ITunes Match - iPhone Size??

Wondered if you guys could give me some advice...
iTunes Match is all set up on my Macbook as I am trying to make my music library available when Im around the house... For Example - I have 200g of music on my computer, I would like this available on my iPhone when its plugged into my bose system downstairs...
Thought iTunes Match was the way forward but I think my iPhone is downloaded the songs available and taking up iPhone storage space? is this correct??? If so then iTunes Match isnt the solution and back to the drawing board i go having wasted £21 :-)
HELP..

Match will work for you, when you select play it will access whatevere is selected and download it, as the iPhone fills up it will delete songs to make space based on last played date. Thus all 200GB are "available" but only a subset is actually on the phone at any one time.
Home sharing works as well but with iTM you can also be in Starbucks (or insert favourite cafe with free WiFi here) and get the same effect :-)
Regards,
Shawn

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