Wow, that was quite a reaction to that worst match ever I just mentioned - Norwich just set what I think is my own record for CCCs, 10 + 4 half. Final score 3-2. It was so daft I think I'll write them up:
1: Charlie Austin, heading for a second consecutive Golden Shoe, misses a penalty.
2: Dithering on the ball sees Lascelles at CB robbed by Howson. Penalty area pinball ensures in which Rasmus Falk stabs the ball straight at the goalie from six yards.
With Norwich completely dominant, and a few half chances missed on top, Southampton inevitably score with a simple ball over the top for Hans Seferovic. 0-1.
3: Austin loses his marker, collects a floated cross from Tom Ince and stabs home. 1-1 almost from kickoff.
4: More penalty area pinball, and this time Falk has space to finish. 2-1.
5: Corner, Dória powers a free header over the bar.
6: Some beautiful tiki-tractor, a 12-pass move involving the entire team except GK, RB and RW, ends with Ince, all alone in the inside-left channel, almost taking the side netting off when it was begging to be passed into the far corner. Probably the goal that never was of the season.
7: See 5.
8: An overload down the right sees a ball floated to Ince, all alone at the left byline. He cuts it back superbly for Falk to sweep in. 3-1 and at last the game is safe.
Falk is then robbed at the edge of the Southampton area, and they storm forward to pull one back. 3-2.
9: Austin, back to goal, reverses to Karim Aït Fana in the inside-right channel, who fails to take a touch and drills it wide with his weaker right foot.
10: Austin is allowed to take a corner down at the near post. His shot is blasted straight at the keeper, Aït Fana does the same with the rebound, and Austin does the same with
that rebound, after which it finally bounces out for another corner. Less penalty area pinball, more keeper assault and battery. We could have killed the lad!
That corner is floated in and it's finally full-time.
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