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Match Report

Match Report
Snow flakes fill the overcast sky here at St Marys Stadium where Southampton play host to Chelsea. A crowd of 15,863 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Southampton are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Chelsea appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Matt Thomson.


0.00
The first half starts with Chelsea kicking off!
2.58
Armin Raff hacks Robbie Wright from behind! The referee calls over Armin Raff and shows him a yellow card! Robbie Wright runs off the knock.
3.46
Darius Shields laces a through ball forward to Lamberto Amoruso. Lamberto Amoruso flicks the ball to his team mate, Henry Adams. Henry Adams finds some space and shoots from distance. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
8.51
Robbie Wright makes a probing pass to Henry Adams. Henry Adams sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
9.12
Anton Schrader flicks a high pass forward. Edgar Ramos holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Edgar Ramos lofts in a cross ball towards Angelo Scalzo. Angelo Scalzo is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
12.25
Anton Schrader passes the ball forward to Edgar Ramos. Edgar Ramos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
16.01
Mervin Ehiogu controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Lamberto Amoruso. With vision, Lamberto Amoruso picks a pass forward to Carlos Serrano. Carlos Serrano knocks in a cross ball towards Fabian Jones. Fabian Jones flicks the ball with his head but Chris Lightfoot reads it well. Quality keeping!
24.05
Angelo Scalzo hacks Darius Shields from behind! Angelo Scalzo is shown the yellow card! Darius Shields grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
30.31
Dennis Joachim barges into Carlos Serrano. The referee calls over Dennis Joachim and shows him a yellow card! Carlos Serrano stretches but gets up unharmed.
30.31
Free kick to Chelsea just outside the area...
33.41
Fabian Jones takes a short run up and flicks the ball over the wall. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
34.20
Kees van den Berg makes an attacking run forward. Kees van den Berg threads the ball through into the box. Fabian Jones muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
40.55
Dennis Joachim makes a beautiful solo run. Without breaking stride, Dennis Joachim plays the ball forward to Angelo Scalzo. Angelo Scalzo whips in a cross ball towards Yuri Pineda. Yuri Pineda outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Wes Monk gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Southampton appear unchanged since the first half. Chelsea also appear unchanged since the first half. 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!
51.25
Anton Schrader makes a simple pass to Paul Law. Paul Law tries a spectacular long range effort but is denied by Wes Monk. Excellent save.
53.41
Lamberto Amoruso makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carlos Serrano. Carlos Serrano shoots from long range but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
54.19
Moritz Kühn flicks a high ball forward to Anton Schrader who takes it down. Anton Schrader controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Angelo Scalzo. Angelo Scalzo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Wes Monk gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
55.57
Anton Schrader hacks Lamberto Amoruso from behind! Anton Schrader is shown the yellow card! Lamberto Amoruso runs off the knock.
59.11
Anton Schrader flicks the ball to his team mate, Edgar Ramos. Edgar Ramos whips in a cross ball towards Yuri Pineda. With a superhuman jump, Yuri Pineda connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but Wes Monk is on top of it.
60.43
Chelsea have made a substitution with Julian Schnoor replacing Fabian Jones .
67.14
Kees van den Berg receives the ball from a throw-in from Lamberto Amoruso. Kees van den Berg knocks the ball to his team mate, Carlos Serrano. Carlos Serrano tries a spectacular long range effort. What a cracker!! Chris Lightfoot had no chance!! Goal for Chelsea!
72.01
Moritz Kühn makes a probing pass to Anton Schrader. Anton Schrader controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Yuri Pineda. Yuri Pineda knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Sol Rodgers.
77.23
Chelsea have made 2 substitutions with Anthony Keegan replacing Darius Shields and Trevor Formon replacing Lamberto Amoruso .
78.25
Henry Adams barges into Dennis Joachim. Henry Adams is shown the yellow card! Dennis Joachim stretches but gets up unharmed.
81.20
Harvey Croft knocks the ball to his team mate, Anton Schrader. Anton Schrader flicks a high pass forward. Paul Law holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Paul Law finds some space and shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
89.14
Anton Schrader threads the ball through to Angelo Scalzo. Angelo Scalzo whips in a cross ball towards Paul Law. Paul Law shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It's there!! Wes Monk has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 2 vs 2
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 6 vs 4
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 1 vs 3
Offsides
Offsides: 0 vs 2
Fouls
Fouls: 4 vs 1
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 4 vs 1
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 46.7532467532467 vs 53.2467532467532
Play Area
Home team third: 31.17%, Midfield: 42.86%, Away team third: 25.97%


Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Angelo Scalzo of Southampton

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
2. Noel Cooke (DEF)
6
3. Moritz Kühn (DEF)
6
6
5. Harvey Croft (DEF)
6
6. Armin Raff (MID)
5
7
8. Paul Law (ATT)
8
9. Angelo Scalzo (ATT)
8
10. Yuri Pineda (ATT)
6
11. Edgar Ramos (ATT)
7

12. Luke Konchesky (DEF)
0
13. Jeffrey Klein (MID)
0
14. Arno Berg (MID)
0

1. Wes Monk (GK)
7
2. Sol Rodgers (DEF)
6
3. Mervin Ehiogu (DEF)
7
6
6. Robbie Wright (MID)
7
8
10. Fabian Jones (ATT)
6
11. Henry Adams (ATT)
5

12. Anthony Keegan (MID)
6
13. Julian Schnoor (DEF)
6
14. Trevor Formon (MID)
6