Match Report


Norwich CityNorwich City     SouthamptonSouthampton
Computer Player Computer Player Marc Rollings Marc Rollings
Omer BrookingO. Brooking64
G
1captain
G
63Evans SantoniE. Santoni
Ian GranttI. Grantt56
D
2
D
51Marvin HibbsM. Hibbs
Terry TolleyT. Tolley55
D
3
D
51Arco EngelaarA. Engelaar
Jakob HelmerJ. Helmer54
D
captain4
D
52Fabrizio ZitoloF. Zitolo
Toni LaigleT. Laigle61
M
5
D
62Eoin VieiraE. Vieira
Arno HässlerA. Hässler56
M
6
M
54Sebastian LorenzoS. Lorenzo
Mariano AppoloniM. Appoloni55
M
7
M
57Jose Javier SantosJ. Santos
Julian GentoJ. Gento54
M
8
A
52Leon PolheimL. Polheim
Clive HughesC. Hughes58
A
9
M
57Harvey GreenH. Green
Darren PearceD. Pearce55
A
10
A
51Darren MidgleyD. Midgley
Steve CharltonS. Charlton51
A
11
A
55Jonas VogelJ. Vogel
 
Arthur ChristieA. Christie59
G
12
D
54Jean Pierre MaharziJ. Maharzi
Brendan BallB. Ball53
M
13
M
56Thomas HelmerT. Helmer
Enzo CristanteE. Cristante53
D
14
A
48David ElliottD. Elliott

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Carrow Road where Norwich City play host to Southampton. A crowd of 12,247 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Norwich City are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Southampton appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Titus Wetherall.


0.00
Southampton kick off and get the first half underway!
2.08
Darren Pearce flicks a high pass forward. Steve Charlton holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Steve Charlton tries a spectacular long range effort but it is tipped over by Evans Santoni.
3.46
Julian Gento takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Jakob Helmer looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It's miles wide!
4.22
Jose Javier Santos hacks Clive Hughes from behind! Jose Javier Santos is given a warning by the referee! Clive Hughes runs off the knock.
6.57
Steve Charlton controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mariano Appoloni. Mariano Appoloni plays a one-two with Julian Gento and rushes in on goal... Mariano Appoloni comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Nice save!
10.35
Jose Javier Santos makes a simple pass to Harvey Green. Harvey Green cuts inside the box! Harvey Green shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is miles over!
18.46
Arno Hässler flicks a high pass forward. Darren Pearce holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Darren Pearce plays a scrappy one-two with Clive Hughes and stumbles forward towards the goal... Darren Pearce looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it flies wide!
21.39
Jose Javier Santos hits a low pass to Leon Polheim. Leon Polheim shoots from long range but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
22.06
Mariano Appoloni plays the ball forward to Clive Hughes. Clive Hughes shoots from distance but Evans Santoni is on top of his game. He makes it look easy!
24.59
Jose Javier Santos sees Darren Midgley in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Darren Midgley sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Omer Brooking!
26.16
Arco Engelaar catches Mariano Appoloni on the ankles. Arco Engelaar is given a warning by the referee! Mariano Appoloni carries on, but is struggling a bit.
33.44
Jose Javier Santos makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Harvey Green. Harvey Green edges inside the box! Harvey Green takes a shot at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
39.26
Julian Gento sees Darren Pearce in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Darren Pearce controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it rises well off target!
42.59
Arno Hässler plays the ball forward to Clive Hughes. Clive Hughes knocks the ball forward to Darren Pearce but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
44.40
Julian Gento chips the ball to his team mate, Clive Hughes. Clive Hughes finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
With imagination, Ian Grantt plays the ball forward to Mariano Appoloni. Mariano Appoloni kicks a strong pass forward to Julian Gento. Julian Gento plays a one-two with Darren Pearce and advances towards the goal... Julian Gento cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Norwich City appear unchanged since the first half. Southampton also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
Norwich City start the second half!
51.57
Sebastian Lorenzo makes an attacking run forward. Sebastian Lorenzo lofts in a cross ball towards Darren Midgley. Darren Midgley makes a looping header on goal but it's a woeful effort!
53.35
Fabrizio Zitolo makes an attacking run forward. Fabrizio Zitolo shoots from 20 yards but it slams into the crowd!
54.29
Toni Laigle threads the ball through to Clive Hughes. Clive Hughes cuts inside the box! Clive Hughes shoots from just inside the box but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
59.07
Arno Hässler controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mariano Appoloni. Mariano Appoloni runs straight at the defence! Mariano Appoloni takes a shot at goal but it's well over the bar!
60.01
Terry Tolley pushes up the pitch. Terry Tolley plays the ball forward to Darren Pearce. Darren Pearce deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mariano Appoloni but the linesman indicates offside!
63.59
Jose Javier Santos deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jonas Vogel. Jonas Vogel flicks a high pass forward. Harvey Green controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Harvey Green shows great control and tries a shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
65.58
Jose Javier Santos flicks a high pass forward to Leon Polheim who brings the ball under control. Leon Polheim knocks in a cross ball towards Jonas Vogel. Jonas Vogel jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
71.55
Arco Engelaar takes a long throw-in. Jose Javier Santos flicks a high pass forward to Harvey Green who brings the ball under control. Harvey Green lofts in a cross ball towards Jose Javier Santos. Jose Javier Santos jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
77.36
Southampton have made 3 substitutions with Jean Pierre Maharzi replacing Fabrizio Zitolo, Thomas Helmer replacing Leon Polheim and David Elliott replacing Jonas Vogel .
79.20
Jakob Helmer flicks a high ball forward to Julian Gento who takes it down. Julian Gento surges forward with the ball. Julian Gento hits a low pass to Clive Hughes. Clive Hughes side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
83.49
Terry Tolley deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mariano Appoloni. Mariano Appoloni flicks a high pass forward. Darren Pearce controls it well on his chest. Darren Pearce threads a neat, attacking ball through to Steve Charlton. Steve Charlton makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Evans Santoni gets down and covers it.
84.42
Sebastian Lorenzo makes an attacking run forward. Sebastian Lorenzo shoots from long range. It curls slightly but Omer Brooking manages to gather it.
87.59
Darren Pearce threads a neat ball through to Julian Gento. Julian Gento finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Norwich City

Southampton
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
5
4
Shots off Target
8
6
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
59.2%
40.8%
Play Area
25.4%
45.1%
29.6%

Scorers
Clive Hughes 79
Jonas Vogel 66
Jose Javier Santos 72

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jose Javier Santos of Southampton

Match Ratings
1.Omer Brooking (GK)
6
2.Ian Grantt (DEF)
6
3.Terry Tolley (DEF)
6
4.Jakob Helmer (DEF)
6
5.Toni Laigle (MID)
6
6.Arno Hässler (MID)
6
7.Mariano Appoloni (MID)
7
8.Julian Gento (MID)
7
9.Clive Hughes (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Darren Pearce (ATT)
6
11.Steve Charlton (ATT)
6
 
12.Arthur Christie (GK)
0
13.Brendan Ball (MID)
0
14.Enzo Cristante (DEF)
0

1.Evans Santoni (GK)
7
2.Marvin Hibbs (DEF)
6
3.Arco Engelaar (DEF)
5
4.Fabrizio Zitolo (DEF)
6
5.Eoin Vieira (DEF)
6
6.Sebastian Lorenzo (MID)
7
7.Jose Javier Santos (MID)goal scored
9
8.Leon Polheim (ATT)
6
9.Harvey Green (MID)
7
10.Darren Midgley (ATT)
6
11.Jonas Vogel (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Jean Pierre Maharzi (DEF)
6
13.Thomas Helmer (MID)
6
14.David Elliott (ATT)
6