Match Report


SouthamptonSouthampton     West Ham UnitedWest Ham United
Kieran RufusKieran Rufus Tom Bingham Tom Bingham
Amara PaisleyA. Paisley67
G
1
G
68Markus RiemannM. Riemann
John NaysmithJ. Naysmith70
D
2
D
70Dietmar ErlerD. Erler
Wayne FortuneW. Fortune67
D
3
D
69Rainer EmmerlichR. Emmerlich
Jonathan JackJ. Jack70
D
captain4
D
42Giampiero SacchettiG. Sacchetti
Nicholas GrantN. Grant68
D
5
D
67Enrique SanchezE. Sanchez
Mario De GrootM. De Groot70
M
6
M
67Jan PolheimJ. Polheim
Maurizio FerranteM. Ferrante72
M
7
A
71Billy SeamanB. Seaman
Ruben BarbosaR. Barbosa68
M
8
A
46Anthony VieiraA. Vieira
Marvin ShearerM. Shearer70
A
9captain
A
54Dion BarrettD. Barrett
Jean Chr. TourenneJ. Tourenne69
A
10
A
64Enrique MoyaE. Moya
Eric SikoraE. Sikora67
A
11
A
65Jermaine WrightJ. Wright
 
Arnauld CudiniA. Cudini65
M
12
D
46Brutil MolendijkB. Molendijk
Nicolas EmmerlichN. Emmerlich68
D
13
M
42Mike PattersonM. Patterson
Mick BowerM. Bower57
A
14
M
36Ian MarshallI. Marshall

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at St Marys Stadium where Southampton play host to West Ham United. A crowd of 8,532 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Southampton are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while West Ham United appear to be shaped for 4-1-4-1.
Today's match is refereed by Chris Moffat.


0.00
West Ham United kick off and get the first half underway!
2.08
Without breaking stride, Nicholas Grant plays the ball forward to Eric Sikora. Eric Sikora laces a through ball forward to Jean Chr. Tourenne. Jean Chr. Tourenne knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
4.02
Wayne Fortune knocks the ball to his team mate, Jonathan Jack. Jonathan Jack hits a low pass to Marvin Shearer. Marvin Shearer makes a pass forward but Eric Sikora is yards offside!
12.54
Mario De Groot flicks a high pass forward. Jean Chr. Tourenne holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jean Chr. Tourenne knocks the ball forward into space. Ruben Barbosa bursts forward onto the loose ball. The linesmans flag is up! A very close offside call!
14.50
Jermaine Wright hacks Jonathan Jack from behind! The referee warns Jermaine Wright to calm down! Jonathan Jack grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
18.08
Jermaine Wright clumsily knocks into Mario De Groot. Jermaine Wright is given another warning by the referee! Mario De Groot stretches but gets up unharmed.
21.33
Jonathan Jack sees Maurizio Ferrante in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Maurizio Ferrante makes a probing pass to Marvin Shearer. Marvin Shearer whips in a cross ball towards Jean Chr. Tourenne. Jean Chr. Tourenne rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
22.34
Jonathan Jack flicks a high ball forward to John Naysmith who takes it down. John Naysmith threads a neat ball through to Ruben Barbosa. Ruben Barbosa shoots from 25 yards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
27.58
Maurizio Ferrante flicks a high pass forward. Mario De Groot collects the pass. Mario De Groot shoots from distance. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Southampton are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
30.40
John Naysmith knocks the ball to his team mate, Ruben Barbosa. Ruben Barbosa runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Ruben Barbosa kicks a strong pass forward to Eric Sikora but the referee indicates it's offside!
33.02
Jermaine Wright decides to run forward with the ball. Jermaine Wright finds some space and shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Amara Paisley.
34.09
It's a corner kick which Enrique Moya takes quickly, playing the ball short to Rainer Emmerlich. Rainer Emmerlich knocks the ball into the box. Enrique Moya comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
36.57
Maurizio Ferrante flicks a high ball forward to Marvin Shearer who takes it down. Marvin Shearer shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
38.40
With great vision, Ruben Barbosa plays the ball forward to Marvin Shearer. Marvin Shearer shoots from 20 yards but slams it into the crowd!
40.37
Ruben Barbosa catches Jan Polheim on the ankles. The referee calls over Ruben Barbosa and warns him to calm down! Jan Polheim stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
Billy Seaman flicks a high pass forward. Enrique Moya controls it well on his chest. Enrique Moya tries a spectacular long range effort but it whistles just wide of the post!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Southampton appear unchanged since the first half. West Ham United also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Southampton get the second half underway!
49.45
Without breaking stride, Wayne Fortune plays the ball forward to Marvin Shearer. Marvin Shearer sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies well off target!
51.18
Ruben Barbosa flicks a high pass forward. Mario De Groot collects the pass. Mario De Groot knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
63.24
Jonathan Jack flicks a high pass forward. Ruben Barbosa controls it well on his chest. Ruben Barbosa kicks a strong pass forward to Marvin Shearer. Marvin Shearer shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
65.41
Nicholas Grant hits a low pass to Ruben Barbosa. Ruben Barbosa makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eric Sikora. Eric Sikora deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marvin Shearer but the linesman indicates offside!
72.54
Ruben Barbosa flicks a high pass forward. Jean Chr. Tourenne holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jean Chr. Tourenne controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Eric Sikora through on goal. Eric Sikora comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it flies just off target!
73.36
Wayne Fortune makes a beautiful solo run. Wayne Fortune plays the ball forward to Eric Sikora. Eric Sikora controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Markus Riemann gets down and covers it.
77.09
Southampton have made 2 substitutions with Arnauld Cudini replacing Ruben Barbosa and Nicolas Emmerlich replacing Nicholas Grant .
78.11
Arnauld Cudini deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Maurizio Ferrante. Maurizio Ferrante cuts inside the box! Maurizio Ferrante makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but Markus Riemann reads it well. Excellent save!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Southampton

West Ham United
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
3
1
Shots off Target
7
2
Offsides
5
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
85.1%
14.9%
Play Area
28.4%
44.6%
27%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Wayne Fortune of Southampton

Match Ratings
1.Amara Paisley (GK)
6
2.John Naysmith (DEF)
7
3.Wayne Fortune (DEF)
8
4.Jonathan Jack (DEF)
8
5.Nicholas Grant (DEF)
7
6.Mario De Groot (MID)
7
7.Maurizio Ferrante (MID)
8
8.Ruben Barbosa (MID)
8
9.Marvin Shearer (ATT)
6
10.Jean Chr. Tourenne (ATT)
6
11.Eric Sikora (ATT)
6
 
12.Arnauld Cudini (MID)
6
13.Nicolas Emmerlich (DEF)
6
14.Mick Bower (ATT)
0

1.Markus Riemann (GK)
8
2.Dietmar Erler (DEF)
6
3.Rainer Emmerlich (DEF)
6
4.Giampiero Sacchetti (DEF)
6
5.Enrique Sanchez (DEF)
6
6.Jan Polheim (MID)
6
7.Billy Seaman (ATT)
6
8.Anthony Vieira (ATT)
6
9.Dion Barrett (ATT)
6
10.Enrique Moya (ATT)
6
11.Jermaine Wright (ATT)
6
 
12.Brutil Molendijk (DEF)
0
13.Mike Patterson (MID)
0
14.Ian Marshall (MID)
0