FMFA Manager FMFA Cup, Southampton vs. Manchester United (Wed Aug 16)


                          Southampton  |  Manchester United
                              3-5-2 C  |  4-4-2 C
                     William McGregor  |  Tom Wright
                                       |
                         K_Vermeer GK  |  GK D_de_Gea
                             D_Fox DF  |  DF R_Varane
                            L_Shaw DF  |  DF A_Tameze
                        A_Williams DF  |  DF D_Roberts
                         K_Asamoah MF  |  DF L_Sane
                              Isco MF  |  MF A_Januzaj
                         A_Lallana MF  |  MF S_Kagawa
                         M_Dembele MF  |  MF A_Candreva
                             W_Nem MF  |  MF D_Poyet
                         C_Ronaldo FW  |  FW R_v_Persie
                          O_Giroud FW  |  FW W_Rooney
                                       |
                           P_Nardi SUB |  SUB A_Meret
                        K_Trippier SUB |  SUB M_Rojo
                           S_Ramos SUB |  SUB Marcelo
                           T_Kroos SUB |  SUB P_Pogba
                            H_Kane SUB |  SUB D_Welbeck

Referee: Anthony_Taylor (Level_1)


Min. 1  :(sou) W_Nem with the cross-field pass to C_Ronaldo 
          ...  A thundering drive by C_Ronaldo ! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  But it hits off D_de_Gea's back!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Very unlucky for <t2>! 
          ...  Southampton have snatched the lead! 
          ...  Southampton 1-0 Manchester United ...
Min. 2  :(sou) C_Ronaldo flicks it past W_Rooney 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  C_Ronaldo with a thundering volley! 
          ...  Over the bar 
Min. 2  :(mnu) D_Roberts has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past L_Shaw! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  M_Dembele tackles cleanly 
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me 
          ...  He received a good talking to from Anthony_Taylor 
Min. 2  :(mnu) W_Rooney with a slide rule pass to S_Kagawa 
          ...  S_Kagawa hits a great drive! 
          ...  K_Vermeer fists it away 
Min. 3  :(mnu) L_Sane sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  D_Roberts runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  D_Roberts uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  But K_Vermeer punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 5  :(sou) D_de_Gea miskicks! 
          ...  O_Giroud is takes control of the ball! 
          ...  O_Giroud uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 6  :(sou) A_Lallana has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_Tameze 
          ...  He puts in M_Dembele! 
          ...  But A_Candreva puts the ball out of play 
Min. 8  :(sou) O_Giroud runs with pace at the defence 
          ...  L_Sane with a nasty foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning 
Min. 9  :(mnu) L_Sane threads the through ball to R_v_Persie 
          ...  R_v_Persie rifles it at the goal ! 
          ...  But K_Vermeer stops that one easily 
Min. 11 :(mnu) W_Rooney flicks it over L_Shaw and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  W_Rooney heads the ball towards goal ! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 13 :(sou) M_Dembele crosses into the box, finding O_Giroud 
          ...  D_Roberts slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 16 :(sou) C_Ronaldo with a simple pass to A_Williams 
          ...  But L_Sane reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 16 :(mnu) R_v_Persie flicks it past L_Shaw 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  R_v_Persie has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 18 :(sou) M_Dembele runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to Isco 
          ...  A_Tameze rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  What’s Anthony_Taylor going to give? 
          ...  He just waves play on! 
Min. 18 :(mnu) L_Sane holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to R_v_Persie 
          ...  R_v_Persie hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  K_Vermeer makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 19 :(sou) O_Giroud watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position 
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space 
          ...  He's gone right through! 
          ...  O_Giroud with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 
Min. 23 :(mnu) A defence splitting pass from S_Kagawa to W_Rooney 
          ...  W_Rooney with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  But K_Vermeer is equal to it 
Min. 25 :(sou) C_Ronaldo takes advantage of a mistake by L_Sane 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  C_Ronaldo tries to beat D_de_Gea! 
          ...  D_de_Gea gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 25 :(mnu) A_Januzaj latches onto the ball 
          ...  He has some space now 
          ...  W_Nem with the tackle 
Min. 28 :(mnu) W_Rooney kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  R_v_Persie gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  D_Fox makes the challenge and clears the ball 
Min. 31 :(sou) M_Dembele gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past L_Sane! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  M_Dembele with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  The shot slips through D_de_Gea's hands 
          ...  But D_de_Gea recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 34 :(mnu) R_v_Persie with a Cruyff turn 
          ...  R_v_Persie with a powerful header ! 
          ...  But it goes wide of the post 
Min. 34 :(mnu) L_Sane is injured. He's been stretchered off 
Min. 34 :(mnu) M_Rojo is coming on for L_Sane and will play DF 
Min. 35 :(mnu) A_Candreva hits a hard pass to R_v_Persie 
          ...  R_v_Persie aims for the top right corner ! 
          ...  But K_Vermeer pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 37 :(mnu) R_Varane looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to W_Rooney 
          ...  W_Rooney with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  K_Vermeer gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 38 :(mnu) D_Poyet sprints past M_Dembele 
          ...  D_Poyet with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  But K_Vermeer just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  Anthony_Taylor has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 39 :(mnu) D_Roberts looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to R_v_Persie 
          ...  But A_Williams with the fine tackle 
Min. 41 :(mnu) D_Poyet retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field 
          ...  R_v_Persie gets on the end of it 
          ...  R_v_Persie leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!! 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Southampton fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 42 :(mnu) S_Kagawa with a simple pass to A_Januzaj 
          ...  A_Januzaj rises above the defence to head the ball ! 
          ...  K_Vermeer saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(sou) a big roar from the crowd as T_Kroos comes on for W_Nem to play MF 
Min. 45 :(sou) K_Trippier is ready to come on to replace A_Williams 
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF 
Min. 47 :(sou) Isco works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to C_Ronaldo 
          ...  C_Ronaldo fires a shot at goal ! 
          ...  D_de_Gea gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 48 :(sou) T_Kroos looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to O_Giroud 
          ...  O_Giroud fires off a right-footed shot ! 
          ...  D_de_Gea has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  D_de_Gea reacts well to save!!! 
Min. 48 :(mnu) R_v_Persie plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  R_v_Persie tries to beat K_Vermeer from outside the area! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Southampton 1-0 Manchester United

Min. 47 :(sou) M_Dembele puts in A_Lallana 
          ...  A_Lallana has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  D_de_Gea with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 51 :(mnu) D_Poyet looks injured. He's been stretchered off 
          ...  Lets hope it's not serious 
          ...  He returns to the pitch to carry on 
          ...  He seems to be ok 
Min. 52 :(mnu) A_Tameze looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to R_Varane 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from C_Ronaldo 
Min. 52 :(sou) L_Shaw with a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball across to Isco 
          ...  A_Januzaj with an awful challenge 
          ...  Anthony_Taylor calls him for a talk 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Anthony_Taylor signals that it is indirect 
          ...  K_Asamoah shapes to shoot 
          ...  He plays it to C_Ronaldo instead 
          ...  C_Ronaldo runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  D_de_Gea is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over !! 
          ...  D_de_Gea looks very relieved! 
Min. 54 :(mnu) S_Kagawa kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  R_Varane gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  R_Varane aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  But K_Vermeer punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 55 :(sou) K_Asamoah with a slide rule pass to K_Trippier 
          ...  K_Trippier looks to see where D_de_Gea is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  D_de_Gea saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 55 :(mnu) M_Rojo is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  A_Januzaj latches onto the ball 
          ...  A_Januzaj with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  K_Vermeer gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by K_Vermeer !! 
Min. 56 :(mnu) R_Varane finds W_Rooney with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  K_Trippier reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 56 :(sou) O_Giroud jumps over R_Varane's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  D_Roberts with a superb challenge 
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  Anthony_Taylor calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!/n The opposition manager looks like he's getting an erection from that decision! 
Min. 57 :(sou) K_Asamoah turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to O_Giroud 
          ...  O_Giroud with a stunning strike ! 
          ...  D_de_Gea fists it away 
Min. 59 :(mnu) A_Januzaj gets to the by line and finds R_v_Persie with a beautiful cross 
          ...  R_v_Persie gets his head to the ball ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  It flew past K_Vermeer 
          ...  It's all square now! 
          ...  Southampton 1-1 Manchester United ...
Min. 60 :(mnu) P_Pogba will replace the useless A_Januzaj and will play MF 
Min. 60 :(mnu) D_Welbeck replaces an unhappy W_Rooney and will play as a FW 
Min. 70 :(mnu) D_Roberts with a measured ball to D_Poyet 
          ...  D_Poyet goes for goal ! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 73 :(mnu) D_Poyet is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to D_Welbeck 
          ...  K_Trippier forces him off the ball 
Min. 77 :(sou) M_Dembele is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball up field 
          ...  C_Ronaldo latches onto the end of it 
          ...  C_Ronaldo rifles it to the far post ! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Lallana hits it into the box! 
          ...  C_Ronaldo gets to it! 
          ...  D_de_Gea watches it sail safely wide! 
Min. 79 :(mnu) P_Pogba whips the ball across to D_Welbeck 
          ...  D_Welbeck sees K_Vermeer off his line ! 
          ...  It grazes the post! 
          ...  And hits the side netting 
          ...  Goal Kick! 
Min. 84 :(sou) D_Fox with a one-touch layoff to T_Kroos 
          ...  T_Kroos chases it through, he must score ! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Manchester United fans taunt him! 
Min. 86 :(mnu) A_Candreva sidesteps his marker 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  A delicate chip from A_Candreva ! 
          ...  K_Vermeer parries the shot 
          ...  And the defender clears it! 
Min. 87 :(mnu) R_v_Persie sidesteps K_Trippier 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from D_Fox 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(sou) T_Kroos barges A_Tameze off the ball 
          ...  R_Varane attacks him with a large hello kitty. Where was he hiding that? 
          ...  Oh well the referee says play On!! 
Min. 93 :(sou) T_Kroos pushes it past R_v_Persie 
          ...  T_Kroos hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 93 :(mnu) D_Welbeck sidesteps D_Fox 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  D_Welbeck with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He runs to the corner and dives on his belly 
          ...  That surely hands Manchester United victory!! 
          ...  Southampton 1-2 Manchester United ...

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


Match Details
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Venue                : St Mary's Stadium
Attendance           : 31,824
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Southampton Match Info
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Best player          : C_Ronaldo
Scorers              : C_Ronaldo (1)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester United Match Info
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Best player          : R_v_Persie (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : R_v_Persie (59), D_Welbeck (93)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Roberts (56)
Injured              : L_Sane (34)
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Match Statistics
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                             Southampton  |    Manchester United
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       21
Off target           :           9        |       7
On target            :           7        |       14
Possession           :          42        |       58
Corners              :           1        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           2        |       6
Key Tackles          :           7        |       5
Key Passes           :          13        |       19
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Final Score          : Southampton 1 - 2 Manchester United
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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  40   0   0   0
D_Fox          DF   2  20  12   4  25 |  97   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  10   0
L_Shaw         DF   2  24  13   4  28 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Williams     DF   2  21   3   2  25 |  45   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
K_Asamoah      MF   2   9  22   2  24 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Isco           MF   2   3  22   9  23 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Lallana      MF   2   4  23  12  24 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   3
M_Dembele      MF   2   5  23   4  27 |  97   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   3
W_Nem          MF   2   3  21  11  25 |  45   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  13  28   0
C_Ronaldo      FW   2   2  11  22  23 |  97   0   1   1   0   7   1   0   0   0  13  10  31
O_Giroud       FW   2   2  12  22  26 |  97   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
P_Nardi        GK  20   2   3   2  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Trippier     DF   2  21   4   2  24 |  52   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  26   0   3
S_Ramos        DF   2  23   2   3  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Kroos        MF   2   3  21   9  26 |  52   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   2
H_Kane         FW   2   3   3  21  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Manchester United
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_de_Gea       GK  29   2   2   2  24 |  97   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
R_Varane       DF   2  24   9   2  25 |  97   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  21  28  11
A_Tameze       DF   1  23   5   2  30 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  10   0
D_Roberts      DF   3  22   4   4  30 |  97   0   1   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  10  17   0
L_Sane         DF   2  22   5   3  26 |  34   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  30   0
A_Januzaj      MF   2   4  24  12  27 |  64   0   0   1   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  28   6
S_Kagawa       MF   3   4  24  12  24 |  97   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   3
A_Candreva     MF   2  10  24  11  22 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  13  10   3
D_Poyet        MF   2   5  23  10  21 |  97   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   4
R_v_Persie     FW   3   3  11  23  22 |  97   0   0   0   0   8   1   0   0   0   0   0  36
W_Rooney       FW   2   3  12  23  22 |  64   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  20   7
A_Meret        GK  21   2   3   2  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Rojo         DF   3  23   5   3  27 |  63   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Marcelo        DF   2  22  13   3  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Pogba        MF   2   2  24   5  21 |  33   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8  18   8
D_Welbeck      FW   2   3  12  22  23 |  33   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  24
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