UEFA Champions League

FT Tuesday, September 27, 2016
FC Porto LWDDW 0
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Leicester City LWWLL 1
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LEI101
King Power Stadium · 31,805 att.

Match Report

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Leicester seal UCL win over FC Porto through Islam Slimani goal

Leicester City continued their fine start to life in the Champions League with a 1-0 win over FC Porto thanks to a first half goal from Islam Slimani.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
24
3
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
6
Corner Kicks
2
2
Saves
3
60.4
Possession
39.6
12
SHOTS
6
3
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
395
Accurate Passes
217
480
Passes
313
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
7
Accurate Crosses
4
25
Crosses
18
0.3
Cross %
0.2
69
Long Balls
69
36
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
3
7
Effective Tackles
10
11
Tackles
14
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
31
Effective Clearances
42
34
Clearances
49

Lineups

LEI · 4-4-2

  1. 1Kasper SchmeichelG
  2. 6Robert HuthCD-L
  3. 5Wes MorganCD-R
  4. 28Christian FuchsLB
  5. 2Luis HernándezRB
  6. 13Daniel AmarteyCM-L
  7. 4Danny DrinkwaterCM-R
  8. 11Marc AlbrightonLM
  9. 26Riyad MahrezRM
  10. 9Jamie VardyCF-L
  11. 19Islam SlimaniCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 15Jeff SchluppSUB
  2. 21Ron-Robert ZielerSUB
  3. 20Shinji OkazakiSUB
  4. 22Demarai GraySUB
  5. 7Ahmed MusaSUB
  6. 10Andy KingSUB
  7. 17Danny SimpsonSUB

FCP · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Iker CasillasG
  2. 5Iván MarcanoCD-L
  3. 28FelipeCD-R
  4. 13Alex TellesLB
  5. 21Miguel LayúnRB
  6. 11AdriánAM
  7. 22Danilo PereiraLM
  8. 30Óliver TorresRM
  9. 10André SilvaF
  10. 25OtávioAM-L
  11. 20André AndréAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 12José SáSUB
  2. 17Jesús CoronaSUB
  3. 9Laurent DepoitreSUB
  4. 16Héctor HerreraSUB
  5. 4Willy BolySUB
  6. 6Rúben NevesSUB
  7. 19Diogo JotaSUB

Timeline

  1. 21' Felipe (FC Porto) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 23' André Silva (FC Porto) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 24' Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 25' Goal! Leicester City 1, FC Porto 0. Islam Slimani (Leicester City) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez with a cross.
  5. 32' Islam Slimani (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 49' Danilo Pereira (FC Porto) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 54' Robert Huth (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 63' Substitution, FC Porto. Héctor Herrera replaces André André.
  9. 63' Substitution, FC Porto. Diogo Jota replaces Adrián.
  10. 78' Substitution, FC Porto. Jesús Manuel Corona replaces Óliver Torres.
  11. 82' Substitution, Leicester City. Andy King replaces Islam Slimani.
  12. 88' Substitution, Leicester City. Demarai Gray replaces Riyad Mahrez.
  13. 90'+3' Substitution, Leicester City. Ahmed Musa replaces Jamie Vardy.

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