FFO2 Premiership, Southampton vs. Stoke City (Fri Feb 24)


                          Southampton  |  Stoke City
                          4-1-0-3-2 C  |  5-1-1-3 L
                          Jamie Smith  |  Mike Bridge
                                       |
                           Jose_Sa GK  |  GK M_Dmitrovic
                         B_Gilmour DM  |  DF G_Sakai
                           J_Aidoo DF  |  DF A_Telles
                           D_Carmo DF  |  DF D_Sanchez
                        Joao_Mario DF  |  DF Danilo
                           O_Skipp DF  |  DF S_Arias
                         N_Zaniolo AM  |  DM I_Gueye
                      G_Martinelli AM  |  MF S_Berge
                            T_Kubo AM  |  FW Javi_Martinez
                         J_Alvarez FW  |  FW E_Forsberg
                           G_Ramos FW  |  FW M_Hamsik
                                       |
                          T_Mickel SUB |  SUB A_Schlager
                          J_Hendry SUB |  SUB C_Dunkley
                            J_Vela SUB |  SUB P_Bargfrede
                     D_Wotherspoon SUB |  SUB M_Klich
                         P_Bamford SUB |  SUB M_Nikao




Min. 1  :(sou) N_Zaniolo slides the ball across to G_Ramos 
          ...  G_Ramos tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  M_Dmitrovic has to pick the ball out of the net 
          ...  Southampton go ahead in this match now! 
          ...  Southampton 1-0 Stoke City ...
Min. 1  :(sto) I_Gueye with a probing through ball E_Forsberg 
          ...  E_Forsberg drives it towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  But it goes in!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Stoke City are back level! 
          ...  Southampton 1-1 Stoke City ...
Min. 2  :(sou) G_Ramos steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs D_Sanchez 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  D_Sanchez reacts well to win the ball back 
Min. 3  :(sto) Javi_Martinez takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  Javi_Martinez with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  But Jose_Sa makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 6  :(sou) G_Martinelli steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs A_Telles 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  G_Martinelli curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  YES !! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Oh, you have to say that's magnificent! 
          ...  That's given Southampton the advantage! 
          ...  Southampton 2-1 Stoke City ...
Min. 8  :(sou) G_Ramos gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  I_Gueye cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 
Min. 8  :(sto) Danilo sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to M_Hamsik 
          ...  M_Hamsik unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  Jose_Sa claws it off the line 
          ...  What's The Referee going to give? 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Stoke City have equalised! 
          ...  Southampton 2-2 Stoke City ...
Min. 10 :(sou) G_Martinelli turns on a sixpence 
          ...  A_Telles with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 
Min. 11 :(sou) B_Gilmour with a smart pass to T_Kubo 
          ...  But A_Telles puts the ball out of play 
Min. 12 :(sou) N_Zaniolo reads the run of B_Gilmour 
          ...  G_Sakai with the tackle 
          ...  That's got to be a yellow 
Min. 15 :(sou) T_Kubo knocks the ball past the lunge of D_Sanchez 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by T_Kubo! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Stoke City fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 16 :(sto) A_Telles beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds D_Sanchez 
          ...  But B_Gilmour wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 18 :(sou) N_Zaniolo is too quick for the defence 
          ...  S_Berge is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort 
Min. 20 :(sou) O_Skipp with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past the defender 
          ...  A delicate chip from O_Skipp! 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 22 :(sto) E_Forsberg beats B_Gilmour 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  G_Martinelli rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The Referee is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 22 :(sou) Joao_Mario spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to G_Martinelli! 
          ...  A_Telles bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
Min. 23 :(sou) G_Martinelli with a simple pass to B_Gilmour 
          ...  But I_Gueye slides in two footed! 
          ...  The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" 
Min. 28 :(sto) I_Gueye rises up for the header 
          ...  He flicks the ball on to E_Forsberg 
          ...  E_Forsberg sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  Jose_Sa never had a chance! 
Min. 42 :(sou) D_Carmo kills the ball dead with a superb touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  J_Alvarez gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  G_Sakai with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(sto) S_Arias has picked up a knock 
          ...  He's going to play through the pain barrier 
Min. 45 :(sto) S_Arias holds the ball up 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to E_Forsberg 
          ...  E_Forsberg must beat Jose_Sa! 
          ...  Jose_Sa gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  NO HE DOESN'T!! 
          ...  How on Earth did he put that wide? 
          ...  He was two yards out! 

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

Min. 49 :(sto) M_Hamsik sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He runs forward now 
          ...  But J_Aidoo wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 52 :(sto) Javi_Martinez runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender falls over 
          ...  Javi_Martinez with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Fantastic finish! 
          ...  You wouldn't have saved that with two keepers! 
          ...  That's put Stoke City in front! 
          ...  Southampton 2-3 Stoke City ...
Min. 54 :(sto) The ball rolls free! 
          ...  D_Sanchez takes control of it on the half way line 
          ...  He sprints past the defenders!! 
          ...  D_Sanchez with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  Jose_Sa makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He makes it look so easy 
Min. 55 :(sto) E_Forsberg jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  E_Forsberg throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 
Min. 56 :(sto) A_Telles gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past B_Gilmour! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  But Joao_Mario slides in 
Min. 57 :(sto) M_Hamsik takes advantage of a mistake by Joao_Mario 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from J_Aidoo 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Gueye lofts the ball in! 
          ...  J_Aidoo clears the corner with a header away from the near post 
Min. 59 :(sto) G_Sakai with a burst of pace 
          ...  N_Zaniolo with a deliberate foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  He got away with just a warning 
Min. 60 :(sou) G_Martinelli slides it through the middle to J_Alvarez 
          ...  J_Alvarez tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  M_Dmitrovic tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Kubo chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  Danilo heads it away 
Min. 60 :(sto) D_Sanchez retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  G_Sakai latches onto the end of it 
          ...  An audacious effort from G_Sakai! 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  It's unbelievable, Jeff! 
Min. 63 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Klich 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Berge 
Min. 63 :(sou) J_Aidoo spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to G_Ramos! 
          ...  Danilo intercepts the pass 
Min. 63 :(sou) B_Gilmour brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  N_Zaniolo gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  S_Arias fouls badly 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Here we go, a real chance of a goal 
          ...  D_Carmo knocks it forward 
          ...  G_Ramos gets on the end of it 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by Danilo 
          ...  He timed it well 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Gilmour lofts the ball in! 
          ...  D_Sanchez cleans up with a great clearance 
Min. 66 :(sou) T_Kubo nutmegs A_Telles, he continues to run forward 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by T_Kubo! 
          ...  The ball is hit with topspin and moves through the air! 
          ...  M_Dmitrovic moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  It's all square now! 
          ...  Southampton 3-3 Stoke City ...
Min. 67 :(sou) J_Alvarez gets to the byline and finds N_Zaniolo with a beautiful cross 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  D_Sanchez hits it out for a throw 
Min. 67 :(sto) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  E_Forsberg is through! 
          ...  What a mistake by Joao_Mario! 
          ...  J_Alvarez muscles him off the ball 
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again 
Min. 68 :(sto) Javi_Martinez has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Joao_Mario with a bad challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  Mike Bridge looks bemused that it wasn't more! He wanted to see red! 
Min. 69 :(sto) Javi_Martinez finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled D_Carmo 
          ...  J_Aidoo wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
Min. 74 :(sto) Javi_Martinez hoists the ball across to E_Forsberg 
          ...  G_Martinelli fouls badly 
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
Min. 75 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City 
          ...  Stoke City have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 75 :(sto) G_Sakai plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  D_Sanchez decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  D_Sanchez blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  But Jose_Sa reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 78 :(sou) J_Aidoo spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He finds J_Alvarez with a lovely pass! 
          ...  J_Alvarez smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  M_Dmitrovic won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 82 :(sto) E_Forsberg squares up to O_Skipp 
          ...  He's elbowed him right in the nose! 
          ...  If that happened anywhere else, he'd get arrested! 
          ...  The Referee tries to calm him down 
Min. 85 :(sto) D_Sanchez with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  E_Forsberg gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  E_Forsberg tries to chip the ball over Jose_Sa! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Jose_Sa dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  And Jose_Sa tips it wide! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Arias swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  It is kicked away by D_Carmo 
Min. 85 :(sou) B_Gilmour has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past Danilo 
          ...  He puts in N_Zaniolo! 
          ...  A_Telles pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  He's tried to take it off him! 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
          ...  He got away with just a warning 
Min. 87 :(sou) Joao_Mario has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past G_Sakai! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Joao_Mario attempts a low drive! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Stoke City fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 87 :(sto) M_Hamsik lays the ball back to Javi_Martinez 
          ...  A skilful effort from Javi_Martinez! 
          ...  But Jose_Sa reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on Jose_Sa anyway 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(sto) S_Arias kills the ball dead 
          ...  Beautiful turn 
          ...  He could get a shot of here 
          ...  A glorious effort by S_Arias! 
          ...  Jose_Sa makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  A defender hoofs it out for a corner! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Danilo swings it in! 
          ...  It comes to S_Arias 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  Jose_Sa gathers it comfortably 
Min. 89 :(sto) G_Sakai sprints past O_Skipp 
          ...  G_Sakai must beat Jose_Sa! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 
Min. 90 :(sto) E_Forsberg plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  E_Forsberg with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He receives the congratulations from his team-mates! 
          ...  Surely Stoke City have won the game now!! 
          ...  Southampton 3-4 Stoke City ...
Min. 91 :(sto) Javi_Martinez hoofs it upfield to find M_Hamsik 
          ...  M_Hamsik tries to beat Jose_Sa from outside the area! 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 92 :(sou) N_Zaniolo runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Carmo 
          ...  S_Arias reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 

*************  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          : N_Zaniolo
Scorers              : G_Ramos (1), G_Martinelli (6), T_Kubo (66)
Sent Off             : G_Martinelli (74)
Booked               : J_Alvarez (67), Joao_Mario (68)
Injured              : N/A
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Stoke City Match Info
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Best player          : E_Forsberg (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : E_Forsberg (1,90), M_Hamsik (8), Javi_Martinez (52)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : G_Sakai (42)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Southampton  |    Stoke City
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       17
Off target           :           4        |       6
On target            :           4        |       11
Possession           :          38        |       62
Corners              :           2        |       3
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           0        |       1
Fouls                :           8        |       12
Key Tackles          :           7        |       11
Key Passes           :          10        |       11
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Final Score          : Southampton 3 - 4 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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Jose_Sa        GK  20   1   1   1  22 |  94   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0   0
B_Gilmour      DM   1  15  17  10  30 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  30   0
J_Aidoo        DF   1  15  10   4  27 |  94   0   4   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 100  44   0
D_Carmo        DF   1  18  13   9  29 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  22  19   0
Joao_Mario     DF   1  17  13  12  28 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  21  -2  10
O_Skipp        DF   1  14  17   9  26 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
N_Zaniolo      AM   1   9  17  16  26 |  94   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  53   0
G_Martinelli   AM   1   3  18  16  27 |  76   0   0   2   0   1   1   0   1   0 -10  18  22
T_Kubo         AM   1   5  18  15  22 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  43
J_Alvarez      FW   1   2  15  18  28 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  15  14
G_Ramos        FW   1   5  15  18  25 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  28
T_Mickel       GK  12   1   1   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Hendry       DF   1  10   6   3  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Vela         MF   1   7  12   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Wotherspoon  MF   1   3  11   8  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Bamford      FW   1   2  10  15  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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M_Dmitrovic    GK  19   1   1   1  22 |  94   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -21   0   0   0
G_Sakai        DF   1  17  14   8  27 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  16  30
A_Telles       DF   1  18  13   7  21 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  44  19   0
D_Sanchez      DF   1  17  11   9  31 |  94   0   3   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  69  42  38
Danilo         DF   1  16  13   3  21 |  94   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  72  46   0
S_Arias        DF   1  17  15   7  28 |  94   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  23  17  42
I_Gueye        DM   1  13  17   8  29 |  94   0   2   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  54  53   0
S_Berge        MF   1  11  17   8  28 |  65   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Javi_Martinez  FW   1   6  17  14  26 |  94   0   0   2   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  30  64
E_Forsberg     FW   1   2  14  18  27 |  94   0   0   0   0   6   2   0   0   0   0   0  84
M_Hamsik       FW   1   3  16  16  22 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  16  40
A_Schlager     GK  15   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Dunkley      DF   1  11   5   2  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Bargfrede    MF   1   2  10   5  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Klich        MF   1   5  17  11  23 |  29   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Nikao        FW   1   2   8  11  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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