Hume Double – Worth The Money

City 3 Southampton 2 

What a great game. At last some excitement on the pitch, noise from the crowd and passion from everyone.

Ian Hume hit two fantastic goals from outside the box, one with his left foot in the first half to give city the lead and the second with his right to restore the lead in the second. 

Typically as soon as we had scored we tried hard to let Southampton equalise and whilst they squandered two clear chances just before half time, they scored with the most difficult of the three chances (still a gift though) in added time to go in to the break at 1 – 1. 

We had several opportunities to add to the first half tally, with Elvis (he looks lively but is he a striker?) scorning one, Nissa (I am only on first name terms with him because I can't spell his surname, who looks comfortable at left back) missing one and various other skirmishes around their goal. 

Hume's second (I really do want to have his babies when he plays like this) put us back in front from another example of more space than he has had all season….

 

 


 

 

Hume celebrates his second (courtesy of Raymonds/lcfc.com)

 

See action pictures of both Hume goals here http://www.lcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10274~911961,00.html

 

The lead lasted less than a minute before some guy in a stripey shirt hit a volley which I think, deflected, past Logan. I like Logan, he puts himself about the goal area and intimidates the opposition, something our other keepers singularly fail to do.

 

Then from a free kick wide taken by Williams (who had one of his better games and almost looked as if he cared and might work hard from time to time) on the left the ball was knocked on to the cross bar and Stearman headed home to go 3 – 2 up. 

Tiatto put in some good defensive work which still didn't make up for his tackle (on his arse with all studs showing – he got the ball but also a deserved booking – you would like to think he might learn but apparently not) 

Paddy MaCarthy is now unobtrusively excellent for most of the game and played the last period with his face smashed to pieces. We need a centre half who is not afraid to put his head in where it hurts and he is it. 

Some lovely moments included Elvis being told off for not having his socks rolled up (why?) a Saint trying to come back on the field from injury treatment only to find he had been subbed and the fourth official having a laugh and giving 7 (yes 7) extra minutes for Southampton to try and equalise.  

They deserve credit for coming to play football and win, and in the end doing the decent thing and losing. 

The Radio Leicester commentator rounded the day up for me when, on my way home, I heard him say that the referee eventually "blew his watch".  

With football like this he need not hurry, nerve jangling at the end as always but well worth the money at last.  

Talking of which lets hope the rich Serb element was watching as this must surely encourage a few quid investment.

Leicester: Logan, Kenton (Stearman 59), McAuley, McCarthy, Johansson, Low (Hughes 72), Williams, Johnson, Tiatto, Hume, Hammond (O'Grady 90). Subs Not Used: Henderson, Porter.

Booked: Johnson, Tiatto.   Goals: Hume 35, 62, Stearman 65.

Southampton: Davis, Makin, Ostlund, Lundekvam, Baird, Wright (Licka 73), Viafara, Idiakez, Skacel (Surman 49), Wright-Phillips (McGoldrick 76), Rasiak. Subs Not Used: Miller, Pele.

Booked: Viafara, Lundekvam, Ostlund, Rasiak.  Goals: Viafara 45, Idiakez 64.

Att: 21,347  Ref: K Hill (Hertfordshire).

The views expressed in this report are the opinions of the Trust member nominated to file the report only and do not represent the views of the Foxes Trust organisation

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