Match Report
| Southampton | Southampton |  |  | Chelsea | Chelsea | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Neil Smith | N. Smith |  | 64 | G |  | 1 | | G | 67 | | Paolo Gascoigne | P. Gascoigne | |||||||||
| Paulo Sousa | P. Sousa |  | 63 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 65 |  | Rafael Bakboord | R. Bakboord | |||||||||
| Jose Pastor | J. Pastor |  | 62 | D | | 3 | | D | 65 | | Miguel Martins | M. Martins | |||||||||
| Michael Philips | M. Philips | | 58 | D | | 4 | | D | 63 | | Carlos Butragueno | C. Butragueno | |||||||||
| Alec Telfer | A. Telfer |  | 55 | D | | 5 | | M | 66 | | Ian Barrett | I. Barrett | |||||||||
| Les Mowbray | L. Mowbray | | 71 | M | | 6 | | M | 64 | | Steven Potts | S. Potts | |||||||||
| Nicolas Ortega | N. Ortega | | 70 | M | | 7 | | M | 63 |  | Sanchez Aldair | S. Aldair | |||||||||
| Kevin Walsh | K. Walsh | | 63 | M | | 8 | | M | 63 |  | Daniel Müller | D. Müller | |||||||||
| Filipe Santos | F. Santos | | 64 | A | | 9 | | A | 65 |  | Jan Schulze | J. Schulze | |||||||||
| Neil Cottee | N. Cottee | | 63 | A | | 10 | | A | 63 |  | Kasper Hyldgaard | K. Hyldgaard | |||||||||
| David Mcgreal | D. Mcgreal | | 62 | A | | 11 | | A | 60 | | Stephen Young | S. Young | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at St Marys Stadium where Southampton play host to Chelsea. A crowd of 19,591 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Southampton are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Chelsea appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Southampton are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Chelsea appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Southampton get the match underway!
2.02
0-0Miguel Martins deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Steven Potts. Steven Potts controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jan Schulze. Jan Schulze knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
4.05
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
9.04
0-0Ian Barrett comes in with a late challenge on Kevin Walsh. The referee calls over Ian Barrett and warns him to calm down! Kevin Walsh runs off the knock.
12.52
Miguel Martins takes it forward alone. Miguel Martins knocks the ball forward to Kasper Hyldgaard. Kasper Hyldgaard knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Neil Smith who gathers it comfortably.
20.24
0-0Steven Potts makes a simple pass to Jan Schulze. Jan Schulze whips in a cross ball towards Stephen Young. Stephen Young connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
21.43
0-1Miguel Martins flicks the ball to his team mate, Steven Potts. Steven Potts knocks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Young. Stephen Young lofts in a cross ball towards Kasper Hyldgaard. Kasper Hyldgaard is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
24.05
Miguel Martins passes the ball forward to Sanchez Aldair. Sanchez Aldair knocks the ball to his team mate, Kasper Hyldgaard. Kasper Hyldgaard knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Paulo Sousa.
33.07
Carlos Butragueno chips the ball to his team mate, Steven Potts. Steven Potts makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stephen Young. Stephen Young tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
36.44
Rafael Bakboord decides to run forward with the ball. Rafael Bakboord knocks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Young. Stephen Young knocks in a cross ball towards Jan Schulze. Jan Schulze connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
38.22
Nicolas Ortega knocks the ball to his team mate, David Mcgreal. David Mcgreal plays a perfect one-two with Filipe Santos and rushes in on goal... David Mcgreal cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
44.23
Rafael Bakboord threads the ball through to Sanchez Aldair. Sanchez Aldair controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kasper Hyldgaard. Kasper Hyldgaard shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Chelsea kick off the second half!
53.12
0-1Daniel Müller controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jan Schulze. Jan Schulze shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Neil Smith easily smothers it!
54.58
Michael Philips chips the ball to his team mate, Nicolas Ortega. Nicolas Ortega knocks the ball forward to David Mcgreal. David Mcgreal goes all the way! David Mcgreal takes a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Paolo Gascoigne easily smothers it!
57.38
Steven Potts threads the ball through to Jan Schulze. Jan Schulze knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Neil Smith who gathers it comfortably.
59.34
Ian Barrett controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stephen Young. Stephen Young shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
61.16
Steven Potts passes the ball forward to Jan Schulze. Jan Schulze shoots from long range. It curls slightly but Neil Smith manages to gather it comfortably.
66.21
Jose Pastor knocks the ball forward to Nicolas Ortega. Nicolas Ortega sees space and advances. Nicolas Ortega goes all the way! Nicolas Ortega shoots from just inside the box. Magnificent save by Paolo Gascoigne!
69.47
Carlos Butragueno flicks the ball to his team mate, Sanchez Aldair. Sanchez Aldair passes the ball forward to Stephen Young. Stephen Young knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Neil Smith who gathers it comfortably.
71.17
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
73.07
Les Mowbray chips the ball to his team mate, Filipe Santos. Filipe Santos controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
77.12
Nicolas Ortega makes a simple pass to Filipe Santos. Filipe Santos shoots from distance. It's there!! Paolo Gascoigne has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
89.03
Rafael Bakboord flicks the ball to his team mate, Sanchez Aldair. Sanchez Aldair threads the ball through to Jan Schulze. Jan Schulze finds some space and shoots from distance but Neil Smith is on top of it.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
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