FMFA Division One, West Bromwich Albion vs. Southampton (Sun May 23) West Bromwich Albion | Southampton 4-4-2 C | 4-4-2 N Neil Rowley | P Alberti | E_Mendy GK | GK Diogo_Costa O_Kabak DF | DF S_Reguilon K_Gibbs DF | DF R_James K_Bartley DF | DF S_McLoughlin C_Townsend DF | DF E_Alvarez J_Livermore MF | MF D_Klaassen K_Grosicki MF | MF V_Wanyama A_Pereira MF | MF M_Hamsik M_Phillips MF | MF G_Gaudino H_Robson-Kanu FW | FW G_Simeone G_Jesus FW | FW Breel_Embolo | S_Johnstone SUB | SUB M_Sels D_O'Shea SUB | SUB F_Miguel S_Field SUB | SUB K_Koulibaly O_Burke SUB | SUB M_Dembele J_Leko SUB | SUB Richarlison Min. 5 :(wba) K_Gibbs is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to M_Phillips ... M_Phillips flings a shot at goal ! ... Diogo_Costa with a fantastic point blank save ... He showed great Reflexes there Min. 7 :(wba) A_Pereira controls it well ... He nutmegs S_Reguilon ... He puts in G_Jesus! ... But R_James wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 11 :(wba) M_Phillips has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... A_Pereira gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... A_Pereira with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... But Diogo_Costa parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 12 :(sou) Breel_Embolo beats C_Townsend ... Breel_Embolo pounds a rocket on goal ! ... E_Mendy guesses right Min. 13 :(sou) M_Hamsik with a slick pass to Breel_Embolo ... Breel_Embolo hits the ball first time! ... E_Mendy beats the ball away Min. 17 :(wba) G_Jesus beats one ... Knocks it past a second ... And finds O_Kabak ... O_Kabak gets up high for the header ! ... Diogo_Costa fists it away ... That was a good save! Min. 21 :(wba) M_Phillips chips the ball over the defence and finds G_Jesus ... G_Jesus hits a curling shot! ... Diogo_Costa with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 26 :(sou) G_Simeone knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... G_Simeone attempts to drive it home! ... E_Mendy is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... OH! It drifts just past the post ... Great strike! ... Deserved a goal really Min. 27 :(wba) J_Livermore gets to the by line ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... G_Jesus is unmarked ... G_Jesus attempts to nutmeg Diogo_Costa! ... Diogo_Costa blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! Min. 31 :(wba) H_Robson-Kanu gets possession in his own half ... A vicious shot by H_Robson-Kanu ! ... Brilliant save from Diogo_Costa ... That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands Min. 38 :(wba) M_Phillips gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at Breel_Embolo ... He could be off here! ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think he deserved that! Min. 40 :(sou) Breel_Embolo lobs it over the defender ... Fine tackle by C_Townsend ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 42 :(sou) M_Hamsik beats C_Townsend ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... J_Livermore with a superb challenge ... The Referee has given the free kick the other way! ... That will be a booking ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(sou) D_Klaassen finds Breel_Embolo in acres of space ... But J_Livermore wins the ball from behind ... The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it. Min. 45 :(sou) G_Simeone with electric pace ... He eases past O_Kabak ... G_Simeone attempts to nutmeg E_Mendy! ... E_Mendy won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! Min. 48 :(wba) West Bromwich Albion changed their strategy to play E Min. 48 :(wba) M_Phillips beats one ... Knocks it past a second ... And finds K_Grosicki ... K_Grosicki fires off a left-footed shot ! ... Diogo_Costa parries it, he follows it up ... GOAL !! ... The defence had gone walk about! ... West Bromwich Albion go ahead in this match now! ... West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Southampton ... Min. 48 :(sou) G_Simeone skips the challenge from K_Gibbs ... O_Kabak takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: West Bromwich Albion 1-0 Southampton Min. 46 :(sou) D_Klaassen runs at the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to E_Alvarez ... K_Bartley reads the play well Min. 50 :(sou) F_Miguel takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace E_Alvarez ... He'll play as a DF ... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off Min. 52 :(sou) M_Hamsik with a neat pass into G_Simeone ... K_Gibbs takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! Min. 53 :(sou) G_Gaudino backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball up field ... M_Hamsik latches onto the end of it ... M_Hamsik with a powerful diving header! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... V_Wanyama hits it into the box! ... C_Townsend wins the ball ... And he heads it away Min. 57 :(sou) G_Gaudino spots G_Simeone who is in acres of space ... A left-footer by G_Simeone ! ... The shot slips through E_Mendy's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me Min. 60 :(sou) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. ... M_Dembele will come on for G_Gaudino and play MF Min. 63 :(sou) Breel_Embolo takes possession ... Knocks it past M_Phillips ... He's through on goal ... Breel_Embolo hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... E_Mendy dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had E_Mendy beaten! Min. 66 :(sou) R_James flicks it over K_Gibbs's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... R_James keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... GOAL !! ... Fine finish ! ... Equaliser, the crowd goes wild! ... West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Southampton ... Min. 70 :(wba) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. ... D_O'Shea will come on for K_Bartley and play DF Min. 71 :(sou) D_Klaassen brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... G_Simeone gets on the end of the pass ... G_Simeone hits it ... This one could go anywhere ! ... GOAL !! ... It looks like he enjoyed that one!! ... He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing! ... That’s given Southampton the lead! ... West Bromwich Albion 1-2 Southampton ... Min. 85 :(sou) Curled in dangerously from F_Miguel to Breel_Embolo ... K_Gibbs gets in the way and wins the ball Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(wba) O_Kabak brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... J_Livermore gets on the end of the pass ... J_Livermore carves a shot towards goal ! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Diogo_Costa dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had Diogo_Costa beaten! ... CORNER! ... M_Phillips hits it towards the far post! ... Diogo_Costa comes out and claims it! Min. 90 :(sou) S_Reguilon is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate in space ... He throws it long to G_Simeone ... But he loses control of it ... D_O'Shea belts it clear Min. 91 :(wba) A_Pereira breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on Diogo_Costa! ... S_McLoughlin brings him down! ... He could be off!! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... INDIRECT FREE KICK! ... K_Grosicki swings it in ... H_Robson-Kanu takes control of it! ... H_Robson-Kanu looks to see where E_Mendy is! ... He shoots! ... The ball moves through the air! ... Diogo_Costa moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... Diogo_Costa catches it with style! Min. 93 :(wba) A_Pereira plays a first time ball through the defence to O_Kabak ... O_Kabak hits a curling shot! ... Diogo_Costa makes a difficult save ... CORNER! ... J_Livermore swings it in! ... Diogo_Costa fists it away! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : The Hawtorns Attendance : 40,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Bromwich Albion Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Phillips (Man of the Match) Scorers : K_Grosicki (48) Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Phillips (38), J_Livermore (42) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southampton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Klaassen Scorers : R_James (66), G_Simeone (71) Sent Off : N/A Booked : S_McLoughlin (91) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Bromwich Albion | Southampton Attempts on Goal : 10 | 9 Off target : 1 | 5 On target : 9 | 4 Possession : 42 | 58 Corners : 2 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 1 Subs Used : 1 | 2 Fouls : 9 | 10 Key Tackles : 7 | 1 Key Passes : 9 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : West Bromwich Albion 1 - 2 Southampton ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - West Bromwich Albion Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E_Mendy GK 31 1 1 1 24 | 97 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -16 0 0 0 O_Kabak DF 1 27 6 3 25 | 97 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 13 10 6 K_Gibbs DF 1 26 10 3 25 | 97 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 10 0 K_Bartley DF 1 25 7 3 27 | 73 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 C_Townsend DF 1 24 11 3 23 | 97 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 J_Livermore MF 1 8 25 3 26 | 97 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 10 7 -2 K_Grosicki MF 1 2 25 10 26 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 A_Pereira MF 1 3 25 10 23 | 97 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 3 M_Phillips MF 1 3 24 12 23 | 97 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 -3 45 0 H_Robson-Kanu FW 1 2 8 25 25 | 97 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 G_Jesus FW 1 2 6 28 23 | 97 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 6 S_Johnstone GK 29 2 2 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_O'Shea DF 1 23 5 2 24 | 24 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 S_Field MF 1 8 24 2 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Burke AM 1 3 24 11 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Leko FW 1 2 4 24 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Southampton Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Diogo_Costa GK 33 1 1 1 23 | 97 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 0 0 S_Reguilon DF 1 29 12 8 28 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 R_James DF 1 28 10 3 23 | 97 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 13 0 23 S_McLoughlin DF 1 27 10 3 29 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 -3 E_Alvarez DF 1 27 13 2 23 | 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Klaassen MF 2 13 29 5 24 | 97 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 V_Wanyama MF 2 13 28 3 27 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Hamsik MF 2 4 27 12 25 | 97 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 1 G_Gaudino MF 2 12 26 3 25 | 63 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 G_Simeone FW 2 3 10 29 21 | 97 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 Breel_Embolo FW 1 2 9 28 23 | 97 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 M_Sels GK 27 2 2 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Miguel DF 1 28 10 3 26 | 44 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 18 8 K_Koulibaly DF 2 25 5 2 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Dembele MF 2 5 23 3 27 | 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 Richarlison FW 1 3 8 25 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1621763033 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35