FFO2 Premiership, Southampton vs. Manchester United (Fri Sep 01)


                          Southampton  |  Manchester United
                          4-1-0-3-2 N  |  4-2-1-2-1 E
                          Jamie Smith  |  Steve Outten
                                       |
                           Jose_Sa GK  |  GK W_Szczesny
                           D_Carmo DF  |  DF M_De_Ligt
                          N_Molina DF  |  DF J_Cancelo
                      L_Geertruida DF  |  DF J_Timber
                      R_Le_Normand DF  |  DF T_Nianzou
                        L_Torreira DM  |  DM P_Hincapie
                      G_Martinelli AM  |  MF C_Nkunku
                            T_Kubo AM  |  DM Fabian_Ruiz
                         J_Alvarez AM  |  AM A_Elanga
                           G_Ramos FW  |  AM B_Saka
                         P_Bamford FW  |  FW Ansu_Fati
                                       |
                          T_Mickel SUB |  SUB L_Nicholls
                           J_Aidoo SUB |  SUB Lis_Martinez
                            D_Kohr SUB |  SUB F_Valverde
                            J_Vela SUB |  SUB N_Kebano
                            K_Mayi SUB |  SUB E_Kachunga




Min. 2  :(mnu) A_Elanga looks up 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! 
          ...  A delicate header from A_Elanga! 
          ...  But Jose_Sa parries the ball 
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 3  :(mnu) A_Elanga beats L_Torreira 
          ...  D_Carmo with a bad challenge 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 5  :(sou) J_Alvarez beats P_Hincapie with absolute ease! 
          ...  J_Alvarez drives it low! 
          ...  W_Szczesny with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 6  :(mnu) Ansu_Fati runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  Ansu_Fati has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 9  :(mnu) B_Saka sprints past D_Carmo 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  B_Saka controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 11 :(sou) G_Ramos runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off J_Timber back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  G_Ramos rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 13 :(mnu) A_Elanga has plenty of time and space 
          ...  But L_Geertruida slides in two footed! 
          ...  The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" 
Min. 17 :(sou) T_Kubo with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heels 
          ...  A delicate chip from T_Kubo! 
          ...  W_Szczesny falls over 
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post! 
          ...  But it deflects in! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Unlucky! 
          ...  The Southampton fans start to taunt him now! 
          ...  Southampton have snatched the lead! 
          ...  Southampton 1-0 Manchester United ...
Min. 17 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United 
          ...  Manchester United have changed their playing style to N 
Min. 17 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United 
          ...  B_Saka will now play as a FW 
Min. 17 :(mnu) C_Nkunku spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to B_Saka! 
          ...  But D_Carmo puts the ball out of play 
Min. 18 :(sou) T_Kubo with the towering header to J_Alvarez 
          ...  J_Alvarez with the overhead! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 22 :(mnu) Ansu_Fati unselfishly lays the ball back to B_Saka 
          ...  R_Le_Normand beats him to the ball 
          ...  He's such a beast! 
Min. 24 :(sou) J_Alvarez beats his marker 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" waves The Referee 
          ...  J_Alvarez leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  W_Szczesny tips it over !! 
          ...  Great keeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Carmo with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of W_Szczesny 
          ...  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. 27 :(sou) P_Bamford runs at the heart of the defence 
          ...  T_Nianzou rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  What's The Referee going to give? 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 27 :(sou) L_Torreira looks like he's injured. He's signaled to the bench, he's coming off 
          ...  Let's hope it's not his ACL! 
Min. 27 :(sou) Substitution by Southampton 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Kohr 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Torreira 
Min. 28 :(sou) N_Molina puts in G_Martinelli 
          ...  G_Martinelli blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  W_Szczesny just watches it float over the bar! 
Min. 29 :(sou) T_Kubo unselfishly heads the ball back to P_Bamford 
          ...  P_Bamford attempts a lob! 
          ...  It floats over W_Szczesny 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 32 :(sou) D_Kohr looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to G_Martinelli 
          ...  G_Martinelli tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that? 
Min. 34 :(mnu) B_Saka jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  B_Saka with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 35 :(mnu) B_Saka has broken clear! Just Jose_Sa to beat! 
          ...  T_Kubo brings him down! 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! 
Min. 38 :(sou) L_Geertruida plays it long to G_Ramos 
          ...  G_Ramos hits the ball first time! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it's gone just wide!! 
Min. 38 :(mnu) Ansu_Fati beats L_Geertruida 
          ...  He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills 
          ...  Ansu_Fati with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  Jose_Sa saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(mnu) A_Elanga runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs D_Carmo 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  A_Elanga attempts the shot! 
          ...  Jose_Sa fists it away 
Min. 46 :(mnu) Ansu_Fati kills the ball dead with a superb touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  J_Timber gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  J_Timber hits the ball first time! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Southampton 1-0 Manchester United

Min. 46 :(sou) D_Carmo plays it forward to T_Kubo 
          ...  T_Kubo with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  W_Szczesny makes a difficult save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  J_Alvarez flights it in! 
          ...  W_Szczesny catches it! 
Min. 50 :(mnu) M_De_Ligt turns nicely onto the ball 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  D_Carmo looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 51 :(sou) P_Bamford gains possession 
          ...  P_Bamford launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The Manchester United fans are throwing missiles onto the pitch 
          ...  It's all getting a bit ugly 
          ...  There's no room for hooliganism in FFO! 
          ...  The fans responsible are being ejected by security 
          ...  The club will be fined for this by FFO HQ I'm sure 
          ...  But it's been disallowed! The referee spotted something 
          ...  That looked like a bit of shirt pulling, well spotted by the ref! 
Min. 51 :(mnu) Jose_Sa miskicks! 
          ...  B_Saka is through! 
          ...  T_Kubo wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 51 :(sou) P_Bamford looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards L_Geertruida 
          ...  T_Nianzou scythes the player down! 
          ...  The Referee wants to have a word with him 
Min. 53 :(sou) D_Kohr looks in some pain. He'll have to come off 
Min. 53 :(sou) Substitution by Southampton 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Vela 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Kohr 
Min. 54 :(sou) T_Kubo is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He throws it to J_Alvarez 
          ...  J_Cancelo with a poor challenge 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 55 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United 
          ...  Fabian_Ruiz will now play as a MF 
Min. 60 :(mnu) Ansu_Fati takes advantage of a mistake by L_Geertruida 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from D_Carmo 
Min. 62 :(mnu) M_De_Ligt knocks the ball past L_Geertruida 
          ...  M_De_Ligt with his head down lets it go! 
          ...  Jose_Sa with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 63 :(mnu) J_Timber takes advantage of a mistake by N_Molina 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to B_Saka! 
          ...  B_Saka has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 
Min. 64 :(mnu) J_Timber cuts inside R_Le_Normand 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  N_Molina bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 65 :(mnu) Substitution by Manchester United 
          ...  COMING ON: F_Valverde 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Cancelo 
Min. 65 :(mnu) Substitution by Manchester United 
          ...  COMING ON: N_Kebano 
          ...  COMING OFF: Fabian_Ruiz 
Min. 65 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United 
          ...  Manchester United have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 65 :(sou) N_Molina has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past T_Nianzou 
          ...  He puts in P_Bamford! 
          ...  A_Elanga wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 65 :(mnu) F_Valverde with an amazing show of skill to get past D_Carmo 
          ...  He crosses to N_Kebano 
          ...  N_Kebano rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  That was a crappy effort! 
Min. 67 :(sou) N_Molina controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs F_Valverde 
          ...  He puts in G_Martinelli! 
          ...  A cheeky lob from G_Martinelli! 
          ...  W_Szczesny saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 68 :(sou) T_Kubo times his run well 
          ...  T_Kubo drives the shot in! 
          ...  He hits the post 
          ...  He follows it up! 
          ...  But puts it wide! 
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that 
Min. 70 :(sou) G_Martinelli gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from G_Martinelli! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  W_Szczesny gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  No, it's wide!! 
          ...  That was terrible! 
Min. 71 :(mnu) A_Elanga lobs it over the defender 
          ...  A_Elanga hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  Jose_Sa with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 74 :(sou) T_Kubo runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  T_Kubo plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  W_Szczesny gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's pushed behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  L_Geertruida flights it in! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of W_Szczesny 
          ...  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. 74 :(mnu) N_Kebano skips the challenge from R_Le_Normand 
          ...  R_Le_Normand moves quickly to get the tackle in this time 
Min. 75 :(sou) G_Ramos sprints past P_Hincapie 
          ...  G_Ramos attempts a chip! 
          ...  But W_Szczesny smothers the ball 
Min. 76 :(sou) L_Geertruida squares it to T_Kubo 
          ...  T_Kubo with a thundering volley! 
          ...  W_Szczesny with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 
Min. 78 :(sou) J_Alvarez knocks the ball past the lunge of J_Timber 
          ...  But M_De_Ligt puts the ball out of play 
Min. 78 :(mnu) F_Valverde off the woodwork! 
          ...  C_Nkunku picks up the deflection 
          ...  C_Nkunku smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  Jose_Sa makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 79 :(mnu) N_Kebano with a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball across to A_Elanga 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by J_Vela 
Min. 80 :(sou) G_Ramos picks up the pass 
          ...  M_De_Ligt takes the ball and the player!! 
          ...  But the ref waves play on!! 
Min. 80 :(mnu) A_Elanga is force to hold onto the ball 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  Cleared by N_Molina 
Min. 81 :(sou) J_Vela has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past A_Elanga 
          ...  He knocks it to G_Ramos! 
          ...  A great volley from G_Ramos! 
          ...  W_Szczesny gathers it comfortably 
Min. 82 :(sou) J_Vela chips the ball over the defence and finds G_Martinelli 
          ...  G_Martinelli tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  W_Szczesny makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 83 :(sou) P_Bamford holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to G_Ramos 
          ...  G_Ramos hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  W_Szczesny parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And W_Szczesny recovers to save!! 
Min. 84 :(sou) G_Ramos squares it to P_Bamford 
          ...  P_Bamford with his head down lets it go! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it's gone just wide!! 
Min. 84 :(mnu) F_Valverde slips past N_Molina 
          ...  F_Valverde with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 85 :(sou) L_Geertruida with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  P_Bamford gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  P_Bamford with the drive! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar and loops up high into the air 
          ...  The defenders out leap the attackers 
          ...  The ball is away and clear from the danger area 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(sou) G_Ramos with the dribble 
          ...  He made that look easy 
          ...  G_Ramos with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  Looks like it should be W_Szczesny's 
          ...  But he elects to punch it rather than catch 
          ...  It loops out for a corner. 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  G_Ramos flights it in! 
          ...  R_Le_Normand gets on the end of it 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 92 :(sou) J_Alvarez beats P_Hincapie 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  From long range J_Alvarez bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Look at his face! 
          ...  He can't believe it himself! 
          ...  Southampton 2-0 Manchester United ...

*************  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          : T_Kubo (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : T_Kubo (17), J_Alvarez (92)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Carmo (3), T_Kubo (35)
Injured              : L_Torreira (27), D_Kohr (53)
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Manchester United Match Info
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Best player          : A_Elanga
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Cancelo (54)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Southampton  |    Manchester United
Attempts on Goal     :          25        |       13
Off target           :          12        |       7
On target            :          13        |       6
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           4        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       2
Fouls                :           5        |       9
Key Tackles          :          10        |       4
Key Passes           :          16        |       7
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Final Score          : Southampton 2 - 0 Manchester United
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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  22   1   1   1  22 |  96   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  54   0   0   0
D_Carmo        DF   1  20  15   9  29 |  96   0   3   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  58  15  -2
N_Molina       DF   1  20  15   5  28 |  96   0   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  51   0
L_Geertruida   DF   1  20  15   6  27 |  96   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  51   0
R_Le_Normand   DF   1  20  14   6  20 |  96   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0  18
L_Torreira     DM   1  13  17   7  33 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Martinelli   AM   1   3  19  18  27 |  96   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  38
T_Kubo         AM   1   5  19  17  22 |  96   0   1   3   0   5   1   1   0   0  33  37  68
J_Alvarez      AM   1   3  17  20  28 |  96   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  44
G_Ramos        FW   1   6  17  20  25 |  96   0   0   1   0   6   0   0   0   0   0  15  36
P_Bamford      FW   1   2  11  16  25 |  96   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  42  36
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 |  29   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0
J_Vela         DM   1   7  12   1  24 |  40   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  33  40   0
K_Mayi         FW   1   3   6  10  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Manchester United
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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W_Szczesny     GK  23   1   1   1  26 |  96  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
M_De_Ligt      DF   1  21  16   5  28 |  96   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  38   0  23
J_Cancelo      DF   1  21  18   7  22 |  68   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
J_Timber       DF   1  19  17   4  27 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15  20
T_Nianzou      DF   1  19  16   6  28 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   0   0
P_Hincapie     DM   1  18  17   2  27 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Nkunku       MF   1   9  21  15  26 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  11  13
Fabian_Ruiz    MF   1  15  20   8  29 |  68   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Elanga       AM   1   6  19  17  24 |  96   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  34   0  33
B_Saka         FW   1   2  20  18  22 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  18
Ansu_Fati      FW   1   3  18  20  22 |  96   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  28  12
L_Nicholls     GK  19   1   1   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Lis_Martinez   DF   1  19  17  10  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Valverde     MF   1  16  20  13  29 |  28   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24  11
N_Kebano       FW   1   5  15  13  28 |  28   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  17  11
E_Kachunga     FW   1   2   6  10  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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