FMFA Manager Wolf League, Southampton vs. Sunderland (Wed Aug 30) Southampton | Sunderland 4-4-2 P | 5-2-3 P William McGregor | Tony Ayre | K_Vermeer GK | GK M_Vorm A_Williams DF | DF J_Tah K_Trippier DF | DF A_Grimaldo D_Fox DF | DF S_Pocognoli S_Ramos DF | DF J_Evans Isco MF | DF S_Brotherton W_Nem MF | MF J_Sherman T_Kroos MF | MF J_Grealish K_Asamoah MF | FW L_Podolski H_Kane FW | FW V_Anichebe C_Ronaldo FW | FW F_Borini | P_Nardi SUB | SUB V_Mannone L_Shaw SUB | SUB H_Cameron C_Jenkinson SUB | SUB C_Anderson A_Lallana SUB | SUB G_Glendon O_Giroud SUB | SUB J_Lens Referee: Andy_Taylor (Level_2) Min. 3 :(sun) J_Sherman with a reverse pass to L_Podolski ... Excellent sliding challenge by K_Trippier ... He timed it well ... CORNER! ... J_Sherman hits it into the box! ... J_Grealish makes a firm connection with his head ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by L_Podolski ... K_Vermeer catches it! Min. 6 :(sou) Isco with an in swinging cross to H_Kane ... H_Kane drives the ball low ! ... M_Vorm with a great save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 17 :(sou) K_Asamoah with a measured ball to H_Kane ... J_Tah slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 18 :(sun) V_Anichebe with the dribble ... V_Anichebe hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... But he puts it wide ... That was a terrible attempt! Min. 19 :(sou) Isco finds his way through ... He sets up the shot ... Isco flings a shot at goal ! ... M_Vorm makes a good save ... CORNER! ... D_Fox lofts the ball in! ... M_Vorm easily claims the ball! Min. 21 :(sun) J_Sherman retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball up field ... J_Grealish latches onto the end of it ... Isco fouls badly ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... He got away with just a warning Min. 27 :(sun) J_Grealish plays it forward to V_Anichebe ... Excellent sliding challenge from S_Ramos ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... J_Sherman chips the ball into the area! ... The ball comes to S_Brotherton ... He gets the shot away ... K_Vermeer goes down well to save Min. 31 :(sou) T_Kroos looks up ... He swings the ball right towards C_Ronaldo ... C_Ronaldo fires off a right-footed shot ! ... M_Vorm gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... He has put it wide !! ... He puts his hands on his head in despair! Min. 31 :(sun) J_Tah cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to F_Borini ... D_Fox brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But Andy_Taylor waves play on!!! Min. 32 :(sou) W_Nem loses S_Pocognoli ... L_Podolski with an awful challenge ... He is fortunate to be given just a warning Min. 35 :(sou) T_Kroos is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to C_Ronaldo ... S_Pocognoli reads the play well Min. 35 :(sun) L_Podolski breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on K_Vermeer! ... A_Williams brings him down! ... Andy_Taylor calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He is lucky not to have seen red! ... FREE KICK! ... What a silly place to give away a free kick ... J_Sherman bends it round the wall ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... L_Podolski hits it towards the far post! ... K_Vermeer fists it away! Min. 36 :(sun) J_Grealish with an incisive pass to V_Anichebe ... But D_Fox wins the tackle Min. 39 :(sun) S_Pocognoli runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... V_Anichebe latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... S_Ramos reads the play well Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 45 :(sun) G_Glendon is coming on and J_Grealish is being brought off ... Looks likely he will go and play MF Min. 47 :(sou) C_Ronaldo takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... That mistake could prove costly ... A cracking drive from C_Ronaldo ! ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... K_Trippier lofts the ball in! ... M_Vorm fists it away! Min. 47 :(sun) J_Sherman looks up for support for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... F_Borini receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... F_Borini sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! ... GOAL !! ... It hits him in the balls and rolls in for a goal! ... Sunderland have snatched the lead! ... Southampton 0-1 Sunderland ... ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Southampton 0-1 Sunderland Min. 48 :(sou) W_Nem runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to H_Kane ... H_Kane with an overhead kick ! ... He gets a connection ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it sails past the post !! ... M_Vorm never had a chance! Min. 49 :(sun) G_Glendon controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the right! ... F_Borini gets onto the end of the pass! ... S_Ramos brings him down from behind! ... But the ref gives nothing! Min. 50 :(sun) V_Anichebe kills the ball dead ... V_Anichebe hits a curling shot! ... But K_Vermeer tips it over ... Andy_Taylor has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 52 :(sou) Isco takes on J_Evans ... He runs past him ... L_Podolski goes in with high feet!! ... That’s a poor tackle! ... It's a yellow, and rightly so ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 55 :(sun) C_Anderson is being prepared to come on ... J_Sherman is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play MF Min. 56 :(sou) W_Nem is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to H_Kane ... S_Brotherton robs him of the ball Min. 57 :(sou) Isco turns past J_Evans ... He has created space for himself now ... Isco with the attempt at goal! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... But it sails past the post !! ... M_Vorm never had a chance! Min. 60 :(sun) G_Glendon with the deft touch ... He takes it past S_Ramos ... He knocks it to A_Grimaldo! ... S_Ramos goes in hard to win the ball back Min. 65 :(sun) H_Cameron replaces an unhappy S_Brotherton and will play as a DF Min. 68 :(sun) H_Cameron looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to V_Anichebe ... V_Anichebe attempts to nutmeg K_Vermeer! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it wide Min. 70 :(sou) L_Shaw is being brought on ... S_Ramos is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play DF Min. 74 :(sun) L_Podolski beats L_Shaw ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... L_Podolski keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide !! ... That was fortunate Min. 74 :(sou) W_Nem controls it with ease ... J_Evans with an ugly foul ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! Min. 76 :(sou) W_Nem back heels to find D_Fox in space ... D_Fox hits a curling shot! ... M_Vorm can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... M_Vorm makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 76 :(sou) L_Shaw with a flashy move ... G_Glendon muscles him off the ball ... Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick ... The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 80 :(sou) Southampton will now play D after the order comes from the dugout Min. 83 :(sou) T_Kroos sprints past A_Grimaldo ... A_Grimaldo moves quickly to get the tackle in this time Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 89 :(sun) C_Anderson with a 50-yard pass to V_Anichebe ... A_Williams cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball up field Min. 93 :(sou) D_Fox is clutching his leg! ... He gets to his feet ... It looks like he will try to run it off ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : St Mary's Stadium Attendance : 28,810 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southampton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_Ramos Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Williams (35) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunderland Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Sherman (Man of the Match) Scorers : F_Borini (47) Sent Off : N/A Booked : L_Podolski (52), G_Glendon (76) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southampton | Sunderland Attempts on Goal : 7 | 8 Off target : 5 | 5 On target : 2 | 3 Possession : 53 | 47 Corners : 2 | 4 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 1 | 3 Fouls : 6 | 8 Key Tackles : 8 | 4 Key Passes : 7 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Southampton 0 - 1 Sunderland ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Southampton Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- K_Vermeer GK 27 2 3 2 26 | 96 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 A_Williams DF 2 21 3 2 25 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 -3 -3 K_Trippier DF 2 21 4 2 24 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 D_Fox DF 2 20 12 4 25 | 96 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 0 1 S_Ramos DF 2 23 2 3 23 | 72 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 0 0 Isco MF 2 3 22 9 23 | 96 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 4 W_Nem MF 2 3 21 11 25 | 96 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 T_Kroos MF 2 3 21 9 26 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 K_Asamoah MF 2 9 22 2 24 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 H_Kane FW 2 3 3 21 27 | 96 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 C_Ronaldo FW 2 3 11 22 23 | 96 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 P_Nardi GK 20 2 3 2 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Shaw DF 2 24 13 4 28 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Jenkinson DF 2 22 11 3 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Lallana MF 2 4 23 12 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Giroud FW 2 2 12 22 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Sunderland Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Vorm GK 26 2 3 4 23 | 96 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 0 0 0 J_Tah DF 2 23 3 3 24 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 A_Grimaldo DF 2 22 2 3 24 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 S_Pocognoli DF 3 22 3 2 32 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 J_Evans DF 2 21 3 3 25 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Brotherton DF 2 21 2 3 16 | 67 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 24 0 3 J_Sherman MF 2 1 22 4 24 | 57 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 48 1 J_Grealish MF 2 3 22 10 24 | 45 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 1 L_Podolski FW 2 2 8 22 28 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 -2 V_Anichebe FW 2 3 3 21 22 | 96 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 F_Borini FW 3 3 3 21 21 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 8 8 31 V_Mannone GK 20 2 3 3 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Cameron DF 2 10 21 2 26 | 29 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 18 8 C_Anderson MF 2 6 22 3 28 | 39 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 G_Glendon MF 2 5 22 3 27 | 51 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 17 -3 J_Lens FW 2 3 21 8 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1504117486 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35