FMFA Premier League, Preston North End vs. Leicester City (Thu Aug 20) Preston North End | Leicester City 4-3-1-2 E | 5-4-1 P Neil Stockley | Will Schoolar | R_Burki GK | GK P_Gazzaniga Cedric_Kipre DF | DF J_Alba K_Walker DF | DF Lewis_Page M_Keane DF | DF B_Sosa+ J_Schlupp DF | DF C_Azpilicueta S_Berge MF | DF H_Maguire J_Ward-Prowse MF | MF Y_Bolasie J_Rodriguez MF | MF C_Pulisic S_Bergwijn AM | MF G_Bale T_Werner FW | MF L_Sherriff M_Icardi FW | FW P_Micin | M_Neuer SUB | SUB H_Lloris J_Young SUB | SUB A_Laporte O_Gamble SUB | SUB R_Uche L_Gooch SUB | SUB D_Blind A_Nelson SUB | SUB S_Aguero Min. 8 :(lei) Y_Bolasie knocks it forward ... M_Keane slips ... P_Micin gets to it! ... S_Bergwijn makes the challenge and clears the ball ... But it drifts out of play ... CORNER! ... C_Pulisic hits it into the box! ... K_Walker reads it ... He clears the danger Min. 10 :(pne) Cedric_Kipre with a precise ball to S_Bergwijn ... S_Bergwijn beats the offside trap! ... He is clean through ... He just has to beat P_Gazzaniga ... He nutmegs P_Gazzaniga ... P_Gazzaniga does well to save it !! Min. 13 :(pne) J_Ward-Prowse controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... S_Bergwijn gets onto the end of the pass! ... S_Bergwijn with a stunning strike ! ... P_Gazzaniga fists it away ... That was a good save! Min. 34 :(lei) C_Pulisic with the through ball to P_Micin ... P_Micin tries to lob the keeper ! ... What agility from R_Burki Min. 38 :(lei) P_Micin plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... A great volley from P_Micin ! ... R_Burki is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... OH! It drifts just past the post ... Great strike! ... Deserved a goal really Min. 39 :(pne) J_Rodriguez with the through ball to T_Werner ... T_Werner with the punt towards goal! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it over Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(pne) S_Berge gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at P_Micin ... He gets away with that one ... It’s just a warning ... Will Schoolar looks annoyed that there was no card there Min. 45 :(lei) P_Micin loses K_Walker ... P_Micin with the strike ! ... GOAL !! ... It hits him in the balls and rolls in for a goal! ... Lets see if Leicester City can hang onto that lead! ... Preston North End 0-1 Leicester City ... Min. 46 :(pne) Preston North End altered their play to a P strategy Min. 46 :(lei) Y_Bolasie heads the ball back to C_Pulisic ... C_Pulisic with an overhead kick ! ... He gets a connection ... R_Burki saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Preston North End 0-1 Leicester City Min. 47 :(pne) S_Bergwijn with the cross-field pass to M_Icardi ... M_Icardi with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that! Min. 47 :(lei) G_Bale has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... L_Sherriff gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... L_Sherriff with the diving header ! ... He had to be brave there ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... H_Maguire swings it in! ... R_Burki jumps well to claim it! Min. 49 :(pne) T_Werner finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled B_Sosa+ ... T_Werner hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... P_Gazzaniga can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... P_Gazzaniga makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 55 :(lei) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. ... D_Blind will come on for C_Pulisic and play DM Min. 55 :(lei) S_Aguero is being prepared to come on ... P_Micin is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play FW Min. 56 :(pne) J_Ward-Prowse with a 40-yard pass to M_Icardi ... B_Sosa+ gets to the ball first Min. 60 :(lei) S_Aguero sidesteps J_Schlupp ... S_Aguero hits a great drive! ... GOAL !! ... It hits him in the balls and rolls in for a goal! ... Preston North End 0-2 Leicester City ... Min. 61 :(pne) A_Nelson replaces S_Berge and will play FW Min. 61 :(pne) Preston North End restructured their strategy to A Min. 61 :(lei) R_Uche replaces L_Sherriff to play as a AM Min. 61 :(lei) It looks as though Leicester City is now playing D Min. 62 :(pne) S_Bergwijn whips the ball across to T_Werner ... S_Aguero tackles from behind ... That looked malicious ... He could be off here! ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think he was lucky to escape with a caution! Min. 70 :(pne) J_Schlupp finds A_Nelson in the box ... A left-footer by A_Nelson ! ... GOAL !! ... P_Gazzaniga will be disappointed he did not save that! ... Preston North End 1-2 Leicester City ... Min. 71 :(pne) Preston North End altered their play to a P strategy Min. 71 :(lei) Leicester City switch to playing C Min. 72 :(lei) R_Uche bursts forward ... R_Uche with the cheeky shot! ... It takes a deflection! ... R_Burki is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... Y_Bolasie chips the ball in towards the far post! ... It is kicked away by J_Schlupp Min. 73 :(lei) S_Aguero races into the box ... He sees R_Uche lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... But he loses control of it ... M_Keane hits it out for a throw Min. 74 :(pne) J_Rodriguez takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to K_Walker ... D_Blind wins the ball well ... The Referee has given a free kick ... He's warned for that one ... Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book Min. 80 :(pne) A_Nelson barges C_Azpilicueta off the ball ... A_Nelson hits it ... This one could go anywhere ! ... But P_Gazzaniga tips it behind ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 82 :(pne) M_Icardi pushes it past C_Azpilicueta ... M_Icardi fires off a left-footed shot ! ... But he's missed it! ... He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo Min. 85 :(lei) B_Sosa+ has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past J_Schlupp ... He knocks it to S_Aguero! ... J_Schlupp tackles from behind ... That looked malicious ... The Referee lectures him ... FREE KICK! ... It’s in a very dangerous position! ... Lewis_Page floats it forward ... S_Aguero latches onto the end of it ... K_Walker slices it ... R_Burki moves quickly!! ... He can't get there! ... It inches just wide! ... CORNER! ... D_Blind hits it towards the far post! ... K_Walker heads it away Min. 85 :(lei) B_Sosa+ watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position ... He decides to be greedy and run into the space ... He's gone right through! ... B_Sosa+ with a thundering drive! ... GOAL !! ... His manager looks unmoved ... Preston North End 1-3 Leicester City ... Min. 86 :(lei) Leicester City restructured their strategy to D Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 90 :(pne) J_Ward-Prowse spots T_Werner who is in acres of space ... But J_Alba sees the pass and cuts it out Min. 90 :(lei) J_Alba brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... R_Uche gets on the end of the pass ... Well executed sliding challenge from M_Keane Min. 93 :(pne) M_Icardi runs at the defence ... He nutmegs C_Azpilicueta ... He showed his class there ... J_Alba plays the back pass ... P_Gazzaniga can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... What a lucky escape!! ... CORNER! ... Cedric_Kipre floats the ball in! ... P_Gazzaniga comes out and claims it! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Deepdale Attendance : 59,500 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preston North End Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Nelson Scorers : A_Nelson (70) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leicester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : P_Micin (Man of the Match) Scorers : P_Micin (45), S_Aguero (60), B_Sosa+ (85) Sent Off : N/A Booked : S_Aguero (62) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preston North End | Leicester City Attempts on Goal : 8 | 8 Off target : 4 | 3 On target : 4 | 5 Possession : 38 | 62 Corners : 1 | 4 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 1 | 3 Fouls : 6 | 7 Key Tackles : 4 | 3 Key Passes : 9 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Preston North End 1 - 3 Leicester City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Preston North End Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R_Burki GK 30 2 4 1 28 | 97 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -24 0 0 0 Cedric_Kipre DF 1 27 12 2 29 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 K_Walker DF 1 26 15 8 26 | 97 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0 M_Keane DF 2 27 10 2 26 | 97 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 J_Schlupp DF 2 26 11 2 23 | 97 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 28 0 S_Berge MF 1 6 28 3 25 | 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Ward-Prowse MF 2 4 28 3 23 | 97 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 J_Rodriguez MF 2 3 28 12 25 | 97 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 S_Bergwijn AM 1 10 27 13 25 | 97 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 13 20 6 T_Werner FW 2 3 3 25 28 | 97 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 M_Icardi FW 1 2 4 27 24 | 97 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 M_Neuer GK 29 2 3 3 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Young DF 2 25 10 1 17 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Gamble MF 2 11 25 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Gooch MF 2 3 26 3 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Nelson FW 2 2 3 25 21 | 33 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 Player Statistics - Leicester City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- P_Gazzaniga GK 29 2 3 1 24 | 97 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 J_Alba DF 1 26 10 3 24 | 97 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 10 0 Lewis_Page DF 1 26 10 3 26 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Sosa+ DF 1 26 14 2 24 | 97 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 13 10 23 C_Azpilicueta DF 3 25 12 2 23 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Maguire DF 2 25 11 2 23 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Bolasie MF 2 2 26 13 28 | 97 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 C_Pulisic MF 1 2 26 11 24 | 58 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 18 11 G_Bale MF 2 12 26 11 25 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 L_Sherriff MF 1 13 25 2 23 | 64 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 P_Micin FW 1 5 13 27 31 | 58 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 H_Lloris GK 28 2 3 3 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Laporte DF 1 25 12 5 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Uche AM 2 2 13 25 19 | 33 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 D_Blind DM 2 10 24 2 32 | 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Aguero FW 2 4 13 25 24 | 39 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 -3 7 20 1597950640 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35