Match Report


SouthamptonSouthampton     Milton Keynes DonsMilton Keynes Dons
Marc RollingsMarc Rollings Liam Rollings Liam Rollings
William WrightW. Wright78
G
captain1
G
67Robert PeckhamR. Peckham
Paulo CarvalhoP. Carvalho70
D
2
D
71Dave NewtonD. Newton
Mark MercuriM. Mercuri59
D
3captain
D
75Jon MckayJ. Mckay
Phil McgovernP. Mcgovern70
D
4
D
67Graeme CookeG. Cooke
Ian KrijgsmanI. Krijgsman56
D
5
M
67Adam LisbieA. Lisbie
Eddie Wright-PhillipsE. Wright-Phillips68
M
6
M
63Tim GordonT. Gordon
Hubert CombinH. Combin66
M
7
M
58Max BellamyM. Bellamy
Bert ChivuB. Chivu78
M
8
M
66Thierry MonkT. Monk
Olivier DoukantieO. Doukantie73
M
9
A
72Adam PottsA. Potts
Ted MoustaïdT. Moustaïd72
A
10
A
68Dave BoatengD. Boateng
Nick PfenningsN. Pfennings71
A
11
A
67Billy WetherallB. Wetherall
 
Matt MckinlayM. Mckinlay71
D
12
D
64Markus WendelM. Wendel
Graham JoachimG. Joachim66
M
13
M
54Ricardo PostigaR. Postiga
Arnold DouglasA. Douglas72
A
14
A
66Anthony JacksonA. Jackson

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at St Marys Stadium where Southampton play host to Milton Keynes Dons. A crowd of 9,960 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Southampton are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Milton Keynes Dons appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Arthur Dixon.


0.00
The first half starts with Milton Keynes Dons kicking off!
2.49
Dave Newton hacks Nick Pfennings from behind! The referee calls over Dave Newton and shows him a yellow card! Nick Pfennings runs off the knock.
4.09
Graeme Cooke makes a probing pass to Adam Potts. Adam Potts knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to William Wright who gathers it comfortably.
6.16
With great vision, Max Bellamy plays the ball forward to Adam Potts. Adam Potts lofts in a cross ball towards Billy Wetherall. Billy Wetherall jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
8.35
Paulo Carvalho barges into Billy Wetherall. The referee calls over Paulo Carvalho and shows him a yellow card! Billy Wetherall stretches but gets up unharmed.
9.45
Olivier Doukantie controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ted Moustaïd. Ted Moustaïd knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Graeme Cooke.
20.04
Eddie Wright-Phillips passes the ball forward to Ted Moustaïd. Ted Moustaïd whips in a cross ball towards Nick Pfennings. Nick Pfennings finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Robert Peckham picks it out of the air!
21.21
Max Bellamy passes the ball forward to Adam Potts. Adam Potts lofts in a cross ball towards Max Bellamy. Max Bellamy beats his man to it with a header. It's there!! William Wright has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
24.08
Showing composure, Hubert Combin plays the ball forward to Nick Pfennings. Nick Pfennings controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just off target!
27.26
Thierry Monk flicks a high pass forward. Adam Potts collects the pass. Adam Potts lofts in a cross ball towards Thierry Monk. Thierry Monk beats his man to it with a header but it goes wide for a goal kick.
30.13
Nick Pfennings controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ted Moustaïd. Ted Moustaïd whips in a cross ball towards Bert Chivu. Bert Chivu outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it is miles over!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Southampton appear unchanged since the first half. Milton Keynes Dons 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 second half starts with Southampton kicking off!
49.44
Hubert Combin hacks Thierry Monk from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a red card!! Thierry Monk hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
65.09
Graeme Cooke makes a probing pass to Jon Mckay. Jon Mckay flicks a high pass forward. Dave Boateng controls it well on his chest. Dave Boateng knocks in a cross ball towards Adam Potts. Adam Potts makes a convincing header. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
77.03
Southampton have made a substitution with Matt Mckinlay replacing Phil Mcgovern .
78.04
Dave Newton flicks the ball to his team mate, Tim Gordon. Tim Gordon knocks the ball to his team mate, Adam Potts. Adam Potts knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Bert Chivu.
81.10
Nick Pfennings flicks a high pass forward. Ted Moustaïd collects the pass. Ted Moustaïd tries a spectacular long range effort but it misses the target by a large margin!
84.39
Tim Gordon deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Adam Potts. Adam Potts knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
89.36
Bert Chivu runs straight at the opposition's defence. Bert Chivu knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Dave Newton.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Southampton

Milton Keynes Dons
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
1
1
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
1
0

Possession
45.8%
54.2%
Play Area
23.6%
50%
26.4%

Scorers
Max Bellamy 21

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Max Bellamy of Milton Keynes Dons

Match Ratings
1.William Wright (GK)
6
2.Paulo Carvalho (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Mark Mercuri (DEF)
6
4.Phil Mcgovern (DEF)
6
5.Ian Krijgsman (DEF)
6
6.Eddie Wright-Phillips (MID)
6
7.Hubert Combin (MID)red card
3
8.Bert Chivu (MID)
6
9.Olivier Doukantie (MID)
6
10.Ted Moustaïd (ATT)
6
11.Nick Pfennings (ATT)
6
 
12.Matt Mckinlay (DEF)
6
13.Graham Joachim (MID)
0
14.Arnold Douglas (ATT)
0

1.Robert Peckham (GK)
6
2.Dave Newton (DEF)yellow card
6
3.Jon Mckay (DEF)
6
4.Graeme Cooke (DEF)
6
5.Adam Lisbie (MID)
6
6.Tim Gordon (MID)
6
7.Max Bellamy (MID)goal scored
8
8.Thierry Monk (MID)
7
9.Adam Potts (ATT)
7
10.Dave Boateng (ATT)
6
11.Billy Wetherall (ATT)
6
 
12.Markus Wendel (DEF)
0
13.Ricardo Postiga (MID)
0
14.Anthony Jackson (ATT)
0