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MATCH REPORT Group stage Group G Matchday 5 Thursday, 03 December 2020 18:55 CET (19:55 local time) Zaporizhia CIty Stadium, Zaporizhia FC Zorya Luhansk Leicester City FC 1 (0) (0) 0 23 Nikola Vasilj (GK) 12 Danny Ward (GK) 7 Vladyslav Kochergin 2 James Justin 11 Olexandr Gladkyy 4 Çağlar Söyüncü 20 Joel Abu Hanna (C) 5 Wes Morgan 21 Dmytro Ivanisenia 14 Kelechi Iheanacho 22 Vladyslav Kabaiev 15 Harvey Barnes 27 Yehor Nazaryna 19 Cengiz Ünder 28 Artem Gromov 20 Hamza Choudhury 45 Denys Favorov 21 Ricardo (C) 80 Vladlen Yurchenko 25 Wilfred Ndidi 97 Andrejs Cigaņiks 26 Dennis Praet 35 Eldin Jakupović (GK) 51 Jakub Stolarczyk (GK) 30 Mykyta Shevchenko (GK) 3 Wesley Fofana 53 Dmytro Matsapura (GK) 10 James Maddison 8 Maksym Lunov 11 Marc Albrighton 9 Mihailo Perović 17 Ayoze Pérez 34 Maksym Ahapov 24 Nampalys Mendy 43 Danyil Alefirenko 28 Christian Fuchs 47 Dmytro Piddubnyi 33 Luke Thomas 50 Sergiy Gryn 38 Thakgalo Leshabela 90 Allahyar Sayyadmaneshshiadeh 53 Shane Aidan Conor Flynn 59 Benjamin Nelson Coach Coach Viktor Skripnik Brendan Rodgers Referee Fourth official Espen Eskås (NOR) Rohit Saggi (NOR) Assistant referee UEFA Delegate Øystein Ytterland (NOR) Mark Bos (NED) Isaak Elias Skjeseth Bashevkin (NOR) (C) Captain (GK) Goalkeeper Last updated 03/12/2020 20:00:44 CET FC Zorya Luhansk Leicester City FC Thursday 03 December 2020 18:55 CET (19:55 local time) Match report Zaporizhia CIty Stadium, Zaporizhia FC Zorya Luhansk Leicester City FC 1 (0) (0) 0 4 Çağlar Söyüncü (Out) 17' 3 Wesley Fofana (In) 97 Andrejs Cigaņiks 32' 42' 21 Ricardo 45' + 1' 14 Kelechi Iheanacho 21 Ricardo (Out) 46' 33 Luke Thomas (In) 25 Wilfred Ndidi (Out) 56' 24 Nampalys Mendy (In) 5 Wes Morgan (Out) 56' 28 Christian Fuchs (In) 58' 24 Nampalys Mendy 27 Yehor Nazaryna 74' 26 Dennis Praet (Out) 78' 10 James Maddison (In) 11 Olexandr Gladkyy (Out) 81' 90 Allahyar Sayyadmaneshshiadeh (In) 90 Allahyar Sayyadmaneshshiadeh 84' 87' 3 Wesley Fofana 28 Artem Gromov (Out) 90' + 3' 9 Mihailo Perović (In) Goal Penalty Own goal Substitution Missed penalty Yellow card(s) Red card(s) Yellow/red card (C) Captain (GK) Goalkeeper .

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