Match Report


SouthamptonSouthampton     Oldham AthleticOldham Athletic
Marc RollingsMarc Rollings Jacek Lorenc Jacek Lorenc
William WrightW. Wright78
G
captain1
G
66Dominique de GraafD. de Graaf
Jason MortensenJ. Mortensen75
D
2
D
68Tieme MoelikerT. Moeliker
Lomano JosephL. Joseph67
D
3
D
73Gaspar AlvesG. Alves
Luis VieiraL. Vieira72
D
4
D
70Wayne PeckhamW. Peckham
Steven RizaS. Riza62
D
5
M
63Billy McallisterB. Mcallister
Diogo NunesD. Nunes68
M
6
M
67Eoin WainwrightE. Wainwright
Hubert CombinH. Combin74
M
7
M
70Simon GardnerS. Gardner
Philipp HamannP. Hamann76
M
8captain
M
68Lomano CollymoreL. Collymore
Richard WardR. Ward66
A
9
A
83Dale ShiltonD. Shilton
Stephen JamesS. James75
A
10
A
65Gavin WiseG. Wise
Sven VöllerS. Völler43
A
11
A
69Syd ThomsonS. Thomson
 
Matt MckinlayM. Mckinlay77
D
12
D
62Damien EdworthyD. Edworthy
Jean-Paul Van EdeJ. Van Ede83
M
13
M
58Anton DiakiteA. Diakite
Nigel PlattN. Platt77
A
14
A
71Richard RobsonR. Robson

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at St Marys Stadium where Southampton play host to Oldham Athletic. A crowd of 10,969 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Southampton are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Oldham Athletic appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Scott Joachim.


0.00
Oldham Athletic kick off and get the match underway!
6.04
Eoin Wainwright knocks the ball to his team mate, Syd Thomson. Syd Thomson shoots from long range but it misses the target by a large margin!
12.49
Luis Vieira flicks a high pass forward. Diogo Nunes controls it well on his chest. Diogo Nunes flicks a high pass forward to Stephen James who brings the ball neatly under control. Stephen James knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
14.38
Steven Riza threads the ball through to Stephen James. Stephen James shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent keeping!
15.45
Hubert Combin flicks a high pass forward. Sven Völler holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Sven Völler knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Dominique de Graaf who gathers it comfortably.
26.05
Philipp Hamann kicks a strong pass forward to Stephen James. Stephen James whips in a cross ball towards Richard Ward. Richard Ward is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
32.59
Gaspar Alves flicks a high pass forward. Simon Gardner controls it well on his chest. Simon Gardner changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Simon Gardner whips in a cross ball towards Lomano Collymore. Jason Mortensen barges into Lomano Collymore. Penalty not given!!
33.41
Wayne Peckham sees a break and surges forward. Wayne Peckham controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but William Wright reads it well. Nice keeping!
36.03
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
40.35
Jason Mortensen flicks the ball to his team mate, Richard Ward. Richard Ward makes a great pass forward. Stephen James runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
42.01
Simon Gardner flicks a high pass forward. Lomano Collymore controls it well on his chest. Lomano Collymore knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
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. Oldham Athletic also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Southampton start the second half!
47.47
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
51.37
Eoin Wainwright advances with the ball. Eoin Wainwright whips in a cross ball towards Dale Shilton. Dale Shilton beats his man to it with a header but William Wright is on top of it.
55.41
Diogo Nunes catches Simon Gardner on the ankles. Diogo Nunes is shown the yellow card! Simon Gardner grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
57.32
Tieme Moeliker threads a neat ball through to Eoin Wainwright. Eoin Wainwright makes a probing pass to Gavin Wise. Gavin Wise knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Luis Vieira.
60.02
Oldham Athletic have made a substitution with Richard Robson replacing Gavin Wise .
63.39
Philipp Hamann makes a beautiful solo run. Philipp Hamann kicks a strong pass forward to Stephen James but the referee indicates it's offside!
65.55
Simon Gardner knocks the ball forward to Richard Robson. Richard Robson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
71.57
Hubert Combin flicks a high pass forward. Sven Völler collects the pass. Sven Völler knocks in a cross ball towards Philipp Hamann. Tieme Moeliker clumsily knocks into Philipp Hamann. Penalty not given!!
75.21
Gaspar Alves breaks forward. Gaspar Alves flicks the ball to his team mate, Lomano Collymore. Lomano Collymore knocks in a cross ball towards Richard Robson. Richard Robson beats his man to it with a header. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
77.21
Southampton have made 2 substitutions with Jean-Paul Van Ede replacing Hubert Combin and Nigel Platt replacing Stephen James .
78.08
Jean-Paul Van Ede clumsily knocks into Richard Robson. Jean-Paul Van Ede is shown the yellow card! Richard Robson stretches but gets up unharmed.
79.42
Sven Völler barges into Gaspar Alves. Sven Völler is shown the yellow card! Gaspar Alves hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
84.25
Jason Mortensen flicks the ball to his team mate, Diogo Nunes. Diogo Nunes chips the ball to his team mate, Philipp Hamann. Philipp Hamann knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Dominique de Graaf who gathers it comfortably.
85.07
Simon Gardner flicks a high pass forward. Billy Mcallister controls it well on his chest. Billy Mcallister lofts in a cross ball towards Syd Thomson. Syd Thomson is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball comes off Luis Vieira and the loose ball is cleared up field.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Southampton

Oldham Athletic
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
1
4
Shots off Target
1
1
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
27.9%
47.1%
25%

Scorers
Richard Robson 75

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Richard Robson of Oldham Athletic

Match Ratings
1.William Wright (GK)
7
2.Jason Mortensen (DEF)
7
3.Lomano Joseph (DEF)
6
4.Luis Vieira (DEF)
6
5.Steven Riza (DEF)
6
6.Diogo Nunes (MID)yellow card
6
7.Hubert Combin (MID)
6
8.Philipp Hamann (MID)
7
9.Richard Ward (ATT)
6
10.Stephen James (ATT)
6
11.Sven Völler (ATT)yellow card
5
 
12.Matt Mckinlay (DEF)
0
13.Jean-Paul Van Ede (MID)yellow card
4
14.Nigel Platt (ATT)
6

1.Dominique de Graaf (GK)
6
2.Tieme Moeliker (DEF)
7
3.Gaspar Alves (DEF)
7
4.Wayne Peckham (DEF)
7
5.Billy Mcallister (MID)
6
6.Eoin Wainwright (MID)
8
7.Simon Gardner (MID)
8
8.Lomano Collymore (MID)
7
9.Dale Shilton (ATT)
6
10.Gavin Wise (ATT)
6
11.Syd Thomson (ATT)
6
 
12.Damien Edworthy (DEF)
0
13.Anton Diakite (MID)
0
14.Richard Robson (ATT)goal scored
9