Wolf League, Southampton vs. West Ham United (Wed Jul 25) Southampton | West Ham United 4-4-2 N | 4-1-2-1-2 E Alice Derkacz | Mike McLeod | K_Vermeer GK | GK L_Karius L_Shaw* DF | DF D_Yedlin S_Ramos DF | DF A_Cresswell B_Davies DF | DF R_Oxford* A_Williams DF | DF A_Rami G_Sigurdsson MF | MF B_Close* M_Dembele MF | MF M_Browne* Isco MF | AM C_Eriksen M_Besic MF | DM M_Schneiderl' O_Giroud FW | FW Jese S_Gallagher* FW | FW L_Mothiba* | P_Nardi SUB | SUB Adrian D_Fox SUB | SUB M_Darmian Filipe_Luis SUB | SUB A_Valencia K_Asamoah SUB | SUB K_Henry* C_Ronaldo SUB | SUB C_Austin Referee: Anthony_Taylor (Level_1) Min. 2 :(whu) B_Close* heads the ball back to Jese ... Jese with a thundering drive! ... The fans get off there seats! ... But it sails over !! Min. 3 :(sou) S_Gallagher* with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past R_Oxford* ... D_Yedlin clears with a diving header Min. 4 :(sou) Isco is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to O_Giroud ... O_Giroud with the overhead ! ... L_Karius parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 5 :(whu) A defence splitting pass from R_Oxford* to L_Mothiba* ... L_Mothiba* fires off a left-footed shot ! ... K_Vermeer can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... K_Vermeer makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 6 :(whu) L_Mothiba* runs at the defence ... Intercepted by A_Williams Min. 8 :(whu) L_Mothiba* runs at the heart of the defence ... M_Dembele fouls badly ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball ... He received a good talking to from Anthony_Taylor ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... PENALTY !! ... L_Mothiba* takes it ... K_Vermeer dives ... GOAL!! ... The keeper had no chance there! ... That’s put West Ham United in front! ... Southampton 0-1 West Ham United... Min. 9 :(whu) M_Browne* has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past L_Shaw* ... He puts in L_Mothiba*! ... L_Shaw* moves quickly to get the tackle in this time Min. 10 :(sou) M_Dembele with a penetrating pass to S_Gallagher* ... S_Gallagher* swings in the shot! ... L_Karius with a great save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 10 :(whu) M_Schneiderl' has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... L_Mothiba* gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... A wicked drive by L_Mothiba* ! ... K_Vermeer tips it round the post ... Well saved ... CORNER! ... C_Eriksen chips the ball into the area! ... M_Besic reads it well ... And he knocks it away Min. 11 :(whu) C_Eriksen with a pinpoint pass to L_Mothiba* ... L_Shaw* cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 12 :(sou) M_Besic hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... O_Giroud latches onto it! ... O_Giroud with the strike ! ... The fans get off there seats! ... L_Karius plucks the ball out of the air ... Good goalkeeping there! Min. 14 :(whu) Jese takes advantage of a bad back pass from L_Shaw* ... Jese with the side footed shot! ... K_Vermeer makes himself big ... Superb Stop ! ... Well that one would have delighted him Min. 15 :(sou) O_Giroud beats D_Yedlin ... A cheeky lob from O_Giroud ! ... L_Karius catches the ball Min. 19 :(whu) M_Schneiderl' sprints past L_Shaw* ... Excellent sliding challenge from B_Davies ... He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful Min. 21 :(whu) L_Mothiba* with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past A_Williams ... M_Dembele fouls badly ... That looked malicious Min. 24 :(sou) Isco unselfishly lays the ball back to L_Shaw* ... A_Cresswell rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That’s a foul!! ... What’s Anthony_Taylor going to give? ... He just waves play on! Min. 25 :(sou) M_Besic slides it through the middle to S_Gallagher* ... S_Gallagher* unleashes a pile driver ! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 25 :(whu) D_Yedlin is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to C_Eriksen ... C_Eriksen bears down on goal! ... It goes wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 26 :(sou) L_Shaw* backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball up field ... G_Sigurdsson latches onto the end of it ... G_Sigurdsson hits the ball on the bounce ! ... L_Karius makes a comfortable save ... He wasn't troubled there Min. 28 :(whu) M_Schneiderl' with a real burst of pace ... He shows A_Williams a clean set of heals ... Fine tackle by B_Davies ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 31 :(whu) M_Browne* with a pinpoint pass to Jese ... S_Ramos with an ugly foul ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball ... He is warned by Anthony_Taylor ... It’s just a warning ... FREE KICK! ... Anthony_Taylor signals that it is indirect ... D_Yedlin knocks it forward ... M_Browne* gets on the end of it ... S_Ramos tries to clear it ... He has miskicked it!!! ... It goes wide! ... CORNER! ... C_Eriksen chips the ball in towards the far post! ... S_Ramos clears the corner Min. 34 :(whu) L_Mothiba* jumps over B_Davies's challenge ... L_Shaw* scythes the player down. ... Psycho! ... Anthony_Taylor reaches to his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 39 :(sou) O_Giroud sidesteps A_Rami ... A_Rami bundles the player over!! ... That’s a foul!! ... Anthony_Taylor calls him for a talk Min. 42 :(sou) G_Sigurdsson with a pinpoint pass to O_Giroud ... But D_Yedlin wins the ball Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 44 :(whu) Jese with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past B_Davies ... Jese with an overhead kick ! ... He gets a connection ... It's well wide! ... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that! Min. 45 :(sou) K_Asamoah is coming on for M_Besic and playing MF ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Southampton 0-1 West Ham United Min. 46 :(sou) K_Asamoah slides it through the middle to O_Giroud ... D_Yedlin clears with a diving header Min. 48 :(sou) G_Sigurdsson looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to O_Giroud ... O_Giroud tries to beat L_Karius! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 48 :(whu) M_Schneiderl' runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to Jese ... K_Asamoah with a nasty foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... Anthony_Taylor calls him for a talk Min. 50 :(sou) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. ... D_Fox will come on for A_Williams and play DF Min. 51 :(sou) Isco with a neat pass into S_Gallagher* ... But R_Oxford* wins the tackle Min. 53 :(sou) O_Giroud beats his marker ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... C_Eriksen tackles cleanly ... The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me ... Anthony_Taylor will just give him a speaking to ... FREE KICK! ... O_Giroud with the thundering drive ... It hammers off the bar onto the line ... Anthony_Taylor talks to his assistant ... GOAL !! ... That’s the equaliser! ... Southampton 1-1 West Ham United ... Min. 54 :(sou) Isco is taking a throw in ... He is taking a run up at it! ... He throws it long to O_Giroud ... Brilliantly taken away by D_Yedlin !! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 57 :(whu) Jese takes advantage of a mistake by K_Asamoah ... D_Fox with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 59 :(whu) M_Schneiderl' can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to L_Mothiba* ... L_Mothiba* keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... It's beaten K_Vermeer ... It goes wide !! Min. 61 :(whu) B_Close* hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... R_Oxford* latches onto it! ... R_Oxford* belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... K_Vermeer takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 63 :(whu) M_Schneiderl' picks out Jese with the cross ... O_Giroud with a reckless challenge ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... Anthony_Taylor wants a word ... It’s just a warning Min. 64 :(sou) S_Gallagher* with the nod to Isco ... C_Eriksen steals the ball of off him Min. 65 :(whu) M_Darmian replaces an unhappy R_Oxford* and will play as a DF Min. 65 :(whu) West Ham United will now play A Min. 66 :(sou) Isco plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... A_Cresswell gets in the way and wins the ball Min. 67 :(sou) M_Dembele 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! ... O_Giroud bears down on goal! ... L_Karius is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... OH! It drifts just past the post ... Great strike! ... Deserved a goal really Min. 69 :(sou) K_Asamoah with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to S_Gallagher* ... But D_Yedlin wins the tackle cleanly Min. 70 :(whu) A_Valencia is being prepared to come on ... C_Eriksen is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play AM Min. 70 :(whu) C_Austin is coming on for L_Mothiba* and playing FW Min. 71 :(sou) M_Dembele plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... Isco decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... Isco with a scorcher of a shot ! ... L_Karius gets a hand to it!! ... But can't hold onto it! ... GOAL !! ... That puts Southampton ahead! ... Now can they hang onto it! ... Southampton 2-1 West Ham United ... Min. 74 :(sou) Isco knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender ... C_Austin with the tackle ... He left his foot in there! ... Anthony_Taylor wants a word ... It’s just a warning Min. 75 :(whu) C_Austin finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled L_Shaw* ... K_Asamoah with a nasty foul ... Anthony_Taylor calls him over ... Anthony_Taylor tells him he has had enough warnings ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 76 :(sou) Isco gets to the by-line ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to S_Gallagher* ... M_Darmian tackles cleanly Min. 78 :(sou) D_Fox with a one-touch layoff to O_Giroud ... O_Giroud with the header ! ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... D_Fox crosses it in! ... It goes straight into the arms of L_Karius Min. 79 :(whu) A_Valencia finds Jese with a ball over the defence ... Jese chases it through, he must score ! ... But K_Vermeer is equal to it Min. 81 :(sou) Isco takes advantage of a bad back pass from D_Yedlin ... Isco hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 82 :(sou) S_Gallagher* beats A_Rami ... He muscled him off the ball ... A_Valencia is late with that one ... I think he was just trying to get to the ball ... Anthony_Taylor reaches to his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 84 :(whu) B_Close* curls the ball out wide to Jese ... Jese smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... But K_Vermeer parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 87 :(whu) M_Darmian heads the ball back to Jese ... Jese is clean through! ... He tries to take it round K_Vermeer ... He dinks it over K_Vermeer ... It goes over!! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : St Mary's Stadium Attendance : 29,459 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southampton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Isco (Man of the Match) Scorers : O_Giroud (53), Isco (71) Sent Off : N/A Booked : L_Shaw* (34), K_Asamoah (75) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Ham United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : L_Mothiba* Scorers : L_Mothiba* (8 pen) Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Valencia (82) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southampton | West Ham United Attempts on Goal : 12 | 12 Off target : 5 | 6 On target : 7 | 6 Possession : 54 | 46 Corners : 1 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 11 | 9 Key Tackles : 7 | 10 Key Passes : 17 | 14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Southampton 2 - 1 West Ham United ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 93 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 L_Shaw* DF 2 26 13 4 28 | 93 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 7 -3 S_Ramos DF 2 23 2 3 23 | 93 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 B_Davies DF 2 23 3 2 25 | 93 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 A_Williams DF 2 21 2 2 25 | 52 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 8 8 G_Sigurdsson MF 2 4 24 12 24 | 93 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 3 M_Dembele MF 2 5 24 4 27 | 93 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 Isco MF 2 3 22 9 23 | 93 0 0 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 50 24 M_Besic MF 2 12 22 2 25 | 45 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 20 0 O_Giroud FW 2 2 12 22 26 | 93 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 35 S_Gallagher* FW 2 3 3 21 24 | 93 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 8 18 12 P_Nardi GK 20 2 3 2 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Fox DF 2 19 12 3 25 | 41 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 Filipe_Luis DF 2 19 1 2 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Asamoah MF 2 9 22 2 24 | 48 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 17 -3 C_Ronaldo FW 2 2 11 22 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - West Ham United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- L_Karius GK 27 1 1 1 22 | 93 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 D_Yedlin DF 2 22 5 2 23 | 93 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 10 0 A_Cresswell DF 2 22 7 3 25 | 93 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 R_Oxford* DF 1 22 5 2 24 | 67 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 10 3 A_Rami DF 2 23 5 4 24 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Close* MF 2 10 23 3 21 | 93 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 M_Browne* MF 1 2 22 5 19 | 93 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 C_Eriksen AM 2 3 25 11 28 | 72 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 10 1 M_Schneiderl' DM 2 11 24 3 28 | 93 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 Jese FW 2 2 6 23 23 | 93 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 L_Mothiba* FW 2 3 9 25 23 | 72 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 Adrian GK 26 3 2 3 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Darmian DF 2 23 6 3 24 | 26 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 A_Valencia AM 3 4 22 10 25 | 21 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 7 -3 K_Henry* MF 2 2 3 22 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Austin FW 2 2 4 23 23 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1532546522 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35