[글로벌-스포츠 24] ‘Silent Power’ Leicester Southampton 2-0 waning out Liverpool and leap to second place in the league

Leicester City, the’quiet powerhouse’, climbed to second place on the basis of steadfastness. Leicester jumped to second place in the league by winning 2-0 in the match against Southampton in the 19th round of the English Premier League (EPL) in the 2020-21 season held at King Power Stadium in Leicester, Leicestershire, England on the 17th of Korea time.

Before the match, Leicester was in fourth place with 32 points with 10 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses, and was undefeated in 5 games since the 14th round of Tottenham. Meanwhile, Southampton, who went on away, was in 7th place with 29 points with 8 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses, and was in good shape, winning Liverpool in the last round.

As soon as the first half began, Leicester threatened the opposing goal. In the 18th minute, Albrighton passed from the right of the opposing box to the other side. Barnes shoots the ball from the body, but goalkeeper McCarthy strikes it. In the 23rd minute of the first half, Southampton passed Theo Walcott’s floating ball, while Che Adams fired a right-footed grounder from the right side of the penalty area, but Kasper Schmeichel saves.

But the opening goal was for Leicester. In the 36th minute of the first half, Tilemans pushed the pass to the right of the opposing box. Madison grabbed it and dribbled it, scoring the net with a shot. Southampton also launched a counterattack. In the 40th minute of the first half, Ward Prouss pushed the pass to the left of the opponent’s box. Bertrand shoots in a 1-on-1 situation, but goalkeeper Schmeichel saves. The first half ended with 1-0 Leicester ahead.

Southampton’s momentum continued in the second half. In 48 seconds of the second half, Armstrong passed to the left flank in a counterattack. Smallborn shoots, but goalkeeper Schmeichel defends. Walcott’s subsequent shot ignored the goal. But immediately Leicester regained the flow. In the 22nd minute of the second half, the ball from the left flank to the center was taken by the body to the header, but went over the crossbar.

Southampton had a great opportunity. In the 27th minute of the second half, Ndululu made a pass to the left flank. Armstrong grabbed it and dribbled to the center and took a mid-range shot, but came out from the crossbar. Leicester added an extra goal in a one-on-one situation with the goalkeeper Vans just before the end of the extra time in the second half. The match ended as it was and ended with a 2-0 Leicester win. Next round Leicester meets Chelsea at home on the 19th, and Southampton meets Arsenal at home on the 26th.

Kyungsoo Kim, Editor-in-Chief of Global Economics [email protected]