Match Report
| Southend United | Southend United |  |  | Queens Park Rangers | Queens Park Rangers | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nigel Scowcroft | N. Scowcroft |  | 64 | G |  | 1 | |  | G | 61 | | Adam Goodwin | A. Goodwin | ||||||||
| Matt Lawton | M. Lawton | | 55 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 57 | | Scott Terry | S. Terry | |||||||||
| Kelvin Vassell | K. Vassell | | 52 | D | | | 3 | | D | 53 | | Dave Dixon | D. Dixon | ||||||||
| Jacob Rankin | J. Rankin | | 51 | D | | 4 | | D | 44 | | James Prior | J. Prior | |||||||||
| Seth Stamp | S. Stamp | | 58 | M | | 5 | | M | 54 | | Neil Cole | N. Cole | |||||||||
| Jonathan Joachim | J. Joachim | | 55 | M | | 6 | | M | 53 | | Paolo Croft | P. Croft | |||||||||
| Alfred Upson | A. Upson | | 53 | M | | 7 | | M | 51 |  | Jakob Beck | J. Beck | |||||||||
| Mike Moss | M. Moss | | 51 | M | | 8 | | M | 47 | | Brian Sturridge | B. Sturridge | |||||||||
| Darren Henry | D. Henry | | 58 | A | | 9 | | A | 59 | | Ian Vieira | I. Vieira | |||||||||
| Mirko Serena | M. Serena |  | 54 | A | | 10 | | A | 54 | | Ivan Merson | I. Merson | |||||||||
| Eddie Kitson | E. Kitson | | 48 | A | | 11 | | A | 49 | | Graham Ince | G. Ince | |||||||||
| Kelvin Richards | K. Richards | | 56 | G | | 12 | | G | 55 |  | David Kneissl | D. Kneissl | |||||||||
| Alexander Pearce | A. Pearce | | 49 | D | | 13 | | A | 45 | | Carl Mortensen | C. Mortensen | |||||||||
| Dean Jacobs | D. Jacobs | | 49 | D | | 14 | | D | 43 | | Steve Shilton | S. Shilton | |||||||||
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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Roots Hall where Southend United play host to Queens Park Rangers. A crowd of 4,033 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Southend United and Queens Park Rangers 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 Queens Park Rangers are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Lee Grant.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Southend United kick off!
2.48
0-0Mike Moss threads a neat ball through to Mirko Serena. Mirko Serena whips in a cross ball towards Jonathan Joachim. Jonathan Joachim powers a header at goal but slams it into the crowd!
9.48
0-0Seth Stamp clumsily knocks into Graham Ince. Seth Stamp is shown the yellow card! Graham Ince stretches but gets up unharmed.
10.03
Scott Terry controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jakob Beck. Jakob Beck plays a one-two with Ivan Merson and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Jakob Beck provides some space. He shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
12.09
0-0Seth Stamp hacks Brian Sturridge from behind! The referee brings Seth Stamp to one side and gives him a warning! Brian Sturridge runs off the knock.
20.16
0-0Jakob Beck makes a probing pass to Paolo Croft. Paolo Croft shoots from outside the area. Nigel Scowcroft gets down and covers it.
24.02
0-1Paolo Croft plays the ball forward to Graham Ince. Graham Ince knocks in a cross ball towards Ian Vieira. Ian Vieira shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. What a cracker!! Nigel Scowcroft had no chance!! Goal for Queens Park Rangers!
28.48
Paolo Croft deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Neil Cole. Neil Cole shoots from outside the area. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
30.10
Paolo Croft threads a neat ball through to Jakob Beck. Jakob Beck knocks in a cross ball towards Graham Ince. Graham Ince makes a looping header on goal but it is miles over!
32.52
Dave Dixon flicks a high pass forward. James Prior controls it well on his chest. James Prior flicks a high ball forward to Paolo Croft who takes it down. Paolo Croft knocks in a cross ball towards Neil Cole. Neil Cole makes a looping header on goal. What a cracker!! Nigel Scowcroft had no chance!! Goal for Queens Park Rangers!
38.19
Dave Dixon catches Alfred Upson on the ankles. Dave Dixon is given a warning by the referee! Alfred Upson runs off the knock.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Southend United appear unchanged since the first half. Queens Park Rangers also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The whistle blows and Queens Park Rangers kick off!
47.52
Alfred Upson knocks the ball forward to Darren Henry. Darren Henry shoots from outside the area. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
51.41
1-2Matt Lawton threads a neat ball through to Eddie Kitson. Eddie Kitson puts a great ball through. Mirko Serena runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
54.08
Kelvin Vassell comes in with a late challenge on Ian Vieira. Kelvin Vassell is shown the yellow card! Ian Vieira stretches but gets up unharmed.
59.56
Paolo Croft flicks a high pass forward to Graham Ince who brings the ball under control. Graham Ince shoots from 20 yards but it's well over the bar!
60.09
1-2Southend United have made a substitution with Kelvin Richards replacing Jacob Rankin .
61.11
Matt Lawton makes a simple pass to Eddie Kitson. Eddie Kitson cuts inside the box! Eddie Kitson looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Magnificent save by Adam Goodwin!
67.31
James Prior threads the ball through to Ivan Merson. Ivan Merson plays a scrappy one-two with Ian Vieira and stumbles forward towards the goal... Ivan Merson cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
73.47
Matt Lawton plays the ball forward to Darren Henry. Darren Henry flicks a high ball forward to Alfred Upson who takes it down. Alfred Upson lofts in a cross ball towards Mike Moss. Mike Moss beats his man to it with a header. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Mike Moss!
77.40
Southend United have made 2 substitutions with Alexander Pearce replacing Eddie Kitson and Dean Jacobs replacing Darren Henry .
81.17
Jakob Beck flicks a high pass forward to Graham Ince who brings the ball under control. Graham Ince lofts in a cross ball towards Ivan Merson. Ivan Merson jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Magnificent save by Nigel Scowcroft!
83.43
Paolo Croft threads a neat ball through to Ian Vieira. Ian Vieira makes a simple pass, allowing Brian Sturridge to run into the box. Brian Sturridge comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
89.19
2-3James Prior breaks forward. James Prior knocks the ball to his team mate, Graham Ince. Graham Ince knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
3
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
1
5
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
26.3%
73.7%
Play Area
28.1%
50.9%
21.1%
Scorers
| Darren Henry 48 Mike Moss 73 | Ian Vieira 24 Neil Cole 33 Brian Sturridge 83 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Ian Vieira of Queens Park Rangers |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Nigel Scowcroft (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Matt Lawton (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Kelvin Vassell (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 4. | Jacob Rankin (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Seth Stamp (MID) | | 5 |
| 6. | Jonathan Joachim (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Alfred Upson (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Mike Moss (MID) |  | 8 |
| 9. | Darren Henry (ATT) | | 8 |
| 10. | Mirko Serena (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Eddie Kitson (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Kelvin Richards (GK) | 6 | |
| 13. | Alexander Pearce (DEF) | 6 | |
| 14. | Dean Jacobs (DEF) | 6 | |
| 1. | Adam Goodwin (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Scott Terry (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Dave Dixon (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | James Prior (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Neil Cole (MID) | | 8 |
| 6. | Paolo Croft (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Jakob Beck (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Brian Sturridge (MID) | | 8 |
| 9. | Ian Vieira (ATT) | | 8 |
| 10. | Ivan Merson (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Graham Ince (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | David Kneissl (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Carl Mortensen (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Steve Shilton (DEF) | 0 | |