Match Report
| Southend United | Southend United |  |  | Hull City | Hull City | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nigel Scowcroft | N. Scowcroft |  | 64 | G |  | 1 | | G | 42 | | John Crooks | J. Crooks | |||||||||
| Matt Lawton | M. Lawton | | 52 | D |  | 2 |  |  | D | 53 | | Oleg Adams | O. Adams | ||||||||
| Jacob Rankin | J. Rankin | | 51 | D | | | 3 | | D | 52 | | Rio Robinson | R. Robinson | ||||||||
| Dennis Pearce | D. Pearce | | 49 | D | | 4 | | D | 49 | | Darren Beresford | D. Beresford | |||||||||
| Seth Stamp | S. Stamp | | 58 | M | | 5 | | M | 61 | | Eddie Oakes | E. Oakes | |||||||||
| Jonathan Joachim | J. Joachim | | 53 | M | | 6 | | M | 57 | | Ruel Williamson | R. Williamson | |||||||||
| Alfred Upson | A. Upson | | 52 | M | | 7 | | M | 55 | | Alexander Bridges | A. Bridges | |||||||||
| Mike Moss | M. Moss | | 51 | M | | 8 | | M | 40 | | Stanley Ball | S. Ball | |||||||||
| Darren Henry | D. Henry | | 58 | A | | 9 | | A | 54 | | Mervin Mike | M. Mike | |||||||||
| Mirko Serena | M. Serena |  | 53 | A | | 10 | | A | 47 | | Jody McManaman | J. McManaman | |||||||||
| Eddie Kitson | E. Kitson | | 47 | A | | 11 | | A | 45 | | Francis Beckham | F. Beckham | |||||||||
| Kelvin Richards | K. Richards | | 56 | G | | 12 | | D | 46 | | Ugo Blake | U. Blake | |||||||||
| Dean Jacobs | D. Jacobs | | 48 | D | | 13 | | A | 43 | | Stanley George | S. George | |||||||||
| Alec Gemmill | A. Gemmill |  | 46 | A | | 14 | | G | 42 | | Bill Scales | B. Scales | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Roots Hall where Southend United play host to Hull City. A crowd of 3,521 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Southend United and Hull City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Lee Grant.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Southend United and Hull City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Lee Grant.
0.00
0-0Southend United kick off the first half!
4.25
0-0Darren Beresford flicks a high pass forward. Rio Robinson controls it well on his chest. Rio Robinson sees Francis Beckham in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Francis Beckham tries a spectacular long range effort but it's a woeful effort!
6.18
0-0Jacob Rankin knocks the ball to his team mate, Jonathan Joachim. Jonathan Joachim flicks a high pass forward to Alfred Upson who brings the ball under control. Alfred Upson shoots from 20 yards but is denied by John Crooks. Excellent save.
15.34
Seth Stamp makes a probing pass to Mike Moss. Mike Moss plays the ball forward to Darren Henry who has made a great run into the box. Darren Henry makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
21.38
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
22.53
Alfred Upson flicks a high pass forward. Eddie Kitson controls it well on his chest. Eddie Kitson skips past Oleg Adams! Eddie Kitson side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it flies just wide!
26.39
Eddie Oakes knocks the ball to his team mate, Alexander Bridges. Alexander Bridges shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Nigel Scowcroft easily smothers it!
32.33
Rio Robinson flicks a high ball forward to Stanley Ball who gracefully takes it down. Stanley Ball makes an attacking run forward. Stanley Ball shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
36.30
0-0Eddie Oakes knocks the ball forward to Mervin Mike. Mervin Mike deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Francis Beckham but the linesman indicates offside!
38.45
Jacob Rankin makes a probing pass to Matt Lawton. Matt Lawton flicks a high pass forward. Jonathan Joachim controls it well on his chest. Jonathan Joachim whips in a cross ball towards Mirko Serena. Mirko Serena flicks the ball with his head but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
39.55
Eddie Oakes threads a neat ball through to Jody McManaman. Jody McManaman shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent keeping!
42.39
0-0Matt Lawton clumsily knocks into Stanley Ball. The referee warns Matt Lawton to calm down! Stanley Ball gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
44.18
0-1Darren Beresford flicks a high pass forward. Stanley Ball controls it well on his chest. Stanley Ball skips past Matt Lawton! Stanley Ball muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Southend United appear unchanged since the first half. Hull City also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Hull City kick off the second half!
54.39
Darren Beresford makes a beautiful solo run. Darren Beresford darts forward. Darren Beresford shoots from distance but it flies wide!
55.32
Mike Moss knocks the ball forward to Alfred Upson. Alfred Upson shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
59.47
Jacob Rankin hits a low pass to Jonathan Joachim. Jonathan Joachim flicks the ball to his team mate, Mirko Serena. Mirko Serena plays a one-two with Darren Henry and rushes in on goal... Mirko Serena takes a shot at goal. It's miles wide!
60.16
0-1Southend United have made a substitution with Kelvin Richards replacing Dennis Pearce .Hull City have made 2 substitutions with Ugo Blake replacing Oleg Adams and Bill Scales replacing Stanley Ball .
61.17
Kelvin Richards makes a simple pass to Seth Stamp. Seth Stamp flicks a high pass forward. Alfred Upson controls it well on his chest. Alfred Upson rushes past Rio Robinson! Some good footwork from Alfred Upson provides some space. He shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
65.46
Matt Lawton takes it forward alone. Matt Lawton shoots from distance but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
67.44
0-1Darren Beresford clumsily knocks into Mirko Serena. The referee calls over Darren Beresford and shows him a yellow card! Mirko Serena hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
69.46
Matt Lawton barges into Bill Scales. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Bill Scales runs off the knock.
77.42
Southend United have made 2 substitutions with Dean Jacobs replacing Eddie Kitson and Alec Gemmill replacing Darren Henry .Hull City have made a substitution with Stanley George replacing Alexander Bridges .
81.56
Kelvin Richards sees space and advances. Kelvin Richards shoots from long range but John Crooks is on top of it.
84.54
Stanley George flicks a high pass forward. Jody McManaman controls it well on his chest. Jody McManaman controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
85.28
0-1Mervin Mike threads the ball through to Jody McManaman. Jody McManaman knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Kelvin Richards.
87.51
Rio Robinson makes a simple pass to Eddie Oakes. Eddie Oakes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stanley George. Stanley George whips in a cross ball towards Jody McManaman. Jody McManaman gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
Matt Lawton chips the ball to his team mate, Jonathan Joachim. Jonathan Joachim flicks a high pass forward to Mirko Serena who brings the ball under control. Mirko Serena plays a quick one-two with Alec Gemmill and rushes in on goal... Mirko Serena side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
8
5
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
51.3%
48.7%
Play Area
32.9%
42.1%
25%
Scorers
| Stanley Ball 44 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Stanley Ball of Hull City |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Nigel Scowcroft (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Matt Lawton (DEF) |  | 6 |
| 3. | Jacob Rankin (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Dennis Pearce (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Seth Stamp (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Jonathan Joachim (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Alfred Upson (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Mike Moss (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Darren Henry (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Mirko Serena (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Eddie Kitson (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Kelvin Richards (GK) | 7 | |
| 13. | Dean Jacobs (DEF) | 6 | |
| 14. | Alec Gemmill (ATT) | 6 | |
| 1. | John Crooks (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Oleg Adams (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Rio Robinson (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Darren Beresford (DEF) | | 9 |
| 5. | Eddie Oakes (MID) | 7 | |
| 6. | Ruel Williamson (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Alexander Bridges (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Stanley Ball (MID) |  | 10 |
| 9. | Mervin Mike (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Jody McManaman (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Francis Beckham (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Ugo Blake (DEF) | 6 | |
| 13. | Stanley George (ATT) | 6 | |
| 14. | Bill Scales (GK) | 6 | |