Match Report
| Southampton | Southampton |  |  | Bristol Rovers | Bristol Rovers | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Nicholls | R. Nicholls |  | 54 | G |  | 1 | | G | 59 | | Dion Collymore | D. Collymore | |||||||||
| Callum Elliott | C. Elliott |  | 64 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 54 | | Adrian Hunt | A. Hunt | |||||||||
| Adam Brooking | A. Brooking | | 58 | D | | 3 | | D | 54 | | John Heskey | J. Heskey | |||||||||
| Vincenzo Schumacher | V. Schumacher |  | 57 | D | | 4 | | D | 52 | | Wes Laver | W. Laver | |||||||||
| Danny Hamilton | D. Hamilton | | 62 | M | | 5 | | D | 52 | | Adam Jobson | A. Jobson | |||||||||
| Carl Watson | C. Watson | | 52 | M | | 6 | | M | 50 |  | Luigi Baronio | L. Baronio | |||||||||
| Thierry Bloomer | T. Bloomer | | 47 | M | | 7 | | M | 50 | | Nicholas Le Saux | N. Le Saux | |||||||||
| Warren Bloomer | W. Bloomer | | 44 | M | | 8 | | M | 50 | | Warren Fenton | W. Fenton | |||||||||
| Darren Shearer | D. Shearer | | 73 | A | | 9 | | A | 68 | | Syd Dixon | S. Dixon | |||||||||
| Teddy Gascoigne | T. Gascoigne | | 60 | A | | 10 | | A | 64 | | Des Philips | D. Philips | |||||||||
| Alberto Mercer | A. Mercer | | 54 | A | | 11 | | A | 53 | | Nigel Johnson | N. Johnson | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at St Marys Stadium where Southampton play host to Bristol Rovers. A crowd of 7,762 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Southampton are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Bristol Rovers appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Southampton are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Bristol Rovers appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Bristol Rovers start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.27
0-0Danny Hamilton makes a probing pass to Teddy Gascoigne. Teddy Gascoigne knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Dion Collymore who gathers it comfortably.
3.06
Warren Bloomer threads the ball through to Darren Shearer. Darren Shearer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
4.46
0-0Adam Brooking advances with the ball. Adam Brooking makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Teddy Gascoigne. Teddy Gascoigne plays a perfect one-two with Alberto Mercer and rushes in on goal... Teddy Gascoigne shoots from just inside the box but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
6.04
1-0Adam Brooking knocks the ball to his team mate, Warren Bloomer. Warren Bloomer makes a simple pass to Darren Shearer. Darren Shearer knocks in a cross ball towards Teddy Gascoigne. Teddy Gascoigne powers a header at goal. Dion Collymore is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
10.05
1-0Warren Fenton knocks the ball to his team mate, Nigel Johnson. Nigel Johnson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Richard Nicholls.
12.19
Luigi Baronio chips the ball to his team mate, Syd Dixon. Syd Dixon lofts in a cross ball towards Nigel Johnson. Nigel Johnson directs the ball goalwards with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
14.11
Warren Fenton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nigel Johnson. Nigel Johnson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
18.38
Carl Watson makes a probing pass to Teddy Gascoigne. Teddy Gascoigne shoots from long range. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
21.49
Adam Brooking kicks a strong pass forward to Danny Hamilton. Danny Hamilton controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Darren Shearer. Darren Shearer shoots from distance. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
24.12
Warren Fenton kicks a strong pass forward to Syd Dixon. Syd Dixon whips in a cross ball towards Nigel Johnson. Nigel Johnson is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it is tipped over by Richard Nicholls.
26.03
Luigi Baronio makes a beautiful solo run. Luigi Baronio controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Richard Nicholls easily smothers it!
27.07
Adrian Hunt threads the ball through to Luigi Baronio. Luigi Baronio decides to run forward with the ball. Luigi Baronio sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
30.51
3-0Thierry Bloomer knocks the ball forward to Alberto Mercer. Alberto Mercer knocks the ball forward to Teddy Gascoigne but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
32.18
Warren Fenton flicks the ball to his team mate, Des Philips. Des Philips sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
33.24
Thierry Bloomer threads the ball through to Darren Shearer. Darren Shearer shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
34.25
Carl Watson knocks the ball forward to Alberto Mercer. Alberto Mercer tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
36.47
Thierry Bloomer chips the ball to his team mate, Alberto Mercer. Alberto Mercer flicks the ball to his team mate, Teddy Gascoigne. Teddy Gascoigne shows great control and tries a shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
39.06
Callum Elliott knocks the ball to his team mate, Danny Hamilton. Danny Hamilton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alberto Mercer. Alberto Mercer plays a perfect one-two with Teddy Gascoigne and rushes in on goal... Alberto Mercer shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Southampton start the second half!
48.47
Warren Bloomer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Darren Shearer. Darren Shearer shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but Dion Collymore easily smothers it!
49.03
Callum Elliott deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Thierry Bloomer. Thierry Bloomer chips the ball to his team mate, Alberto Mercer. Alberto Mercer goes all the way! Alberto Mercer makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
54.13
John Heskey threads the ball through to Warren Fenton. Warren Fenton makes a simple pass to Nigel Johnson. Nigel Johnson goes all the way! Nigel Johnson rockets a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
55.03
Adrian Hunt passes the ball forward to Luigi Baronio. Luigi Baronio makes a simple pass to Syd Dixon. Syd Dixon shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
57.52
Nicholas Le Saux makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Des Philips. Des Philips finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
61.48
John Heskey controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Warren Fenton. Warren Fenton chips the ball to his team mate, Nigel Johnson. Nigel Johnson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
63.17
4-0Carl Watson comes in with a late challenge on Warren Fenton. Carl Watson is given a warning by the referee! Warren Fenton stretches but gets up unharmed.
65.53
Danny Hamilton makes a simple pass to Alberto Mercer. Alberto Mercer lofts in a cross ball towards Darren Shearer. Darren Shearer heads the ball goalwards. What a cracker!! Dion Collymore had no chance!! Goal for Southampton!
69.14
Adam Jobson boots it upfield. Nigel Johnson shoots from distance but it flies wide!
71.13
Warren Fenton flicks the ball to his team mate, Des Philips. Des Philips shoots from long range. Richard Nicholls easily smothers it.
73.56
Danny Hamilton makes a simple pass to Teddy Gascoigne. Teddy Gascoigne shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Dion Collymore manages to gather it comfortably.
75.38
Adam Brooking brings the ball forward. Adam Brooking kicks a strong pass forward to Teddy Gascoigne. Teddy Gascoigne shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
78.22
Warren Bloomer decides to run forward with the ball. Warren Bloomer goes all the way! Warren Bloomer shoots from just inside the box. Dion Collymore is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
83.10
Thierry Bloomer passes the ball forward to Teddy Gascoigne. Teddy Gascoigne goes all the way! Teddy Gascoigne shoots from just inside the box. It's there!! Dion Collymore has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
89.37
Warren Bloomer surges forward with the ball. Warren Bloomer plays a perfect one-two with Alberto Mercer and rushes in on goal... Warren Bloomer rockets a shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
7
0
Shots on Target
9
5
Shots off Target
7
8
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
58.2%
41.8%
Play Area
23.1%
45.1%
31.9%
Scorers
| Teddy Gascoigne 6, 18, 83 Darren Shearer 21, 66 Alberto Mercer 39 Warren Bloomer 78 |