Match Report


SouthamptonSouthampton     Carlisle UnitedCarlisle United
Computer Player Computer Player Nuno Sousa Nuno Sousa
Fabricio CastromanF. Castroman74
G
1
G
79Joel LitmanenJ. Litmanen
Kelvin VassellK. Vassell70
D
2
D
81Ignacio PabónI. Pabón
Pedro FariaP. Faria69
D
3
D
86Alvaro MendozaA. Mendoza
Shota PahlplatzS. Pahlplatz69
D
4
D
81Armando MaldiniA. Maldini
Anthony WrightA. Wright68
D
5
M
78Fernando FernandesF. Fernandes
Trevor KerrT. Kerr77
M
6
M
81Tomek WilimowskiT. Wilimowski
Alfons Van BastenA. Van Basten75
M
captain7captain
M
85Erik ÁsgeirssonE. Ásgeirsson
Amine BenyettouA. Benyettou72
A
8
M
80Hugo Guerrero LopezH. Guerrero Lopez
Gary WhelanG. Whelan69
A
9
A
80Nacer RamdaniN. Ramdani
Nigel NichollsN. Nicholls68
A
10
A
81Emmanuel LevratE. Levrat
Kevin GemmillK. Gemmill65
A
11
A
76Rene KleinR. Klein
 
Jeffrey KleinJ. Klein72
M
12
D
79Ade GarbaA. Garba
Chris LightfootC. Lightfoot70
G
13
M
78Drazen TudorD. Tudor
Luke KoncheskyL. Konchesky67
D
14
A
68Arthur GreeningA. Greening

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at St Marys Stadium where Southampton play host to Carlisle United. A crowd of 17,728 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Southampton are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Carlisle United appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Stuart Lineker.


0.00
Carlisle United start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.31
Nacer Ramdani hacks Shota Pahlplatz from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Shota Pahlplatz stretches but gets up unharmed.
4.31
Anthony Wright catches Nacer Ramdani on the ankles. The referee calls over Anthony Wright and shows him a yellow card! Nacer Ramdani hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
8.09
Hugo Guerrero Lopez makes an attacking run forward. Hugo Guerrero Lopez plays a scrappy one-two with Emmanuel Levrat and advances towards the goal... Hugo Guerrero Lopez muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but somehow Kelvin Vassell happens to be in the right place to block it.
14.51
Erik Ásgeirsson threads the ball through to Emmanuel Levrat. Emmanuel Levrat controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
18.20
Alfons Van Basten threads a neat ball through to Nigel Nicholls. Nigel Nicholls lofts in a cross ball towards Amine Benyettou. Amine Benyettou makes a convincing header but Joel Litmanen is on top of it.
22.15
Carlisle United are dictating the run of play here today.
24.13
Tomek Wilimowski flicks a high pass forward. Emmanuel Levrat controls it well on his chest. Emmanuel Levrat whips in a cross ball towards Rene Klein. Rene Klein flicks the ball with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Fabricio Castroman with no chance!! Goal for Carlisle United!
28.09
Fernando Fernandes sees Nacer Ramdani in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nacer Ramdani passes the ball forward to Rene Klein. Rene Klein cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
33.49
Alfons Van Basten makes a beautiful solo run. Alfons Van Basten passes the ball forward but Amine Benyettou is offside!
36.40
Tomek Wilimowski makes an attacking run forward. Tomek Wilimowski cuts inside the box! Tomek Wilimowski side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Well saved!
38.57
Alvaro Mendoza threads the ball through to Erik Ásgeirsson. Erik Ásgeirsson knocks the ball forward to Emmanuel Levrat. Emmanuel Levrat edges inside the box! Emmanuel Levrat side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Good keeping from Fabricio Castroman as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
40.04
Hugo Guerrero Lopez takes a quick corner, playing it short to Fernando Fernandes. Fernando Fernandes heads the ball, flicking it across the into the box. Alvaro Mendoza looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
44.24
Fernando Fernandes takes the throw-in. With vision, Tomek Wilimowski plays the ball forward to Emmanuel Levrat. Emmanuel Levrat makes a probing pass to Nacer Ramdani but he's offside!
45.00
Alfons Van Basten flicks a high pass forward. Amine Benyettou collects the pass. Amine Benyettou shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Southampton appear unchanged since the first half. Carlisle United also appear unchanged since the first half. The Southampton players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Southampton kick off!
47.00
Fernando Fernandes hits a low pass to Nacer Ramdani. Nacer Ramdani knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
54.42
Erik Ásgeirsson hits a low pass to Nacer Ramdani. Nacer Ramdani sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just off target!
57.14
Alfons Van Basten makes an attacking run forward. Alfons Van Basten knocks in a cross ball towards Kevin Gemmill. Kevin Gemmill gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Joel Litmanen punches it away to safety.
60.32
Erik Ásgeirsson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rene Klein. Rene Klein plays a quick one-two with Emmanuel Levrat and rushes in on goal... Rene Klein cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal. Rene Klein scores for Carlisle United!!
65.59
Fernando Fernandes threads a neat ball through to Emmanuel Levrat. Emmanuel Levrat knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
66.45
Erik Ásgeirsson sees Nacer Ramdani in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nacer Ramdani knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Pedro Faria.
69.51
Tomek Wilimowski flicks the ball to his team mate, Rene Klein. Rene Klein plays a scrappy one-two with Nacer Ramdani and stumbles forward towards the goal... Rene Klein cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal. Fabricio Castroman gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
71.45
Erik Ásgeirsson chips the ball to his team mate, Rene Klein. Rene Klein flicks the ball to his team mate, Nacer Ramdani. Nacer Ramdani cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Fabricio Castroman.
72.52
Corner kick to Carlisle United. Hugo Guerrero Lopez chips it to the near post. Kelvin Vassell reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
73.34
Erik Ásgeirsson catches Trevor Kerr on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Trevor Kerr hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.41
Carlisle United have made 3 substitutions with Ade Garba replacing Ignacio Pabón, Drazen Tudor replacing Emmanuel Levrat and Arthur Greening replacing Rene Klein .
78.48
Ade Garba receives the ball from a throw-in from Armando Maldini. Ade Garba passes the ball forward to Erik Ásgeirsson. Erik Ásgeirsson makes a beautiful solo run. Erik Ásgeirsson chips the ball to his team mate, Nacer Ramdani. Nacer Ramdani rockets a shot on goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
83.30
With great vision, Alfons Van Basten plays the ball forward to Amine Benyettou. Amine Benyettou knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ade Garba.
87.00
Hugo Guerrero Lopez makes a probing pass to Drazen Tudor. Drazen Tudor deftly passes the ball to Arthur Greening, releasing him through on goal. Arthur Greening makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Arthur Greening scores for Carlisle United!!
90.00
Hugo Guerrero Lopez flicks the ball to his team mate, Nacer Ramdani. Nacer Ramdani shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Southampton

Carlisle United
Goals
0
5
Shots on Target
3
10
Shots off Target
0
4
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
30.3%
69.7%
Play Area
40.9%
45.5%
13.6%

Scorers
Rene Klein 24, 28, 60
Nacer Ramdani 78
Arthur Greening 87

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Rene Klein of Carlisle United

Match Ratings
1.Fabricio Castroman (GK)
7
2.Kelvin Vassell (DEF)
6
3.Pedro Faria (DEF)
6
4.Shota Pahlplatz (DEF)
6
5.Anthony Wright (DEF)yellow card
5
6.Trevor Kerr (MID)
6
7.Alfons Van Basten (MID)
7
8.Amine Benyettou (ATT)
6
9.Gary Whelan (ATT)
6
10.Nigel Nicholls (ATT)
6
11.Kevin Gemmill (ATT)
6
 
12.Jeffrey Klein (MID)
0
13.Chris Lightfoot (GK)
0
14.Luke Konchesky (DEF)
0

1.Joel Litmanen (GK)
6
2.Ignacio Pabón (DEF)
6
3.Alvaro Mendoza (DEF)
6
4.Armando Maldini (DEF)
6
5.Fernando Fernandes (MID)
6
6.Tomek Wilimowski (MID)
7
7.Erik Ásgeirsson (MID)yellow card
7
8.Hugo Guerrero Lopez (MID)
6
9.Nacer Ramdani (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
7
10.Emmanuel Levrat (ATT)
7
11.Rene Klein (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Ade Garba (DEF)
6
13.Drazen Tudor (MID)
6
14.Arthur Greening (ATT)goal scored
7