English
Thrilling Encounter at The Kassam Stadium Ends in a Draw
Oxford, Oxfordshire – An eventful match at The Kassam Stadium saw Oxford United and Leicester City draw in an exciting Championship clash for matchday five. Oxford United dominated possession with 54%, while Leicester City held 46%.
The match started intensely, reflected in the yellow card for Leicester’s B. Soumare in the 3rd minute. Oxford United quickly took the lead in the 9th minute thanks to a goal from W. Lankshear, assisted by M. Helik. Leicester responded in the 13th minute with a goal from J. Ayew. Tension rose when Leicester’s A. Ramsey received a red card in the 24th minute, leaving his team with ten men. Just before halftime, Oxford United regained the lead with an own goal by B. Soumare in the 44th minute.
In the second half, Leicester City showed resilience, managing to tie the game thanks to a goal by R. Pereira in the 55th minute, assisted by I. Fatawu. Despite being a man down, Leicester managed to hold the result until the end. The match was refereed by Ben Toner. Oxford United tried several times to score but the shots weren´t effective.
Oxford United recorded 19 shots, of which only 2 were on target, while Leicester had 8 shots with 5 on target. The match was marked by 10 fouls from Oxford United and 11 from Leicester City.
Substitutions leicester: at minute 46 S. Mavididi came in and R. Pereira went out., at minute 46 B. Soumare came in and H. Winks went out., at minute 75 I. Fatawu came in and P. Daka went out., at minute 78 H. Choudhury came in and J. James went out., at minute 90 J. Ayew came in and B. De Cordova-Reid went out.
Substitutions oxford united: at minute 52 M. Phillips came in and L. Harris went out., at minute 72 F. Krastev came in and N. Prelec went out., at minute 73 P. Placheta came in and S. Mills went out., at minute 89 W. Lankshear came in and M. Harris went out., at minute 89 J. Currie came in and S. Dembele went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Oxford United
Leicester
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