Match Report
| Rotherham United | Rotherham United |  |  | Southampton | Southampton | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Henry Benjamin | H. Benjamin |  | 54 | G |  | 1 | | G | 54 | | Richard Nicholls | R. Nicholls | |||||||||
| Callum Gallacher | C. Gallacher |  | 54 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 58 |  | Vincenzo Schumacher | V. Schumacher | |||||||||
| Matthew Wise | M. Wise | | 52 | D | | 3 | | D | 55 | | Robert Ferdinand | R. Ferdinand | |||||||||
| Teddy Cadamarteri | T. Cadamarteri | | 51 | D | | 4 | | D | 54 | | Neil Copping | N. Copping | |||||||||
| Nicky Croft | N. Croft | | 45 | D | | 5 | | M | 54 | | Carl Watson | C. Watson | |||||||||
| Ralph Mustoe | R. Mustoe | | 52 | M | | 6 | | M | 46 | | Ralph Mortensen | R. Mortensen | |||||||||
| Francis Wingert | F. Wingert |  | 44 | M | | 7 | | M | 44 | | Warren Bloomer | W. Bloomer | |||||||||
| Danny Dean | D. Dean | | 43 | M | | 8 | | M | 42 | | Simon Mendonca | S. Mendonca | |||||||||
| Oleg Mann | O. Mann | | 39 | M | | 9 | | A | 62 | | Teddy Gascoigne | T. Gascoigne | |||||||||
| Paul Kahn | P. Kahn | | 54 | A | | 10 | | A | 51 | | Brian Rankin | B. Rankin | |||||||||
| Liam Craddock | L. Craddock | | 51 | A | | 11 | | A | 46 | | Anthony Bramble | A. Bramble | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at New York Stadium where Rotherham United play host to Southampton. A crowd of 4,238 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Rotherham United are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Southampton appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Rotherham United are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Southampton appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Rotherham United kick off and get the match underway!
3.58
0-0Brian Rankin hacks Teddy Cadamarteri from behind! Brian Rankin is warned by the referee! Teddy Cadamarteri stretches but gets up unharmed.
6.09
0-0Ralph Mortensen surges forward with the ball. Ralph Mortensen sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
9.09
Simon Mendonca makes a probing pass to Brian Rankin. Brian Rankin shoots from long range but it is miles over!
10.30
Carl Watson clumsily knocks into Oleg Mann. Carl Watson is warned by the referee! Oleg Mann runs off the knock.
14.01
0-0Carl Watson chips the ball to his team mate, Teddy Gascoigne. Teddy Gascoigne threads the ball through to Brian Rankin but he's offside!
18.25
Carl Watson chips the ball to his team mate, Anthony Bramble. Anthony Bramble deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Brian Rankin. Brian Rankin shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
27.51
Warren Bloomer kicks a strong pass forward to Brian Rankin. Brian Rankin sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
28.36
Ralph Mortensen flicks the ball to his team mate, Anthony Bramble. Anthony Bramble goes all the way! Anthony Bramble cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
30.32
Robert Ferdinand clumsily knocks into Paul Kahn. Robert Ferdinand is warned by the referee! Paul Kahn stretches but gets up unharmed.
33.30
Neil Copping passes the ball forward to Ralph Mortensen. Ralph Mortensen flicks the ball to his team mate, Brian Rankin. Brian Rankin shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
34.18
0-0Robert Ferdinand chips the ball to his team mate, Simon Mendonca. Simon Mendonca makes a probing pass to Brian Rankin. Brian Rankin lofts in a cross ball towards Teddy Gascoigne. Teddy Gascoigne connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but Henry Benjamin is on top of it.
36.22
Warren Bloomer passes the ball forward to Anthony Bramble. Anthony Bramble shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Henry Benjamin.
38.36
0-0Callum Gallacher passes the ball forward to Danny Dean. Danny Dean controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Liam Craddock. Liam Craddock knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Neil Copping.
40.40
Ralph Mortensen kicks a strong pass forward to Brian Rankin. Brian Rankin tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Southampton kick off!
48.30
Francis Wingert deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Liam Craddock. Liam Craddock knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
49.19
Simon Mendonca passes the ball forward to Brian Rankin. Brian Rankin lofts in a cross ball towards Teddy Gascoigne. Teddy Gascoigne directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
54.30
Francis Wingert knocks the ball to his team mate, Paul Kahn. Paul Kahn knocks the ball forward to Liam Craddock but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
55.07
Simon Mendonca makes a simple pass to Teddy Gascoigne. Teddy Gascoigne controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Brian Rankin. Brian Rankin tries a spectacular strike. It's miles wide!
61.22
Simon Mendonca deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Brian Rankin. Brian Rankin threads the ball through to Anthony Bramble. Anthony Bramble makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Henry Benjamin manages to gather it comfortably.
63.28
Robert Ferdinand makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carl Watson. Carl Watson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Anthony Bramble. Anthony Bramble makes a probing pass to Brian Rankin. Brian Rankin shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Henry Benjamin easily smothers it.
65.24
Matthew Wise deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Danny Dean. Danny Dean surges forward with the ball. Danny Dean knocks in a cross ball towards Liam Craddock. Liam Craddock flicks the ball with his head. It's miles wide!
69.11
0-1Vincenzo Schumacher threads the ball through to Warren Bloomer. Warren Bloomer makes a beautiful solo run. Warren Bloomer plays a perfect one-two with Teddy Gascoigne and rushes in on goal... Warren Bloomer tries a spectacular strike. What a cracker!! Henry Benjamin had no chance!! Goal for Southampton!
72.24
Danny Dean kicks a strong pass forward to Liam Craddock. Liam Craddock knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Richard Nicholls who gathers it comfortably.
84.10
Danny Dean makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paul Kahn. Paul Kahn shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
85.53
Francis Wingert takes it forward alone. Francis Wingert knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
87.37
Teddy Cadamarteri threads the ball through to Francis Wingert. Francis Wingert deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paul Kahn. Paul Kahn knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Richard Nicholls who gathers it comfortably.
89.23
Vincenzo Schumacher flicks the ball to his team mate, Warren Bloomer. Warren Bloomer takes it forward alone. Warren Bloomer tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
1
5
Shots off Target
1
10
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
44.9%
55.1%
Play Area
31.5%
48.3%
20.2%
Scorers