Match Report
| Grimsby Town | Grimsby Town |  |  | Southampton | Southampton | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Liam Seaman | L. Seaman |  | 71 | G |  | 1 | | G | 47 | | Thierry Lofthouse | T. Lofthouse | |||||||||
| Stuart Riza | S. Riza | | 67 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 52 | | Ian Harley | I. Harley | |||||||||
| Robert Jeffers | R. Jeffers | | 63 | D | | 3 | | D | 51 | | Darius Neville | D. Neville | |||||||||
| Wes Drake | W. Drake | | 56 | D | | 4 | | D | 50 | | Isaiah Galli | I. Galli | |||||||||
| Martin Dodd | M. Dodd | | 54 | D | | 5 | | D | 42 | | John Holloway | J. Holloway | |||||||||
| Terry Lua-Lua | T. Lua-Lua | | 61 | M | | 6 | | M | 56 | | Stephen Best | S. Best | |||||||||
| Jacob Cooke | J. Cooke | | 56 | M | | 7 | | M | 54 | | Ross Lawrence | R. Lawrence | |||||||||
| Mervin Plowright | M. Plowright | | 56 | M | | 8 | | M | 50 | | Stanley Monk | S. Monk | |||||||||
| Hugo Okocha | H. Okocha |  | 56 | M | | 9 | | A | 71 | | Leon Youds | L. Youds | |||||||||
| Ledley Deane | L. Deane | | 73 | A | | 10 | | A | 47 | | Oleg Chadwick | O. Chadwick | |||||||||
| Jamie Brooking | J. Brooking | | 54 | A | | 11 | | A | 38 | | Chris Eustace | C. Eustace | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Blundell Park where Grimsby Town play host to Southampton. A crowd of 4,729 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Grimsby Town are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Southampton appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Grimsby Town are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Southampton appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Grimsby Town kicking off!
2.17
0-0Mervin Plowright threads the ball through to Ledley Deane. Ledley Deane knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
6.38
0-0Robert Jeffers catches Leon Youds on the ankles. Robert Jeffers is given a warning by the referee! Leon Youds grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
9.58
Jacob Cooke clumsily knocks into Ross Lawrence. The referee calls over Jacob Cooke and shows him a yellow card! Ross Lawrence grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
14.53
0-0Mervin Plowright makes a probing pass to Jamie Brooking. Jamie Brooking goes all the way! Jamie Brooking cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
16.21
Terry Lua-Lua chips the ball to his team mate, Jamie Brooking. Jamie Brooking goes all the way! Jamie Brooking takes a shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
22.58
Ross Lawrence controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Oleg Chadwick. Oleg Chadwick knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Liam Seaman who gathers it comfortably.
27.29
Jacob Cooke kicks a strong pass forward to Jamie Brooking. Jamie Brooking lofts in a cross ball towards Ledley Deane. Ledley Deane connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
33.35
Ross Lawrence passes the ball forward to Chris Eustace. Chris Eustace tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
38.56
Stuart Riza flicks the ball to his team mate, Jacob Cooke. Jacob Cooke kicks a strong pass forward to Ledley Deane. Ledley Deane shoots from long range but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Southampton get the second half underway!
47.02
Darius Neville threads the ball through to Stanley Monk. Stanley Monk kicks a strong pass forward to Oleg Chadwick. Oleg Chadwick controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
48.49
Hugo Okocha controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jamie Brooking. Jamie Brooking shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
53.37
Stephen Best knocks the ball to his team mate, Oleg Chadwick. Oleg Chadwick knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Liam Seaman who gathers it comfortably.
54.50
0-0Stanley Monk clumsily knocks into Jacob Cooke. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jacob Cooke hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
55.39
Terry Lua-Lua deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ledley Deane. Ledley Deane goes all the way! Ledley Deane cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
57.27
1-0Martin Dodd makes a probing pass to Jacob Cooke. Jacob Cooke makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ledley Deane. Ledley Deane shoots from outside the area which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
65.28
Stanley Monk threads the ball through to Oleg Chadwick. Oleg Chadwick goes all the way! Oleg Chadwick shoots from just inside the box but he balloons it over the crossbar!
69.49
Isaiah Galli deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stephen Best. Stephen Best advances with the ball. Stephen Best whips in a cross ball towards Chris Eustace. Chris Eustace heads the ball goalwards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
71.20
Leon Youds barges into Robert Jeffers. Leon Youds is shown the yellow card! Robert Jeffers hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
84.34
Robert Jeffers makes a simple pass to Mervin Plowright. Mervin Plowright makes a simple pass to Ledley Deane. Ledley Deane knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
89.31
1-0Grimsby Town are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Southampton's defence.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
1
0
Shots off Target
6
4
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
57.3%
42.7%
Play Area
25.8%
46.1%
28.1%
Scorers
| Ledley Deane 57 |