Match Report


MillwallMillwall     SouthamptonSouthampton
James HayesJames Hayes Marc Rollings Marc Rollings
Sjaak SteijnS. Steijn61
G
1captain
G
63Evans SantoniE. Santoni
Yoann DemontY. Demont55
D
2
D
51Marvin HibbsM. Hibbs
Warren ChadwickW. Chadwick56
D
3
D
52Fabrizio ZitoloF. Zitolo
Eugenio HierroE. Hierro60
D
4
D
60Dean BrittonD. Britton
George BloomerG. Bloomer62
M
captain5
D
54Jean Pierre MaharziJ. Maharzi
Guillermo MarquitosG. Marquitos53
M
6
M
56Thomas HelmerT. Helmer
Wes WrightW. Wright61
M
7
M
46Michael HitchcockM. Hitchcock
John BurleyJ. Burley49
M
8
M
56Jose Javier SantosJ. Santos
Leon RedknappL. Redknapp71
A
9
A
52Leon PolheimL. Polheim
Graeme WatsonG. Watson56
A
10
A
55Jonas VogelJ. Vogel
Andy JohnstoneA. Johnstone55
A
11
A
51Darren MidgleyD. Midgley
 
Elena RedondoE. Redondo51
D
12
D
50Komian RolK. Rol
Stanley ClemenceS. Clemence44
M
13
M
57Harvey GreenH. Green
Carl EhioguC. Ehiogu54
A
14
A
48David ElliottD. Elliott

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at The New Den where Millwall play host to Southampton. A crowd of 11,611 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Millwall are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Southampton appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Bertrand Abardonado.


0.00
Southampton start the match!
2.06
Darren Midgley flicks the ball to his team mate, Leon Polheim. Leon Polheim knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
6.13
Michael Hitchcock chips the ball to his team mate, Darren Midgley. Darren Midgley shoots from long range but it is miles over!
9.16
John Burley flicks a high ball forward to Andy Johnstone who takes it down. Andy Johnstone plays a scrappy one-two with Graeme Watson and stumbles forward towards the goal... Andy Johnstone side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Evans Santoni with no chance!! Goal for Millwall!
15.54
Thomas Helmer catches John Burley on the ankles. The referee calls over Thomas Helmer and shows him a yellow card! John Burley runs off the knock.
16.15
Marvin Hibbs receives the ball from a throw-in from Fabrizio Zitolo. Marvin Hibbs knocks the ball to his team mate, Thomas Helmer. Thomas Helmer brings the ball forward. Thomas Helmer makes a defence splitting pass to Darren Midgley. Darren Midgley strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. Sjaak Steijn gathers the ball up comfortably. Superb keeping!
21.08
Marvin Hibbs sees space and advances. Marvin Hibbs knocks the ball to his team mate, Leon Polheim. Leon Polheim plays a quick one-two with Thomas Helmer and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Leon Polheim provides some space. He shoots at goal but somehow Eugenio Hierro happens to be in the right place to block it.
24.22
Guillermo Marquitos makes a probing pass to George Bloomer. George Bloomer passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Graeme Watson. Graeme Watson finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
36.22
John Burley runs deep into the other half of the pitch. John Burley skips past Dean Britton! John Burley comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
42.32
Jean Pierre Maharzi flicks a high pass forward. Darren Midgley collects the pass. Darren Midgley plays a scrappy one-two with Jonas Vogel and stumbles forward towards the goal... Darren Midgley comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it rises well off target!
44.17
Yoann Demont hacks Leon Polheim from behind! Yoann Demont is given a warning by the referee! Leon Polheim stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
Warren Chadwick flicks a high ball forward to Andy Johnstone who takes it down. Andy Johnstone lofts in a cross ball towards Graeme Watson. Graeme Watson outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Millwall appear unchanged since the first half. Southampton also appear unchanged since the first half. The Southampton players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Millwall kick off!
47.40
Thomas Helmer makes a simple pass to Jonas Vogel. Jonas Vogel sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
49.16
Marvin Hibbs hacks Leon Redknapp from behind! Marvin Hibbs is shown the yellow card! Leon Redknapp runs off the knock.
49.16
Free kick to Millwall just outside the area...
50.25
Leon Redknapp takes a stuttering run up but the ball clips the wall and is cleared by the defence.
51.57
Fabrizio Zitolo flicks the ball to his team mate, Michael Hitchcock. Michael Hitchcock shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
53.58
Guillermo Marquitos makes a simple pass to Wes Wright. Wes Wright runs straight at the defence! Wes Wright makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Evans Santoni is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
59.58
Wes Wright sees Graeme Watson in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Graeme Watson shoots from distance but it is miles over!
60.06
Millwall have made 3 substitutions with Elena Redondo replacing Eugenio Hierro, Stanley Clemence replacing George Bloomer and Carl Ehiogu replacing Andy Johnstone .
71.41
Warren Chadwick flicks a high pass forward. Guillermo Marquitos holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Guillermo Marquitos flicks a high pass forward. Leon Redknapp controls it well on his chest. Leon Redknapp knocks in a cross ball towards Stanley Clemence. Stanley Clemence knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
72.01
Yoann Demont comes in with a late challenge on Darren Midgley. The referee warns Yoann Demont again to calm down! Darren Midgley stretches but gets up unharmed.
75.13
Marvin Hibbs plays the ball forward to Jose Javier Santos. Jose Javier Santos flicks a high pass forward. Darren Midgley controls it well on his chest. Darren Midgley cuts inside the box! Darren Midgley strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. It curls slightly but Sjaak Steijn manages to gather it effortlessly.
77.14
Southampton have made a substitution with David Elliott replacing Darren Midgley .
87.30
Warren Chadwick makes a simple pass to Graeme Watson. Graeme Watson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Millwall

Southampton
Goals
4
0
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
2
4
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
45.1%
54.9%
Play Area
28%
42.7%
29.3%

Scorers
Andy Johnstone 9
John Burley 36
Graeme Watson 45
Wes Wright 54

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Andy Johnstone of Millwall

Match Ratings
1.Sjaak Steijn (GK)
6
2.Yoann Demont (DEF)
5
3.Warren Chadwick (DEF)
7
4.Eugenio Hierro (DEF)
6
5.George Bloomer (MID)
6
6.Guillermo Marquitos (MID)
7
7.Wes Wright (MID)goal scored
8
8.John Burley (MID)goal scored
8
9.Leon Redknapp (ATT)
6
10.Graeme Watson (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Andy Johnstone (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Elena Redondo (DEF)
6
13.Stanley Clemence (MID)
6
14.Carl Ehiogu (ATT)
6

1.Evans Santoni (GK)
6
2.Marvin Hibbs (DEF)yellow card
6
3.Fabrizio Zitolo (DEF)
6
4.Dean Britton (DEF)
6
5.Jean Pierre Maharzi (DEF)
6
6.Thomas Helmer (MID)yellow card
6
7.Michael Hitchcock (MID)
6
8.Jose Javier Santos (MID)
6
9.Leon Polheim (ATT)
6
10.Jonas Vogel (ATT)
6
11.Darren Midgley (ATT)
7
 
12.Komian Rol (DEF)
0
13.Harvey Green (MID)
0
14.David Elliott (ATT)
6