Match Report


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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at St Marys Stadium where Southampton play host to Shrewsbury Town. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Southampton and Shrewsbury Town are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Darren Philips.


0.00
Shrewsbury Town start the match!
2.16
Isaiah Murray chips the ball to his team mate, Spiros Triadis. Spiros Triadis shoots from 25 yards but it is shockingly off target!
3.40
Marcel Latuheru hacks Michael Viduka from behind! The referee brings Marcel Latuheru to one side and gives him a warning! Michael Viduka stretches but gets up unharmed.
8.53
Patricio Rey hacks Isaiah Murray from behind! The referee calls over Patricio Rey and warns him to calm down! Isaiah Murray runs off the knock.
15.48
Peter Kienast threads a neat ball through to Patricio Rey. Patricio Rey kicks a strong pass forward to Daniel Leitner. Daniel Leitner plays a one-two with Michael Viduka and advances towards the goal... Andre Barbosa catches Daniel Leitner on the ankles. Penalty not given!!
16.23
Andre Barbosa surges forward with the ball. Andre Barbosa flicks the ball to his team mate, Alpay Izzet. Alpay Izzet knocks in a cross ball towards Seth Anderton. Seth Anderton is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it's a lousy effort!
20.51
Eduardo Vidal makes a probing pass to Seth Anderton. Seth Anderton knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
21.44
Edward Harrison threads a neat ball through to Albert Cabrera. Albert Cabrera flicks a high pass forward. Bill Ball holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Bill Ball shoots from long range but it's a lousy effort!
33.50
Eduardo Vidal threads a neat ball through to Spiros Triadis. Spiros Triadis shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
36.25
Isaiah Murray clumsily knocks into Patricio Rey. Isaiah Murray is shown the yellow card! Patricio Rey grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
38.14
Yoann Meite flicks a high pass forward. Michael Viduka controls it well on his chest. Michael Viduka plays a quick one-two with Bill Ball and rushes in on goal... Michael Viduka side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. He makes it look easy!
39.51
Eduardo Vidal makes a probing pass to Spiros Triadis. Spiros Triadis makes a defence splitting pass to Seth Anderton. Seth Anderton comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but is denied by Ibrahima Irié Bi Séhi. Excellent save.
42.26
Aki Malmberg plays the ball forward to Johny Gouamene. Johny Gouamene makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Bill Ball. Bill Ball whips in a cross ball towards Daniel Leitner. Daniel Leitner directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
45.00
Marcel Latuheru threads a neat ball through to Diaw Lopez. Diaw Lopez runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Diaw Lopez knocks in a cross ball towards Spiros Triadis. Spiros Triadis outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but Ibrahima Irié Bi Séhi is on top of it.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Southampton appear unchanged since the first half. Shrewsbury Town have changed their lineup with Ernesto Rubirosa replacing Edward Harrison and Issoumaila Yeboah replacing Daniel Leitner. The Southampton players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Southampton get the second half underway!
48.35
Andre Barbosa deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Vidal. With imagination, Eduardo Vidal picks a pass forward to Spiros Triadis. Spiros Triadis sees Seth Anderton just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Some world-class footwork from Seth Anderton provides some space. He rifles a shot at goal. Ibrahima Irié Bi Séhi gathers the ball up comfortably. Good save!
53.01
Isaiah Murray plays the ball forward to Seth Anderton. Seth Anderton knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ibrahima Irié Bi Séhi who gathers it comfortably.
57.42
Patricio Rey hacks Isaiah Murray from behind! Patricio Rey is given another warning by the referee! Isaiah Murray hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.05
Southampton appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation.
60.05
Alec Strachan receives the ball from a throw-in from Eduardo Vidal. Alec Strachan makes a probing pass to Alpay Izzet. Alpay Izzet whips in a cross ball towards Spiros Triadis. Spiros Triadis knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
66.40
Eduardo Vidal passes the ball forward to Alpay Izzet. Alpay Izzet knocks in a cross ball towards Spiros Triadis. Spiros Triadis beats his man to it with a header. Ibrahima Irié Bi Séhi effortlessly punches it away to safety.
71.32
Alec Strachan knocks the ball to his team mate, Alpay Izzet. Alpay Izzet knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Peter Kienast.
72.15
Aki Malmberg makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Albert Cabrera. Albert Cabrera controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Bill Ball. Bill Ball controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
78.22
Peter Kienast clumsily knocks into Spiros Triadis. Peter Kienast is warned by the referee! Spiros Triadis hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
84.10
Albert Cabrera makes a probing pass to Issoumaila Yeboah. Issoumaila Yeboah shoots from 25 yards but it rises well off target!
89.30
Bill Ball hacks Diaw Lopez from behind! Bill Ball is warned by the referee! Diaw Lopez grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
90.00
Eduardo Vidal kicks a strong pass forward to Alpay Izzet. Alpay Izzet knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ernesto Rubirosa.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
2
4
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
57%
43%
Play Area
27.8%
46.8%
25.3%

Scorers

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Daniel Leitner of Shrewsbury Town

Match Ratings
1.Tore Andre Kvarme (GK)
6
2.Marcel Latuheru (DEF)
6
3.Andre Barbosa (DEF)
7
4.Hugo Farinos (DEF)
6
5.Diaw Lopez (MID)
6
6.Isaiah Murray (MID)yellow card
5
7.Eduardo Vidal (MID)
8
8.Alec Strachan (MID)
6
9.Seth Anderton (ATT)
6
10.Spiros Triadis (ATT)
7
11.Alpay Izzet (ATT)
6
 
12.Garba Yekini (DEF)
0
13.Neil Gallacher (MID)
0
14.Norman Galli (ATT)
0