FMFA League Cup, Manchester City vs. Leicester City (Mon Jun 18) Manchester City | Leicester City 4-2-2-2 C | 5-1-2-2 P Derek Purvis | - | J_Hart GK | GK K_Schmeichel D_Boyata DF | DF H_Maguire A_Robertson DF | DF B_M_Indi D_Alaba DF | DF M_Muniesa G_Clichy DF | DF A_Laporte G_Nkoudou MF | DF D_Furlong* M_Gotze AM | DM H_McKirdy* O_Rowe* MF | MF E_Hazard S_Nasri AM | MF Y_Bolasie S_Jovetic FW | FW A_Pato Hulk FW | FW J_Vardy | P_Cech SUB | SUB G_Donnarumma* V_Kompany SUB | SUB D_Simpson S_Forte* SUB | SUB D_Blind A_Negredo SUB | SUB R_Mahrez R_Falcao SUB | SUB J_Gordon* Referee: Paul_Tierney (Level_2) Min. 5 :(mnc) Hulk flicks it over B_M_Indi's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... D_Furlong* wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge Min. 27 :(lei) E_Hazard takes advantage of a bad back pass from A_Robertson ... S_Jovetic with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him. Min. 28 :(mnc) A_Robertson looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to S_Jovetic ... S_Jovetic with a low drive through the rain! ... GOAL !! ... It looks like he enjoyed that one!! ... He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing! ... Lets see if Manchester City can hang onto that lead! ... Manchester City 1-0 Leicester City ... Min. 30 :(lei) E_Hazard takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to J_Vardy ... But D_Boyata wins the tackle Min. 31 :(lei) E_Hazard with a measured ball to A_Pato ... D_Alaba with a nasty foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 33 :(lei) Y_Bolasie 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 J_Vardy ... D_Alaba anticipates the pass and cuts it out Min. 38 :(mnc) S_Nasri turns past the defender ... He has created space for himself now ... The ball hits Y_Bolasie in the face! ... And goes clear! Min. 39 :(lei) E_Hazard looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to J_Vardy ... J_Vardy with a bomb of a shot ! ... But J_Hart punches it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 40 :(lei) J_Vardy takes possession ... What can he do here? ... J_Vardy fires off a right-footed shot ! ... Brilliant save from J_Hart ... That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 45 :(lei) Y_Bolasie unselfishly heads the ball back to A_Pato ... D_Alaba robs him of the ball Min. 48 :(mnc) G_Clichy runs at goal ... He spots the run of Hulk ... He's played him in ... Hulk hits it ... This one could go anywhere ! ... K_Schmeichel gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic reflex save by K_Schmeichel !! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Manchester City 1-0 Leicester City Min. 48 :(mnc) S_Nasri runs towards the goal ... M_Muniesa rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That’s a foul!! ... What’s Paul_Tierney going to give? ... He just waves play on! Min. 50 :(mnc) V_Kompany replaces an unhappy D_Boyata and will play as a DF Min. 50 :(mnc) A_Negredo is ready to come on to replace S_Jovetic ... Looks like he will play as a FW Min. 55 :(mnc) R_Falcao is being prepared to come on ... S_Nasri is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play FW Min. 55 :(lei) Y_Bolasie has it now ... He takes on D_Alaba ... He gets past him! ... He puts in E_Hazard! ... G_Clichy fouls badly ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 59 :(lei) Y_Bolasie takes advantage of a mistake by V_Kompany ... It's a lucky break ... G_Nkoudou with a deliberate foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment Min. 60 :(lei) D_Simpson takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace H_Maguire ... He'll play as a DF ... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off Min. 63 :(mnc) G_Nkoudou with a 40-yard pass to A_Robertson ... But J_Vardy wins the ball with a sliding challenge ... CORNER! ... Swung in by A_Robertson ... K_Schmeichel easily claims the ball! Min. 63 :(lei) Y_Bolasie runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to A_Pato ... A_Pato with a powerful downward header! ... J_Hart saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 65 :(lei) R_Mahrez takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace E_Hazard ... He'll play as a MF ... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off Min. 70 :(lei) J_Gordon* takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace A_Pato ... He'll play as a FW ... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off Min. 71 :(mnc) Hulk gets possession in his own half ... Hulk with a thundering volley! ... K_Schmeichel with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 72 :(lei) R_Mahrez finds his way through ... He lost his man too easily ... Hulk with an ugly foul ... Paul_Tierney calls him for a talk Min. 75 :(lei) J_Gordon* makes the tackle ... He gets to his feet quickly ... He's beat the defender to the ball ... But he loses control of it ... A_Robertson belts it clear Min. 78 :(lei) J_Vardy runs forward ... He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... G_Clichy pulls on his shirt ... He wins the ball ... The defender got away with the foul there! Min. 80 :(lei) A_Laporte squares it to J_Gordon* ... D_Alaba clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 81 :(mnc) Hulk is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to A_Negredo ... D_Furlong* is called for the holding foul ... Well spotted by the referee ... Paul_Tierney called him over for a strong verbal warning Min. 84 :(mnc) R_Falcao cuts inside D_Simpson ... He worked that well ... R_Falcao with the goal bound shot! ... K_Schmeichel is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But goes just over !! ... K_Schmeichel looks very relieved! Min. 84 :(lei) D_Simpson leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to Y_Bolasie ... G_Clichy slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 90 :(mnc) G_Nkoudou with a pinpoint pass to R_Falcao ... But D_Simpson slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 93 :(mnc) A_Negredo runs at the defence ... He nutmegs D_Simpson ... He showed his class there ... But B_M_Indi slides in ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Etihad Stadium Attendance : 55,569 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Robertson (Man of the Match) Scorers : S_Jovetic (28) Sent Off : N/A Booked : D_Alaba (31), G_Clichy (55) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leicester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Y_Bolasie Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City | Leicester City Attempts on Goal : 4 | 3 Off target : 1 | 0 On target : 3 | 3 Possession : 48 | 52 Corners : 1 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 9 | 3 Key Tackles : 8 | 6 Key Passes : 5 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Manchester City 1 - 0 Leicester City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Manchester City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Hart GK 29 2 2 2 33 | 97 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 D_Boyata DF 3 22 3 2 33 | 53 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 A_Robertson DF 2 23 10 2 24 | 97 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 28 0 D_Alaba DF 2 22 2 3 25 | 97 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 36 -3 -3 G_Clichy DF 3 21 12 2 24 | 97 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 7 -3 G_Nkoudou MF 2 3 22 7 22 | 97 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 M_Gotze AM 2 2 26 11 24 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Rowe* MF 2 5 21 4 27 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Nasri AM 2 3 23 11 25 | 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Jovetic FW 2 3 11 20 24 | 53 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 13 0 23 Hulk FW 2 2 3 23 28 | 97 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 6 P_Cech GK 20 2 2 2 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 V_Kompany DF 2 23 3 2 24 | 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 S_Forte* MF 2 5 22 3 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Negredo FW 3 2 3 20 23 | 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 R_Falcao FW 2 3 3 23 26 | 39 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Player Statistics - Leicester City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- K_Schmeichel GK 26 2 3 3 23 | 97 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -6 0 0 0 H_Maguire DF 2 23 11 2 23 | 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_M_Indi DF 2 23 6 2 26 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 M_Muniesa DF 3 23 4 2 22 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 A_Laporte DF 1 23 11 5 29 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 D_Furlong* DF 2 22 4 2 23 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 H_McKirdy* DM 2 10 22 3 23 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Hazard MF 2 3 24 11 27 | 68 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 Y_Bolasie MF 2 2 24 13 28 | 97 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 40 0 A_Pato FW 2 3 2 23 24 | 73 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 J_Vardy FW 2 3 3 23 22 | 97 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 13 0 6 G_Donnarumma* GK 24 2 3 3 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Simpson DF 2 19 10 2 25 | 34 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 D_Blind DF 2 10 23 2 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Mahrez MF 2 3 25 12 21 | 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Gordon* FW 2 3 3 19 26 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1529305941 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35