Wolf League, Southampton vs. Chelsea (Wed Jul 18) Southampton | Chelsea 4-5-1 P | 4-1-2-1-2 P Alice Derkacz | Aldridge | K_Vermeer GK | GK J_Butland* K_Trippier DF | DF C_Azpilicueta S_Ramos DF | DF S_de_Vrij B_Davies DF | DF A_Florenzi D_Fox DF | DF H_Bellerin* J_Ward-Prowse MF | DM N_Kante A_Lallana MF | MF G_Xhaka G_Sigurdsson MF | MF A_Ramsey M_Cain* MF | AM L_Messi O_Giroud FW | FW K_Benzema Isco MF | FW P_Dybala | P_Nardi SUB | SUB J_Alnwick A_Williams SUB | SUB C_Chambers Filipe_Luis SUB | SUB M_Lanzini T_Kroos SUB | SUB R_LoftusCh'k* C_Ronaldo SUB | SUB B_Assombalon- Referee: Neil_Swarbrick (Level_1) Min. 4 :(sou) J_Ward-Prowse runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to O_Giroud ... O_Giroud from 20 yards ! ... What agility from J_Butland* Min. 9 :(che) S_de_Vrij kicks A_Lallana off the ball ... The linesman is flagging ... Neil_Swarbrick lectures him Min. 10 :(sou) O_Giroud finds his way through ... He lost his man too easily ... H_Bellerin* read the danger and stops the pass Min. 11 :(sou) O_Giroud with the dribble ... H_Bellerin* is easily beaten ... H_Bellerin* reacts to stop the move going any further Min. 12 :(sou) M_Cain* with the through ball to A_Lallana ... A_Lallana hits a curling shot! ... GOAL !! ... He runs towards the bench ... He jumps on a delighted Alice Derkacz ... That’s put Southampton ahead! ... Southampton 1-0 Chelsea ... Min. 15 :(che) L_Messi runs forward ... D_Fox clears with a diving header Min. 17 :(sou) M_Cain* sidesteps his marker ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... M_Cain* pounds a rocket on goal ! ... But J_Butland* makes a superb stop down low. Min. 18 :(che) P_Dybala knocks it past J_Ward-Prowse and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... P_Dybala cracks a laser towards goal ! ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that! Min. 21 :(che) A_Florenzi floats the ball in to find K_Benzema ... K_Benzema shapes up for a shot! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And spins wide Min. 21 :(sou) G_Sigurdsson unselfishly heads the ball back to O_Giroud ... G_Xhaka fouls badly ... Neil_Swarbrick will want to speak to him ... The boy is unlucky to get a yellow ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 22 :(sou) J_Ward-Prowse is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate in space ... He throws it long to O_Giroud ... O_Giroud controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... J_Butland* gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic reflex save by J_Butland* !! Min. 22 :(che) L_Messi with a real burst of pace ... He leaves the defender behind ... L_Messi with the drive! ... It hits the bar and goes over ... Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't Min. 23 :(che) C_Azpilicueta is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to G_Xhaka ... G_Xhaka attempts a lob! ... But K_Vermeer makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 26 :(sou) O_Giroud with the dribble ... He's through on goal ... P_Dybala with the tackle ... He left his foot in there! ... Neil_Swarbrick will just give him a speaking to Min. 28 :(che) P_Dybala uses his feet well to turn on the ball ... P_Dybala gets his head to the ball ! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... GOAL !! ... That was unfortunate ... Equaliser, the crowd goes wild! ... Southampton 1-1 Chelsea ... Min. 31 :(sou) D_Fox controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... O_Giroud gets onto the end of the pass! ... S_de_Vrij is called for the holding foul ... Well spotted by the referee ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 33 :(sou) Isco with a real burst of pace ... He leaves C_Azpilicueta behind ... A_Florenzi cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 34 :(sou) G_Sigurdsson kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... O_Giroud gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... H_Bellerin* pulls on his shirt ... He wins the ball ... The defender got away with the foul there! Min. 39 :(sou) M_Cain* has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past C_Azpilicueta ... He puts in D_Fox! ... D_Fox with a thundering drive! ... J_Butland* collects it comfortably ... The shot never troubled him Min. 40 :(che) G_Xhaka has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past D_Fox ... He puts in L_Messi! ... J_Ward-Prowse with an ugly foul ... That looked malicious ... Neil_Swarbrick refrained from booking him but had words Min. 41 :(che) G_Xhaka runs forward ... He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... But he loses control of it ... B_Davies hits it out for a throw Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 43 :(sou) D_Fox hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... O_Giroud latches onto it! ... O_Giroud with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... It floats over J_Butland* ... Its heading goal ward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 43 :(che) G_Xhaka skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to A_Florenzi ... A_Florenzi tries to beat K_Vermeer! ... K_Vermeer makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 45 :(sou) C_Ronaldo is being prepared to come on ... Isco is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play FW Min. 45 :(sou) T_Kroos replaces an unhappy M_Cain* and will play as a MF ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Southampton 1-1 Chelsea Min. 46 :(sou) G_Sigurdsson gets to the bye line ... He puts it into the box ... He finds O_Giroud ... O_Giroud with a terrific drive ! ... J_Butland* can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... J_Butland* makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 51 :(sou) D_Fox with the diagonal pass O_Giroud ... O_Giroud hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... Its sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 51 :(che) H_Bellerin* moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to K_Benzema ... Brilliantly taken away by O_Giroud !! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 56 :(che) G_Xhaka has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past K_Trippier ... He puts in K_Benzema! ... K_Benzema hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 58 :(sou) J_Ward-Prowse controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... O_Giroud gets onto the end of the pass! ... Well executed sliding challenge from C_Azpilicueta ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by T_Kroos! ... J_Butland* jumps well to claim it! Min. 58 :(che) K_Benzema with a clever shimmy ... K_Vermeer with a nasty foul ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! ... Neil_Swarbrick calls him for a talk ... It’s just a warning ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... PENALTY !! ... P_Dybala takes it ... K_Vermeer dives ... GOAL!! ... The keeper had no chance there! ... Chelsea go in front now with that goal! ... Southampton 1-2 Chelsea... Min. 59 :(che) B_Assombalon- is going to be brought on ... K_Benzema is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play MF Min. 62 :(che) P_Dybala is in some pain ... He's receiving some treatment now ... He looks like he will continue Min. 63 :(che) A_Ramsey with a clever shimmy ... A_Ramsey hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... K_Vermeer gets his fingertips to it ... He just manages to tip it over ... CORNER! ... A_Ramsey crosses it in! ... G_Xhaka with the header ... K_Vermeer gets his fingertips to it ... He just manages to tip it over ... CORNER! ... G_Xhaka curls it into the box! ... H_Bellerin* swings a leg at it! ... K_Vermeer with a great save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 66 :(che) R_LoftusCh'k* is being prepared to come on ... A_Ramsey is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play MF Min. 66 :(che) C_Azpilicueta gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at B_Davies ... Neil_Swarbrick tries to calm him down Min. 67 :(che) L_Messi plays a first time ball through the defence to H_Bellerin* ... H_Bellerin* shapes up for a shot! ... The fans get off there seats! ... But it sails over !! Min. 69 :(sou) C_Ronaldo knocks it past A_Florenzi and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... Blocked by C_Azpilicueta Min. 72 :(che) P_Dybala beats C_Ronaldo ... He muscled him off the ball ... P_Dybala hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... K_Vermeer won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! Min. 74 :(che) C_Chambers replaces an unhappy A_Florenzi and will play as a MF Min. 74 :(sou) O_Giroud turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to C_Ronaldo ... A thundering drive by C_Ronaldo ! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 77 :(sou) C_Ronaldo turns past S_de_Vrij ... He has created space for himself now ... C_Ronaldo sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... D_Fox plays it into the danger area! ... J_Butland* jumps well to claim it! Min. 77 :(sou) A_Lallana plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... L_Messi with an ugly foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 78 :(sou) J_Ward-Prowse is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to C_Ronaldo ... S_de_Vrij wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 78 :(che) L_Messi with the dribble ... He spots the run of his team-mate ... He's decided to go alone ... L_Messi aiming for the bottom corner ! ... K_Vermeer watches it sail wide! Min. 79 :(sou) T_Kroos runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to O_Giroud ... O_Giroud with the cheeky shot! ... What agility from J_Butland* Min. 80 :(che) H_Bellerin* hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... B_Assombalon- latches onto it! ... B_Assombalon- with an overhead kick ! ... He gets a connection ... GOAL !! ... K_Vermeer has to pick the ball out of the net ... Southampton 1-3 Chelsea ... Min. 81 :(che) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders ... It seems Chelsea will now be playing D Min. 83 :(sou) G_Sigurdsson cut's in on the inside of the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to O_Giroud ... O_Giroud fires the shot in! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... B_Davies hits it into the box! ... J_Butland* makes the catch! Min. 83 :(che) P_Dybala with a real burst of pace ... He shows K_Trippier a clean set of heals ... P_Dybala with the side footed shot! ... K_Vermeer goes down well to save Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : St Mary's Stadium Attendance : 31,120 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southampton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : O_Giroud Scorers : A_Lallana (12) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chelsea Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : P_Dybala (Man of the Match) Scorers : P_Dybala (28,58 pen), B_Assombalon- (80) Sent Off : N/A Booked : G_Xhaka (21), S_de_Vrij (31), L_Messi (77) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southampton | Chelsea Attempts on Goal : 12 | 16 Off target : 6 | 7 On target : 6 | 9 Possession : 47 | 53 Corners : 3 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 3 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 6 | 14 Key Tackles : 3 | 7 Key Passes : 15 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Southampton 1 - 3 Chelsea ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Southampton Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- K_Vermeer GK 28 2 3 2 26 | 95 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Trippier DF 2 22 4 2 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Ramos DF 2 23 2 3 23 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Davies DF 2 23 3 2 25 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 D_Fox DF 2 19 12 3 25 | 95 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 30 3 J_Ward-Prowse MF 2 4 25 3 23 | 95 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 A_Lallana MF 2 4 24 12 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 G_Sigurdsson MF 2 4 24 12 24 | 95 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 M_Cain* MF 2 11 20 3 29 | 45 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 38 3 O_Giroud FW 2 2 12 22 26 | 95 0 1 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 13 10 13 Isco MF 2 3 22 9 23 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Nardi GK 20 2 3 2 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Williams DF 2 21 2 2 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Filipe_Luis DF 2 19 1 2 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Kroos MF 2 3 21 9 26 | 50 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 C_Ronaldo FW 2 2 11 22 23 | 50 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Player Statistics - Chelsea Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Butland* GK 27 3 2 3 24 | 95 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 0 C_Azpilicueta DF 3 24 11 2 23 | 95 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 10 0 S_de_Vrij DF 1 24 4 3 26 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 -3 -3 A_Florenzi DF 2 23 8 4 24 | 75 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 10 3 H_Bellerin* DF 2 23 9 3 20 | 95 0 3 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 39 38 4 N_Kante DM 2 11 24 2 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Xhaka MF 3 5 25 8 24 | 95 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 -3 27 3 A_Ramsey MF 2 4 23 11 25 | 67 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 L_Messi AM 2 3 25 13 25 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 5 15 7 K_Benzema FW 2 3 5 24 24 | 60 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 P_Dybala FW 1 4 13 24 23 | 95 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 51 J_Alnwick GK 19 2 1 1 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Chambers MF 2 22 3 4 27 | 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 M_Lanzini MF 2 2 22 4 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_LoftusCh'k* MF 2 3 23 10 24 | 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Assombalon- MF 2 2 4 24 22 | 35 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 1531941600 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35