Match Report
| Leicester City | Leicester City |  |  | Liverpool | Liverpool | ||||||||||||||||
| Hieu Nhox | Hieu Nhox | manager | Danny Drinkwater | Danny Drinkwater | |||||||||||||||||
| Danny Oakes | D. Oakes |  | 56 | G |  | 1 | | G | 63 | | David Hulme | D. Hulme | |||||||||
| Niccolo Jess | N. Jess | | 60 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 64 |  | Pierpaolo Baronchelli | P. Baronchelli | |||||||||
| Arco Moens | A. Moens |  | 57 | D | | 3 | | D | 56 |  | Tom Degryse | T. Degryse | |||||||||
| Dean Wetherall | D. Wetherall | | 51 | D | | 4 | | D | 52 |  | Ken Richardson | K. Richardson | |||||||||
| Mervin Sharpe | M. Sharpe | | 49 | D | | 5 | | M | 55 |  | Stefan Döring | S. Döring | |||||||||
| Francis May | F. May | | 63 | M | | 6 | | M | 57 | | Gennaro Pesaresi | G. Pesaresi | |||||||||
| Rui Campos | R. Campos |  | 54 | M | | 7 | | M | 58 | | Neil Sturridge | N. Sturridge | |||||||||
| Phil Powell | P. Powell | | 54 | M | | 8 | | M | 58 |  | Celestine Ikpeba | C. Ikpeba | |||||||||
| Nicky Hall | N. Hall | | 52 | M | | 9 | | M | 61 |  | Daniel Hartl | D. Hartl | |||||||||
| Paolo Salmon | P. Salmon | | 60 | A | | 10 | | A | 60 |  | Daigo Ihara | D. Ihara | |||||||||
| Dennis Lee | D. Lee | | 54 | A | | 11 | | A | 64 | | Sven Rohrschneider | S. Rohrschneider | |||||||||
Match Report
Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at King Power Stadium where Leicester City play Liverpool in this league cup game. Its a sell-out today with the 5,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Leicester City are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Liverpool appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Leicester City are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Liverpool appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Liverpool kick off and get the first half underway!
3.48
0-0Tom Degryse decides to run forward with the ball. Tom Degryse knocks the ball to his team mate, Sven Rohrschneider. Sven Rohrschneider whips in a cross ball towards Daniel Hartl. Daniel Hartl powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
6.25
Ken Richardson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Neil Sturridge. Neil Sturridge chips the ball to his team mate, Daigo Ihara. Daigo Ihara tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
14.09
0-0Stefan Döring makes a probing pass to Daigo Ihara. Daigo Ihara shoots from distance but Danny Oakes is on top of it.
15.02
Francis May knocks the ball forward to Paolo Salmon. Paolo Salmon lofts in a cross ball towards Dennis Lee. Dennis Lee is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
18.20
Arco Moens chips the ball to his team mate, Phil Powell. Phil Powell brings the ball forward. Phil Powell goes all the way! Phil Powell shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
22.28
0-0Arco Moens hacks Sven Rohrschneider from behind! The referee calls over Arco Moens and warns him to calm down! Sven Rohrschneider stretches but gets up unharmed.
24.02
0-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
30.43
Arco Moens makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rui Campos. Rui Campos knocks the ball forward to Paolo Salmon. Paolo Salmon shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
33.01
Nicky Hall takes it forward alone. Nicky Hall shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
36.14
Phil Powell passes the ball forward to Dennis Lee. Dennis Lee shoots from long range. It's miles wide!
40.39
Neil Sturridge threads the ball through to Sven Rohrschneider. Sven Rohrschneider shoots from 20 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
44.53
0-0Phil Powell makes a simple pass to Dennis Lee. Dennis Lee makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paolo Salmon but he's offside!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Leicester City kick off!
48.39
Pierpaolo Baronchelli flicks the ball to his team mate, Gennaro Pesaresi. Gennaro Pesaresi knocks the ball forward to Daniel Hartl. Daniel Hartl shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
51.23
Dean Wetherall barges into Stefan Döring. Dean Wetherall is given a warning by the referee! Stefan Döring stretches but gets up unharmed.
53.16
Pierpaolo Baronchelli makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Neil Sturridge. Neil Sturridge knocks the ball to his team mate, Sven Rohrschneider. Sven Rohrschneider tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
57.53
Rui Campos passes the ball forward to Dennis Lee. Dennis Lee shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
60.28
Gennaro Pesaresi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Daigo Ihara. Daigo Ihara plays a perfect one-two with Daniel Hartl and rushes in on goal... Daigo Ihara tries a spectacular strike but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
67.10
Arco Moens deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Francis May. Francis May threads the ball through to Paolo Salmon. Paolo Salmon knocks in a cross ball towards Dennis Lee. Dennis Lee powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
69.13
1-0Rui Campos surges forward with the ball. Rui Campos plays a perfect one-two with Dennis Lee and rushes in on goal... Rui Campos makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. David Hulme is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
72.01
Rui Campos takes it forward alone. Rui Campos sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
75.17
Gennaro Pesaresi kicks a strong pass forward to Daigo Ihara. Daigo Ihara shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by Danny Oakes!
77.31
Neil Sturridge makes a simple pass to Daigo Ihara. Daigo Ihara shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
81.07
Pierpaolo Baronchelli controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gennaro Pesaresi. Gennaro Pesaresi knocks the ball to his team mate, Daigo Ihara. Daigo Ihara shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
89.45
1-0Gennaro Pesaresi clumsily knocks into Phil Powell. Gennaro Pesaresi is warned by the referee! Phil Powell gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Rui Campos 69 |