FMFA Premier Division, Leicester City vs. Crystal Palace (Wed Dec 19) Leicester City | Crystal Palace 5-1-2-2 C | 4-1-3-2 C Will Schoolar | Gary Goodson | G_Donnarumma* GK | GK U_Simon* J_Alba DF | DF J_Schlupp H_Maguire DF | DF E_Pieters J_Vertonghen DF | DF J_Tomkins C_Azpilicueta DF | DF J_Lascelles Y_Bolasie MF | DM M_Elneny D_Gray* MF | MF A_Townsend R_Bertrand DF | MF Y_Tielemans* A_Sanchez FW | MF W_Zaha J_Vardy FW | FW C_Benteke H_McKirdy* DM | FW D_Cal-Lewin* | K_Schmeichel SUB | SUB W_Hennessey A_Laporte SUB | SUB R_Duarte* A_Pascanu* SUB | SUB L_Milivojevic G_Bale SUB | SUB Y_Cabaye A_Pato SUB | SUB C_Wickham Min. 3 :(lei) D_Gray* squares it to Y_Bolasie ... But J_Tomkins slides in Min. 5 :(lei) D_Gray* with an in swinging cross to J_Vardy ... J_Tomkins with a terrible tackle ... YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 8 :(lei) Y_Bolasie with a short pass to find J_Vardy ... J_Schlupp takes the player down!! ... PENALTY!! ... No! The ref has given the free kick the other way! ... Unbelievable! Min. 15 :(lei) D_Gray* looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to A_Sanchez ... A_Sanchez from 20 yards ! ... It’s going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... GOAL !! ... Leicester City go ahead in this match now! ... Leicester City 1-0 Crystal Palace ... Min. 16 :(cry) Crystal Palace restructured their strategy to A Min. 23 :(lei) Y_Bolasie plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... J_Vardy decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... J_Lascelles slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 26 :(cry) C_Benteke with a real burst of pace ... He leaves the defender behind ... H_McKirdy* rushes in with a poor tackle!! ... That’s a foul!! ... The Referee tries to calm him down ... FREE KICK ... A_Townsend swings it in ... D_Cal-Lewin* gets on the end of it ... D_Cal-Lewin* looks to see where U_Simon* is! ... He shoots! ... G_Donnarumma* parries it, he follows it up ... He fires it over!! Min. 33 :(cry) A_Townsend spots C_Benteke who is in acres of space ... C_Benteke belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that! Min. 38 :(cry) E_Pieters runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to Y_Tielemans* ... H_Maguire with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 39 :(lei) Y_Bolasie with the towering header to D_Gray* ... D_Gray* with a bomb of a shot ! ... It hits the post ... And goes clear Min. 40 :(lei) C_Azpilicueta looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to A_Sanchez ... A_Sanchez attempts a lob! ... But he puts it wide Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 44 :(cry) J_Tomkins has the ball ... He knocks the ball past J_Vertonghen ... He puts in Y_Tielemans*! ... Y_Tielemans* sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... But G_Donnarumma* makes a fine save ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Leicester City 1-0 Crystal Palace Min. 49 :(lei) J_Vardy jumps over the defender's challenge ... E_Pieters takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 58 :(cry) M_Elneny brings it under control ... He takes on C_Azpilicueta ... He gets past him! ... He puts in J_Schlupp! ... D_Gray* with a reckless challenge ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... RED CARD!! ... He's off!! Min. 60 :(lei) A_Laporte is ready to come on to replace J_Alba ... Looks like he will play as a DF Min. 65 :(lei) G_Bale takes off his tracksuit ... he'll replace Y_Bolasie as MF Min. 65 :(cry) J_Schlupp finds himself in a good position ... H_Maguire tackles from behind ... That looked malicious ... The Referee tries to calm him down ... FREE KICK! ... Just outside the box! ... Y_Tielemans* passes to D_Cal-Lewin* ... A_Laporte reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 67 :(cry) Y_Tielemans* steps over the ball ... He nutmegs H_Maguire ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... Y_Tielemans* with the header ! ... But G_Donnarumma* tips it over ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 70 :(lei) A_Pato is being brought on ... J_Vardy is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play FW Min. 70 :(cry) R_Duarte* is coming on for J_Schlupp and will play DF Min. 70 :(cry) There's going to be a change ... L_Milivojevic will come on for A_Townsend and play DM Min. 70 :(cry) C_Wickham is being brought on ... D_Cal-Lewin* is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play MF Min. 71 :(cry) C_Benteke sidesteps A_Laporte ... He was too quick for his marker ... A_Laporte moves quickly to get the tackle in this time Min. 71 :(lei) A_Sanchez breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on U_Simon*! ... C_Benteke brings him down! ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He is lucky not to have seen red! Min. 72 :(lei) H_McKirdy* is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate in space ... He throws it long to C_Azpilicueta ... C_Azpilicueta leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!! ... But he puts it over ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 82 :(lei) G_Bale runs down the flank ... He threads the ball in to A_Sanchez ... E_Pieters clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 83 :(cry) C_Benteke beats his marker ... He muscled him off the ball ... A_Pato fouls badly ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball ... The Referee wants a word ... It’s just a warning Min. 84 :(cry) M_Elneny chips the ball over the defence and finds C_Benteke ... G_Bale dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 86 :(cry) M_Elneny with a 40-yard pass to C_Benteke ... But he loses control of it ... G_Bale belts it clear Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 91 :(cry) C_Benteke barges A_Laporte off the ball ... R_Bertrand plays the back pass ... G_Donnarumma* can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... Look at the relief on his face!! ... CORNER! ... Y_Tielemans* chips the ball in towards the back post! ... R_Bertrand belts it clear ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : King Power Stadium Attendance : 40,044 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leicester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Sanchez (Man of the Match) Scorers : A_Sanchez (15) Sent Off : D_Gray* (58) Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crystal Palace Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Elneny Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Tomkins (5), C_Benteke (71) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leicester City | Crystal Palace Attempts on Goal : 4 | 4 Off target : 3 | 2 On target : 1 | 2 Possession : 52 | 48 Corners : 0 | 1 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 8 | 6 Key Tackles : 6 | 5 Key Passes : 9 | 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Leicester City 1 - 0 Crystal Palace ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Leicester City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G_Donnarumma* GK 25 2 3 3 24 | 95 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 0 J_Alba DF 1 25 10 3 24 | 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Maguire DF 2 24 11 2 23 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 J_Vertonghen DF 2 24 3 3 27 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Azpilicueta DF 3 24 12 2 23 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 18 9 Y_Bolasie MF 2 2 25 13 28 | 66 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 D_Gray* MF 2 3 22 10 24 | 59 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 -7 41 -6 R_Bertrand DF 2 21 11 3 23 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 A_Sanchez FW 2 3 8 24 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 J_Vardy FW 2 3 3 23 22 | 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_McKirdy* DM 2 10 22 3 23 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 K_Schmeichel GK 26 2 3 3 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Laporte DF 1 23 11 5 29 | 34 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 A_Pascanu* DF 1 22 2 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Bale MF 2 11 24 11 25 | 29 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 10 0 A_Pato FW 2 3 2 24 24 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Crystal Palace Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- U_Simon* GK 28 7 2 1 23 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -15 0 0 0 J_Schlupp DF 2 25 10 2 23 | 71 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 E_Pieters DF 2 24 5 3 22 | 95 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 10 0 J_Tomkins DF 1 23 4 2 23 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 7 -3 J_Lascelles DF 2 23 2 3 22 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 M_Elneny DM 2 12 24 2 24 | 95 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 A_Townsend MF 2 3 25 11 21 | 71 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 Y_Tielemans* MF 1 5 23 3 23 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 W_Zaha MF 2 3 23 10 28 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Benteke FW 2 3 4 23 26 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 -2 D_Cal-Lewin* FW 2 2 4 23 21 | 71 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 W_Hennessey GK 24 3 2 1 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Duarte* DF 2 23 3 4 28 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Milivojevic DM 2 5 21 6 26 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Cabaye AM 2 2 22 5 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Wickham MF 2 2 3 22 24 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1545251476 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35