Chapter 15

"Welcome everyone to watch this much-anticipated match! This is an exciting football feast, Leicester City vs. Peterborough United"

"I'm your good friend James Malaika, the commentator."

"Today is the opening day of the 2012-2013 English Football Championship."

"Leicester City will face Peterborough United at the King Power Stadium. Judging from past records, Leicester City has the advantage of home court."

"In the past summer transfer window, Leicester City has made a lot of changes."

"We can see that fans have begun to pour into the stadium. They are enthusiastically holding up the flags of their favorite teams, shouting slogans, and cheering for their teams."

"Here they come, here they come!"

"Players from both teams started to warm up. From the camera we saw several unfamiliar figures from Leicester City."

"I don't know how they will perform in the next game."

"I just got the starting lineups of both teams, let's take a closer look and put the two starters."

Goalkeeper: Adam Smith Defenders

: Conor Clifford, Lee Peltier, Wes Morgan, Delat

Midfielders: Wilfred Niemeyer, Niamh Slattery, James Maddison

Forwards: Harvey Barnes, Jacob Brielle, Beckford

Subs: Jimmy Vardy, Li Lei, Marcos Albrighton, Dimitri N'Zonzi, Hamza Ucha, Kyle Draves, Kyle Brown, Kyle Morgan

Peterborough United starting lineup:

Goalkeeper: Thomas Blinkovich

Defenders: Nathaniel Laing, Scott Walton, Igor Stickley, Nathan Laffey, Sean Braceley

Midfielders: George Thorne, Davide Petrucci, Daniel Kearns

Forwards: E. Sinclair, George Boyd, Saidu Berahino

Substitutes: Florent Cuvillier, Scott Griffith, George Boyd, Sean Blaysley, Nikolay Oleff, Kane Ferdinand, Nathaniel Percival, Nathaniel Percival

"Now let's take a look at the tactical arrangements of both teams"

"Leicester City adopted a classic 4-3-3 tactic, relying on the creativity of the midfield and the speed of the forwards to launch attacks. This tactic achieved good results in the second half of last season."

"Harvey Barnes and Beckford will be key figures on their offensive line"

"Peterborough United chose a more conservative 5-3-2 formation, which showed that they were more focused on solid defense."

"Striker E. Sinclair will partner George Boyd in the hope of bringing a threat to Leicester City's defence."

"After the game starts, we will pay close attention to the performance of the players on both sides."

"We see the camera giving Wes Morgan, he is the key figure in Leicester City's defense. His defense and command ability determine the team's unbeaten guarantee."

"Peterborough United midfielder George Thorne is the team's ball-control core. He will work hard to organize the attack and provide key passes, but let's wait and see whether he can penetrate Leicester City's defense today."

"Of course, in addition to player performance, we will also focus on important moments of the game, such as free kicks, corner kicks and penalties, which often determine the trend of the game."

"We can now see that the players of both teams have finished their warm-up and returned to the locker room. I wonder what arrangements the two head coaches will make."

Time passed by, and soon the players appeared on the field again. After the two captains guessed the sides, Leicester City chose to take the lead in kicking off.

The players of the two teams stood on their sides, and with the referee's whistle, the game officially began.

"Dear audience friends and fans, the first game of the 2012-2013 English Championship, Leicester City vs. Peterborough United, has officially begun."

"Leicester City first took control of the ball, and the ball was passed back and forth between their defenders. It can be seen from the scene that they were not in a hurry to attack!"

At this time, Li Lei was sitting on the bench watching the game, next to him was his good friend Vardy

""You are disappointed! I told you not to have such high expectations. We just arrived and need a period of familiarization. How can we start right after coming on?" Li Lei said to the dejected Vardy.

"Hey, Lee, you didn't start either! Aren't you disappointed?"Vardy looked like he saw through it.

"So what! Now that we are at the competition, it all depends on the coach's arrangement!" Li Lei looked indifferent.

"Watch the ball, watch the ball."

From the beginning of the game, Leicester City showed their offensive intentions.

They tried to break the defense of Peterborough United through the creativity of the midfield and the speed of the forwards.

James Maddison and Harvey Barnes showed a certain threat in the midfield, and tried many times to organize the attack through precise passes and breakthroughs.

While the two of them were chatting, James organized an attack.

In Li Lei's eyes, this attack was initiated by Wilfred in the middle, who kicked the ball to James.

James dribbled the ball to the opponent's middle half, but due to the tight defense, he had to pass the ball to Harvey Barnes on the left.

With the speed advantage, Barnes broke into the penalty area from the wing and kicked the goal at the edge of the penalty area, but unfortunately the ball was higher than the goal frame and flew into the stands.

"Oh! If only I had the ball, I would have it."Vardy said with regret

"I may not give it to you, the shooting angle of this ball is not very good, it is not easy to score."Li Lei analyzed on the side

"I don't know if the coach will let the two of us play in this game."

"It depends! If we have the upper hand in the second half, we might be able to make our debut."

"Come on, brothers!"

Li Lei looked at Vardy, who was trying to roar and cheer for his teammates on the court, with a puzzled look on his face.

Time passed quietly, and thirty minutes passed.

Peterborough United adopted a more conservative tactic in the first half, and they formed a solid defensive line in the midfield.

The defenders performed well again, closely guarding Leicester City's offensive players and reducing the opponent's shooting opportunities.

Soon the referee blew the whistle to end the half-time game.

The first half of the game progressed relatively dull, and the current score is 0:0.

Both sides made several threatening attacks, but Leicester City and Peterborough United missed some excellent opportunities.

Instead, the defensive players on both sides showed strong strength, and the competition in the midfield was also very fierce.

Jacob Brielle and Beckford both performed well, but unfortunately their shots were either kicked away or confiscated by the goalkeeper.

Throughout the first half, Leicester City's forwards were a little unlucky.