Intercontinental Trophy, Leicester City vs. Cruz Azul (Sat Apr 29)


                       Leicester City  |  Cruz Azul
                              4-4-2 N  |  4-4-2 N
                        Tony McCleary  |  -
                                       |
                      G_Donnarumma GK  |  GK J_Corona
                     Jetro_Willems DF  |  DF J_Escobar
                     J_Vestergaard DF  |  DF R_Funes_Mori
                        Lewis_Page DF  |  DF J_Dominguez
                          J_Knight DF  |  DF J_Silva
                        Pedro_Neto MF  |  MF C_Rodriguez
                         M_Kovacic MF  |  MF U_Antuna
                        L_Sherriff MF  |  MF I_Rivero
                        C_Aucellia MF  |  MF E_Lira
                            D_Ings FW  |  FW M_Estrada
                           P_Micin FW  |  FW A_Lotti
                                       |
                           E_Green SUB |  SUB S_Jurado
                            J_Alba SUB |  SUB A_Escoboza
                         R_Pereira SUB |  SUB C_Vargas
                         B_Soumare SUB |  SUB C_Rotondi
                            J_King SUB |  SUB G_Carneiro




Min. 3  :(lei) L_Sherriff is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to P_Micin 
          ...  I_Rivero with a bad challenge 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The Referee signals that it is indirect 
          ...  L_Sherriff floats it forward 
          ...  P_Micin latches onto the end of it 
          ...  P_Micin with a thundering drive! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  His manager looks unmoved 
          ...  Lets see if Leicester City can hang onto that lead! 
          ...  Leicester City 1-0 Cruz Azul ...
Min. 12 :(cru) M_Estrada takes possession 
          ...  What can he do here? 
          ...  M_Estrada with a powerful diving header! 
          ...  But G_Donnarumma palms it behind 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 16 :(cru) R_Funes_Mori finds his way through 
          ...  He bent his run well 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from R_Funes_Mori ! 
          ...  G_Donnarumma won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 19 :(cru) E_Lira boots it towards A_Lotti 
          ...  Jetro_Willems reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 21 :(cru) J_Silva drives it across the face of the goal C_Rodriguez 
          ...  Lewis_Page reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 23 :(lei) D_Ings plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  An audacious effort from D_Ings ! 
          ...  J_Corona claws it off the line 
          ...  The Referee consults his assistant 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Leicester City 2-0 Cruz Azul ...
Min. 24 :(lei) J_Vestergaard gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside J_Dominguez! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  J_Escobar with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The Referee signals that it is indirect 
          ...  Pedro_Neto swings it in 
          ...  P_Micin gets on the end of it 
          ...  P_Micin shoots towards goal ! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by Pedro_Neto 
          ...  P_Micin with the shot! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 27 :(cru) C_Rodriguez takes on 3 men 
          ...  Lewis_Page with the tackle 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The Referee signals that it is indirect 
          ...  U_Antuna swings it in 
          ...  A_Lotti gets on the end of it 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Lewis_Page 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  U_Antuna swings it in! 
          ...  M_Estrada gets his head on it 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 36 :(cru) J_Escobar cuts inside his opponent 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  Jetro_Willems seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 38 :(lei) L_Sherriff with the cross-field pass to P_Micin 
          ...  P_Micin curls the ball in on goal ! 
          ...  J_Corona with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 
Min. 41 :(lei) D_Ings beats J_Silva 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  J_Dominguez wins the ball 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(lei) M_Kovacic sidesteps his marker 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  M_Kovacic with the overhead ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  What a cheeky finish! 
          ...  Leicester City 3-0 Cruz Azul ...
Min. 46 :(lei) Pedro_Neto holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to D_Ings 
          ...  D_Ings with a powerful downward header! 
          ...  J_Corona fists it away 
Min. 46 :(cru) M_Estrada reads the run of R_Funes_Mori 
          ...  R_Funes_Mori with a bomb of a shot ! 
          ...  G_Donnarumma gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  He has put it wide !! 
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair! 
Min. 47 :(lei) M_Kovacic with the cross-field pass to D_Ings 
          ...  D_Ings drives it low ! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 48 :(lei) Pedro_Neto has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past R_Funes_Mori 
          ...  He puts in C_Aucellia! 
          ...  C_Aucellia beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He is clean through 
          ...  He just has to beat J_Corona 
          ...  He tries to slide it past J_Corona 
          ...  J_Corona smothers the ball !! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Aucellia plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  L_Sherriff gets to it! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Leicester City 3-0 Cruz Azul

Min. 57 :(lei) C_Aucellia takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Ings 
          ...  D_Ings sees J_Corona off his line ! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  J_Corona tips it wide !! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Aucellia curls it into the box! 
          ...  P_Micin swings a leg at it! 
          ...  But J_Corona makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 57 :(cru) A_Lotti with the diagonal pass J_Escobar 
          ...  J_Escobar tries to lob the keeper ! 
          ...  Its sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 59 :(lei) L_Sherriff has it now 
          ...  He takes on J_Dominguez 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in P_Micin! 
          ...  R_Funes_Mori plays the back pass 
          ...  J_Corona can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Pedro_Neto drives it into the box! 
          ...  J_Vestergaard gets a shot in 
          ...  But J_Corona comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 65 :(lei) Pedro_Neto jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_Micin 
          ...  But J_Silva slides in 
Min. 72 :(cru) M_Estrada flicks it past Lewis_Page 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  M_Estrada drives it low ! 
          ...  But G_Donnarumma is equal to it 
Min. 73 :(cru) C_Rodriguez has space to run with the ball 
          ...  C_Rodriguez bears down on goal! 
          ...  G_Donnarumma saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 80 :(lei) J_Knight turns on a sixpence 
          ...  J_Silva forces him off the ball 
          ...  But it rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Pedro_Neto swings it in! 
          ...  J_Escobar reads it well 
          ...  And he knocks it away 
Min. 81 :(lei) M_Kovacic knocks it past the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  M_Kovacic looks to see where J_Corona is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  But J_Corona just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Ings plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  J_Corona easily catches it! 
Min. 83 :(cru) A_Lotti is through on goal 
          ...  Lewis_Page goes in stud's first 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he deserved that! 
Min. 84 :(cru) U_Antuna is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  A_Lotti latches onto the ball 
          ...  A_Lotti gets up high for the header ! 
          ...  G_Donnarumma won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 
Min. 86 :(cru) A_Lotti knocks it past the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  J_Knight knocks the ball back to G_Donnarumma 
          ...  Ohhhh no!! 
          ...  It’s gone past G_Donnarumma! 
          ...  And just creeps wide!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Rivero swings it in! 
          ...  J_Escobar tries to place the shot! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Leicester City fans taunt him! 
Min. 87 :(cru) E_Lira has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  J_Vestergaard fouls badly 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  He got away with just a warning 
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK! 
          ...  U_Antuna passes to M_Estrada 
          ...  But J_Knight wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it. 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(cru) E_Lira backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field 
          ...  R_Funes_Mori gets on the end of it 
          ...  R_Funes_Mori tries to place it in the corner ! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 89 :(lei) Pedro_Neto sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to D_Ings 
          ...  R_Funes_Mori forces him off the ball 
          ...  But it rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by M_Kovacic 
          ...  J_Silva gets up well 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 89 :(lei) Jetro_Willems with a glorious long pass to C_Aucellia 
          ...  C_Rodriguez tackles cleanly 
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me 
          ...  The referee calls him over! 
          ...  RED CARD! 
          ...  He's off! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : King Power Stadium
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Leicester City Match Info
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Best player          : P_Micin (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : P_Micin (3), D_Ings (23), M_Kovacic (43)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Lewis_Page (83)
Injured              : N/A
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Cruz Azul Match Info
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Best player          : M_Estrada
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : C_Rodriguez (89)
Booked               : J_Escobar (24)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                          Leicester City  |    Cruz Azul
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       10
Off target           :           4        |       7
On target            :          10        |       3
Possession           :          57        |       43
Corners              :           7        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           0        |       0
Fouls                :          10        |       10
Key Tackles          :           6        |       5
Key Passes           :           9        |       6
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Final Score          : Leicester City 3 - 0 Cruz Azul
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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  34   1   1   1  21 |  96   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0   0   0
Jetro_Willems  DF   1  31  14   4  25 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  10   0
J_Vestergaard  DF   1  30   6   3  25 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  15   8  11
Lewis_Page     DF   1  29  11   3  26 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  23  -3  -3
J_Knight       DF   2  29  12   3  22 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
Pedro_Neto     MF   1   4  30  14  25 |  96   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
M_Kovacic      MF   1   2  30  14  22 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   8  18  34
L_Sherriff     MF   1  15  30   2  23 |  96   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  38   1
C_Aucellia     MF   1  15  29  14  29 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   3
D_Ings         FW   2   3  10  30  24 |  96   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
P_Micin        FW   1   5  13  29  31 |  96   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  31
E_Green        GK  30   2   3   3  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Alba         DF   1  27  11   3  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Pereira      DF   2  27  12   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Soumare      MF   1  13  29  13  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_King         FW   2   2   3  28  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Cruz Azul
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Corona       GK  30   1   1   1  29 |  96   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -4   0   0   0
J_Escobar      DF   1  29  12   5  31 |  96   0   1   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  10  -3  -1
R_Funes_Mori   DF   1  29  10  10  39 |  96   0   2   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  26   0   3
J_Dominguez    DF   1  28   9   8  28 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
J_Silva        DF   1  28  10   6  21 |  96   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  39  10   0
C_Rodriguez    MF   1  12  29  11  28 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0  -7  -7  -4
U_Antuna       MF   1   4  28  13  29 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
I_Rivero       MF   1   8  28  11  24 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Lira         MF   1  13  28   4  25 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
M_Estrada      FW   1   7  11  30  27 |  96   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10   7
A_Lotti        FW   1   3  12  30  23 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
S_Jurado       GK  29   1   1   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Escoboza     DF   1  28  12   7  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Vargas       DF   1  27  13   4  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Rotondi      MF   1  10  28  10  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Carneiro     FW   1   5  12  29  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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