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Boruc save earns Saints point
5:43pm Saturday 9th March 2013 in Sport
Boruc save earns Saints point
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Artur Boruc made an injury time penalty save to ensure Saints bagged a deserved point in a 0-0 draw at Norwich.
In truth it was a game Saints should have won given their dominance for pretty much the full 90 minutes.
But in the end they were grateful to Boruc’s full length save from Grant Holt to bag a point after Mark Clattenburg awarded a late penalty for a foul by Luke Shaw that was hotly contested by a furious Saints staff.
With heavy rain before kick-off being followed by sleet it was a scrappy match at times but one Saints generally dominated.
Saints skipper Adam Lallana blasted over when in front of an open goal, while Japan defender Maya Yoshida made vital blocks to prevent Holt and Robert Snodgrass scoring.
There was late drama, though, as Luke Shaw was ruled to have pushed over Holt just inside the penalty area, as referee Mark Clattenburg pointed to the spot after consulting with his assistant.
Southampton, though, felt justice was served as Artur Boruc produced a decent stop down to his left to secure a well-deserved share of the points for the visitors.
The terrible conditions made for testing control from both teams during the opening exchanges as the ball whizzed across the saturated surface.
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It was difficult for players to keep their footing, with Holt shown a yellow card on 16 minutes after sliding through on Morgan Schneiderlin.
Southampton created the first decent opening when a low centre from Schneiderlin was beaten away by Norwich keeper Mark Bunn, who then tipped over Adam Lallana's rising 20-yard drive.
Norwich - who beat Everton here with two late goals a fortnight ago - were struggling to get hold of the ball in midfield as the visitors continued to press.
When right-back Russell Martin did get forward and float in a teasing ball through the penalty area, goalkeeper Boruc got there ahead of Kei Kamara, making his first start since a loan move from Kansas City.
Southampton broke quickly on 28 minutes through Rickie Lambert and his onward pass found Gaston Ramirez in space at the edge of the Norwich penalty area, but his attempted chip was palmed out by Bunn as Javier Garrido mopped up the loose ball.
At the other end, Snodgrass whipped in a 25-yard free-kick, which Boruc fisted away.
Norwich were forced into a change nine minutes before the break when Anthony Pilkington hobbled off with a hamstring injury, replaced by Wes Hoolahan.
Holt was just unable to get on the end of a low cross from Snodgrass which flew through the Southampton six-yard box.
The visitors had a golden chance to take the lead at the start of the second half.
Jay Rodriguez burst down the left and cut into the penalty area. His cross was cleared by Sebastien Bassong, but the ball fell to Lallana some 12 yards out.
However, with the goal at his mercy, the Southampton skipper could only blaze the ball high into the Barclay End.
The pace of the match intensified as Japan defender Yoshida produced a superb block to prevent Holt getting on the end of Snodgrass' cross after a great knockdown by Kamara.
Rodriguez' snapshot was then beaten away by Bunn and Lambert fired the rebound over.
At the other end, Snodgrass was played in by Hoolahan, but the ball ran away from the Scotland international as he went around the goalkeeper, which allowed Yoshida to hack clear.
Midfielder James Ward-Prowse came on for Lallana as Southampton looked to freshen things up for the closing stages, before Norwich sent on January signing Luciano Becchio for Kamara.
There was late drama as Shaw's nudge on Holt saw Clattenburg give a penalty - which resulted in a mass confrontation between the players with substitute Jason Puncheon booked.
Holt scored an injury-time winner against Everton a fortnight ago, but there was to be no repeat as Boruc guessed right and earned Southampton a draw.
Comments(21)
DisplacedFan
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5:46pm Sat 9 Mar 13
Little Hitler
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5:47pm Sat 9 Mar 13
1. We're now 4 points ahead of the bottom 3; and
2. The weather was abysmal.
I get the feeling we'll really relish the Liverpool game, a repeat of our Man City performance would be very welcome.
Oh and wrong AGAIN "Lawro" you knobber!
RedArmy1
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7:11pm Sat 9 Mar 13
WE ARE SOUTHAMPTON.
RED ARMY 2013.
WE RULE THE SOUTH
WE HATE POMPEY ....
Lookout doomed reading we will be ready to knock you out of this League.
Crossley Place Saint
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7:48pm Sat 9 Mar 13
Fantastic save by Boruc to rescue us a point, but we must recognise that this has not been a good day. We have gained 1 point on Reading but 2 points worse off against both Villa and QPR. At least Wigan's win was not a League game. This relegation battle will go down to the wire!!
Simmo13
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8:10pm Sat 9 Mar 13
Crossley Place Saint wrote:Yes but Wigans game in hand is away to Man City so its not as bad as we think !
Enjoyed the game, though the weather was not good!! Now resting up in Norwich hotel room before an evening out.
Fantastic save by Boruc to rescue us a point, but we must recognise that this has not been a good day. We have gained 1 point on Reading but 2 points worse off against both Villa and QPR. At least Wigan's win was not a League game. This relegation battle will go down to the wire!!
OSPREYSAINT
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8:19pm Sat 9 Mar 13
batesieboy
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8:25pm Sat 9 Mar 13
derek james
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10:05pm Sat 9 Mar 13
DisplacedFan wrote:there's no name for the author but it would be reasonable to assume the de buy the rights to use the same report as the dm
This is a cut and paste from the Daily Mail story.
MGRA
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11:09pm Sat 9 Mar 13
SFCSaint
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12:30am Sun 10 Mar 13
SFCSaint
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12:32am Sun 10 Mar 13
MGRA wrote:15 shots to 3 in our favour? if thats not dominating then what is?
sorry but we are not far superior to these teams we are not beating. We are not dominating either. Football has to be judged on its entirety and not just the pretty bits. We are not carving out enough clear cut opportunities and the chances we are missing simply mean we are not as clinical as we need to be. We need a goal poacher.... its really as simple as that I think. Still think we will stay up but there is something missing.
Philip of Romsey
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2:21am Sun 10 Mar 13
The reporter writes: "Southampton, though, felt justice was served as Artur Boruc produced a decent stop down to his left to secure a well-deserved share of the points for the visitors."
Look at the photograph ... Boruc goes high to his right!
loadcee
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7:47am Sun 10 Mar 13
Stroppy_gramps
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9:42am Sun 10 Mar 13
It's all very well having the majority of shots on target but we need some in the back of the net.
I said I would be happy with a point and I am - but we need a win under our belts soon otherwise the end of the season is going to get very exciting.
Folkestone Saint
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11:22am Sun 10 Mar 13
SFCSaint wrote:Don't feed the attention seeking troll
MGRA wrote:15 shots to 3 in our favour? if thats not dominating then what is?
sorry but we are not far superior to these teams we are not beating. We are not dominating either. Football has to be judged on its entirety and not just the pretty bits. We are not carving out enough clear cut opportunities and the chances we are missing simply mean we are not as clinical as we need to be. We need a goal poacher.... its really as simple as that I think. Still think we will stay up but there is something missing.
El Santo
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11:57am Sun 10 Mar 13
RedArmy1 wrote:Well, the good news it that we now have a goalkeeper, and that debate is over!
SUPER BORUC MADE SAINTS THAT LITTLE BIT MORE SAFE TODAY !!!
WE ARE SOUTHAMPTON.
RED ARMY 2013.
WE RULE THE SOUTH
WE HATE POMPEY ....
Lookout doomed reading we will be ready to knock you out of this League.
Let's now focus on scoring goals again, like before...
Does anyone else miss Puncheon? The guy was in sweet form and now seems to be a "waste time" substitute.
saintysaintsaint
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3:25pm Sun 10 Mar 13
SFCSaint
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5:04pm Sun 10 Mar 13
Block 34
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9:04pm Sun 10 Mar 13
RedArmy1 wrote:I don't hate Pompey
SUPER BORUC MADE SAINTS THAT LITTLE BIT MORE SAFE TODAY !!!
WE ARE SOUTHAMPTON.
RED ARMY 2013.
WE RULE THE SOUTH
WE HATE POMPEY ....
Lookout doomed reading we will be ready to knock you out of this League.
I do support Saints though...
MiltonRoad
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9:03pm Mon 11 Mar 13
batesieboy wrote:What is missing is Nigel Adkins. We would have been safe by now if it wasn't for the ridiculous decision to replace him. We scored plenty of goals when he was in charge and fixed the problems at the back. The sad fact is that apart from Man City (who didn't turn up!) our form and results have gone backwards since NA left. An inconvenient but indisputable fact for all those that think NC can do no wrong!
I watched the whole game intently. We were far superior to Norwich. (3 chances Norwich-14 Southampton at the 82nd minute according to TV) and 40-60% possession in our favour. I thought Clattenburg had got over his favouritism of the first half, until he gave the non-penalty. Silly little man.How Saints are not in mid-table is our own silly fault for letting teams off, and allowing people like Clattenburg have the final say.(Except in this instance, Boruc did. Well done mate!!)
warrens 76 says...
5:46pm Sat 9 Mar 13
Footnote: we did not concede,,,,