Steven
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Kilmarnock 1-0 Leicester City
Posted on: Sat 28 Jul 2007
Leicester City suffered their first defeat of the pre-season campaign when they went down 1-0 to Kilmarnock at Rugby Park on Saturday.
New signing DJ Campbell made his first start in a Foxes shirt on the day, while recent captures Jimmy Nielsen, James Chambers, Stephen Clemence, Shaun Newton and Radostin Kishishev were also included in the starting XI.
Killie took the lead with just 50 seconds on the clock - Gary Wales slotting home past Jimmy Nielsen in the City goal.
Leicester's first real effort on goal came in the 15th minute. Campbell threaded a neat ball into the path of Iain Hume, but his shot from the edge of the area fell wide of the target.
Allan Johnston made room for a shot on the edge of the City penalty area with 23 minutes on the clock, but Richard Stearman was on hand to make a strong block.
James Chambers came close 10 minutes later, but his cross-cum-shot fell just wide of Combe's left-hand upright.
Allen made two changes with 51 minutes on the click - James Wesolowski and Alan Sheehan replacing Shaun Newton and Richard Stearman. Chambers switched to right-back following the substitutions, with Wesolowski taking up the right-wing slot.
The City boss made two further changes on the hour mark - Mark de Vries and Matty Fryatt coming on for Campbell and Sheehan.
N'Gotty rose highest in the Kille penalty area to meet a Kishishev corner in the 78th minutes, but his glancing header fell wide of the target.
Eric Odhimabo, who had scored in City's 2-0 midweek friendly victory over Partick Thistle, replaced Hume with seven minutes of the game remaining.
Clemnece burst through the Kille defencer on 84 minutes, but his shot from 12 yards failed to trouble Combe.
The Foxes piled on the preasure in the closing stages, but would fail to make the breakthrough.
City are now due to face Cheltenham Town on Tuesday evening.
City: Nielsen, Stearman (Sheehan 51 (Fryatt 60)), Chambers, N'Gotty, McAuley, Clemence, Newton (Wesolowski 51), Kishishev, Hume (Odhiambo 83), Campbell (de Vries 60), Mattock.
Subs not used: Henderson, Hellings.
Yellow: Sheehan 55
Killie: Combe, Fowler, Hay, Lilley, Wright, Ford, Sylla, Johnston, Nish, Wales, Gibson.
Subs: Murray, Harqur, Fernandez, O'Leary, Koudou, Hamill, Bryson.
Att: 2,455