Match Report
| Southampton | Southampton |  |  | Barnsley | Barnsley | ||||||||||||||||
| Stewart Anderson | Stewart Anderson | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ricardo Ramos | R. Ramos |  | 69 | G |  | 1 | | G | 66 |  | Luke Jeffers | L. Jeffers | |||||||||
| Albert Iglesias | A. Iglesias | | 69 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 62 |  | Fernando Ferreira | F. Ferreira | |||||||||
| Nicholas Grant | N. Grant | | 67 | D | | 3 | | D | 59 | | Roberto Torres | R. Torres | |||||||||
| Jonathan Jack | J. Jack | | 70 | D | | 4 | | D | 54 |  | Edoardo Murgita | E. Murgita | |||||||||
| Wayne Fortune | W. Fortune | | 66 | D | | 5 | | D | 45 | | Matthew Simonsen | M. Simonsen | |||||||||
| Bill Banks | B. Banks | | 63 | M |  | | 6 | | | M | 62 | | Francesco G. Ferron | F. Ferron | |||||||
| Arnauld Cudini | A. Cudini | | 65 | M | | 7 | | M | 55 | | Jason Impey | J. Impey | |||||||||
| Simon Izzet | S. Izzet | | 52 | A | | 8 | | M | 48 | | Danny Finney | D. Finney | |||||||||
| Alan Bould | A. Bould | | 68 | A | | 9 | | A | 66 |  | Michael Skora | M. Skora | |||||||||
| Kodjo Diani | K. Diani | | 64 | A | | 10 | | A | 61 | | Christophe Ouedec | C. Ouedec | |||||||||
| Jason Joachim | J. Joachim | | 69 | A | | 11 | | A | 56 | | Gary Bellamy | G. Bellamy | |||||||||
| Patricio Navarro | P. Navarro | | 71 | D | | 12 | | G | 66 | | Teddy Banks | T. Banks | |||||||||
| Mervin Carrick | M. Carrick | | 38 | M | | 13 | | A | 53 | | George Gascoigne | G. Gascoigne | |||||||||
| Craig Hansen | C. Hansen |  | 69 | A | | 14 | | A | 53 | | Tomas Barros | T. Barros | |||||||||
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Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at St Marys Stadium where Southampton play host to Barnsley. Its a sell-out today with the 5,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Southampton are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Barnsley appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Steve Joachim.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Southampton are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Barnsley appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Steve Joachim.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Southampton kick off!
2.33
0-0Nicholas Grant plays the ball forward to Arnauld Cudini. Arnauld Cudini hits a low pass to Alan Bould. Alan Bould whips in a cross ball towards Arnauld Cudini. Arnauld Cudini makes a deft header. The keeper is on top of it. Excellent save!
12.11
1-0Nicholas Grant threads a neat ball through to Arnauld Cudini. Arnauld Cudini flicks a high pass forward. Alan Bould controls it well on his chest. Alan Bould whips in a cross ball towards Bill Banks. Bill Banks jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Luke Jeffers is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
21.29
1-0Wayne Fortune hits a low pass to Jonathan Jack. Jonathan Jack flicks a high pass forward. Arnauld Cudini holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Arnauld Cudini makes a pass forward but Kodjo Diani makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
22.19
Nicholas Grant decides to run forward with the ball. Nicholas Grant flicks a high pass forward. Simon Izzet collects the pass. Simon Izzet lofts in a cross ball towards Bill Banks. With a superhuman jump, Bill Banks connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
26.25
2-0Alan Bould flicks a high pass forward to Bill Banks who brings the ball under control. Bill Banks knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Luke Jeffers who gathers it comfortably.
28.38
Seeing a gap ahead, Fernando Ferreira laces a weighted ball forward to Jason Impey. Jason Impey shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Ricardo Ramos manages to gather it effortlessly.
30.05
Danny Finney flicks a high pass forward to Michael Skora who brings the ball under control. Michael Skora plays a scrappy one-two with Gary Bellamy and advances towards the goal... Michael Skora side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Ricardo Ramos gathers the ball up comfortably. Good save!
34.19
Roberto Torres flicks a high pass forward. Jason Impey controls it well on his chest. Jason Impey flicks a high pass forward to Gary Bellamy who brings the ball under control. Gary Bellamy lofts in a cross ball towards Michael Skora. Michael Skora knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
42.23
Nicholas Grant passes the ball forward to Arnauld Cudini. Arnauld Cudini flicks a high pass forward. Kodjo Diani controls it well on his chest. Kodjo Diani shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Luke Jeffers manages to gather it.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Southampton appear unchanged since the first half. Barnsley also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The second half starts with Barnsley kicking off!
51.10
Bill Banks flicks a high pass forward. Alan Bould collects the pass. Alan Bould passes the ball forward but Arnauld Cudini is offside!
54.58
2-1Arnauld Cudini clumsily knocks into Jason Impey. Arnauld Cudini is shown the yellow card! Jason Impey carries on, but is struggling a bit.
61.08
Arnauld Cudini makes a simple pass to Kodjo Diani. Kodjo Diani knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Simon Izzet is offside!
67.37
2-1Roberto Torres clumsily knocks into Simon Izzet. The referee calls over Roberto Torres and shows him a yellow card! Simon Izzet stretches but gets up unharmed.
71.43
Arnauld Cudini flicks a high pass forward to Kodjo Diani who brings the ball under control. Kodjo Diani plays a one-two with Simon Izzet and rushes in on goal... Kodjo Diani shoots from just inside the box. Luke Jeffers is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
75.24
Francesco G. Ferron deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Michael Skora. Michael Skora knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
78.51
3-1Jason Joachim makes a simple pass to Alan Bould. Alan Bould lofts in a cross ball towards Jason Joachim. Jason Joachim beats his man to it with a header but it misses the target by a large margin!
81.40
Jonathan Jack flicks the ball to his team mate, Arnauld Cudini. Arnauld Cudini runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Arnauld Cudini lofts in a cross ball towards Kodjo Diani. Kodjo Diani rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it flies wide!
84.11
Michael Skora sees space and advances. Michael Skora knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
89.40
3-1Roberto Torres takes it forward alone. Roberto Torres sees space and advances. Roberto Torres deftly passes the ball to Christophe Ouedec, releasing him through on goal. Christophe Ouedec side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Jonathan Jack sticks out a leg. His wonderful reaction block keeps it out!
90.00
Christophe Ouedec makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gary Bellamy. Gary Bellamy knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
5
4
Shots off Target
2
0
Offsides
3
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
48.7%
51.3%
Play Area
29.5%
39.7%
30.8%
Scorers
| Bill Banks 12, 22 Kodjo Diani 71 | Michael Skora 34 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Bill Banks of Southampton |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Ricardo Ramos (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Albert Iglesias (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Nicholas Grant (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Jonathan Jack (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Wayne Fortune (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Bill Banks (MID) |  | 9 |
| 7. | Arnauld Cudini (MID) |  | 7 |
| 8. | Simon Izzet (ATT) | 7 | |
| 9. | Alan Bould (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Kodjo Diani (ATT) | | 8 |
| 11. | Jason Joachim (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Patricio Navarro (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Mervin Carrick (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Craig Hansen (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Luke Jeffers (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Fernando Ferreira (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Roberto Torres (DEF) | | 6 |
| 4. | Edoardo Murgita (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Matthew Simonsen (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Francesco G. Ferron (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Jason Impey (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Danny Finney (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Michael Skora (ATT) | | 8 |
| 10. | Christophe Ouedec (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Gary Bellamy (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Teddy Banks (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | George Gascoigne (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Tomas Barros (ATT) | 0 | |