Southampton 1-2 Manchester United – Match Recap – FA Cup – 29 January 2011

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Manchester United defeated Southampton 2-1 in the English FA Cup 4th round on Saturday, January 29, 2011.

Southampton 1-2 Manchester United Recap

The Red Devils recovered from a poor first half to beat Southampton and move into the 5th round of the FA Cup.

Southampton would play a solid match and surprise by taking the lead in the 45th minute. Richard Chaplow would take a great first touch into the box and score with a shot past the goalkeeper. The home side led 1-0 heading into the second half.

Manchester United would make a few substitutions in the second half and play much better. Michael Owen scored in the 65th minute to make it 1-1 and Javier Hernandez made it 1-2 in the 75th minute. The quality of Man Utd was the difference in the second halfas Southampton struggled to get possession or clear cut chances.

The draw for the 5th round will take place tomorrow.

Southampton 1-2 Manchester United Match Stats

Scoring Summary

Southampton Manchester United
Richard Chaplow (45′) Michael Owen (65′)
Javier Hernández (75′)

Match Stats

Southampton                     Manchester United

13(6) Shots (on Goal) 11(6)
13 Fouls 6
5 Corner Kicks 3
2 Offsides 3
49% Time of Possession 51%
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
5 Saves 6


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2 Comments

  1. warqula wrote:

    great finish man united