FMFA Leopard League, Watford vs. Leicester City (Fri Dec 23)


                              Watford  |  Leicester City
                            4-3-1-2 A  |  5-3-2 C
                     Thomas Edvardsen  |  Hoa Duong
                                       |
                          L_Karius GK  |  GK M_Schwarzer
                          M_Lowton DF  |  DF R_Huth
                         J_Paredes DF  |  DF D_Simpson
                        F_Coquelin MF  |  DF L_Moore
                       F_Fernandez DF  |  DF J_Schlupp
                           S_Prodl DF  |  DF C_Fuchs
                          E_Capoue MF  |  MF R_Mahrez
                         M_Ritchie MF  |  MF D_Gray
                           P_Cisse FW  |  MF D_Amartey
                         A_Taarabt AM  |  FW J_Vardy
                          O_Ighalo FW  |  FW A_Sanchez
                                       |
                      C_Pantilimon SUB |  SUB H_Voss
                          M_Britos SUB |  SUB B_Chilwell
                          M_Suarez SUB |  SUB M_Wasilewski
                        S_Berghuis SUB |  SUB E_Hazard
                          O_Oulare SUB |  SUB S_Okazaki




Min. 3  :(wat) F_Coquelin looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to O_Ighalo 
          ...  O_Ighalo throws himself at the ball ! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  M_Schwarzer is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Superb finish! 
          ...  Watford go in front now with that goal! 
          ...  Watford 1-0 Leicester City ...
Min. 10 :(wat) F_Coquelin hoists the ball across to A_Taarabt 
          ...  A_Taarabt attempts a low drive! 
          ...  M_Schwarzer with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 14 :(lei) R_Mahrez sidesteps his marker 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  A glorious effort by R_Mahrez ! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 15 :(wat) M_Lowton off the woodwork. 
          ...  F_Fernandez picks up the deflection 
          ...  F_Fernandez throws himself at the ball ! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Lowton chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  P_Cisse gets a shot in 
          ...  The shot slips through M_Schwarzer's hands 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  What a terrible mistake 
          ...  Hoa Duong looks gutted 
          ...  Watford 2-0 Leicester City ...
Min. 16 :(wat) E_Capoue with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to P_Cisse 
          ...  P_Cisse hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick 
Min. 16 :(lei) D_Simpson brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  A_Sanchez gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  J_Paredes with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 20 :(wat) A_Taarabt has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past C_Fuchs! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  A_Taarabt with the overhead ! 
          ...  M_Schwarzer makes a good save 
Min. 21 :(lei) A_Sanchez beats S_Prodl 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  E_Capoue with a bad challenge 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
Min. 21 :(lei) A_Sanchez hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  R_Mahrez latches onto it! 
          ...  R_Mahrez sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  L_Karius gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 22 :(wat) E_Capoue with an incisive pass to F_Fernandez 
          ...  R_Huth with a late tackle 
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul 
Min. 23 :(wat) A_Taarabt takes advantage of a mistake by J_Schlupp 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  A_Sanchez knobbles the attacking player. 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 26 :(lei) R_Huth sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  R_Huth throws himself at the ball ! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 28 :(lei) A_Sanchez with the cross-field pass to J_Vardy 
          ...  J_Vardy with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  L_Karius is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over !! 
          ...  L_Karius looks very relieved! 
Min. 31 :(lei) J_Schlupp drives it across the face of the goal A_Sanchez 
          ...  F_Coquelin makes the challenge and clears the ball 
Min. 34 :(wat) E_Capoue latches onto the ball 
          ...  He has some space now 
          ...  C_Fuchs with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 38 :(wat) F_Coquelin sprints past C_Fuchs 
          ...  F_Coquelin tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  M_Schwarzer blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  And he gathers it! 
Min. 38 :(lei) R_Mahrez barges E_Capoue off the ball 
          ...  R_Mahrez rifles it at the goal ! 
          ...  Wide of goal 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(lei) J_Vardy with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle 
          ...  Fine tackle by F_Fernandez 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 49 :(wat) A_Taarabt controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  P_Cisse gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  P_Cisse smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  But M_Schwarzer just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Watford 2-0 Leicester City

Min. 51 :(lei) R_Mahrez sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to D_Simpson 
          ...  D_Simpson tries to beat L_Karius! 
          ...  But L_Karius punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that L_Karius got a touch 
Min. 54 :(lei) L_Moore has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  J_Vardy gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by S_Prodl 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 55 :(wat) P_Cisse plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  P_Cisse has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  But M_Schwarzer makes a superb stop down low. 
Min. 56 :(wat) F_Coquelin with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Taarabt 
          ...  J_Schlupp with the tackle 
Min. 58 :(wat) J_Paredes with a precise pass to P_Cisse 
          ...  P_Cisse tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
Min. 60 :(lei) R_Mahrez with a precise pass to A_Sanchez 
          ...  J_Paredes tackles from behind 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red! 
Min. 61 :(wat) A_Taarabt with a flicked pass to P_Cisse 
          ...  R_Huth reads the play well 
Min. 69 :(wat) E_Capoue holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to O_Ighalo 
          ...  Blocked by C_Fuchs 
Min. 70 :(wat) O_Oulare is being prepared to come on 
          ...  P_Cisse is leaving the pitch 
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW 
Min. 70 :(wat) M_Britos replaces S_Prodl to play as a DF 
Min. 70 :(wat) M_Suarez is being brought on 
          ...  F_Coquelin is leaving the pitch 
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF 
Min. 70 :(lei) D_Amartey with a glorious 60-yard pass to R_Mahrez 
          ...  F_Fernandez clears with a diving header 
Min. 71 :(lei) R_Huth with the towering header to D_Simpson 
          ...  M_Lowton takes the player down!! 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  Unbelievable! 
Min. 71 :(wat) A_Taarabt gets to the by line 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  M_Ritchie is unmarked 
          ...  J_Vardy is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Looked like a fair jump 
          ...  The referee got it wrong 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 73 :(wat) E_Capoue dribbles it into the box 
          ...  C_Fuchs with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  The Referee warned him 
Min. 74 :(lei) A_Sanchez is all alone 
          ...  the linesman keeps his flag down 
          ...  A_Sanchez with the shot on net ! 
          ...  L_Karius with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 75 :(lei) D_Amartey pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  A_Sanchez is clean through! 
          ...  A_Sanchez sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And spins wide 
Min. 84 :(wat) M_Suarez is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  O_Ighalo latches onto the ball 
          ...  O_Ighalo tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  M_Schwarzer with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 85 :(wat) A_Taarabt with a pinpoint pass to O_Ighalo 
          ...  O_Ighalo fires off a right-footed shot ! 
          ...  But M_Schwarzer tips it over 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 85 :(wat) O_Ighalo with the diagonal pass O_Oulare 
          ...  R_Mahrez fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 92 :(lei) J_Schlupp with a neat pass into D_Simpson 
          ...  A_Taarabt with the lunge!! 
          ...  And the whistle goes, that’s a foul 
Min. 92 :(lei) J_Schlupp kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  A_Sanchez gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  A_Sanchez sees L_Karius off his line ! 
          ...  But L_Karius with the difficult save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Mahrez swings it in! 
          ...  M_Britos wins the ball 
          ...  And he heads it away 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Vicarage Road
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Watford Match Info
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Best player          : F_Coquelin (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : O_Ighalo (3), P_Cisse (15)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Paredes (60)
Injured              : N/A
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Leicester City Match Info
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Best player          : A_Sanchez
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Sanchez (23)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Watford  |    Leicester City
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       9
Off target           :           3        |       5
On target            :           9        |       4
Possession           :          42        |       58
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :           8        |       16
Key Tackles          :           6        |       4
Key Passes           :          13        |       11
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Final Score          : Watford 2 - 0 Leicester City
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Player Statistics - Watford
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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L_Karius       GK  27   2   2   1  23 |  97   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
M_Lowton       DF   3  19  13   2  24 |  97   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  13  28   0
J_Paredes      DF   2  19   6   3  26 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  10   7  -3
F_Coquelin     MF   2   9  22   3  27 |  74   0   1   3   1   1   0   0   0   0  13  48   3
F_Fernandez    DF   3  21   3   2  25 |  97   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  26   0   1
S_Prodl        DF   2  20   4   2  26 |  74   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
E_Capoue       MF   2  10  21   3  28 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
M_Ritchie      MF   2   3  20   8  28 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Cisse        FW   2   2   2  21  23 |  74   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   8   8  39
A_Taarabt      AM   2   3  21  10  25 |  97   0   0   4   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  40   6
O_Ighalo       FW   2   3   5  21  24 |  97   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  10  29
C_Pantilimon   GK  21   3   2   2  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Britos       DF   2  20   5   2  28 |  23   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   8   8
M_Suarez       MF   2   7  20   2  28 |  23   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
S_Berghuis     MF   2   3  20   6  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Oulare       FW   2   2   3  19  21 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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M_Schwarzer    GK  19   2   3   3  24 |  97   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  63   0   0   0
R_Huth         DF   2  20   2   3  25 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  13  10   1
D_Simpson      DF   2  19  10   2  25 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   3
L_Moore        DF   2  19   2   3  24 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Schlupp      DF   2  22  10   2  23 |  97   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  20   0
C_Fuchs        DF   2  21   2   3  24 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
R_Mahrez       MF   2   3  23  12  21 |  97   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
D_Gray         MF   2   3  20  10  24 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Amartey      MF   2  10  20   2  24 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
J_Vardy        FW   2   3   3  23  22 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
A_Sanchez      FW   2   3   8  23  24 |  97   0   0   2   0   3   0   1   0   0  -3  17   4
H_Voss         GK  18   2   1   1  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Chilwell     DF   2  20   2   3  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Wasilewski   DF   2  17   1   2  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Hazard       MF   2   3  22  11  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Okazaki      FW   2   3   3  20  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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