Schniederlin Cetak Dua Gol Tentukan Kemenangan Southampton
Schniederlin Scored Twice as Southampton Came from Behind
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
London (B2B) - Dua gol dari Morgan Schneiderlin dan satu dari Graziano Pelle membuat Southampton menaklukkan West Ham 3-1 pada pertandingan Liga Primer Barclays Sabtu (30/8) di Upton Park, London.
West Ham sebenarnya sempat unggul atas Southampton, melalui sepakan Mark Noble pada menit ke-27. Namun, pada menit ke-45, Schneiderlin berhasil membuat kedudukan imbang menjadi 1-1.
Schneiderlin pun kembali menorehkan angka bagi Southampton di menit ke-69, sehingga kedudukan pun berbalik 2-1 untuk Southampton, seperti dilansir Yahoo Sports.
Gol ketiga bagi Southampton tercipta sekitar 14 menit kemudian oleh Graziano Pelle, yang sebelumnya sempat diganjar wasit kartu kuning pada menit ke-79.
Gol ketiga ini memicu penggemar dari tim tuan rumah terburu-buru menuju pintu keluar, untuk meninggalkan pertandingan, menyusul kekalahan tim mereka kedua kalinya selama seminggu ini.
Southampton, yang baru-baru ini memetik kemenangan di Millwall mengawali pertandingan kali ini dengan baik, melalui penampilan dua pemain mereka, Pelle and Shane Long, yang baru saja dibeli dari Hull.
London - Unsettled midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin scored twice to give Ronald Koeman his first win as Southampton coach with a 3-1 success at West Ham United in the Premier League on Saturday.
Schneiderlin hit out at Southampton after being denied a move to Tottenham Hotspur earlier this month, but the 24-year-old France international showed his worth with a brace of goals at Upton Park.
Southampton had fallen behind to a deflected Mark Noble strike in the 27th minute, but Schneiderlin scored either side of half-time before Graziano Pelle claimed his first league goal for the south-coast club with seven minutes to play.
It was Southampton´s first away win over West Ham since December 2002 and prevented the east London side from bouncing back after their mid-week loss on penalties to third-tier Sheffield United in the League Cup.
While West Ham were unchanged from the team that won 3-1 at Crystal Palace last weekend, there was a new face on the pitch shortly before kick-off as Alex Song, who has signed on loan from Barcelona, was introduced to the crowd.
Koeman made three changes to the team that had overcome Millwall 2-0 in the League Cup, with Schneiderlin and new signings Dusan Tadic and Ryan Bertrand coming into the starting line-up.
West Ham took the lead with a goal that Koeman will not enjoy watching again.
