Leicester City vs Manchester City
Match pulse
LEIAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEI | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| MNC | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Final score
Leicester City and Manchester City drew 2-2 on Sunday, January 9, 2011 at The Walkers Stadium. Goals for Leicester: Sol Bamba (1') and Andy King (64'). Goals for Man City: James Milner (23') and Carlos Tevez (45').
Play by play
<b>FULL TIME</b> A wonderful cup tie ends in a draw, and it's the least Leicester deserve. Sol Bamba gave the home team the lead, before Milner and Tevez put Man City ahead before half time. Joe Hart's howler gifted Andy King an equaliser which the Foxes had merited.
- 93'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> <b>Robbie Neilson on for Bruno Berner</b>
- 92'
Leicester head clear, from the second ball, Johnson clips a lob to Vieira who is offside.
- 92'
Bruno Berner fouls Nigel De Jong, one last set piece opportunity...
- 92'
Leicester have dropped dangerously deep in the closing stages...
- 91'
Sol Bamba again! This time blocking from Tevez as he looked to convert the corner!
- 90'
Carlos Tevez forces Weale into a smart save! Milner releases Tevez over the top, and with the Argentine bearing down on goal, Weale tips his shot over!
- 90'
<b>THREE MINUTES ADDED TIME</b>
- 89'
In the final minute of the 90...
- 88'
Jack Hobbs thumps the ball clear at the near post.
- 87'
Man City look to make the breakthrough, Tevez playing an excellent ball for Kolarov. His low cross looks for Johnson and Bamba clears for a corner...
- 86'
Wellens tees up Juki Abe 25-yards from goal, the Japan midfielder gets it all wrong and screws his shot wide.
- 85'
Leicester fans are on their feet at the Walker's Stadium, can they see their team snatch a famous winner?
- 84'
Steve Howard's first contribution is to trip Nigel de Jong on the halfway line.
- 83'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> <b>Darius Vassell on for Steve Howard</b>
- 82'
James Milner tries to turn past Kyle Naughton, but only succeeds in fouling the full back.
- 81'
Inside the last ten minutes, can we find a winner?
- 80'
Zabaleta fouls Gallagher and it's a Leicester free kick inside their own half.
- 79'
Nigel de Jong should have given Man City the lead! Leicester were slow getting back and the visitors broke. Milner fed Tevez, who rolled inside the penalty are to tee up De Jong for a tap in. Somehow, the Dutchman fails to find the net and Chris Weale makes a superb save!
- 78'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> <b>Martyn Waghorn on for Lloyd Dyer</b>
- 77'
Sol Bamba yet again!!! Will Man City never learn?! The big defender rises to head at the backpost, with his effort looping into the far post before James Milners clears it off the line!
- 76'
Kyle Naughton does excellently, chasing down a lost cause and earning a corner of Kolarov...
- 75'
The tempo of this match has been excellent throughout, and you have to congratulate Leicester for that. They have taken the game to Man City.
- 74'
A very interesting substition from Mancini. Hardly an attacking move, is it?
- 73'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> <b>Pablo Zabaleta on for Jo</b>