Match Report
| Southend United | Southend United |  |  | Huddersfield Town | Huddersfield Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Kirkland | R. Kirkland |  | 62 | G |  | 1 | | G | 57 |  | Achille Donati | A. Donati | |||||||||
| Paul Myers | P. Myers | | 58 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 58 | | Steve Plowright | S. Plowright | |||||||||
| Niccolo Lloyd | N. Lloyd | | 52 | D | | 3 | | D | 56 | | Mervin Southgate | M. Southgate | |||||||||
| Rui Semedo | R. Semedo |  | 50 | D | | 4 | | D | 48 | | Eduardo Ferreira | E. Ferreira | |||||||||
| Stephen Fox | S. Fox | | 49 | D | | 5 | | D | 48 | | Alistair Gascoigne | A. Gascoigne | |||||||||
| Eddie Oakes | E. Oakes | | 53 | M | | 6 | | M | 56 |  | Jose Vega | J. Vega | |||||||||
| Patrick Watson | P. Watson | | 52 | M | | 7 | | M | 53 | | Dennis Ward | D. Ward | |||||||||
| Syd Jess | S. Jess | | 45 | M | | 8 | | M | 44 | | Dion Cole | D. Cole | |||||||||
| Malcolm Milligan | M. Milligan | | 58 | A | | 9 | | A | 55 | | Ernesto Diaz | E. Diaz | |||||||||
| Darius Carter | D. Carter | | 57 | A | | 10 | | A | 54 | | Omer Flintlock | O. Flintlock | |||||||||
| Wes Barrett | W. Barrett | | 55 | A | | 11 | | A | 53 | | Nigel Collymore | N. Collymore | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Roots Hall where Southend United play host to Huddersfield Town. A crowd of 9,290 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Southend United and Huddersfield Town are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Southend United and Huddersfield Town are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Huddersfield Town kick off!
3.27
0-0Dion Cole passes the ball forward to Nigel Collymore. Nigel Collymore controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Richard Kirkland easily smothers it!
8.07
0-0Steve Plowright threads the ball through to Dennis Ward. Dennis Ward makes a simple pass to Ernesto Diaz. Ernesto Diaz finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
9.41
Eddie Oakes brings the ball forward. Eddie Oakes lofts in a cross ball towards Wes Barrett. Wes Barrett flicks the ball with his head but Achille Donati is on top of it.
18.33
Dion Cole makes a probing pass to Ernesto Diaz. Ernesto Diaz goes all the way! Ernesto Diaz cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
20.21
Syd Jess deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Malcolm Milligan. Malcolm Milligan plays a perfect one-two with Wes Barrett and rushes in on goal... Malcolm Milligan shoots from just inside the box but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
21.38
0-0Paul Myers threads the ball through to Syd Jess. Syd Jess knocks the ball forward to Darius Carter. Darius Carter knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Steve Plowright.
24.19
Rui Semedo passes the ball forward to Patrick Watson. Patrick Watson threads the ball through to Wes Barrett. Wes Barrett knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
30.34
Stephen Fox surges forward with the ball. Stephen Fox makes a simple pass to Malcolm Milligan. Malcolm Milligan shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
36.57
Eduardo Ferreira takes it forward alone. Eduardo Ferreira makes a simple pass to Omer Flintlock. Omer Flintlock passes the ball forward to Ernesto Diaz. Ernesto Diaz rockets a shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Southend United kick off!
48.06
1-0Syd Jess threads the ball through to Wes Barrett. Wes Barrett shoots from 20 yards. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
51.58
Niccolo Lloyd kicks a strong pass forward to Eddie Oakes. Eddie Oakes chips the ball to his team mate, Darius Carter. Darius Carter knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
55.31
Niccolo Lloyd chips the ball to his team mate, Syd Jess. Syd Jess knocks the ball to his team mate, Wes Barrett. Wes Barrett goes all the way! Wes Barrett tries a spectacular strike but it goes wide for a goal kick.
57.28
Syd Jess chips the ball to his team mate, Wes Barrett. Wes Barrett knocks in a cross ball towards Darius Carter. Darius Carter connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but Achille Donati is on top of it.
60.40
1-0Mervin Southgate controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jose Vega. Jose Vega takes it forward alone. Jose Vega deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ernesto Diaz but the linesman indicates offside!
63.02
1-0Patrick Watson catches Dennis Ward on the ankles. Patrick Watson is warned by the referee! Dennis Ward hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
65.58
Jose Vega makes a simple pass to Ernesto Diaz. Ernesto Diaz shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
67.41
Eddie Oakes flicks the ball to his team mate, Malcolm Milligan. Malcolm Milligan shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
69.02
1-0Huddersfield Town are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Southend United's defence.
72.17
Paul Myers passes the ball forward to Eddie Oakes. Eddie Oakes kicks a strong pass forward to Wes Barrett. Wes Barrett whips in a cross ball towards Malcolm Milligan. Malcolm Milligan flicks the ball with his head but it is miles over!
78.28
Rui Semedo knocks the ball to his team mate, Patrick Watson. Patrick Watson flicks the ball to his team mate, Darius Carter. Darius Carter controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
81.46
Eddie Oakes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Wes Barrett. Wes Barrett knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Steve Plowright.
83.38
Rui Semedo kicks a strong pass forward to Eddie Oakes. Eddie Oakes advances with the ball. Eddie Oakes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
85.49
1-0Alistair Gascoigne barges into Eddie Oakes. Alistair Gascoigne is given a warning by the referee! Eddie Oakes gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
87.13
Syd Jess kicks a strong pass forward to Darius Carter. Darius Carter whips in a cross ball towards Malcolm Milligan. Malcolm Milligan powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
89.57
Dion Cole chips the ball to his team mate, Nigel Collymore. Nigel Collymore plays a perfect one-two with Ernesto Diaz and rushes in on goal... Nigel Collymore takes a shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
7
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
66.7%
33.3%
Play Area
24%
42.7%
33.3%
Scorers