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01/03/2031, St Marys Stadium, Southampton, England
Championship, English Football League
Southampton Vs Tranmere Rovers

Southampton play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: D Irwin (GK) , D Cummins (CB) , M Doherty (CB) , J Neagle (CB) , D McClellan (RB) , R Sealy (LB) , M McClintock (CDM) , B McCrory (CAM) , O Kareem (RM) , B Dunning (LM) , B Shirer (ST) And the subs are: R Hamilton (CB) , G Hanna (CB) , J Evans (CM) , M Antonelli (CM) , M Bate (ST)

Tranmere Rovers play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: M Burton (GK) , J Hastie (CB) , P Mellas (CB) , J Lindsay (CB) , E McClymonds (RB) , G Glover (LB) , D McGuinness (CDM) , J Connolly (CAM) , S McCambridge (RM) , N Tracey (LM) , G MacCormack (ST) And the subs are: A Beattie (CB) , M Byrnes (CB) , B Ross (CM) , R Ormond (CM) , B Richards (ST)
Welcome to St Marys Stadium in Southampton, England where Southampton will face Tranmere Rovers.  This is a league fixture taking place in the Championship, English Football League.  The attendance is 32000.

1' - Southampton kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

4' - Marcus McClintock slides the ball to Mark Doherty.  Mark Doherty plays a short pass to Dominic McClellan.  Dominic McClellan sees Owen Kareem making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Owen Kareem is able to control the ball.  Owen Kareem looks to shoot the ball into the top of the net...but the shot is parried by Martin Burton!  Edward McClymonds gets to the ball first and clears.

5' - Marcus McClintock sees Bryan Shirer making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

7' - Davie McGuinness chips a long ball to Joseph Connolly.  Joseph Connolly speeds past Marcus McClintock.  

8' - Joseph Connolly sees a run from Neil Tracey.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Neil Tracey is able to control the ball.  Neil Tracey looks to strike the ball into the corner of the net...but the keeper dives and manages to stop the shot!  

11' - David Irwin chips a long ball to Brandon McCrory.  Brandon McCrory plays a short pass to Bryan Dunning.  Bryan Dunning looks to shoot from distance into the corner of the net...but its wide!

12' - Martin Burton sees a run from Gordon MacCormack.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Gordon MacCormack has strayed offside!  

14' - Brandon McCrory passes a long ball to Marcus McClintock.  Marcus McClintock runs with the ball, beating Davie McGuinness.  

16' - Marcus McClintock tries to strike a long range shot into the top of the net...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

18' - Martin Burton spots a run from Sam McCambridge.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Sam McCambridge takes the ball.  Sam McCambridge looks to strike the ball into the corner of the net...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

21' - David Irwin slides the ball to Jonny Neagle.  Jonny Neagle spots a run from Bryan Dunning.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Bryan Dunning is able to control the ball.  Bryan Dunning looks to place the ball past the keeper...and Bryan Dunning scores!  That's a brilliant goal from the Southampton player!  The ball flew past the helpless goalkeeper!

21' - Tranmere Rovers kick the ball off for the restart.  

28' - Jim Lindsay finds Geoff Glover with a long ball.  Geoff Glover sees Neil Tracey making a run.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

31' - Brandon McCrory finds Dominic McClellan with a long pass.  Dominic McClellan spots a run from Owen Kareem.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Owen Kareem takes the ball.  Owen Kareem tries to hit the ball past the keeper...but the shot goes wide!

32' - Martin Burton sees a run from Davie McGuinness.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Davie McGuinness is able to control the ball.  Davie McGuinness tries to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...but the shot goes wide!

38' - David Irwin passes to David Cummins.  David Cummins sees a run from Bryan Shirer.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, and Bryan Shirer runs on to the ball.  Bryan Shirer reaches the byline and attempts a cutback, but the ball does not reach its target and goes loose! Davie McGuinness passes a long ball to Patrick Mellas.  Mark Doherty tackles Patrick Mellas and takes possession.  

41' - Patrick Mellas successfully tackles Mark Doherty and takes possession.  Patrick Mellas passes a long ball to Joseph Connolly.  Joseph Connolly uses his pace to beat Rob Sealy.  

41' - Joseph Connolly crosses the ball, but opposing player David Cummins takes possession.  

43' - Gordon MacCormack successfully tackles David Cummins and gains possession for his team.  Tranmere Rovers try to launch a quick counter attack.  Gordon MacCormack spots a run from Joseph Connolly.  He attempts a quick throughball, but Joseph Connolly is caught offside!  

45' - Brandon McCrory plays the ball to Jonny Neagle.  Jonny Neagle spots a run from Owen Kareem.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Owen Kareem takes the ball.  Owen Kareem looks to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...but the shot goes wide!

45' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

46' - Tranmere Rovers kick the ball off for the start of the second half.  

52' - Patrick Mellas plays the ball to Joseph Connolly.  Joseph Connolly plays a short pass to Jim Lindsay.  Jim Lindsay plays a long pass to John Hastie.  Jonny Neagle successfully tackles John Hastie and gains possession for his team.  Joseph Connolly dispossesses Jonny Neagle and takes possession.  Joseph Connolly spots a run from Gordon MacCormack.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Gordon MacCormack takes the ball.  Gordon MacCormack tries to cutback, but the ball does not reach its target and goes loose! David Cummins finds Marcus McClintock with a long ball.  Davie McGuinness tackles Marcus McClintock and takes the ball.  

53' - Davie McGuinness sees Gordon MacCormack making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

58' - Marcus McClintock dispossesses Joseph Connolly and the ball goes loose.  Edward McClymonds tackles Owen Kareem and the ball goes loose.  Bryan Shirer sees a run from Bryan Dunning.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, but Bryan Dunning has strayed offside!  

64' - Dominic McClellan sees Bryan Dunning making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but Bryan Dunning has strayed offside!  

65' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Rob Sealy is going to be taken off.  Greg Hanna is going to be brought on.  

76' - Brandon McCrory uses his pace to beat Joseph Connolly.  

78' - Brandon McCrory sees a run from Bryan Shirer.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Bryan Shirer runs on to the ball.  Bryan Shirer shoots...but Martin Burton stops the shot!  He can't hold it though...Joseph Connolly manages to clear the ball for the defending team.

78' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Patrick Mellas will come off.  Adam Beattie joins the game from the bench.  

79' - There is going to be a subsitution.  David Cummins will come off.  Rob Hamilton is brought on from the bench.  

79' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Gordon MacCormack is going to be taken off.  Ben Richards is going to be brought on.  

80' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Marcus McClintock will come off.  Marc Antonelli is brought on from the bench.  

80' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Sam McCambridge will come off.  Rory Ormond is brought on from the bench.  

81' - Brandon McCrory shoots from outside the area towards goal...and Brandon McCrory scores!  That's a beautiful goal from the Southampton player!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but couldn't stop the shot!

81' - Tranmere Rovers kick the ball off for the restart.  

86' - Davie McGuinness tackles Marc Antonelli and takes possession.  Tranmere Rovers try to launch a quick counter attack.  Davie McGuinness looks to hit a long range shot past the keeper...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

87' - David Irwin sees a run from Bryan Shirer.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Bryan Shirer has strayed offside!  

90' - John Hastie successfully tackles Brandon McCrory and takes the ball.  John Hastie chips a long ball to Joseph Connolly.  Joseph Connolly attempts to use his skills to beat Dominic McClellan, and manages to skip past his opponent!  

91' - Joseph Connolly looks to strike a long range shot into the top of the net...but the shot is parried by David Irwin!  Davie McGuinness gets to the ball first...Davie McGuinness shoots towards goal...and its in! It's a lovely goal from Davie McGuinness for Tranmere Rovers!  The ball bounced off the post and into the net!



The match has ended Southampton 2 - 1 Tranmere Rovers.