FMFA Division One, Leicester City vs. Arsenal (Wed Aug 28)


                       Leicester City  |  Arsenal
                              4-5-1 P  |  4-4-2 C
                        Tony McCleary  |  Lee Clark
                                       |
                      G_Donnarumma GK  |  GK H_Keto
                          A_Disasi DF  |  DF M_Guehi
                        Lewis_Page DF  |  DF T_Malacia
                         E_Militao DF  |  DF Alec_Georgen
                          J_Knight DF  |  DF Y_Bisseck
                         M_Kovacic MF  |  MF L_Ugochukwu
                            J_Doku MF  |  MF J_Nisic
                        Pedro_Neto MF  |  MF Ferran_Torres
                         H_Elliott MF  |  MF R_Bentancur
                        C_Aucellia MF  |  FW I_Toney
                        E_Ferguson FW  |  FW M_Chouiar
                                       |
                     M_Randriamamy SUB |  SUB T_Courtois
                     J_Vestergaard SUB |  SUB T_Matthews
                         B_Soumare SUB |  SUB J_Lopez
                        L_Sherriff SUB |  SUB I_Gundogan
                           P_Micin SUB |  SUB J_Alvarez




Min. 7  :(lei) Pedro_Neto holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to E_Ferguson 
          ...  E_Ferguson with a graceful, looping effort ! 
          ...  But it puts it well wide 
Min. 11 :(ars) Alec_Georgen brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  M_Chouiar makes himself available 
          ...  C_Aucellia gets in the way and wins the ball 
Min. 13 :(ars) Ferran_Torres knocks it forward 
          ...  J_Knight slips 
          ...  J_Nisic gets to it! 
          ...  J_Nisic hits a curling shot! 
          ...  But G_Donnarumma just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 14 :(ars) L_Ugochukwu finds I_Toney in acres of space 
          ...  I_Toney drifts clear! 
          ...  He is clean through! 
          ...  He is one on one with G_Donnarumma 
          ...  He lobs it over G_Donnarumma 
          ...  It goes over!! 
Min. 15 :(lei) Pedro_Neto with a precise pass to E_Ferguson 
          ...  E_Ferguson hits a great shot ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He starts to run the full length of the pitch! 
          ...  That’s given Leicester City the advantage! 
          ...  Leicester City 1-0 Arsenal ...
Min. 19 :(ars) T_Malacia beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds Ferran_Torres 
          ...  Ferran_Torres carves a shot towards goal ! 
          ...  G_Donnarumma has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  G_Donnarumma is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone in 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Arsenal are back on level terms now! 
          ...  Leicester City 1-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 20 :(lei) C_Aucellia wins possession 
          ...  He plays the ball across to H_Elliott 
          ...  H_Elliott shoots towards goal ! 
          ...  The shot slips through H_Keto's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 20 :(ars) Ferran_Torres has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past Lewis_Page 
          ...  He puts in I_Toney! 
          ...  I_Toney has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward! 
          ...  It floats over G_Donnarumma 
          ...  Its heading goal ward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 27 :(lei) E_Ferguson kills the ball dead 
          ...  Beautiful turn 
          ...  He could get a shot of here 
          ...  E_Ferguson with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  Looks like it should be H_Keto's 
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs 
          ...  But drifts inches wide !! 
          ...  H_Keto looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Pedro_Neto swings it in! 
          ...  Y_Bisseck wins the ball 
          ...  He belts it away 
Min. 35 :(ars) M_Chouiar brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  R_Bentancur makes himself available 
          ...  R_Bentancur with a powerful header ! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 40 :(lei) H_Elliott with a penetrating pass to C_Aucellia 
          ...  C_Aucellia tries the lob from 30 yards ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He nutmegged H_Keto 
          ...  That puts Leicester City ahead! 
          ...  Now can they hang onto it! 
          ...  Leicester City 2-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 41 :(ars) Y_Bisseck has it now 
          ...  He takes on J_Knight 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in J_Nisic! 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by J_Knight 
          ...  He timed it well 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Bentancur hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  E_Militao wins the ball 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(lei) Pedro_Neto crosses into the box, finding E_Ferguson 
          ...  E_Ferguson tries to place it in the corner ! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  H_Keto dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had H_Keto beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Kovacic curls it into the box! 
          ...  The ball finds its way to Pedro_Neto 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  The fans get off there seats! 
          ...  But it sails over !! 
Min. 43 :(ars) Y_Bisseck picks out R_Bentancur with the cross 
          ...  R_Bentancur with the chance ! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 44 :(ars) L_Ugochukwu turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Chouiar 
          ...  M_Chouiar attempts a chip! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Leicester City fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 45 :(ars) T_Matthews will come on for Y_Bisseck and play DF 
Min. 45 :(ars) J_Alvarez comes on for M_Chouiar and takes up a FW role 
Min. 46 :(ars) I_Toney with the dribble 
          ...  Lewis_Page is easily beaten 
          ...  An audacious effort from I_Toney ! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 47 :(lei) M_Kovacic holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Pedro_Neto 
          ...  Pedro_Neto controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  H_Keto is beaten! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Pick that one out!! 
          ...  Leicester City 3-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 48 :(lei) E_Militao pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  A_Disasi is clean through! 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from T_Matthews 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Knight chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  H_Keto easily claims the ball! 
Min. 48 :(ars) L_Ugochukwu gets to the by-line 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to T_Matthews 
          ...  A_Disasi takes the players legs from beneath him!! 
          ...  That’s a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee shows him a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 49 :(lei) H_Elliott crosses to E_Ferguson 
          ...  E_Ferguson with a graceful, looping effort ! 
          ...  H_Keto just watches it drift out of play! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Leicester City 3-1 Arsenal

Min. 47 :(ars) J_Nisic looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to Ferran_Torres 
          ...  Ferran_Torres smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  G_Donnarumma with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 50 :(ars) R_Bentancur runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to Ferran_Torres 
          ...  Ferran_Torres with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  G_Donnarumma is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And G_Donnarumma reacts well to palm it behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by L_Ugochukwu 
          ...  The ball comes to Ferran_Torres 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 51 :(ars) T_Malacia spots I_Toney who is in acres of space 
          ...  I_Toney hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  G_Donnarumma dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had G_Donnarumma beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Alvarez chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  G_Donnarumma easily catches it! 
Min. 54 :(ars) M_Guehi crosses in from the wing, he finds J_Nisic in the box 
          ...  E_Militao slides in to knock the ball out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Guehi curls it into the box! 
          ...  G_Donnarumma reads it well, and claims it! 
Min. 55 :(lei) A_Disasi unselfishly heads the ball back to M_Kovacic 
          ...  M_Guehi body checks his opponent!! 
          ...  That’s a careless challenge!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
Min. 57 :(ars) L_Ugochukwu slides it through the middle to J_Nisic 
          ...  J_Nisic with a blistering shot ! 
          ...  G_Donnarumma with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 59 :(ars) T_Malacia finds J_Alvarez with a ball over the defence 
          ...  The ball comes in high 
          ...  J_Alvarez beats the defender to the ball and heads it into his path 
          ...  He just has G_Donnarumma to beat 
          ...  He tries to slide it past G_Donnarumma 
          ...  G_Donnarumma gets a foot to it !! 
Min. 61 :(ars) T_Matthews is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to J_Alvarez 
          ...  J_Alvarez shoots towards goal ! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Toney crosses it in! 
          ...  G_Donnarumma reads it well, and claims it! 
Min. 63 :(ars) J_Alvarez beats Lewis_Page 
          ...  J_Alvarez launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Leicester City fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 65 :(ars) J_Nisic beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds I_Toney 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from I_Toney ! 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo 
Min. 66 :(ars) T_Matthews with the nutmeg 
          ...  He takes the ball forward 
          ...  E_Militao with a deliberate foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 67 :(lei) J_Doku knocks it past the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  Alec_Georgen takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 70 :(lei) J_Vestergaard replaces an unhappy A_Disasi and will play as a DF 
Min. 70 :(lei) L_Sherriff comes on for J_Doku and will play MF to the delight of the fans 
Min. 70 :(lei) B_Soumare replaces H_Elliott to play as a MF 
Min. 70 :(ars) Alec_Georgen gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Alec_Georgen attempts to nutmeg G_Donnarumma! 
          ...  G_Donnarumma catches the ball 
Min. 73 :(ars) J_Nisic takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past Lewis_Page 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  J_Vestergaard tackles cleanly 
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me 
          ...  The Referee wants a word 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It is within shooting distance! 
          ...  J_Nisic swings it in 
          ...  I_Toney gets on the end of it 
          ...  I_Toney has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward! 
          ...  G_Donnarumma is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And G_Donnarumma reacts well to palm it behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Nisic hits it into the box! 
          ...  M_Guehi swings a leg at it! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  G_Donnarumma moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It’s beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 73 :(ars) R_Bentancur with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past J_Vestergaard 
          ...  He knocks it to I_Toney! 
          ...  I_Toney with a blistering shot ! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  G_Donnarumma is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Nisic drives it into the box! 
          ...  E_Militao gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 74 :(lei) L_Sherriff moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_Ferguson 
          ...  A cheeky lob from E_Ferguson ! 
          ...  But H_Keto is equal to it 
Min. 78 :(lei) B_Soumare runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off J_Nisic back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  B_Soumare hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  H_Keto makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 80 :(lei) P_Micin replaces E_Ferguson and will play FW 
Min. 81 :(ars) Ferran_Torres is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to J_Alvarez 
          ...  J_Alvarez with the side footed shot! 
          ...  Looks like it should be G_Donnarumma's 
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  G_Donnarumma looks embarrassed! 
          ...  Can Arsenal get back into the game now! 
          ...  Leicester City 3-2 Arsenal ...
Min. 82 :(lei) B_Soumare hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  C_Aucellia latches onto it! 
          ...  C_Aucellia has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  But goes clear to safety! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(ars) R_Bentancur with an in swinging cross to Ferran_Torres 
          ...  Blocked by J_Knight 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : King Power Stadium
Attendance           : 49,500
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Leicester City Match Info
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Best player          : Pedro_Neto
Scorers              : E_Ferguson (15), C_Aucellia (40), Pedro_Neto (47)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Disasi (48)
Injured              : N/A
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : Ferran_Torres (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Ferran_Torres (19), J_Alvarez (81)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Guehi (55)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                          Leicester City  |    Arsenal
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       22
Off target           :           7        |       13
On target            :           5        |       9
Possession           :          45        |       55
Corners              :           3        |       7
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           4        |       2
Fouls                :          10        |       7
Key Tackles          :           4        |       2
Key Passes           :          11        |       21
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Final Score          : Leicester City 3 - 2 Arsenal
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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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G_Donnarumma   GK  25   1   1   1  21 |  97  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0   0
A_Disasi       DF   1  21  12   9  33 |  74   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -3   7  -3
Lewis_Page     DF   1  20  12   3  26 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Militao      DF   1  20  14   2  20 |  97   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  39  10   0
J_Knight       DF   2  20  12   3  22 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
M_Kovacic      MF   1   2  22  14  22 |  97   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0
J_Doku         MF   1   9  22  16  21 |  74   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Pedro_Neto     MF   1   4  22  15  25 |  97   0   0   3   1   2   1   0   0   0   0  48  24
H_Elliott      MF   1  13  22  14  21 |  74   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   8  46   9
C_Aucellia     MF   1  15  20  14  29 |  97   0   1   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  13  10  24
E_Ferguson     FW   1   5  11  23  24 |  84   0   0   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   8   8  38
M_Randriamamy  GK  24   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Vestergaard  DF   1  20   6   3  25 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Soumare      MF   1  13  20  13  26 |  23   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   3
L_Sherriff     MF   1  15  21   2  23 |  23   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
P_Micin        FW   1   5  13  20  31 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Arsenal
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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H_Keto         GK  24   3   2   2  23 |  97   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -24   0   0   0
M_Guehi        DF   1  23  13   7  28 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -3   7  -2
T_Malacia      DF   1  21  14   3  26 |  97   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0
Alec_Georgen   DF   1  20  14   5  21 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  13  10   3
Y_Bisseck      DF   1  20  15   2  23 |  45   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  20   0
L_Ugochukwu    MF   1  15  22   7  24 |  97   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
J_Nisic        MF   1  14  22  14  25 |  97   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   6
Ferran_Torres  MF   1  13  21  13  22 |  97   0   0   3   1   4   1   0   0   0   0  48  30
R_Bentancur    MF   1  12  22  13  29 |  97   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30   2
I_Toney        FW   1   8  13  22  24 |  97   0   0   0   0   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
M_Chouiar      FW   1   3  14  22  20 |  45   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
T_Courtois     GK  23   3   3   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Matthews     DF   1  20  14  14  22 |  52   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  10   0
J_Lopez        DF   2  20  15   4  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Gundogan     MF   1  10  21   8  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Alvarez      FW   1   9  14  23  21 |  52   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  28
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