Match Report


WalsallWalsall     SouthamptonSouthampton
Computer Player Computer Player Marc Rollings Marc Rollings
Joe WestwoodJ. Westwood70
G
1captain
G
78William WrightW. Wright
Jermaine CroftJ. Croft70
D
2
D
77Matt MckinlayM. Mckinlay
Liam EadieL. Eadie68
D
3
D
67Lomano JosephL. Joseph
Cosimo FerranteC. Ferrante68
D
4
D
75James WilcoxJ. Wilcox
Scott FletcherS. Fletcher64
D
5
D
50Ronnie MensahR. Mensah
Alex McallisterA. Mcallister79
M
6
M
74Hubert CombinH. Combin
Stuart GemmillS. Gemmill76
M
7
M
80Bert ChivuB. Chivu
Steve GoldbergS. Goldberg73
M
captain8
M
76Philipp HamannP. Hamann
Teddy ScowcroftT. Scowcroft74
A
9
A
77Nigel PlattN. Platt
Morris LloydM. Lloyd73
A
10
A
70Uwe OverathU. Overath
Gary DavisG. Davis69
A
11
A
43Sven VöllerS. Völler
 
Christina BancarelC. Bancarel65
M
12
D
75Jason MortensenJ. Mortensen
Christian ArendtC. Arendt58
D
13
M
68Diogo NunesD. Nunes
Jonathan WinterburnJ. Winterburn48
D
14
A
66Richard WardR. Ward

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Bescot Stadium where Walsall play host to Southampton. A crowd of 10,827 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Walsall and Southampton are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Emile King.


0.00
Southampton kick off!
6.25
Uwe Overath kicks a strong pass forward to Bert Chivu. Bert Chivu whips in a cross ball towards Nigel Platt. Nigel Platt makes a deft header. Nigel Platt scores for Southampton!!
10.19
Matt Mckinlay passes the ball forward to Uwe Overath. Uwe Overath passes the ball forward to Sven Völler. Sven Völler rockets a shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
16.49
Jermaine Croft threads a neat ball through to Alex Mcallister. Alex Mcallister makes a beautiful solo run. Alex Mcallister rushes past Matt Mckinlay! Alex Mcallister shoots from just inside the box but somehow Matt Mckinlay happens to be in the right place to block it.
20.48
Alex Mcallister chips the ball to his team mate, Gary Davis. Gary Davis finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
22.51
With vision, Stuart Gemmill laces a through ball forward to Morris Lloyd. Morris Lloyd shoots from 20 yards. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
28.05
Alex Mcallister runs straight at the opposition's defence. Alex Mcallister chips the ball to his team mate, Gary Davis. Gary Davis cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by William Wright.
29.26
Corner kick to Walsall. Stuart Gemmill plays it to the near post. Some good footwork from Morris Lloyd provides some space. He shoots at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
30.32
Steve Goldberg flicks a high pass forward. Gary Davis controls it well on his chest. Gary Davis plays a quick one-two with Steve Goldberg and rushes in on goal... Matt Mckinlay catches Gary Davis on the ankles. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
38.45
Hubert Combin changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Hubert Combin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
39.42
Steve Goldberg hits a low pass to Morris Lloyd. Morris Lloyd puts a great ball through. Gary Davis runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
40.49
Steve Goldberg threads a neat ball through to Morris Lloyd. Morris Lloyd tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous save!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Walsall appear unchanged since the first half. Southampton also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Walsall kicking off!
55.45
Liam Eadie makes a simple pass to Stuart Gemmill. Stuart Gemmill knocks the ball forward to Alex Mcallister. Alex Mcallister threads the ball through into the box. Teddy Scowcroft muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but is denied by William Wright. Excellent save.
57.41
Philipp Hamann controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nigel Platt. Nigel Platt shoots from 20 yards but it's well over the bar!
59.33
Stuart Gemmill flicks the ball to his team mate, Teddy Scowcroft. Teddy Scowcroft shoots from outside the area but is denied by William Wright. Excellent save.
60.02
With great vision, Steve Goldberg plays the ball forward to Morris Lloyd. Morris Lloyd rushes past Hubert Combin! Morris Lloyd cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
66.22
Bert Chivu clumsily knocks into Liam Eadie. Bert Chivu is shown the yellow card! Liam Eadie runs off the knock.
77.04
Southampton have made 2 substitutions with Diogo Nunes replacing Bert Chivu and Richard Ward replacing Uwe Overath .
78.09
Steve Goldberg flicks a high pass forward. Stuart Gemmill easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Stuart Gemmill makes a beautiful solo run. Stuart Gemmill knocks the ball forward to Teddy Scowcroft but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
81.33
Seeing a gap ahead, Jermaine Croft plays the ball forward to Stuart Gemmill. Stuart Gemmill threads a neat ball through to Gary Davis. Gary Davis knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to William Wright who gathers it comfortably.
84.58
Sven Völler flicks a high pass forward. Richard Ward collects the pass. Richard Ward knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
89.37
Liam Eadie sees Steve Goldberg in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Steve Goldberg makes an attacking run forward. Steve Goldberg runs straight at the defence! Steve Goldberg side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Walsall

Southampton
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
6
1
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
68.1%
31.9%
Play Area
25%
45.8%
29.2%

Scorers
Morris Lloyd 23
Nigel Platt 6

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Morris Lloyd of Walsall

Match Ratings
1.Joe Westwood (GK)
6
2.Jermaine Croft (DEF)
6
3.Liam Eadie (DEF)
7
4.Cosimo Ferrante (DEF)
6
5.Scott Fletcher (DEF)
6
6.Alex Mcallister (MID)
8
7.Stuart Gemmill (MID)
8
8.Steve Goldberg (MID)
8
9.Teddy Scowcroft (ATT)
6
10.Morris Lloyd (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Gary Davis (ATT)
6
 
12.Christina Bancarel (MID)
0
13.Christian Arendt (DEF)
0
14.Jonathan Winterburn (DEF)
0

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)yellow card
6
8.Philipp Hamann (MID)
6
9.Nigel Platt (ATT)goal scored
8
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