FMFA Tiger League, Southampton vs. Queens Park Rangers (Sun Mar 29) Southampton | Queens Park Rangers 4-4-2 N | 4-4-2 N Kevin Welford | Kaio Masaldo | K_Vermeer GK | GK J_Cesar S_Ramos DF | DF A_Traore L_Shaw DF | DF A_Moreno D_Fox DF | DF C_Hill M_Yoshida DF | DF E_Dier J_Cork MF | MF M_Phillips J_Ward-Prowse MF | MF A_Taarabt J_Navas MF | MF J_Mutch Isco MF | MF S_W-Phillips M_Balotelli FW | FW Z_Ibrahimovic K_Balde_Diao FW | FW A_Cassano | F_Forster SUB | SUB B_Murphy N_Clyne SUB | SUB R_Dunne J_Fonte SUB | SUB M_Isla M_Schneiderl' SUB | SUB J_Hoilett D_Ba SUB | SUB C_Austin Referee: Lee_Mason (Lancashire) Min. 1 :(sou) Southampton restructured their strategy to P Min. 2 :(qpr) A_Cassano jumps over D_Fox's challenge ... L_Shaw makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 3 :(sou) M_Balotelli beats his marker ... He showed great skill there ... M_Balotelli runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... But he puts it well wide ... That was a mishit effort! Min. 6 :(sou) J_Navas lobs the ball over the defence ... J_Ward-Prowse latches on to it ... J_Ward-Prowse keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... It grazes the bar ... And goes over ... Oh so close there! Min. 11 :(sou) K_Balde_Diao runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off A_Moreno back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... A well-placed shot from K_Balde_Diao ! ... GOAL !! ... Rifled home! ... That’s put Southampton in front! ... Southampton 1-0 Queens Park Rangers ... Min. 12 :(sou) Southampton changed their strategy to play A Min. 12 :(sou) K_Balde_Diao beats C_Hill ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves Lee_Mason ... K_Balde_Diao swings in the shot! ... It's well wide! ... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that! Min. 12 :(qpr) A_Taarabt finds A_Cassano on the edge of the box ... Excellent sliding challenge from S_Ramos ... He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful Min. 16 :(sou) J_Navas with an inch perfect pass to K_Balde_Diao ... K_Balde_Diao hits a great drive! ... He hits the post ... He follows it up! ... But puts it wide! ... He'll be disappointed with that Min. 22 :(qpr) M_Phillips brings it under control ... He takes on L_Shaw ... He gets past him! ... He puts in Z_Ibrahimovic! ... J_Cork with the lunge!! ... And the whistle goes, that’s a foul ... He gets away with that one ... It’s just a warning Min. 23 :(qpr) A_Moreno sidesteps his marker ... He runs forward now ... L_Shaw reads the play well Min. 27 :(sou) J_Navas cuts through the defence ... J_Navas has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goal ward! ... But J_Cesar palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 28 :(qpr) The defender under hits the back pass! ... Z_Ibrahimovic is through! ... Isco knobbles the attacking player. ... Lee_Mason blows up for a foul ... Lee_Mason wants a quiet word Min. 30 :(qpr) Z_Ibrahimovic has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past S_Ramos! ... He has some space now! ... Z_Ibrahimovic sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... K_Vermeer watches it sail wide! Min. 31 :(sou) J_Ward-Prowse with a glorious long pass to M_Balotelli ... C_Hill goes in studs first ... FREE KICK ... Just past the halfway line ... J_Navas hoists it forward ... M_Balotelli gets on the end of it ... M_Balotelli tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! ... J_Cesar makes himself big ... Superb Stop ! ... Well that one would have delighted him Min. 33 :(sou) J_Navas gets to the by-line ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to K_Balde_Diao ... K_Balde_Diao tries to beat J_Cesar from outside the area! ... GOAL !! ... What a cheeky finish! ... Southampton 2-0 Queens Park Rangers ... Min. 34 :(sou) Southampton restructured their strategy to D Min. 39 :(qpr) S_W-Phillips runs at S_Ramos ... He takes it past him ... But L_Shaw wins the tackle Min. 41 :(sou) M_Balotelli catches A_Taarabt with an elbow! ... The referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... RED CARD!! ... I think he deserved that! Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 45 :(qpr) J_Hoilett replaces S_W-Phillips and will play MF Min. 45 :(qpr) R_Dunne takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace E_Dier ... He'll play as a DF ... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off Min. 45 :(sou) J_Navas cuts inside C_Hill ... He worked that well ... J_Navas carves a shot towards goal ! ... GOAL !! ... He jumps into the crowd! ... The fans love him!! ... Southampton 3-0 Queens Park Rangers ... ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Southampton 3-0 Queens Park Rangers Min. 48 :(sou) J_Navas plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... A_Taarabt with an ugly foul Min. 56 :(qpr) A_Taarabt with a glorious long pass to A_Moreno ... L_Shaw robs him of the ball Min. 57 :(sou) N_Clyne replaces an unhappy S_Ramos and will play as a DF Min. 57 :(sou) K_Balde_Diao gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at J_Mutch ... Lee_Mason lectures him Min. 57 :(qpr) J_Mutch hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... A_Cassano latches onto it! ... A_Cassano with a little chip! ... K_Vermeer beats the ball away Min. 68 :(sou) a big roar from the crowd as M_Schneiderl' comes on for K_Balde_Diao to play AM Min. 70 :(sou) F_Forster is coming on for K_Vermeer and will play GK Min. 76 :(qpr) A_Cassano is all alone ... the linesman keeps his flag down ... A_Cassano with a powerful diving header! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 77 :(sou) M_Schneiderl' leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to D_Fox ... A_Moreno with a superb challenge ... Lee_Mason has given the free kick the other way! ... He's in trouble!! ... He could be sent off for that! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He was lucky to get away with that! Min. 86 :(qpr) J_Mutch has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... A_Moreno gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... A_Moreno with a low drive through the rain! ... GOAL !! ... It looks like he enjoyed that one!! ... He is dancing round the corner flag! ... That puts Queens Park Rangers back in with a shout! ... Southampton 3-1 Queens Park Rangers ... Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 90 :(sou) D_Fox breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on J_Cesar! ... A_Moreno brings him down! ... That's a terrible challenge ... The referee comes over ... He's already on a yellow ... Straight RED CARD! Min. 93 :(sou) J_Cork picks up the pass ... A_Taarabt with the two footed tackle!! ... Lee_Mason halts play ... Lee_Mason calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He is lucky not to have seen red! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : St Mary's Stadium Attendance : 51,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southampton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Navas (Man of the Match) Scorers : K_Balde_Diao (11,33), J_Navas (45) Sent Off : M_Balotelli (41) Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Queens Park Rangers Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Mutch Scorers : A_Moreno (86) Sent Off : A_Moreno (90) Booked : A_Taarabt (93) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southampton | Queens Park Rangers Attempts on Goal : 9 | 4 Off target : 4 | 2 On target : 5 | 2 Possession : 51 | 49 Corners : 0 | 0 Red Cards : 1 | 1 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 7 | 8 Key Tackles : 5 | 0 Key Passes : 4 | 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Southampton 3 - 1 Queens Park Rangers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Southampton Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- K_Vermeer GK 21 2 3 2 26 | 74 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 S_Ramos DF 2 20 2 3 23 | 61 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 17 17 L_Shaw DF 2 20 11 3 28 | 97 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 104 0 0 D_Fox DF 2 18 11 3 25 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Yoshida DF 2 17 2 3 28 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Cork MF 2 3 18 2 27 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Ward-Prowse MF 2 3 20 2 23 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 J_Navas MF 2 3 20 11 25 | 97 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 17 106 67 Isco MF 2 3 19 8 23 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Balotelli FW 2 3 3 20 26 | 41 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 -10 -10 -4 K_Balde_Diao FW 2 3 3 18 21 | 72 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 92 F_Forster GK 19 2 3 3 27 | 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -13 0 0 0 N_Clyne DF 2 18 11 3 24 | 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Fonte DF 2 18 2 3 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Schneiderl' AM 2 2 17 2 28 | 25 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 D_Ba FW 3 3 3 18 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Queens Park Rangers Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Cesar GK 19 2 3 2 24 | 97 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 A_Traore DF 3 19 3 2 30 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Moreno DF 2 18 2 3 24 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -11 -11 34 C_Hill DF 2 18 2 3 26 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Dier DF 2 18 10 3 28 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Phillips MF 2 3 19 8 25 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 A_Taarabt MF 2 3 18 10 25 | 97 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 57 -3 J_Mutch MF 3 2 18 3 24 | 97 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 69 0 S_W-Phillips MF 2 3 18 10 28 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Z_Ibrahimovic FW 2 3 2 19 26 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 -1 0 A_Cassano FW 2 3 3 18 32 | 97 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 B_Murphy GK 17 2 2 2 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Dunne DF 2 18 3 3 28 | 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Isla DF 2 17 5 3 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Hoilett MF 2 3 18 4 24 | 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Austin FW 2 2 3 19 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1427656067 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35