FMFA, Leicester City vs. Botafogo (Wed Mar 19) Leicester City | Botafogo 4-4-2 P | 5-1-2-2 C Tony McCleary | Nilton | G_Donnarumma GK | GK John D_Huijsen DF | DF L_Halter A_Disasi DF | DF A_Barboza L_Thomas DF | DF A_Telles Lewis_Page DF | DF M_Ponte C_Aucellia MF | DF P_Sampaio M_Kovacic MF | DM Gregore Pedro_Neto MF | MF M_Martins B_Soumare MF | MF M_Freitas L_Sherriff FW | FW Artur E_Ferguson FW | FW Jeffinho | H_Voss SUB | SUB Raul J_Knight SUB | SUB Vitinho J_Doku SUB | SUB P_de_Paula H_Elliott SUB | SUB Allan P_Micin SUB | SUB M_Nascimento Referee: Simon_Hooper (Wiltshire) Min. 3 :(bot) Gregore kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... Jeffinho gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... Jeffinho chases it through, he must score ! ... But G_Donnarumma parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 5 :(bot) Jeffinho leaves D_Huijsen standing ... Jeffinho goes for the top corner ! ... The ball moves through the air! ... G_Donnarumma moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... G_Donnarumma tips it wide! ... CORNER! ... M_Freitas chips the ball in towards the back post! ... L_Halter gets something on it! ... But G_Donnarumma punches it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 7 :(lei) Pedro_Neto gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside Gregore! ... He has some space now! ... Pedro_Neto hits a curling shot! ... GOAL !! ... Was that a smile we saw on his manager’s face? ... And Leicester City are leading in the game now ... Leicester City 1-0 Botafogo ... Min. 8 :(bot) A_Barboza swings at B_Soumare ... Simon_Hooper has seen it! ... RED CARD!! ... Simon_Hooper sends him off the pitch !! ... He deserved to walk for that!! Min. 9 :(lei) B_Soumare slides the ball across to A_Disasi ... But Artur clears the danger Min. 10 :(lei) L_Sherriff with a clever shimmy ... L_Sherriff tries to catch the keeper out! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it wide Min. 26 :(bot) Jeffinho with an in swinging cross to M_Ponte ... M_Kovacic clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 30 :(lei) E_Ferguson with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal ... L_Halter gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 38 :(bot) M_Martins controls it well ... He nutmegs A_Disasi ... He puts in Jeffinho! ... Jeffinho with a powerful downward header! ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 41 :(bot) Gregore looks up ... He swings the ball right towards M_Martins ... M_Martins with the chance ! ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... M_Freitas plays it into the danger area! ... A_Disasi reads it well ... And he knocks it away Min. 42 :(lei) C_Aucellia is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to B_Soumare ... M_Freitas makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 45 :(bot) A_Telles with the dribble ... L_Thomas is easily beaten ... D_Huijsen with a late tackle ... Well to be fair he was looking for the foul ... Simon_Hooper tells him to calm his game down a bit Min. 47 :(bot) M_Freitas with a measured ball to M_Martins ... M_Martins gets his head to the ball ! ... G_Donnarumma saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one Min. 48 :(lei) B_Soumare drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to A_Disasi ... L_Halter bundles the player over!! ... That’s a foul!! ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... Play on! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Leicester City 1-0 Botafogo Min. 47 :(lei) Lewis_Page back heels to find E_Ferguson in space ... E_Ferguson curls it towards the top corner ! ... GOAL !! ... His manager looks unmoved ... Leicester City 2-0 Botafogo ... Min. 50 :(bot) M_Martins plays in Artur with a beautiful ball ... Artur attempts a lob! ... Its sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 52 :(lei) C_Aucellia has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past L_Halter ... He knocks it to L_Sherriff! ... L_Sherriff goes for the top corner ! ... John saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 56 :(lei) L_Sherriff holds the ball up ... He sees C_Aucellia in space! ... Gregore cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 65 :(lei) L_Sherriff pass splits open the defence and finds E_Ferguson ... L_Halter reads the game well and cuts out the pass! Min. 65 :(bot) Gregore unselfishly heads the ball back to Jeffinho ... Jeffinho with the chance ! ... But G_Donnarumma palms it behind ... Simon_Hooper has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 70 :(lei) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. ... H_Voss will come on for D_Huijsen and play DF Min. 70 :(lei) J_Knight will replace the useless A_Disasi and will play DF Min. 70 :(lei) H_Elliott is going to be brought on ... Pedro_Neto is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play MF Min. 70 :(lei) J_Doku is being brought on ... M_Kovacic is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play MF Min. 70 :(lei) P_Micin is ready to come on to replace L_Sherriff ... Looks like he will play as a FW Min. 71 :(lei) H_Elliott jumps over L_Halter's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... H_Elliott smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... But he somehow misses ... That was a woeful effort Min. 72 :(bot) M_Martins hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... P_Sampaio latches onto it! ... P_Sampaio with the 40 yard drive ! ... G_Donnarumma heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 75 :(lei) E_Ferguson looks up ... He swings the ball right towards H_Elliott ... H_Elliott looks to see where John is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... It flies wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 80 :(bot) Jeffinho beats L_Thomas ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... Jeffinho goes for goal ! ... G_Donnarumma gets up well to catch that one Min. 82 :(bot) M_Martins with an incisive pass to Artur ... J_Knight with a bad challenge ... Simon_Hooper ignores the protests for a card ... Tony McCleary looks relieved Min. 84 :(lei) The defender under hits the back pass! ... C_Aucellia is through! ... P_Sampaio makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 85 :(bot) P_Sampaio finds Jeffinho with a perfectly weighted pass ... A cracking drive from Jeffinho ! ... It goes wide! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(lei) P_Micin lobs it over M_Freitas ... M_Ponte gets to the ball first Min. 90 :(lei) J_Doku leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to C_Aucellia ... C_Aucellia has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... John with an easy save ... He just oozes confidence Min. 90 :(bot) A_Telles picks out Artur with the cross ... Artur aims for the top right corner ! ... He miskicks the ball ... He's managed to put that out of the stadium Min. 93 :(lei) B_Soumare chips the ball over the defence and finds Lewis_Page ... A_Telles plays the back pass ... John can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... Look at the relief on his face!! ... CORNER! ... H_Elliott floats the ball in! ... H_Voss gets on the end of it ... It grazes the post! ... And hits the side netting ... Goal Kick! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : King Power Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leicester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Lewis_Page (Man of the Match) Scorers : Pedro_Neto (7), E_Ferguson (47) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Botafogo Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Jeffinho Scorers : N/A Sent Off : A_Barboza (8) Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leicester City | Botafogo Attempts on Goal : 8 | 12 Off target : 4 | 5 On target : 4 | 7 Possession : 56 | 44 Corners : 1 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 1 Yellow Cards : 0 | 0 Subs Used : 5 | 0 Fouls : 6 | 3 Key Tackles : 1 | 9 Key Passes : 11 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Leicester City 2 - 0 Botafogo ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1 1 1 21 | 97 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 0 0 0 D_Huijsen DF 1 22 13 11 28 | 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 8 8 A_Disasi DF 1 21 13 9 33 | 73 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 L_Thomas DF 1 21 11 4 26 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lewis_Page DF 1 21 12 3 26 | 97 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 C_Aucellia MF 1 15 20 14 29 | 97 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 3 M_Kovacic MF 1 2 22 14 22 | 73 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 Pedro_Neto MF 1 4 23 15 25 | 73 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 B_Soumare MF 1 13 20 14 26 | 97 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 L_Sherriff FW 1 2 15 21 23 | 73 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 4 E_Ferguson FW 1 5 11 24 24 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 10 23 H_Voss DF 15 2 1 1 19 | 24 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 J_Knight DF 2 20 12 3 22 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Doku MF 1 9 23 16 21 | 24 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 18 8 H_Elliott MF 1 13 22 14 21 | 24 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 P_Micin FW 1 5 13 20 31 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Botafogo Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- John GK 24 2 2 1 23 | 97 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -16 0 0 0 L_Halter DF 1 22 5 4 25 | 97 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 39 0 3 A_Barboza DF 1 21 5 3 26 | 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -7 -7 -7 A_Telles DF 1 23 13 4 22 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 M_Ponte DF 1 21 12 7 22 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 P_Sampaio DF 1 21 6 3 24 | 97 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 10 3 Gregore DM 1 12 22 4 28 | 97 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 30 0 M_Martins MF 1 3 22 13 22 | 97 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 40 4 M_Freitas MF 1 5 22 7 23 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 Artur FW 1 5 11 22 24 | 97 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 13 0 2 Jeffinho FW 1 3 9 21 23 | 97 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 10 14 Raul GK 22 2 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vitinho DF 1 22 12 3 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_de_Paula MF 1 4 21 6 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Allan MF 1 11 23 6 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Nascimento FW 1 3 12 21 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1742415631 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35