FMFA Tiger League, Southampton vs. Norwich City (Wed Feb 25)


                          Southampton  |  Norwich City
                              4-4-2 N  |  5-2-1-2 P
                        Kevin Welford  |  David Gooch (C)
                                       |
                         K_Vermeer GK  |  GK J_Ruddy
                           S_Ramos DF  |  DF A_Hutton
                            L_Shaw DF  |  DF J_Pereira
                             D_Fox DF  |  DF S_Whittaker
                       Filipe_Luis DF  |  DF S_Bassong
                     J_Ward-Prowse MF  |  DF M_Olsson
                         A_Lallana MF  |  MF N_Matic
                              Isco MF  |  MF Paulinho
                           J_Navas MF  |  FW N_Bendtner
                      K_Balde_Diao FW  |  FW E_Elia
                       M_Balotelli FW  |  AM N_Redmond
                                       |
                         F_Forster SUB |  SUB M_Bunn
                           N_Clyne SUB |  SUB M_Turner
                         M_Yoshida SUB |  SUB M_Diame
                           S_Davis SUB |  SUB S_Downing
                              D_Ba SUB |  SUB G_Hooper

Referee: Anthony_Taylor (Cheshire)


Min. 1  :(sou) The Southampton manager told his side to change to a P strategy 
Min. 3  :(sou) J_Navas takes advantage of a mistake by S_Whittaker 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  J_Navas blasts it at the goal ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He puts his hands to his ears!! 
          ...  He is winding the Norwich City fans up!! 
          ...  They greet the gesture with jeers! 
          ...  That’s put Southampton ahead! 
          ...  Southampton 1-0 Norwich City ...
Min. 4  :(sou) Southampton switch to playing A 
Min. 4  :(nor) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders 
          ...  It seems Norwich City will now be playing C 
Min. 6  :(sou) J_Navas has it now 
          ...  He takes on S_Bassong 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in K_Balde_Diao! 
          ...  J_Pereira with a late tackle 
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul 
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 8  :(sou) A_Lallana is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to M_Balotelli 
          ...  M_Balotelli hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  J_Ruddy makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 9  :(nor) M_Olsson takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to N_Matic 
          ...  N_Matic with the chance ! 
          ...  K_Vermeer just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 11 :(sou) A_Lallana finds M_Balotelli with a ball over the defence 
          ...  But M_Olsson clears the ball to safety 
Min. 12 :(nor) N_Redmond retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball up field 
          ...  J_Pereira latches onto the end of it 
          ...  A great volley from J_Pereira ! 
          ...  But K_Vermeer punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 
Min. 17 :(nor) N_Redmond leaves L_Shaw standing 
          ...  N_Redmond attempts the shot! 
          ...  K_Vermeer with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 23 :(nor) N_Redmond has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  E_Elia collects the loose ball! 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from L_Shaw 
Min. 24 :(sou) J_Ward-Prowse kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  M_Balotelli gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  M_Balotelli curls the ball in on goal ! 
          ...  J_Ruddy makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop ! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 29 :(nor) N_Matic runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs L_Shaw 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  N_Matic sees K_Vermeer off his line ! 
          ...  K_Vermeer gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He just manages to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Matic crosses it in! 
          ...  N_Redmond with the header 
          ...  K_Vermeer takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 34 :(sou) A_Lallana heads the ball back to M_Balotelli 
          ...  M_Olsson bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
Min. 35 :(nor) N_Bendtner plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He looks around for options 
          ...  He moves forward with the ball 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by L_Shaw 
          ...  He made it look easy 
          ...  But he can't keep it in 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Redmond plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  D_Fox wins the ball 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 38 :(sou) A_Lallana turns nicely onto the ball 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from S_Bassong 
Min. 41 :(nor) A_Hutton with a pinpoint pass to M_Olsson 
          ...  L_Shaw wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Matic chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  The danger is dealt with by S_Ramos 
Min. 42 :(sou) Isco sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to M_Balotelli 
          ...  S_Whittaker slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Southampton 1-0 Norwich City

Min. 46 :(nor) E_Elia with an inch perfect pass to N_Matic 
          ...  But S_Ramos clears the danger 
Min. 53 :(nor) N_Redmond runs into space 
          ...  N_Redmond tries to lob the keeper ! 
          ...  K_Vermeer gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 57 :(sou) N_Clyne replaces an unhappy S_Ramos and will play as a DF 
Min. 58 :(nor) There's going to be a change 
          ...  M_Turner will come on for A_Hutton and play DF 
Min. 60 :(nor) M_Turner with a clever shimmy 
          ...  M_Turner tries to place it in the corner ! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  K_Vermeer moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It’s beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 61 :(nor) G_Hooper is ready to come on to replace M_Olsson 
          ...  Looks like he will play as a FW 
Min. 61 :(nor) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders 
          ...  It seems Norwich City will now be playing A 
Min. 61 :(sou) J_Ward-Prowse 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! 
          ...  K_Balde_Diao receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  K_Balde_Diao cracks a laser towards goal ! 
          ...  J_Ruddy watches it sail wide! 
Min. 61 :(nor) N_Redmond finds S_Bassong on the edge of the box 
          ...  N_Clyne reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 64 :(nor) N_Redmond sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  An audacious effort from N_Redmond ! 
          ...  K_Vermeer takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 65 :(sou) Isco jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Balotelli 
          ...  M_Balotelli with a powerful diving header! 
          ...  J_Ruddy makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop ! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 65 :(nor) The defender under hits the back pass! 
          ...  G_Hooper is through! 
          ...  G_Hooper could have let it bounce! 
          ...  K_Vermeer is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And K_Vermeer reacts well to palm it behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Elia floats the ball in! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of K_Vermeer 
Min. 66 :(nor) G_Hooper finds a hole in the defence 
          ...  G_Hooper with a bomb of a shot ! 
          ...  But K_Vermeer parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 67 :(nor) N_Matic finds G_Hooper in acres of space 
          ...  But Filipe_Luis wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 69 :(sou) A_Lallana plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  J_Navas decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  J_Navas with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  But J_Ruddy reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 69 :(nor) N_Redmond is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  E_Elia latches onto the ball 
          ...  L_Shaw with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 71 :(sou) Southampton changed their strategy to play D 
Min. 74 :(nor) Paulinho with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past Filipe_Luis 
          ...  He knocks it to G_Hooper! 
          ...  K_Balde_Diao slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 75 :(nor) N_Redmond punches N_Clyne off the ball 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  He's off!! 
Min. 76 :(sou) J_Navas gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at N_Matic 
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning 
Min. 77 :(nor) N_Matic is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to E_Elia 
          ...  J_Navas tackles cleanly 
Min. 77 :(sou) M_Balotelli with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past the defender 
          ...  E_Elia is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He won that header unfairly 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 83 :(nor) N_Bendtner makes himself available 
          ...  N_Bendtner tries the lob from 30 yards ! 
          ...  K_Vermeer won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 86 :(sou) A_Lallana drives it forward to K_Balde_Diao 
          ...  The ball hits M_Turner in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 87 :(nor) Paulinho hits a hard pass to G_Hooper 
          ...  J_Ward-Prowse goes in studs first 
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(nor) E_Elia looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to G_Hooper 
          ...  J_Ward-Prowse is late with that one 
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball 
          ...  He received a good talking to from Anthony_Taylor 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just past the halfway line 
          ...  Paulinho plays it short to E_Elia 
          ...  But K_Balde_Diao slides in 
Min. 93 :(nor) N_Matic slides it through the middle to G_Hooper 
          ...  G_Hooper hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : St Mary's Stadium
Attendance           : 51,000
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Southampton Match Info
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Best player          : J_Navas (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Navas (3)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Ward-Prowse (87)
Injured              : N/A
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Norwich City Match Info
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Best player          : N_Matic
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N_Redmond (75)
Booked               : E_Elia (77)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Southampton  |    Norwich City
Attempts on Goal     :           6        |       12
Off target           :           1        |       4
On target            :           5        |       8
Possession           :          55        |       45
Corners              :           0        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           1        |       2
Fouls                :          14        |       10
Key Tackles          :          10        |       4
Key Passes           :          10        |       13
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Final Score          : Southampton 1 - 0 Norwich City
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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  21   2   3   2  26 |  96   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  31   0   0   0
S_Ramos        DF   2  20   2   3  23 |  60   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0   0
L_Shaw         DF   2  20  11   3  28 |  96   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0   0
D_Fox          DF   2  18  11   3  25 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   0   0
Filipe_Luis    DF   2  18   2   3  26 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
J_Ward-Prowse  MF   2   3  20   2  23 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -3  -3  -3
A_Lallana      MF   2   3  20  11  24 |  96   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Isco           MF   2   3  18   8  23 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  17  21  17
J_Navas        MF   2   3  19  11  25 |  96   0   1   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  40  18  51
K_Balde_Diao   FW   2   3   3  18  21 |  96   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  46   0   1
M_Balotelli    FW   2   3   3  20  26 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
F_Forster      GK  19   2   3   3  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Clyne        DF   2  18  10   3  24 |  36   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8  10   0
M_Yoshida      DF   2  17   2   3  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Davis        MF   2   3  17   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Ba           FW   3   3   3  18  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Norwich City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Ruddy        GK  19   2   3   2  21 |  96   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -1   0   0   0
A_Hutton       DF   2  18   3   3  23 |  61   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  -1  16  -1
J_Pereira      DF   2  18   2   3  27 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
S_Whittaker    DF   2  18   2   3  26 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   0   0
S_Bassong      DF   2  18   2   3  27 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   7  -1  -1
M_Olsson       DF   2  17  10   3  21 |  64   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   9  10   0
N_Matic        MF   2   3  18   8  25 |  96   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   6   6
Paulinho       MF   2   3  19   2  24 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0
N_Bendtner     FW   2   2   3  18  24 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
E_Elia         FW   3   3   3  19  21 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -3  31  -3
N_Redmond      AM   2   3  17  10  27 |  78   0   0   4   0   4   0   0   1   0 -10   2  10
M_Bunn         GK  17   2   3   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Turner       DF   2  17   2   2  22 |  35   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   9   0   1
M_Diame        MF   2   2  18   2  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Downing      AM   2   3  17  10  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Hooper       FW   2   3   3  18  27 |  32   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
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