Match Report
| Southampton | Southampton |  |  | Manchester City | Manchester City | ||||||||||||||||
| Mark ONeill | Mark ONeill | manager | Giannis Manager | Giannis Manager | |||||||||||||||||
| Michael Bögelund | M. Bögelund |  | 80 | G |  | 1 | | G | 78 |  | Daniel Moffat | D. Moffat | |||||||||
| Alan Mejia | A. Mejia |  | 80 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 77 |  | Antonio Teixeira | A. Teixeira | |||||||||
| Kurt Collen | K. Collen |  | 80 | D | | 3 | | D | 58 | | Phil Haynes | P. Haynes | |||||||||
| Francis Scholes | F. Scholes | | 79 | D | | 4 | | D | 71 |  | Alex Dalglish | A. Dalglish | |||||||||
| Kristoffer Malmberg | K. Malmberg |  | 80 | M | | 5 | | M | 72 |  | Drazen Petrovic | D. Petrovic | |||||||||
| Luukas Falt | L. Falt | | 79 | M | | 6 | | M | 76 |  | David Tigana | D. Tigana | |||||||||
| Christian Nyarko | C. Nyarko |  | 78 | M | | 7 | | M | 71 | | Jason Fowler | J. Fowler | |||||||||
| Yuriy Yaremchuk | Y. Yaremchuk |  | 78 | M | | 8 | | M | 65 |  | Kyle Moose | K. Moose | |||||||||
| Christopher Fritsch | C. Fritsch |  | 81 | A | | 9 | | A | 79 | | David Hall | D. Hall | |||||||||
| Rolf Riel | R. Riel | | 80 | A | | 10 | | A | 72 | | Graham Watson | G. Watson | |||||||||
| Bjorn Otto Halle | B. Halle |  | 76 | A | | 11 | | A | 83 | | Anthony Potts | A. Potts | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at St Marys Stadium where Southampton play host to Manchester City. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Both Southampton and Manchester City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Southampton and Manchester City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Manchester City kick off!
6.13
0-0Phil Haynes knocks the ball forward to David Tigana. David Tigana passes the ball forward to David Hall. David Hall shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
8.44
Luukas Falt makes a probing pass to Bjorn Otto Halle. Bjorn Otto Halle whips in a cross ball towards Christopher Fritsch. Christopher Fritsch powers a header at goal but it flies wide!
9.19
Antonio Teixeira decides to run forward with the ball. Antonio Teixeira knocks the ball forward to Graham Watson. Graham Watson shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
10.04
0-0Phil Haynes knocks the ball to his team mate, Kyle Moose. Kyle Moose kicks a strong pass forward to Anthony Potts. Anthony Potts finds some space and shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Michael Bögelund.
12.54
Luukas Falt makes a simple pass to Christopher Fritsch. Christopher Fritsch whips in a cross ball towards Rolf Riel. Rolf Riel connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Daniel Moffat manages to gather it comfortably.
14.11
0-0Manchester City are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Southampton's defence.
15.33
Kristoffer Malmberg knocks the ball to his team mate, Bjorn Otto Halle. Bjorn Otto Halle goes all the way! Bjorn Otto Halle tries a spectacular strike. It curls slightly but Daniel Moffat manages to gather it comfortably.
16.38
David Tigana flicks the ball to his team mate, Graham Watson. Graham Watson shoots from 20 yards but it is tipped over by Michael Bögelund.
22.15
Luukas Falt makes a simple pass to Christopher Fritsch. Christopher Fritsch lofts in a cross ball towards Bjorn Otto Halle. Bjorn Otto Halle connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
24.58
Christian Nyarko flicks the ball to his team mate, Bjorn Otto Halle. Bjorn Otto Halle lofts in a cross ball towards Rolf Riel. Rolf Riel is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but somehow Daniel Moffat manages to keep it out.
27.04
0-0Drazen Petrovic knocks the ball to his team mate, Graham Watson. Graham Watson knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Michael Bögelund who gathers it comfortably.
32.24
1-0Francis Scholes passes the ball forward to Luukas Falt. Luukas Falt kicks a strong pass forward to Bjorn Otto Halle. Bjorn Otto Halle lofts in a cross ball towards Rolf Riel. Rolf Riel heads the ball goalwards. It's there!! Daniel Moffat has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
38.35
Luukas Falt chips the ball to his team mate, Christopher Fritsch. Christopher Fritsch knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alex Dalglish.
39.42
Kristoffer Malmberg knocks the ball to his team mate, Bjorn Otto Halle. Bjorn Otto Halle knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Antonio Teixeira.
40.08
Drazen Petrovic deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Anthony Potts. Anthony Potts knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
42.49
Alan Mejia threads the ball through to Luukas Falt. Luukas Falt makes a probing pass to Bjorn Otto Halle. Bjorn Otto Halle lofts in a cross ball towards Rolf Riel. Rolf Riel flicks the ball with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
Antonio Teixeira chips the ball to his team mate, Jason Fowler. Jason Fowler passes the ball forward to Anthony Potts. Anthony Potts knocks in a cross ball towards David Hall. David Hall is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. What a cracker!! Michael Bögelund had no chance!! Goal for Manchester City!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Southampton kick off the second half!
47.20
Alan Mejia chips the ball to his team mate, Christian Nyarko. Christian Nyarko chips the ball to his team mate, Bjorn Otto Halle. Bjorn Otto Halle knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
48.19
Christian Nyarko deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bjorn Otto Halle. Bjorn Otto Halle whips in a cross ball towards Rolf Riel. Rolf Riel connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
54.37
Alan Mejia passes the ball forward to Kristoffer Malmberg. Kristoffer Malmberg takes it forward alone. Kristoffer Malmberg lofts in a cross ball towards Christopher Fritsch. Christopher Fritsch is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it flies wide!
67.34
Jason Fowler controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Graham Watson. Graham Watson plays a perfect one-two with David Hall and rushes in on goal... Graham Watson takes a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
72.31
Phil Haynes knocks the ball to his team mate, Kyle Moose. Kyle Moose makes a simple pass to Graham Watson. Graham Watson finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow Michael Bögelund manages to keep it out.
73.40
2-1Luukas Falt comes in with a late challenge on Kyle Moose. The referee calls over Luukas Falt and warns him to calm down! Kyle Moose hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
73.40
Southampton are easily keeping Manchester City at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
78.55
Kurt Collen knocks the ball to his team mate, Luukas Falt. Luukas Falt makes a probing pass to Rolf Riel. Rolf Riel whips in a cross ball towards Bjorn Otto Halle. Bjorn Otto Halle flicks the ball with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
83.24
Manchester City are easily keeping Southampton at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
87.05
Antonio Teixeira clumsily knocks into Rolf Riel. The referee calls over Antonio Teixeira and warns him to calm down! Rolf Riel hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Christian Nyarko kicks a strong pass forward to Rolf Riel. Rolf Riel passes the ball forward to Christopher Fritsch. Christopher Fritsch shoots from just inside the box but it flies wide!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Rolf Riel 32, 42 Bjorn Otto Halle 79 | David Hall 45 |