FMFA League Cup, Southampton vs. Aston Villa (Wed Nov 28)


                          Southampton  |  Aston Villa
                            3-2-3-2 C  |  4-4-2 N
                 Caretaker Tom Wright  |  Alex Nock
                                       |
                         K_Vermeer GK  |  GK H_Lloris
                           L_Shaw* DF  |  DF Cedric
                          B_Davies DF  |  DF A_Masuaka
                           S_Ramos DF  |  DF A_Florenzi
                     J_Ward-Prowse MF  |  DF A_W-Bissaka*
                         K_Asamoah MF  |  MF J_McCourt*
                         H_Cowans* DM  |  MF C_Roberts*
                           M_Cain* DM  |  MF E_McCawl*
                              Isco MF  |  MF S_de_Jong
                          O_Giroud FW  |  FW W_Rooney
                         C_Ronaldo FW  |  FW D_Mertens
                                       |
                           P_Nardi SUB |  SUB M_Bunn
                       C_Jenkinson SUB |  SUB D_Santon
                        K_Trippier SUB |  SUB B_Oviedo
                      G_Sigurdsson SUB |  SUB Kenedy*
                            H_Kane SUB |  SUB M_Balotelli

Referee: Simon_Hooper (Level_2)


Min. 9  :(sou) Isco with the towering header to O_Giroud 
          ...  O_Giroud curls the ball in on goal ! 
          ...  Over the bar 
Min. 12 :(ast) D_Mertens runs at S_Ramos 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  J_Ward-Prowse fouls badly 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 12 :(ast) C_Roberts* has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past B_Davies 
          ...  He knocks it to W_Rooney! 
          ...  W_Rooney tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  That’s given Aston Villa the lead! 
          ...  Southampton 0-1 Aston Villa ...
Min. 14 :(sou) K_Asamoah with the cross-field pass to O_Giroud 
          ...  O_Giroud hits the ball on the bounce ! 
          ...  But H_Lloris pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 14 :(sou) C_Ronaldo dribbles it into the box 
          ...  W_Rooney is late with that one 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  That will be a booking 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  The ref gives a PENALTY !! 
          ...  That’s a scandalous decision! 
          ...  O_Giroud takes it 
          ...  He's put it over! 
Min. 18 :(sou) C_Ronaldo uses his feet well to turn on the ball 
          ...  C_Ronaldo bears down on goal! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He runs towards the Southampton fans! 
          ...  That’s the equaliser! 
          ...  Southampton 1-1 Aston Villa ...
Min. 18 :(ast) E_McCawl* sidesteps H_Cowans* 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  Intercepted by S_Ramos 
Min. 19 :(ast) D_Mertens runs forward 
          ...  D_Mertens hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Roberts* swings it in! 
          ...  A_W-Bissaka* gets to it! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 21 :(sou) M_Cain* brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on Cedric 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in C_Ronaldo! 
          ...  C_Ronaldo curls the ball in on goal ! 
          ...  It floats over H_Lloris 
          ...  Its heading goal ward! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  That was a great effort 
          ...  Lets see if Southampton can hang onto that lead! 
          ...  Southampton 2-1 Aston Villa ...
Min. 24 :(sou) S_Ramos is through on goal 
          ...  S_Ramos with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  H_Lloris moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  H_Lloris catches it with style! 
Min. 28 :(ast) J_McCourt* takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Mertens 
          ...  D_Mertens tries the lob from 30 yards ! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_de_Jong drives it into the box! 
          ...  S_Ramos reads it 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 29 :(sou) J_Ward-Prowse finds Isco in the box 
          ...  Isco from 20 yards ! 
          ...  H_Lloris manages to turn it behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Isco crosses it in! 
          ...  A_Masuaka gets up well 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 29 :(ast) S_de_Jong drives it forward to C_Roberts* 
          ...  C_Roberts* shoots towards goal ! 
          ...  He's giving bats everywhere a bad name with that miss! 
Min. 32 :(ast) D_Mertens runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs S_Ramos 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  D_Mertens with a scorcher of a shot ! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  But goes clear to safety! 
Min. 33 :(sou) O_Giroud finds his way through 
          ...  That was sheer effort 
          ...  O_Giroud drives the ball low ! 
          ...  H_Lloris saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 36 :(sou) Isco beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds C_Ronaldo 
          ...  Cleaned up by A_Masuaka 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(sou) J_Ward-Prowse retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball up field 
          ...  O_Giroud latches onto the end of it 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from J_McCourt* and it had to be 
Min. 44 :(sou) K_Asamoah off the woodwork. 
          ...  Isco picks up the deflection 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  A_Masuaka looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 44 :(ast) E_McCawl* drives it across the face of the goal W_Rooney 
          ...  W_Rooney sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  K_Vermeer manages to turn it behind 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Southampton 2-1 Aston Villa

Min. 46 :(ast) D_Mertens stops the ball and looks around for movement 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! 
          ...  L_Shaw* takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 48 :(sou) O_Giroud takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  But Cedric comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 50 :(sou) C_Jenkinson takes off his tracksuit 
          ...  he'll replace L_Shaw* as DF 
Min. 51 :(ast) A_W-Bissaka* swings at M_Cain* 
          ...  Simon_Hooper has seen it! 
          ...  Simon_Hooper calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red! 
Min. 54 :(sou) J_Ward-Prowse picks out C_Ronaldo with the cross 
          ...  C_Ronaldo cracks a laser towards goal ! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  H_Lloris moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  H_Lloris tips it wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Isco plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  A_Masuaka wins the ball 
          ...  He belts it away 
Min. 55 :(sou) H_Kane is being prepared to come on 
          ...  O_Giroud is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He applauds the crowd 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW 
Min. 55 :(sou) G_Sigurdsson is being prepared to come on 
          ...  J_Ward-Prowse is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He applauds the crowd 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF 
Min. 55 :(ast) Aston Villa altered their play to a A strategy 
Min. 55 :(ast) It appears S_de_Jong is playing as a AM 
Min. 60 :(ast) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. 
          ...  D_Santon will come on for Cedric and play DF 
Min. 60 :(ast) B_Oviedo is going to be brought on 
          ...  E_McCawl* is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF 
Min. 60 :(ast) S_de_Jong runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  But C_Jenkinson wins the tackle 
Min. 61 :(ast) W_Rooney gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside C_Jenkinson! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  H_Cowans* with an ugly foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
Min. 62 :(ast) M_Balotelli replaces an unhappy D_Mertens and will play as a FW 
Min. 65 :(sou) M_Cain* with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past A_Florenzi 
          ...  He knocks it to C_Ronaldo! 
          ...  A wicked drive by C_Ronaldo ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  H_Lloris was well beaten there! 
          ...  Yes he does it!! 
          ...  He grabs his hat trick! 
          ...  Southampton 3-1 Aston Villa ...
Min. 71 :(sou) M_Cain* turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to H_Kane 
          ...  But A_Florenzi spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 72 :(sou) M_Cain* hoists the ball across to C_Ronaldo 
          ...  C_Ronaldo hits a curling shot! 
          ...  H_Lloris with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there 
Min. 73 :(ast) B_Oviedo looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to A_W-Bissaka* 
          ...  B_Davies is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Well spotted by the referee 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now 
Min. 74 :(sou) H_Cowans* 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! 
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him! 
          ...  D_Santon cuts it out easily 
          ...  He clears the ball up field 
Min. 75 :(ast) W_Rooney controls it with ease 
          ...  W_Rooney attempts the shot! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  K_Vermeer will be disappointed he did not save that! 
          ...  Southampton 3-2 Aston Villa ...
Min. 84 :(ast) M_Balotelli runs at M_Cain* 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  M_Balotelli fires a shot at goal ! 
          ...  K_Vermeer makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop ! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 86 :(sou) K_Asamoah finds H_Kane with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  D_Santon clears with a diving header 
Min. 87 :(sou) Isco flicks the ball through 
          ...  C_Ronaldo runs onto it! 
          ...  D_Santon goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on

*************  FULL TIME  ****************


Match Details
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Venue                : St Mary's Stadium
Attendance           : 31,191
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Southampton Match Info
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Best player          : C_Ronaldo (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : C_Ronaldo (18,21,65)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Ward-Prowse (12), B_Davies (73)
Injured              : N/A
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player          : W_Rooney
Scorers              : W_Rooney (12,75)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : W_Rooney (14), A_W-Bissaka* (51)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Southampton  |    Aston Villa
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       9
Off target           :           1        |       5
On target            :           9        |       4
Possession           :          58        |       42
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       8
Key Tackles          :           3        |       8
Key Passes           :          13        |       5
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Final Score          : Southampton 3 - 2 Aston Villa
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Player Statistics - Southampton
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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K_Vermeer      GK  28   2   3   2  26 |  96   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -24   0   0   0
L_Shaw*        DF   2  26  13   4  28 |  54   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
B_Davies       DF   2  24   3   2  25 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -3  -3  -3
S_Ramos        DF   2  23   2   3  23 |  96   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  34   8  11
J_Ward-Prowse  MF   2   4  26   3  23 |  59   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -3  27  -3
K_Asamoah      MF   2   9  22   2  24 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   8  38   8
H_Cowans*      DM   2  11  22   2  29 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Cain*        DM   2  11  20   3  29 |  96   0   0   4   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  76   0
Isco           MF   2   3  23   9  23 |  96   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   3
O_Giroud       FW   2   2  12  22  26 |  59   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
C_Ronaldo      FW   2   2  11  22  23 |  96   0   0   0   0   5   3   0   0   0   0   0  75
P_Nardi        GK  21   2   3   2  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Jenkinson    DF   2  23  12   3  25 |  42   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
K_Trippier     DF   2  22   4   2  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Sigurdsson   MF   2   4  24  12  24 |  37   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Kane         FW   2   3   3  22  27 |  37   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Aston Villa
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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H_Lloris       GK  27   2   3   3  28 |  96   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -27   0   0   0
Cedric         DF   2  24  11   2  24 |  64   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
A_Masuaka      DF   2  23  10   3  23 |  96   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  52   0   0
A_Florenzi     DF   2  23   8   4  24 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
A_W-Bissaka*   DF   1  22  11   7  28 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -3  -3  -2
J_McCourt*     MF   2  11  23  11  24 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  10   0
C_Roberts*     MF   2  11  22  12  21 |  96   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  28   1
E_McCawl*      MF   2  11  23  13  27 |  64   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
S_de_Jong      AM   2   4  24  12  25 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
W_Rooney       FW   2   2  12  24  22 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   2   1   0   0  -3  -3  46
D_Mertens      FW   1   2   4  25  22 |  66   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
M_Bunn         GK  26   3   2   2  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Santon       DF   3  21  13   4  24 |  32   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  39   0   0
B_Oviedo       MF   2  11  22   2  23 |  32   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Kenedy*        MF   2  10  23  11  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Balotelli    FW   2   3   4  24  26 |  30   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
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