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Match Report

Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at King Power Stadium where Leicester City play Ipswich Town in this friendly game. A crowd of 10,357 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Leicester City are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Ipswich Town appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.


0.00
Leicester City kick off the first half!
2.41
Graeme Hendrie surges forward with the ball. Graeme Hendrie knocks in a cross ball towards Claudio Marin. Claudio Marin makes a looping header on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
6.51
Samuel Rodriquez passes the ball forward to Neil Rodgers. Neil Rodgers threads a neat ball through to Nick Lowe. Nick Lowe controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
8.22
Mauricio Carcedo flicks a high pass forward. Tommy Kanu holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Tommy Kanu sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
9.08
Helder Santos makes a simple pass to Alejandro Fernandez. Alejandro Fernandez hits a low pass to Claudio Marin. Claudio Marin sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Steffen Schnellinger!
10.35
Tommy Kanu makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Claudio Marin. Claudio Marin tries a spectacular long range effort but it's a woeful effort!
14.43
Graeme Hendrie knocks the ball to his team mate, Claudio Marin. Claudio Marin shoots from long range but it's drastically wayward!
15.09
Neil Rodgers comes in with a late challenge on Tommy Kanu. Neil Rodgers is given a warning by the referee! Tommy Kanu runs off the knock.
16.10
Jean-Marc Espartero launches a long ball forward into the other half. Ighli Pegolo knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Kamal Marsiglia.
18.19
Stephane Sitruk makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Claudio Marin. Claudio Marin sees Tommy Kanu just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Some good footwork from Tommy Kanu provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent keeping!
24.27
Stephane Sitruk passes the ball forward to Graeme Hendrie. Graeme Hendrie controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mauricio Carcedo. Mauricio Carcedo knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Neil Rodgers.
26.19
Mauricio Carcedo makes a simple pass to Tommy Kanu. Tommy Kanu sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
27.39
Kamal Marsiglia makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stephane Sitruk. Stephane Sitruk passes the ball forward to Claudio Marin. Claudio Marin finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Steffen Schnellinger manages to gather it effortlessly.
32.26
Graeme Hendrie flicks a high pass forward to Tommy Kanu who brings the ball under control. Tommy Kanu shoots from 20 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous save!
34.30
Kamal Marsiglia knocks the ball forward to Mauricio Carcedo. Mauricio Carcedo flicks a high pass forward to Claudio Marin who brings the ball under control. Claudio Marin tries a spectacular long range effort. Steffen Schnellinger gets down and covers it.
38.28
Mauricio Carcedo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alejandro Fernandez. Alejandro Fernandez passes the ball forward to Mauricio Carcedo. Mauricio Carcedo shoots from outside the area but Steffen Schnellinger reads it well. Well saved!
40.25
Graeme Hendrie makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tommy Kanu. Tommy Kanu shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
45.00
Stephane Sitruk deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tommy Kanu. Tommy Kanu knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Samuel Rodriquez.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Leicester City appear unchanged since the first half. Ipswich Town also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Ipswich Town start the second half!
47.07
Matt Formon chips the ball to his team mate, Ighli Pegolo. Ighli Pegolo plays a scrappy one-two with Richard Sherwood and stumbles forward towards the goal... Rodrigo Pinheiro clumsily knocks into Ighli Pegolo. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
53.50
Helder Santos plays the ball forward to Claudio Marin. Claudio Marin cuts inside the box! Claudio Marin looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Steffen Schnellinger smothers it!
54.37
With a delightful solo run, Tommy Kanu stretches the opposition's defence. Tommy Kanu shoots from long range but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
57.33
Kamal Marsiglia knocks the ball to his team mate, Graeme Hendrie. Graeme Hendrie flicks a high pass forward. Tommy Kanu collects the pass. Tommy Kanu shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
59.52
Samuel Rodriquez sees space and advances. Samuel Rodriquez knocks the ball to his team mate, Ighli Pegolo. Ighli Pegolo plays a quick one-two with Nick Lowe and rushes in on goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Ighli Pegolo provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. Magnificent save by Pedro Carmona!
60.07
Leicester City have made a substitution with Stuart Gemmill replacing Alejandro Fernandez .Ipswich Town have made a substitution with Cesare Brambilla replacing Nick Lowe .
65.56
Mauricio Carcedo threads a neat ball through to Tommy Kanu. Tommy Kanu shoots from outside the area. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
77.57
Leicester City have made a substitution with Nicholas Etherington replacing Tommy Kanu .Ipswich Town have made a substitution with Stanley Laycock replacing Yohan Lama .
78.58
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
79.35
Graeme Hendrie hits a low pass to Claudio Marin. Claudio Marin tries a spectacular long range effort but Steffen Schnellinger reads it well. Fabulous save!
81.55
Ben Insley threads a neat ball through to Cesare Brambilla. Cesare Brambilla knocks in a cross ball towards Ighli Pegolo. Ighli Pegolo fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. Pedro Carmona didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
84.50
Graeme Hendrie catches Lee Kerr on the ankles. Graeme Hendrie is shown the yellow card! Lee Kerr stretches but gets up unharmed.
89.26
Stuart Gemmill knocks the ball forward to Claudio Marin. Claudio Marin sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
90.00
Kamal Marsiglia flicks the ball to his team mate, Graeme Hendrie. Graeme Hendrie controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nicholas Etherington. Nicholas Etherington tries a spectacular long range effort. Nicholas Etherington scores for Leicester City!!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 1 vs 0
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 9 vs 2
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 10 vs 1
Offsides
Offsides: 0 vs 0
Fouls
Fouls: 1 vs 1
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 1 vs 0
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 68.75 vs 31.25
Play Area
Home team third: 18.75%, Midfield: 41.67%, Away team third: 39.58%


Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Steffen Schnellinger of Ipswich Town

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
6
2. Scott Moffat (DEF)
6
6
5. Helder Santos (DEF)
7
9
7
10. Claudio Marin (ATT)
7
11. Tommy Kanu (ATT)
7

12. Ralph Potts (MID)
0
13. Stuart Gemmill (MID)
6

3. Neil Rodgers (DEF)
6
5. Ben Insley (MID)
6
6. Matt Formon (MID)
6
7. Lee Kerr (MID)
6
8. Yohan Lama (ATT)
6
10. Nick Lowe (ATT)
6
11. Ighli Pegolo (ATT)
6

12. Paul Ritchie (DEF)
0
13. Stanley Laycock (MID)
6
6