FMFA Division One, Southampton vs. Crystal Palace (Wed Feb 23) Southampton | Crystal Palace 4-4-2 N | 4-5-1 C P Alberti | VACANT | Diogo_Costa GK | GK Ederson S_Reguilon DF | DF H_Maguire L_Digne DF | DF J_Riedewald F_Miguel DF | DF Cedric_Kipre E_Alvarez DF | DF G_Pique D_Klaassen MF | MF J_Rodriguez L_Goretzka MF | MF G_Bale D_James MF | MF T_Soucek N_Redmond MF | MF G_Xhaka G_Simeone FW | MF Paulinho Breel_Embolo FW | FW H_Kane | M_Sels SUB | SUB M_Ryan R_James SUB | SUB Joshua_Laws C_Pulisic SUB | SUB Y_Bisseck+ V_Wanyama SUB | SUB Jens_Cajuste O_Giroud SUB | SUB O_Watkins Min. 6 :(sou) E_Alvarez puts in N_Redmond ... N_Redmond is through on goal! ... The flag stays down ... He just has Ederson to beat ... He rounds Ederson ... He taps it towards the goal! ... GOAL !! ... And Southampton are leading in the game now ... Southampton 1-0 Crystal Palace ... Min. 7 :(sou) Southampton restructured their strategy to C Min. 10 :(sou) Breel_Embolo kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... G_Simeone gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... But Cedric_Kipre wins the ball from behind ... The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it. Min. 11 :(sou) F_Miguel finds N_Redmond in the box ... N_Redmond smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... But Ederson punches it away Min. 16 :(cry) G_Bale controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... G_Xhaka gets onto the end of the pass! ... L_Goretzka rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! ... That’s a foul!! ... The Referee refrained from booking him but had words Min. 17 :(sou) E_Alvarez with a one-touch layoff to G_Simeone ... Paulinho with a bad challenge ... The Referee will want to speak to him Min. 20 :(sou) L_Goretzka brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... Breel_Embolo gets on the end of the pass ... Cedric_Kipre makes the challenge and clears the ball ... But it drifts out of play ... CORNER! ... S_Reguilon curls it into the box! ... Ederson fists it away! Min. 20 :(cry) The defender under hits the back pass! ... H_Kane is through! ... E_Alvarez pulls on his opponent’s shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! Min. 20 :(cry) Paulinho takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to H_Kane ... H_Kane aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... Diogo_Costa makes a difficult save Min. 22 :(sou) S_Reguilon gets to the bye line ... He puts it into the box ... He finds Breel_Embolo ... Breel_Embolo drives it low ! ... Ederson can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... Ederson makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 23 :(sou) F_Miguel holds the ball up and waits for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to Breel_Embolo ... Breel_Embolo tries to place it in the corner ! ... Ederson makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 27 :(sou) L_Digne gets to the by-line ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to G_Simeone ... G_Simeone launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... The ball moves through the air! ... Ederson moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... GOAL !! ... Ederson looks dejected! ... That is his 10th goal this campaign!! ... Southampton 2-0 Crystal Palace ... Min. 28 :(cry) G_Xhaka takes possession ... He runs towards goal ... G_Xhaka has a go! ... It hits the post ... And goes clear Min. 31 :(sou) D_James passes the ball to S_Reguilon ... S_Reguilon bears down on goal! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it over Min. 35 :(sou) G_Simeone takes possession ... Knocks it past G_Pique ... He's through on goal ... H_Kane with the lunge!! ... And the whistle goes, that’s a foul Min. 41 :(cry) J_Rodriguez takes on F_Miguel ... He runs past him ... D_James is called for the holding foul ... He was pushing down on his man ... The Referee shows him a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 44 :(sou) L_Goretzka plays the early ball across the box to find G_Simeone in space ... G_Pique with a superb challenge ... The referee has given the free kick the other way! ... The Referee warns him Min. 45 :(sou) D_James kicks G_Xhaka off the ball ... He's Butted him ! ... The Referee has stopped play ... That's a terrible challenge ... The referee comes over ... He's already on a yellow ... Straight RED CARD! Min. 47 :(cry) J_Rodriguez off the woodwork. ... H_Kane picks up the deflection ... S_Reguilon gets to the ball first ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Southampton 2-0 Crystal Palace Min. 48 :(sou) G_Simeone with a real burst of pace ... G_Simeone drives it low ! ... But he somehow misses ... The Crystal Palace fans laugh at him Min. 50 :(sou) E_Alvarez is first to the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to G_Simeone ... G_Simeone flings a shot at goal ! ... But he somehow misses ... That was a woeful effort Min. 55 :(sou) Breel_Embolo could get a shot on goal here ... Paulinho goes in studs first Min. 57 :(cry) G_Xhaka crosses to H_Kane ... A left-footer by H_Kane ! ... Diogo_Costa blocks the shot with his legs ... It goes clear! Min. 60 :(cry) T_Soucek with the nutmeg ... He takes the ball forward ... S_Reguilon is late with that one ... He gets up and shakes the players hand ... The Referee wants a word ... It’s just a warning Min. 62 :(cry) J_Rodriguez with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past L_Digne ... Brilliantly taken away by S_Reguilon !! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 64 :(cry) Cedric_Kipre boots it towards H_Kane ... A cracking drive from H_Kane ! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... GOAL !! ... That was unfortunate ... Southampton 2-1 Crystal Palace ... Min. 67 :(sou) D_Klaassen with the dribble ... The defender is easily beaten ... But J_Riedewald barges him off the ball Min. 70 :(sou) Breel_Embolo knocks the ball past G_Pique ... J_Riedewald takes the ball ... OOOHHHH!! ... He almost loses it straight away ... But he hits it clear! Min. 82 :(sou) G_Simeone with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past G_Pique ... G_Pique with the lunge!! ... And the whistle goes, that’s a foul ... That will be a booking ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... It is within shooting distance! ... D_Klaassen fires it towards the goal ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 89 :(sou) N_Redmond skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to G_Simeone ... The ball hits Cedric_Kipre in the face! ... And goes clear! Min. 92 :(cry) T_Soucek whips the ball across to Paulinho ... Paulinho flicks the header toward the far post! ... But Diogo_Costa stops that one easily Min. 93 :(sou) L_Goretzka reads the run of G_Simeone ... Paulinho takes the player down!! ... That’s a poor tackle! ... He's warned for that one ... Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : St Mary's Stadium Attendance : 41,534 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southampton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : N_Redmond Scorers : N_Redmond (6), G_Simeone (27) Sent Off : D_James (45) Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crystal Palace Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : H_Kane (Man of the Match) Scorers : H_Kane (64) Sent Off : N/A Booked : G_Pique (82) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southampton | Crystal Palace Attempts on Goal : 9 | 5 Off target : 5 | 1 On target : 4 | 4 Possession : 48 | 52 Corners : 1 | 0 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 0 | 0 Fouls : 15 | 11 Key Tackles : 2 | 5 Key Passes : 12 | 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Southampton 2 - 1 Crystal Palace ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 34 1 1 1 23 | 95 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Reguilon DF 1 30 12 8 28 | 95 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 10 1 L_Digne DF 1 29 12 5 23 | 95 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 F_Miguel DF 1 29 10 3 26 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 E_Alvarez DF 1 28 14 2 23 | 95 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 D_Klaassen MF 2 13 30 5 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 8 9 L_Goretzka MF 1 12 28 12 24 | 95 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 38 8 D_James MF 1 13 27 14 23 | 45 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 -7 3 -7 N_Redmond MF 1 3 28 11 23 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 10 26 G_Simeone FW 2 3 10 30 21 | 95 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 25 Breel_Embolo FW 1 2 9 28 23 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 4 M_Sels GK 27 2 2 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_James DF 1 29 10 3 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Pulisic MF 1 2 28 12 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 V_Wanyama MF 2 13 29 3 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Giroud FW 2 1 11 21 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Crystal Palace Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ederson GK 30 1 1 1 20 | 95 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -12 0 0 0 H_Maguire DF 1 29 6 5 29 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Riedewald DF 1 29 10 2 23 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 Cedric_Kipre DF 1 29 13 2 29 | 95 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 39 28 0 G_Pique DF 2 28 6 2 28 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 -3 J_Rodriguez MF 2 3 30 12 25 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 G_Bale MF 1 5 30 14 24 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 T_Soucek MF 1 11 29 5 24 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 G_Xhaka MF 3 5 28 8 24 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 Paulinho MF 2 3 27 2 24 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 H_Kane FW 1 8 11 30 26 | 95 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 29 M_Ryan GK 29 2 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Joshua_Laws DF 1 28 10 3 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Bisseck+ DF 1 27 15 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jens_Cajuste MF 1 10 27 2 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Watkins FW 1 3 9 29 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1645647212 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35