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Match report
English Footie
League Trophy: Round 1 (setup 1, season 29)
Leicester City
v.
Hartlepool United
Formation:
4-4-2
League position:
5
Overall form:
Home form:
VÍCTOR VALDÉS Arribas17Árni Gautur ARASON
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
21
Overall form:
Home form:
HUGO MALLO Novegil72Romain DANZÉ
JAUME Vicent Costa Jordá837Daniele CAPELLI
Santiago Cazorla González, SANTI CAZORLA47Gelson FERNANDES
LUCAS Pezzini Leiva57Cuco MARTINA
Íñigo MARTÍNEZ Berridi766Mario GRGUROVIC
Yacine BRAHIMI87Thomas BUFFEL
TIAGO Cardoso Mendes786Joe RALLS
Fernando LLORENTE Torres9LUÍS FABIANO Clemente
IAGO Aspas Juncal810Edixon PEREA Valencia
Fabián Ariel ORELLANA Valenzuela116Bradley WRIGHT-PHILLIPS
Lee HaighManager
Daniele GASTALDELLO12Lewis GRABBAN
Lovre KALINIC13Luiz FELIPE Ventura dos Santos
SERGI DARDER Moll14Craig BEATTIE
Yannick BOLASIE15Paul CONNOLLY
Laurent DEPOITRE16Adam CUMMINS

Leicester City 2 Hartlepool United 1
(Half-time: 1-1, Attendance: 42,871, Stadium: King Power Stadium, Referee: Mick RUSSELL 6½)
14 Iago, 70 IagoScorers26 Ralls
Substitutions53 Martina <=> Beattie
Sendings off
Bookings
3Corners10
5Fouls3
4Offsides1
7Shots on1
7Shots off6
14Total shots7
4Shots saved0
52%Possession48%
Man of the match: Fabián Ariel ORELLANA Valenzuela
2The bemused ARASON could only watch as a backpass from GRGUROVIC fell just over.
4The Hartlepool United 'keeper was able to palm clear a weak header from IAGO.
9The 'keeper dived to his left to block a lovely shot from Leicester City's MARTÍNEZ.
12LUÍS FABIANO beat TIAGO and hit the ball to BUFFEL who dragged his shot wide.
14GOAL!! An energetic LUCAS ran down the right wing and knocked the ball back for IAGO to slip home. (1-0 Leicester City)
17A penalty box meleé resulted in IAGO cracking the ball wide.
18LLORENTE beat three Hartlepool United players and thundered a great chance over.
26GOAL!! After a steady build-up RALLS drove the ball past the 'keeper. (1-1)
30A great effort from RALLS scraped the upright.
31MARTINA headed just wide.
35LUÍS FABIANO waltzed round MARTÍNEZ and rifled a weak shot over.
41A free-kick from IAGO floated over the bar.
45+1LLORENTE kicked the ball wide from just inside the area.
 
62A right foot effort from ORELLANA was tipped over by the Hartlepool United 'keeper.
63A pin-point pass fell to LLORENTE and his looping shot raced narrowly wide.
66A thirty yard shot from IAGO caused the 'keeper no problem.
68RALLS shot over.
70GOAL!! A mishit clearance dropped to ORELLANA who scuffed a shot goalward, luckily IAGO was on hand to hammer the ball into the net. (2-1 Leicester City)
75JAUME hit a right foot shot over from long range.
82RALLS rifled a simple chance past the near post.
83IAGO's shot was well saved by the Hartlepool United 'keeper.