Match Report
| Southampton | Southampton |  |  | Barnsley | Barnsley | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Nicholls | R. Nicholls |  | 54 | G |  | 1 | | G | 61 | | Harvey Lee | H. Lee | |||||||||
| Callum Elliott | C. Elliott |  | 64 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 72 | | Brian Harley | B. Harley | |||||||||
| Adam Brooking | A. Brooking | | 58 | D | | 3 | | D | 66 | | Morris Smith | M. Smith | |||||||||
| Vincenzo Schumacher | V. Schumacher |  | 57 | D | | 4 | | D | 57 | | Steven Mcgreal | S. Mcgreal | |||||||||
| Danny Hamilton | D. Hamilton | | 62 | M | | 5 | | D | 54 | | Gavin Taylor | G. Taylor | |||||||||
| Carl Watson | C. Watson | | 52 | M | | 6 | | M | 60 | | Mark Lampard | M. Lampard | |||||||||
| Thierry Bloomer | T. Bloomer | | 47 | M | | 7 | | M | 55 | | Darren Shearer | D. Shearer | |||||||||
| Warren Bloomer | W. Bloomer | | 44 | M | | 8 | | M | 53 | | Kai Basler | K. Basler | |||||||||
| Darren Shearer | D. Shearer | | 73 | A | | 9 | | A | 59 |  | Christian Cassetti | C. Cassetti | |||||||||
| Teddy Gascoigne | T. Gascoigne | | 60 | A | | 10 | | A | 56 |  | Quim Ramos | Q. Ramos | |||||||||
| Brian Rankin | B. Rankin | | 48 | A | | 11 | | A | 53 | | Silvio Postiga | S. Postiga | |||||||||
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at St Marys Stadium where Southampton play host to Barnsley. A crowd of 8,822 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Southampton are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Barnsley appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Southampton are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Barnsley appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Barnsley kicking off!
2.00
0-1Steven Mcgreal knocks the ball to his team mate, Darren Shearer. Darren Shearer passes the ball forward to Silvio Postiga. Silvio Postiga knocks in a cross ball towards Christian Cassetti. Christian Cassetti is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Richard Nicholls is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
8.25
0-1Kai Basler knocks the ball to his team mate, Christian Cassetti. Christian Cassetti shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
9.05
Steven Mcgreal kicks a strong pass forward to Kai Basler. Kai Basler decides to run forward with the ball. Kai Basler lofts in a cross ball towards Quim Ramos. Quim Ramos heads the ball goalwards which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
12.11
Thierry Bloomer sees a break and surges forward. Thierry Bloomer shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
14.57
0-2The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
15.28
Thierry Bloomer knocks the ball to his team mate, Darren Shearer. Darren Shearer plays a perfect one-two with Teddy Gascoigne and rushes in on goal... Darren Shearer cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
16.21
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
20.46
Callum Elliott deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Carl Watson. Carl Watson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Brian Rankin. Brian Rankin goes all the way! Brian Rankin takes a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
21.30
Darren Shearer flicks the ball to his team mate, Quim Ramos. Quim Ramos goes all the way! Quim Ramos tries a spectacular strike. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
26.05
0-3Kai Basler brings the ball forward. Kai Basler whips in a cross ball towards Silvio Postiga. Silvio Postiga heads the ball goalwards but it is tipped over by Richard Nicholls.
27.50
0-3Kai Basler kicks a strong pass forward to Quim Ramos. Quim Ramos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
33.19
Mark Lampard makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Silvio Postiga. Silvio Postiga whips in a cross ball towards Christian Cassetti. Christian Cassetti directs the ball goalwards with his head but it flies wide!
38.58
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
39.17
0-3Callum Elliott barges into Kai Basler. The referee calls over Callum Elliott and warns him to calm down! Kai Basler hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
42.47
Kai Basler makes a probing pass to Christian Cassetti. Christian Cassetti lofts in a cross ball towards Quim Ramos. Quim Ramos powers a header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The second half starts with Southampton kicking off!
49.14
Barnsley are easily keeping Southampton at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
51.04
Adam Brooking passes the ball forward to Thierry Bloomer. Thierry Bloomer chips the ball to his team mate, Teddy Gascoigne. Teddy Gascoigne knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Brian Harley.
60.15
Callum Elliott hacks Christian Cassetti from behind! The referee calls over Callum Elliott again and warns him to calm down! Christian Cassetti stretches but gets up unharmed.
61.54
Brian Harley sees space and advances. Brian Harley passes the ball forward to Silvio Postiga. Silvio Postiga threads the ball through to Quim Ramos. Quim Ramos rockets a shot on goal but it flies wide!
63.57
Darren Shearer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Silvio Postiga. Silvio Postiga knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
69.03
Brian Rankin clumsily knocks into Steven Mcgreal. The referee calls over Brian Rankin and warns him to calm down! Steven Mcgreal stretches but gets up unharmed.
73.12
Kai Basler sees a break and surges forward. Kai Basler tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
78.50
Danny Hamilton chips the ball to his team mate, Darren Shearer. Darren Shearer makes a simple pass to Brian Rankin. Brian Rankin shows great control and tries a shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
79.17
Darren Shearer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Quim Ramos. Quim Ramos goes all the way! Quim Ramos takes a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Richard Nicholls easily smothers it!
85.36
Darren Shearer clumsily knocks into Carl Watson. Darren Shearer is warned by the referee! Carl Watson runs off the knock.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
0
5
Shots off Target
4
5
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
41.7%
58.3%
Play Area
29.2%
43.1%
27.8%
Scorers
| Christian Cassetti 2 Quim Ramos 9, 21 |