FMFA Manager, Southampton vs. Manchester City (Sat May 09) Southampton | Manchester City 4-1-2-1-2 C | 4-3-1-2 N VACANT | Derek Purvis | J_Oblak GK | GK J_Hart S_McLoughlin DF | DF D_Boyata B_Davies DF | DF J_Tarkowski K_Koulibaly DF | DF M_Navarro C_Jenkinson DF | DF D_Alaba M_Besic DM | MF S_Nasri M_Hamsik MF | MF G_Nkoudou J_Weigl MF | MF S_Forte D_James AM | AM L_Messi Richarlison FW | FW Maxi_Gomez K_Grant FW | FW R_Falcao | M_Sels SUB | SUB L_McGee S_Caulker SUB | SUB R_Yates G_Sigurdsson SUB | SUB D_Silva A_Lallana SUB | SUB Hulk D_Darbyshire SUB | SUB Y_Yeboah Min. 7 :(sou) M_Hamsik has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past D_Boyata ... He knocks it to K_Grant! ... But D_Alaba will cut out the threat Min. 8 :(mnc) G_Nkoudou holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to L_Messi ... L_Messi fires a shot at goal ! ... But he's put it wide ... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? Min. 11 :(mnc) S_Nasri with an intelligent ball to Maxi_Gomez ... Maxi_Gomez flings a shot at goal ! ... But J_Oblak makes an easy save Min. 13 :(sou) D_James gains possession ... Good sliding challenge from M_Navarro ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... J_Weigl floats the ball in! ... D_James loses his marker ... He gets his head onto it! ... J_Hart guesses right Min. 14 :(sou) Richarlison with electric pace ... He eases past the defender ... Richarlison with a graceful, looping effort ! ... J_Hart tips it wide for a corner ... CORNER! ... B_Davies chips the ball in towards the back post! ... J_Hart catches it! Min. 18 :(mnc) R_Falcao gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside the defender! ... He has some space now! ... A skillful effort from R_Falcao ! ... But J_Oblak hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 22 :(sou) D_James finds M_Hamsik on the edge of the box ... D_Alaba with the block Min. 25 :(sou) J_Weigl heads the ball back to M_Hamsik ... M_Hamsik with the 40 yard drive ! ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by J_Weigl! ... The ball comes to Richarlison ... He gets the shot away ... J_Hart makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! Min. 26 :(mnc) L_Messi changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to G_Nkoudou ... Richarlison with a deliberate foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... FREE KICK! ... That could have been a penalty! ... S_Forte knocks it forward ... D_Alaba gets on the end of it ... D_Alaba with a bicycle kick ! ... But he's missed it! ... He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo Min. 29 :(mnc) L_Messi plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... Maxi_Gomez decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... J_Weigl gets the foot in to win the ball ... It rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by S_Nasri! ... S_Forte with the header ... J_Oblak gets the finger tips to it ... And puts it over ... CORNER! ... S_Nasri crosses it in! ... The ball finds its way to J_Tarkowski ... He gets the shot away ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 30 :(sou) K_Grant dribbles it into the box ... J_Tarkowski is late with that one ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... That will be a booking ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 33 :(mnc) S_Nasri runs at the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to Maxi_Gomez ... Maxi_Gomez chases it through, he must score ! ... J_Oblak gets up well to catch that one Min. 40 :(mnc) S_Forte holds the ball up ... He sees D_Boyata in space! ... But S_McLoughlin puts the ball out of play Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 46 :(sou) B_Davies breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on J_Hart! ... Maxi_Gomez brings him down! ... He deserves punishment for that! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Southampton 0-0 Manchester City Min. 49 :(mnc) Maxi_Gomez has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past B_Davies! ... He has some space now! ... J_Weigl fouls ... That was disgusting ... It's a yellow, and rightly so ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 50 :(mnc) R_Yates is being brought on ... J_Tarkowski is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play DF Min. 50 :(mnc) There's going to be a change ... Y_Yeboah will come on for L_Messi and play FW Min. 55 :(mnc) D_Silva is ready to come on to replace G_Nkoudou ... Looks like he will play as a MF Min. 59 :(mnc) Curled in dangerously from S_Nasri to R_Falcao ... S_McLoughlin reads the situation well and wins the ball ... But it goes out ... CORNER! ... S_Nasri curls it into the box! ... C_Jenkinson gets up well ... And he heads it away Min. 62 :(sou) S_Caulker will replace K_Koulibaly and play DF Min. 63 :(mnc) D_Silva kills the ball dead ... Beautiful turn ... He could get a shot of here ... D_Silva with the cheeky shot! ... J_Oblak gets up well to catch that one Min. 64 :(sou) G_Sigurdsson is coming on and M_Hamsik is being brought off ... Looks likely he will go and play MF Min. 65 :(mnc) D_Silva runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to R_Yates ... R_Yates hits it ... This one could go anywhere ! ... J_Oblak just watches it drift out of play! Min. 66 :(sou) Up goes the substitution board - D_Darbyshire on for K_Grant as a FW Min. 70 :(sou) D_James controls the ball immaculately ... Leaves the defenders for dead ... This looks like it could be a great chance ... D_James aims for the top right corner ! ... GOAL !! ... He jumps up and punches the air ... That’s put Southampton ahead! ... Southampton 1-0 Manchester City ... Min. 71 :(sou) J_Weigl fires over a low cross to D_Darbyshire ... Brilliantly taken away by R_Yates !! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 77 :(sou) G_Sigurdsson knocks it past R_Yates and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... G_Sigurdsson with a scorcher of a shot ! ... OOOOHHHHH!!!! ... Unbelievable!!! ... It's gone wide Min. 79 :(mnc) D_Silva finds his way through ... That was sheer effort ... G_Sigurdsson fouls badly ... The Referee will want to speak to him Min. 80 :(sou) M_Besic looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to D_James ... D_James uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... J_Hart gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 82 :(sou) Richarlison sidesteps R_Yates ... Richarlison hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 87 :(sou) J_Weigl pulls up ... That looks like his knee gave in! ... He won't be able to continue! ... The Manager has already made all his subs! ... They will have to play a man down! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 90 :(sou) S_McLoughlin beats his marker ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... Y_Yeboah with a deliberate foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He is fortunate to be given just a warning ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : St Mary's Stadium Attendance : 41,534 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southampton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_James (Man of the Match) Scorers : D_James (70) Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Weigl (49) Injured : J_Weigl (87) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_Nasri Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Tarkowski (30), Maxi_Gomez (46) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southampton | Manchester City Attempts on Goal : 8 | 9 Off target : 3 | 4 On target : 5 | 5 Possession : 62 | 38 Corners : 3 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 12 | 8 Key Tackles : 3 | 4 Key Passes : 5 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Southampton 1 - 0 Manchester City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Southampton Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Oblak GK 30 4 3 1 25 | 94 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 0 0 S_McLoughlin DF 1 26 10 3 29 | 94 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 B_Davies DF 2 25 3 2 25 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Koulibaly DF 2 25 5 2 27 | 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Jenkinson DF 2 24 12 3 25 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 M_Besic DM 2 12 23 2 25 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 M_Hamsik MF 2 4 27 12 25 | 65 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 J_Weigl MF 2 5 24 2 24 | 88 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 17 -3 D_James AM 1 3 23 12 23 | 94 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 10 29 Richarlison FW 1 3 8 25 22 | 94 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 8 8 15 K_Grant FW 1 3 4 24 24 | 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Sels GK 27 2 2 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Caulker DF 2 24 5 2 25 | 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 G_Sigurdsson MF 2 4 25 12 24 | 29 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 8 9 A_Lallana MF 2 4 25 12 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Darbyshire FW 1 2 2 23 17 | 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Manchester City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Hart GK 30 2 2 2 33 | 94 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 D_Boyata DF 3 24 3 2 33 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Tarkowski DF 2 24 5 3 26 | 51 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 -2 M_Navarro DF 1 23 7 3 23 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 D_Alaba DF 2 23 2 3 25 | 94 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 0 1 S_Nasri MF 2 4 24 11 25 | 94 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 G_Nkoudou MF 2 3 24 7 22 | 56 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 S_Forte MF 2 5 24 3 29 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 L_Messi AM 2 3 26 13 25 | 51 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 Maxi_Gomez FW 1 3 9 25 22 | 94 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 3 R_Falcao FW 2 2 2 23 26 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 L_McGee GK 21 2 1 1 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Yates DF 1 26 10 3 22 | 43 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 1 D_Silva MF 3 2 25 11 24 | 38 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 Hulk FW 2 1 3 23 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Yeboah FW 1 2 3 23 21 | 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1589050411 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35