Match Report


Southend UnitedSouthend United     Ipswich TownIpswich Town
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Nigel ScowcroftN. Scowcroft64
G
1
G
54Ugo WalkerU. Walker
Matt LawtonM. Lawton52
D
2
D
66Ian WindassI. Windass
Jacob RankinJ. Rankin51
D
captain3
D
56Girolamo BaronchelliG. Baronchelli
Dean JacobsD. Jacobs48
D
4
D
55Simon TöpferS. Töpfer
Seth StampS. Stamp58
M
5captain
M
61Martin MurrayM. Murray
Jonathan JoachimJ. Joachim53
M
6
M
60Eric MatthäusE. Matthäus
Alfred UpsonA. Upson52
M
7
M
60Yacine MaddourY. Maddour
Mike MossM. Moss51
M
8
M
52Adam BowerA. Bower
Darren HenryD. Henry58
A
9
A
64Nicolas DuranN. Duran
Mirko SerenaM. Serena53
A
10
A
50Duncan NichollsD. Nicholls
Eddie KitsonE. Kitson47
A
11
A
48Paul McgrealP. Mcgreal
 
Kelvin RichardsK. Richards56
G
12
D
54Robert BeresfordR. Beresford
Dennis PearceD. Pearce48
D
13
G
52Diaw ValtolinaD. Valtolina
Alec GemmillA. Gemmill46
A
14
D
51Teddy LjungbergT. Ljungberg

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Roots Hall where Southend United play host to Ipswich Town. A crowd of 4,137 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Southend United and Ipswich Town are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Ledley Adams.


0.00
Ipswich Town start the match!
3.17
Mike Moss controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alfred Upson. Alfred Upson plays a quick one-two with Mirko Serena and rushes in on goal... Alfred Upson tries a spectacular strike but it's drastically wayward!
6.17
Girolamo Baronchelli knocks the ball to his team mate, Paul Mcgreal. Paul Mcgreal whips in a cross ball towards Nicolas Duran. Nicolas Duran connects with a diving header. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Nicolas Duran!
16.31
Jonathan Joachim makes a simple pass to Eddie Kitson. Eddie Kitson shoots from distance. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
20.36
Eric Matthäus makes a simple pass to Martin Murray. Martin Murray plays a scrappy one-two with Paul Mcgreal and stumbles forward towards the goal... Martin Murray cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Nigel Scowcroft is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
24.29
Alfred Upson flicks a high pass forward. Jonathan Joachim holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jonathan Joachim advances inside the box! Jonathan Joachim cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
28.45
Eric Matthäus sees Martin Murray in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Martin Murray whips in a cross ball towards Nicolas Duran. Nicolas Duran outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Nigel Scowcroft picks it out of the air!
30.02
Adam Bower flicks a high pass forward. Paul Mcgreal controls it well on his chest. Paul Mcgreal knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Nigel Scowcroft who gathers it comfortably.
33.18
Alfred Upson flicks a high pass forward. Eddie Kitson holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Eddie Kitson runs straight at the defence! Eddie Kitson looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Ugo Walker gathers the ball up comfortably. Great save!
34.03
Eric Matthäus makes a beautiful solo run. Eric Matthäus makes a defence splitting pass to Duncan Nicholls. Duncan Nicholls comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
36.27
Jacob Rankin makes a simple pass to Mike Moss. Mike Moss flicks the ball to his team mate, Alfred Upson. Alfred Upson runs straight at the defence! Alfred Upson makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
39.37
Simon Töpfer flicks a high pass forward. Eric Matthäus collects the pass. Eric Matthäus sees Paul Mcgreal in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Paul Mcgreal cuts inside the box! Paul Mcgreal makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
40.05
Yacine Maddour flicks a high pass forward. Paul Mcgreal holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Paul Mcgreal shoots from long range but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
42.34
Alfred Upson barges into Ian Windass. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ian Windass hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
44.10
Ian Windass clumsily knocks into Eddie Kitson. Ian Windass is warned by the referee! Eddie Kitson stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Southend United appear unchanged since the first half. Ipswich Town have changed their lineup with Robert Beresford replacing Ian Windass.

45.00
Southend United kick off the second half!
53.35
Mike Moss flicks the ball to his team mate, Darren Henry. Darren Henry finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Ugo Walker smothers it!
55.44
Seth Stamp catches Adam Bower on the ankles. Seth Stamp is shown the yellow card! Adam Bower runs off the knock.
60.28
Southend United have made a substitution with Kelvin Richards replacing Dean Jacobs .
65.54
Matt Lawton chips the ball to his team mate, Jonathan Joachim. Jonathan Joachim flicks the ball to his team mate, Mirko Serena. Mirko Serena advances inside the box! Mirko Serena looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
69.37
Seth Stamp flicks a high ball forward to Darren Henry who takes it down. Darren Henry threads the ball through to Mirko Serena but he's offside!
71.51
Kelvin Richards advances with the ball. Kelvin Richards knocks the ball forward to Eddie Kitson. Eddie Kitson plays a sublime one-two with Darren Henry and races in on goal... Some silky footwork from Eddie Kitson provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
77.34
Southend United have made 2 substitutions with Dennis Pearce replacing Eddie Kitson and Alec Gemmill replacing Darren Henry .
79.55
Adam Bower runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Adam Bower knocks in a cross ball towards Paul Mcgreal. Paul Mcgreal directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is shockingly off target!
81.47
Yacine Maddour threads a neat ball through to Paul Mcgreal. Paul Mcgreal lofts in a cross ball towards Eric Matthäus. Eric Matthäus connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it slams into the crowd!
84.08
Alfred Upson hits a low pass to Alec Gemmill. Alec Gemmill shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
85.23
Adam Bower makes a simple pass to Nicolas Duran. Nicolas Duran whips in a cross ball towards Duncan Nicholls. Duncan Nicholls directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
89.58
Eric Matthäus hits a low pass to Adam Bower. Adam Bower plays a quick one-two with Paul Mcgreal and rushes in on goal... Adam Bower makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's there!! Nigel Scowcroft has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Southend United

Ipswich Town
Goals
0
4
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
6
5
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.7%
46.3%
Play Area
26.9%
47.8%
25.4%

Scorers
Nicolas Duran 6
Martin Murray 20
Duncan Nicholls 85
Adam Bower 90

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nicolas Duran of Ipswich Town

Match Ratings
1.Nigel Scowcroft (GK)
6
2.Matt Lawton (DEF)
6
3.Jacob Rankin (DEF)
6
4.Dean Jacobs (DEF)
6
5.Seth Stamp (MID)yellow card
5
6.Jonathan Joachim (MID)
6
7.Alfred Upson (MID)yellow card
6
8.Mike Moss (MID)
6
9.Darren Henry (ATT)
6
10.Mirko Serena (ATT)
6
11.Eddie Kitson (ATT)
6
 
12.Kelvin Richards (GK)
6
13.Dennis Pearce (DEF)
6
14.Alec Gemmill (ATT)
6

1.Ugo Walker (GK)
7
2.Ian Windass (DEF)
6
3.Girolamo Baronchelli (DEF)
6
4.Simon Töpfer (DEF)
6
5.Martin Murray (MID)goal scored
8
6.Eric Matthäus (MID)
7
7.Yacine Maddour (MID)
6
8.Adam Bower (MID)goal scored
9
9.Nicolas Duran (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Duncan Nicholls (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Paul Mcgreal (ATT)
8
 
12.Robert Beresford (DEF)
6
13.Diaw Valtolina (GK)
0
14.Teddy Ljungberg (DEF)
0