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Blind        MF   2  10  23   2  32 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
M_Sissoko      MF   2  10  22   9  24 |  93   0   0   3   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  48  23
A_Sanchez      FW   2   3   8  24  24 |  93   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0
A_Pato         FW   2   3   2  23  24 |  93   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  24
G_Donnarumma*  GK  23   2   3   3  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Clyne        DF   2  21  12   3  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Bertrand     DF   2  21  11   3  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Albrighton   MF   2   3  22  10  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Vardy        FW   2   3   3  23  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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