FMFA Britannia Cup Semi Final Leg 2, Southampton vs. Manchester City (Wed Oct 14) Southampton | Manchester City 4-3-3 E | 4-4-2 N Kev Welford | Derek Purvis | K_Vermeer GK | GK J_Hart S_Ramos DF | DF D_Alaba L_Shaw DF | DF V_Kompany Filipe_Luis DF | DF A_Kolarov D_Fox DF | DF P_Zabaleta J_Navas MF | MF M_Gotze J_Ward-Prowse MF | MF D_Silva K_Asamoah MF | MF Y_Toure M_Balotelli FW | MF J_Garcia D_Ba FW | FW R_Falcao K_Balde_Diao FW | FW S_Aguero | S_Scufflet SUB | SUB P_Cech N_Clyne SUB | SUB D_Marcellis J_Fonte SUB | SUB S_Nasri Isco SUB | SUB E_Dzeko R_Lambert SUB | SUB A_Negredo Min. 9 :(mnc) J_Garcia runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to D_Silva ... But he stands on the ball and falls over!! ... D_Fox picks up the loose ball and clears the danger Min. 10 :(sou) The ball goes loose! ... K_Balde_Diao seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... V_Kompany with the tackle Min. 14 :(mnc) P_Zabaleta pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... A_Kolarov is clean through! ... A_Kolarov hits a great drive! ... It flies in! ... GOAL !! ... Look at the delight on his face!! ... That puts Manchester City ahead! ... Now can they hang onto it! ... Southampton 0-1 Manchester City ... Min. 17 :(mnc) J_Garcia drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to R_Falcao ... D_Fox with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 18 :(sou) K_Balde_Diao knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender ... S_Aguero with a bad challenge ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball ... The Referee gave him a strong warning Min. 19 :(mnc) S_Aguero takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... It's a lucky break ... S_Aguero tries to lob the keeper ! ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 19 :(sou) J_Ward-Prowse runs at the defence ... He nutmegs the defender ... He showed his class there ... A_Kolarov with the tackle ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee shows him a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 27 :(sou) D_Ba flicks it over A_Kolarov and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... D_Ba hits it ... This one could go anywhere ! ... J_Hart with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 28 :(mnc) M_Gotze takes advantage of a mistake by J_Navas ... Can he make them pay? ... K_Asamoah with a nasty foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... FREE KICK! ... It is well within shooting range! ... S_Aguero hits it over the wall ... It takes a deflection! ... K_Vermeer is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... M_Gotze plays it towards the near post! ... L_Shaw heads it away Min. 29 :(mnc) R_Falcao takes possession ... He's got no outlet ... He decides to go alone ... S_Ramos cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball up field Min. 31 :(mnc) V_Kompany breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on K_Vermeer! ... D_Ba brings him down! ... He's been sent off!! ... RED CARD!! Min. 32 :(mnc) M_Gotze finds his way through ... He bent his run well ... M_Gotze with a graceful, looping effort ! ... It fly's into Row Z! Min. 34 :(sou) M_Balotelli beats D_Silva ... He showed great skill there ... V_Kompany goes in studs first ... The Referee gave him a strong warning Min. 35 :(mnc) D_Silva kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... R_Falcao gets on the end of the pass ... The cross hits R_Falcao on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... Y_Toure plays it towards the near post! ... The ball comes to S_Aguero ... He gets the shot away ... It grazes the bar ... And goes over ... Oh so close there! Min. 35 :(sou) K_Asamoah moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to M_Balotelli ... M_Gotze with a deliberate foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him Min. 40 :(sou) J_Navas has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past A_Kolarov ... He knocks it to M_Balotelli! ... D_Alaba wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(mnc) M_Gotze barges Filipe_Luis off the ball ... M_Gotze with a powerful header ! ... K_Vermeer gets a hand to it!! ... But can't hold onto it! ... GOAL !! ... Southampton 0-2 Manchester City ... Min. 45 :(sou) Isco replaces K_Asamoah to play as a MF Min. 45 :(sou) N_Clyne will replace the useless D_Fox and will play DF Min. 46 :(sou) J_Ward-Prowse backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball up field ... J_Navas latches onto the end of it ... V_Kompany brings him down from behind! ... But the ref gives nothing! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Southampton 0-2 Manchester City Min. 50 :(mnc) E_Dzeko is coming on and J_Garcia is being brought off ... Looks likely he will go and play FW Min. 50 :(sou) Play's been held up due to a cat on the pitch. N_Clyne manages to catch it and gives it a cuddle before giving to the steward ... But he loses control of it ... P_Zabaleta hits it out for a throw Min. 51 :(sou) M_Balotelli jumps over P_Zabaleta's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... M_Balotelli with the crafty shot! ... J_Hart won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! Min. 55 :(mnc) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. ... D_Marcellis will come on for A_Kolarov and play DF Min. 55 :(mnc) P_Zabaleta with the first time flick to D_Silva ... S_Ramos anticipates the pass and cuts it out Min. 57 :(mnc) D_Silva kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... S_Aguero gets on the end of the pass ... But S_Ramos puts it in row Z! Min. 58 :(sou) Isco picks out S_Ramos with the cross ... Y_Toure with an awful challenge ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... He is ordered to cool off ... FREE KICK! ... It is within shooting distance! ... K_Balde_Diao with the delicate chip over the wall ... OOOOOOHHHHHHHH ... It grazes the post and goes wide Min. 60 :(mnc) A_Negredo is being prepared to come on ... R_Falcao is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play FW Min. 60 :(mnc) D_Silva controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... S_Aguero gets onto the end of the pass! ... Filipe_Luis read the danger and stops the pass Min. 63 :(mnc) Y_Toure controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... S_Aguero gets onto the end of the pass! ... But S_Ramos wins the ball Min. 67 :(sou) Isco sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to J_Navas ... Fine tackle by V_Kompany ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 67 :(mnc) M_Gotze gets to the by line and finds S_Aguero with a beautiful cross ... S_Ramos with a nasty foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one Min. 69 :(sou) L_Shaw controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... Isco gets onto the end of the pass! ... D_Marcellis wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... Isco curls it into the box! ... The ball comes to M_Balotelli ... He gets the shot away ... J_Hart just watches it drift out of play! Min. 75 :(sou) Isco knocks the ball past P_Zabaleta ... V_Kompany gets to the ball first Min. 76 :(mnc) M_Gotze finds D_Alaba with a perfectly weighted pass ... S_Ramos with a bad challenge ... He's lucky to be let off for that one ... Kev Welford looks relieved ... Derek Purvis is far from happy with that decision Min. 76 :(mnc) A_Negredo runs at Filipe_Luis ... The defender slips and falls over ... A_Negredo tries the lob from 30 yards ! ... K_Vermeer with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 78 :(mnc) D_Silva sidesteps his marker ... He was too quick for his marker ... S_Ramos steals the ball of off him Min. 78 :(sou) J_Ward-Prowse looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to M_Balotelli ... M_Gotze is called for the holding foul ... He was a bit too close for comfort ... It's a yellow, and rightly so ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 80 :(sou) M_Balotelli runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off D_Alaba back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... Blocked by P_Zabaleta Min. 81 :(mnc) D_Silva controls it well ... He nutmegs L_Shaw ... He puts in M_Gotze! ... M_Gotze shoots towards goal ! ... It takes a deflection! ... K_Vermeer is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... D_Silva chips the ball in towards the back post! ... D_Marcellis gets on the end of it ... But K_Vermeer smothers the ball. Min. 84 :(sou) K_Balde_Diao has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past V_Kompany ... He puts in M_Balotelli! ... M_Balotelli drifts clear! ... He is clean through! ... He is one on one with J_Hart ... He rounds J_Hart ... He has been pushed wide! ... He shoots from a tight angle ... Its hit the side netting!! Min. 87 :(sou) M_Balotelli with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past D_Alaba ... M_Balotelli with the diving header ! ... He had to be brave there ... J_Hart watches it sail wide! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 88 :(sou) Isco has it now ... He takes on D_Marcellis ... He gets past him! ... He puts in K_Balde_Diao! ... D_Marcellis bundles the player over!! ... That’s a foul!! ... YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one ... He'll need to be careful from now on ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : St Mary's Stadium Attendance : 51,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southampton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Isco Scorers : N/A Sent Off : D_Ba (31) Booked : S_Ramos (67) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : P_Zabaleta (Man of the Match) Scorers : A_Kolarov (14), M_Gotze (43) Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Kolarov (19), M_Gotze (78), D_Marcellis (88) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southampton | Manchester City Attempts on Goal : 6 | 10 Off target : 5 | 6 On target : 1 | 4 Possession : 44 | 56 Corners : 1 | 3 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 3 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 7 | 12 Key Tackles : 8 | 8 Key Passes : 8 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Southampton 0 - 2 Manchester City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 93 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 S_Ramos DF 2 21 2 3 23 | 93 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 62 -3 -3 L_Shaw DF 2 21 12 3 28 | 93 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 Filipe_Luis DF 2 19 2 3 26 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 D_Fox DF 2 19 12 4 25 | 45 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 J_Navas MF 2 4 21 11 25 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 J_Ward-Prowse MF 2 4 21 2 23 | 93 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 K_Asamoah MF 2 8 20 2 24 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Balotelli FW 2 3 3 21 26 | 93 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 D_Ba FW 3 3 3 19 25 | 31 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -7 -7 -4 K_Balde_Diao FW 2 4 4 19 21 | 93 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 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 19 11 3 24 | 48 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 Isco MF 2 3 20 9 23 | 48 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 R_Lambert FW 2 3 2 17 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Manchester City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Hart GK 25 2 2 2 33 | 93 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 D_Alaba DF 2 19 2 3 25 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 V_Kompany DF 2 21 2 2 24 | 93 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 8 8 A_Kolarov DF 3 18 11 3 24 | 57 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -3 -3 20 P_Zabaleta DF 3 20 11 3 24 | 93 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 38 0 M_Gotze MF 2 2 22 10 24 | 93 0 0 2 0 3 1 1 0 0 -3 17 22 D_Silva MF 3 2 22 11 24 | 93 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 Y_Toure MF 2 11 22 3 28 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 18 8 J_Garcia MF 2 10 18 2 25 | 52 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 R_Falcao FW 2 3 3 22 26 | 62 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 S_Aguero FW 2 3 11 22 24 | 93 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 P_Cech GK 21 2 2 2 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Marcellis DF 2 19 2 3 25 | 36 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 10 -3 0 S_Nasri MF 2 3 21 11 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Dzeko FW 3 3 2 18 24 | 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Negredo FW 3 2 3 20 23 | 31 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1444849322 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35