FMFA Wolf League, Tottenham Hotspur vs. Southampton (Mon Jul 18)


                    Tottenham Hotspur  |  Southampton
                          4-1-2-1-2 E  |  4-4-2 A
                        Neil Stockley  |  Kevin Welford
                                       |
                           M_Neuer GK  |  GK K_Vermeer
                            P_Lahm DF  |  DF L_Shaw
                            D_Rose DF  |  DF S_Ramos
                          K_Walker DF  |  DF D_Fox
                          M_Lowton DF  |  DF N_Clyne
                         M_Sissoko DM  |  MF J_Navas
                          A_Ramsey MF  |  MF J_Ward-Prowse
                           T_Kroos MF  |  MF A_Lallana
                      G_Sigurdsson AM  |  MF K_Asamoah
                            H_Kane FW  |  FW M_Balotelli
                         A_Martial FW  |  FW O_Giroud
                                       |
                            H_Voss SUB |  SUB S_Scufflet
                      J_Vertonghen SUB |  SUB Filipe_Luis
                         M_Lanzini SUB |  SUB J_Fonte
                         J_Lingard SUB |  SUB Isco
                     S_El_Shawaary SUB |  SUB K_Balde_Diao




Min. 5  :(ths) G_Sigurdsson jumps over L_Shaw's challenge 
          ...  M_Balotelli muscles him off the ball 
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick 
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 6  :(ths) P_Lahm sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  P_Lahm rises above the defence to head the ball ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  A classy finish 
          ...  Lets see if Tottenham Hotspur can hang onto that lead! 
          ...  Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Southampton ...
Min. 7  :(ths) The Tottenham Hotspur manager told his side to change to a P strategy 
Min. 7  :(ths) A_Ramsey with a probing pass to A_Martial 
          ...  L_Shaw beats him to the ball 
Min. 11 :(sou) K_Asamoah plays a long ball to A_Lallana 
          ...  A_Lallana tries to place it in the corner ! 
          ...  M_Neuer has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  M_Neuer reacts well to save!!! 
Min. 13 :(sou) J_Ward-Prowse is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He throws it to M_Balotelli 
          ...  From long range M_Balotelli bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  M_Neuer has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  M_Neuer is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone in 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Equaliser, the crowd goes wild! 
          ...  Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Southampton ...
Min. 15 :(ths) M_Sissoko runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Martial 
          ...  A_Martial is in acres of space! 
          ...  He looked offside to me 
          ...  He tries to round K_Vermeer 
          ...  He nutmegs K_Vermeer 
          ...  K_Vermeer does well to save it !! 
Min. 18 :(ths) P_Lahm sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  M_Sissoko runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  M_Sissoko carves a shot towards goal ! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 21 :(sou) A_Lallana looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to M_Balotelli 
          ...  Driven towards goal by M_Balotelli ! 
          ...  M_Neuer gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 22 :(ths) A_Martial gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside N_Clyne! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  A_Martial launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  K_Vermeer tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 
Min. 23 :(sou) M_Balotelli finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled P_Lahm 
          ...  P_Lahm moves quickly to get the tackle in this time 
Min. 24 :(sou) D_Fox moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Balotelli 
          ...  M_Balotelli launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  M_Neuer falls over 
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post! 
          ...  But it hits his back! 
          ...  And goes wide!! 
          ...  M_Neuer looks relieved!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Shaw curls it into the box! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of M_Neuer 
Min. 25 :(ths) A_Martial with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past L_Shaw 
          ...  A_Martial hits a great drive! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post !! 
          ...  K_Vermeer never had a chance! 
Min. 27 :(sou) A_Lallana leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to D_Fox 
          ...  K_Walker gets in the way of the ball and clears! 
Min. 29 :(sou) The defender under hits the back pass! 
          ...  M_Balotelli is through! 
          ...  M_Balotelli with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  He has put it over the bar! 
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 30 :(sou) M_Balotelli jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  M_Balotelli lobs M_Neuer! 
          ...  M_Neuer parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And M_Neuer recovers to save!! 
Min. 35 :(sou) D_Fox looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to O_Giroud 
          ...  O_Giroud is clean through, he is one on one with M_Neuer 
          ...  He lobs it over M_Neuer 
          ...  It goes over!! 
Min. 36 :(sou) K_Asamoah lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  O_Giroud latches on to it 
          ...  D_Rose takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 38 :(sou) J_Ward-Prowse hoofs it up field to find O_Giroud 
          ...  O_Giroud with a stunning strike ! 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 40 :(ths) T_Kroos can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to H_Kane 
          ...  But L_Shaw wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it. 
Min. 40 :(sou) O_Giroud takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  O_Giroud with a bomb of a shot ! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 41 :(ths) A_Ramsey squares it to H_Kane 
          ...  D_Fox gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 41 :(ths) T_Kroos has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  G_Sigurdsson collects the loose ball! 
          ...  M_Balotelli takes the players legs from beneath him!! 
          ...  That’s a poor tackle! 
          ...  He's already been booked once, he knows what's coming. RED CARD! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  This is a good chance! 
          ...  K_Walker hits it over the wall 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Lahm hits it into the box! 
          ...  K_Vermeer makes the catch! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(sou) Isco is being brought 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 crosses into the box, finding D_Fox 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  K_Walker takes possession 
Min. 46 :(ths) M_Sissoko takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Martial 
          ...  A_Martial with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  Wide of goal 
Min. 47 :(ths) M_Lowton holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to G_Sigurdsson 
          ...  G_Sigurdsson tries the shot ! 
          ...  K_Vermeer with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 48 :(sou) A_Lallana with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from K_Walker 
          ...  A_Lallana tries one from the edge of the box ! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide !! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Navas swings it in! 
          ...  It is kicked away by M_Lowton 
Min. 49 :(ths) M_Lowton runs at goal 
          ...  He spots the run of K_Walker 
          ...  He's played him in 
          ...  D_Fox seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Southampton

Min. 47 :(ths) M_Sissoko takes advantage of a bad back pass from D_Fox 
          ...  A well-placed shot from M_Sissoko ! 
          ...  K_Vermeer parries it 
          ...  It rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Walker drives it into the box! 
          ...  K_Vermeer jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 48 :(ths) A_Martial nutmegs J_Ward-Prowse 
          ...  A_Martial shoots towards goal ! 
          ...  But K_Vermeer is equal to it 
Min. 48 :(sou) D_Fox leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to S_Ramos 
          ...  S_Ramos unleashes a pile driver ! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 
Min. 49 :(sou) O_Giroud kills the ball dead 
          ...  Beautiful turn 
          ...  He could get a shot of here 
          ...  O_Giroud shoots towards goal ! 
          ...  M_Neuer makes a fine save 
Min. 50 :(sou) Filipe_Luis is being prepared to come on 
          ...  N_Clyne is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He applauds the crowd 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF 
Min. 50 :(ths) G_Sigurdsson with a short pass to find D_Rose 
          ...  D_Rose tries one from the edge of the box ! 
          ...  But K_Vermeer tips it over 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 54 :(sou) J_Navas hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  O_Giroud collects the loose ball! 
          ...  O_Giroud with a bomb of a shot ! 
          ...  But M_Neuer palms it behind 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 57 :(ths) H_Kane loses his marker! 
          ...  H_Kane curls the ball in on goal ! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 59 :(ths) H_Kane with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past L_Shaw 
          ...  H_Kane blasts it at the goal ! 
          ...  K_Vermeer falls over 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 63 :(ths) H_Kane with the dribble 
          ...  J_Ward-Prowse is easily beaten 
          ...  L_Shaw wins the ball with a clear tackle 
Min. 63 :(sou) D_Fox kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  J_Ward-Prowse gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  J_Ward-Prowse flings a shot at goal ! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 
Min. 64 :(ths) M_Lowton has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  A_Martial gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  A_Martial aims for the top right corner ! 
          ...  K_Vermeer with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 66 :(sou) Isco beats his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  Isco with a thundering drive! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 68 :(ths) A_Martial sprints past S_Ramos 
          ...  A_Martial goes for goal ! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 68 :(sou) O_Giroud with a real burst of pace 
          ...  O_Giroud tries to place it in the corner ! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  But it hits off M_Neuer's back!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Very unlucky for <t2>! 
          ...  That’s given Southampton the advantage! 
          ...  Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 Southampton ...
Min. 69 :(ths) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders 
          ...  It seems Tottenham Hotspur will now be playing A 
Min. 70 :(ths) M_Lanzini takes off his tracksuit 
          ...  he'll replace T_Kroos as MF 
Min. 70 :(ths) K_Walker gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at O_Giroud 
          ...  The Referee warns him 
Min. 70 :(sou) J_Navas has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past K_Walker 
          ...  He knocks it to O_Giroud! 
          ...  A thundering drive by O_Giroud ! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 
Min. 71 :(ths) A_Ramsey plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  G_Sigurdsson keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  G_Sigurdsson attempts a lob! 
          ...  K_Vermeer parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 76 :(ths) A_Martial sidesteps his marker 
          ...  A_Martial with the drive! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Southampton fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 78 :(sou) O_Giroud with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal 
          ...  O_Giroud gets up high for the header ! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  M_Neuer moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  M_Neuer tips it wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Lallana chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  O_Giroud swings a leg at it! 
          ...  M_Neuer gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 83 :(sou) O_Giroud breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on M_Neuer! 
          ...  K_Walker brings him down! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It’s in a very dangerous position! 
          ...  J_Ward-Prowse shapes to shoot 
          ...  He plays it to J_Navas instead 
          ...  But K_Walker puts the ball out of play 
Min. 84 :(sou) O_Giroud could get a shot on goal here 
          ...  O_Giroud attempts a low drive! 
          ...  M_Neuer guesses right 
Min. 85 :(sou) J_Ward-Prowse looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to O_Giroud 
          ...  Fine tackle by M_Lowton 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(ths) H_Kane with the mazy run 
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know 
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot 
          ...  H_Kane hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  K_Vermeer saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Sissoko chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  M_Lowton tries to place the shot! 
          ...  But K_Vermeer makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 88 :(sou) O_Giroud takes possession 
          ...  He's got no outlet 
          ...  He decides to go alone 
          ...  O_Giroud hits a curling shot! 
          ...  M_Neuer with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 89 :(sou) J_Ward-Prowse holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees Isco in space! 
          ...  But M_Lowton comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 91 :(ths) A_Martial with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves the defender behind 
          ...  A_Martial rises above the defence to head the ball ! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  K_Vermeer was beaten there! 
Min. 92 :(sou) J_Navas bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to O_Giroud 
          ...  O_Giroud belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 93 :(ths) A_Ramsey beats S_Ramos 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  A_Ramsey with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : White Hart Lane
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Tottenham Hotspur Match Info
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Best player          : A_Martial
Scorers              : P_Lahm (6)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : K_Walker (83)
Injured              : N/A
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Southampton Match Info
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Best player          : O_Giroud (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Balotelli (13), O_Giroud (68)
Sent Off             : M_Balotelli (41)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                       Tottenham Hotspur  |    Southampton
Attempts on Goal     :          21        |       22
Off target           :          10        |       10
On target            :          11        |       12
Possession           :          51        |       49
Corners              :           3        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           1        |       2
Fouls                :           5        |       7
Key Tackles          :           7        |       5
Key Passes           :          12        |       16
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Final Score          : Tottenham Hotspur 1 - 2 Southampton
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Player Statistics - Tottenham Hotspur
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_Neuer        GK  28   2   3   3  24 |  97  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 107   0   0   0
P_Lahm         DF   2  22  12   2  25 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  13  10  23
D_Rose         DF   2  20  11   3  22 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  13   0   3
K_Walker       DF   2  19  11   3  28 |  97   0   3   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  36  -3  -2
M_Lowton       DF   3  19  13   2  24 |  97   0   3   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  39  30   3
M_Sissoko      DM   2  10  21   9  24 |  97   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   4
A_Ramsey       MF   2   3  20  11  25 |  97   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   1
T_Kroos        MF   2   3  20   9  26 |  74   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
G_Sigurdsson   AM   2   4  21  12  19 |  97   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   6
H_Kane         FW   2   3   3  20  27 |  97   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
A_Martial      FW   3   2   3  20  26 |  97   0   0   0   0   9   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
H_Voss         GK  18   2   1   1  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Vertonghen   DF   2  20   2   3  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Lanzini      MF   2   2  20   4  24 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Lingard      MF   2   3  19  10  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_El_Shawaary  FW   2   3   3  19  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Southampton
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  27   2   3   2  26 |  97  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 125   0   0   0
L_Shaw         DF   2  22  12   4  28 |  97   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  39   0   0
S_Ramos        DF   2  22   2   3  23 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   8   8   9
D_Fox          DF   2  20  12   4  25 |  97   0   2   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  40   0
N_Clyne        DF   2  20  12   3  24 |  54   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Navas        MF   2   4  22  12  25 |  97   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
J_Ward-Prowse  MF   2   4  22   3  23 |  97   0   0   4   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  58   1
A_Lallana      MF   2   4  22  11  24 |  97   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   4
K_Asamoah      MF   2   9  21   2  24 |  45   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   8  28   8
M_Balotelli    FW   2   3   3  22  26 |  41   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   1   0  -7  -7  26
O_Giroud       FW   2   2  11  21  26 |  97   0   0   0   0  12   1   0   0   0   0   0  46
S_Scufflet     GK  20   2   3   2  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Filipe_Luis    DF   2  20   2   3  26 |  43   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  21   9  23 |  52   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
K_Balde_Diao   FW   2   4   4  19  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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