FFO FA CUP, Southampton vs. Brighton (Wed Jan 03) Southampton | Brighton 5-0-3-2 N | 4-2-0-3-1 A Jamie Smith | Peter Hayward | Jose_Sa GK | GK R_Sanchez R_Le_Normand DF | DF Yeray L_Geertruida DF | DF J_Bednarek W_Fofana DF | DF H_Bellerin N_Molina DF | DF J_Angelino C_Dawson DF | DM Rodri S_Chukwueze AM | DM Y_Bissouma G_Martinelli AM | AM M_Kovacic T_Kubo AM | AM M_Reus Y_Pino FW | AM J_Henderson V_Boniface FW | FW S_Haller | A_Rodriguez SUB | SUB S_Mignolet J_Hendry SUB | SUB A_Florenzi M_Doue SUB | SUB L_Jackson D_Kohr SUB | SUB J_Henry P_Frick SUB | SUB L_Alberto Min. 2 :(sou) Y_Pino picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it ... Y_Pino attempts a chip! ... But R_Sanchez parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 4 :(bri) M_Kovacic sprints forward with the ball ... But Y_Pino spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 5 :(sou) G_Martinelli jinks past J_Angelino ... A left-footer by G_Martinelli! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... S_Chukwueze with an outswinging corner into the box ... It goes straight into the arms of R_Sanchez Min. 7 :(sou) R_Le_Normand kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... V_Boniface gets on the end of the pass ... J_Angelino clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 7 :(bri) J_Henderson sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... Rodri runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... Fine tackle by Y_Pino ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 9 :(bri) J_Henderson rushes through the defence ... J_Henderson bears down on goal! ... But Jose_Sa comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 10 :(sou) C_Dawson beats J_Bednarek ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... C_Dawson curls the ball in on goal! ... But R_Sanchez parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 10 :(bri) M_Reus rises up for the header ... He flicks the ball on to M_Kovacic ... W_Fofana knocks the ball back to Jose_Sa ... Ohhhh no!! ... It's gone past Jose_Sa! ... And just creeps wide!! ... CORNER! ... M_Kovacic swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... Jose_Sa comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... J_Bednarek gets to it! ... Jose_Sa blocks the shot with his legs ... It goes clear! Min. 19 :(bri) J_Angelino hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... M_Reus latches onto it! ... M_Reus rifles it at the goal! ... Jose_Sa blocks the shot with his legs ... It goes clear! Min. 24 :(sou) G_Martinelli flicks it over H_Bellerin and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... G_Martinelli hits a crisp volley! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 25 :(sou) V_Boniface flicks it over J_Henderson's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... J_Angelino tries to clear it ... He has miskicked it!! ... It goes wide! ... CORNER! ... G_Martinelli curls it into the box! ... R_Sanchez comes towards the ball ... But he's nowhere near it! ... T_Kubo with the shot! ... It takes a deflection! ... R_Sanchez is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... V_Boniface flights it in! ... R_Sanchez easily claims the ball! Min. 26 :(bri) H_Bellerin holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to S_Haller ... G_Martinelli with an ugly foul ... That looked malicious ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 27 :(bri) J_Henderson with a precise ball to S_Haller ... W_Fofana with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 29 :(bri) M_Kovacic with a byline cross to J_Bednarek ... J_Bednarek beats the offside trap! ... He is clean through ... Jose_Sa comes towards him ... He rounds Jose_Sa ... He thumps it towards the goal! ... Jose_Sa somehow manages to get to it!! Min. 30 :(bri) Yeray has the ball ... He knocks the ball past R_Le_Normand ... He puts in H_Bellerin! ... But N_Molina spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 35 :(sou) Y_Pino cuts inside Yeray ... He worked that well ... Yeray recovers to win the ball back. He's a real bundle of energy Min. 35 :(bri) J_Henderson with an early cross to Yeray ... Yeray aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide Min. 37 :(bri) M_Kovacic takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to J_Bednarek ... J_Bednarek tries to beat Jose_Sa from outside the area! ... Jose_Sa just watches it drift out of play! Min. 39 :(sou) S_Chukwueze flicks it over the defender and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from S_Chukwueze! ... It looks good ... R_Sanchez makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! Min. 42 :(bri) M_Kovacic brings it under control ... He takes on N_Molina ... He gets past him! ... He puts in M_Reus! ... M_Reus controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... Jose_Sa gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... He has put it wide!! ... He puts his hands on his head in despair! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(bri) S_Haller brings it under control ... He takes on R_Le_Normand ... He gets past him! ... He puts in H_Bellerin! ... V_Boniface fouls badly ... The Referee will want to speak to him Min. 44 :(bri) J_Henderson with the first time flick to H_Bellerin ... N_Molina cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball upfield Min. 46 :(sou) L_Geertruida has it now ... He takes on H_Bellerin ... He gets past him! ... He puts in T_Kubo! ... T_Kubo bears down on goal! ... But R_Sanchez makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 47 :(sou) G_Martinelli cuts inside Y_Bissouma ... He worked that well ... He puts in N_Molina! ... M_Kovacic wins the ball with a clear tackle ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Southampton 0-0 Brighton Min. 46 :(bri) Rodri finds M_Reus with a perfectly weighted pass ... Launched towards the top corner by M_Reus! ... Jose_Sa with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 48 :(sou) C_Dawson is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to G_Martinelli ... G_Martinelli with the strike! ... GOAL!! ... What a finish! ... What a player! ... That's given Southampton the advantage! ... Southampton 1-0 Brighton ... Min. 49 :(sou) L_Geertruida spots his team mate making a run ... He finds S_Chukwueze with a lovely pass! ... S_Chukwueze goes for the top corner! ... But he puts it over ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 50 :(sou) Y_Pino looks up ... He swings the ball right towards V_Boniface ... Brilliantly taken away by H_Bellerin!! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 50 :(bri) J_Bednarek runs down the flank ... He threads the ball in to J_Henderson ... R_Le_Normand hits it out for a corner ... Can they make this pay? ... CORNER! ... Rodri swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... It is cleared by L_Geertruida Min. 51 :(sou) N_Molina finds the run of S_Chukwueze ... S_Chukwueze has slipped behind the defence! ... He is one on one with R_Sanchez ... R_Sanchez charges out of his area ... R_Sanchez parries it Min. 55 :(bri) M_Reus hits a hard pass to S_Haller ... S_Haller rifles it at the goal! ... Jose_Sa just watches it drift out of play! Min. 56 :(bri) J_Angelino hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... H_Bellerin latches onto it! ... W_Fofana gathers up the loose ball Min. 57 :(bri) M_Reus whips the ball across to Yeray ... Yeray fires a shot at goal! ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 60 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: J_Henry ... COMING OFF: J_Henderson Min. 60 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: L_Alberto ... COMING OFF: Rodri Min. 61 :(sou) S_Chukwueze with a long pass to Y_Pino ... Superbly timed tackle by J_Bednarek ... He made it look easy Min. 63 :(sou) V_Boniface makes the tackle ... He gets to his feet quickly ... He's beat the defender to the ball ... J_Henry bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... Play on! Min. 65 :(bri) H_Bellerin runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to Y_Bissouma ... But W_Fofana wins the tackle Min. 67 :(sou) R_Le_Normand looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to G_Martinelli ... G_Martinelli tries the lob from 30 yards! ... It hits the sponsor hoarding Min. 67 :(bri) M_Reus beats L_Geertruida ... He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills ... T_Kubo pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! Min. 67 :(bri) H_Bellerin beats one ... Knocks it past a second ... And finds S_Haller ... S_Haller drives the ball low! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into Jose_Sa's arms ... But he recovers to save! Min. 69 :(sou) W_Fofana jumps over J_Angelino's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... A powerful shot by W_Fofana! ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 71 :(bri) J_Henry takes possession ... Knocks it past R_Le_Normand ... He's through on goal ... R_Le_Normand moves quickly to get the tackle in this time Min. 75 :(sou) S_Chukwueze had to stretch to reach the pass ... H_Bellerin cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball upfield Min. 77 :(sou) S_Chukwueze dribbles past Y_Bissouma ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... S_Chukwueze tries to beat R_Sanchez! ... He has put it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 82 :(sou) W_Fofana crosses into the box, finding S_Chukwueze ... Wonderful sliding challenge by J_Bednarek ... Nothing gets past him! Min. 83 :(sou) N_Molina picks out W_Fofana with the cross ... A scorcher of a shot from W_Fofana! ... But it goes just over Min. 84 :(sou) W_Fofana searches out V_Boniface ... V_Boniface with a graceful, looping effort! ... But it goes just over Min. 85 :(sou) T_Kubo looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to V_Boniface ... V_Boniface with a thundering drive! ... GOAL!! ... He jumps up and punches the air ... Southampton 2-0 Brighton ... Min. 85 :(bri) L_Alberto looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to J_Henry ... W_Fofana wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 86 :(sou) S_Chukwueze runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to Y_Pino ... J_Bednarek is called for the holding foul ... Well spotted by the referee ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(bri) Y_Bissouma takes advantage of a bad back pass from N_Molina ... V_Boniface with a clumsy challenge ... The Referee calls him over ... The Referee is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 93 :(bri) J_Angelino gets to the byline ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to H_Bellerin ... T_Kubo with a deliberate foul ... That deserves a punishment ... He had to endure a strong bollocking from The Referee ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : St Marys Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southampton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : W_Fofana (Man of the Match) Scorers : G_Martinelli (48), V_Boniface (85) Sent Off : N/A Booked : G_Martinelli (26), V_Boniface (88) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Reus Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Bednarek (86) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southampton | Brighton Attempts on Goal : 16 | 11 Off target : 9 | 6 On target : 7 | 5 Possession : 61 | 39 Corners : 3 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 1 Subs Used : 0 | 2 Fouls : 8 | 6 Key Tackles : 12 | 9 Key Passes : 14 | 20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Southampton 2 - 0 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 23 1 1 1 22 | 95 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 0 R_Le_Normand DF 1 20 14 6 20 | 95 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 28 0 L_Geertruida DF 1 20 16 7 27 | 95 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 34 10 W_Fofana DF 1 20 15 9 29 | 95 0 5 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 90 26 30 N_Molina DF 1 20 16 6 28 | 95 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 24 0 C_Dawson DF 1 17 11 8 20 | 95 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 18 S_Chukwueze AM 1 3 20 19 27 | 95 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 16 24 G_Martinelli AM 1 4 20 18 27 | 95 0 0 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 -5 3 33 T_Kubo AM 1 6 20 17 22 | 95 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 16 Y_Pino FW 1 6 17 22 25 | 95 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 60 11 4 V_Boniface FW 1 7 16 21 25 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 5 5 22 A_Rodriguez GK 14 1 1 1 30 | 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 M_Doue MF 1 8 14 12 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Kohr MF 1 10 14 4 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Frick FW 1 2 6 14 29 | 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 24 1 1 1 22 | 95 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 Yeray DF 1 20 12 9 33 | 95 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 16 16 30 J_Bednarek DF 1 19 14 11 23 | 95 0 2 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 19 -1 28 H_Bellerin DF 1 20 14 8 21 | 95 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 32 -10 J_Angelino DF 1 19 14 7 22 | 95 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 42 0 Rodri DM 1 15 20 6 21 | 62 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 Y_Bissouma DM 1 14 19 10 31 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Kovacic AM 1 5 21 14 22 | 95 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 21 0 M_Reus AM 1 4 19 16 24 | 95 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 27 28 J_Henderson AM 1 6 20 14 30 | 62 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 12 S_Haller FW 1 6 11 21 27 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 S_Mignolet GK 16 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Florenzi DF 1 20 15 9 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Jackson DF 1 14 10 3 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Henry AM 1 3 14 12 28 | 33 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 0 L_Alberto FW 1 1 9 17 31 | 33 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 1704307414 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40