FMFA Division One, Southampton vs. West Bromwich Albion (Sun Mar 27)


                          Southampton  |  West Bromwich Albion
                          4-1-2-2-1 P  |  4-4-2 C
                            P Alberti  |  Neil Rowley
                                       |
                       Diogo_Costa GK  |  GK E_Mendy
                        S_Reguilon DF  |  DF O_Kabak
                           L_Digne DF  |  DF K_Gibbs
                         E_Alvarez DF  |  DF S_Ajayi
                          F_Miguel DF  |  DF K_Bartley
                         V_Wanyama DM  |  MF A_Reach
                        L_Goretzka MF  |  MF J_Livermore
                           D_James MF  |  MF A_Pereira
                         N_Redmond AM  |  MF K_Grosicki
                         C_Pulisic AM  |  FW G_Jesus
                         G_Simeone FW  |  FW C_Austin
                                       |
                            M_Sels SUB |  SUB S_Johnstone
                           R_James SUB |  SUB A_Hegazy
                          M_Hamsik SUB |  SUB R_Sawyers
                         G_Gaudino SUB |  SUB Matt_Phillips
                      Breel_Embolo SUB |  SUB A_Zohore




Min. 2  :(wba) S_Ajayi crosses to G_Jesus 
          ...  G_Jesus hits a great shot ! 
          ...  But Diogo_Costa palms it behind 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 5  :(sou) V_Wanyama works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to C_Pulisic 
          ...  C_Pulisic uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  E_Mendy gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by E_Mendy !! 
Min. 6  :(wba) K_Grosicki moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_Jesus 
          ...  L_Digne slides in to knock the ball out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Reach curls it into the box! 
          ...  It is cleared by E_Alvarez 
Min. 6  :(sou) C_Pulisic puts in L_Goretzka 
          ...  K_Grosicki fouls badly 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
          ...  The Referee just wants to lecture him 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  This is a good chance! 
          ...  C_Pulisic shapes to shoot 
          ...  He plays it to G_Simeone instead 
          ...  G_Simeone leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!! 
          ...  E_Mendy collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 8  :(wba) S_Ajayi is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball up field 
          ...  G_Jesus latches onto the end of it 
          ...  G_Jesus sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  Diogo_Costa with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 9  :(sou) G_Simeone finds the run of C_Pulisic 
          ...  C_Pulisic tries to lob the keeper ! 
          ...  E_Mendy makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 15 :(wba) K_Gibbs holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to C_Austin 
          ...  C_Austin controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 17 :(sou) N_Redmond with the heel pass to C_Pulisic 
          ...  C_Pulisic hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 20 :(sou) G_Simeone sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He runs forward now 
          ...  G_Simeone tries to beat E_Mendy! 
          ...  It’s going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !! 
          ...  E_Mendy looks relieved there! 
Min. 21 :(wba) A_Reach holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to C_Austin 
          ...  E_Alvarez cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 22 :(wba) C_Austin is first to the loose ball 
          ...  A thundering drive by C_Austin ! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  Diogo_Costa is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  O_Kabak crosses it in! 
          ...  Diogo_Costa fists it away! 
Min. 24 :(wba) K_Bartley with a first time pass 
          ...  A_Pereira runs onto it! 
          ...  N_Redmond tackles from behind 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! 
Min. 25 :(wba) G_Jesus beats his marker 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  F_Miguel takes the player down!! 
          ...  That’s a poor tackle! 
Min. 27 :(sou) G_Simeone gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past A_Pereira! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  G_Simeone gets his head to the ball ! 
          ...  It flies wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 28 :(sou) L_Digne squares it to N_Redmond 
          ...  N_Redmond with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It’s going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !! 
          ...  E_Mendy looks relieved there! 
Min. 29 :(sou) C_Pulisic controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  G_Simeone gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  K_Grosicki with the tackle 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The Referee tells him he has had enough warnings 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 37 :(sou) N_Redmond cuts the ball back to G_Simeone 
          ...  G_Simeone goes for the top corner ! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  E_Mendy moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  E_Mendy catches it with style! 
Min. 42 :(sou) L_Goretzka with a real burst of pace 
          ...  L_Goretzka hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere ! 
          ...  It’s going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !! 
          ...  E_Mendy looks relieved there! 
Min. 42 :(sou) G_Simeone runs at S_Ajayi 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  A_Pereira with a nasty foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(sou) L_Digne has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past K_Bartley 
          ...  He knocks it to G_Simeone! 
          ...  K_Gibbs cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 44 :(sou) The defender under hits the back pass! 
          ...  S_Reguilon is through! 
          ...  But S_Ajayi wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it. 
Min. 46 :(wba) A_Reach is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to C_Austin 
          ...  C_Austin aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  Diogo_Costa goes down well to save 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Southampton 0-0 West Bromwich Albion

Min. 48 :(sou) V_Wanyama flicks the ball through 
          ...  G_Simeone runs onto it! 
          ...  The ball comes in high 
          ...  G_Simeone beats the defender to the ball and heads it into his path 
          ...  He just has E_Mendy to beat 
          ...  He nutmegs E_Mendy 
          ...  It hits the upright!! 
          ...  E_Mendy recovers to save it !! 
Min. 49 :(sou) L_Digne looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to N_Redmond 
          ...  A_Pereira wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 49 :(wba) A_Reach jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  C_Pulisic with the tackle 
          ...  That's got to be a yellow 
Min. 51 :(sou) C_Pulisic cut's in on the inside of the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Reguilon 
          ...  S_Reguilon chases it through, he must score ! 
          ...  E_Mendy with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 55 :(sou) G_Simeone runs at the defender 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  K_Gibbs with a terrible tackle 
          ...  He could be off!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 58 :(sou) L_Digne looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to N_Redmond 
          ...  J_Livermore with a pull on the shirt 
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 62 :(sou) G_Simeone sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He runs forward now 
          ...  But K_Bartley with the fine tackle 
Min. 64 :(wba) A_Pereira runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off L_Digne back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  A_Pereira keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  Diogo_Costa makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 67 :(sou) D_James with the first time pass to N_Redmond 
          ...  K_Gibbs brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 69 :(sou) S_Reguilon kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  G_Simeone gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  K_Bartley steals the ball of off him 
Min. 70 :(wba) R_Sawyers is coming on for J_Livermore and playing MF 
Min. 75 :(wba) A_Hegazy comes on for O_Kabak and takes up a DF role 
Min. 76 :(wba) A_Hegazy squares it to K_Grosicki 
          ...  K_Grosicki attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 79 :(sou) V_Wanyama works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_Simeone 
          ...  G_Simeone has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 79 :(wba) S_Ajayi is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to G_Jesus 
          ...  G_Jesus hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  Diogo_Costa dives towards his top let hand corner 
          ...  He's pushed that one just around the goal 
          ...  Super Stop ! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by S_Ajayi! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of Diogo_Costa 
Min. 80 :(wba) A_Zohore comes on for C_Austin and takes up a FW role 
Min. 80 :(wba) R_Sawyers finds G_Jesus in the box 
          ...  G_Jesus with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  Diogo_Costa was beaten there! 
Min. 82 :(wba) A_Reach volleys it forward. He finds A_Pereira 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from A_Pereira ! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by A_Reach 
          ...  K_Grosicki gets something on it! 
          ...  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! 
          ...  R_Sawyers plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  S_Ajayi gets a shot in 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 84 :(sou) V_Wanyama with a simple pass to G_Simeone 
          ...  G_Simeone with a bomb of a shot ! 
          ...  E_Mendy with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know ! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_James chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  L_Goretzka gets on the end of it 
          ...  E_Mendy turns it behind for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Reguilon lofts the ball in! 
          ...  E_Mendy fists it away! 
Min. 87 :(sou) C_Pulisic takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past S_Ajayi 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  C_Pulisic aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  E_Mendy was lucky there 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(wba) R_Sawyers with the header on 
          ...  He finds K_Gibbs in space 
          ...  K_Gibbs with a blistering shot ! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  Diogo_Costa is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Grosicki chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  Diogo_Costa fists it away! 
Min. 91 :(sou) L_Goretzka has it now 
          ...  He takes on K_Gibbs 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in D_James! 
          ...  D_James with the chance ! 
          ...  E_Mendy gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He just couldn't keep it out! 
          ...  What a time to score!! 
          ...  That must be the winner 
          ...  Southampton 1-0 West Bromwich Albion ...
Min. 92 :(wba) It looks as though West Bromwich Albion is now playing E 
Min. 93 :(sou) G_Simeone gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside A_Hegazy! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  A_Zohore with a deliberate foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : St Mary's Stadium
Attendance           : 41,534
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Southampton Match Info
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Best player          : L_Digne (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_James (91)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N_Redmond (24)
Injured              : N/A
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West Bromwich Albion Match Info
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Best player          : G_Jesus
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : K_Grosicki (29), K_Gibbs (55), J_Livermore (58)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Southampton  |    West Bromwich Albion
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       13
Off target           :           6        |       8
On target            :          10        |       5
Possession           :          60        |       40
Corners              :           2        |       6
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       3
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :          12        |       11
Key Tackles          :           2        |       6
Key Passes           :          17        |       12
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Final Score          : Southampton 1 - 0 West Bromwich Albion
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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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Diogo_Costa    GK  34   1   1   1  23 |  96   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  39   0   0   0
S_Reguilon     DF   1  30  12   8  28 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   8  18  11
L_Digne        DF   1  29  12   5  23 |  96   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  21  48   8
E_Alvarez      DF   1  28  14   2  23 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
F_Miguel       DF   1  29  10   3  26 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   7   0   0
V_Wanyama      DM   2  13  29   3  27 |  96   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
L_Goretzka     MF   1  12  28  12  24 |  96   0   0   1   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  28   4
D_James        MF   1  13  27  14  23 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  10  23
N_Redmond      AM   1   3  28  11  23 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -3  17  -2
C_Pulisic      AM   1   2  28  12  24 |  96   0   0   3   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  30  10
G_Simeone      FW   2   3  10  30  21 |  96   0   0   1   0   7   0   0   0   0   0  10  15
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
M_Hamsik       MF   2   4  27  12  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Gaudino      MF   2  12  26   3  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Breel_Embolo   FW   1   2   9  28  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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
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E_Mendy        GK  32   1   1   1  24 |  96  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0   0   0
O_Kabak        DF   1  28   6   3  25 |  77   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Gibbs        DF   1  27  10   3  25 |  96   0   2   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  23   7  -2
S_Ajayi        DF   1  26  12   4  24 |  96   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  13  30   1
K_Bartley      DF   1  26   7   3  27 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  10   0
A_Reach        MF   1   3  27  11  25 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
J_Livermore    MF   1   8  26   3  26 |  72   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -3  -3  -3
A_Pereira      MF   1   3  26  10  23 |  96   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  13   0   4
K_Grosicki     MF   1   1  26  10  26 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  -3   7  -1
G_Jesus        FW   1   2   6  28  23 |  96   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
C_Austin       FW   1   3   7  26  24 |  82   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
S_Johnstone    GK  29   2   2   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Hegazy       DF   1  26   6   3  26 |  19   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
R_Sawyers      MF   1   7  25   3  24 |  24   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Matt_Phillips  AM   1   3  25  12  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Zohore       FW   1   2   3  24  23 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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