FMFA Cup Qualification Round, Southampton F.C. vs. Arsenal F.C. (Sun Jan 17)


                     Southampton F.C.  |  Arsenal F.C.
                              4-5-1 C  |  4-5-1 P
                          Kev Welford  |  Daniel Mason
                                       |
                         K_Vermeer GK  |  GK I_Casillas
                            L_Shaw DF  |  DF L_Bateman
                           S_Ramos DF  |  DF C_Chambers
                           N_Clyne DF  |  DF Rafael
                       Filipe_Luis DF  |  DF N_Monreal
                           J_Navas MF  |  MF Lucas
                         A_Lallana MF  |  MF B_Schweinste-
                     J_Ward-Prowse MF  |  MF Oscar
                         K_Asamoah MF  |  MF A_Ramsey
                           A_Vidal MF  |  MF J_Wilshere
                       M_Balotelli FW  |  FW G_Higuain
                                       |
                        S_Scufflet SUB |  SUB W_Szczesny
                           J_Fonte SUB |  SUB C_Donaldson
                        J_Stephens SUB |  SUB C_Jenkinson
                              Isco SUB |  SUB J_McEachran
                      K_Balde_Diao SUB |  SUB B_Assombalon-




Min. 1  :(sou) Southampton F.C. are switching their playing style to P 
Min. 3  :(sou) N_Clyne with a simple pass to A_Lallana 
          ...  A_Lallana drifts clear! 
          ...  He is clean through! 
          ...  He is one on one with I_Casillas 
          ...  He lobs it over I_Casillas 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  And Southampton F.C. are leading in the game now 
          ...  Southampton F.C. 1-0 Arsenal F.C. ...
Min. 3  :(ars) N_Monreal hoofs it up field to find G_Higuain 
          ...  G_Higuain tries to chip the ball over the keeper ! 
          ...  K_Vermeer makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 3  :(sou) J_Navas bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to M_Balotelli 
          ...  Oscar with a terrible tackle 
          ...  He could be off!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 6  :(sou) K_Asamoah with a measured ball to J_Navas 
          ...  Rafael gets in the way and wins the ball 
Min. 7  :(sou) A_Vidal flicks it past the defender 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  A_Vidal with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  I_Casillas makes a fine save 
Min. 8  :(sou) K_Asamoah with an in swinging cross to S_Ramos 
          ...  S_Ramos rises above the defence to head the ball ! 
          ...  I_Casillas makes a fine save 
Min. 10 :(ars) A_Ramsey with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves N_Clyne behind 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Filipe_Luis 
Min. 14 :(sou) A_Lallana holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Balotelli 
          ...  Rafael is forced to retreat 
          ...  He knocks it back! 
          ...  I_Casillas misses it! 
          ...  It creeps just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Shaw chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  I_Casillas comes out and claims it! 
Min. 16 :(sou) J_Ward-Prowse has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past Rafael 
          ...  He knocks it to L_Shaw! 
          ...  L_Shaw with the strike ! 
          ...  But I_Casillas punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 17 :(sou) A_Vidal cuts the ball back to M_Balotelli 
          ...  L_Bateman read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 17 :(ars) L_Bateman plays the early ball across the box to find G_Higuain in space 
          ...  S_Ramos with the tackle 
          ...  He did well to stop that attack! 
Min. 20 :(sou) L_Shaw plays the early ball across the box to find A_Vidal in space 
          ...  N_Monreal with an ugly foul 
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from The Referee 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It’s in a very dangerous position! 
          ...  M_Balotelli fires it towards the goal 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He starts to run the full length of the pitch! 
          ...  Southampton F.C. 2-0 Arsenal F.C. ...
Min. 21 :(sou) J_Navas moves in a DM position 
Min. 21 :(ars) L_Bateman flicks it over K_Asamoah and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  N_Clyne fouls badly 
Min. 24 :(sou) L_Shaw with a probing through ball M_Balotelli 
          ...  Cleaned up by C_Chambers 
Min. 31 :(sou) A_Vidal retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field 
          ...  M_Balotelli gets on the end of it 
          ...  C_Chambers tackles cleanly 
Min. 31 :(ars) Oscar plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  N_Clyne with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee lectures him 
Min. 34 :(sou) A_Lallana finds his way through 
          ...  He lost his man too easily 
          ...  A_Lallana fires off a left-footed shot ! 
          ...  I_Casillas saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 35 :(sou) M_Balotelli skips the challenge from C_Chambers 
          ...  Rafael makes the challenge and clears the ball 
Min. 40 :(sou) M_Balotelli can't keep control of it and loses possession! 
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back! 
          ...  He creates some space for an opening! 
          ...  M_Balotelli with a bomb of a shot ! 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(sou) A_Vidal finds a hole in the defence 
          ...  Rafael slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 45 :(ars) Oscar with a reverse pass to G_Higuain 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by L_Shaw 
          ...  He timed it well 
Min. 46 :(ars) Oscar plays a long ball to B_Schweinste- 
          ...  Filipe_Luis robs him of the ball 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Southampton F.C. 2-0 Arsenal F.C.

Min. 47 :(sou) There's going to be a change 
          ...  J_Fonte will come on for Filipe_Luis and play DF 
Min. 47 :(sou) A_Lallana miskicks! 
          ...  He finds M_Balotelli though 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  M_Balotelli tries the lob from 30 yards ! 
          ...  I_Casillas falls over 
          ...  But I_Casillas is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 51 :(sou) A_Lallana with a neat pass into M_Balotelli 
          ...  The ball comes in high 
          ...  M_Balotelli beats the defender to the ball and heads it into his path 
          ...  He just has I_Casillas to beat 
          ...  He lobs it over I_Casillas 
          ...  It goes over!! 
Min. 53 :(sou) J_Navas kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  A_Lallana gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  A_Lallana gets up high for the header ! 
          ...  I_Casillas makes a fine save 
Min. 54 :(sou) M_Balotelli takes on L_Bateman 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  Lucas with a bad challenge 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now 
Min. 55 :(sou) a big roar from the crowd as K_Balde_Diao comes on for K_Asamoah to play MF 
Min. 58 :(ars) L_Bateman with the mazy run 
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know 
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot 
          ...  S_Ramos is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was pushing down on his man 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now 
Min. 58 :(ars) G_Higuain makes the tackle 
          ...  G_Higuain tries to lob the keeper ! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Lucas crosses it in! 
          ...  The ball comes to Rafael 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Rafael chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  K_Vermeer makes the catch! 
Min. 62 :(sou) K_Balde_Diao sidesteps L_Bateman 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  K_Balde_Diao lobs I_Casillas! 
          ...  I_Casillas gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He just manages to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Vidal chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  M_Balotelli gets on the end of it 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Arsenal F.C. fans taunt him! 
Min. 63 :(sou) J_Navas sprints past N_Monreal 
          ...  N_Monreal recovers to win the ball back 
Min. 65 :(sou) A_Lallana controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs Lucas 
          ...  He puts in N_Clyne! 
          ...  A_Ramsey wins the ball well 
          ...  The Referee has given a free kick 
          ...  He received a good talking to from The Referee 
Min. 66 :(ars) B_Schweinste- turns nicely onto the ball 
          ...  B_Schweinste- keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  But K_Vermeer makes an easy save 
Min. 69 :(ars) A_Ramsey runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to J_Wilshere 
          ...  N_Clyne reads the play well 
Min. 70 :(sou) J_Stephens is coming on and J_Ward-Prowse is being brought off 
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF 
Min. 75 :(sou) N_Clyne runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  M_Balotelli latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  But L_Bateman sweeps up the threat 
Min. 75 :(ars) N_Monreal takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past A_Lallana 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  L_Shaw with a late tackle 
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul 
          ...  The Referee ignores the protests for a card 
          ...  Kev Welford looks relieved 
Min. 76 :(ars) B_Schweinste- gets to the by-line 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Oscar 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from L_Shaw 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful 
Min. 80 :(ars) B_Schweinste- slides it through the middle to Rafael 
          ...  A_Vidal with a terrible tackle 
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 81 :(sou) N_Clyne is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  M_Balotelli latches onto the ball 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from Oscar 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by J_Stephens! 
          ...  I_Casillas fists it away! 
Min. 82 :(sou) A_Lallana hoofs it up field to find J_Navas 
          ...  N_Monreal takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 84 :(ars) Oscar with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  A_Ramsey gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  A_Ramsey gets up high for the header ! 
          ...  K_Vermeer with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 86 :(ars) Oscar unselfishly lays the ball back to G_Higuain 
          ...  G_Higuain is clean through! 
          ...  He tries to take it round K_Vermeer 
          ...  He rounds K_Vermeer 
          ...  He thumps it towards the goal! 
          ...  It goes over!! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(sou) A_Vidal with a smart pass to A_Lallana 
          ...  A powerful header from A_Lallana ! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  It’s going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And I_Casillas reacts well to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Balde_Diao chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of I_Casillas 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : St Mary's Stadium
Attendance           : 30,912
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Southampton F.C. Match Info
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Best player          : A_Lallana (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Lallana (3), M_Balotelli (20)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Ramos (58), A_Vidal (80)
Injured              : N/A
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Arsenal F.C. Match Info
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Best player          : Oscar
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Oscar (3), Lucas (54)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                        Southampton F.C.  |    Arsenal F.C.
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       6
Off target           :           3        |       3
On target            :          10        |       3
Possession           :          55        |       45
Corners              :           4        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :           9        |       6
Key Tackles          :           6        |       11
Key Passes           :          18        |       9
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Final Score          : Southampton F.C. 2 - 0 Arsenal F.C.
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Player Statistics - Southampton F.C.
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  24   2   3   2  26 |  93   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
L_Shaw         DF   2  21  12   3  28 |  93   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  26  20   3
S_Ramos        DF   2  21   2   3  23 |  93   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  18   5   8
N_Clyne        DF   2  19  11   3  24 |  93   0   1   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  13  48   0
Filipe_Luis    DF   2  19   2   3  26 |  48   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  37   0   0
J_Navas        DM   2   4  22  11  25 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
A_Lallana      MF   2   3  21  11  24 |  93   0   0   5   0   4   1   0   0   0   8  58  40
J_Ward-Prowse  MF   2   4  21   3  23 |  71   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
K_Asamoah      MF   2   9  21   2  24 |  56   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
A_Vidal        MF   2   3  21   8  24 |  93   0   0   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  -3  27   0
M_Balotelli    FW   2   3   3  21  26 |  93   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  29
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 |  45   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Stephens     MF   2  17   2   3  24 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Isco           MF   2   3  20   9  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Balde_Diao   MF   2   4   4  19  21 |  37   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3

Player Statistics - Arsenal F.C.
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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I_Casillas     GK  25   2   3   2  22 |  93  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 107   0   0   0
L_Bateman      DF   2  19   2   5  17 |  93   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  10   0
C_Chambers     DF   2  19   2   3  27 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
Rafael         DF   3  19  12   3  28 |  93   0   4   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  52   0   1
N_Monreal      DF   2  18  11   3  24 |  93   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  10   0
Lucas          MF   2  11  22   3  22 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -3  -3  -3
B_Schweinste-  MF   2  10  22  10  25 |  93   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   3
Oscar          MF   3   2  20  11  25 |  93   0   1   4   0   0   0   1   0   0  10  37  -3
A_Ramsey       MF   2   3  19  11  25 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   3
J_Wilshere     MF   2   3  19  11  28 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Higuain      FW   2   2   5  22  25 |  93   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
W_Szczesny     GK  23   2   3   2  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Donaldson    DF   2  18   2   4  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Jenkinson    DF   2  16  11   3  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_McEachran    MF   2   3  19   2  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Assombalon-  FW   2   2   3  21  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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