FFO Prem, Southampton vs. Wrexham (Mon Apr 06) Southampton | Wrexham 4-1-3-2 N | 4-1-3-2 C Jamie Smith | Thomas Edvardsen | M_Hermansen GK | GK A_Gunn J_Kounde DF | DF M_Cash T_Nianzou DF | DF J_A_Riise W_Fofana DF | DM J_Moncayola C_Chivu DF | DF K_Tierney S_Vos DM | DF B_Engels S_Amrabat MF | FW G_Veron M_Kudus MF | MF N_Zaniolo P_Foden MF | FW A_Oroz M_Thuram FW | MF E_Ben_Seghir S_Maloney FW | MF M_Mendonca | G_Ochoa SUB | SUB F_Rost M_Curto SUB | SUB Y_Kaboul M_Barrios SUB | SUB C_Santos P_Pardo SUB | SUB J_Justin F_Druijf SUB | SUB F_Totti Min. 1 :(wrx) B_Engels takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to G_Veron ... G_Veron hits a crisp volley! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 3 :(sou) S_Vos off the woodwork! ... M_Thuram picks up the deflection ... A vicious shot by M_Thuram! ... But A_Gunn punches it away Min. 9 :(sou) S_Vos saunters past B_Engels ... S_Vos swings in the shot! ... He's dragged it wide!! Min. 11 :(sou) S_Vos lobs the ball over the defence ... P_Foden latches on to it ... M_Cash cuts out the pass ... That was close! Min. 13 :(sou) W_Fofana sprints past B_Engels ... W_Fofana hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... A_Gunn gets his fingertips to it ... And puts it over ... CORNER! ... M_Kudus swings it in! ... A_Gunn makes the catch! Min. 13 :(sou) M_Kudus has broken clear! Just A_Gunn to beat! ... B_Engels brings him down! ... He could be off!! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 14 :(sou) C_Chivu cuts the ball back to M_Thuram ... K_Tierney stands his ground and wins the tackle Min. 18 :(wrx) A_Oroz cuts inside his opponent ... He worked that well ... But C_Chivu barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! Min. 20 :(sou) P_Foden is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... W_Fofana latches onto the ball ... A scorcher of a shot from W_Fofana! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it's gone just wide!! Min. 23 :(wrx) K_Tierney with an incisive pass to N_Zaniolo ... Superbly timed tackle by J_Kounde ... He made it look easy Min. 30 :(sou) Tactical Change by Southampton ... Southampton have changed their playing style to P Min. 31 :(wrx) J_A_Riise with a 50-yard pass to A_Oroz ... A_Oroz with the punt towards goal! ... M_Hermansen makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! Min. 33 :(sou) S_Maloney takes possession ... He has his back towards goal ... He turns well ... S_Maloney tries to lob the keeper! ... But A_Gunn just gets his fingers to that one Min. 37 :(sou) T_Nianzou takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to M_Thuram ... M_Thuram breaks free from the last defender! ... He just has to beat A_Gunn now! ... He rounds A_Gunn ... He has been pushed wide! ... Surely he can't score from that angle! ... It hits the post and goes out for a goal kick!! Min. 37 :(wrx) G_Veron cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to A_Oroz ... But S_Amrabat reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 38 :(wrx) B_Engels with a measured ball to J_Moncayola ... S_Amrabat with a bad challenge ... That looked malicious ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 45 :(wrx) B_Engels beats W_Fofana ... He showed great skill there ... W_Fofana with a well timed tackle ... The Referee didn't like it though ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Southampton 0-0 Wrexham Min. 48 :(wrx) A_Oroz knocks it past S_Vos and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... J_Kounde gets the foot in to win the ball Min. 55 :(wrx) G_Veron breaks free from P_Foden ... G_Veron with a thundering volley! ... He's dragged it wide!! Min. 58 :(sou) P_Foden wins possession ... He plays the ball across to M_Thuram ... M_Thuram carves a shot towards goal! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... A_Gunn never had a chance! Min. 60 :(wrx) Substitution by Wrexham ... COMING ON: C_Santos ... COMING OFF: M_Mendonca Min. 60 :(wrx) Substitution by Wrexham ... COMING ON: Y_Kaboul ... COMING OFF: J_A_Riise Min. 60 :(sou) T_Nianzou curls the ball out wide to M_Thuram ... Y_Kaboul is called for the holding foul ... He was a bit too close for comfort ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He's not too happy about that ... FREE KICK! ... That would have been a penalty just a yard closer to the goal! ... M_Kudus swings it in ... S_Maloney takes control of it! ... A powerful shot by S_Maloney! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 61 :(sou) M_Kudus kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... S_Maloney gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... A scorcher of a shot from S_Maloney! ... But it clips the post and goes wide Min. 62 :(wrx) E_Ben_Seghir sidesteps his marker ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... From long range E_Ben_Seghir bends the ball towards goal! ... But M_Hermansen punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 64 :(wrx) C_Santos looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to M_Cash ... C_Chivu with a two footed lunge! ... Play On!! Min. 65 :(sou) Substitution by Southampton ... COMING ON: F_Druijf ... COMING OFF: S_Maloney Min. 65 :(sou) S_Amrabat slips past B_Engels ... S_Amrabat has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... It grazes the post! ... And hits the side netting ... Goal Kick! Min. 66 :(wrx) Tactical Change by Wrexham ... E_Ben_Seghir will now play as a AM Min. 66 :(wrx) G_Veron takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to M_Cash ... M_Cash hits the ball first time! ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 67 :(wrx) Tactical Change by Wrexham ... C_Santos will now play as a AM Min. 67 :(wrx) Tactical Change by Wrexham ... N_Zaniolo will now play as a AM Min. 68 :(sou) T_Nianzou with the deft touch ... He takes it past Y_Kaboul ... He knocks it to M_Kudus! ... M_Kudus with the goal bound shot! ... It flies into Row Z! Min. 68 :(wrx) A_Oroz slows the ball down and waits for support ... A team mate overlaps him now ... He uses his team mates run as a decoy ...And heads towards the goal! ... A_Oroz tries to lob the keeper! ... M_Hermansen with the acrobatic save ... Well saved Min. 70 :(sou) Substitution by Southampton ... COMING ON: M_Curto ... COMING OFF: C_Chivu Min. 70 :(wrx) Substitution by Wrexham ... COMING ON: J_Justin ... COMING OFF: M_Cash Min. 70 :(sou) S_Amrabat pulls it back to M_Thuram ... M_Thuram with a thundering volley! ... A_Gunn just watches it float over the bar! Min. 71 :(wrx) B_Engels takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... That mistake could prove costly ... Wonderful sliding challenge by J_Kounde ... He had to get that one right! Min. 73 :(wrx) C_Santos is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to N_Zaniolo ... But F_Druijf wins the ball from behind ... The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it Min. 74 :(sou) M_Thuram with a great first touch ... M_Thuram with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... A_Gunn with a great save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 75 :(sou) F_Druijf turns past Y_Kaboul ... He has some space now! ... A scorcher of a shot from F_Druijf! ... It goes wide! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 75 :(wrx) E_Ben_Seghir sprints forward with the ball ... E_Ben_Seghir strikes a wicked curler! ... The fans get off their seats! ... M_Hermansen plucks the ball out of the air ... Good goalkeeping there! Min. 77 :(sou) T_Nianzou makes the tackle ... He gets to his feet quickly ... He's beat the defender to the ball ... T_Nianzou lobs A_Gunn! ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 79 :(wrx) A_Oroz takes possession on the halfway line ... He runs forward with the ball ... He skips past the challenges ... A_Oroz hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into M_Hermansen's arms ... Unlucky Min. 80 :(sou) P_Foden controls it well ... He nutmegs N_Zaniolo ... He puts in M_Thuram! ... M_Thuram with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... But it puts it well wide Min. 81 :(wrx) G_Veron with a simple pass to A_Oroz ... J_Kounde with an ugly foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him Min. 83 :(sou) The defender loses control of the ball! ... W_Fofana seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... K_Tierney with a two footed lunge! ... Play On!! Min. 83 :(wrx) G_Veron comes to collect the ball ... Great turn!! ... Superb play ... G_Veron with the attempt at goal! ... It's way wide ... The Southampton fans behind the goal spread their arms out Min. 84 :(wrx) N_Zaniolo kills the ball dead ... Beautiful turn ... He could get a shot of here ... A wicked drive by N_Zaniolo! ... But it goes wide of the post Min. 87 :(sou) M_Thuram is clutching his leg! ... This looks like a bad one ... I think Jamie Smith is going to take him off Min. 87 :(sou) Substitution by Southampton ... COMING ON: P_Pardo ... COMING OFF: M_Thuram Min. 87 :(wrx) N_Zaniolo makes the tackle ... N_Zaniolo flicks the header toward the far post! ... M_Hermansen catches the ball Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 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! ... P_Foden receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... A_Oroz takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 90 :(sou) S_Vos runs at goal ... He spots the run of P_Foden ... He's played him in ... P_Foden tries to beat A_Gunn! ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... S_Vos with an inswinging corner into the box ... It goes straight into the arms of A_Gunn ... 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. 93 :(wrx) A_Oroz is force to hold onto the ball ... No one seems to be coming forward ... He heads towards the goal alone! ... M_Hermansen is called for the holding foul ... Looked like a fair jump ... The referee got it wrong ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! ... FREE KICK ... J_Moncayola shapes to shoot ... He plays it to C_Santos instead ... C_Santos controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... Brilliant save from M_Hermansen ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : St Marys Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southampton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : T_Nianzou (Man of the Match) Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : S_Amrabat (38), W_Fofana (45), M_Hermansen (93) Injured : M_Thuram (87) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wrexham Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : K_Tierney Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : B_Engels (13), Y_Kaboul (60) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southampton | Wrexham Attempts on Goal : 17 | 12 Off target : 13 | 6 On target : 4 | 6 Possession : 53 | 47 Corners : 2 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 3 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 10 | 6 Key Tackles : 7 | 4 Key Passes : 13 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Southampton 0 - 0 Wrexham ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Southampton Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Hermansen GK 28 1 1 1 28 | 95 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 58 0 0 0 J_Kounde DF 1 25 18 14 27 | 95 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0 T_Nianzou DF 1 24 20 8 28 | 95 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 64 22 W_Fofana DF 1 24 18 12 29 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 36 C_Chivu DF 1 21 17 9 25 | 71 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 19 0 S_Vos DM 1 21 22 6 25 | 95 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 42 24 S_Amrabat MF 1 18 25 12 29 | 95 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 20 9 16 M_Kudus MF 1 6 23 23 28 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 7 P_Foden MF 1 6 24 23 28 | 95 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 7 M_Thuram FW 1 9 18 25 28 | 88 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 S_Maloney FW 1 10 17 19 21 | 66 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 G_Ochoa GK 23 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Curto DF 1 17 14 12 25 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Barrios MF 1 13 17 12 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Pardo FW 1 15 20 13 21 | 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Druijf FW 1 5 15 17 28 | 29 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 35 0 13 Player Statistics - Wrexham Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Gunn GK 28 1 1 1 21 | 95 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0 0 M_Cash DF 1 23 17 14 28 | 71 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 17 0 16 J_A_Riise DF 1 20 17 13 21 | 61 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 J_Moncayola DM 1 18 23 7 28 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Tierney DF 1 25 19 11 29 | 95 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 17 0 B_Engels DF 1 24 19 13 28 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 32 -2 G_Veron FW 1 2 18 24 29 | 95 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 36 18 N_Zaniolo AM 1 11 22 21 26 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 A_Oroz FW 1 9 15 23 24 | 95 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 31 0 25 E_Ben_Seghir AM 1 10 22 21 27 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 M_Mendonca MF 1 10 20 17 20 | 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Rost GK 23 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Kaboul DF 1 19 13 8 22 | 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2 C_Santos AM 1 4 20 16 26 | 34 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 16 J_Justin DF 1 20 16 9 28 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 F_Totti FW 1 3 18 20 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1775508837 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40