Match Report


SouthamptonSouthampton     FulhamFulham
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Sebastian KrügerS. Krüger71
G
1
G
66Glynn HuckerbyG. Huckerby
Gary GuppyG. Guppy66
D
2
D
59Moktar BogaczykM. Bogaczyk
Alistair HowellsA. Howells65
D
3captain
D
58Glynn CooperG. Cooper
Kenneth HansenK. Hansen61
D
4
D
56Gilles OliverG. Oliver
Jonas BuchwaldJ. Buchwald58
D
5
M
64Morris GrimandiM. Grimandi
Ashley PottsA. Potts63
M
6
M
59Cristian PellegriniC. Pellegrini
Ledley PlattL. Platt52
M
7
M
57Gennaro Ivan ParisiG. Parisi
Bakary BabbelB. Babbel75
A
captain8
M
53Gareth MidgleyG. Midgley
Martin SmitheM. Smithe59
A
9
A
63Adam CarterA. Carter
Antonio Carlos CésarA. César55
A
10
A
63Harry BlakeH. Blake
Julian MoncurJ. Moncur51
A
11
A
57Ralph MarshallR. Marshall
 
Felipe MedinaF. Medina63
G
12
G
56Aladino AlbonettiA. Albonetti
Nicky SeamanN. Seaman52
D
13
M
51Billy WoodgateB. Woodgate
Syd BellamyS. Bellamy52
M
14
D
51Daniel BeckhamD. Beckham

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at St Marys Stadium where Southampton play host to Fulham. A crowd of 8,205 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Southampton are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Fulham appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Julian Banks.


0.00
The first half starts with Southampton kicking off!
8.34
Kenneth Hansen flicks a high pass forward. Ledley Platt collects the pass. Ledley Platt passes the ball forward to Antonio Carlos César. Antonio Carlos César sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Fantastic reaction save from Glynn Huckerby!
9.47
Seeing a gap ahead, Ledley Platt plays the ball forward to Bakary Babbel. Bakary Babbel plays a scrappy one-two with Julian Moncur and stumbles forward towards the goal... Bakary Babbel side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
10.45
Ashley Potts deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Martin Smithe. Martin Smithe shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Glynn Huckerby.
11.10
Ashley Potts takes a short corner kick, passing the ball to Antonio Carlos César. Antonio Carlos César deftly flicks the ball on. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Gary Guppy provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but it's drastically wayward!
14.23
Glynn Cooper flicks a high pass forward to Morris Grimandi who brings the ball under control. Morris Grimandi flicks the ball to his team mate, Adam Carter. Adam Carter sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
20.06
Seeing a gap ahead, Gareth Midgley laces a weighted ball forward to Ralph Marshall. Ralph Marshall makes a pass forward but Adam Carter is yards offside!
21.19
Ashley Potts flicks a high pass forward. Julian Moncur holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Julian Moncur shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
22.11
Cristian Pellegrini makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Harry Blake. Harry Blake plays a one-two with Adam Carter and rushes in on goal... Some world-class footwork from Harry Blake provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
27.04
Jonas Buchwald clumsily knocks into Ralph Marshall. The referee calls over Jonas Buchwald and shows him a yellow card! Ralph Marshall runs off the knock.
30.55
Alistair Howells hits a low pass to Ashley Potts. Seeing a gap ahead, Ashley Potts plays the ball forward to Martin Smithe. Martin Smithe whips in a cross ball towards Antonio Carlos César. Antonio Carlos César powers a header at goal but it flies well off target!
32.53
Ashley Potts flicks a high pass forward to Julian Moncur who brings the ball under control. Julian Moncur whips in a cross ball towards Martin Smithe. Martin Smithe outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but somehow Glynn Huckerby manages to keep it out.
33.01
Gilles Oliver flicks a high pass forward. Gennaro Ivan Parisi collects the pass. Gennaro Ivan Parisi flicks a high pass forward. Harry Blake holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Harry Blake controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
38.56
Ledley Platt flicks a high pass forward. Martin Smithe holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Martin Smithe controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
40.10
Moktar Bogaczyk sees Cristian Pellegrini in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Cristian Pellegrini makes a probing pass to Ralph Marshall. Ralph Marshall controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
42.24
Cristian Pellegrini makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Adam Carter. Adam Carter lofts in a cross ball towards Ralph Marshall. Ralph Marshall connects with a diving header but it is miles over!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
Fulham kick off the second half!
47.50
Alistair Howells makes a probing pass to Ledley Platt. Ledley Platt hits a low pass to Julian Moncur. Julian Moncur whips in a cross ball towards Antonio Carlos César. Gilles Oliver comes in with a late challenge on Antonio Carlos César. Penalty not given!!
48.19
Ledley Platt knocks the ball forward to Martin Smithe. Martin Smithe knocks in a cross ball towards Julian Moncur. Julian Moncur rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it is deflected wide by Glynn Cooper.
49.26
Corner kick to Southampton. Ashley Potts plays it short to Ledley Platt. Ledley Platt heads the ball, flicking it across the into the box. Ashley Potts takes a shot at goal. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Southampton are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
53.37
Gennaro Ivan Parisi sees a break and surges forward. Gennaro Ivan Parisi whips in a cross ball towards Ralph Marshall. Ralph Marshall flicks the ball with his head but Sebastian Krüger reads it well. Good keeping!
54.30
Cristian Pellegrini makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Harry Blake. Harry Blake knocks the ball forward to Adam Carter but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
55.07
Seeing a gap ahead, Ledley Platt plays the ball forward to Julian Moncur. Julian Moncur knocks in a cross ball towards Bakary Babbel. Bakary Babbel flicks the ball with his head. Wonderful reactions from Glynn Huckerby keeps it out!
57.44
Moktar Bogaczyk deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gennaro Ivan Parisi. Gennaro Ivan Parisi flicks a high pass forward to Harry Blake who brings the ball under control. Harry Blake plays a one-two with Ralph Marshall and rushes in on goal... Harry Blake shoots from just inside the box. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
60.49
Southampton have made a substitution with Felipe Medina replacing Jonas Buchwald .
61.51
Cristian Pellegrini makes a probing pass to Ralph Marshall. Ralph Marshall whips in a cross ball towards Adam Carter. Adam Carter connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
67.05
Gilles Oliver makes a probing pass to Gareth Midgley. Gareth Midgley passes the ball forward to Harry Blake. Harry Blake knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
72.31
Morris Grimandi knocks the ball forward to Harry Blake. Harry Blake puts a great ball through. Adam Carter runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
75.25
Without breaking stride, Ashley Potts plays the ball forward to Julian Moncur. Julian Moncur edges inside the box! Julian Moncur shoots from just inside the box but it's a woeful effort!
77.27
Southampton have made a substitution with Syd Bellamy replacing Martin Smithe .Fulham have made a substitution with Billy Woodgate replacing Harry Blake .
87.18
Alistair Howells advances with the ball. Alistair Howells flicks a high ball forward to Julian Moncur who takes it down. Julian Moncur shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but Glynn Huckerby comfortably smothers it!
89.20
Kenneth Hansen makes a simple pass to Ashley Potts. Ashley Potts controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Antonio Carlos César. Antonio Carlos César makes a probing pass to Julian Moncur but he's offside!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Southampton

Fulham
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
7
3
Shots off Target
6
5
Offsides
1
3
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
44.2%
55.8%
Play Area
27.9%
43%
29.1%

Scorers
Harry Blake 22, 57

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Harry Blake of Fulham

Match Ratings
1.Sebastian Krüger (GK)
6
2.Gary Guppy (DEF)
6
3.Alistair Howells (DEF)
7
4.Kenneth Hansen (DEF)
6
5.Jonas Buchwald (DEF)yellow card
5
6.Ashley Potts (MID)
7
7.Ledley Platt (MID)
7
8.Bakary Babbel (ATT)
6
9.Martin Smithe (ATT)
6
10.Antonio Carlos César (ATT)
6
11.Julian Moncur (ATT)
7
 
12.Felipe Medina (GK)
6
13.Nicky Seaman (DEF)
0
14.Syd Bellamy (MID)
6

1.Glynn Huckerby (GK)
8
2.Moktar Bogaczyk (DEF)
6
3.Glynn Cooper (DEF)
6
4.Gilles Oliver (DEF)
7
5.Morris Grimandi (MID)
6
6.Cristian Pellegrini (MID)
7
7.Gennaro Ivan Parisi (MID)
7
8.Gareth Midgley (MID)
6
9.Adam Carter (ATT)
7
10.Harry Blake (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Ralph Marshall (ATT)
7
 
12.Aladino Albonetti (GK)
0
13.Billy Woodgate (MID)
6
14.Daniel Beckham (DEF)
0