Match Report
| Southampton | Southampton |  |  | Norwich City | Norwich City | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Rocchi | T. Rocchi |  | 62 | G |  | 1 | | G | 57 |  | Glynn Waters | G. Waters | |||||||||
| Norman Copping | N. Copping | | 65 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 61 | | Paolo Lofthouse | P. Lofthouse | |||||||||
| Patrick Potts | P. Potts | | 64 | D | | 3 | | D | 59 | | Nigel Bishop | N. Bishop | |||||||||
| Duarte Alves | D. Alves |  | 51 | D | | 4 | | D | 53 | | Ugo Ince | U. Ince | |||||||||
| Matthew Taylor | M. Taylor | | 69 | M | | 5 | | D | 52 | | Graham Lockley | G. Lockley | |||||||||
| Harry Johnson | H. Johnson | | 67 | M | | 6 | | M | 70 | | Lamberto Bosi | L. Bosi | |||||||||
| Jorge Monteiro | J. Monteiro | | 65 | M |  | | 7 | | M | 55 | | Carl Vassell | C. Vassell | ||||||||
| Luke Vernazza | L. Vernazza | | 64 | M | | 8 | | | M | 53 | | Max Mortensen | M. Mortensen | ||||||||
| Kai Heiser | K. Heiser |  | 68 | A | | 9 | | M | 53 | | Gareth Joachim | G. Joachim | |||||||||
| Frank Forbes | F. Forbes | | 58 | A | | 10 | | A | 70 | | Ugo Oakley | U. Oakley | |||||||||
| Ian Marsden | I. Marsden | | 53 | A | | 11 | | A | 67 | | Jason Moffat | J. Moffat | |||||||||
| Kelvin Dixon | K. Dixon | | 61 | M | | 12 | | A | 62 | | Luke Gascoigne | L. Gascoigne | |||||||||
| Sylvain Greening | S. Greening | | 51 | A | | 13 | | A | 61 | | Steve Cort | S. Cort | |||||||||
| Emile Oakley | E. Oakley | | 50 | A | | 14 | | A | 55 | | Ben Byrne | B. Byrne | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at St Marys Stadium where Southampton play host to Norwich City. A crowd of 7,435 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Southampton are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Norwich City appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Nicky Laycock.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Southampton are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Norwich City appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Nicky Laycock.
0.00
0-0Norwich City start the match!
4.30
0-0Harry Johnson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ian Marsden. Ian Marsden whips in a cross ball towards Frank Forbes. Paolo Lofthouse comes in with a late challenge on Frank Forbes. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
6.22
0-1Lamberto Bosi hits a low pass to Jason Moffat. Jason Moffat knocks in a cross ball towards Ugo Oakley. With a superhuman jump, Ugo Oakley connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Ugo Oakley scores for Norwich City!!
12.17
Lamberto Bosi threads a neat ball through to Jason Moffat. Jason Moffat finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
15.40
0-2Carl Vassell kicks a strong pass forward to Ugo Oakley. Ugo Oakley kicks a strong pass forward to Jason Moffat but the referee indicates it's offside!
18.03
0-2Lamberto Bosi comes in with a late challenge on Luke Vernazza. The referee brings Lamberto Bosi to one side and gives him a warning! Luke Vernazza carries on, but is struggling a bit.
27.50
0-2Max Mortensen knocks the ball forward to Jason Moffat. Jason Moffat shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice save!
28.36
0-2Jorge Monteiro flicks a high pass forward. Ian Marsden controls it well on his chest. Ian Marsden lofts in a cross ball towards Kai Heiser. Kai Heiser knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it's a woeful effort!
30.31
Jorge Monteiro kicks a strong pass forward to Frank Forbes. Frank Forbes shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
34.02
Harry Johnson flicks a high pass forward. Kai Heiser easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Kai Heiser lofts in a cross ball towards Frank Forbes. Frank Forbes directs the ball goalwards with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
40.33
0-2Duarte Alves flicks a high pass forward. Matthew Taylor collects the pass. Matthew Taylor flicks a high ball forward to Kai Heiser who takes it down. Kai Heiser knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Paolo Lofthouse.
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. Norwich City also appear unchanged since the first half. The Southampton players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
Southampton kick off the second half!
55.13
Norman Copping plays the ball forward to Jorge Monteiro. Jorge Monteiro makes a probing pass to Kai Heiser. Kai Heiser controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
59.24
Graham Lockley makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carl Vassell. Carl Vassell flicks a high pass forward. Ugo Oakley collects the pass. Ugo Oakley knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Duarte Alves.
61.48
Harry Johnson sees Ian Marsden in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ian Marsden whips in a cross ball towards Kai Heiser. Kai Heiser connects with a diving header but it goes wide for a goal kick.
67.44
Max Mortensen flicks a high pass forward to Jason Moffat who brings the ball under control. Jason Moffat makes a pass forward but Ugo Oakley makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
69.12
1-2Ugo Oakley hacks Norman Copping from behind! Ugo Oakley is warned by the referee! Norman Copping runs off the knock.
73.33
Norman Copping flicks a high pass forward. Jorge Monteiro holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jorge Monteiro plays the ball forward to Frank Forbes. Frank Forbes shoots from 25 yards but it flies just wide!
75.56
With imagination, Duarte Alves picks a pass forward to Harry Johnson. Harry Johnson hits a low pass to Ian Marsden. Ian Marsden controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
77.01
1-2Southampton have made 3 substitutions with Kelvin Dixon replacing Duarte Alves, Sylvain Greening replacing Harry Johnson and Emile Oakley replacing Kai Heiser .
79.42
Matthew Taylor deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ian Marsden. Ian Marsden shoots from distance but is denied by Glynn Waters. Excellent save.
81.06
Max Mortensen flicks a high ball forward to Jason Moffat who takes it down. Jason Moffat threads a neat ball through to Ugo Oakley. Some good footwork from Ugo Oakley provides some space. He shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
85.05
Carl Vassell changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Carl Vassell plays a scrappy one-two with Jason Moffat and stumbles forward towards the goal... Carl Vassell side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it flies just wide!
89.54
1-3Max Mortensen comes in with a late challenge on Sylvain Greening. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Sylvain Greening stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
2
4
Shots off Target
6
1
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
63.2%
36.8%
Play Area
26.5%
48.5%
25%
Scorers
| Kai Heiser 55 | Ugo Oakley 6, 81 Jason Moffat 12 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Jason Moffat of Norwich City |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Thomas Rocchi (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Norman Copping (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Patrick Potts (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Duarte Alves (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Matthew Taylor (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Harry Johnson (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Jorge Monteiro (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Luke Vernazza (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Kai Heiser (ATT) |  | 7 |
| 10. | Frank Forbes (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Ian Marsden (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Kelvin Dixon (MID) | 6 | |
| 13. | Sylvain Greening (ATT) | 6 | |
| 14. | Emile Oakley (ATT) | 6 | |
| 1. | Glynn Waters (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Paolo Lofthouse (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Nigel Bishop (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Ugo Ince (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Graham Lockley (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Lamberto Bosi (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Carl Vassell (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Max Mortensen (MID) |  | 6 |
| 9. | Gareth Joachim (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Ugo Oakley (ATT) | | 9 |
| 11. | Jason Moffat (ATT) | | 9 |
| 12. | Luke Gascoigne (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Steve Cort (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Ben Byrne (ATT) | 0 | |