FMFA League Cup, Southampton vs. Tottenham Hotspur (Wed Mar 19)


                          Southampton  |  Tottenham Hotspur
                              4-5-1 P  |  4-4-2 T
                               VACANT  |  Derek Purvis
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                       Diogo_Costa GK  |  GK F_Manojlovic
                        S_Reguilon DF  |  DF J_Stones
                          W_Fofana DF  |  DF A_Laporte
                           L_Digne DF  |  DF M_Cash
                          F_Miguel DF  |  DF A_Crabtree
                          C_Palmer MF  |  MF G_Guedes
                        D_Klaassen MF  |  MF K_De_Bruyne
                        D_Kinsombi MF  |  MF H_Winks
                           D_Praet MF  |  MF E_Marcondes
                          J_Buckle MF  |  FW Kaj_Sierhuis
                         E_Haaland FW  |  FW K_Benzema
                                       |
                        T_Courtois SUB |  SUB K_Arriz'laga
                           R_James SUB |  SUB S_Dallas
                          Y_Bildik SUB |  SUB T_Hinds
                          A_Devine SUB |  SUB D_Suarez
                           L_Moura SUB |  SUB O_Watkins




Min. 2  :(sou) E_Haaland gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside M_Cash! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  E_Haaland with a terrific drive ! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  F_Manojlovic dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had F_Manojlovic beaten! 
Min. 3  :(sou) D_Kinsombi has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Stones 
          ...  He puts in L_Digne! 
          ...  L_Digne with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  But F_Manojlovic just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 3  :(sou) E_Haaland turns nicely onto the ball 
          ...  G_Guedes fouls badly 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee shows him a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  This is a good chance! 
          ...  L_Digne passes to E_Haaland 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from A_Laporte 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful 
Min. 4  :(sou) L_Digne beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds F_Miguel 
          ...  F_Miguel with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  F_Manojlovic makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop ! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 7  :(ths) E_Marcondes beats L_Digne 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  J_Buckle with a terrible tackle 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  What’s The Referee going to give? 
          ...  PENALTY !! 
          ...  It looked like a penalty from here!! 
          ...  Kaj_Sierhuis places the ball on the spot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That’s given Tottenham Hotspur the advantage! 
          ...  Southampton 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur...
Min. 8  :(sou) W_Fofana is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to D_Kinsombi 
          ...  D_Kinsombi with a powerful diving header! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 8  :(ths) Kaj_Sierhuis looks for options 
          ...  He decides to go it alone 
          ...  Kaj_Sierhuis with the strike ! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 11 :(sou) J_Buckle with a glorious long pass to C_Palmer 
          ...  C_Palmer smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that? 
Min. 11 :(ths) K_De_Bruyne beats one 
          ...  Goes past the second 
          ...  He keeps going 
          ...  fantastic skill!! 
          ...  K_De_Bruyne chases it through, he must score ! 
          ...  But Diogo_Costa punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that Diogo_Costa got a touch 
Min. 14 :(sou) E_Haaland runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  E_Haaland has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward! 
          ...  F_Manojlovic was lucky there 
Min. 16 :(sou) D_Praet with a burst of pace 
          ...  D_Praet hits the ball first time! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 17 :(ths) M_Cash breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on Diogo_Costa! 
          ...  C_Palmer brings him down! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  He's off!! 
Min. 17 :(sou) D_Kinsombi with the header on 
          ...  He finds E_Haaland in space 
          ...  J_Stones with a clumsy challenge 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The Referee signals that it is indirect 
          ...  D_Kinsombi knocks it forward 
          ...  C_Palmer gets on the end of it 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by A_Laporte !! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 19 :(ths) K_De_Bruyne finds K_Benzema in acres of space 
          ...  But S_Reguilon wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Laporte floats the ball in! 
          ...  Diogo_Costa catches it! 
Min. 23 :(ths) M_Cash curls the ball out wide to Kaj_Sierhuis 
          ...  Kaj_Sierhuis with a bomb of a shot ! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 26 :(sou) E_Haaland with the mazy run 
          ...  E_Haaland attempts a lob! 
          ...  F_Manojlovic was lucky there 
Min. 30 :(ths) M_Cash plays the back pass 
          ...  F_Manojlovic can't get to it!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  What a terrible mistake to make!! 
          ...  Look at the fury on the managers face!! 
          ...  Southampton 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur ...
Min. 33 :(sou) J_Buckle gets to the by-line 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_Haaland 
          ...  The cross hits E_Haaland on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! 
          ...  F_Manojlovic can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  F_Manojlovic makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 34 :(sou) J_Buckle brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on M_Cash 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in D_Klaassen! 
          ...  D_Klaassen tries to lob the keeper ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He jumps up and punches the air 
          ...  That puts Southampton ahead! 
          ...  Now can they hang onto it! 
          ...  Southampton 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur ...
Min. 34 :(sou) F_Miguel pushes it past K_De_Bruyne 
          ...  A_Laporte fouls 
          ...  That was disgusting 
          ...  The Referee wants a quiet word 
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK! 
          ...  D_Kinsombi plays it short to F_Miguel 
          ...  F_Miguel with a thundering shot! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 39 :(sou) L_Digne heads the ball back to E_Haaland 
          ...  E_Haaland with the shot on net ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  His manager looks unmoved 
          ...  Southampton 3-1 Tottenham Hotspur ...
Min. 41 :(sou) D_Kinsombi slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him! 
          ...  D_Kinsombi with a blistering shot ! 
          ...  Looks like it should be F_Manojlovic's 
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  F_Manojlovic looks embarrassed! 
          ...  Southampton 4-1 Tottenham Hotspur ...
Min. 42 :(sou) A defence splitting pass from D_Praet to E_Haaland 
          ...  G_Guedes forces him off the ball 
Min. 42 :(sou) D_Kinsombi jumps over H_Winks's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  H_Winks with an awful challenge 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(sou) L_Digne with a probing pass to J_Buckle 
          ...  K_Benzema reads the play well 
Min. 45 :(ths) O_Watkins is being prepared to come on 
          ...  K_Benzema is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He applauds the crowd 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW 
Min. 45 :(ths) S_Dallas replaces A_Crabtree and will play DF 
Min. 47 :(sou) D_Kinsombi is force to hold onto the ball 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  From long range D_Kinsombi bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  F_Manojlovic was beaten there! 
Min. 48 :(sou) D_Klaassen moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Buckle 
          ...  J_Buckle has a dig at goal! 
          ...  It’s going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Southampton 5-1 Tottenham Hotspur ...
Min. 48 :(ths) H_Winks sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to Kaj_Sierhuis 
          ...  W_Fofana is late with that one 
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball 
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 49 :(sou) W_Fofana plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  D_Klaassen decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  D_Klaassen hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  But F_Manojlovic punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Southampton 5-1 Tottenham Hotspur

Min. 48 :(sou) D_Kinsombi is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to S_Reguilon 
          ...  S_Reguilon from 20 yards ! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Southampton 6-1 Tottenham Hotspur ...
Min. 54 :(sou) D_Kinsombi sidesteps his marker 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  D_Kinsombi with a screamer of a shot ! 
          ...  F_Manojlovic is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Superb finish! 
          ...  Southampton 7-1 Tottenham Hotspur ...
Min. 54 :(ths) J_Stones gets to the by line and finds Kaj_Sierhuis with a beautiful cross 
          ...  But D_Kinsombi clears the ball to safety 
Min. 55 :(sou) F_Miguel has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  L_Digne collects the loose ball! 
          ...  L_Digne with the side footed shot! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He puts his hands to his ears!! 
          ...  He is winding the Tottenham Hotspur fans up!! 
          ...  They greet the gesture with jeers! 
          ...  Southampton 8-1 Tottenham Hotspur ...
Min. 55 :(sou) D_Klaassen looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to E_Haaland 
          ...  S_Dallas with an awful challenge 
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The Referee signals that it is indirect 
          ...  D_Kinsombi swings it in 
          ...  S_Reguilon takes control of it! 
          ...  A well-placed shot from S_Reguilon ! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  F_Manojlovic dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had F_Manojlovic beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Miguel swings it in! 
          ...  F_Manojlovic makes the catch! 
Min. 58 :(sou) E_Haaland plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He looks around for options 
          ...  He moves forward with the ball 
          ...  But M_Cash wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it. 
Min. 58 :(ths) G_Guedes plays in Kaj_Sierhuis with a beautiful ball 
          ...  D_Praet with a bad challenge 
          ...  That looked malicious 
Min. 59 :(ths) K_De_Bruyne unselfishly heads the ball back to O_Watkins 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  S_Reguilon picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 60 :(sou) D_Praet off the woodwork. 
          ...  D_Kinsombi picks up the deflection 
          ...  J_Stones with the block 
Min. 60 :(sou) D_Kinsombi with a first time pass 
          ...  S_Reguilon runs onto it! 
          ...  H_Winks with a well timed tackle 
          ...  The Referee didn't like it though 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 64 :(sou) D_Kinsombi retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field 
          ...  W_Fofana gets on the end of it 
          ...  W_Fofana fires off a right-footed shot ! 
          ...  F_Manojlovic is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 66 :(sou) S_Reguilon with a reverse pass to E_Haaland 
          ...  A powerful header from E_Haaland ! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  F_Manojlovic can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  F_Manojlovic has a smile on his face 
          ...  Did he know that was going wide? 
Min. 74 :(ths) M_Cash puts in O_Watkins 
          ...  Fine tackle by J_Buckle 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 75 :(ths) H_Winks gets to the by line 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  K_De_Bruyne is unmarked 
          ...  K_De_Bruyne drives it low ! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Dallas swings it in! 
          ...  Diogo_Costa comes out and claims it! 
Min. 78 :(sou) The ball runs loose! 
          ...  D_Klaassen seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  D_Klaassen leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!! 
          ...  F_Manojlovic won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 79 :(sou) S_Reguilon pushes it past O_Watkins 
          ...  S_Reguilon fires off a right-footed shot ! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 82 :(sou) W_Fofana has space to run with the ball 
          ...  W_Fofana attempts the shot! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Kinsombi floats the ball in! 
          ...  J_Buckle with the header 
          ...  But F_Manojlovic punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 84 :(sou) J_Buckle with the mazy run 
          ...  J_Buckle curls the ball in on goal ! 
          ...  F_Manojlovic guesses right 
Min. 86 :(sou) D_Praet fires over a low cross to E_Haaland 
          ...  E_Haaland has a go! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  F_Manojlovic moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  F_Manojlovic tips it wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by D_Praet! 
          ...  J_Stones wins the ball 
          ...  He belts it away 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 94 :(sou) D_Praet reads the run of E_Haaland 
          ...  E_Haaland has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Klaassen swings it in! 
          ...  D_Kinsombi gets his head on it 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  F_Manojlovic palms it behind !! 
          ...  What a great save! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Reguilon curls it into the box! 
          ...  F_Manojlovic easily claims the ball! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : St Mary's Stadium
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Southampton Match Info
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Best player          : D_Kinsombi (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Cash (30 og), D_Klaassen (34), E_Haaland (39), D_Kinsombi (41,54), S_Reguilon (48), J_Buckle (48), L_Digne (55)
Sent Off             : C_Palmer (17)
Booked               : J_Buckle (7), W_Fofana (48)
Injured              : N/A
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Tottenham Hotspur Match Info
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Best player          : Kaj_Sierhuis
Scorers              : Kaj_Sierhuis (7 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : G_Guedes (3), H_Winks (42), S_Dallas (55)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Southampton  |    Tottenham Hotspur
Attempts on Goal     :          30        |       5
Off target           :          14        |       3
On target            :          16        |       2
Possession           :          68        |       32
Corners              :           5        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       3
Subs Used            :           0        |       2
Fouls                :          12        |       16
Key Tackles          :           4        |       6
Key Passes           :          20        |       7
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Final Score          : Southampton 8 - 1 Tottenham Hotspur
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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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Diogo_Costa    GK  26   1   1   1  23 |  98   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -6   0   0   0
S_Reguilon     DF   1  22  14   8  28 |  98   0   2   1   0   3   1   0   0   0  34  18  33
W_Fofana       DF   1  22  15   3  22 |  98   0   0   2   0   2   0   1   0   0  -3  17  -1
L_Digne        DF   1  21  13   5  23 |  98   0   0   3   1   2   1   0   0   0   0  48  26
F_Miguel       DF   1  21  11   3  26 |  98   0   0   1   1   2   0   0   0   0   8  36  12
C_Palmer       MF   1  12  24  16  21 |  17   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0  -7  -7  -6
D_Klaassen     MF   2  15  23   5  24 |  98   0   0   2   1   3   1   0   0   0   0  38  27
D_Kinsombi     MF   1  14  22  14  25 |  98   0   1   4   1   5   2   0   0   0  13  58  51
D_Praet        MF   1   9  22   6  24 |  98   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   1
J_Buckle       MF   2  13  21  14  28 |  98   0   1   3   1   3   1   1   0   0  10  45  26
E_Haaland      FW