Leicester City 1 – 0 Cádiz

CLUBFRIENDLY · July 22, 2026 · Final

🎧 Post-Game Report (audio)

Post-Game Recap

The stats sheet from this one came back blank across the board, so we're working with what we know — and what we know is that Leicester City walked away from this July friendly with a one-nil result over Cádiz, played out on a Tuesday afternoon that clearly served more as a workout than a war. Leicester got the only goal they needed, and that proved to be enough. Cádiz never found a way through, and with no disciplinary incidents recorded and the match unfolding at the kind of controlled tempo you'd expect from a preseason fixture, this was always about fitness and formation over fireworks. Leicester's backline held firm throughout, and whoever found the back of the net for the Foxes gave the coaching staff exactly the kind of result they were looking for heading deeper into their summer preparations. Cádiz will take their own lessons from the afternoon, but the final whistle belonged to Leicester. A clean sheet, a goal to the good, and a confidence boost as the new season inches closer — that's the real takeaway from this one. That's your post-game report. Sports Desk, signing off.

AI-generated post-game report composed from the official play-by-play and box score.

Complete Play-by-Play

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Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

First Half begins.

Foul by Joaquín González (Cadiz). 2'

Tommy Neale (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 2'

Attempt missed. Riley Carr (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Conor Chaplin. 3'

Foul by Joaquín González (Cadiz). 6'

Tommy Neale (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 6'

Offside, Cadiz. Álvaro García Pascual is caught offside. 6'

Offside, Cadiz. Antoñito Cordero is caught offside. 7'

Foul by Urko Izeta (Cadiz). 9'

Conor Chaplin (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 9'

Foul by Roberto Rosado (Cadiz). 10'

Riley Carr (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 10'

Attempt blocked. Conor Chaplin (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Riley Carr. 11'

Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Iker Recio. 11'

Offside, Cadiz. Urko Izeta is caught offside. 12'

Foul by Álvaro García Pascual (Cadiz). 13'

Wout Faes (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 13'

Javi Castro (Cadiz) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 15'

Foul by Jake Evans (Leicester City). 15'

Attempt saved. Ibon Sánchez (Cadiz) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Alex McCarthy (Leicester City). 17'

Antoñito Cordero (Cadiz) wins a free kick on the right wing. 17'

Foul by Conor Chaplin (Leicester City). 17'

Foul by Ibon Sánchez (Cadiz). 18'

Olabade Aluko (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 18'

Delay in match because of an injury Roberto Rosado (Cadiz). 19'

Delay over. They are ready to continue. 20'

Antoñito Cordero (Cadiz) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 21'

Foul by Olabade Aluko (Leicester City). 21'

Attempt saved. Álvaro García Pascual (Cadiz) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Alex McCarthy (Leicester City). Assisted by Suso. 23'

Delay in match for a drinks break. 23'

Delay over. They are ready to continue. 25'

Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Roberto Rosado. 27'

Roberto Rosado (Cadiz) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 28'

Foul by Riley Carr (Leicester City). 28'

Offside, Cadiz. Álvaro García Pascual is caught offside. 28'

Offside, Leicester City. Riley Carr is caught offside. 32'

Ibon Sánchez (Cadiz) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 33'

Foul by Jake Evans (Leicester City). 33'

Attempt missed. Ibon Sánchez (Cadiz) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. 33'

Foul by Javi Castro (Cadiz). 34'

Jake Evans (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 34'

Javi Castro (Cadiz) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 35'

Foul by Jake Evans (Leicester City). 35'

Jake Evans (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. 35'

Corner, Cadiz. Conceded by Harry Souttar. 37'

Foul by Antoñito Cordero (Cadiz). 38'

Olabade Aluko (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing. 38'

Handball by Tommy Neale (Leicester City). 39'

Attempt saved. Álvaro García Pascual (Cadiz) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Alex McCarthy (Leicester City). Assisted by Joaquín González with a through ball. 40'

Foul by Roberto Rosado (Cadiz). 40'

Riley Carr (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 40'

Foul by Joaquín González (Cadiz). 42'

Conor Chaplin (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 42'

Attempt saved. Suso (Cadiz) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Alex McCarthy (Leicester City). Assisted by Álvaro García Pascual. 43'

Attempt missed. Álvaro García Pascual (Cadiz) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Suso. 44'

Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Roberto Rosado. 44'

Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time. 45'

First Half ends, Cadiz 0, Leicester City 0. 45'+1'

Substitution, Cadiz. Sergio Arribas replaces Iker Recio. 45'

Substitution, Cadiz. David Gil replaces Rubén Domínguez. 45'

Substitution, Cadiz. Moussa Diakité replaces Javi Castro. 45'

Substitution, Cadiz. Noah Ukwuije replaces Juan Díaz. 45'

Substitution, Cadiz. Ismael Álvarez replaces Álvaro García Pascual. 45'

Substitution, Cadiz. Jerónimo Dómina replaces Suso. 45'

Substitution, Cadiz. Efe Ugiagbe replaces Antoñito Cordero. 45'

Substitution, Cadiz. Manuel Rivera replaces Roberto Rosado. 45'

Substitution, Cadiz. Vladyslav Kopotun replaces Urko Izeta. 45'

Substitution, Cadiz. Borja Vázquez replaces Joaquín González. 45'

Substitution, Leicester City. Sammy Braybrooke replaces Conor Chaplin. 45'

Second Half begins Cadiz 0, Leicester City 0. 45'

Substitution, Leicester City. Kirsten Otchere replaces Jake Evans. 45'

Substitution, Leicester City. Jayden Joseph replaces Olabade Aluko. 45'

Substitution, Leicester City. Caleb Okoli replaces Harry Souttar. 45'

Substitution, Leicester City. Ben Nelson replaces Wout Faes. 45'

Substitution, Leicester City. Will Alves replaces Riley Carr. 45'

Substitution, Leicester City. Oliver Skipp replaces Tommy Neale. 45'

Substitution, Leicester City. Louis Page replaces Hamza Choudhury. 45'

Substitution, Leicester City. Stephy Mavididi replaces Lorenz Hutchinson. 45'

Substitution, Leicester City. Luke Thomas replaces Mirsad Ali. 45'

Substitution, Leicester City. Jakub Stolarczyk replaces Alex McCarthy. 45'

Moussa Diakité (Cadiz) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 46'

Foul by Sammy Braybrooke (Leicester City). 46'

Attempt missed. Kirsten Otchere (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Stephy Mavididi. 47'

Foul by Efe Ugiagbe (Cadiz). 50'

Jayden Joseph (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 50'

Goal! Cadiz 0, Leicester City 1. Kirsten Otchere (Leicester City) header from very close range to the top right corner. 52'

Jerónimo Dómina (Cadiz) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 57'

Foul by Louis Page (Leicester City). 57'

Foul by Efe Ugiagbe (Cadiz). 58'

Louis Page (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 58'

Substitution, Cadiz. José Campaña replaces Ibon Sánchez. 59'

Moussa Diakité (Cadiz) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 63'

Foul by Louis Page (Leicester City). 63'

Attempt blocked. Will Alves (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jayden Joseph. 65'

Foul by Jerónimo Dómina (Cadiz). 66'

Jayden Joseph (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 66'

Attempt blocked. Louis Page (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stephy Mavididi. 66'

Foul by Vladyslav Kopotun (Cadiz). 69'

Louis Page (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 69'

Delay in match for a drinks break. 69'

Delay over. They are ready to continue. 71'

Attempt blocked. Efe Ugiagbe (Cadiz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Moussa Diakité. 74'

Attempt blocked. Moussa Diakité (Cadiz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by José Campaña. 74'

Noah Ukwuije (Cadiz) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 74'

Foul by Kirsten Otchere (Leicester City). 74'

Offside, Cadiz. Sergio Arribas is caught offside. 75'

Attempt saved. Moussa Diakité (Cadiz) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jakub Stolarczyk (Leicester City). 75'

Corner, Cadiz. Conceded by Luke Thomas. 75'

Foul by Noah Ukwuije (Cadiz). 76'

Will Alves (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 76'

Foul by Manuel Rivera (Cadiz). 77'

Sammy Braybrooke (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing. 77'

Manuel Rivera (Cadiz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. 77'

Jerónimo Dómina (Cadiz) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 80'

Foul by Caleb Okoli (Leicester City). 80'

Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Ismael Álvarez. 81'

Attempt missed. Will Alves (Leicester City) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sammy Braybrooke with a cross following a corner. 82'

Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Moussa Diakité. 83'

José Campaña (Cadiz) is shown the yellow card. 83'

Foul by Vladyslav Kopotun (Cadiz). 84'

Oliver Skipp (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 84'

Efe Ugiagbe (Cadiz) wins a free kick on the left wing. 85'

Foul by Jayden Joseph (Leicester City). 85'

José Campaña (Cadiz) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 89'

Foul by Oliver Skipp (Leicester City). 89'

Moussa Diakité (Cadiz) wins a free kick on the right wing. 90'

Foul by Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City). 90'

Efe Ugiagbe (Cadiz) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 90'

Foul by Oliver Skipp (Leicester City). 90'

Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time. 90'

Attempt missed. José Campaña (Cadiz) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick. 90'+1'

Second Half ends, Cadiz 0, Leicester City 1. 90'+1'

Match ends, Cadiz 0, Leicester City 1.