FMFA Cup Qualification Round, Southampton F.C. vs. Queens Park Rangers (Thu Dec 24)


                     Southampton F.C.  |  Queens Park Rangers
                              3-4-3 P  |  4-1-3-2 P
                          Kev Welford  |  Joe Brown
                                       |
                         K_Vermeer GK  |  GK M_Perin
                            L_Shaw DF  |  DF D_Ball
                           S_Ramos DF  |  DF F_Fernandez
                           N_Clyne DF  |  DF D_Agger
                           J_Navas MF  |  DF A_Moreno
                         A_Lallana MF  |  DM E_Can
                         K_Asamoah MF  |  MF M_Phillips
                              Isco MF  |  MF J_Mutch
                       M_Balotelli FW  |  MF A_Taarabt
                              D_Ba FW  |  FW C_Austin
                      K_Balde_Diao FW  |  FW S_El_Shawaary
                                       |
                        S_Scufflet SUB |  SUB K_Schmeichel
                       Filipe_Luis SUB |  SUB M_Skrtel
                             D_Fox SUB |  SUB C_Anderson
                             W_Nem SUB |  SUB J_Henderson
                         R_Lambert SUB |  SUB M_Mandzukic




Min. 1  :(sou) M_Balotelli with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from F_Fernandez 
          ...  A_Moreno takes out the attacker 
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there 
Min. 1  :(qpr) J_Mutch nutmegs the defender 
          ...  J_Mutch tries one from the edge of the box ! 
          ...  K_Vermeer catches the ball 
Min. 2  :(sou) K_Asamoah with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past A_Moreno 
          ...  He knocks it to K_Balde_Diao! 
          ...  K_Balde_Diao with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  M_Perin gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 2  :(qpr) J_Mutch controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  C_Austin gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  C_Austin with a powerful diving header! 
          ...  But K_Vermeer pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 5  :(qpr) E_Can leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to D_Ball 
          ...  Cleaned up by L_Shaw 
Min. 10 :(qpr) M_Phillips brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  S_El_Shawaary gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  S_Ramos knobbles the attacking player. 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
Min. 10 :(qpr) E_Can looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to S_El_Shawaary 
          ...  S_El_Shawaary heads the ball towards goal ! 
          ...  But it puts it well wide 
Min. 11 :(qpr) C_Austin breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on K_Vermeer! 
          ...  K_Balde_Diao brings him down! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red! 
Min. 12 :(sou) A_Lallana brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  K_Balde_Diao gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  K_Balde_Diao has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  M_Perin moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  M_Perin catches it with style! 
Min. 12 :(qpr) A_Taarabt runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to C_Austin 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from L_Shaw 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Taarabt crosses it in! 
          ...  C_Austin loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  K_Vermeer with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 13 :(sou) M_Balotelli with the dribble 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  The fans are on their feet 
          ...  M_Balotelli has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  M_Perin shouts at his defenders 
          ...  That’s given Southampton F.C. the lead! 
          ...  Southampton F.C. 1-0 Queens Park Rangers ...
Min. 14 :(qpr) D_Ball holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to C_Austin 
          ...  But L_Shaw will cut out the threat 
Min. 15 :(qpr) S_El_Shawaary flicks it past S_Ramos 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  But L_Shaw sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 16 :(sou) K_Balde_Diao sidesteps his marker 
          ...  K_Balde_Diao with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 16 :(qpr) S_El_Shawaary shoves A_Lallana in the chest!! 
          ...  The Referee has seen it! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red! 
Min. 18 :(qpr) C_Austin turns on a sixpence 
          ...  C_Austin hits the ball on the bounce ! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  K_Vermeer moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  K_Vermeer catches it with style! 
Min. 22 :(sou) Isco looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards A_Lallana 
          ...  A_Lallana chases it through, he must score ! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  M_Perin dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had M_Perin beaten! 
Min. 27 :(sou) Isco has it now 
          ...  He takes on F_Fernandez 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in M_Balotelli! 
          ...  M_Balotelli pounds a rocket on goal ! 
          ...  But it goes wide of the post 
Min. 27 :(qpr) D_Ball volleys it forward. He finds M_Phillips 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by S_Ramos 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 28 :(qpr) D_Ball brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on S_Ramos 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in A_Taarabt! 
          ...  A_Taarabt fires a shot at goal ! 
          ...  K_Vermeer with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 30 :(qpr) C_Austin flicks it over the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  C_Austin drives the ball low ! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 33 :(qpr) A_Taarabt with a 40-yard pass to S_El_Shawaary 
          ...  S_El_Shawaary curls the ball in on goal ! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 35 :(sou) N_Clyne steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs D_Agger 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  N_Clyne with the shot ! 
          ...  It’s going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !! 
          ...  M_Perin looks relieved there! 
Min. 36 :(qpr) J_Mutch lays the ball back to S_El_Shawaary 
          ...  N_Clyne slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in 
Min. 38 :(qpr) M_Phillips with a penetrating pass to S_El_Shawaary 
          ...  S_El_Shawaary tries to chip the ball over K_Vermeer! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by J_Mutch! 
          ...  The ball finds its way to A_Taarabt 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  K_Vermeer makes a good save 
Min. 39 :(sou) J_Navas knocks it past the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  J_Navas has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  M_Perin gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 41 :(qpr) S_El_Shawaary runs into space 
          ...  N_Clyne clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  Throw in 
Min. 42 :(sou) A_Lallana holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Ba 
          ...  D_Ba is clean through! 
          ...  He rounds M_Perin 
          ...  He rounds M_Perin 
          ...  He thumps it towards the goal! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Southampton F.C. 2-0 Queens Park Rangers ...
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(qpr) J_Mutch with the through ball to M_Phillips 
          ...  M_Phillips sees K_Vermeer off his line ! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 44 :(sou) Isco finds M_Balotelli with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  M_Phillips fouls badly 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
Min. 45 :(sou) W_Nem will replace Isco and play MF 
Min. 45 :(sou) L_Shaw runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to D_Ba 
          ...  F_Fernandez takes the players legs from beneath him!! 
          ...  That’s a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Southampton F.C. 2-0 Queens Park Rangers

Min. 46 :(sou) A_Lallana with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past F_Fernandez 
          ...  He knocks it to D_Ba! 
          ...  D_Ba smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  M_Perin gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 47 :(sou) M_Balotelli runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off A_Moreno back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  M_Balotelli hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 49 :(sou) L_Shaw plays a long ball to M_Balotelli 
          ...  M_Balotelli has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  But M_Perin punches it away 
Min. 50 :(sou) Filipe_Luis is being prepared to come on 
          ...  N_Clyne is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF 
Min. 50 :(sou) K_Asamoah brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  M_Balotelli gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  M_Balotelli tries one from the edge of the box ! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 51 :(sou) M_Balotelli finds his way through 
          ...  But A_Moreno slides in two footed. 
          ...  The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" 
Min. 53 :(qpr) M_Phillips nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward 
          ...  Filipe_Luis wins the ball 
Min. 54 :(sou) D_Ba beats A_Taarabt 
          ...  He muscled him off the ball 
          ...  D_Ba rifles it at the goal ! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 55 :(qpr) D_Agger knocks the ball back to M_Perin 
          ...  Ohhhh no!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He has put it into his own net!! 
          ...  Southampton F.C. 3-0 Queens Park Rangers ...
Min. 56 :(sou) A_Lallana beats F_Fernandez 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  D_Agger slides in to knock the ball out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by J_Navas 
          ...  F_Fernandez wins the ball 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 56 :(qpr) J_Mutch with the first time flick to C_Austin 
          ...  C_Austin rifles it at the goal ! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 60 :(qpr) C_Austin can't keep control of it and loses possession! 
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back! 
          ...  He creates some space for an opening! 
          ...  C_Austin with a powerful diving header! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Southampton F.C. 3-1 Queens Park Rangers ...
Min. 62 :(sou) D_Ba knocks it past D_Agger and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  S_El_Shawaary with the block 
Min. 63 :(sou) M_Balotelli with a penetrating pass to K_Balde_Diao 
          ...  K_Balde_Diao with the shot ! 
          ...  But M_Perin parries the ball 
          ...  It’s picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 64 :(qpr) A_Taarabt backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field 
          ...  C_Austin gets on the end of it 
          ...  C_Austin has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward! 
          ...  K_Vermeer makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He makes it look so easy 
Min. 65 :(qpr) M_Phillips crosses to D_Agger 
          ...  D_Agger hits a great shot ! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  K_Vermeer is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Fernandez lofts the ball in! 
          ...  K_Vermeer catches it! 
Min. 66 :(sou) J_Navas holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to K_Balde_Diao 
          ...  K_Balde_Diao hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  M_Perin goes down well to save 
Min. 66 :(qpr) J_Mutch unselfishly lays the ball back to C_Austin 
          ...  S_Ramos stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That’s a rash challenge!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now 
Min. 69 :(sou) A_Lallana holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees K_Balde_Diao in space! 
          ...  K_Balde_Diao uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 70 :(sou) W_Nem pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  M_Balotelli is clean through! 
          ...  M_Balotelli has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line 
          ...  The Referee talks to his assistant 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision 
          ...  The Southampton F.C. fans celebrate though! 
          ...  Southampton F.C. 4-1 Queens Park Rangers ...
Min. 70 :(sou) W_Nem sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He runs forward now 
          ...  M_Phillips with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  This is very far out 
          ...  W_Nem floats it forward 
          ...  D_Ba latches onto the end of it 
          ...  D_Ba with the 40 yard drive ! 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Queens Park Rangers fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 77 :(qpr) J_Mutch pass splits open the defence and finds S_El_Shawaary 
          ...  S_El_Shawaary has a go! 
          ...  But K_Vermeer punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 83 :(qpr) M_Phillips finds S_El_Shawaary with a ball over the defence 
          ...  Filipe_Luis clears with a diving header 
Min. 84 :(sou) A_Lallana barges the defender off the ball 
          ...  S_El_Shawaary brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on!!! 
Min. 84 :(qpr) E_Can with a glorious long pass to F_Fernandez 
          ...  F_Fernandez with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And spins wide 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(qpr) A_Taarabt threads the through ball to C_Austin 
          ...  C_Austin strikes a wicked curler ! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 91 :(sou) J_Navas cuts inside A_Moreno 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  J_Navas with the side footed shot! 
          ...  M_Perin just watches it drift out of play! 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : St Mary's Stadium
Attendance           : 25,014
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Southampton F.C. Match Info
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Best player          : M_Balotelli (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Balotelli (13,70), D_Ba (42), D_Agger (55 og)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : K_Balde_Diao (11), S_Ramos (66)
Injured              : N/A
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Queens Park Rangers Match Info
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Best player          : C_Austin
Scorers              : C_Austin (60)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_El_Shawaary (16), F_Fernandez (45), M_Phillips (70)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                        Southampton F.C.  |    Queens Park Rangers
Attempts on Goal     :          20        |       18
Off target           :          10        |       9
On target            :          10        |       9
Possession           :          48        |       52
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       3
Subs Used            :           2        |       0
Fouls                :          11        |       7
Key Tackles          :           9        |       5
Key Passes           :          13        |       19
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Final Score          : Southampton F.C. 4 - 1 Queens Park Rangers
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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 |  96   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  92   0   0   0
L_Shaw         DF   2  21  12   3  28 |  96   0   4   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  52  20   0
S_Ramos        DF   2  21   2   3  23 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  10  -3  -3
N_Clyne        DF   2  19  11   3  24 |  53   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  34   8   9
J_Navas        MF   2   4  22  11  25 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   4
A_Lallana      MF   2   3  21  11  24 |  96   0   0   4   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  58   1
K_Asamoah      MF   2   9  21   2  24 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Isco           MF   2   3  20   9  23 |  45   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
M_Balotelli    FW   2   3   3  21  26 |  96   0   0   1   0   6   2   0   0   0   0  10  52
D_Ba           FW   3   3   3  19  25 |  96   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   8   8  36
K_Balde_Diao   FW   2   4   4  19  21 |  96   0   0   0   0   6   0   1   0   0  -3  -3  11
S_Scufflet     GK  19   2   3   2  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Filipe_Luis    DF   2  19   2   3  26 |  43   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
D_Fox          DF   2  19  12   4  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Nem          MF   2   3  20  11  25 |  51   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0
R_Lambert      FW   2   3   2  17  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Queens Park Rangers
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Perin        GK  23   1   1   1  20 |  96   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  49   0   0   0
D_Ball         DF   2  19   6   3  17 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
F_Fernandez    DF   3  20   3   2  25 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  10  -3  -2
D_Agger        DF   2  20   3   3  25 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  11  -2   1
A_Moreno       DF   2  20   2   3  24 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
E_Can          DM   2  11  18   2  22 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
M_Phillips     MF   2   3  21   8  25 |  96   0   0   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  -3  27  -2
J_Mutch        MF   3   2  20   3  24 |  96   0   0   6   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  60   3
A_Taarabt      MF   2   3  21  10  25 |  96   0   0   4   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  40   6
C_Austin       FW   2   2   3  20  23 |  96   0   0   0   0   8   1   0   0   0   0   0  38
S_El_Shawaary  FW   2   3   3  19  26 |  96   0   2   0   0   4   0   1   0   0  23  -3   3
K_Schmeichel   GK  18   2   3   3  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Skrtel       DF   2  20   3   4  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Anderson     DM   2   5  19   3  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Henderson    MF   2   3  18   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Mandzukic    FW   2   3   3  21  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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