FMFA Division One, Southampton vs. Stoke City (Wed Jan 09) Southampton | Stoke City 4-4-2 T | 4-4-2 P Caretaker Tom Wright | Aaron Burrows | K_Vermeer GK | GK T_Courtois V_Chiriches DF | DF A_Christense* B_Davies DF | DF K_Zouma S_Ramos DF | DF P_van_Aanholt V_van_Dijk DF | DF A_Thurston* G_Sigurdsson MF | MF X_Shaqiri A_Lallana MF | MF Lucas_Moura J_Weigl* MF | MF M_Sissoko M_Besic MF | MF A_Di_Maria Richarlison* FW | FW S_Aguero O_Giroud FW | FW S_Berahino | P_Nardi SUB | SUB J_Haygaard B_Rowthorn* SUB | SUB N_Clyne C_Jenkinson SUB | SUB M_Kelly K_Asamoah SUB | SUB J_Allen C_Ronaldo SUB | SUB Diego_Costa Min. 3 :(sou) O_Giroud takes possession on the edge of the box ... O_Giroud with the header ! ... But T_Courtois just gets his fingers to that one Min. 6 :(sou) M_Besic looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to Richarlison* ... Richarlison* beats the offside trap! ... He looked offside to me ... T_Courtois comes towards him ... He lobs it over T_Courtois ... Its hit the bar and over!! Min. 8 :(sou) Richarlison* with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal ... S_Berahino with a deliberate foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment Min. 12 :(sou) M_Besic has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past M_Sissoko ... He puts in O_Giroud! ... A glorious effort by O_Giroud ! ... But T_Courtois hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 13 :(sto) Lucas_Moura looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to S_Berahino ... S_Berahino attempts a low drive! ... K_Vermeer can't get to it! ... OH! It drifts wide! ... K_Vermeer has a smile on his face ... Did he know that was going wide? Min. 15 :(sou) M_Besic with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to O_Giroud ... O_Giroud chases it through, he must score ! ... But T_Courtois punches it away ... That's gone out for a throw in Min. 24 :(sto) S_Aguero with the dribble ... The defender is easily beaten ... S_Aguero fires off a left-footed shot ! ... The shot slips through K_Vermeer's hands ... But K_Vermeer recovers to save! ... He got away with that! Min. 29 :(sou) A_Lallana with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to O_Giroud ... O_Giroud lobs T_Courtois! ... T_Courtois takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 29 :(sto) X_Shaqiri hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... A_Thurston* latches onto it! ... A_Thurston* unleashes a pile driver ! ... K_Vermeer is beaten! ... GOAL !! ... Superb finish!! ... That puts Stoke City ahead! ... Now can they hang onto it! ... Southampton 0-1 Stoke City ... Min. 30 :(sto) Stoke City restructured their strategy to C Min. 33 :(sto) A_Di_Maria squares it to S_Aguero ... O_Giroud with a nasty foul ... That will be a booking ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 34 :(sou) A_Lallana controls it well ... He nutmegs P_van_Aanholt ... He puts in Richarlison*! ... A_Thurston* hits it out for a corner ... CORNER! ... V_Chiriches plays it towards the near post! ... T_Courtois comes out and claims it! Min. 35 :(sto) The ball goes loose! ... Lucas_Moura seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... Lucas_Moura has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... K_Vermeer with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 37 :(sto) S_Berahino picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it ... But V_Chiriches comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 38 :(sto) A_Christense* with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... S_Aguero gets on the end of the pass ... S_Aguero swings in the shot! ... But it clips the post and goes wide Min. 40 :(sou) A_Lallana looks up for support for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... O_Giroud receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... O_Giroud tries one from the edge of the box ! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And spins wide Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 45 :(sou) C_Ronaldo comes on for O_Giroud and will play FW to the delight of the fans Min. 45 :(sou) K_Asamoah is being prepared to come on ... M_Besic is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play MF Min. 45 :(sto) A_Di_Maria gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past V_Chiriches! ... He has some space now! ... A_Di_Maria attempts to nutmeg K_Vermeer! ... K_Vermeer gets his fingertips to it Min. 46 :(sou) Richarlison* with an in swinging cross to C_Ronaldo ... K_Zouma slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Southampton 0-1 Stoke City Min. 48 :(sto) Lucas_Moura with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from B_Davies ... Lucas_Moura could have let it bounce! ... But K_Vermeer pulls out a save of the game Min. 51 :(sou) K_Asamoah unselfishly lays the ball back to B_Davies ... B_Davies hits a curling shot! ... The shot slips through T_Courtois's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me Min. 56 :(sou) A_Lallana is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... Richarlison* latches onto the ball ... P_van_Aanholt takes the player down!! ... PENALTY!! ... No! The ref has given the free kick the other way! ... Unbelievable! Min. 59 :(sou) V_Chiriches looks for options ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to Richarlison* ... Richarlison* attempts a chip! ... T_Courtois fists it away Min. 60 :(sto) N_Clyne is being brought on ... K_Zouma is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play DF Min. 60 :(sto) J_Allen will replace the useless Lucas_Moura and will play MF Min. 60 :(sou) J_Weigl* changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to C_Ronaldo ... But A_Thurston* with the fine tackle Min. 60 :(sto) M_Sissoko hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... S_Berahino latches onto it! ... A vicious shot by S_Berahino ! ... K_Vermeer makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 61 :(sou) A_Lallana looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to Richarlison* ... N_Clyne is forced to retreat ... He knocks it back! ... T_Courtois misses it! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... G_Sigurdsson plays it into the danger area! ... A_Di_Maria wins the ball ... He belts it away Min. 64 :(sto) J_Allen crosses in from the wing, he finds S_Berahino in the box ... V_Chiriches gathers up the loose ball Min. 65 :(sou) G_Sigurdsson with the mazy run ... But P_van_Aanholt wins the ball with a sliding challenge ... CORNER! ... K_Asamoah plays it into the danger area! ... A_Thurston* wins the ball ... And he heads it away Min. 67 :(sto) A_Di_Maria with an in swinging cross to S_Aguero ... S_Aguero is clean through! ... K_Vermeer tries to make himself big ... He lobs it over K_Vermeer ... It goes over!! Min. 68 :(sto) M_Sissoko looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to S_Berahino ... Intercepted by S_Ramos Min. 70 :(sto) Diego_Costa replaces S_Aguero to play as a FW Min. 73 :(sou) C_Ronaldo beats A_Thurston* ... N_Clyne slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 73 :(sou) G_Sigurdsson slows the ball down and waits for support ... A team mate overlaps him now ... He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! ... J_Allen fouls badly ... He received a good talking to from The Referee Min. 74 :(sto) A_Di_Maria with a neat pass into A_Thurston* ... A_Thurston* with the goal bound shot! ... The net bulges! ... OH!! He has hit the side netting ... Goal kick given Min. 75 :(sou) A_Lallana gets to the bye line ... He puts it into the box ... He finds Richarlison* ... Richarlison* drifts clear! ... He is clean through! ... He is one on one with T_Courtois ... He rounds T_Courtois ... He taps it towards the goal! ... T_Courtois manages to get to it !! Min. 77 :(sou) C_Ronaldo jumps over A_Christense*'s challenge ... P_van_Aanholt takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 78 :(sto) S_Berahino flicks it over the defenders head ... He showed some great skill there! ... S_Berahino gets his head to the ball ! ... But he puts it over ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 82 :(sou) A_Lallana takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... It's a lucky break ... P_van_Aanholt robs him of the ball Min. 83 :(sto) A_Di_Maria kills the ball dead ... V_van_Dijk beats him to the ball Min. 84 :(sto) J_Allen looks up for support for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... Diego_Costa receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... B_Davies with a nasty foul ... He gets a YELLOW CARD!! Min. 86 :(sto) S_Berahino takes on V_van_Dijk ... He runs past him ... S_Ramos with an ugly foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee gave him a strong warning ... FREE KICK! ... This is a good chance! ... A_Di_Maria hoists it forward ... S_Berahino gets on the end of it ... S_Berahino aiming for the bottom corner ! ... It hits off a defender! ... K_Vermeer is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... A_Christense* crosses it in! ... K_Vermeer fists it away! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(sou) Richarlison* beats P_van_Aanholt ... He muscled him off the ball ... P_van_Aanholt goes in hard to win the ball back Min. 88 :(sto) A_Di_Maria looks up for support for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... S_Berahino receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... A glorious effort by S_Berahino ! ... But he somehow misses ... The Southampton fans laugh at him Min. 90 :(sou) J_Weigl* with the cross-field pass to S_Ramos ... Cleaned up by N_Clyne Min. 93 :(sto) A_Christense* with the through ball to Diego_Costa ... K_Asamoah brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!!! Min. 94 :(sto) P_van_Aanholt skips the challenge from J_Weigl* ... Good sliding challenge from A_Lallana Min. 94 :(sou) G_Sigurdsson flicks the ball through ... C_Ronaldo runs onto it! ... S_Berahino with a terrible tackle ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : St Mary's Stadium Attendance : 27,711 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southampton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Lallana Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : O_Giroud (33), B_Davies (84) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Thurston* (Man of the Match) Scorers : A_Thurston* (29) Sent Off : N/A Booked : S_Berahino (94) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southampton | Stoke City Attempts on Goal : 9 | 13 Off target : 3 | 7 On target : 6 | 6 Possession : 35 | 65 Corners : 3 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 9 | 10 Key Tackles : 6 | 11 Key Passes : 15 | 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Southampton 0 - 1 Stoke City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 3 0 0 0 V_Chiriches DF 1 26 8 4 27 | 95 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 10 0 B_Davies DF 2 24 3 2 25 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 -2 S_Ramos DF 2 24 2 3 23 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 V_van_Dijk DF 2 25 4 2 27 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 G_Sigurdsson MF 2 4 24 12 24 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 A_Lallana MF 2 4 24 12 24 | 95 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 60 0 J_Weigl* MF 2 5 24 2 24 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 M_Besic MF 2 12 23 2 25 | 45 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 Richarlison* FW 1 3 8 24 22 | 95 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 7 O_Giroud FW 2 2 12 22 26 | 45 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 10 P_Nardi GK 21 2 3 2 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Rowthorn* DF 1 22 3 3 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Jenkinson DF 2 23 12 3 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Asamoah MF 2 9 23 2 24 | 50 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 C_Ronaldo FW 2 2 11 22 23 | 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Stoke City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T_Courtois GK 27 2 3 2 23 | 95 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 0 0 A_Christense* DF 2 24 10 2 23 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 K_Zouma DF 2 24 8 2 26 | 61 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 8 8 P_van_Aanholt DF 1 23 10 4 24 | 95 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 0 0 A_Thurston* DF 2 22 11 2 22 | 95 0 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 39 0 24 X_Shaqiri MF 2 4 24 8 24 | 95 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 Lucas_Moura MF 1 2 24 13 20 | 61 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 6 M_Sissoko MF 2 10 24 10 24 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 A_Di_Maria MF 2 3 23 11 22 | 95 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 40 3 S_Aguero FW 2 4 12 24 24 | 71 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 S_Berahino FW 2 3 3 24 28 | 95 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 5 5 12 J_Haygaard GK 22 2 3 2 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Clyne DF 2 22 13 4 24 | 34 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 0 0 M_Kelly DF 2 22 10 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Allen MF 3 2 23 3 24 | 34 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 Diego_Costa FW 2 3 4 23 24 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1547065387 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35