FMFA League, Southampton vs. West Bromwich Albion (Sun Jul 04) Southampton | West Bromwich Albion 4-4-2 E | 5-3-2 C P Alberti | Neil Rowley | Diogo_Costa GK | GK E_Mendy S_Reguilon DF | DF D_Furlong R_James DF | DF K_Gibbs F_Miguel DF | DF S_Ajayi E_Alvarez DF | DF A_Hegazy D_Klaassen MF | DF C_Townsend V_Wanyama MF | MF M_Phillips L_Goretzka MF | MF K_Grosicki G_Gaudino MF | MF R_Sawyers G_Simeone FW | FW H_Robson-Kanu Breel_Embolo FW | FW G_Jesus | M_Sels SUB | SUB S_Johnstone K_Koulibaly SUB | SUB O_Kabak C_Pulisic SUB | SUB S_Field M_Hamsik SUB | SUB O_Burke Richarlison SUB | SUB J_Leko Min. 4 :(wba) M_Phillips unselfishly lays the ball back to H_Robson-Kanu ... V_Wanyama is called for the holding foul ... He was a bit too close for comfort ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll have to watch himself now ... FREE KICK! ... It is well within shooting range! ... H_Robson-Kanu drives it in ... Diogo_Costa claws it off the line ... The Referee consults his assistant ... GOAL !! ... But it's been disallowed. The linesman spotted a foul Min. 5 :(sou) Breel_Embolo beats A_Hegazy ... He showed great skill there ... A cheeky lob from Breel_Embolo ! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... E_Mendy palms it behind !! ... What a great save! ... CORNER! ... G_Gaudino curls it into the box! ... Breel_Embolo loses his marker ... He gets his head onto it! ... E_Mendy makes a good save ... CORNER! ... Swung in by V_Wanyama ... L_Goretzka with the shot! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into E_Mendy's arms ... Unlucky Min. 5 :(wba) G_Jesus with a real burst of pace ... He shows R_James a clean set of heals ... G_Jesus has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... He hits the side netting Min. 6 :(wba) G_Jesus finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled S_Reguilon ... F_Miguel with a nasty foul ... The Referee warns him Min. 9 :(sou) Breel_Embolo sidesteps A_Hegazy ... He was too quick for his marker ... Driven towards goal by Breel_Embolo ! ... E_Mendy with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 16 :(sou) E_Alvarez volleys it forward. He finds G_Simeone ... S_Ajayi gets in the way and wins the ball Min. 18 :(wba) M_Phillips retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball up field ... H_Robson-Kanu gets on the end of it ... L_Goretzka with a bad challenge ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... He had to endure a strong lecture from The Referee Min. 22 :(sou) D_Klaassen backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball up field ... G_Simeone latches onto the end of it ... A_Hegazy reads him well and hoofs it clear Min. 24 :(wba) H_Robson-Kanu takes advantage of a mistake by F_Miguel ... He runs towards goal ... H_Robson-Kanu fires a shot at goal ! ... Diogo_Costa won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 26 :(sou) G_Simeone beats K_Gibbs ... He showed great skill there ... But D_Furlong wins the tackle cleanly Min. 27 :(wba) M_Phillips finds the run of G_Jesus ... But R_James clears the danger Min. 28 :(wba) M_Phillips is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... H_Robson-Kanu latches onto the ball ... H_Robson-Kanu sees Diogo_Costa off his line ! ... It's hit the bar ... It bounces down ... Diogo_Costa grabs it ... No Goal! ... Boo's surround the stadium!!! Min. 33 :(sou) L_Goretzka runs at the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to G_Simeone ... G_Simeone tries to catch the keeper out! ... It fly's into Row Z! Min. 33 :(sou) Breel_Embolo kills the ball dead ... Beautiful turn ... He could get a shot of here ... D_Furlong rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That’s a foul!! Min. 37 :(sou) G_Gaudino has a go! ... It hits the defender ... G_Simeone collects the loose ball! ... D_Furlong with an over the top challenge Min. 40 :(wba) M_Phillips turns past F_Miguel ... He has created space for himself now ... F_Miguel fouls badly ... That looked malicious ... The Referee shows him a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! ... FREE KICK! ... It is well within shooting range! ... G_Jesus bends it round the wall ... The net bulges! ... GOAL !! ... He kisses his shirt!! ... He shows his love for the club!! ... The fans cheer him and chant his name!! ... West Bromwich Albion go ahead in this match now! ... Southampton 0-1 West Bromwich Albion ... Min. 41 :(sou) Southampton altered their play to a A strategy Min. 42 :(sou) S_Reguilon nutmegs D_Furlong ... A delicate chip from S_Reguilon ! ... The net bulges! ... OH!! He has hit the side netting ... Goal kick given Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(sou) V_Wanyama crosses to L_Goretzka ... A_Hegazy stands his ground and wins the tackle Min. 45 :(sou) L_Goretzka gets to the by line ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... Breel_Embolo is unmarked ... Breel_Embolo from 20 yards ! ... E_Mendy takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 46 :(wba) M_Phillips can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to H_Robson-Kanu ... H_Robson-Kanu attempts a lob! ... Diogo_Costa guesses right Min. 47 :(wba) M_Phillips miskicks! ... He finds G_Jesus though ... That was fortunate ... G_Jesus looks to see where Diogo_Costa is! ... He shoots! ... It hits the post ... And goes clear ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Southampton 0-1 West Bromwich Albion Min. 48 :(sou) Breel_Embolo sprints forward with the ball ... Breel_Embolo hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... E_Mendy has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... E_Mendy is left flat-footed ... It's gone wide !! Min. 49 :(wba) K_Grosicki finds his way through ... He has tremendous pace ... Excellent sliding challenge from S_Reguilon ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... R_Sawyers hits it towards the far post! ... E_Alvarez wins the ball ... And he clears the danger Min. 55 :(sou) G_Gaudino moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to G_Simeone ... G_Simeone hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... It hits the sponsor hoarding Min. 55 :(wba) H_Robson-Kanu knocks the ball past the lunge of R_James ... V_Wanyama with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 65 :(sou) There's going to be a change ... K_Koulibaly will come on for F_Miguel and play DF Min. 65 :(sou) V_Wanyama spots G_Simeone who is in acres of space ... G_Simeone with the diving header ! ... He had to be brave there ... E_Mendy parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 67 :(sou) Richarlison is being brought on ... Breel_Embolo is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play FW Min. 67 :(sou) K_Koulibaly gets to the bye line ... He puts it into the box ... He finds G_Simeone ... G_Simeone with the shot ! ... Looks like it should be E_Mendy's ... Oh he's let it go through his legs ... But drifts inches wide !! ... E_Mendy looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! ... CORNER! ... E_Alvarez chips the ball in towards the back post! ... E_Mendy reads it well, and claims it! Min. 68 :(sou) C_Pulisic is being prepared to come on ... D_Klaassen is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play MF Min. 68 :(wba) K_Gibbs races into the box ... He sees H_Robson-Kanu lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... H_Robson-Kanu attempts a chip! ... It's well wide! ... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that! Min. 68 :(sou) G_Simeone with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past the defender ... S_Ajayi with the tackle ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... He's lucky it wasn't more ... It’s just a warning Min. 70 :(wba) O_Kabak is coming on for C_Townsend and will play DF Min. 70 :(wba) S_Ajayi beats his marker ... He muscled him off the ball ... C_Pulisic rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! ... That’s a foul!! ... YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one Min. 72 :(wba) M_Phillips holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to D_Furlong ... D_Furlong with his head down lets it go ! ... Diogo_Costa claws it off the line ... The Referee consults his assistant ... GOAL !! ... Southampton 0-2 West Bromwich Albion ... Min. 74 :(sou) G_Gaudino reads the run of Richarlison ... Richarlison has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... E_Mendy collects it comfortably ... The shot never troubled him Min. 75 :(wba) G_Jesus loses E_Alvarez ... R_James knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But The Referee just turns away! Min. 76 :(sou) Richarlison turns past O_Kabak ... He has created space for himself now ... Richarlison hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... But E_Mendy palms it behind ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 77 :(wba) H_Robson-Kanu controls it with ease ... K_Koulibaly takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 80 :(wba) J_Leko comes on for H_Robson-Kanu and takes up a FW role Min. 81 :(wba) K_Gibbs looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to J_Leko ... J_Leko with a blistering shot ! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it wide Min. 82 :(sou) S_Reguilon with an intelligent ball to Richarlison ... Richarlison pounds a rocket on goal ! ... It takes a deflection! ... E_Mendy is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... C_Pulisic hits it into the box! ... D_Furlong wins the ball ... And he heads it away Min. 83 :(sou) C_Pulisic sidesteps D_Furlong ... C_Pulisic with the shot ! ... E_Mendy makes himself big ... Superb Stop ! ... Well that one would have delighted him Min. 85 :(wba) M_Phillips fires over a low cross to G_Jesus ... G_Jesus sends it flying towards goal! ... But Diogo_Costa is equal to it Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(sou) G_Simeone jumps over K_Gibbs's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... G_Simeone goes for goal ! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... C_Pulisic swings it in! ... S_Ajayi belts it clear Min. 88 :(sou) Richarlison kills the ball dead ... Beautiful turn ... He could get a shot of here ... D_Furlong dives it two footed!! ... That’s an awful tackle! ... The Referee calls him for a talk Min. 90 :(sou) V_Wanyama takes advantage of a mistake by D_Furlong ... That mistake could prove costly ... V_Wanyama goes for goal ! ... 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! ... CORNER! ... L_Goretzka plays it into the danger area! ... K_Gibbs clears the danger Min. 93 :(sou) L_Goretzka plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... Richarlison keeps possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... Richarlison has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... E_Mendy blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : St Mary's Stadium Attendance : 41,534 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southampton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Breel_Embolo Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : V_Wanyama (4), F_Miguel (40), C_Pulisic (70) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Bromwich Albion Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Phillips (Man of the Match) Scorers : G_Jesus (40), D_Furlong (72) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southampton | West Bromwich Albion Attempts on Goal : 18 | 11 Off target : 9 | 6 On target : 9 | 5 Possession : 61 | 39 Corners : 6 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 3 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 10 | 6 Key Tackles : 5 | 4 Key Passes : 11 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Southampton 0 - 2 West Bromwich Albion ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 98 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -16 0 0 0 S_Reguilon DF 1 29 12 8 28 | 98 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 10 1 R_James DF 1 28 10 3 23 | 98 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 F_Miguel DF 1 28 10 3 26 | 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 -3 E_Alvarez DF 1 27 14 2 23 | 98 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 D_Klaassen MF 2 13 30 5 24 | 72 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 V_Wanyama MF 2 13 28 3 27 | 98 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 10 17 -2 L_Goretzka MF 1 12 27 12 24 | 98 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 1 G_Gaudino MF 2 12 26 3 25 | 98 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 G_Simeone FW 2 3 10 30 21 | 98 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Breel_Embolo FW 1 2 9 28 23 | 71 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 M_Sels GK 27 2 2 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Koulibaly DF 2 25 5 2 27 | 29 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 C_Pulisic MF 1 2 27 11 24 | 26 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 0 M_Hamsik MF 2 4 27 12 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Richarlison FW 1 3 8 25 22 | 27 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 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 | 98 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 0 0 0 D_Furlong DF 1 24 5 2 25 | 98 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 26 0 23 K_Gibbs DF 1 27 10 3 25 | 98 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 20 0 S_Ajayi DF 1 25 12 4 24 | 98 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 A_Hegazy DF 1 25 6 3 26 | 98 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 C_Townsend DF 1 24 11 3 23 | 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 M_Phillips MF 1 3 24 12 23 | 98 0 0 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 98 0 K_Grosicki MF 1 2 25 10 26 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Sawyers MF 1 7 24 3 24 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Robson-Kanu FW 1 2 8 25 25 | 84 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 G_Jesus FW 1 2 6 28 23 | 98 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 8 8 36 S_Johnstone GK 29 2 2 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Kabak DF 1 27 6 3 25 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 | 14 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1625391617 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35