Match Report


SouthamptonSouthampton     Milton Keynes DonsMilton Keynes Dons
Marc RollingsMarc Rollings Liam Rollings Liam Rollings
William WrightW. Wright78
G
captain1
G
75Da Silva ValleD. Valle
Matt MckinlayM. Mckinlay77
D
2
D
71Graeme CookeG. Cooke
Lomano JosephL. Joseph67
D
3captain
D
79Jon MckayJ. Mckay
James WilcoxJ. Wilcox75
D
4
D
72Dave NewtonD. Newton
Ronnie MensahR. Mensah50
D
5
D
74Sylvain MarrS. Marr
Hubert CombinH. Combin74
M
6
M
76Matt ElliottM. Elliott
Bert ChivuB. Chivu80
M
7
M
76Duncan HendersonD. Henderson
Philipp HamannP. Hamann76
M
8
M
72Thierry MonkT. Monk
Nigel PlattN. Platt77
A
9
A
83Wayne WalkerW. Walker
Uwe OverathU. Overath70
A
10
A
69Dave BoatengD. Boateng
Sven VöllerS. Völler43
A
11
A
70Warren ThatcherW. Thatcher
 
Jason MortensenJ. Mortensen75
D
12
D
67Sebastian MüllerS. Müller
Diogo NunesD. Nunes68
M
13
M
64Ugo MonkU. Monk
Richard WardR. Ward66
A
14
M
67Adam LisbieA. Lisbie

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at St Marys Stadium where Southampton play host to Milton Keynes Dons. A crowd of 11,196 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Southampton and Milton Keynes Dons are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Ralph Sturridge.


0.00
Milton Keynes Dons get the match underway!
3.30
James Wilcox barges into Dave Boateng. The referee warns James Wilcox to calm down! Dave Boateng carries on, but is struggling a bit.
4.57
Warren Thatcher flicks a high ball forward to Dave Boateng who takes it down. Dave Boateng finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
8.48
Duncan Henderson makes a beautiful solo run. Duncan Henderson shoots from 20 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
9.53
Hubert Combin makes a simple pass to Sven Völler. Sven Völler lofts in a cross ball towards Nigel Platt. Nigel Platt powers a header at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Nigel Platt!
12.03
Philipp Hamann clumsily knocks into Warren Thatcher. The referee calls over Philipp Hamann and warns him to calm down! Warren Thatcher stretches but gets up unharmed.
18.03
Matt Elliott flicks a high pass forward. Dave Boateng collects the pass. Dave Boateng knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Lomano Joseph.
21.04
Matt Elliott passes the ball forward to Warren Thatcher. Warren Thatcher plays a one-two with Dave Boateng and advances towards the goal... Warren Thatcher tries a spectacular strike. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
28.53
Dave Boateng sees a break and surges forward. Dave Boateng shoots from distance but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
33.52
Hubert Combin flicks a high pass forward to Nigel Platt who brings the ball under control. Nigel Platt sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Da Silva Valle reads it well. Good save!
42.30
Jon Mckay flicks a high pass forward. Duncan Henderson holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Duncan Henderson flicks a high pass forward. Matt Elliott collects the pass. Matt Elliott runs straight at the defence! Some good footwork from Matt Elliott provides some space. He shoots at goal. Matt Elliott scores for Milton Keynes Dons!!
45.00
Matt Elliott deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Wayne Walker. Wayne Walker finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but William Wright smothers it!
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. Milton Keynes Dons also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Southampton kick off the second half!
55.04
Dave Newton threads a neat ball through to Matt Elliott. Matt Elliott makes a probing pass to Wayne Walker. Wayne Walker plays a one-two with Dave Boateng and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Wayne Walker provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
59.24
James Wilcox threads a neat ball through to Bert Chivu. Bert Chivu brings the ball forward. Bert Chivu plays a sublime one-two with Sven Völler and races in on goal... Bert Chivu comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it misses the target by a large margin!
63.08
Duncan Henderson threads the ball through to Thierry Monk. Thierry Monk shoots from long range but it's well over the bar!
65.12
Ronnie Mensah knocks the ball forward to Bert Chivu. Bert Chivu flicks a high pass forward. Uwe Overath controls it well on his chest. Uwe Overath makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Nigel Platt. Nigel Platt makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
73.49
Thierry Monk controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dave Boateng. Dave Boateng knocks in a cross ball towards Duncan Henderson. Duncan Henderson makes a looping header on goal. William Wright gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
77.06
Southampton have made 2 substitutions with Diogo Nunes replacing Bert Chivu and Richard Ward replacing Uwe Overath .
84.39
Matt Elliott controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Warren Thatcher. Warren Thatcher shoots from outside the area but it slams into the crowd!
85.02
Thierry Monk changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Thierry Monk tries a spectacular long range effort but it is tipped over by William Wright.
86.51
It's a corner kick. Duncan Henderson kicks a low ball in to towards the near post. Nigel Platt reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
87.58
Dave Boateng sees Warren Thatcher in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Warren Thatcher lofts in a cross ball towards Duncan Henderson. Duncan Henderson directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is shockingly off target!
89.42
Thierry Monk runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Thierry Monk plays a quick one-two with Wayne Walker and rushes in on goal... Thierry Monk looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
90.00
Duncan Henderson flicks a high pass forward to Warren Thatcher who brings the ball under control. Warren Thatcher tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent keeping!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Southampton

Milton Keynes Dons
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
3
7
Shots off Target
1
7
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
34.2%
65.8%
Play Area
39.7%
47.9%
12.3%

Scorers
Nigel Platt 10, 65
Matt Elliott 42
Wayne Walker 55

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nigel Platt of Southampton

Match Ratings
1.William Wright (GK)
7
2.Matt Mckinlay (DEF)
6
3.Lomano Joseph (DEF)
6
4.James Wilcox (DEF)
6
5.Ronnie Mensah (DEF)
6
6.Hubert Combin (MID)
6
7.Bert Chivu (MID)
6
8.Philipp Hamann (MID)
5
9.Nigel Platt (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Uwe Overath (ATT)
6
11.Sven Völler (ATT)
6
 
12.Jason Mortensen (DEF)
0
13.Diogo Nunes (MID)
6
14.Richard Ward (ATT)
6

1.Da Silva Valle (GK)
6
2.Graeme Cooke (DEF)
6
3.Jon Mckay (DEF)
6
4.Dave Newton (DEF)
6
5.Sylvain Marr (DEF)
6
6.Matt Elliott (MID)goal scored
8
7.Duncan Henderson (MID)
8
8.Thierry Monk (MID)
7
9.Wayne Walker (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Dave Boateng (ATT)
7
11.Warren Thatcher (ATT)
6
 
12.Sebastian Müller (DEF)
0
13.Ugo Monk (MID)
0
14.Adam Lisbie (MID)
0