FMFA Britannia Cup Round 1 Leg 1, Southampton vs. Stoke City (Sun Aug 23)


                          Southampton  |  Stoke City
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-4-2 N
                          Kev Welford  |  Duncan Masaldo
                                       |
                         K_Vermeer GK  |  GK A_Begovic
                           S_Ramos DF  |  DF R_Huth
                            L_Shaw DF  |  DF R_Shawcross
                             D_Fox DF  |  DF M_Muniesa
                           N_Clyne DF  |  DF E_Pieters
                           J_Navas MF  |  MF G_Ramirez
                     J_Ward-Prowse MF  |  MF N_Dyer
                         K_Asamoah MF  |  MF S_Ireland
                              Isco MF  |  MF C_Adam
                       M_Balotelli FW  |  FW M_Diouf
                              D_Ba FW  |  FW E_Cavani
                                       |
                        S_Scufflet SUB |  SUB J_Butland
                           J_Fonte SUB |  SUB G_Cameron
                        J_Stephens SUB |  SUB A_Grant
                        F_Cartabia SUB |  SUB M_Arnautovic
                      K_Balde_Diao SUB |  SUB M_Derbyshire




Min. 1  :(sou) Southampton made the switch to a P strategy 
Min. 1  :(sto) N_Dyer with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to E_Cavani 
          ...  A vicious shot by E_Cavani ! 
          ...  He's giving bats everywhere a bad name with that miss! 
Min. 5  :(sou) D_Ba with a Cruyff turn 
          ...  D_Ba with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  But A_Begovic punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 9  :(sto) E_Cavani leaves his marker standing 
          ...  D_Fox with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  That could have been a penalty! 
          ...  G_Ramirez plays it short to N_Dyer 
          ...  N_Dyer goes for the top corner ! 
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 12 :(sou) J_Navas beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds M_Balotelli 
          ...  M_Balotelli launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  A_Begovic was left standing 
          ...  And Southampton are leading in the game now 
          ...  Southampton 1-0 Stoke City ...
Min. 13 :(sou) D_Ba takes possession 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  But E_Pieters wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Ward-Prowse plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  It comes to D_Fox 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  A_Begovic tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 
Min. 16 :(sou) N_Clyne is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to M_Balotelli 
          ...  But R_Shawcross with the fine tackle 
Min. 21 :(sou) J_Ward-Prowse curls the ball out wide to K_Asamoah 
          ...  S_Ireland gets in the way of the ball and clears! 
Min. 23 :(sto) M_Muniesa gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at S_Ramos 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book 
Min. 25 :(sto) M_Muniesa brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  M_Diouf gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  S_Ramos reads the play well 
Min. 26 :(sou) J_Navas with the mazy run 
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know 
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot 
          ...  A wicked drive by J_Navas ! 
          ...  But it goes just over 
Min. 27 :(sou) M_Balotelli turns past the defender 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  M_Balotelli hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  But A_Begovic hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 28 :(sou) Isco is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball up field 
          ...  D_Ba latches onto the end of it 
          ...  C_Adam pulls on his opponent’s shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
          ...  The Referee shows him a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 30 :(sto) R_Shawcross looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to C_Adam 
          ...  C_Adam with the strike ! 
          ...  The shot slips through K_Vermeer's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 31 :(sto) S_Ireland is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to E_Cavani 
          ...  A powerful shot by E_Cavani ! 
          ...  K_Vermeer beats the ball away 
Min. 37 :(sou) L_Shaw looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to M_Balotelli 
          ...  R_Huth wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
Min. 38 :(sou) M_Balotelli takes advantage of a mistake by R_Huth 
          ...  M_Balotelli with a screamer of a shot ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Rifled into the top corner! 
          ...  He runs off to the Southampton fans to celebrate! 
          ...  Southampton 2-0 Stoke City ...
Min. 39 :(sou) J_Navas skips the challenge from the defender 
          ...  R_Huth knocks him to the floor 
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty! 
          ...  But The Referee just turns away! 
Min. 41 :(sou) D_Fox spots M_Balotelli who is in acres of space 
          ...  M_Balotelli gets up high for the header ! 
          ...  It grazes the post! 
          ...  And hits the side netting 
          ...  Goal Kick! 
Min. 42 :(sou) J_Navas is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  M_Balotelli latches onto the ball 
          ...  M_Balotelli has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  But A_Begovic gets down well to tip the ball wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by K_Asamoah! 
          ...  J_Navas swings a leg at it! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !! 
          ...  And goes safely clear! 
          ...  A_Begovic never had a chance! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(sto) E_Cavani knocks it past D_Fox and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  E_Cavani has a go! 
          ...  K_Vermeer makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 44 :(sto) C_Adam finds the run of M_Diouf 
          ...  Isco forces him off the ball 
Min. 45 :(sou) Isco with a glorious long pass to M_Balotelli 
          ...  A cheeky lob from M_Balotelli ! 
          ...  But A_Begovic just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 48 :(sto) The ball rolls free! 
          ...  E_Cavani takes control of it on the half way line 
          ...  He sprints past the defenders!! 
          ...  D_Fox gathers up the loose ball 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Southampton 2-0 Stoke City

Min. 50 :(sou) K_Balde_Diao replaces M_Balotelli and will play FW 
Min. 51 :(sto) N_Dyer gets to the bye line 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds R_Shawcross 
          ...  An audacious effort from R_Shawcross ! 
          ...  But K_Vermeer just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 54 :(sto) E_Cavani breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through! 
          ...  He rounds K_Vermeer! 
          ...  K_Vermeer brings him down in the area! 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! 
          ...  PENALTY !! The Referee waves the players away 
          ...  M_Diouf with the spot kick 
          ...  He sends K_Vermeer the wrong way 
          ...  Clinical Penalty 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Southampton 2-1 Stoke City...
Min. 54 :(sto) N_Dyer controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  G_Ramirez gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  A powerful header from G_Ramirez ! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  But K_Vermeer hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 55 :(sou) F_Cartabia replaces J_Ward-Prowse and will play MF 
Min. 56 :(sto) G_Ramirez looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to R_Shawcross 
          ...  D_Fox with the block 
Min. 59 :(sto) G_Ramirez skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to E_Cavani 
          ...  N_Clyne pulls on his shirt 
          ...  He wins the ball 
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there! 
Min. 60 :(sou) J_Fonte will replace the useless S_Ramos and will play DF 
Min. 60 :(sto) S_Ireland with the through ball to M_Diouf 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  L_Shaw looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 63 :(sou) Isco with a probing through ball K_Balde_Diao 
          ...  K_Balde_Diao with a screamer of a shot ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  The crowd goes wild ! 
          ...  Southampton 3-1 Stoke City ...
Min. 74 :(sto) N_Dyer has it now 
          ...  He takes on J_Fonte 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in E_Cavani! 
          ...  L_Shaw takes the ball and the player!! 
          ...  But the ref waves play on!! 
Min. 75 :(sou) L_Shaw sidesteps his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  L_Shaw heads the ball towards goal ! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Cartabia swings it in! 
          ...  The ball comes to D_Ba 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  A_Begovic dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had A_Begovic beaten! 
Min. 76 :(sou) K_Balde_Diao knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender 
          ...  K_Balde_Diao with a powerful downward header! 
          ...  It's beaten A_Begovic 
          ...  It goes wide !! 
Min. 79 :(sou) N_Clyne is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Fonte 
          ...  J_Fonte with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  But A_Begovic punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 80 :(sou) J_Fonte with a slide rule pass to D_Ba 
          ...  D_Ba carves a shot towards goal ! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  A_Begovic is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Fox hits it into the box! 
          ...  A_Begovic makes the catch! 
Min. 81 :(sou) Isco holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to K_Balde_Diao 
          ...  The cross hits K_Balde_Diao on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 81 :(sou) Isco brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  K_Balde_Diao gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  R_Shawcross with the lunge!! 
          ...  And the whistle goes, that’s a foul 
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from The Referee 
Min. 82 :(sou) F_Cartabia brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on R_Huth 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in D_Ba! 
          ...  D_Ba rifles it at the goal ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  A_Begovic was caught out there 
          ...  Southampton 4-1 Stoke City ...
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(sto) R_Huth takes on 3 men 
          ...  R_Huth flings a shot at goal ! 
          ...  But it goes just over 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : St Mary's Stadium
Attendance           : 51,000
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Southampton Match Info
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Best player          : M_Balotelli (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Balotelli (12,38), K_Balde_Diao (63), D_Ba (82)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Fox (9), K_Vermeer (54)
Injured              : N/A
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Stoke City Match Info
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Best player          : M_Diouf
Scorers              : M_Diouf (54 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Adam (28)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Southampton  |    Stoke City
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       9
Off target           :           8        |       4
On target            :          10        |       5
Possession           :          56        |       44
Corners              :           4        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :          11        |       11
Key Tackles          :           7        |       5
Key Passes           :          14        |       11
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Final Score          : Southampton 4 - 1 Stoke City
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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  23   2   3   2  26 |  96   4   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  34   0   0   0
S_Ramos        DF   2  21   2   3  23 |  64   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
L_Shaw         DF   2  21  12   3  28 |  96   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  26  10   1
D_Fox          DF   2  19  11   3  25 |  96   0   2   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  23   7   0
N_Clyne        DF   2  18  11   3  24 |  96   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  20   0
J_Navas        MF   2   3  21  11  25 |  96   0   0   2   1   2   0   0   0   0   8  46  10
J_Ward-Prowse  MF   2   3  21   2  23 |  59   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
K_Asamoah      MF   2   8  20   2  24 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Isco           MF   2   3  19   8  23 |  96   0   1   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  13  68   0
M_Balotelli    FW   2   3   3  20  26 |  54   0   0   0   0   6   2   0   0   0   0   0  56
D_Ba           FW   3   3   3  18  25 |  96   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  28
S_Scufflet     GK  19   2   3   2  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Fonte        DF   2  18   2   3  28 |  32   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   3
J_Stephens     DF   2  17   2   3  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Cartabia     MF   2   2  18   4  23 |  37   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   8  36   8
K_Balde_Diao   FW   2   3   3  18  21 |  42   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  25

Player Statistics - Stoke City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Begovic      GK  23   2   3   2  23 |  96   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  49   0   0   0
R_Huth         DF   2  20   3   2  22 |  96   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  26   0   1
R_Shawcross    DF   3  19   2   4  23 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  13  10   3
M_Muniesa      DF   3  19   4   2  22 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
E_Pieters      DF   2  18   3   3  22 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
G_Ramirez      MF   2   3  20  11  27 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   3
N_Dyer         MF   2   3  20  10  21 |  96   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   1
S_Ireland      MF   3   3  19   3  23 |  96   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  20   0
C_Adam         MF   3   2  18   3  23 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -3   7  -2
M_Diouf        FW   2   2   3  20  22 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  23
E_Cavani       FW   2   3   4  20  24 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
J_Butland      GK  19   3   2   3  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Cameron      DF   3  18   2   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Grant        DF   2  17   2   3  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Arnautovic   MF   3   2  18  10  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Derbyshire   FW   3   3   3  18  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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