Match Report


Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury Town     SouthamptonSouthampton
Computer Player Computer Player Marc Rollings Marc Rollings
Jose LassiterJ. Lassiter76
G
1captain
G
78William WrightW. Wright
Arno WieczorekA. Wieczorek70
D
2
D
71Matt MckinlayM. Mckinlay
Matt StrachanM. Strachan65
D
3
D
59Mark MercuriM. Mercuri
Paul SimonsenP. Simonsen60
D
4
D
70Phil McgovernP. Mcgovern
Adam BattyA. Batty74
M
5
D
69Duncan RaeD. Rae
Morris CooperM. Cooper74
M
6
M
68Eddie Wright-PhillipsE. Wright-Phillips
Carl PattersonC. Patterson72
M
7
M
73Olivier DoukantieO. Doukantie
Cesare SusicC. Susic64
M
captain8
M
78Bert ChivuB. Chivu
Jan-Willem OpschoorJ. Opschoor72
A
9
M
76Philipp HamannP. Hamann
Spencer SinclairS. Sinclair64
A
10
A
71Nick PfenningsN. Pfennings
Alun HuckerbyA. Huckerby43
A
11
A
72Arnold DouglasA. Douglas
 
Bruno ZamboniB. Zamboni67
G
12
D
70Paulo CarvalhoP. Carvalho
Yoximar GuerraY. Guerra45
D
13
M
66Graham JoachimG. Joachim
Ralph VieiraR. Vieira45
M
14
A
67Uwe OverathU. Overath

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at New Meadow where Shrewsbury Town play host to Southampton. A crowd of 11,911 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Shrewsbury Town are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Southampton appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Del Gascoigne.


0.00
Shrewsbury Town start the game by kicking off the first half!
4.45
Mark Mercuri flicks the ball to his team mate, Bert Chivu. Bert Chivu flicks a high pass forward. Nick Pfennings collects the pass. Nick Pfennings knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jose Lassiter who gathers it comfortably.
8.23
Eddie Wright-Phillips threads the ball through to Arnold Douglas. Arnold Douglas whips in a cross ball towards Nick Pfennings. Nick Pfennings is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The keeper is on top of it. He makes it look easy!
12.45
Paul Simonsen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alun Huckerby. Alun Huckerby knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
18.09
Bert Chivu brings the ball forward. Bert Chivu knocks in a cross ball towards Nick Pfennings. Nick Pfennings flicks the ball with his head. The ball is well placed but Matt Strachan blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
20.54
Cesare Susic flicks the ball to his team mate, Carl Patterson. With a delightful solo run, Carl Patterson stretches the opposition's defence. Carl Patterson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
30.51
Nick Pfennings barges into Arno Wieczorek. Nick Pfennings is given a warning by the referee! Arno Wieczorek runs off the knock.
32.02
Phil Mcgovern knocks the ball forward to Bert Chivu. Bert Chivu controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eddie Wright-Phillips. Eddie Wright-Phillips knocks in a cross ball towards Nick Pfennings. Nick Pfennings whips the ball goalwards with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
33.26
Morris Cooper threads the ball through to Jan-Willem Opschoor. Jan-Willem Opschoor shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
34.08
Phil Mcgovern flicks a high pass forward. Eddie Wright-Phillips collects the pass. Eddie Wright-Phillips makes a probing pass to Nick Pfennings. Nick Pfennings knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
40.58
Matt Strachan makes a simple pass to Paul Simonsen. Paul Simonsen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alun Huckerby. Alun Huckerby knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
44.12
Carl Patterson brings the ball forward. Carl Patterson whips in a cross ball towards Spencer Sinclair. Spencer Sinclair makes a looping header on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Shrewsbury Town appear unchanged since the first half. Southampton also appear unchanged since the first half. The Southampton players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The second half starts with Southampton kicking off!
55.43
Matt Strachan flicks a high pass forward. Alun Huckerby easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alun Huckerby whips in a cross ball towards Adam Batty. Adam Batty jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. It's there!! William Wright has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
59.44
Matt Mckinlay flicks a high pass forward to Nick Pfennings who brings the ball under control. Nick Pfennings knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
61.23
Olivier Doukantie flicks a high ball forward to Nick Pfennings who takes it down. Nick Pfennings lofts in a cross ball towards Bert Chivu. Bert Chivu makes a deft header but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
67.45
Bert Chivu changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Bert Chivu whips in a cross ball towards Olivier Doukantie. Olivier Doukantie jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
69.20
Phil Mcgovern threads a neat ball through to Nick Pfennings. Nick Pfennings makes a probing pass to Arnold Douglas. Arnold Douglas lofts in a cross ball towards Nick Pfennings. Nick Pfennings connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Jose Lassiter is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
72.51
Carl Patterson makes a beautiful solo run. Carl Patterson advances inside the box! Some good footwork from Carl Patterson provides some space. He shoots at goal. It's there!! William Wright has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
77.44
Southampton have made 2 substitutions with Paulo Carvalho replacing Phil Mcgovern and Uwe Overath replacing Arnold Douglas .
78.48
Duncan Rae barges into Spencer Sinclair. The referee brings Duncan Rae to one side and gives him a warning! Spencer Sinclair hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
83.36
Arno Wieczorek makes a simple pass to Jan-Willem Opschoor. Jan-Willem Opschoor knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Eddie Wright-Phillips.
90.00
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Shrewsbury Town

Southampton
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.1%
47.9%
Play Area
28.8%
45.2%
26%

Scorers
Carl Patterson 21, 73
Adam Batty 55
Nick Pfennings 69

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Carl Patterson of Shrewsbury Town

Match Ratings
1.Jose Lassiter (GK)
6
2.Arno Wieczorek (DEF)
6
3.Matt Strachan (DEF)
6
4.Paul Simonsen (DEF)
6
5.Adam Batty (MID)goal scored
7
6.Morris Cooper (MID)
6
7.Carl Patterson (MID)goal scoredgoal scored
9
8.Cesare Susic (MID)
6
9.Jan-Willem Opschoor (ATT)
6
10.Spencer Sinclair (ATT)
6
11.Alun Huckerby (ATT)
6
 
12.Bruno Zamboni (GK)
0
13.Yoximar Guerra (DEF)
0
14.Ralph Vieira (MID)
0

1.William Wright (GK)
6
2.Matt Mckinlay (DEF)
6
3.Mark Mercuri (DEF)
6
4.Phil Mcgovern (DEF)
6
5.Duncan Rae (DEF)
5
6.Eddie Wright-Phillips (MID)
6
7.Olivier Doukantie (MID)
6
8.Bert Chivu (MID)
7
9.Philipp Hamann (MID)
6
10.Nick Pfennings (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Arnold Douglas (ATT)
6
 
12.Paulo Carvalho (DEF)
6
13.Graham Joachim (MID)
0
14.Uwe Overath (ATT)
6