FMFA, Southampton vs. Norwich City (Wed Jun 28)


                          Southampton  |  Norwich City
                            5-1-2-2 C  |  3-5-2 N
              Caretaker Will Schoolar  |  Rudy
                                       |
                       Diogo_Costa GK  |  GK N_Pope
                        S_Reguilon DF  |  DF Tom_Clayton
                           L_Digne DF  |  DF J_Young
                           R_James DF  |  DF A_Koiki
                         E_Alvarez DF  |  MF M_Odegaard
                           A_Jones DF  |  MF B_Silva
                        D_Klaassen MF  |  MF M_Olise
                         V_Wanyama DM  |  MF D_Brooks
                        L_Goretzka MF  |  MF H_Barnes
                         E_Haaland FW  |  FW A_Isak
                         G_Simeone FW  |  FW M_Rashford
                                       |
                           H_Lewis SUB |  SUB K_Darlow
                        O_Gardener SUB |  SUB N_Clyne
                           D_James SUB |  SUB L_Chambers
                         N_Redmond SUB |  SUB M_Pereira
                       Richarlison SUB |  SUB C_Slack

Referee: Andre_Marriner (West_Midlands)


Min. 3  :(sou) E_Haaland pushes it past the defender 
          ...  Tom_Clayton with the tackle 
Min. 3  :(sou) E_Haaland with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past A_Koiki 
          ...  J_Young fouls badly 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  He got away with just a warning 
Min. 8  :(sou) G_Simeone sidesteps A_Koiki 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  J_Young read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 11 :(sou) R_James holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to S_Reguilon 
          ...  S_Reguilon tries to lob the keeper ! 
          ...  But N_Pope tips it over 
          ...  Andre_Marriner has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 13 :(sou) V_Wanyama crosses to E_Haaland 
          ...  A_Koiki hits it out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Goretzka chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  Tom_Clayton reads it well 
          ...  And he knocks it away 
Min. 14 :(sou) S_Reguilon crosses in from the wing, he finds A_Jones in the box 
          ...  A_Jones with the shot on net ! 
          ...  The shot slips through N_Pope's hands 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  What a terrible mistake 
          ...  Lets see if Southampton can hang onto that lead! 
          ...  Southampton 1-0 Norwich City ...
Min. 15 :(sou) G_Simeone takes advantage of a mistake by Tom_Clayton 
          ...  G_Simeone drives it towards goal ! 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 15 :(nor) M_Olise takes possession on the edge of the box 
          ...  M_Olise with the 40 yard drive ! 
          ...  Diogo_Costa tips it round the post 
          ...  Well saved 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Silva chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  M_Rashford with the header 
          ...  Diogo_Costa takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 16 :(sou) V_Wanyama is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  E_Haaland latches onto the ball 
          ...  A_Koiki with the block 
Min. 16 :(nor) M_Rashford chests it down 
          ...  L_Goretzka pulls on his opponent’s shirt!! 
          ...  Andre_Marriner has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by Andre_Marriner! 
Min. 16 :(nor) H_Barnes finds D_Brooks with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  But R_James wins the ball 
Min. 17 :(nor) Tom_Clayton breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on Diogo_Costa! 
          ...  V_Wanyama brings him down! 
          ...  Andre_Marriner tells him to calm his game down a bit 
Min. 19 :(nor) M_Rashford gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside S_Reguilon! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  But L_Digne barges him off the ball 
Min. 22 :(sou) D_Klaassen runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to G_Simeone 
          ...  Tom_Clayton wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 24 :(sou) D_Klaassen looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards E_Haaland 
          ...  E_Haaland with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 
Min. 26 :(nor) M_Odegaard 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! 
          ...  M_Rashford receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from D_Klaassen 
Min. 27 :(sou) E_Haaland beats A_Koiki 
          ...  E_Haaland with a bicycle kick ! 
          ...  N_Pope is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 27 :(sou) The defender loses control of the ball! 
          ...  E_Haaland seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  H_Barnes with the tackle 
          ...  Andre_Marriner will want to speak to him 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 28 :(sou) G_Simeone beats the defender 
          ...  G_Simeone chases it through, he must score ! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 31 :(nor) M_Rashford finds his way through 
          ...  That was sheer effort 
          ...  M_Rashford drives the shot in! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 34 :(nor) B_Silva looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to A_Isak 
          ...  A cracking drive from A_Isak ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Diogo_Costa shouts at his defenders 
          ...  That takes his tally to 10 this season with that goal!! 
          ...  Equaliser, the crowd goes wild! 
          ...  Southampton 1-1 Norwich City ...
Min. 39 :(sou) L_Goretzka sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  G_Simeone runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by Tom_Clayton 
Min. 40 :(sou) G_Simeone pushes it past B_Silva 
          ...  G_Simeone swings in the shot! 
          ...  N_Pope makes a fine save 
Min. 40 :(nor) D_Brooks with a probing pass to B_Silva 
          ...  B_Silva has a dig at goal! 
          ...  Diogo_Costa gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(nor) M_Odegaard sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  A_Isak runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  A_Isak tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! 
          ...  It flies wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 45 :(sou) G_Simeone runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  D_Brooks is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Looked like a fair jump 
          ...  The referee got it wrong 
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It is within shooting distance! 
          ...  E_Haaland with the delicate chip over the wall 
          ...  The fans get off there seats! 
          ...  N_Pope plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 46 :(sou) D_Klaassen kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  E_Haaland gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  E_Haaland attempts the shot! 
          ...  The shot slips through N_Pope's hands 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  What a terrible mistake 
          ...  He has notched up his 10th goal this season with that one!! 
          ...  That puts Southampton ahead! 
          ...  Now can they hang onto it! 
          ...  Southampton 2-1 Norwich City ...
Min. 48 :(nor) B_Silva brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  D_Brooks makes himself available 
          ...  L_Goretzka knocks the ball back to Diogo_Costa 
          ...  Ohhhh no!! 
          ...  It’s gone past Diogo_Costa! 
          ...  And just creeps wide!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  H_Barnes chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  R_James gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 49 :(nor) A_Isak steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs E_Alvarez 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  A_Isak gets up high for the header ! 
          ...  Diogo_Costa parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Southampton 2-1 Norwich City

Min. 48 :(nor) M_Rashford knocks the ball past the lunge of A_Jones 
          ...  Driven towards goal by M_Rashford ! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  Diogo_Costa moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  Diogo_Costa catches it with style! 
Min. 50 :(nor) M_Olise takes on R_James 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  M_Olise hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 51 :(sou) V_Wanyama with a one-touch layoff to G_Simeone 
          ...  A delicate header from G_Simeone ! 
          ...  N_Pope parries it 
Min. 53 :(sou) D_Klaassen picks out G_Simeone with the cross 
          ...  G_Simeone aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo 
Min. 54 :(sou) E_Haaland beats A_Koiki 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves Andre_Marriner 
          ...  E_Haaland with a stunning strike ! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Haaland lofts the ball in! 
          ...  N_Pope fists it away! 
Min. 58 :(sou) S_Reguilon has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  E_Haaland collects the loose ball! 
          ...  J_Young with a superb tackle! 
          ...  He easily dispossessed him. 
Min. 60 :(sou) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. 
          ...  O_Gardener will come on for R_James and play DF 
Min. 60 :(sou) E_Haaland is force to hold onto the ball 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  A_Isak hits it out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Goretzka chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  The ball comes to S_Reguilon 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Klaassen crosses it in! 
          ...  J_Young wins the ball 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 62 :(sou) D_James will replace E_Alvarez and play DF 
Min. 63 :(nor) M_Rashford steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs L_Digne 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  A cracking drive from M_Rashford ! 
          ...  But Diogo_Costa reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 64 :(sou) N_Redmond is coming on for L_Goretzka and will play MF 
Min. 67 :(nor) Tom_Clayton is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to A_Isak 
          ...  A_Isak aims for the top right corner ! 
          ...  But Diogo_Costa stops that one easily 
Min. 70 :(sou) Richarlison is going to be brought on 
          ...  G_Simeone is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW 
Min. 70 :(nor) C_Slack will come on for H_Barnes and play FW 
Min. 70 :(nor) The Norwich City manager shouts at them from the touchline to play A 
Min. 70 :(nor) D_Brooks finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender 
          ...  E_Haaland with the tackle 
          ...  That's got to be a yellow 
Min. 72 :(sou) D_Klaassen is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to D_James 
          ...  D_James with a powerful downward header! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line 
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant 
          ...  He waves play on 
          ...  Goal not given there! 
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision 
Min. 73 :(sou) D_Klaassen with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  Richarlison gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  Richarlison flings a shot at goal ! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  The Norwich City fans laugh at him 
Min. 74 :(sou) L_Digne hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  E_Haaland latches onto it! 
          ...  Tom_Clayton hits it out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Jones plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  N_Pope fists it away! 
Min. 76 :(sou) D_Klaassen runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  E_Haaland latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  E_Haaland runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  It fly's into Row Z! 
Min. 76 :(nor) M_Odegaard boots it towards A_Isak 
          ...  A_Isak looks to see where Diogo_Costa is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  Diogo_Costa turns it behind for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Brooks curls it into the box! 
          ...  M_Olise swings a leg at it! 
          ...  Looks like it should be Diogo_Costa's 
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs 
          ...  But drifts inches wide !! 
          ...  Diogo_Costa looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Olise curls it into the box! 
          ...  M_Rashford with the header 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  It flew past Diogo_Costa 
          ...  What a time to grab an equaliser!! 
          ...  Southampton 2-2 Norwich City ...
Min. 77 :(sou) D_Klaassen is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to A_Jones 
          ...  A_Jones hits the ball on the bounce ! 
          ...  Saved by N_Pope 
Min. 78 :(nor) D_Brooks cuts inside his opponent 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  S_Reguilon with a late tackle 
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul 
Min. 78 :(nor) B_Silva with the nod to D_Brooks 
          ...  L_Digne takes out the attacker 
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there 
Min. 80 :(sou) L_Digne pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  E_Haaland is clean through! 
          ...  E_Haaland looks to see where N_Pope is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  N_Pope got his hand to it, but couldn't keep it out 
          ...  That goal looks certain to be the winner! 
          ...  Southampton 3-2 Norwich City ...
Min. 82 :(sou) D_Klaassen runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to Richarlison 
          ...  A well-placed shot from Richarlison ! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 82 :(nor) M_Rashford plays a great one-two 
          ...  He continues to run forward now 
          ...  But O_Gardener wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but Andre_Marriner has none of it. 
Min. 83 :(sou) L_Digne controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  D_James gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  J_Young tries to clear it 
          ...  He has miskicked it!!! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Redmond floats the ball in! 
          ...  It comes to E_Haaland 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  N_Pope parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 84 :(sou) D_Klaassen with a slide rule pass to S_Reguilon 
          ...  S_Reguilon is through on goal! 
          ...  The defender was caught napping 
          ...  He just has N_Pope to beat 
          ...  He nutmegs N_Pope 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 84 :(nor) C_Slack turns past S_Reguilon 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  D_Klaassen is late with that one 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on

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



Match Details
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Venue                : St Mary's Stadium
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Southampton Match Info
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Best player          : D_Klaassen (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Jones (14), E_Haaland (46,80)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Norwich City Match Info
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Best player          : A_Isak
Scorers              : A_Isak (34), M_Rashford (76)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : H_Barnes (27), D_Brooks (45)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Southampton  |    Norwich City
Attempts on Goal     :          21        |       14
Off target           :          13        |       5
On target            :           8        |       9
Possession           :          58        |       42
Corners              :           6        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           4        |       1
Fouls                :          10        |       11
Key Tackles          :           6        |       10
Key Passes           :          20        |       9
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Final Score          : Southampton 3 - 2 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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Diogo_Costa    GK  34   1   1   1  23 |  98   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0   0   0
S_Reguilon     DF   1  31  12   8  28 |  98   0   0   2   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  38   5
L_Digne        DF   1  30  12   5  23 |  98   0   2   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  26  48   0
R_James        DF   1  30  10   3  23 |  64   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  34  18   8
E_Alvarez      DF   1  29  14   2  23 |  66   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Jones        DF   2  26   4   2  23 |  98   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  26
D_Klaassen     MF   2  13  31   5  24 |  98   0   1  10   1   0   0   0   0   0  13 118   0
V_Wanyama      DM   2  13  29   3  27 |  98   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
L_Goretzka     MF   1  13  29  13  24 |  68   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  10   0
E_Haaland      FW   1   3   4  32  25 |  98   0   0   0   0   8   2   0   0   0   0   0  54
G_Simeone      FW   2   3  10  30  21 |  74   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
H_Lewis        GK  30   3   2   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Gardener     DF   2  26   4   2  19 |  34   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
D_James        DF   1  13  28  14  23 |  32   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
N_Redmond      MF   1   3  28  11  23 |  30   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Richarlison    FW   1   3   8  26  22 |  24   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2

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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N_Pope         GK  33   1   1   1  25 |  98   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -8   0   0   0
Tom_Clayton    DF   1  31  13   4  25 |  98   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  65  10   0
J_Young        DF   2  29  11   1  17 |  98   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  52   0   0
A_Koiki        DF   2  29  14   2  22 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
M_Odegaard     MF   1   3  31  13  26 |  98   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
B_Silva        MF   1  10  31  14  20 |  98   0   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  48   3
M_Olise        MF   1   4  30  12  23 |  98   0   0   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  18   5
D_Brooks       MF   1   4  30  12  24 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -3   7  -3
H_Barnes       MF   2   3  30  11  21 |  74   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -3   7  -3
A_Isak         FW   1   7  12  32  27 |  98   0   1   0   0   5   1   0   0   0  13   0  31
M_Rashford     FW   2   3   6  31  23 |  98   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  33
K_Darlow       GK  31   3   2   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Clyne        DF   1  29  11   4  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Chambers     DF   1  29  11   5  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Pereira      MF   1   3  29  11  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Slack        FW   1   2   3  29  23 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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