Match Report
| Southampton | Southampton |  |  | Liverpool | Liverpool | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Neil Smith | N. Smith |  | 64 | G |  | 1 | | G | 65 | | John Rankin | J. Rankin | |||||||||
| Paulo Sousa | P. Sousa |  | 63 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 82 | | Brian Keane | B. Keane | |||||||||
| Jose Pastor | J. Pastor |  | 62 | D | | 3 | | D | 65 | | Glynn Southgate | G. Southgate | |||||||||
| Alec Telfer | A. Telfer |  | 55 | D | | 4 | | D | 63 | | Peter Atherton | P. Atherton | |||||||||
| Paul Dodd | P. Dodd | | 53 | D | | 5 | | M | 74 | | Richard Serrant | R. Serrant | |||||||||
| Les Mowbray | L. Mowbray | | 71 | M | | 6 | | M | 70 | | Ross Izzet | R. Izzet | |||||||||
| Nicolas Ortega | N. Ortega | | 70 | M | | 7 | | M | 64 | | Ugo Parker | U. Parker | |||||||||
| Alexandre Neves | A. Neves | | 63 | M | | 8 | | M | 62 | | Kelvin Cooper | K. Cooper | |||||||||
| Filipe Santos | F. Santos | | 64 | A | | 9 | | A | 74 | | Craig Gower | C. Gower | |||||||||
| Neil Cottee | N. Cottee | | 63 | A | | 10 | | A | 73 | | Dave Thomson | D. Thomson | |||||||||
| David Mcgreal | D. Mcgreal | | 62 | A | | 11 | | A | 67 | | Noel Weaver | N. Weaver | |||||||||
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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 Liverpool. A crowd of 16,665 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Southampton are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Liverpool appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Southampton are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Liverpool appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Southampton kick off!
2.17
0-0Nicolas Ortega kicks a strong pass forward to Neil Cottee. Neil Cottee tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
6.59
0-0Brian Keane threads the ball through to Kelvin Cooper. Kelvin Cooper flicks the ball to his team mate, Craig Gower. Craig Gower tries a spectacular long range effort but it is tipped over by Neil Smith.
9.24
0-1Peter Atherton controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ugo Parker. Ugo Parker surges forward with the ball. Ugo Parker goes all the way! Ugo Parker rockets a shot on goal. Ugo Parker scores for Liverpool!!
15.54
Kelvin Cooper makes a simple pass to Noel Weaver. Noel Weaver plays a perfect one-two with Craig Gower and rushes in on goal... Noel Weaver makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
18.18
0-2Les Mowbray chips the ball to his team mate, Filipe Santos. Filipe Santos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
20.50
0-2Peter Atherton catches Filipe Santos on the ankles. The referee calls over Peter Atherton and warns him to calm down! Filipe Santos hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
26.03
Les Mowbray chips the ball to his team mate, David Mcgreal. David Mcgreal knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
28.33
0-2Paul Dodd hacks Dave Thomson from behind! Paul Dodd is shown the yellow card! Dave Thomson stretches but gets up unharmed.
30.23
0-2Kelvin Cooper passes the ball forward to Dave Thomson. Dave Thomson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Craig Gower but the linesman indicates offside!
34.35
Peter Atherton knocks the ball to his team mate, Richard Serrant. Richard Serrant knocks the ball to his team mate, Dave Thomson. Dave Thomson plays a perfect one-two with Craig Gower and rushes in on goal... Dave Thomson cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
38.05
Alexandre Neves makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Filipe Santos. Filipe Santos goes all the way! Filipe Santos rockets a shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
42.29
0-3Southampton are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Liverpool's defence.
44.06
Glynn Southgate makes a simple pass to Ugo Parker. Ugo Parker chips the ball to his team mate, Dave Thomson. Dave Thomson goes all the way! Dave Thomson makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Liverpool kick off the second half!
51.43
Brian Keane kicks a strong pass forward to Ross Izzet. Ross Izzet makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dave Thomson. Dave Thomson whips in a cross ball towards Noel Weaver. Noel Weaver heads the ball goalwards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
54.34
Nicolas Ortega makes a probing pass to Neil Cottee. Neil Cottee shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but John Rankin manages to gather it comfortably.
63.18
Ross Izzet kicks a strong pass forward to Noel Weaver. Noel Weaver tries a spectacular long range effort but it is tipped over by Neil Smith.
75.11
Alexandre Neves brings the ball forward. Alexandre Neves makes a probing pass to Neil Cottee. Neil Cottee tries a spectacular strike. Magnificent save by John Rankin!
78.44
0-3Alec Telfer barges into Dave Thomson. Alec Telfer is shown the yellow card! Dave Thomson grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
79.19
Glynn Southgate knocks the ball forward to Kelvin Cooper. Kelvin Cooper knocks the ball forward to Dave Thomson. Dave Thomson knocks in a cross ball towards Craig Gower. Craig Gower heads the ball goalwards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
81.10
Ross Izzet knocks the ball forward to Craig Gower. Craig Gower knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Paul Dodd.
83.44
Ross Izzet makes a beautiful solo run. Ross Izzet finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow Neil Smith manages to keep it out.
89.37
Nicolas Ortega makes a simple pass to Filipe Santos. Filipe Santos goes all the way! Filipe Santos shoots from just inside the box but it flies wide!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
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Match Statistics
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