FMFA Tiger League, Southampton vs. Stoke City (Wed Apr 29)


                          Southampton  |  Stoke City
                              4-4-2 P  |  4-3-3 A
                        Kevin Welford  |  Duncan Masaldo
                                       |
                         K_Vermeer GK  |  GK A_Begovic
                           S_Ramos DF  |  DF R_Huth
                            L_Shaw DF  |  DF R_Shawcross
                             D_Fox DF  |  DF E_Pieters
                       Filipe_Luis DF  |  DF M_Muniesa
                     J_Ward-Prowse MF  |  MF Willian
                           J_Navas MF  |  MF N_Dyer
                         K_Asamoah MF  |  MF G_Ramirez
                              Isco MF  |  FW M_Diouf
                       M_Balotelli FW  |  FW E_Cavani
                              D_Ba FW  |  FW K_Jones
                                       |
                        S_Scufflet SUB |  SUB J_Butland
                           N_Clyne SUB |  SUB G_Cameron
                        J_Hooiveld SUB |  SUB A_Wilkinson
                            J_Cork SUB |  SUB S_Ireland
                      K_Balde_Diao SUB |  SUB P_Crouch

Referee: Kevin_Friend (Leicestershire)


Min. 4  :(sto) Willian runs at goal 
          ...  He spots the run of N_Dyer 
          ...  He's played him in 
          ...  Isco with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 11 :(sou) Isco with the through ball to M_Balotelli 
          ...  But R_Huth slid in 
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be 
Min. 11 :(sto) K_Jones could get a shot on goal here 
          ...  D_Ba with a terrible tackle 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book 
Min. 12 :(sou) J_Navas runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  N_Dyer leaves his foot in with the challenge!! 
          ...  That’s a bad foul!! 
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 15 :(sou) J_Ward-Prowse with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past R_Shawcross 
          ...  He knocks it to Filipe_Luis! 
          ...  But R_Huth barges him off the ball 
Min. 20 :(sou) K_Asamoah looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to M_Balotelli 
          ...  A delicate chip from M_Balotelli ! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
Min. 23 :(sou) S_Ramos finds D_Fox with a ball over the defence 
          ...  D_Fox with the crafty shot! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  A_Begovic dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had A_Begovic beaten! 
Min. 25 :(sou) D_Fox holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Navas 
          ...  J_Navas with the drive! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Hammered into the top corner! 
          ...  That’s given Southampton the advantage! 
          ...  Southampton 1-0 Stoke City ...
Min. 29 :(sou) Isco is rolling on the ground! 
          ...  He gets up again 
          ...  Looks like a little bit of play acting 
Min. 29 :(sto) Willian controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs S_Ramos 
          ...  He puts in K_Jones! 
          ...  K_Jones is clean through! 
          ...  He rounds K_Vermeer 
          ...  He dinks it over K_Vermeer 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 30 :(sto) M_Diouf knocks it past D_Fox and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  M_Balotelli with a bad challenge 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
          ...  Kevin_Friend reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 33 :(sto) G_Ramirez is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to E_Cavani 
          ...  E_Cavani hits the ball first time! 
          ...  K_Vermeer parries the shot 
          ...  And the defender clears it! 
Min. 38 :(sto) Willian runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  E_Pieters latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  A delicate header from E_Pieters ! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 39 :(sou) J_Navas hoists the ball across to D_Ba 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  R_Huth takes possession 
Min. 39 :(sto) G_Ramirez controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs Filipe_Luis 
          ...  He puts in Willian! 
          ...  D_Fox takes the ball and the player!! 
          ...  But the ref waves play on!! 
Min. 42 :(sto) N_Dyer nutmegs the defender 
          ...  S_Ramos bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(sou) Isco retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field 
          ...  Filipe_Luis gets on the end of it 
          ...  Filipe_Luis must beat A_Begovic! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post !! 
          ...  A_Begovic never had a chance! 
Min. 43 :(sto) K_Jones kills the ball dead 
          ...  Beautiful turn 
          ...  He could get a shot of here 
          ...  K_Jones hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  K_Vermeer with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there 
Min. 44 :(sou) Isco watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position 
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space 
          ...  He's gone right through! 
          ...  But E_Pieters wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but Kevin_Friend has none of it. 
Min. 44 :(sto) G_Ramirez with a perfectly timed run 
          ...  A vicious shot by G_Ramirez ! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  K_Vermeer is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Ramirez floats the ball in! 
          ...  D_Fox heads it away 
Min. 44 :(sou) J_Navas gets to the by line and finds D_Ba with a beautiful cross 
          ...  M_Muniesa rushes in with a crazy challenge!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  He got away with just a warning 
Min. 45 :(sou) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. 
          ...  K_Balde_Diao will come on for D_Ba and play FW 
Min. 45 :(sou) N_Clyne is coming on for Filipe_Luis and will play DF 
Min. 45 :(sou) a big roar from the crowd as J_Cork comes on for K_Asamoah to play MF 
Min. 47 :(sto) K_Jones beats N_Clyne 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  N_Clyne reacts to stop the move going any further 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Southampton 1-0 Stoke City

Min. 46 :(sou) L_Shaw has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past R_Huth 
          ...  He puts in N_Clyne! 
          ...  N_Clyne tries to lob the keeper ! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 53 :(sou) J_Cork with a flicked pass to K_Balde_Diao 
          ...  K_Balde_Diao leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!! 
          ...  But it goes wide of the post 
Min. 53 :(sto) N_Dyer plays a long ball to K_Jones 
          ...  K_Jones controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  But goes clear to safety! 
Min. 56 :(sou) D_Fox with the dribble 
          ...  D_Fox gets his head to the ball ! 
          ...  A_Begovic gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Southampton 2-0 Stoke City ...
Min. 56 :(sto) K_Jones with a Cruyff turn 
          ...  J_Ward-Prowse with the tackle 
          ...  That's got to be a yellow 
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 57 :(sto) M_Muniesa finds his way through 
          ...  He bears down on goal 
          ...  L_Shaw cuts it out easily 
          ...  He clears the ball up field 
Min. 58 :(sou) J_Navas miskicks! 
          ...  He finds K_Balde_Diao though 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  K_Balde_Diao pounds a rocket on goal ! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 58 :(sto) M_Diouf nutmegs S_Ramos, he continues to run forward 
          ...  M_Balotelli fouls badly 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off ! 
          ...  The fans jeer him off! 
Min. 64 :(sto) G_Ramirez is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  E_Cavani latches onto the ball 
          ...  E_Cavani with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  K_Vermeer makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 65 :(sou) J_Ward-Prowse with a pinpoint pass to Isco 
          ...  M_Diouf dives it two footed!! 
          ...  That’s a terrible challenge! 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  I think he deserved that! 
Min. 66 :(sto) N_Dyer loses his marker 
          ...  The ball hits L_Shaw in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 73 :(sou) K_Balde_Diao lobs it over R_Huth 
          ...  K_Balde_Diao with a stunning strike ! 
          ...  A_Begovic just watches float over the bar! 
Min. 73 :(sto) N_Dyer looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to E_Cavani 
          ...  E_Cavani is clean through! 
          ...  He tries to take it round K_Vermeer 
          ...  He lobs it over K_Vermeer 
          ...  Its hit the bar and over!! 
Min. 76 :(sou) J_Navas runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to K_Balde_Diao 
          ...  R_Huth slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in 
Min. 77 :(sto) K_Balde_Diao breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through! 
          ...  He rounds A_Begovic! 
          ...  A_Begovic brings him down! 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
          ...  Kevin Welford looks annoyed that there was no card there 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  This is very far out 
          ...  J_Ward-Prowse swings it in 
          ...  K_Balde_Diao takes control of it! 
          ...  K_Balde_Diao fires off a right-footed shot ! 
          ...  A_Begovic goes down well to save 
Min. 81 :(sou) D_Fox jumps over E_Cavani's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  D_Fox with the 40 yard drive ! 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 82 :(sto) N_Dyer with the first time flick to K_Jones 
          ...  S_Ramos pulls on his opponent’s shirt!! 
          ...  Kevin_Friend has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by Kevin_Friend! 
          ...  That will be a booking 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  N_Dyer swings it in 
          ...  E_Cavani gets on the end of it 
          ...  E_Cavani launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  K_Vermeer moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It’s beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 83 :(sou) J_Ward-Prowse boots it towards K_Balde_Diao 
          ...  E_Pieters with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 84 :(sto) Willian plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  E_Cavani decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  E_Cavani smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo 
Min. 85 :(sou) L_Shaw kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  N_Clyne gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by R_Huth 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(sou) D_Fox skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to J_Cork 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from R_Huth and it had to be 
Min. 91 :(sou) D_Fox sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to K_Balde_Diao 
          ...  K_Balde_Diao blasts it at the goal ! 
          ...  Its sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 91 :(sto) G_Ramirez is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  Willian latches onto the ball 
          ...  S_Ramos takes out the attacker 
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : St Mary's Stadium
Attendance           : 51,000
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Southampton Match Info
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Best player          : D_Fox (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Navas (25), D_Fox (56)
Sent Off             : M_Balotelli (58)
Booked               : Isco (4), J_Ward-Prowse (56), S_Ramos (82)
Injured              : N/A
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Stoke City Match Info
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Best player          : G_Ramirez
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : M_Diouf (65)
Booked               : N_Dyer (12)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Southampton  |    Stoke City
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       10
Off target           :           9        |       7
On target            :           3        |       3
Possession           :          57        |       43
Corners              :           0        |       1
Red Cards            :           1        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :          11        |       13
Key Tackles          :           5        |       8
Key Passes           :          17        |       11
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Final Score          : Southampton 2 - 0 Stoke 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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K_Vermeer      GK  21   2   3   2  26 |  94   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  88   0   0   0
S_Ramos        DF   2  20   2   3  23 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  23  17  -3
L_Shaw         DF   2  20  11   3  28 |  94   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  52  40   0
D_Fox          DF   2  18  11   3  25 |  94   0   2   3   1   3   1   0   0   0  74  89  47
Filipe_Luis    DF   2  18   2   3  26 |  45   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
J_Ward-Prowse  MF   2   3  20   2  23 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -3  57  -3
J_Navas        MF   2   3  20  11  25 |  94   0   0   4   0   1   1   0   0   0  17  97  62
K_Asamoah      MF   2   8  19   2  24 |  45   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Isco           MF   2   3  19   8  23 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -3  37  -3
M_Balotelli    FW   2   3   3  20  26 |  61   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0 -10 -10  -9
D_Ba           FW   3   3   3  18  25 |  45   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Scufflet     GK  19   2   3   2  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Clyne        DF   2  18  11   3  24 |  49   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  26   0   1
J_Hooiveld     DF   2  18   2   3  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Cork         MF   2   3  18   2  27 |  49   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
K_Balde_Diao   FW   2   3   3  18  21 |  49   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0  17  17  26

Player Statistics - Stoke 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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A_Begovic      GK  21   2   3   2  23 |  94   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -4   0   0   0
R_Huth         DF   2  19   3   2  22 |  94   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 156   0   0
R_Shawcross    DF   3  18   2   4  23 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Pieters      DF   2  18   3   3  22 |  94   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  52   0   1
M_Muniesa      DF   3  18   3   2  22 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Willian        MF   3   2  20  10  27 |  94   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0
N_Dyer         MF   2   3  19  10  21 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4  56  -4
G_Ramirez      MF   2   3  19  11  27 |  94   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  80   1
M_Diouf        FW   2   2   3  19  22 |  68   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -11 -11 -11
E_Cavani       FW   2   3   3  19  24 |  94   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  13
K_Jones        FW   3   3   3  18  25 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
J_Butland      GK  19   3   2   3  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Cameron      DF   3  18   2   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Wilkinson    DF   2  17  10   3  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Ireland      MF   3   3  19   3  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Crouch       FW   2   2   2  18  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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