FMFA League Of Britain Premier Division, Southampton vs. Manchester City (Wed Oct 07) Southampton | Manchester City 5-4-1 C | 4-4-2 T Kev Welford | Derek Purvis | K_Vermeer GK | GK J_Hart D_Fox DF | DF V_Kompany N_Clyne DF | DF P_Zabaleta J_Fonte DF | DF D_Marcellis J_Stephens DF | DF D_Alaba J_Cork DF | MF Y_Toure F_Cartabia MF | MF M_Gotze S_Davis MF | MF D_Silva M_Schneiderl' MF | MF S_Nasri S_Scufflet MF | FW S_Aguero K_Balde_Diao FW | FW R_Falcao | F_Forster SUB | SUB P_Cech D_Ba SUB | SUB D_Boyata R_Lambert SUB | SUB G_Clichy Isco SUB | SUB J_Milner M_Balotelli SUB | SUB A_Negredo Min. 2 :(mnc) S_Aguero with a real burst of pace ... He leaves J_Fonte behind ... D_Fox wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge Min. 3 :(sou) N_Clyne is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... J_Stephens latches onto the ball ... D_Alaba tackles cleanly Min. 3 :(mnc) M_Gotze turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to S_Aguero ... J_Cork with a late tackle ... He certainly didn't mean it ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 3 :(mnc) S_Nasri is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... R_Falcao latches onto the ball ... Good sliding challenge from D_Fox ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... Y_Toure chips the ball in towards the back post! ... D_Fox gets up well ... And he heads it clear Min. 4 :(sou) F_Cartabia slides the ball across to K_Balde_Diao ... D_Marcellis wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge Min. 7 :(mnc) D_Silva with the dribble ... N_Clyne is easily beaten ... S_Scufflet fouls badly ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball Min. 9 :(mnc) D_Silva unselfishly lays the ball back to S_Aguero ... D_Fox steals the ball of off him Min. 15 :(sou) M_Schneiderl' races into the box ... He sees K_Balde_Diao lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... V_Kompany is called for the holding foul ... He was a bit too close for comfort ... The Referee lectures him Min. 17 :(sou) J_Cork cut's in on the inside of the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to J_Stephens ... J_Stephens has a dig at goal! ... J_Hart falls over ... He recovers to tip it onto the post! ... But it hits his back! ... And goes wide!! ... J_Hart looks relieved!! ... CORNER! ... M_Schneiderl' plays it towards the near post! ... J_Hart makes the catch! Min. 41 :(mnc) R_Falcao pauses and waits for support ... He runs towards goal ... S_Scufflet gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 45 :(sou) D_Ba is coming on for J_Cork and will play DF Min. 45 :(mnc) D_Boyata takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace D_Alaba ... He'll play as a DF ... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off Min. 47 :(mnc) Y_Toure finds the run of S_Aguero ... J_Stephens forces him off the ball ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Southampton 0-0 Manchester City Min. 47 :(sou) S_Davis pushes it past the defender ... S_Aguero with a deliberate foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment Min. 50 :(mnc) Up goes the substitution board - A_Negredo on for R_Falcao as a FW Min. 51 :(sou) N_Clyne with a neat pass into K_Balde_Diao ... But D_Boyata spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 52 :(mnc) D_Silva pass splits open the defence and finds A_Negredo ... D_Fox gets the foot in to win the ball ... It rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... M_Gotze hits it into the box! ... J_Fonte belts it clear Min. 55 :(mnc) S_Nasri slides the ball across to D_Silva ... D_Silva with the strike ! ... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort Min. 56 :(sou) D_Ba sidesteps D_Marcellis ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... D_Ba curls the ball in on goal ! ... J_Hart with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 56 :(sou) S_Davis beats his marker ... He showed great skill there ... S_Aguero fouls badly ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball Min. 59 :(mnc) S_Aguero finds himself in a good position ... J_Stephens steals the ball of off him Min. 62 :(mnc) D_Silva has the ball ... He knocks the ball past N_Clyne ... He puts in A_Negredo! ... A powerful shot by A_Negredo ! ... But K_Vermeer tips it behind ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 63 :(sou) J_Stephens with a precise ball to D_Ba ... S_Aguero tackles cleanly ... The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me ... He is fortunate to be given just a warning Min. 65 :(sou) Isco replaces S_Scufflet to play as a MF Min. 69 :(mnc) M_Gotze brings it under control ... He takes on J_Stephens ... He gets past him! ... He puts in D_Silva! ... But N_Clyne slides in Min. 73 :(mnc) Y_Toure throws a punch ... S_Davis slumps to the ground ... He's warned for that one ... Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book Min. 74 :(mnc) M_Gotze takes possession ... Knocks it past N_Clyne ... He's through on goal ... J_Stephens with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 75 :(sou) M_Schneiderl' skips the challenge from the defender ... S_Nasri cuts out the pass ... That was close! Min. 76 :(mnc) S_Aguero crosses in from the wing, he finds D_Silva in the box ... K_Balde_Diao fouls badly ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... He is warned by The Referee ... It’s just a warning Min. 77 :(sou) F_Cartabia looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to K_Balde_Diao ... K_Balde_Diao with a powerful diving header! ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 78 :(sou) K_Balde_Diao takes on 3 men ... K_Balde_Diao attempts a lob! ... But he puts it over ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 80 :(mnc) S_Nasri runs at the defence ... He nutmegs J_Fonte ... He showed his class there ... S_Nasri bears down on goal! ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that! Min. 82 :(sou) K_Balde_Diao sidesteps V_Kompany ... He showed great skill there ... Y_Toure dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 87 :(mnc) S_Aguero kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... D_Silva gets on the end of the pass ... K_Balde_Diao slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 90 :(mnc) M_Gotze plays a first time ball through the defence to D_Silva ... Fine tackle by J_Stephens ... He prevents the corner as well ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : St Mary's Stadium Attendance : 51,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southampton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Stephens (Man of the Match) Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Cork (3) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Hart Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southampton | Manchester City Attempts on Goal : 4 | 3 Off target : 2 | 2 On target : 2 | 1 Possession : 59 | 41 Corners : 1 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 10 | 7 Key Tackles : 11 | 5 Key Passes : 7 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Southampton 0 - 0 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 D_Fox DF 2 19 12 3 25 | 93 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 0 0 N_Clyne DF 2 19 11 3 24 | 93 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 20 0 J_Fonte DF 2 18 2 3 28 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 J_Stephens DF 2 17 2 3 24 | 93 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 52 10 3 J_Cork DF 2 3 18 2 27 | 45 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 7 -3 F_Cartabia MF 2 2 18 4 23 | 93 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 S_Davis MF 2 3 18 2 23 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Schneiderl' MF 2 2 18 2 28 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 S_Scufflet MF 19 2 3 2 30 | 67 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 K_Balde_Diao FW 2 3 3 19 21 | 93 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 13 0 2 F_Forster GK 19 2 3 3 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Ba DF 3 3 3 19 25 | 48 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 R_Lambert DF 2 3 2 17 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Isco MF 2 3 20 8 23 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Balotelli FW 2 3 3 21 26 | 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 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 0 0 V_Kompany DF 2 21 2 2 24 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 P_Zabaleta DF 3 20 11 3 24 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Marcellis DF 2 19 2 3 25 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 D_Alaba DF 2 19 2 3 25 | 45 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 Y_Toure MF 2 11 22 3 28 | 93 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 M_Gotze MF 2 2 22 10 24 | 93 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 D_Silva MF 3 2 22 11 24 | 93 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 1 S_Nasri MF 2 3 21 11 25 | 93 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 20 1 S_Aguero FW 2 3 11 22 24 | 93 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 R_Falcao FW 2 3 3 22 26 | 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Cech GK 21 2 2 2 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Boyata DF 3 20 3 2 33 | 48 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 G_Clichy DF 3 20 11 2 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Milner MF 3 2 19 11 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Negredo FW 3 2 3 20 23 | 41 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1444244629 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35