FMFA Britannia Cup Round 2 Leg 2, Stoke City vs. Southampton (Sun Aug 30) Stoke City | Southampton 4-4-2 N | 4-4-2 N Duncan Masaldo | Kev Welford | A_Begovic GK | GK K_Vermeer R_Huth DF | DF S_Ramos R_Shawcross DF | DF L_Shaw M_Muniesa DF | DF D_Fox E_Pieters DF | DF Filipe_Luis Willian MF | MF A_Lallana G_Ramirez MF | MF J_Ward-Prowse N_Dyer MF | MF K_Asamoah S_Ireland MF | MF F_Cartabia M_Diouf FW | FW M_Balotelli E_Cavani FW | FW D_Ba | J_Butland SUB | SUB S_Scufflet G_Cameron SUB | SUB J_Fonte A_Grant SUB | SUB J_Stephens C_Adam SUB | SUB J_Cork M_Derbyshire SUB | SUB K_Balde_Diao Min. 1 :(sou) It seems Southampton are making a tactical change to P Min. 19 :(sou) M_Balotelli sidesteps M_Muniesa ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... A thundering drive by M_Balotelli ! ... But A_Begovic makes a fine save ... Wow!! That was close! ... He had to be at his best to reach that one! Min. 22 :(sto) S_Ireland is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to Willian ... Willian with a bicycle kick ! ... It's beaten K_Vermeer ... It goes wide !! Min. 26 :(sto) E_Cavani runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off D_Fox back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... E_Cavani throws himself at the ball ! ... He manages to reach the ball ... K_Vermeer with a great save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 26 :(sou) L_Shaw controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... D_Ba gets onto the end of the pass! ... M_Muniesa with a superb challenge ... The Referee has given the free kick the other way! Min. 26 :(sto) Willian sidesteps S_Ramos ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... J_Ward-Prowse with a well timed tackle ... The Referee didn't like it though ... The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit Min. 27 :(sto) G_Ramirez finds his way through ... The offside trap didn't work ... A delicate header from G_Ramirez ! ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by G_Ramirez! ... The ball comes to R_Huth ... He knocks it goalward ... OOOOHHHHH!!!! ... It's wide! ... That was a dismal effort! ... He should have buried that! Min. 34 :(sto) M_Diouf finds his way through ... He sets up the shot ... But S_Ramos puts it in row Z! Min. 36 :(sto) S_Ireland has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past L_Shaw ... He puts in G_Ramirez! ... D_Fox with an ugly foul ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! ... He got away with just a warning ... FREE KICK! ... It is in a good position! ... M_Diouf with the thundering drive ... GOAL !! ... K_Vermeer shouts at his defenders ... And Stoke City are leading in the game now ... Stoke City 1-0 Southampton ... Min. 37 :(sou) D_Ba jumps over R_Shawcross's challenge ... D_Ba with the diving header ! ... He had to be brave there ... But it goes just over Min. 38 :(sto) G_Ramirez rushes through the defence ... G_Ramirez drives it low ! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And spins wide Min. 42 :(sou) L_Shaw has it now ... He takes on E_Pieters ... He gets past him! ... He puts in D_Ba! ... Well executed sliding challenge from M_Muniesa Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 44 :(sou) Filipe_Luis takes advantage of a mistake by R_Shawcross ... It's a lucky break ... But E_Pieters spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 45 :(sou) Southampton's manager orders his side to play A Min. 45 :(sto) G_Ramirez drives it across the face of the goal M_Diouf ... But L_Shaw wins the ball with a sliding challenge ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Stoke City 1-0 Southampton Min. 50 :(sou) K_Balde_Diao is coming on for M_Balotelli and playing FW Min. 55 :(sou) J_Cork will replace the useless J_Ward-Prowse and will play MF Min. 56 :(sto) Willian crosses in from the wing, he finds M_Muniesa in the box ... M_Muniesa with the punt towards goal! ... K_Vermeer with a superb tip around the post ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league ... CORNER! ... N_Dyer chips the ball in towards the back post! ... M_Diouf gets to it! ... But K_Vermeer makes an easy save Min. 59 :(sto) E_Cavani slows the ball down and waits for support ... A team mate overlaps him now ... He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! ... E_Cavani heads the ball towards goal ! ... It goes wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 59 :(sou) F_Cartabia with a flicked pass to D_Ba ... A great volley from D_Ba ! ... The shot slips through A_Begovic's hands ... GOAL !! ... What a terrible mistake ... Duncan Masaldo looks gutted ... That’s pulled Southampton level! ... Stoke City 1-1 Southampton ... Min. 60 :(sou) Up goes the substitution board - J_Fonte on for S_Ramos as a DF Min. 62 :(sto) S_Ireland pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... E_Cavani is clean through! ... E_Cavani tries to catch the keeper out! ... It floats over K_Vermeer ... Its heading goal ward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 66 :(sou) K_Balde_Diao lays the ball back to D_Ba ... A cheeky lob from D_Ba ! ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 67 :(sou) A_Lallana looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to D_Ba ... A cracking drive from D_Ba ! ... A_Begovic tips it over ... CORNER! ... A_Lallana chips the ball into the area! ... D_Fox gets his head on it ... A_Begovic won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 68 :(sou) L_Shaw with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to D_Ba ... But he stands on the ball and falls over!! ... R_Shawcross picks up the loose ball and clears the danger Min. 69 :(sto) Willian with the header on ... He finds G_Ramirez in space ... G_Ramirez flings a shot at goal ! ... But K_Vermeer dives to his left ... I think K_Vermeer just got a hand on that one ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 70 :(sto) E_Pieters with the nod to N_Dyer ... D_Fox wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 75 :(sou) D_Ba turns on a sixpence ... Willian scythes the player down. ... Psycho! ... YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 75 :(sou) D_Fox threads the through ball to F_Cartabia ... F_Cartabia sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! ... But he puts it wide ... That was a terrible attempt! Min. 79 :(sou) D_Ba knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender ... Well executed sliding challenge from M_Muniesa Min. 80 :(sou) F_Cartabia runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to K_Balde_Diao ... K_Balde_Diao with a low drive through the rain! ... The ball moves through the air! ... A_Begovic moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... A_Begovic catches it with style! Min. 83 :(sou) D_Fox passes the ball to D_Ba ... D_Ba with a stunning strike ! ... But A_Begovic palms it behind ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 84 :(sto) N_Dyer plays in M_Diouf with a beautiful ball ... M_Diouf tries to beat K_Vermeer! ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... Willian drives it into the box! ... The ball comes to G_Ramirez ... He gets the shot away ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... Willian floats the ball in! ... M_Diouf with the header ... K_Vermeer guesses right Min. 85 :(sto) N_Dyer with a first time pass ... M_Diouf runs onto it! ... M_Diouf with a thundering volley! ... K_Vermeer is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But goes just over !! ... K_Vermeer looks very relieved! Min. 85 :(sou) F_Cartabia breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on A_Begovic! ... G_Ramirez brings him down! ... The Referee calls him for a talk Min. 87 :(sto) Curled in dangerously from M_Muniesa to E_Cavani ... E_Cavani with a bicycle kick ! ... K_Vermeer makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 87 :(sto) R_Huth breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on K_Vermeer! ... Filipe_Luis brings him down! ... He is warned by The Referee ... It’s just a warning Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(sou) D_Ba runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... Superbly timed tackle by M_Muniesa ... He made it look easy ... But he can't keep it in ... CORNER! ... Swung in by J_Cork ... R_Huth gets up well ... And he heads it clear Min. 92 :(sou) J_Fonte lobs it over E_Pieters ... J_Fonte with a stunning strike ! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... A_Begovic saves it !! ... What a great save! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by D_Fox! ... A_Begovic makes the catch! Min. 94 :(sto) Willian with the first time flick to M_Diouf ... Wonderful sliding challenge by D_Fox ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Britannia Stadium Attendance : 51,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Diouf (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Diouf (36) Sent Off : N/A Booked : Willian (75) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southampton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Ba Scorers : D_Ba (59) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City | Southampton Attempts on Goal : 16 | 10 Off target : 9 | 4 On target : 7 | 6 Possession : 43 | 57 Corners : 4 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 0 | 3 Fouls : 9 | 11 Key Tackles : 5 | 4 Key Passes : 11 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Stoke City 1 - 1 Southampton ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Stoke City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Begovic GK 24 2 3 2 23 | 97 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 0 0 0 R_Huth DF 2 20 3 2 22 | 97 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 1 R_Shawcross DF 3 19 2 4 23 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 M_Muniesa DF 3 19 4 2 22 | 97 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 39 10 3 E_Pieters DF 2 18 3 3 22 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 Willian MF 3 2 21 11 27 | 97 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 -3 27 -2 G_Ramirez MF 2 3 20 11 27 | 97 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 10 6 N_Dyer MF 2 3 20 10 21 | 97 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 S_Ireland MF 3 3 19 3 23 | 97 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 M_Diouf FW 2 2 3 20 22 | 97 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 31 E_Cavani FW 2 3 4 20 24 | 97 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 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_Grant DF 2 17 2 3 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Adam MF 3 2 18 3 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Derbyshire FW 3 3 3 18 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 23 2 3 2 26 | 97 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 0 0 0 S_Ramos DF 2 21 2 3 23 | 63 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 L_Shaw DF 2 21 12 3 28 | 97 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 20 0 D_Fox DF 2 19 11 3 25 | 97 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 20 1 Filipe_Luis DF 2 19 2 3 26 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Lallana MF 2 3 21 11 24 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 J_Ward-Prowse MF 2 4 21 2 23 | 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Asamoah MF 2 8 20 2 24 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Cartabia MF 2 2 18 4 23 | 97 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 38 1 M_Balotelli FW 2 3 3 20 26 | 53 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 D_Ba FW 3 3 3 18 25 | 97 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 31 S_Scufflet GK 19 2 3 2 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Fonte DF 2 18 2 3 28 | 34 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 J_Stephens DF 2 17 2 3 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Cork MF 2 3 18 2 27 | 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Balde_Diao FW 2 3 3 18 21 | 44 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 1440963284 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35