Match Report


SouthamptonSouthampton     MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough
Marc RollingsMarc Rollings Paul Haylock Paul Haylock
William WrightW. Wright78
G
captain1
G
72Andy CampbellA. Campbell
Paulo CarvalhoP. Carvalho70
D
2
D
49Isaiah TolleyI. Tolley
Matt MckinlayM. Mckinlay72
D
3
D
62Kwame de VosK. de Vos
Phil McgovernP. Mcgovern70
D
4
D
58Harvey BeckhamH. Beckham
Duncan RaeD. Rae69
D
5
M
71Kelvin OliverK. Oliver
Eddie Wright-PhillipsE. Wright-Phillips69
M
6
M
69Gavin SwiftG. Swift
Olivier DoukantieO. Doukantie73
M
7captain
M
60Yannick BrouardY. Brouard
Bert ChivuB. Chivu78
M
8
M
56Sol ThomsonS. Thomson
Philipp HamannP. Hamann76
M
9
A
63Stuart BrownS. Brown
Nick PfenningsN. Pfennings71
A
10
A
57Rodolfo SovieroR. Soviero
Ted MoustaïdT. Moustaïd72
A
11
A
67Jimmy AlbieriJ. Albieri
 
Mark MercuriM. Mercuri59
D
12
D
61Albert IbanezA. Ibanez
Hubert CombinH. Combin67
M
13
M
63Arthur FerdinandA. Ferdinand
Arnold DouglasA. Douglas72
A
14
A
47Simon ElliottS. Elliott

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at St Marys Stadium where Southampton play host to Middlesbrough. A crowd of 9,879 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Southampton are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Middlesbrough appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by David Vassell.


0.00
Southampton kick off the first half!
2.26
Matt Mckinlay chips the ball to his team mate, Ted Moustaïd. Ted Moustaïd lofts in a cross ball towards Nick Pfennings. Nick Pfennings outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Andy Campbell manages to gather it comfortably.
6.57
Kwame de Vos comes in with a late challenge on Bert Chivu. Kwame de Vos is shown the yellow card! Bert Chivu gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
6.57
Free kick to Southampton just outside the area...
8.37
Bert Chivu slowly runs up but the ball clips the wall and is cleared by the defence.
10.21
Olivier Doukantie flicks the ball to his team mate, Ted Moustaïd. Ted Moustaïd knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Harvey Beckham.
12.17
Olivier Doukantie flicks a high pass forward. Ted Moustaïd easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ted Moustaïd knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
20.10
Southampton are in full control of this game.
24.14
Isaiah Tolley makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Yannick Brouard. Yannick Brouard knocks the ball forward to Rodolfo Soviero. Rodolfo Soviero shoots from long range but it flies well off target!
40.07
Yannick Brouard surges forward with the ball. Yannick Brouard knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to William Wright who gathers it comfortably.
42.35
Harvey Beckham sees Rodolfo Soviero in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Rodolfo Soviero controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Southampton appear unchanged since the first half. Middlesbrough 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 Middlesbrough get the second half underway!
47.44
Olivier Doukantie makes a beautiful solo run. Olivier Doukantie finds some space and shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
51.33
Yannick Brouard flicks a high ball forward to Stuart Brown who takes it down. Stuart Brown knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
53.21
With great vision, Isaiah Tolley plays the ball forward to Jimmy Albieri. Jimmy Albieri knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
57.19
Bert Chivu comes in with a late challenge on Gavin Swift. Bert Chivu is shown the yellow card! Gavin Swift hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.13
Southampton have made a substitution with Hubert Combin replacing Eddie Wright-Phillips .Middlesbrough have made 3 substitutions with Albert Ibanez replacing Harvey Beckham, Arthur Ferdinand replacing Sol Thomson and Simon Elliott replacing Jimmy Albieri .
61.14
Ted Moustaïd advances with the ball. Ted Moustaïd knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
65.19
Ted Moustaïd hits a low pass to Nick Pfennings. Nick Pfennings controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
71.37
Bert Chivu threads a neat ball through to Ted Moustaïd. Ted Moustaïd knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Isaiah Tolley.
77.36
Southampton have made 2 substitutions with Mark Mercuri replacing Phil Mcgovern and Arnold Douglas replacing Ted Moustaïd .
85.44
Bert Chivu comes in with a late challenge on Gavin Swift. The referee warns Bert Chivu to calm down! Gavin Swift runs off the knock.
89.21
Olivier Doukantie deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Arnold Douglas. Arnold Douglas knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Southampton

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

Possession
51.5%
48.5%
Play Area
22.1%
50%
27.9%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Olivier Doukantie of Southampton

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

1.Andy Campbell (GK)
6
2.Isaiah Tolley (DEF)
7
3.Kwame de Vos (DEF)yellow card
6
4.Harvey Beckham (DEF)
7
5.Kelvin Oliver (MID)
6
6.Gavin Swift (MID)
6
7.Yannick Brouard (MID)
7
8.Sol Thomson (MID)
6
9.Stuart Brown (ATT)
6
10.Rodolfo Soviero (ATT)
6
11.Jimmy Albieri (ATT)
6
 
12.Albert Ibanez (DEF)
6
13.Arthur Ferdinand (MID)
6
14.Simon Elliott (ATT)
6