Match Report
| Southampton | Southampton |  |  | Arsenal | Arsenal | ||||||||||||||||
| Matty Stringer | Matty Stringer | Edgar Formosa | Edgar Formosa | ||||||||||||||||||
| Aaron Swift | A. Swift |  | 74 | G |  | 1 | | G | 80 |  | Pius Job | P. Job | |||||||||
| Daniel Vela | D. Vela |  | 71 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 65 |  | Julian Wimmer | J. Wimmer | |||||||||
| Clive Wilson | C. Wilson | | 69 | D | | 3 | | D | 77 |  | Kenichi Watanabe | K. Watanabe | |||||||||
| Alberto Marr | A. Marr | | 69 | D | | 4 | | D | 67 |  | Yoximar Rosales | Y. Rosales | |||||||||
| Valentín Peralta | V. Peralta |  | 76 | M | | 5 | | M | 68 |  | Jose Fortes Nieto | J. Nieto | |||||||||
| Stefan Alexandersson | S. Alexandersson |  | 72 | M | | 6 | | M | 74 |  | Mile Laybutt | M. Laybutt | |||||||||
| Scott Ball | S. Ball | | 70 | M | | 7 | | M | 77 |  | Albrecht Jaschke | A. Jaschke | |||||||||
| Steve Wise | S. Wise | | 69 | M | | 8 | | M | 71 |  | Duncan Souness | D. Souness | |||||||||
| Marcel Happel | M. Happel | | 82 | A | | 9 | | A | 75 |  | Chris Hertog | C. Hertog | |||||||||
| Claudio M. Galletti | C. Galletti | | 78 | A | | 10 | | A | 75 | | Scott Wright | S. Wright | |||||||||
| Graeme Kerr | G. Kerr | | 65 | A | | 11 | | A | 71 | | Martin Lucius | M. Lucius | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at St Marys Stadium where Southampton play host to Arsenal. A crowd of 20,000 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Southampton and Arsenal are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Southampton and Arsenal are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Arsenal start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.15
0-0Duncan Souness threads the ball through to Chris Hertog. Chris Hertog shoots from 25 yards. Aaron Swift easily smothers it.
6.37
Alberto Marr knocks the ball forward to Valentín Peralta. Valentín Peralta knocks the ball forward to Graeme Kerr. Graeme Kerr controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Pius Job!
8.13
0-1Albrecht Jaschke takes it forward alone. Albrecht Jaschke lofts in a cross ball towards Scott Wright. Scott Wright is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
12.16
Mile Laybutt advances with the ball. Mile Laybutt threads the ball through to Martin Lucius. Martin Lucius rockets a shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
15.22
0-2Kenichi Watanabe powers a long ball forward. Chris Hertog knocks in a cross ball towards Scott Wright. Scott Wright is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
16.34
0-2Albrecht Jaschke makes a beautiful solo run. Albrecht Jaschke knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
21.55
Daniel Vela kicks a strong pass forward to Scott Ball. Scott Ball kicks a strong pass forward to Graeme Kerr. Graeme Kerr makes a probing pass to Claudio M. Galletti. Claudio M. Galletti makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
22.51
Yoximar Rosales makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Duncan Souness. Duncan Souness deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Scott Wright. Scott Wright shoots from long range but somehow Aaron Swift manages to keep it out.
24.25
Clive Wilson knocks the ball to his team mate, Stefan Alexandersson. Stefan Alexandersson makes a probing pass to Marcel Happel. Marcel Happel shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
28.42
Scott Ball sees a break and surges forward. Scott Ball controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
32.31
Stefan Alexandersson passes the ball forward to Claudio M. Galletti. Claudio M. Galletti knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Yoximar Rosales.
33.42
Clive Wilson threads the ball through to Stefan Alexandersson. Stefan Alexandersson makes a probing pass to Graeme Kerr. Graeme Kerr knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Julian Wimmer.
34.03
0-2The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
36.58
Albrecht Jaschke makes a beautiful solo run. Albrecht Jaschke sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Aaron Swift easily smothers it.
38.14
Mile Laybutt knocks the ball forward to Scott Wright. Scott Wright tries a spectacular long range effort. Aaron Swift easily smothers it.
39.23
Albrecht Jaschke makes a simple pass to Scott Wright. Scott Wright tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
44.16
Kenichi Watanabe advances with the ball. Kenichi Watanabe makes a simple pass to Chris Hertog. Chris Hertog sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
0-2Yoximar Rosales barges into Stefan Alexandersson. The referee calls over Yoximar Rosales and shows him a yellow card! Stefan Alexandersson hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The whistle blows and Southampton get the second half underway!
48.45
Valentín Peralta knocks the ball to his team mate, Claudio M. Galletti. Claudio M. Galletti shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
49.20
Mile Laybutt deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Scott Wright. Scott Wright knocks in a cross ball towards Chris Hertog. Chris Hertog is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Aaron Swift easily smothers it.
51.30
Stefan Alexandersson passes the ball forward to Marcel Happel. Marcel Happel flicks the ball to his team mate, Claudio M. Galletti. Claudio M. Galletti makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's there!! Pius Job has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
54.55
1-2Stefan Alexandersson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Graeme Kerr. Graeme Kerr deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marcel Happel but the linesman indicates offside!
59.50
Julian Wimmer chips the ball to his team mate, Duncan Souness. Duncan Souness knocks the ball to his team mate, Chris Hertog. Chris Hertog sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
61.45
Mile Laybutt makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Chris Hertog. Chris Hertog goes all the way! Chris Hertog takes a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Aaron Swift.
66.38
Kenichi Watanabe flicks the ball to his team mate, Jose Fortes Nieto. Jose Fortes Nieto flicks the ball to his team mate, Chris Hertog. Chris Hertog sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
67.27
Stefan Alexandersson advances with the ball. Stefan Alexandersson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Graeme Kerr. Graeme Kerr rockets a shot on goal. Pius Job easily smothers it.
72.38
Julian Wimmer threads the ball through to Albrecht Jaschke. Albrecht Jaschke deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Chris Hertog. Chris Hertog shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
75.21
Valentín Peralta surges forward with the ball. Valentín Peralta knocks the ball forward to Graeme Kerr. Graeme Kerr tries a spectacular strike but Pius Job is on top of it.
77.23
Yoximar Rosales makes a probing pass to Jose Fortes Nieto. Jose Fortes Nieto sees a break and surges forward. Jose Fortes Nieto knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
79.04
Mile Laybutt flicks the ball to his team mate, Scott Wright. Scott Wright makes a probing pass to Chris Hertog. Chris Hertog shoots from just inside the box but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
83.37
Valentín Peralta knocks the ball forward to Graeme Kerr. Graeme Kerr whips in a cross ball towards Marcel Happel. Marcel Happel is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Marcel Happel!
89.18
Mile Laybutt clumsily knocks into Steve Wise. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Steve Wise hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
2-2Steve Wise comes in with a late challenge on Mile Laybutt. The referee calls over Steve Wise and warns him to calm down! Mile Laybutt runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
6
9
Shots off Target
3
6
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
43.7%
56.3%
Play Area
29.9%
41.4%
28.7%
Scorers