FFO2 Premiership, Southampton vs. Brighton (Mon Aug 07) Southampton | Brighton 4-2-0-2-2 A | 5-1-3-1 C Jamie Smith | Peter Hayward | Jose_Sa GK | GK R_Sanchez D_Carmo DF | DF Yeray N_Molina DF | DF A_Florenzi L_Geertruida DF | DF H_Bellerin R_Le_Normand DF | DF J_Bednarek J_Branthwaite DM | DF B_Hubner L_Torreira DM | DM Y_Bissouma G_Martinelli AM | MF M_Kovacic T_Kubo AM | MF J_Henderson J_Alvarez FW | MF M_Reus G_Ramos FW | FW S_Haller | T_Mickel SUB | SUB S_Mignolet J_Aidoo SUB | SUB J_Bryan D_Kohr SUB | SUB M_Brozovic J_Vela SUB | SUB D_Drexler P_Bamford SUB | SUB L_Alberto Min. 3 :(sou) D_Carmo barges the defender off the ball ... Another tackle close to the line by A_Florenzi ... But he cant prevent the corner ... CORNER! ... G_Ramos curls it into the box! ... It goes straight into the arms of R_Sanchez ... Theres was some shirt pulling going on in the box for sure! ... The strikers are calling for VAR! ... We wait for the decision ... NO PENALTY Min. 7 :(bri) J_Henderson with a one-touch layoff to Yeray ... A delicate chip from Yeray! ... Jose_Sa fists it away ... That was a good save! Min. 8 :(sou) D_Carmo takes possession ... What can he do here? ... D_Carmo smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... It hits the post ... But it goes in!! ... GOAL!! ... Southampton have taken the lead! ... Southampton 1-0 Brighton ... Min. 9 :(bri) Tactical Change by Brighton ... Brighton have changed their playing style to A Min. 12 :(sou) N_Molina crosses to T_Kubo ... From long range T_Kubo bends the ball towards goal! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... G_Martinelli with an outswinging corner into the box ... T_Kubo gets a shot in ... It's way wide ... The Brighton fans behind the goal spread their arms out Min. 13 :(sou) The ball is passed in from G_Ramos, he finds N_Molina ... N_Molina rises above the defence to head the ball! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide Min. 23 :(sou) J_Branthwaite with a probing pass to J_Alvarez ... B_Hubner with a nasty foul ... The Referee lectures him Min. 24 :(bri) S_Haller finds his way through ... He lost his man too easily ... S_Haller with a terrific drive! ... GOAL!! ... Jose_Sa will be disappointed he did not save that! ... All square, that should make things interesting! ... Southampton 1-1 Brighton ... Min. 26 :(sou) J_Branthwaite with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to R_Le_Normand ... R_Le_Normand with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... R_Sanchez catches the ball Min. 27 :(bri) M_Reus looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to S_Haller ... S_Haller tries one from the edge of the box! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 28 :(sou) J_Alvarez runs with pace at the defence ... J_Alvarez with a thundering volley! ... He's dragged it wide!! Min. 29 :(sou) G_Ramos holds up the ball ... He plays the ball through to J_Alvarez ... J_Alvarez fires the shot in! ... It hits off a defender! ... R_Sanchez is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... J_Alvarez flights it in! ... J_Branthwaite with the shot! ... R_Sanchez makes a comfortable save ... He wasn't troubled there Min. 30 :(bri) M_Reus finds H_Bellerin in the box ... H_Bellerin with a screamer of a shot! ... But Jose_Sa smothers the ball Min. 34 :(sou) G_Ramos is all alone ... The linesman keeps his flag down ... A delicate header from G_Ramos! ... He's dragged it wide!! Min. 35 :(sou) T_Kubo takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... That mistake could prove costly ... A_Florenzi wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 38 :(bri) A_Florenzi plays it long to M_Reus ... M_Reus cracks a laser towards goal! ... But he miskicks and puts it well off target ... The Southampton fans taunt him about that effort Min. 40 :(sou) G_Martinelli controls it with ease ... A great volley from G_Martinelli! ... R_Sanchez with a superb tip around the post ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league ... CORNER! ... J_Alvarez swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... R_Sanchez comes towards the ball ... And he claims it with ease! Min. 41 :(sou) G_Martinelli finds his way through ... That was sheer effort ... M_Reus forces him off the ball Min. 41 :(bri) The ball is passed in from Y_Bissouma, he finds M_Kovacic ... J_Alvarez knocks the ball back to Jose_Sa ... Ohhhh no!! ... It's gone past Jose_Sa! ... And just creeps wide!! ... CORNER! ... S_Haller hits it towards the far post! ... Jose_Sa fists it away! Min. 42 :(sou) D_Carmo with a flicked pass to G_Martinelli ... G_Martinelli hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 42 :(bri) J_Henderson takes possession ... Knocks it past N_Molina ... He's through on goal ... J_Alvarez pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... He's tried to take it off him! ... The Referee blows up for a foul ... He's in trouble!! ... He could be sent off for that! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He was lucky to get away with that! ... FREE KICK! ... Nerves jangling as the free kick is lined up ... J_Bednarek with the delicate chip over the wall ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... M_Reus swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... J_Henderson with the shot! ... Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 43 :(sou) T_Kubo with electric pace ... He eases past the defender ... Y_Bissouma with the block Min. 44 :(bri) S_Haller has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past N_Molina! ... He has some space now! ... S_Haller bears down on goal! ... But he miskicks and puts it well off target ... The Southampton fans taunt him about that effort Min. 46 :(sou) L_Torreira stops the ball and looks around for movement ... A team mate overlaps him now ... He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! ... L_Torreira with a scorcher of a shot! ... R_Sanchez catches the ball ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Southampton 1-1 Brighton Min. 47 :(bri) S_Haller takes possession ... He's got no outlet ... He decides to go alone ... S_Haller with a stunning strike! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 51 :(bri) J_Henderson with the cross-field pass to A_Florenzi ... A_Florenzi with the shot on net! ... The shot slips through Jose_Sa's hands ... But Jose_Sa recovers to save! ... He got away with that! Min. 54 :(bri) M_Kovacic takes advantage of a mistake by R_Le_Normand ... He runs towards goal ... M_Kovacic curls it towards the top corner! ... But he miskicks and puts it well off target ... The Southampton fans taunt him about that effort Min. 58 :(bri) J_Henderson knocks the ball past L_Geertruida ... Now he crosses to M_Kovacic! ... M_Kovacic has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... It floats over Jose_Sa ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 59 :(sou) T_Kubo beats his marker ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... Well intercepted by J_Bednarek Min. 60 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: M_Brozovic ... COMING OFF: M_Reus Min. 60 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: J_Bryan ... COMING OFF: B_Hubner Min. 60 :(sou) G_Ramos beats one ... Goes past the second ... He keeps going ... Fantastic skill!! ... G_Ramos flicks the header toward the far post! ... It flies wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 60 :(bri) Y_Bissouma lays the ball back to J_Henderson ... J_Henderson from 20 yards! ... But Jose_Sa tips it behind ... CORNER! ... J_Bryan hits it into the box! ... N_Molina reads the ball well and clears Min. 61 :(bri) M_Kovacic picks out J_Bednarek with the cross ... A delicate header from J_Bednarek! ... Jose_Sa gathers it easily Min. 64 :(bri) S_Haller beats L_Geertruida ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... N_Molina wins the ball Min. 67 :(bri) J_Henderson cuts the ball back to A_Florenzi ... A_Florenzi with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... Jose_Sa saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one Min. 70 :(bri) H_Bellerin sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball in to M_Brozovic ... M_Brozovic with a blistering shot! ... Jose_Sa gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic reflex save by !! Min. 71 :(bri) M_Kovacic cuts the ball back to J_Bryan ... J_Bryan sees Jose_Sa off his line! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... Yeray swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... Jose_Sa comes towards the ball ... And he claims it with ease! Min. 74 :(sou) G_Ramos takes possession ... He looks up ... He's in acres of space ... G_Ramos chases it through, he must score! ... R_Sanchez makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! Min. 76 :(sou) L_Torreira with a measured pass to J_Alvarez ... J_Alvarez has broken clear! Just the keeper to beat! ... He tries to slide it past R_Sanchez ... GOAL!! ... But the flags up! It's been disallowed! ... He was offside Min. 80 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: L_Alberto ... COMING OFF: S_Haller Min. 82 :(sou) D_Carmo with a short pass to find G_Martinelli ... A_Florenzi hits it out for a corner ... The pressure is mounting! ... CORNER! ... D_Carmo with an inswinging corner into the box ... L_Torreira loses his marker ... He gets his head onto it! ... But he puts it wide Min. 84 :(bri) H_Bellerin flicks it over R_Le_Normand's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... H_Bellerin with the drive! ... Jose_Sa fists it away ... That was a good save! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 93 :(bri) M_Brozovic picks out L_Alberto with the cross ... R_Le_Normand forces him off the ball ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : St Mary's Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southampton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Carmo Scorers : D_Carmo (8) Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Alvarez (42) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_Haller (Man of the Match) Scorers : S_Haller (24) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southampton | Brighton Attempts on Goal : 16 | 18 Off target : 9 | 9 On target : 7 | 9 Possession : 47 | 53 Corners : 5 | 4 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 0 | 3 Fouls : 5 | 9 Key Tackles : 4 | 6 Key Passes : 8 | 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Southampton 1 - 1 Brighton ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Southampton Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jose_Sa GK 22 1 1 1 22 | 95 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 0 0 D_Carmo DF 1 19 14 9 29 | 95 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 36 46 N_Molina DF 1 19 15 5 28 | 95 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 42 17 19 L_Geertruida DF 1 20 15 6 27 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Le_Normand DF 1 19 14 6 20 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 21 0 22 J_Branthwaite DM 1 17 14 3 28 | 95 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 25 L_Torreira DM 1 13 17 6 33 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 40 G_Martinelli AM 1 3 19 17 27 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 T_Kubo AM 1 5 19 16 22 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 J_Alvarez FW 1 2 16 19 28 | 95 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 36 -2 17 G_Ramos FW 1 6 17 20 25 | 95 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 30 16 T_Mickel GK 12 1 1 1 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Aidoo DF 1 15 10 4 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Kohr DM 1 10 14 4 22 | 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 P_Bamford FW 1 2 11 16 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Brighton Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R_Sanchez GK 22 1 1 1 22 | 95 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 0 Yeray DF 1 20 12 8 33 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 A_Florenzi DF 1 19 14 9 27 | 95 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 63 18 38 H_Bellerin DF 1 19 13 8 21 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19 40 J_Bednarek DF 1 18 13 10 23 | 95 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 22 0 32 B_Hubner DF 1 18 12 7 20 | 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Bissouma DM 1 14 19 10 31 | 95 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 26 0 M_Kovacic MF 1 5 20 14 22 | 95 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 24 20 J_Henderson MF 1 6 19 13 30 | 95 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 52 26 M_Reus MF 1 4 19 16 24 | 61 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 36 26 8 S_Haller FW 1 6 11 20 27 | 81 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 S_Mignolet GK 15 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Bryan DF 1 15 12 7 26 | 34 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 M_Brozovic MF 1 14 18 8 29 | 34 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 20 D_Drexler AM 1 3 14 12 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Alberto FW 1 1 9 17 31 | 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1691393540 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40