Match Report
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Roots Hall where Southend United play host to Brighton and Hove Albion. A crowd of 2,510 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
Southend United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Brighton and Hove Albion appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Southend United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Brighton and Hove Albion appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Brighton and Hove Albion kick off!
6.29
0-0Ruel Beattie deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Carlton Matthews. Carlton Matthews knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
9.11
0-0Nigel Unsworth barges into Marco Siroti. Nigel Unsworth is given a warning by the referee! Marco Siroti hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
15.48
Ruel Beattie makes a simple pass to Carlton Matthews. Carlton Matthews knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Oleg Stamp who gathers it comfortably.
16.11
0-0Liam Mcgovern makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carlton Matthews. Carlton Matthews shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by Oleg Stamp!
20.54
0-1Craig Howey makes a beautiful solo run. Craig Howey sees space and advances. Craig Howey makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carlton Matthews. Carlton Matthews shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
24.38
0-1Liam Mcgovern flicks the ball to his team mate, Carlton Matthews. Carlton Matthews lofts in a cross ball towards Nicholas Mccann. Nicholas Mccann is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
27.25
0-1Wayne Armstrong kicks a strong pass forward to Martin Lawrence. Martin Lawrence kicks a strong pass forward to Nigel Unsworth but the referee indicates it's offside!
30.45
Liam Anderton flicks the ball to his team mate, Stan Sharpe. Stan Sharpe whips in a cross ball towards Martin Lawrence. Martin Lawrence directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
38.54
Robert Higginbotham chips the ball to his team mate, Nicholas Mccann. Nicholas Mccann goes all the way! Nicholas Mccann takes a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
42.02
Craig Howey chips the ball to his team mate, Paul Edghill. Paul Edghill makes a probing pass to Carlton Matthews. Carlton Matthews kicks a strong pass forward to Nicholas Mccann but the referee indicates it's offside!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
Southend United kick off!
51.58
0-2Southend United are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
55.21
Robert Higginbotham makes a probing pass to Carlton Matthews. Carlton Matthews plays a perfect one-two with Nicholas Mccann and rushes in on goal... Carlton Matthews rockets a shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
59.24
Liam Mcgovern knocks the ball to his team mate, Nicholas Mccann. Nicholas Mccann plays a perfect one-two with Carlton Matthews and rushes in on goal... Nicholas Mccann rockets a shot on goal. It's miles wide!
61.57
Lomano Riza advances with the ball. Lomano Riza knocks the ball forward to Nigel Unsworth. Nigel Unsworth shoots from distance but it is miles over!
63.12
Mervin Owen kicks a strong pass forward to Liam Anderton. Liam Anderton controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Martin Lawrence. Martin Lawrence deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stan Sharpe. Stan Sharpe rockets a shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
65.06
Greg Sinclair knocks the ball forward to Martin Lawrence. Martin Lawrence knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Simon Cottee who gathers it comfortably.
66.22
Paul Edghill chips the ball to his team mate, Nicholas Mccann. Nicholas Mccann lofts in a cross ball towards Carlton Matthews. Carlton Matthews directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's there!! Oleg Stamp has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
72.20
Robert Allman makes a simple pass to Liam Anderton. Liam Anderton makes a simple pass to Nigel Unsworth. Nigel Unsworth goes all the way! Nigel Unsworth takes a shot at goal but it flies wide!
75.28
Wayne Armstrong makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stan Sharpe. Stan Sharpe lofts in a cross ball towards Martin Lawrence. Martin Lawrence is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's there!! Simon Cottee has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
81.42
1-3Nicholas Mccann barges into Robert Allman. Nicholas Mccann is shown the yellow card! Robert Allman hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
87.32
Ruel Beattie knocks the ball to his team mate, Nicholas Mccann. Nicholas Mccann plays a perfect one-two with Carlton Matthews and rushes in on goal... Nicholas Mccann rockets a shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
1
4
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
1
3
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
32.5%
67.5%
Play Area
32.5%
45.5%
22.1%
Scorers
| Martin Lawrence 75 | Carlton Matthews 21, 66 Nicholas Mccann 39 |