FFO Prem, Southampton vs. Blackburn Rovers (Mon Aug 26)


                          Southampton  |  Blackburn Rovers
                          4-1-2-1-2 E  |  4-2-0-2-2 C
                          Jamie Smith  |  Tony Ayre
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                           Jose_Sa GK  |  GK T_Courtois
                          N_Molina DF  |  DF C_Starfelt
                          W_Fofana DF  |  DF N_Aguerd
                         T_Nianzou DF  |  DF D_Carlos
                      L_Geertruida DF  |  DF D_Dumfries
                      H_Cartwright DM  |  DM L_Ayling
                      G_Martinelli MF  |  AM J_Grealish
                      D_Kulusevski AM  |  AM L_Sane
                           M_Diaby MF  |  DM Rodri
                            A_Isak FW  |  FW M_Salah
                        V_Boniface FW  |  FW H_M_Son
                                       |
                       A_Rodriguez SUB |  SUB R_Descamps
                      R_Le_Normand SUB |  SUB Pedraza
                           A_Reach SUB |  SUB F_Coquelin
                           J_Wulff SUB |  SUB J_M_Mata
                            K_Mayi SUB |  SUB M_Harness




Min. 4  :(sou) D_Kulusevski with a probing pass to A_Isak 
          ...  A_Isak must beat T_Courtois! 
          ...  T_Courtois heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 15 :(sou) W_Fofana with a one-touch layoff to A_Isak 
          ...  A_Isak attempts a chip! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  T_Courtois is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Geertruida curls it into the box! 
          ...  T_Courtois easily claims the ball! 
Min. 16 :(bla) H_M_Son steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs D_Kulusevski 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  H_M_Son goes for the top corner! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Jose_Sa dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had Jose_Sa beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Rodri flights it in! 
          ...  L_Ayling tries to place the shot! 
          ...  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. 18 :(sou) N_Molina is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to A_Isak 
          ...  A_Isak with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  T_Courtois makes a difficult save 
Min. 18 :(bla) L_Sane gets to the byline 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Salah 
          ...  W_Fofana with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 21 :(sou) V_Boniface is through on goal 
          ...  V_Boniface attempts a chip! 
          ...  T_Courtois saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 25 :(sou) H_Cartwright with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves L_Ayling behind 
          ...  H_Cartwright sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick 
Min. 27 :(bla) H_M_Son with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by N_Molina 
          ...  He timed it well 
Min. 28 :(sou) M_Diaby sidesteps D_Dumfries 
          ...  M_Diaby goes for goal! 
          ...  Looks like it should be easy for T_Courtois 
          ...  but he's made a hash of it 
          ...  It drifts inches wide!! 
          ...  T_Courtois looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
Min. 33 :(sou) V_Boniface loses Rodri 
          ...  V_Boniface with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  T_Courtois falls over 
          ...  But T_Courtois is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 33 :(bla) D_Dumfries wins possession 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Salah 
          ...  M_Salah aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  Jose_Sa is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over!! 
          ...  Jose_Sa looks very relieved! 
Min. 34 :(sou) V_Boniface takes on C_Starfelt 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  V_Boniface with a stunning strike! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  My grandmother could have scored that!! 
Min. 36 :(sou) T_Nianzou knocks the ball on and sprints past D_Dumfries 
          ...  A delightful ball in to V_Boniface 
          ...  V_Boniface with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 
Min. 37 :(sou) G_Martinelli cuts inside D_Carlos 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  He puts in H_Cartwright! 
          ...  H_Cartwright flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  It floats over T_Courtois 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 39 :(sou) G_Martinelli flicks the ball through 
          ...  V_Boniface runs onto it! 
          ...  D_Carlos reads the game well and cuts out the pass! 
Min. 39 :(bla) C_Starfelt over hits his pass 
          ...  He finds M_Salah though 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  M_Salah carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  Jose_Sa won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 41 :(sou) G_Martinelli jumps over D_Carlos's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  N_Aguerd had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 45 :(bla) N_Aguerd with a glorious 60-yard pass to J_Grealish 
          ...  J_Grealish with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 47 :(sou) D_Kulusevski races into the box 
          ...  He sees M_Diaby lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  M_Diaby plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  T_Courtois can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  T_Courtois was worried by that one 
          ...  He wipes the sweat off his brow? 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Southampton 0-0 Blackburn Rovers

Min. 46 :(bla) M_Salah runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  W_Fofana reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 47 :(sou) N_Molina saunters past C_Starfelt 
          ...  N_Molina with the overhead! 
          ...  It floats over T_Courtois 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 47 :(bla) C_Starfelt finds L_Sane on the edge of the box 
          ...  L_Sane is clean through! 
          ...  He tries to take it round Jose_Sa 
          ...  He rounds Jose_Sa 
          ...  He thumps it towards the goal! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  That's given Blackburn Rovers the lead! 
          ...  Southampton 0-1 Blackburn Rovers ...
Min. 48 :(sou) Tactical Change by Southampton 
          ...  Southampton have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 48 :(sou) Tactical Change by Southampton 
          ...  G_Martinelli will now play as a AM 
Min. 48 :(sou) Tactical Change by Southampton 
          ...  M_Diaby will now play as a AM 
Min. 48 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 48 :(bla) L_Sane takes on V_Boniface 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  N_Molina intercepts the opposition pass 
          ...  And he clears the ball behind goal 
          ...  He wasn't taking any risks there 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  N_Aguerd flights it in! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of Jose_Sa 
          ...  Was there some shirt pulling going on in the box? 
          ...  The strikers are calling for VAR! 
          ...  We wait for the decision 
          ...  It looks like 
          ...  NO PENALTY 
Min. 53 :(sou) A_Isak leaves L_Sane standing 
          ...  A_Isak has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Isak crosses it in! 
          ...  W_Fofana tries to place the shot! 
          ...  T_Courtois beats the ball away 
Min. 55 :(sou) T_Nianzou steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  T_Nianzou blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  T_Courtois tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 
Min. 59 :(sou) V_Boniface knocks the ball past J_Grealish 
          ...  Now he crosses to N_Molina! 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by L_Ayling 
Min. 60 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  COMING ON: J_M_Mata 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Sane 
Min. 60 :(sou) The ball is passed in from L_Geertruida, he finds V_Boniface 
          ...  V_Boniface with a terrific drive! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
Min. 60 :(bla) L_Ayling looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to J_Grealish 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from T_Nianzou 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Grealish hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  T_Nianzou belts it clear 
Min. 61 :(sou) N_Molina is through on goal 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by C_Starfelt 
Min. 61 :(sou) A_Isak gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  D_Dumfries goes in studs first 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
Min. 63 :(sou) W_Fofana kills the ball dead 
          ...  W_Fofana with the overhead! 
          ...  But T_Courtois punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 65 :(sou) A_Isak runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender falls over 
          ...  But D_Carlos barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! 
Min. 66 :(sou) A_Isak drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_Martinelli 
          ...  G_Martinelli with the shot on net! 
          ...  T_Courtois makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 67 :(sou) A_Isak with a flashy move 
          ...  D_Carlos does well to intercept the ball 
Min. 69 :(sou) V_Boniface pass splits open the defence and finds A_Isak 
          ...  D_Dumfries hits it out for a corner 
          ...  Will the quality of the ball be good? 
          ...  It has to beat the first defender! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Martinelli curls it into the box! 
          ...  D_Kulusevski gets his head on it 
          ...  T_Courtois gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 71 :(bla) M_Salah runs at the defence 
          ...  The ball hits L_Geertruida in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 73 :(sou) N_Molina takes advantage of a mistake by C_Starfelt 
          ...  He crosses to D_Kulusevski 
          ...  N_Aguerd intercepts the pass 
Min. 75 :(sou) H_Cartwright 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! 
          ...  C_Starfelt intercepts the pass 
Min. 77 :(sou) N_Molina with a glorious long pass to G_Martinelli 
          ...  G_Martinelli with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(sou) T_Nianzou 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! 
          ...  G_Martinelli receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  C_Starfelt takes possession 
Min. 90 :(sou) D_Kulusevski gains possession 
          ...  D_Kulusevski with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  T_Courtois is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by M_Diaby! 
          ...  A_Isak with the shot! 
          ...  T_Courtois parries it 
Min. 96 :(sou) H_Cartwright controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  V_Boniface gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  A vicious shot by V_Boniface! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************



Match Details
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Venue                : St Marys Stadium
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Southampton Match Info
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Best player          : V_Boniface
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Blackburn Rovers Match Info
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Best player          : C_Starfelt (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : L_Sane (47)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N_Aguerd (41), D_Dumfries (61)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Southampton  |    Blackburn Rovers
Attempts on Goal     :          23        |       6
Off target           :          14        |       5
On target            :           9        |       1
Possession           :          61        |       39
Corners              :           4        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           0        |       1
Fouls                :           5        |       7
Key Tackles          :           7        |       9
Key Passes           :          15        |       6
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Final Score          : Southampton 0 - 1 Blackburn Rovers
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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  24   1   1   1  22 | 100   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
N_Molina       DF   1  21  17   6  28 | 100   0   2   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  30  36  20
W_Fofana       DF   1  22  16  10  29 | 100   0   2   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  28  13  34
T_Nianzou      DF   1  21  18   7  28 | 100   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  30  22  20
L_Geertruida   DF   1  22  17   7  27 | 100   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  14  12   0
H_Cartwright   DM   1  15  17  12  26 | 100   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  12  28
G_Martinelli   AM   1   4  21  20  27 | 100   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  16  13
D_Kulusevski   AM   1   5  20  20  28 | 100   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  18  12
M_Diaby        AM   1   3  21  19  30 | 100   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
A_Isak         FW   1   3  16  23  24 | 100   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  13  18
V_Boniface     FW   1   7  17  22  25 | 100   0   0   2   0   6   0   0   0   0   0  24  26
A_Rodriguez    GK  14   1   1   1  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Le_Normand   DF   1  21  15   7  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Reach        DM   1   7  11   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Wulff        AM   1  12  14  11  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Mayi         FW   1   3   6  10  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Blackburn Rovers
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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T_Courtois     GK  25   1   1   1  15 | 100  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  49   0   0   0
C_Starfelt     DF   1  22  16  11  28 | 100   0   3   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  42  43   0
N_Aguerd       DF   1  22  13  12  21 | 100   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  10  12  -4
D_Carlos       DF   1  22  17   4  27 | 100   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  54   0   0
D_Dumfries     DF   1  21  16   6  22 | 100   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  11   9  -4
L_Ayling       DM   1  20  15  10  26 | 100   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  16  14  16
J_Grealish     AM   1   8  22  18  27 | 100   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
L_Sane         AM   1   4  21  20  23 |  63   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   8  20
Rodri          DM   1  16  21   7  21 | 100   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Salah        FW   1   1  16  23  24 | 100   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
H_M_Son        FW   1   5  16  23  22 | 100   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
R_Descamps     GK  19   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Pedraza        DF   1  19  15  10  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Coquelin     DF   1  13  19   7  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_M_Mata       AM   1   3  20  19  31 |  37   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Harness      FW   1   5  15  14  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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