FMFA Premier Division, Southampton vs. Crystal Palace (Wed Apr 30) Southampton | Crystal Palace 4-4-2 N | 3-1-3-1-2 C Daniel Mason | VACANT | Diogo_Costa GK | GK G_Vicario S_Reguilon DF | DF X_Amaechi W_Fofana DF | DF L_Hall R_James DF | MF Jens_Cajuste Y_Bildik DF | DF J_Riedewald C_Palmer MF | DM P_Jones D_Klaassen MF | FW Breel_Embolo D_Praet MF | MF J_Rodriguez A_Devine MF | FW R_Muniz L_Moura FW | AM Savinho E_Haaland FW | MF G_Xhaka | T_Courtois SUB | SUB Ederson F_Miguel SUB | SUB J_Garcia E_Alvarez SUB | SUB Joao_Mario D_Kinsombi SUB | SUB Joshua_Laws S_Spence SUB | SUB J-P_Mateta Min. 3 :(sou) D_Klaassen hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... L_Moura collects the loose ball! ... L_Moura with an overhead kick ! ... He gets a connection ... But G_Vicario palms it behind ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 5 :(sou) L_Moura controls the ball immaculately ... Leaves the defenders for dead ... This looks like it could be a great chance ... L_Moura with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... What agility from G_Vicario Min. 7 :(sou) S_Reguilon knocks it forward ... J_Riedewald slips ... D_Klaassen gets to it! ... J_Riedewald goes in hard to win the ball back Min. 8 :(cry) J_Rodriguez with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle ... R_James goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 11 :(cry) Jens_Cajuste pulls up ... That looks like his knee gave in! ... He won't be able to continue! Min. 11 :(cry) Joao_Mario is being prepared to come on ... Jens_Cajuste is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play MF Min. 17 :(sou) R_James knocks it past X_Amaechi and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... Brilliantly taken away by P_Jones !! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 18 :(sou) D_Klaassen hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... E_Haaland collects the loose ball! ... But Joao_Mario sweeps up the threat Min. 19 :(sou) A_Devine boots it towards E_Haaland ... E_Haaland tries one from the edge of the box ! ... G_Vicario has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... G_Vicario is left flat-footed ... It's gone wide !! Min. 20 :(cry) G_Xhaka turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to Savinho ... Savinho attempts a low drive! ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... G_Xhaka lofts the ball in! ... Breel_Embolo makes a firm connection with his head ... Diogo_Costa can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... Diogo_Costa makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 21 :(sou) L_Moura runs at L_Hall ... The defender slips and falls over ... L_Moura attempts to drive it home! ... But G_Vicario punches it away ... That's gone out for a goal kick ... It was clear to everyone that G_Vicario got a touch Min. 22 :(cry) P_Jones plays in R_Muniz with a beautiful ball ... R_Muniz attempts to drive it home! ... But he somehow misses ... That was a woeful effort Min. 22 :(sou) L_Moura skips the challenge from L_Hall ... Savinho with an awful challenge ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball ... He received a good talking to from The Referee Min. 25 :(sou) Y_Bildik with a short pass to find E_Haaland ... But he loses control of it ... J_Riedewald takes possession Min. 33 :(sou) D_Praet holds the ball up and waits for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to L_Moura ... But G_Xhaka slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 33 :(cry) Breel_Embolo nutmegs the defender ... Breel_Embolo uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... J_Rodriguez floats the ball in! ... G_Xhaka with the header ... It hits the post ... And goes clear Min. 35 :(sou) D_Klaassen holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to E_Haaland ... X_Amaechi pulls on his shirt ... He wins the ball ... The defender got away with the foul there! Min. 37 :(sou) D_Praet off the woodwork. ... L_Moura picks up the deflection ... L_Moura drives it towards goal ! ... The net bulges! ... OH!! He has hit the side netting ... Goal kick given Min. 38 :(cry) Breel_Embolo with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past C_Palmer ... Breel_Embolo tries to catch the keeper out! ... Diogo_Costa saves, but he fumbles ... It goes wide! ... CORNER! ... G_Xhaka chips the ball in towards the far post! ... It is cleared by W_Fofana Min. 40 :(sou) R_James picks up the pass ... R_James hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... D_Klaassen swings it in! ... R_James gets his head on it ... G_Vicario with an easy save ... He just oozes confidence Min. 40 :(cry) R_Muniz controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... G_Xhaka gets onto the end of the pass! ... Y_Bildik slides in to knock the ball out for a corner ... CORNER! ... J_Rodriguez plays it into the danger area! ... L_Hall gets a shot in ... Diogo_Costa just watches it fly safely wide! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(sou) E_Haaland takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... Can he make them pay? ... E_Haaland tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! ... But he puts it wide Min. 45 :(sou) F_Miguel takes off his tracksuit ... he'll replace Y_Bildik as DF ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Southampton 0-0 Crystal Palace Min. 46 :(sou) A_Devine with the first time pass to E_Haaland ... E_Haaland hits a great shot ! ... Over the bar Min. 46 :(cry) Breel_Embolo takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... It's a lucky break ... Breel_Embolo with a graceful, looping effort ! ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... J_Rodriguez hits it into the box! ... G_Xhaka gets something on it! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 47 :(cry) Savinho skips the challenge from C_Palmer ... D_Klaassen wins the ball Min. 48 :(sou) S_Reguilon with the dribble ... G_Xhaka is easily beaten ... X_Amaechi dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 48 :(cry) J_Rodriguez finds a hole in the defence ... J_Rodriguez hits a great shot ! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He should have buried that! Min. 50 :(sou) S_Spence is being prepared to come on ... E_Haaland is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play FW Min. 53 :(sou) D_Klaassen brings it under control ... He takes on J_Riedewald ... He gets past him! ... He puts in S_Spence! ... A cracking drive from S_Spence ! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... But it sails past the post !! ... G_Vicario never had a chance! Min. 56 :(cry) R_Muniz beats his marker ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... R_Muniz unleashes a pile driver ! ... It's way wide ... The Southampton fans behind the goal spread their arms out Min. 58 :(sou) S_Spence with the dribble ... P_Jones is easily beaten ... S_Spence with the diving header ! ... He had to be brave there ... GOAL !! ... He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing! ... That’s given Southampton the advantage! ... Southampton 1-0 Crystal Palace ... Min. 58 :(cry) interesting tactic change... ... P_Jones will now play as DF Min. 58 :(cry) J_Rodriguez with the heel pass to R_Muniz ... F_Miguel robs him of the ball Min. 59 :(cry) Joao_Mario boots it towards Breel_Embolo ... Breel_Embolo curls the ball in on goal ! ... But he somehow misses ... That was a woeful effort Min. 60 :(cry) J_Garcia is being prepared to come on ... P_Jones is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play DM Min. 60 :(cry) J_Garcia is changing his role to a DF Min. 61 :(cry) Savinho hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... Breel_Embolo latches onto it! ... S_Reguilon slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 63 :(cry) Joao_Mario retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball up field ... Savinho latches onto the end of it ... D_Praet brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!!! Min. 65 :(sou) D_Praet is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to D_Klaassen ... D_Klaassen tries to chip the ball over the keeper ! ... But G_Vicario just gets his fingers to that one Min. 68 :(cry) L_Hall squares it to Breel_Embolo ... C_Palmer clears with a diving header Min. 70 :(cry) J-P_Mateta takes off his tracksuit ... he'll replace R_Muniz as FW Min. 70 :(cry) Joshua_Laws replaces X_Amaechi and will play DF Min. 71 :(cry) Joao_Mario sidesteps S_Reguilon ... S_Spence rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! ... That’s a foul!! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll have to watch himself now Min. 73 :(sou) L_Moura beats his man ... L_Moura aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... It's gone over ... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one Min. 74 :(cry) Breel_Embolo runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off S_Reguilon back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... Breel_Embolo with the diving header ! ... He had to be brave there ... Diogo_Costa heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 79 :(cry) Joao_Mario finds a hole in the defence ... The defence was sleeping ... He made a fantastic run though ... R_James beats him to the ball Min. 82 :(sou) L_Moura takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... It's a lucky break ... J_Rodriguez makes the challenge and clears the ball ... But it drifts out of play ... CORNER! ... W_Fofana chips the ball into the area! ... J_Riedewald gets up well ... And he clears the danger Min. 82 :(cry) J_Garcia turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to J-P_Mateta ... J-P_Mateta tries to lob the keeper ! ... Diogo_Costa can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... Diogo_Costa makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 83 :(sou) D_Praet finds L_Moura on the edge of the box ... J_Garcia cuts out the pass ... That was close! Min. 85 :(sou) A_Devine hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... W_Fofana latches onto it! ... Joshua_Laws with a terrible tackle ... It's a yellow, and rightly so ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 86 :(cry) J_Rodriguez feeds the ball through the middle ... J-P_Mateta runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... J-P_Mateta hits a curling shot! ... OOOOHHHHH!!!! ... Unbelievable!!! ... It's gone wide Min. 87 :(cry) L_Hall with the first time pass to J-P_Mateta ... But S_Reguilon reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 91 :(sou) W_Fofana gets to the by line and finds S_Spence with a beautiful cross ... S_Spence with the overhead ! ... But G_Vicario just gets his fingers to that one ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 92 :(sou) C_Palmer with a smart pass to A_Devine ... A_Devine has a go! ... The shot slips through G_Vicario's hands ... GOAL !! ... What a terrible mistake ... VACANT looks gutted ... Southampton 2-0 Crystal Palace ... Min. 93 :(cry) J_Garcia changes position to fill a DM slot ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : St Mary's Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southampton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Devine (Man of the Match) Scorers : S_Spence (58), A_Devine (92) Sent Off : N/A Booked : S_Spence (71) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crystal Palace Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Breel_Embolo Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : Joshua_Laws (85) Injured : Jens_Cajuste (11) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southampton | Crystal Palace Attempts on Goal : 15 | 15 Off target : 7 | 13 On target : 8 | 2 Possession : 51 | 49 Corners : 2 | 5 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 4 Fouls : 6 | 4 Key Tackles : 9 | 9 Key Passes : 15 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Southampton 2 - 0 Crystal Palace ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Southampton Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Diogo_Costa GK 26 1 1 1 23 | 95 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 S_Reguilon DF 1 22 14 8 28 | 95 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 10 0 W_Fofana DF 1 22 15 3 22 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 18 8 R_James DF 1 21 11 3 23 | 95 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 26 0 4 Y_Bildik DF 1 21 15 2 24 | 45 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 C_Palmer MF 1 12 24 16 21 | 95 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 28 0 D_Klaassen MF 2 15 23 5 24 | 95 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 40 3 D_Praet MF 1 9 23 6 24 | 95 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 40 0 A_Devine MF 1 12 21 12 28 | 95 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 30 23 L_Moura FW 1 4 10 23 25 | 95 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 8 8 19 E_Haaland FW 1 3 4 24 25 | 52 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 T_Courtois GK 25 3 3 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Miguel DF 1 21 11 3 26 | 50 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 E_Alvarez DF 1 20 15 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Kinsombi MF 1 14 22 14 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Spence FW 1 2 5 22 22 | 43 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 -3 -3 24 Player Statistics - Crystal Palace Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G_Vicario GK 26 1 1 1 28 | 95 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -12 0 0 0 X_Amaechi DF 1 21 13 2 22 | 72 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 L_Hall DF 1 23 16 6 26 | 95 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 1 Jens_Cajuste MF 1 11 21 2 29 | 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Riedewald DF 1 22 11 2 23 | 95 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0 P_Jones DF 2 21 14 3 26 | 62 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 Breel_Embolo FW 1 4 9 22 23 | 95 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 J_Rodriguez MF 2 3 22 15 25 | 95 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 20 1 R_Muniz FW 1 2 5 22 24 | 72 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 2 Savinho AM 1 9 23 17 29 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 G_Xhaka MF 3 5 21 9 24 | 95 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 13 10 2 Ederson GK 23 1 1 1 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Garcia DM 5 19 15 7 30 | 33 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 Joao_Mario MF 1 11 20 11 23 | 84 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 20 0 Joshua_Laws DF 1 21 11 3 29 | 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 -3 J-P_Mateta FW 1 2 5 21 23 | 23 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1746040109 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35