Match Report


SouthamptonSouthampton     Leicester CityLeicester City
Marc RollingsMarc Rollings Matty Stringer Matty Stringer
Evans SantoniE. Santoni63
G
captain1
G
61Francis TerryF. Terry
Terry ScowcroftT. Scowcroft45
D
2
D
65Peter MooreP. Moore
Luke MintoL. Minto61
D
3
D
50Carl TolleyC. Tolley
Arco EngelaarA. Engelaar50
D
4captain
D
48Alassandro BaccinA. Baccin
Fabrizio ZitoloF. Zitolo52
D
5
D
46Eoin CopeE. Cope
Thomas HelmerT. Helmer56
M
6
M
61Dennis ThatcherD. Thatcher
Harvey GreenH. Green57
M
7
M
46Jody ClarkeJ. Clarke
Jose Javier SantosJ. Santos57
M
8
M
45Alessandro GhirardelloA. Ghirardello
Leon PolheimL. Polheim52
A
9
M
43Ivan VassellI. Vassell
David ElliottD. Elliott48
A
10
A
66Spencer GardnerS. Gardner
Darren MidgleyD. Midgley51
A
11
A
63Darren FroggattD. Froggatt
 
Komian RolK. Rol50
D
12
A
55Tiago FerreiraT. Ferreira
Fernando CostaF. Costa56
M
13
G
52Lomano BrandL. Brand
Jonas VogelJ. Vogel55
A
14
A
49Wilco BoumaW. Bouma

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at St Marys Stadium where Southampton play host to Leicester City. A crowd of 8,907 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Southampton are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Leicester City appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Eddie Hughes.


0.00
Southampton kick off the first half!
2.55
Peter Moore sees Alessandro Ghirardello in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alessandro Ghirardello knocks in a cross ball towards Spencer Gardner. Spencer Gardner jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it misses the target by a large margin!
4.43
Arco Engelaar makes a strong solo run forward. Arco Engelaar passes the ball forward to David Elliott. David Elliott sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
6.51
Alessandro Ghirardello clumsily knocks into Thomas Helmer. Alessandro Ghirardello is shown the yellow card! Thomas Helmer runs off the knock.
9.49
With some swift thinking, Jose Javier Santos plays the ball forward to David Elliott. David Elliott knocks in a cross ball towards Jose Javier Santos. Jose Javier Santos finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
14.29
Carl Tolley flicks a high pass forward. Jody Clarke holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jody Clarke advances with the ball. Jody Clarke shoots from outside the area. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
18.11
Jose Javier Santos deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Darren Midgley. Darren Midgley knocks in a cross ball towards Leon Polheim. Leon Polheim is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. What a cracker!! Francis Terry had no chance!! Goal for Southampton!
36.55
Luke Minto sees Jose Javier Santos in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jose Javier Santos flicks a high pass forward to David Elliott who brings the ball under control. David Elliott shoots from distance but it's well over the bar!
44.09
Alessandro Ghirardello runs up as Ivan Vassell takes the throw-in, skillfully chesting the ball down to his feet. Alessandro Ghirardello flicks a high ball forward to Spencer Gardner who takes it down. Spencer Gardner knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
Thomas Helmer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Harvey Green. Harvey Green finds some space and shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
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. Leicester City also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Leicester City kick off!
51.15
Harvey Green makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Darren Midgley. Darren Midgley sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
63.32
Arco Engelaar catches Darren Froggatt on the ankles. Arco Engelaar is shown the yellow card! Darren Froggatt runs off the knock.
66.09
Jose Javier Santos sees David Elliott in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. David Elliott plays a perfect one-two with Darren Midgley and rushes in on goal... David Elliott makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
73.03
Thomas Helmer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Harvey Green. Harvey Green sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
75.51
Alessandro Ghirardello hits a low pass to Spencer Gardner. Spencer Gardner knocks in a cross ball towards Alessandro Ghirardello. Alessandro Ghirardello connects with a diving header but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
77.25
Southampton have made 2 substitutions with Komian Rol replacing Arco Engelaar and Jonas Vogel replacing Darren Midgley .
79.48
Alessandro Ghirardello chips the ball to his team mate, Dennis Thatcher. Dennis Thatcher knocks in a cross ball towards Darren Froggatt. Darren Froggatt is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but somehow Evans Santoni manages to keep it out.
83.31
Jose Javier Santos sees Jonas Vogel in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jonas Vogel plays a scrappy one-two with Harvey Green and advances towards the goal... Jonas Vogel cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Francis Terry is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
89.13
Jose Javier Santos makes a simple pass to Jonas Vogel. Jonas Vogel shoots from long range. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Southampton

Leicester City
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
2
1
Shots off Target
8
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
65.7%
34.3%
Play Area
27.1%
48.6%
24.3%

Scorers
Leon Polheim 18
Jonas Vogel 83

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jonas Vogel of Southampton

Match Ratings
1.Evans Santoni (GK)
6
2.Terry Scowcroft (DEF)
6
3.Luke Minto (DEF)
7
4.Arco Engelaar (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Fabrizio Zitolo (DEF)
6
6.Thomas Helmer (MID)
7
7.Harvey Green (MID)
8
8.Jose Javier Santos (MID)
8
9.Leon Polheim (ATT)goal scored
8
10.David Elliott (ATT)
6
11.Darren Midgley (ATT)
7
 
12.Komian Rol (DEF)
6
13.Fernando Costa (MID)
0
14.Jonas Vogel (ATT)goal scored
9

1.Francis Terry (GK)
6
2.Peter Moore (DEF)
6
3.Carl Tolley (DEF)
6
4.Alassandro Baccin (DEF)
6
5.Eoin Cope (DEF)
6
6.Dennis Thatcher (MID)
6
7.Jody Clarke (MID)
6
8.Alessandro Ghirardello (MID)yellow card
7
9.Ivan Vassell (MID)
6
10.Spencer Gardner (ATT)
6
11.Darren Froggatt (ATT)
6
 
12.Tiago Ferreira (ATT)
0
13.Lomano Brand (GK)
0
14.Wilco Bouma (ATT)
0