Match Report
| Southampton | Southampton |  |  | Lincoln City | Lincoln City | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Thierry Lofthouse | T. Lofthouse |  | 47 | G |  | 1 | | G | 52 | | Nigel Jobson | N. Jobson | |||||||||
| Ian Harley | I. Harley | | 52 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 63 | | Alexander Smith | A. Smith | |||||||||
| Darius Neville | D. Neville | | 51 | D | | 3 | | D | 55 | | Jon Tiler | J. Tiler | |||||||||
| Isaiah Galli | I. Galli | | 50 | D | | 4 | | D | 52 | | Ashley Scholes | A. Scholes | |||||||||
| John Holloway | J. Holloway | | 42 | D | | 5 | | D | 50 | | Ross Vieira | R. Vieira | |||||||||
| Stephen Best | S. Best | | 56 | M | | 6 | | M | 58 | | John Gardner | J. Gardner | |||||||||
| Ross Lawrence | R. Lawrence | | 54 | M | | 7 | | M | 55 |  | Radu Ovidiu | R. Ovidiu | |||||||||
| Stanley Monk | S. Monk | | 50 | M | | 8 | | M | 52 | | Steve Bishop | S. Bishop | |||||||||
| Leon Youds | L. Youds | | 71 | A | | 9 | | A | 58 | | Darius Gray | D. Gray | |||||||||
| Oleg Chadwick | O. Chadwick | | 47 | A | | 10 | | A | 51 | | George Mckay | G. Mckay | |||||||||
| Chris Eustace | C. Eustace | | 38 | A | | 11 | | A | 40 | | Ralph Burbage | R. Burbage | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at St Marys Stadium where Southampton play host to Lincoln City. A crowd of 4,759 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Both Southampton and Lincoln City are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Southampton and Lincoln City are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Lincoln City get the match underway!
2.07
0-0Steve Bishop threads the ball through to Ralph Burbage. Ralph Burbage threads the ball through to George Mckay but he's offside!
4.44
0-0Ross Lawrence hacks Radu Ovidiu from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Radu Ovidiu grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
6.12
0-0Ashley Scholes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Steve Bishop. Steve Bishop makes a simple pass to Darius Gray. Darius Gray goes all the way! Darius Gray tries a spectacular strike but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
9.08
0-0John Gardner catches Stanley Monk on the ankles. The referee calls over John Gardner and warns him to calm down! Stanley Monk runs off the knock.
10.10
1-0Stanley Monk makes a probing pass to Leon Youds. Leon Youds shoots from long range. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
26.44
Isaiah Galli flicks the ball to his team mate, Stanley Monk. Stanley Monk deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Chris Eustace. Chris Eustace shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
27.47
1-0Ross Lawrence passes the ball forward to Chris Eustace. Chris Eustace shoots from long range but Nigel Jobson is on top of it.
32.42
Steve Bishop knocks the ball to his team mate, Darius Gray. Darius Gray finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Thierry Lofthouse manages to gather it comfortably.
34.35
1-0Jon Tiler barges into Oleg Chadwick. Jon Tiler is shown the yellow card! Oleg Chadwick runs off the knock.
36.55
Ross Lawrence kicks a strong pass forward to Chris Eustace. Chris Eustace lofts in a cross ball towards Oleg Chadwick. Oleg Chadwick is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Magnificent save by Nigel Jobson!
45.00
Isaiah Galli chips the ball to his team mate, Ross Lawrence. Ross Lawrence passes the ball forward to Oleg Chadwick. Oleg Chadwick makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Leon Youds but he's offside!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
Southampton start the second half!
53.09
Darius Neville makes a simple pass to Ross Lawrence. Ross Lawrence flicks the ball to his team mate, Oleg Chadwick. Oleg Chadwick goes all the way! Oleg Chadwick rockets a shot on goal. Nigel Jobson easily smothers it.
55.16
1-0Stephen Best kicks a strong pass forward to Oleg Chadwick. Oleg Chadwick knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Nigel Jobson who gathers it comfortably.
59.47
Darius Neville clumsily knocks into Darius Gray. The referee calls over Darius Neville and shows him a yellow card! Darius Gray stretches but gets up unharmed.
61.54
Ross Lawrence deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Leon Youds. Leon Youds plays a perfect one-two with Chris Eustace and rushes in on goal... Leon Youds tries a spectacular strike. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
67.18
Ross Lawrence makes a simple pass to Leon Youds. Leon Youds threads the ball through to Oleg Chadwick. Oleg Chadwick takes a shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
69.32
Darius Neville passes the ball forward to Ross Lawrence. Ross Lawrence makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Chris Eustace. Chris Eustace shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
83.43
2-0Southampton are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
84.01
Southampton are easily keeping Lincoln City at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
85.43
Stephen Best comes in with a late challenge on Steve Bishop. The referee calls over Stephen Best and warns him to calm down! Steve Bishop carries on, but is struggling a bit.
90.00
Ashley Scholes threads the ball through to Steve Bishop. Steve Bishop makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ralph Burbage. Ralph Burbage controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
5
1
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
1
3
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
60.5%
39.5%
Play Area
21%
49.4%
29.6%
Scorers
| Leon Youds 10, 62 |