FMFA Manager FMFA Cup, Southampton vs. Manchester City (Sun Oct 08) Southampton | Manchester City 5-3-2 A | 4-4-2 T William McGregor | Derek Purvis | K_Vermeer GK | GK J_Hart C_Jenkinson DF | DF D_Boyata B_Davies DF | DF V_Kompany S_Ramos DF | DF P_Zabaleta K_Trippier DF | DF D_Alaba D_Fox DF | MF M_Gotze J_Ward-Prowse MF | MF S_Nasri K_Asamoah MF | MF D_Silva Isco MF | MF G_Nkoudou C_Ronaldo FW | FW R_Falcao H_Kane FW | FW Hulk | P_Nardi SUB | SUB P_Cech L_Shaw SUB | SUB D_Marcellis A_Williams SUB | SUB A_Kolarov W_Nem SUB | SUB Y_Toure O_Giroud SUB | SUB A_Negredo Referee: Anthony_Taylor (Level_1) Min. 8 :(sou) J_Ward-Prowse is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He throws it to C_Ronaldo ... A cheeky lob from C_Ronaldo ! ... But J_Hart punches it away ... That's gone out for a throw in Min. 9 :(sou) C_Jenkinson retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball up field ... H_Kane latches onto the end of it ... H_Kane with the header ! ... J_Hart makes a difficult save ... CORNER! ... J_Ward-Prowse plays it towards the near post! ... D_Boyata gets up well ... And he clears the danger Min. 12 :(mnc) D_Alaba slumps to the ground! ... He isn't going to continue! Min. 12 :(mnc) D_Marcellis will come on for D_Alaba and play DF Min. 14 :(sou) J_Ward-Prowse plays a first time ball through the defence to H_Kane ... A well-placed shot from H_Kane ! ... It hammers off the bar onto the line ... Anthony_Taylor talks to his assistant ... GOAL !! ... The Southampton fans celebrate the goal ... That’s put Southampton ahead! ... Southampton 1-0 Manchester City ... Min. 15 :(sou) H_Kane beats his marker ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves Anthony_Taylor ... H_Kane hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... The net bulges! ... GOAL !! ... He runs towards the fans! ... And slides on his knees! ... Southampton 2-0 Manchester City ... Min. 16 :(mnc) V_Kompany beats S_Ramos ... He muscled him off the ball ... S_Ramos with a bad challenge ... That looked malicious ... Anthony_Taylor wants a quiet word Min. 17 :(mnc) S_Nasri flicks the ball through ... R_Falcao runs onto it! ... R_Falcao tries to beat K_Vermeer from outside the area! ... What agility from K_Vermeer Min. 18 :(sou) K_Asamoah looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to J_Ward-Prowse ... But D_Boyata with the fine tackle Min. 18 :(sou) C_Ronaldo breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on J_Hart! ... D_Marcellis brings him down! ... He could be off!! ... Anthony_Taylor calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 24 :(sou) H_Kane flicks it past the defender ... He runs forward ... V_Kompany forces him off the ball ... But it rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... C_Ronaldo chips the ball in towards the back post! ... J_Hart comes out and claims it! Min. 34 :(sou) J_Ward-Prowse kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... C_Ronaldo gets on the end of the pass ... C_Ronaldo with the punt towards goal! ... J_Hart makes a difficult save Min. 37 :(mnc) D_Boyata spots R_Falcao who is in acres of space ... R_Falcao hits a curling shot! ... But K_Vermeer makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 39 :(sou) Isco with an intelligent ball to C_Jenkinson ... What a shot from C_Jenkinson ! ... It could go anywhere ... J_Hart makes a good save Min. 40 :(mnc) D_Silva lays the ball back to G_Nkoudou ... S_Ramos beats him to the ball Min. 41 :(sou) J_Ward-Prowse kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... C_Ronaldo gets on the end of the pass ... A thundering drive by C_Ronaldo ! ... It floats over J_Hart ... Its heading goal ward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 42 :(sou) B_Davies picks out H_Kane with the cross ... H_Kane with his head down lets it go ! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... But it sails past the post !! ... J_Hart never had a chance! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 45 :(sou) C_Jenkinson unselfishly lays the ball back to J_Ward-Prowse ... But D_Boyata clears the ball to safety Min. 46 :(sou) K_Trippier holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to C_Ronaldo ... C_Ronaldo keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... J_Hart tips it round the post ... Good save ... Corner not given!! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Southampton 2-0 Manchester City Min. 47 :(sou) S_Ramos gets to the bye line ... He puts it into the box ... He finds Isco ... Cleared by Hulk Min. 48 :(sou) H_Kane crosses in from the wing, he finds K_Asamoah in the box ... K_Asamoah attempts a chip! ... But he puts it wide ... That was a terrible attempt! Min. 49 :(sou) Isco plays it forward to C_Ronaldo ... P_Zabaleta intercepts the pass Min. 50 :(sou) L_Shaw is coming on for D_Fox and playing DF Min. 50 :(sou) O_Giroud replaces an unhappy H_Kane and will play as a FW Min. 50 :(mnc) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. ... Y_Toure will come on for G_Nkoudou and play MF Min. 51 :(sou) Isco turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to O_Giroud ... But S_Nasri wins the ball Min. 53 :(sou) K_Asamoah brings it under control ... He takes on D_Boyata ... He gets past him! ... He puts in O_Giroud! ... O_Giroud attempts the shot! ... J_Hart with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know ! Min. 55 :(sou) C_Ronaldo skips the challenge from the defender ... C_Ronaldo rises above the defence to head the ball ! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it wide Min. 59 :(sou) J_Ward-Prowse with a flicked pass to O_Giroud ... O_Giroud tries to beat J_Hart from outside the area! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... J_Hart dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... GOAL !! ... The deflection beat J_Hart! ... Southampton 3-0 Manchester City ... Min. 65 :(sou) C_Ronaldo makes the tackle ... He gets to his feet quickly ... He's beat the defender to the ball ... C_Ronaldo drives it low ! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 73 :(sou) Isco holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to O_Giroud ... V_Kompany attacks him with a large hello kitty. Where was he hiding that? ... Oh well the referee says play On!! Min. 75 :(sou) Isco looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to O_Giroud ... Excellent sliding challenge from P_Zabaleta Min. 81 :(sou) J_Ward-Prowse crosses into the box, finding Isco ... P_Zabaleta dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 81 :(mnc) S_Nasri finds R_Falcao with a perfectly weighted pass ... B_Davies takes the player down!! ... PENALTY!! ... No! The ref has given the free kick the other way! ... Unbelievable! Min. 82 :(sou) Isco jumps over the defender's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... Isco launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... It goes wide! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 84 :(sou) J_Ward-Prowse plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... C_Ronaldo decides to go for goal instead! ... From long range C_Ronaldo bends the ball towards goal! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... J_Hart saves it !! ... What a great save! ... CORNER! ... L_Shaw chips the ball in towards the far post! ... It goes straight into the arms of J_Hart Min. 86 :(sou) J_Ward-Prowse knocks it forward ... D_Boyata slips ... C_Ronaldo gets to it! ... D_Boyata moves quickly to get the tackle in this time Min. 86 :(mnc) Hulk knocks it past L_Shaw and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... O_Giroud rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! ... That’s a foul!! Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 91 :(sou) O_Giroud controls the ball immaculately ... Leaves the defenders for dead ... This looks like it could be a great chance ... Driven towards goal by O_Giroud ! ... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort Min. 92 :(mnc) D_Silva pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... R_Falcao is clean through! ... R_Falcao with a scorcher of a shot ! ... But K_Vermeer just gets his fingers to that one ... Anthony_Taylor has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : St Mary's Stadium Attendance : 31,187 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southampton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Ward-Prowse (Man of the Match) Scorers : H_Kane (14,15), O_Giroud (59) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Falcao Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : D_Marcellis (18) Injured : D_Alaba (12) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southampton | Manchester City Attempts on Goal : 17 | 3 Off target : 7 | 0 On target : 10 | 3 Possession : 62 | 38 Corners : 3 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 11 | 8 Key Tackles : 2 | 10 Key Passes : 21 | 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Southampton 3 - 0 Manchester City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 94 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 0 C_Jenkinson DF 2 22 11 3 25 | 94 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 28 11 B_Davies DF 2 22 3 2 25 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 10 0 S_Ramos DF 2 23 2 3 23 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 K_Trippier DF 2 22 4 2 24 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 18 8 D_Fox DF 2 20 12 4 25 | 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Ward-Prowse MF 2 4 24 3 23 | 94 0 0 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 116 0 K_Asamoah MF 2 9 22 2 24 | 94 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 1 Isco MF 2 3 22 9 23 | 94 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 50 1 C_Ronaldo FW 2 3 11 22 23 | 94 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 H_Kane FW 2 3 3 21 27 | 52 0 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 10 50 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 | 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Williams DF 2 21 3 2 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Nem MF 2 3 21 11 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Giroud FW 2 2 12 22 26 | 42 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 Player Statistics - Manchester City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Hart GK 28 2 2 2 33 | 94 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 D_Boyata DF 3 22 3 2 33 | 94 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 10 0 V_Kompany DF 2 23 3 3 24 | 94 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 P_Zabaleta DF 3 21 12 3 24 | 94 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0 D_Alaba DF 2 21 2 3 25 | 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Gotze MF 2 2 25 11 24 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Nasri MF 2 3 23 11 25 | 94 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 20 0 D_Silva MF 3 2 24 11 24 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 G_Nkoudou MF 2 3 22 7 22 | 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Falcao FW 2 3 3 23 26 | 94 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 Hulk FW 2 2 3 23 28 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 P_Cech GK 21 2 2 2 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Marcellis DF 2 21 2 3 25 | 82 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 -3 A_Kolarov DF 3 18 11 3 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Toure MF 2 11 23 3 28 | 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Negredo FW 3 2 3 20 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1507489291 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35