FMFA Cup Qualification Round, Southampton F.C. vs. Stoke City (Wed Mar 09)


                     Southampton F.C.  |  Stoke City
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-3-3 A
                          Kev Welford  |  Duncan Masaldo
                                       |
                         K_Vermeer GK  |  GK A_Begovic
                            L_Shaw DF  |  DF S_Bassong
                           S_Ramos DF  |  DF R_Shawcross
                       Filipe_Luis DF  |  DF M_Muniesa
                           N_Clyne DF  |  DF E_Pieters
                           J_Navas MF  |  MF Willian
                     J_Ward-Prowse MF  |  MF G_Ramirez
                         A_Lallana MF  |  MF R_Alvarez
                         K_Asamoah MF  |  FW M_Diouf
                       M_Balotelli FW  |  FW E_Cavani
                          O_Giroud FW  |  FW M_Derbyshire
                                       |
                        S_Scufflet SUB |  SUB J_Butland
                           J_Fonte SUB |  SUB Fabio
                        J_Stephens SUB |  SUB M_Troiani
                              Isco SUB |  SUB C_N'Zogbia
                      K_Balde_Diao SUB |  SUB P_Crouch




Min. 4  :(sou) M_Balotelli takes possession 
          ...  He's got no outlet 
          ...  He decides to go alone 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  S_Bassong looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 5  :(sto) E_Cavani with the dribble 
          ...  Filipe_Luis is easily beaten 
          ...  E_Cavani bears down on goal! 
          ...  But K_Vermeer tips it over 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 8  :(sto) M_Derbyshire pushes it past the defender 
          ...  What a shot from M_Derbyshire ! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  But K_Vermeer with the difficult save 
Min. 10 :(sou) L_Shaw backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball up field 
          ...  A_Lallana latches onto the end of it 
          ...  A_Lallana has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  A_Begovic parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 12 :(sou) A_Lallana with an in swinging cross to J_Navas 
          ...  J_Navas with a little chip! 
          ...  But A_Begovic makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 14 :(sou) O_Giroud takes advantage of a mistake by S_Bassong 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  O_Giroud hits the ball on the bounce ! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Stoke City fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 20 :(sou) J_Navas moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Filipe_Luis 
          ...  Filipe_Luis attempts a low drive! 
          ...  But A_Begovic palms it behind 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 22 :(sto) G_Ramirez with a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball across to M_Derbyshire 
          ...  Filipe_Luis clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  Throw in 
Min. 25 :(sou) N_Clyne shoves E_Cavani in the chest!! 
          ...  He is ordered to cool off 
Min. 26 :(sou) J_Ward-Prowse kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  S_Ramos gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  E_Pieters wins the ball 
Min. 36 :(sou) L_Shaw with a smart pass to O_Giroud 
          ...  O_Giroud with a blistering shot ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  A_Begovic had no chance! 
          ...  Southampton F.C. go in front now with that goal! 
          ...  Southampton F.C. 1-0 Stoke City ...
Min. 36 :(sto) M_Diouf sidesteps Filipe_Luis 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  M_Diouf hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  K_Vermeer with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 39 :(sou) O_Giroud with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past S_Bassong 
          ...  O_Giroud gets up high for the header ! 
          ...  A_Begovic with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 39 :(sto) Willian looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to E_Cavani 
          ...  A great volley from E_Cavani ! 
          ...  K_Vermeer gathers it easily 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(sou) Isco is being prepared to come on 
          ...  K_Asamoah is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF 
Min. 45 :(sou) Isco with the cross-field pass to A_Lallana 
          ...  R_Shawcross reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 
Min. 46 :(sou) O_Giroud runs at the defender 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  O_Giroud looks to see where A_Begovic is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Stoke City fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 47 :(sto) S_Bassong brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  G_Ramirez makes himself available 
          ...  G_Ramirez has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  K_Vermeer saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 48 :(sto) E_Cavani flicks it over N_Clyne and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  L_Shaw is forced to retreat 
          ...  He knocks it back! 
          ...  K_Vermeer misses it! 
          ...  It creeps just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Pieters swings it in! 
          ...  K_Vermeer easily catches it! 

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

Min. 47 :(sto) M_Derbyshire takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past the defender 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  Filipe_Luis goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 49 :(sto) E_Pieters jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Diouf 
          ...  Fine tackle by S_Ramos 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 50 :(sou) J_Navas volleys it forward. He finds O_Giroud 
          ...  A skillful effort from O_Giroud ! 
          ...  Looks like it should be A_Begovic's 
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs 
          ...  But drifts inches wide !! 
          ...  A_Begovic looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there! 
Min. 53 :(sto) R_Alvarez cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to M_Derbyshire 
          ...  M_Derbyshire aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  But K_Vermeer reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on K_Vermeer anyway 
Min. 55 :(sou) J_Fonte is being prepared to come on 
          ...  N_Clyne is leaving the pitch 
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF 
Min. 55 :(sto) G_Ramirez takes advantage of a bad back pass from Filipe_Luis 
          ...  G_Ramirez with the 40 yard drive ! 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 59 :(sou) Filipe_Luis finds himself in acres of space 
          ...  E_Pieters takes the player down!! 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  Unbelievable! 
Min. 59 :(sto) R_Alvarez hoofs it up field to find Willian 
          ...  Willian with a screamer of a shot ! 
          ...  But K_Vermeer makes an easy save 
Min. 60 :(sou) J_Navas finds his way through 
          ...  He bent his run well 
          ...  J_Navas smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  But A_Begovic dives to his left 
          ...  I think A_Begovic just got a hand on that one 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 61 :(sou) O_Giroud finds his way through 
          ...  That was sheer effort 
          ...  O_Giroud with the diving header ! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  A_Begovic is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  Deserved a goal really 
Min. 64 :(sou) J_Navas sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to M_Balotelli 
          ...  M_Balotelli with the header ! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  A_Begovic is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Lallana curls it into the box! 
          ...  E_Pieters heads it away 
Min. 64 :(sto) Willian runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to E_Cavani 
          ...  E_Cavani with his head down lets it go ! 
          ...  But K_Vermeer palms it behind 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 68 :(sou) Filipe_Luis is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Ward-Prowse 
          ...  J_Ward-Prowse with a terrific drive ! 
          ...  A_Begovic with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 70 :(sou) Isco with a probing pass to M_Balotelli 
          ...  M_Balotelli with a stunning strike ! 
          ...  But A_Begovic smothers the ball. 
Min. 71 :(sou) O_Giroud with the nutmeg 
          ...  He takes the ball forward 
          ...  O_Giroud with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  A_Begovic can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  A_Begovic makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 74 :(sto) Willian with a probing through ball R_Alvarez 
          ...  J_Fonte with a nasty foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  The Referee warned him 
Min. 75 :(sto) M_Derbyshire with the dribble 
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate 
          ...  He's decided to go alone 
          ...  S_Ramos goes in stud's first 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red! 
Min. 76 :(sou) J_Ward-Prowse works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Isco 
          ...  Isco pounds a rocket on goal ! 
          ...  A_Begovic heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 77 :(sou) A_Lallana backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field 
          ...  M_Balotelli gets on the end of it 
          ...  M_Balotelli fires off a right-footed shot ! 
          ...  A_Begovic falls over 
          ...  But A_Begovic is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 77 :(sto) G_Ramirez lays the ball back to E_Cavani 
          ...  E_Cavani has a go! 
          ...  It floats over K_Vermeer 
          ...  Its heading goal ward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 80 :(sou) J_Ward-Prowse with the header on 
          ...  He finds S_Ramos in space 
          ...  S_Ramos tries one from the edge of the box ! 
          ...  A_Begovic with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 82 :(sou) J_Navas knocks it past M_Muniesa and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  J_Navas tries to chip the ball over the keeper ! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  A_Begovic is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Navas chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  E_Pieters gets up well 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(sou) Isco looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Balotelli 
          ...  M_Balotelli tries to beat A_Begovic! 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 94 :(sto) E_Cavani plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  What a shot from E_Cavani ! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  He has put it over the bar! 
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : St Mary's Stadium
Attendance           : 30,339
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Southampton F.C. Match Info
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Best player          : L_Shaw (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : O_Giroud (36)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Ramos (75)
Injured              : N/A
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Stoke City Match Info
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Best player          : E_Cavani
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                        Southampton F.C.  |    Stoke City
Attempts on Goal     :          19        |       11
Off target           :           8        |       3
On target            :          11        |       8
Possession           :          59        |       41
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           2        |       0
Fouls                :           7        |       4
Key Tackles          :           4        |       4
Key Passes           :          14        |       9
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Final Score          : Southampton F.C. 1 - 0 Stoke City
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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  25   2   3   2  26 |  97   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 110   0   0   0
L_Shaw         DF   2  22  12   4  28 |  97   0   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  13  38   0
S_Ramos        DF   2  21   2   3  23 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  10  -3   0
Filipe_Luis    DF   2  20   2   3  26 |  97   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  26  10   3
N_Clyne        DF   2  19  11   3  24 |  58   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   8   8
J_Navas        MF   2   4  22  11  25 |  97   0   0   3   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  30   7
J_Ward-Prowse  MF   2   4  22   3  23 |  97   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   3
A_Lallana      MF   2   4  21  11  24 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   3
K_Asamoah      MF   2   9  21   2  24 |  45   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Balotelli    FW   2   3   3  21  26 |  97   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   8   8  16
O_Giroud       FW   2   2  11  21  26 |  97   0   0   0   0   7   1   0   0   0   0   0  31
S_Scufflet     GK  20   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 |  39   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Stephens     DF   2  17   2   3  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Isco           MF   2   3  20   9  23 |  52   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   3
K_Balde_Diao   FW   2   4   4  19  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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  26   2   3   2  23 |  97  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 103   0   0   0
S_Bassong      DF   2  21   4   2  22 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  10   0
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   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Pieters      DF   2  19   3   3  22 |  97   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  52  10   0
Willian        MF   3   2  22  11  27 |  97   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   3
G_Ramirez      MF   2   4  21  11  27 |  97   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   4
R_Alvarez      MF   2   3  21   3  28 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
M_Diouf        FW   2   2   3  20  22 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
E_Cavani       FW   2   3   4  20  24 |  97   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
M_Derbyshire   FW   3   3   3  19  25 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
J_Butland      GK  19   3   2   3  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Fabio          DF   2  19   2   3  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Troiani      DF   2  18   2   3  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_N'Zogbia     MF   2   3  21  10  21 |   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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