Match Report
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Match Report
Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at St Marys Stadium where Southampton play host to Liverpool. A crowd of 19,059 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
0-0Southampton kick off and get the match underway!
2.08
0-0Kelly White deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Igor Jorginho. Igor Jorginho tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Yurtcan Sükür easily smothers it!
3.48
1-0Les Maclean chips the ball to his team mate, Natale Sbaccanti. Natale Sbaccanti lofts in a cross ball towards Igor Kharine. Igor Kharine connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's there!! Abdoulaye Ali Sangaré has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
6.36
Romero P. Navarro sees space and advances. Romero P. Navarro shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Abdoulaye Ali Sangaré!
8.03
1-0Daniele Green makes a probing pass to Igor Kharine. Igor Kharine makes a probing pass to Jonathan Evans but he's offside!
10.41
1-0Georg Hofbauer surges forward with the ball. Georg Hofbauer finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
12.55
Romero P. Navarro kicks a strong pass forward to Igor Kharine. Igor Kharine shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
15.15
Rolf Müller knocks the ball forward to Romero P. Navarro. Romero P. Navarro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Natale Sbaccanti. Natale Sbaccanti 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!
16.51
Georg Hofbauer threads the ball through to Hakan Özalan. Hakan Özalan kicks a strong pass forward to Igor Jorginho. Igor Jorginho makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Yurtcan Sükür!
20.13
Les Maclean makes a probing pass to Igor Kharine. Igor Kharine controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
26.28
Romero P. Navarro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Natale Sbaccanti. Natale Sbaccanti controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
30.57
Daniele Green deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jonathan Evans. Jonathan Evans sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
32.11
Les Maclean controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Igor Kharine. Igor Kharine finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
34.46
Les Maclean kicks a strong pass forward to Natale Sbaccanti. Natale Sbaccanti shoots from 20 yards but it is tipped over by Abdoulaye Ali Sangaré.
38.10
Rúben Barbosa passes the ball forward to Daniele Green. Daniele Green surges forward with the ball. Daniele Green shoots from outside the area but somehow Abdoulaye Ali Sangaré manages to keep it out.
39.01
Les Maclean makes a probing pass to Jonathan Evans. Jonathan Evans shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Abdoulaye Ali Sangaré manages to gather it comfortably.
40.00
Daniele Green makes a simple pass to Natale Sbaccanti. Natale Sbaccanti lofts in a cross ball towards Jonathan Evans. Jonathan Evans is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
42.19
Rolf Müller flicks the ball to his team mate, Daniele Green. Daniele Green deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Natale Sbaccanti. Natale Sbaccanti tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
45.00
Rúben Barbosa flicks the ball to his team mate, Daniele Green. Daniele Green takes it forward alone. Daniele Green tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
Liverpool kick off the second half!
53.58
Daniele Green makes a simple pass to Igor Kharine. Igor Kharine shoots from distance. What a cracker!! Abdoulaye Ali Sangaré had no chance!! Goal for Southampton!
59.15
Les Maclean knocks the ball to his team mate, Natale Sbaccanti. Natale Sbaccanti shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Abdoulaye Ali Sangaré.
60.53
Kelly White knocks the ball forward to Hakan Özalan. Hakan Özalan knocks in a cross ball towards Bruno Nunez. Bruno Nunez is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
61.07
Daniele Green makes a simple pass to Jonathan Evans. Jonathan Evans shoots from 20 yards but Abdoulaye Ali Sangaré is on top of it.
66.47
Georg Hofbauer kicks a strong pass forward to Hakan Özalan. Hakan Özalan whips in a cross ball towards Bruno Nunez. Bruno Nunez connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Bruno Nunez scores for Liverpool!!
69.40
Daniele Green passes the ball forward to Natale Sbaccanti. Natale Sbaccanti shoots from long range but he balloons it over the crossbar!
71.14
Georg Hofbauer advances with the ball. Georg Hofbauer shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but Yurtcan Sükür manages to gather it comfortably.
72.03
Daniele Green takes it forward alone. Daniele Green whips in a cross ball towards Jonathan Evans. Jonathan Evans heads the ball goalwards but it curls horrendously wide!
73.19
Rúben Barbosa passes the ball forward to Romero P. Navarro. Romero P. Navarro threads the ball through to Jonathan Evans. Jonathan Evans plays a perfect one-two with Natale Sbaccanti and rushes in on goal... Jonathan Evans takes a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
77.07
Stefan Polster makes a simple pass to Hakan Özalan. Hakan Özalan whips in a cross ball towards Bruno Nunez. Bruno Nunez flicks the ball with his head. Yurtcan Sükür easily picks it out of the air!
79.43
Les Maclean knocks the ball to his team mate, Natale Sbaccanti. Natale Sbaccanti plays a perfect one-two with Jonathan Evans and rushes in on goal... Natale Sbaccanti takes a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Abdoulaye Ali Sangaré!
81.17
3-1Igor Jorginho hacks Rúben Barbosa from behind! Igor Jorginho is given a warning by the referee! Rúben Barbosa runs off the knock.
83.19
Georg Hofbauer sees space and advances. Georg Hofbauer kicks a strong pass forward to Hakan Özalan but the referee indicates it's offside!
84.08
Les Maclean advances with the ball. Les Maclean goes all the way! Les Maclean makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
87.27
3-1Liverpool are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
89.04
Alejandro Pagano kicks a strong pass forward to Daniele Green. Daniele Green controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Igor Kharine. Igor Kharine whips in a cross ball towards Natale Sbaccanti. Natale Sbaccanti is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
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Scorers
| Igor Kharine 3, 54 Jonathan Evans 73 Natale Sbaccanti 89 | Bruno Nunez 66 |