English
Leicester City Overcomes Swansea in Thrilling Encounter
Swansea, England – In an exciting match held at the Swansea.com Stadium, Leicester City defeated Swansea with a final score of 3 to 1, in a game corresponding to the ninth matchday of the Championship. Referee Thomas Kirk was in charge of officiating the encounter.
Leicester took the lead early in the game thanks to a goal by J. James in the 13th minute, assisted by H. Winks. Swansea, despite having superior ball possession (55% compared to Leicester’s 45%), struggled to convert their opportunities.
In the second half, A. Idah equalized for Swansea in the 70th minute through a penalty. However, the home side’s joy was short-lived, as I. Fatawu put Leicester back in front in the 77th minute, with another assist from J. James. Finally, J. Vestergaard sealed the game in the 85th minute, securing the victory for the “Foxes.”
The match was marked by intensity, reflected in the yellow cards shown to B. Cabango and C. Burgess for Swansea, and to L. Thomas for Leicester. Regarding overall statistics, Leicester dominated in total shots (17 against 12) and shots on target (7 against 7), while Swansea had more corner kicks (2 against 5). Leicester committed 11 fouls, while Swansea committed 10.
Substitutions leicester: at minute 57 B. De Cordova-Reid came in and A. Ramsey went out., at minute 86 J. James came in and B. Soumare went out., at minute 86 J. Monga came in and J. Carranza went out., at minute 90 I. Fatawu came in and S. Thomas went out., at minute 90 R. Pereira came in and C. Okoli went out.
Substitutions swansea: at minute 65 Z. Vipotnik came in and A. Idah went out., at minute 65 J. Eom came in and Z. Inoussa went out., at minute 65 L. Cullen came in and E. Galbraith went out., at minute 83 Ronald came in and B. Manuel Hedilazio went out., at minute 83 G. Franco came in and M. Yalcouye went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Swansea
Leicester
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