FMFA League Cup, Southampton vs. Leicester City (Wed May 15) Southampton | Leicester City 4-1-3-2 C | 4-3-3 C Ian McNamara | Will Schoolar | M_Sels GK | GK H_Lloris K_Trippier DF | DF M_Muniesa S_Ramos DF | DF A_Laporte M_Besic DF | DF D_Furlong C_Jenkinson DF | DF R_Bertrand K_Asamoah DM | MF G_Bale W_Nem MF | MF F_Bolkiah M_Dembele MF | MF C_Pulisic O_Giroud FW | FW J_Gordon C_Ronaldo FW | FW A_Pato Isco MF | FW J_Vardy | K_Vermeer SUB | SUB G_Donnarumma P_Nardi SUB | SUB C_Azpilicueta A_Lallana SUB | SUB J_Alba K_Grant SUB | SUB Y_Bolasie H_Kane SUB | SUB Mousa_D'bele Referee: Michael_Oliver (Level_1) Min. 1 :(sou) C_Jenkinson hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... Isco latches onto it! ... Isco looks to see where H_Lloris is! ... He shoots! ... H_Lloris with an easy save ... He just oozes confidence Min. 4 :(sou) S_Ramos takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to C_Ronaldo ... But A_Laporte barges him off the ball Min. 6 :(sou) M_Dembele kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... Isco gets on the end of the pass ... The cross hits Isco on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! ... But he puts it wide Min. 10 :(sou) C_Ronaldo sidesteps his marker ... C_Ronaldo flicks the header toward the far post! ... The fans get off there seats! ... But it sails over !! Min. 11 :(lei) C_Pulisic drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to J_Gordon ... S_Ramos with a deliberate foul ... That deserves a punishment ... Michael_Oliver gave him a strong warning ... FREE KICK! ... G_Bale plays it short to J_Gordon ... J_Gordon tries to chip the ball over the keeper ! ... But M_Sels makes a superb stop down low ... CORNER! ... C_Pulisic crosses it in! ... J_Vardy makes a firm connection with his head ... He hits the side netting Min. 12 :(lei) C_Pulisic curls the ball out wide to A_Pato ... A_Pato looks to see where M_Sels is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... But M_Sels with the difficult save Min. 13 :(lei) G_Bale hits a hard pass to C_Pulisic ... C_Pulisic attempts the shot! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... GOAL !! ... That was unfortunate ... Leicester City go ahead in this match now! ... Southampton 0-1 Leicester City ... Min. 14 :(sou) Southampton switch to playing A Min. 14 :(sou) M_Besic sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to O_Giroud ... O_Giroud hits a great drive! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... But it sails past the post !! ... H_Lloris never had a chance! Min. 14 :(lei) J_Gordon takes advantage of a bad back pass from S_Ramos ... C_Jenkinson fouls badly ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... That will be a booking ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 20 :(lei) M_Muniesa squares it to A_Pato ... A_Pato with a powerful downward header! ... But M_Sels palms it behind ... CORNER! ... A_Laporte curls it into the box! ... M_Sels catches it! Min. 33 :(sou) W_Nem miskicks! ... He finds C_Ronaldo though ... That was fortunate ... R_Bertrand gathers up the loose ball Min. 35 :(sou) W_Nem with the towering header to C_Ronaldo ... A well-placed shot from C_Ronaldo ! ... But H_Lloris parries the ball ... It’s picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd Min. 35 :(lei) The ball goes loose! ... A_Laporte seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... K_Asamoah with an over the top challenge ... He gets away with that one ... It’s just a warning Min. 36 :(sou) M_Dembele looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to Isco ... Isco strikes a wicked curler ! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... M_Dembele drives it into the box! ... A_Pato wins the ball ... He belts it away Min. 37 :(lei) G_Bale skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to A_Pato ... A_Pato aims for the top right corner ! ... M_Sels with a great save ... And he holds onto it as well! Min. 38 :(sou) C_Jenkinson unselfishly heads the ball back to M_Dembele ... M_Dembele breaks clear! ... He tries to take it round H_Lloris ... He rounds H_Lloris ... He thumps it towards the goal! ... GOAL !! ... Southampton are back level! ... Southampton 1-1 Leicester City ... Min. 40 :(lei) J_Gordon sidesteps K_Trippier ... He showed great skill there ... K_Asamoah with an ugly foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 41 :(sou) K_Asamoah with a pinpoint pass to C_Ronaldo ... C_Ronaldo shapes up for a shot! ... But he puts it over ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 47 :(sou) O_Giroud latches onto the ball ... He has some space now ... O_Giroud tries to place it in the corner ! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... H_Lloris dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had H_Lloris beaten! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Southampton 1-1 Leicester City Min. 49 :(sou) C_Ronaldo sidesteps his marker ... He was too quick for his marker ... D_Furlong with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 49 :(lei) G_Bale controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... J_Vardy gets onto the end of the pass! ... C_Jenkinson with an inch perfect tackle ... The whistle has gone! Incredible! ... His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off ! ... He knew he had to be careful after the first one, and this time he had to walk! Min. 51 :(lei) C_Pulisic looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to J_Vardy ... W_Nem with an ugly foul Min. 52 :(lei) A_Pato finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled S_Ramos ... A_Pato with the chance ! ... M_Sels parries it, he follows it up ... And M_Sels recovers to save!! Min. 53 :(sou) M_Besic lobs the ball over the defence ... C_Ronaldo latches on to it ... But R_Bertrand sweeps up the threat Min. 54 :(sou) O_Giroud skips the challenge from D_Furlong ... A wicked drive by O_Giroud ! ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 57 :(sou) M_Besic volleys it forward. He finds K_Trippier ... Superbly timed tackle by R_Bertrand ... He made it look easy Min. 58 :(sou) C_Ronaldo takes possession ... He looks up ... He's in acres of space ... M_Muniesa with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him. Min. 58 :(sou) C_Ronaldo with the deft touch ... He takes it past M_Muniesa ... He knocks it to O_Giroud! ... J_Vardy body checks his opponent!! ... That’s a careless challenge!! ... He is fortunate to be given just a warning Min. 59 :(lei) F_Bolkiah runs down the flank ... He threads the ball in to J_Vardy ... K_Trippier slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 60 :(sou) W_Nem retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball up field ... M_Dembele gets on the end of it ... A_Laporte takes the ball ... OOOHHHH!! ... He almost loses it straight away ... But he hits it clear! Min. 64 :(lei) A_Pato pushes it past M_Besic ... S_Ramos with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 65 :(lei) Y_Bolasie is going to be brought on ... J_Gordon is leaving the pitch ... He hasn't had the best of games today ... Looks like his replacement will play MF Min. 65 :(lei) C_Azpilicueta replaces R_Bertrand to play as a DF Min. 66 :(lei) M_Muniesa has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past K_Trippier ... He knocks it to F_Bolkiah! ... K_Trippier moves quickly to get the tackle in this time Min. 67 :(lei) A_Pato has it on the edge of the box ... S_Ramos takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! Min. 68 :(lei) G_Bale with a short pass to find J_Vardy ... From long range J_Vardy bends the ball towards goal! ... M_Sels won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 70 :(lei) J_Alba replaces an unhappy C_Pulisic and will play as a DF Min. 80 :(lei) G_Bale has the ball ... He knocks the ball past K_Asamoah ... He puts in J_Alba! ... J_Alba tries to catch the keeper out! ... But he miskicks and puts it well off target ... The Southampton fans taunt him about that effort Min. 82 :(lei) Y_Bolasie with the first time flick to M_Muniesa ... M_Muniesa fires off a left-footed shot ! ... It hits off a defender! ... But goes clear to safety! Min. 84 :(sou) Isco holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to O_Giroud ... O_Giroud is clean through! ... H_Lloris tries to make himself big ... He tries to beat H_Lloris ... H_Lloris dives on the ball !! ... CORNER! ... M_Besic drives it into the box! ... M_Dembele gets his head on it ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 85 :(sou) P_Nardi is coming on for S_Ramos and playing DF Min. 85 :(sou) A_Lallana will replace M_Dembele and play AM Min. 85 :(sou) H_Kane is coming on for O_Giroud and playing FW Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 88 :(lei) G_Bale runs at the defence ... He nutmegs K_Trippier ... He showed his class there ... G_Bale hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... But he somehow misses ... The Southampton fans laugh at him Min. 89 :(lei) Y_Bolasie races into the box ... He sees J_Alba lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... J_Alba with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... M_Sels fists it away ... That was a good save! Min. 90 :(lei) D_Furlong with a slick pass to J_Vardy ... J_Vardy with the diving header ! ... He had to be brave there ... It floats over M_Sels ... Its heading goal ward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : St Mary's Stadium Attendance : 32,528 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southampton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Dembele Scorers : M_Dembele (38) Sent Off : C_Jenkinson (49) Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leicester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : G_Bale (Man of the Match) Scorers : C_Pulisic (13) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southampton | Leicester City Attempts on Goal : 12 | 13 Off target : 8 | 6 On target : 4 | 7 Possession : 41 | 59 Corners : 2 | 2 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 13 | 5 Key Tackles : 4 | 7 Key Passes : 14 | 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Southampton 1 - 1 Leicester City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Southampton Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Sels GK 27 2 2 1 22 | 95 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 K_Trippier DF 2 22 4 2 24 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 S_Ramos DF 2 24 2 3 23 | 89 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 10 0 M_Besic DF 2 12 23 2 25 | 95 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 C_Jenkinson DF 2 23 12 3 25 | 53 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 -7 31 -7 K_Asamoah DM 2 9 23 2 24 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 W_Nem MF 2 3 22 11 25 | 95 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 M_Dembele MF 2 5 24 4 27 | 89 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 20 24 O_Giroud FW 2 2 12 22 26 | 89 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 C_Ronaldo FW 2 2 10 22 23 | 95 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 5 Isco MF 2 3 23 9 23 | 95 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 5 K_Vermeer GK 27 2 3 2 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Nardi DF 21 2 3 2 30 | 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Lallana AM 2 4 24 12 24 | 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Grant FW 1 3 4 23 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Kane FW 2 3 3 22 27 | 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Leicester City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- H_Lloris GK 27 2 3 3 28 | 95 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -6 0 0 0 M_Muniesa DF 3 24 4 2 22 | 95 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 20 1 A_Laporte DF 1 24 11 5 29 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 D_Furlong DF 2 23 4 2 23 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 R_Bertrand DF 2 21 11 3 23 | 69 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0 G_Bale MF 2 11 25 11 25 | 95 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 68 1 F_Bolkiah MF 1 2 23 4 22 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 C_Pulisic MF 1 2 24 11 24 | 74 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 20 23 J_Gordon FW 2 3 3 19 26 | 69 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 A_Pato FW 2 3 2 24 24 | 95 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 13 0 12 J_Vardy FW 2 3 3 23 22 | 95 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 G_Donnarumma GK 25 2 3 3 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Azpilicueta DF 3 24 12 2 23 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Alba DF 1 25 10 3 24 | 21 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Y_Bolasie MF 2 2 25 13 28 | 26 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 Mousa_D'bele FW 2 3 5 22 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1557947028 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35