Match Report
| Southampton | Southampton |  |  | Charlton Athletic | Charlton Athletic | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Marc Banks | M. Banks |  | 51 | G |  | 1 | | G | 48 | | Darren Mortensen | D. Mortensen | |||||||||
| Anton Nordwald | A. Nordwald |  | 56 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 53 | | Matt Luzhny | M. Luzhny | |||||||||
| Leon Goldberg | L. Goldberg | | 52 | D | | 3 | | D | 52 |  | Roel Dassen | R. Dassen | |||||||||
| Andy Best | A. Best | | 52 | D | | 4 | | D | 46 | | Sol Serrant | S. Serrant | |||||||||
| Teddy Williamson | T. Williamson | | 53 | M | | 5 | | D | 44 | | Damien Tiler | D. Tiler | |||||||||
| Mervin Cooper | M. Cooper | | 49 | M | | 6 | | M | 64 | | Syd Lawrence | S. Lawrence | |||||||||
| Henry Cutler | H. Cutler | | 47 | M | | 7 | | M | 49 | | George Cort | G. Cort | |||||||||
| Yori Nakajima | Y. Nakajima |  | 41 | M | | 8 | | M | 48 | | Simon Thompson | S. Thompson | |||||||||
| Joao Castro | J. Castro |  | 50 | A | | 9 | | A | 46 | | Duncan Plowright | D. Plowright | |||||||||
| David Simonsen | D. Simonsen | | 49 | A | | 10 | | A | 45 | | Syd Hurst | S. Hurst | |||||||||
| Del Batty | D. Batty | | 49 | A | | 11 | | A | 43 | | James Atherton | J. Atherton | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at St Marys Stadium where Southampton play host to Charlton Athletic. A crowd of 4,802 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Southampton are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Charlton Athletic appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Southampton are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Charlton Athletic appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Southampton start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.53
0-0Yori Nakajima deftly passes the ball to his team mate, David Simonsen. David Simonsen finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
4.18
0-0George Cort threads the ball through to James Atherton. James Atherton knocks the ball forward to Duncan Plowright but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
6.40
Mervin Cooper chips the ball to his team mate, Joao Castro. Joao Castro lofts in a cross ball towards David Simonsen. David Simonsen is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
9.57
0-0Charlton Athletic are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Southampton's defence.
15.31
Henry Cutler knocks the ball forward to David Simonsen. David Simonsen tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
16.44
Leon Goldberg passes the ball forward to Mervin Cooper. Mervin Cooper deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Joao Castro. Joao Castro tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
22.50
0-0Roel Dassen makes a probing pass to Syd Lawrence. Syd Lawrence makes a beautiful solo run. Syd Lawrence plays a perfect one-two with James Atherton and rushes in on goal... Syd Lawrence tries a spectacular strike. Marc Banks easily smothers it.
26.29
Yori Nakajima controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, David Simonsen. David Simonsen finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Darren Mortensen!
32.30
34.20
Sol Serrant makes a simple pass to Syd Lawrence. Syd Lawrence controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Duncan Plowright. Duncan Plowright passes the ball forward but Syd Hurst is offside!
44.18
Matt Luzhny chips the ball to his team mate, George Cort. George Cort sees space and advances. George Cort deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Syd Hurst but the linesman indicates offside!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Charlton Athletic kick off!
48.03
0-0Simon Thompson clumsily knocks into Teddy Williamson. The referee calls over Simon Thompson and shows him a yellow card! Teddy Williamson runs off the knock.
51.53
Henry Cutler advances with the ball. Henry Cutler sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
53.22
Leon Goldberg kicks a strong pass forward to Henry Cutler. Henry Cutler makes a simple pass to Del Batty. Del Batty knocks in a cross ball towards Joao Castro. Joao Castro connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
57.52
Duncan Plowright comes in with a late challenge on Andy Best. The referee calls over Duncan Plowright and shows him a yellow card! Andy Best hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
59.35
Simon Thompson takes it forward alone. Simon Thompson plays a perfect one-two with Duncan Plowright and rushes in on goal... Simon Thompson shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
63.54
Syd Lawrence passes the ball forward to Duncan Plowright. Duncan Plowright goes all the way! Duncan Plowright shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
66.16
Andy Best threads the ball through to Teddy Williamson. Teddy Williamson sees space and advances. Teddy Williamson controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Darren Mortensen easily smothers it.
67.03
0-1Simon Thompson knocks the ball forward to James Atherton. James Atherton controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Duncan Plowright. Duncan Plowright makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
78.46
Syd Lawrence chips the ball to his team mate, Syd Hurst. Syd Hurst shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
79.05
Anton Nordwald flicks the ball to his team mate, Henry Cutler. Henry Cutler flicks the ball to his team mate, Joao Castro. Joao Castro shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
83.37
0-1Sol Serrant makes a simple pass to Syd Lawrence. Syd Lawrence chips the ball to his team mate, James Atherton. James Atherton knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Marc Banks who gathers it comfortably.
87.34
Teddy Williamson flicks the ball to his team mate, Del Batty. Del Batty shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
9
3
Offsides
2
4
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
53.9%
46.1%
Play Area
27%
44.9%
28.1%
Scorers