shen Posted 29 May 2005 Posted 29 May 2005 Well done Ricey... You'll want to give those two Guatemalans a big fat pay rise and a looong contract ps. Let's hope CL signs some Guatemalans in the summer
The_Foxes_Legend Posted 30 May 2005 Posted 30 May 2005 After reading that I'm rushing to bet FM and sign Mendoza for Deby when I aldery got two profolic strikers under Rasiak and Deuchar!
Ric Flair Posted 31 May 2005 Posted 31 May 2005 After reading that I'm rushing to bet FM and sign Mendoza for Deby when I aldery got two profolic strikers under Rasiak and Deuchar! 117512[/snapback] WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?
Ric Flair Posted 31 May 2005 Posted 31 May 2005 Ricey you are quite simply a revelation. You've served you're apprenticeship with Luton and now you've finally hit the big time with the mighty foxes. Come on!!!
Ricey Posted 31 May 2005 Author Posted 31 May 2005 Thanks everyone, the Final should be posted next week sometime because I'm with my girlfriend at the moment.
Ric Flair Posted 8 June 2005 Posted 8 June 2005 The FA Cup Final should be posted soon. 120580[/snapback] Let's 'ave it.
Ricey Posted 8 June 2005 Author Posted 8 June 2005 28th May 2005 - Millennium Stadium - FA Cup Final Leicester City vs Chelsea Welcome to a sunny Cardiff for the 2005 FA Cup Final. This years Final yet again sees a David and Goliath clash as Championship runners up Leicester face Premiership runners up Chelsea. Jose Mourinho and Chris Rice have declared their admiration for each other before the game but once the first ball is kicked both will desperatley want to win. If Chelsea win today it will be their 4th FA Cup victory, if Leicester win it will be their first. Both sets of fans have turned out in force to fill the Millennium Stadium with blue and white, Leicester will today wear their black kit however. Chelsea have the more worrying team news with Terry, Vieri, Kezman and Luque all out injured, Leicester only have Savolainen on international duty. The two teams appear from the tunnel to fireworks, balloons and a deafing roar. The traditional pre Cup Final ceremonies are taken place, can Leicester really upset the odds and claim their first ever FA Cup or will Chelsea predictabley lift the cup yet again? Match Odds Leicester - 3-1 Draw - 2-1 Chelsea - 4-5 Team Lineups Leicester City - 442 Walker Maybury Dublin Kilgallon Canero Stewart Williams Gudjonsson Essediri Mendoza Pezzarossi SUBS: Stenild McCarthy Morgan Hughes De Vries Chelsea - 433 Cech Bridge Huth Carvalho Johnson Robben Lampard Parker Gudjonsson Drogba Berbatov SUBS: Gordon Kahelnberg Forssell Duff Ferreira
Ricey Posted 8 June 2005 Author Posted 8 June 2005 3 mins - Chelsea counter attack and Gudjohnson finds himself totally free in the area, he moves forward and cooly slots the ball in the net to give Chelsea a dream start! 1-0
Ricey Posted 8 June 2005 Author Posted 8 June 2005 4 mins - Straight from the restart Pezzarossi makes a run forward, he beats Huth and fires in a shot but its rebounded back by Cech straight to Mendoza whos shot is blocked. 9 mins - Leicester move forward, Pezzarossi runs at goal but plays the ball sideways to Williams who carries on moving forward into the aera.....but he fires his shot high over the bar. 16 mins - Leicester have 2 consecutive corners but both are scrambled away by Chelsea.
Ricey Posted 8 June 2005 Author Posted 8 June 2005 17 mins - Pezzarossi is free in the area....bur Carvalho just gets a tackle in. 23 mins - Dion Dublin brings down Robben just outside the area and concedes a dangerous freekick. Bridge fires in the shot but it takes a deflection and goes out for a corner but the corner is wasted.
Ricey Posted 8 June 2005 Author Posted 8 June 2005 26 mins - Mendoza shows his nifty footwork in the area and wins a corner but the corner is cleared. 32 mins - Mendoza breaks free on goal.....but once more Carvalho gets a foot in to break down the attack. 34 mins - Mendoza dribbles into the area, he lines up a shot......but Johnson manages to block it.
Ricey Posted 8 June 2005 Author Posted 8 June 2005 39 mins - Drogba finds himself with acres of space, just Walker to beat......but his touch is poor and Walker collects. 41 mins - Mendoza strides forward with the ball, he beats the Chelsea defence but his shot is somehow blocked....it falls to Joey Gudjonsson though...but his shot is deflected or a corner..but the corner is headed away. HALF TIME - We have played very well, if it wasn't for a early lapse in concentration by Canero to let Gudjohnson in we would be level however since then Canero has kept him quiet. Since the goal we have been the better side but with the quality Chelsea have they could score at any minute. Mendoza has come into the game more in the last 20 minutes so hopeully he can create a bit of magic.
Ricey Posted 8 June 2005 Author Posted 8 June 2005 46 mins - Drogba goes agonisingly close with a close range header from a Robben close, the ball just skimmed the post. 47 mins - Gudjohnson narrow angel shot is pushed around the post by Walker. 53 mins - Gudjonsson is under pressure, he plays a good bal to Stewart down the left wing, Stewart moves forward and swings the ball in.....Mendoza rises........and powers the ball into the net!!! Leicester have equalized in the Cup Final! 1-1
Ricey Posted 8 June 2005 Author Posted 8 June 2005 59 mins - Gudjohnson is in a good positon in the area....but his cross/pass is awful. 64 mins - Lampard gets on the end of a cross, he fires in a low shot....but Walker holds and saves. 65 mins - Parker attempts a quick long range effort but it is straight at Walker.
Ricey Posted 8 June 2005 Author Posted 8 June 2005 70 mins - Ferreira swings in a cross looking for Drogba, Drogba rises......and heads the ball past Walker and into the goal!! Chelsea take the lead with just 20 minutes remaining. 71 mins - De Vries replaces Pezzarossi.
Ricey Posted 8 June 2005 Author Posted 8 June 2005 72 mins - Robbens long range effort goes harmlessly wide. 73 mins - Gudjohnson fires in a shot that grazes the post. 74 mins - Chelsea change to a 4-4-1-1, Leicester change to a 3-1-4-2 and bring on Hughes to replace Kilgallon.
Ricey Posted 8 June 2005 Author Posted 8 June 2005 81 mins - Stephen Hughes hits a shot from just inside the area but Cech saves comfortabley. 85 mins - Morgan replaces Stewart. 87 mins - Leicester win a freekick 30 yards out, Gudjonsson plays it short to Hughes who strikes a shot....but Cech just manages to hold it.
Ricey Posted 8 June 2005 Author Posted 8 June 2005 FINAL WHISTLE - Chelsea win the FA Cup We may have lot but we certianley gave Chelsea a very good game and I can't help feel very disapointed, but also proud. Chelsea's class shone through in the end but considering what division we are in we did very well to compete with Chelsea as we did, we had 7 shots on goal compared to Chelseas 11 and we had 45% of the possesion. A day to remember for Leicester City. We now will prepare for our return back to the Premiership and if todays game is anything to go by we stand a good chance of survival.
Ric Flair Posted 8 June 2005 Posted 8 June 2005 Unlucky mate, we gave them a scare! Get the bastards back at The Walkers next season.
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