Southampton and Newcastle United had to confront each other on Sunday with a point-sharing.The team of Rafael Benítez came two times ahead, but the Saints, with Virgil van Dijk in the base and Wesley Hoedt on the bench, showed resilience and came along via two goals of Manolo Gabbiadini: 2-2.The depot keeps both clubs stuck in the middle of the Premier League.
It was Dusan Tadic who was the most dangerous man on Southampton’s side in the opening phase.The ex-player of FC Twente had a good opportunity to open the score, but the attempt of the Serbian player had a few centimetres about the bar.On the other hand, however, Isaac Hayden did make a goal: after clumsy defence of Van Dijk, the midfielder could pass from the edge of the sixteen-metre Fraser Forster, who was standing on the wrong foot.The home team tried to reach the same level via Van Dijk and Tadic, but had to go to the dressing room with a delay of 0-1.
Just after the rest, Gabbiadini made sure that the uniformer would be able to control a long ball from backwards, keep the opponent away from the ball for a long period of time, dribble towards the centre of the penalty area, and shoot Rob Elliot with a hidden shot.Two minutes later, Ayoze Pérez entered the 1-2 again: after a very successful attack by Newcastle, the Spaniard had to first recognize his several more in Forster, but his second attempt ended up in the far corner.
Then Southampton tried to force a second hit, but were the biggest opportunities for the Magpies, including Christian Atsu.However, it was Gabbiadini who shot the home plough again: Arbiter Kevin Friend saw an offense of Florian Lejeune in the penalty area, after which the Italian used the penalty in a powerful way.Subsequently, both teams created few big chances and after ninety minutes of playing the 2-2 stand on the scoreboard.
A correct draw?
