As it happened: Leicester City 3-0 Zorya Luhansk: Foxes ease to victory in Europa League opener
Leicester City get their UEFA Europa League campaign against Zorya Luhansk | Photo: Getty/ Pool

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Key moments

  1. 20:48 GMTFT' Leicester City 3-0 Zorya Luhansk
  2. 20:23 GMT67'Goal
  3. 19:59 GMT46'We're back underway!
  4. 19:48 GMTHT' Leicester City 2-0 Zorya Luhansk
  5. 19:45 GMT44'Goal
  6. 19:29 GMT29'Goal by Harvey Barnes
  7. 19:10 GMT11'Yellow card
  8. 18:43 GMTAlmost time for kick-off!
FULL TIMELast update 11:14 GMT
6 years ago

That's all folks!

That’s it for VAVEL UK’s live text commentary on this Europa League match between Leicester City and Zorya Luhansk — we hope you enjoyed it!

Stay tuned on the site for more live text commentaries and further analysis and reaction to all top-flight matches this weekend.

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6 years ago

Leicester start with a victory!

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6 years ago

FT' Leicester City 3-0 Zorya Luhansk

It's a winning start to Leicester City's Europa League campaign! Goals from James Maddison, Harvey Barnes, and Kelechi Iheanacho helped the Foxes cruise to victory. 

Zorya began the game well but never seemed to get back to their best after conceding the opening goal. 

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89'6 years ago

Game petering out

Both sides seem content to see the game out. Leicester will be extremely happy with their performance in this second half, Zorya have hardly had a chance to get a goal. 

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82'6 years ago

More Leicester changes

Jonny Evans is replaced by Wes Morgan and James Justin comes on for Timothy Castagne

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79'6 years ago

Foxes cruising to victory

Leicester are well in control now and the win should be in the bag. The Foxes are confidently playing the ball around and aren't give Zorya any chance to get back into the game. 

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71'6 years ago

Substitutions for Leicester

Youri Tielemans and Kelechi Iheanacho are replaced by Hamza Choudhury and Ayoze Perez

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67'6 years ago

GOAL FOR LEICESTER!

Iheanacho joins the party and gets his goal. A brilliant touch and finish from the striker. That's a goal and two assists for the Nigerian! 

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64'6 years ago

Maddison replaced by Under

Dennis Praet finds Maddison on the edge of the area and he fires a shot over the bar. He is then replaced by Cengiz Under. 

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55'6 years ago

Almost a third!

Wesley Fofana rises in the box but the youngster's header just skims past the post!

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6 years ago

Harvey Barnes 'putts' Leicester 2-0 up

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52'6 years ago

Leicester looking bright

The Foxes are really pushing for a third. It's attack after attack for Brendan Rodgers' men and it seems like it's only a matter of time before they get another. 

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46'6 years ago

We're back underway!

Leicester City kick-off and the second half begins.

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6 years ago

HT' Leicester City 2-0 Zorya Luhansk

Leicester City lead at the break! Goals from James Maddison and Harvey Barnes helped to install some confidence back into the Foxes after a poor start to the game. 

Zorya will feel hard done by after impressing early on but the quality of the Premier League side shone through late in the half. 

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44'6 years ago

GOAL FOR LEICESTER!

What a goal that is from Harvey Barnes! Iheanacho backheels it through to Barnes who superbly chips the ball past Shevchenko to make it 2-0!

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44'6 years ago

Chance for Leicester!

Iheanacho slides the ball through to Dennis Praet who strikes a powerful effort towards goal but it is blocked wide and out for a corner. 

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41'6 years ago

Almost an equaliser!

Schmeichel scuffs his clearance and plays it straight to Ivanisenia who just misses the target from long range!

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39'6 years ago

Barnes threatening

Harvey Barnes has been the most positive outlet for Leicester so far. After striking the post in the build-up to the goal, he has continued to press and tested Zorya goalkeeper  Shevchenko with a right-footed effort.  

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35'6 years ago

Leicester lead against the run of play

Zorya have impressed so far but James Maddison's goal has given the Foxes the lead. Leicester are now looking to apply some more pressure and push for a second. 

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29'6 years ago

GOAL FOR LEICESTER!

The Foxes have the lead! Harvey Barnes' curled effort strikes the post and it falls to Iheanacho who holds the ball up and lays in Maddison who scoops it into the empty net. 

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22'6 years ago

Chance for Zorya!

The ball is given away by Leicester in their own half and a low cross finds Kabaev who was free at the back post, but his shot is well saved by Kasper Schmeichel. 

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17'6 years ago

Nothing falling for the Foxes

Despite being in control of possession, chances have been limited for Leicester. They have been lacking the final ball and a clinical edge so far. 

Zorya have pressed high from the first whistle and the pressure seems to be paying off. 

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11'6 years ago

Yellow Card

Youri Tielemans is shown a yellow card for a cynical foul on Lunov. 

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10'6 years ago

Leicester looking for an opener

Kelechi Iheanacho is at the centre of the attack for the Foxes. The Nigerian has linked up well with Barnes and Maddison so far. 

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5'6 years ago

Slow start

Neither side have settled as of yet, with the only shot of the game coming from Zorya. Leicester are looking to control possession early on. 

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6 years ago

We're underway!

Zorya Luhansk kick-off and we're underway!

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6 years ago

Almost time for kick-off!

It's 15 minutes until the game gets underway at the King Power Stadium!

The teams have finished their warm-ups and are almost ready to go!

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6 years ago

Zorya Luhansk Line-Up

Shevchenko, Favorov, Vernydub, Ivanisenia, Yurchenko, Nazaryna, Kabaev, Kochergin, Cvek, Khomchenovskyi, Luniov

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6 years ago

Leicester City Line-Up

Schmeichel, Castagne, Fofana, Evans, Fuchs, Mendy, Tielemans, Praet, Barnes, Maddison, Iheanacho 

Subsitutes: Ward, Jakupovic, Morgan, Justin, Choudhury, Albrighton, Perez, Under 

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