Match Report


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Match Report

Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Ashton Gate where Bristol City play host to Southampton. A crowd of 20,099 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Bristol City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Southampton appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.


0.00
Southampton kick off and get the match underway!
3.08
Southampton are easily keeping Bristol City at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
6.41
Les Maclean knocks the ball forward to Igor Kharine. Igor Kharine shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
10.36
Bristol City are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Southampton's defence.
14.34
Romero P. Navarro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Igor Kharine. Igor Kharine sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
21.57
Rúben Barbosa makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Daniele Green. Daniele Green passes the ball forward to Tómas Gunnlaugsson. Tómas Gunnlaugsson tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
24.59
Les Maclean makes a simple pass to Natale Sbaccanti. Natale Sbaccanti controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
28.29
Rúben Barbosa barges into Jonas Zimmermann. Rúben Barbosa is given a warning by the referee! Jonas Zimmermann runs off the knock.
32.55
Romero P. Navarro flicks the ball to his team mate, Natale Sbaccanti. Natale Sbaccanti shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Yyvind Halle!
34.34
Ugo Fortune sees space and advances. Ugo Fortune controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sakis Intzidis. Sakis Intzidis knocks in a cross ball towards Youri Salenko. Youri Salenko powers a header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
36.01
Les Maclean advances with the ball. Les Maclean shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
42.01
Rolf Müller makes a probing pass to Les Maclean. Les Maclean makes a probing pass to Igor Kharine. Igor Kharine shoots from 25 yards but it is tipped over by Yyvind Halle.
45.00
Mohammed Amoah passes the ball forward to Maarten Strupar. Maarten Strupar takes it forward alone. Maarten Strupar goes all the way! Maarten Strupar tries a spectacular strike but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!


45.00
Bristol City kick off!
48.33
Daniele Green controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tómas Gunnlaugsson. Tómas Gunnlaugsson shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
54.01
Rolf Müller deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Romero P. Navarro. Romero P. Navarro flicks the ball to his team mate, Igor Kharine. Igor Kharine makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Natale Sbaccanti but he's offside!
59.19
Nordin El-Karkouri barges into Natale Sbaccanti. Nordin El-Karkouri is given a warning by the referee! Natale Sbaccanti gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
60.47
Luukas Taulerus knocks the ball forward to Youri Salenko. Youri Salenko sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
63.20
Les Maclean passes the ball forward to Tómas Gunnlaugsson. Tómas Gunnlaugsson shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
65.47
Alan Hertel chips the ball to his team mate, Tómas Gunnlaugsson. Tómas Gunnlaugsson controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Yyvind Halle!
69.45
Mohammed Amoah deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Runar Bragstad. Runar Bragstad chips the ball to his team mate, Youri Salenko. Youri Salenko plays a perfect one-two with Sakis Intzidis and rushes in on goal... Youri Salenko shows great control and tries a shot on goal but Yurtcan Sükür is on top of it.
77.07
Romero P. Navarro threads the ball through to Igor Kharine. Igor Kharine shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Yyvind Halle easily smothers it!
78.10
Les Maclean threads the ball through to Natale Sbaccanti. Natale Sbaccanti shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Yyvind Halle manages to gather it comfortably.
79.53
Mario Bergkamp controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alan Hertel. Alan Hertel passes the ball forward to Natale Sbaccanti. Natale Sbaccanti knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ugo Fortune.
81.33
Les Maclean chips the ball to his team mate, Tómas Gunnlaugsson. Tómas Gunnlaugsson controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Yyvind Halle!
83.27
Daniele Green deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Igor Kharine. Igor Kharine shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
89.56
Runar Bragstad barges into Daniele Green. Runar Bragstad is warned by the referee! Daniele Green hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time


The man of the match was awarded to Tómas Gunnlaugsson of Southampton

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 0 vs 1
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 2 vs 7
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 2 vs 7
Offsides
Offsides: 0 vs 1
Fouls
Fouls: 2 vs 1
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 0 vs 0
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 32.9411764705882 vs 67.0588235294118
Play Area
Home team third: 32.94%, Midfield: 44.71%, Away team third: 22.35%