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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 31 (setup 1, season 29)
Cardiff City
v.
Leicester City
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
4
Overall form:
Home form:
Ron-Robert ZIELER1José Manuel REINA Páez
Formation:
4-4-2
League position:
8
Overall form:
Home form:
Davide ZAPPACOSTA2HUGO MALLO Novegil
Domenico CRISCITO83Alberto MORENO Pérez
Thiago MOTTA847Santiago Cazorla González, SANTI CAZORLA
Aymen ABDENNOUR75Marcos Alberto ROJO
Lamine KONÉ6LUCAS Pezzini Leiva
LUCAS Pérez Martínez78Yacine BRAHIMI
Emanuele GIACCHERINI8Geoffrey KONDOGBIA
Robin VAN PERSIE9Fernando LLORENTE Torres
Florian THAUVIN6106IAGO Aspas Juncal
Iñaki WILLIAMS Arthuer11Fabián Ariel ORELLANA Valenzuela
ManagerLee Haigh
Rúben Afonso Borges SEMEDO12Daniele GASTALDELLO
Benoît COSTIL13VÍCTOR VALDÉS Arribas
Valère GERMAIN14TIAGO Cardoso Mendes
Jack BYRNE15Anderson HERNANES de Carvalho Viana Lima
Leonardo Bonatini Lohner Maia, LÉO BONATINI16Ander ITURRASPE Derteano

Cardiff City 1 Leicester City 0
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 30,605, Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium, Referee: Florent BATTA 7½)
23 Van PersieScorers
Substitutions
Sendings off
11 Van PersieBookings3 Iago, 30 Lucas, 57 Rojo
3Corners5
7Fouls11
2Offsides7
4Shots on4
10Shots off8
14Total shots12
3Shots saved4
51%Possession49%
Man of the match: Thiago MOTTA
1A pin-point pass bobbled toward VAN PERSIE and his looping shot raced narrowly wide.
2A header from ZAPPACOSTA was nodded off the line by LUCAS.
2ORELLANA beat two Cardiff City players and slammed an effort inches wide.
3The referee cautions IAGO.
5The 'keeper did well to hold onto a powerful shot from VAN PERSIE.
9The stunned Leicester City 'keeper was a mere bystander as a backpass from KONDOGBIA fell just wide.
11A clinical challenge on LLORENTE by VAN PERSIE results in a booking.
13SANTI CAZORLA headed inches wide.
23GOAL!! ORELLANA tried to play the ball out of the Leicester City penalty area but was tackled by WILLIAMS who touched the ball to VAN PERSIE for a simple goal. (1-0 Cardiff City)
30The ref cautions LUCAS for a high tackle.
32LLORENTE worked the ball to ORELLANA, IAGO latched onto his pass and kicked the ball within easy reach of ZIELER.
36LUCAS beat ROJO and fired the ball to VAN PERSIE who dragged his shot wide.
37IAGO clipped the ball through a ruck of players but ZIELER was a match for it as he dived to his left.
 
49A weak strike from CRISCITO trickled agonisingly wide.
57BATTA yellow cards ROJO for violent conduct against THAUVIN.
60LLORENTE rushed an easy chance.
61LUCAS placed a looping shot over from twenty-five yards out.
68A useful ball from KONÉ on the left was collected by GIACCHERINI who scuffed his effort just beyond the near post.
68ZAPPACOSTA kicked the ball wide of the lefthand post from the edge of the box.
73Uncertainty in the Leicester City defence enabled GIACCHERINI to thump an effort inches wide.
82LLORENTE shot wide.
87ZIELER dived to his left to block a fierce shot from Leicester City's IAGO.