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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 32 (setup 1, season 31)
Walsall
v.
Southampton
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
9
Overall form:
Home form:
Darren KEET16Josip POSAVEC
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
7
Overall form:
Home form:
Kévin THÉOPHILE-CATHERINE2Alex FERRARI
Martin OLSSON3Dominique HEINTZ
Francisco Javier García Fernández, JAVI GARCÍA4FERNANDO Lucas Martins
Iván Rodrigo PIRIS Leguizamón75Martin HINTEREGGER
Jorge PULIDO Mayoral766Lucas Cavalcante Silva Afonso, LUCÃO
Nabil BENTALEB776MARCOS GUILHERME de Almeida Santos Matos
Edimilson FERNANDES787Cristian David PAVÓN
Marouane CHAMAKH79Enzo CRIVELLI
Solomon MARCH106Marco VAN GINKEL
Alejandro POZUELO Melero6117Luis Fernando MURIEL Fruto
Manager
Maxime LESTIENNE12Thomas GRØGAARD
Matthew PENNINGTON13Paul BERNARDONI
Stefano SABELLI614Ionut Daniel SERBAN
James McCARTHY15Kortney HAUSE
Pietro PERDICHIZZI16Alberto GRASSI

Walsall 0 Southampton 2
(Half-time: 0-1, Attendance: 29,933, Stadium: Bescot, Referee: Paul MUSSELWHITE 7½)
Scorers36 Ferrari, 59 Crivelli
80 Pulido <=> SabelliSubstitutions
Sendings off
28 Fernandes, 48 PozueloBookings
3Corners2
16Fouls3
5Offsides5
4Shots on5
6Shots off11
10Total shots16
4Shots saved3
49%Possession51%
Man of the match: Kévin THÉOPHILE-CATHERINE
7FERNANDES ran onto a wonderful ball from BENTALEB but pulled his shot wide of the righthand post.
8An inswinging corner was flicked into the arms of the Walsall 'keeper by MURIEL.
12FERNANDES headed wide.
21A useful ball from FERRARI on the left bobbled toward PAVÓN who scuffed his shot wide.
25Uncertainty in the Walsall defence enabled CRIVELLI to thump an effort just beyond the far post.
28FERNANDES booked.
30A cross from MARCOS GUILHERME left FERRARI in plenty of space but he snapped at his shot.
32CRIVELLI beat BENTALEB and fired the ball to VAN GINKEL who toe-poked his shot wide.
36GOAL!! Unlucky VAN GINKEL hit the post before FERRARI rifled the ball into the net as PULIDO failed to clear. (1-0 Southampton)
37POZUELO made space on the left and pulled the ball to CHAMAKH who fired the ball over.
40A penalty box scramble resulted in MARCH tapping the ball over.
 
48POZUELO booked for a late challenge.
54A corner found MURIEL who turned the ball wide.
59GOAL!! A refined set-piece enabled CRIVELLI to slide the ball into the back of the net. (2-0 Southampton)
65The stunned Walsall 'keeper was a mere bystander as a backpass from PIRIS fell just wide.
76A drive from CHAMAKH seemed a certain goal but POSAVEC managed to palm the ball clear.
78A free-kick from HINTEREGGER went just beyond the far post.
79OLSSON flicked an easy chance past the far post.
80PAVÓN was put clear by MURIEL and he turned KEET but struck his shot wide.
81JAVI GARCÍA's shot beat the Southampton 'keeper but rebounded off the Southampton woodwork.
85A tame shot from PAVÓN rolled agonisingly wide.
89PAVÓN fired a left foot shot over from thirty yards out.