Match Report
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at St James Park where Newcastle United play host to Southend United. A crowd of 20,560 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Newcastle United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Southend United appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Newcastle United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Southend United appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Newcastle United kick off the first half!
3.42
0-0Cristian Piñón passes the ball forward to Henrique Navarrete. Henrique Navarrete flicks the ball to his team mate, Michael Blatsis. Michael Blatsis lofts in a cross ball towards John Viduka. John Viduka powers a header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
6.02
0-0Jurek Lubanski clumsily knocks into Daniel Jordan. Jurek Lubanski is given a warning by the referee! Daniel Jordan stretches but gets up unharmed.
8.27
0-0Paul C. Stinga decides to run forward with the ball. Paul C. Stinga knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Morris Severs.
10.03
Morris Severs makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Quintero Vega. Quintero Vega passes the ball forward to Matthew Appiah. Matthew Appiah knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
12.23
1-0Gharib Fertout makes a simple pass to Eugenio Serrano. Eugenio Serrano plays a perfect one-two with Olivier Genaux and rushes in on goal... Eugenio Serrano tries a spectacular strike which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
18.40
Gharib Fertout passes the ball forward to Olivier Genaux. Olivier Genaux knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
21.20
Ga‘l Heaumet makes a probing pass to Eugenio Serrano. Eugenio Serrano knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to John Pennant who gathers it comfortably.
22.25
Albert Hierro makes a simple pass to Ga‘l Heaumet. Ga‘l Heaumet passes the ball forward to Olivier Genaux. Olivier Genaux knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
26.01
1-0Quintero Vega chips the ball to his team mate, Olivier Genaux. Olivier Genaux deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eugenio Serrano but the linesman indicates offside!
28.53
Quintero Vega passes the ball forward to Matthew Appiah. Matthew Appiah shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
33.04
Hayato Ogawa chips the ball to his team mate, Henrique Navarrete. Henrique Navarrete chips the ball to his team mate, John Viduka. John Viduka knocks in a cross ball towards Michael Blatsis. Michael Blatsis connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is miles over!
36.14
1-0Paul C. Stinga surges forward with the ball. Paul C. Stinga whips in a cross ball towards Jurek Lubanski. Jurek Lubanski connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but somehow Ricardo Galadames manages to keep it out.
42.22
Brahim Kherbache sees space and advances. Brahim Kherbache lofts in a cross ball towards John Viduka. John Viduka flicks the ball with his head. Ricardo Galadames manages to gather it comfortably.
45.00
Daniel Jordan makes a simple pass to Gharib Fertout. Gharib Fertout makes a probing pass to Matthew Appiah. Matthew Appiah knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Southend United start the second half!
48.10
Gharib Fertout flicks the ball to his team mate, Eugenio Serrano. Eugenio Serrano sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
53.30
Henrique Navarrete makes a probing pass to Michael Blatsis. Michael Blatsis knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ricardo Galadames who gathers it comfortably.
55.09
Ga‘l Heaumet knocks the ball to his team mate, Olivier Genaux. Olivier Genaux lofts in a cross ball towards Matthew Appiah. Matthew Appiah flicks the ball with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
57.31
Ga‘l Heaumet kicks a strong pass forward to Eugenio Serrano. Eugenio Serrano plays a perfect one-two with Matthew Appiah and rushes in on goal... Eugenio Serrano cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. John Pennant is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
63.48
Daniel Jordan makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Quintero Vega. Quintero Vega chips the ball to his team mate, Matthew Appiah. Matthew Appiah knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Hayato Ogawa.
66.08
Hayato Ogawa sweeps the ball long. Jurek Lubanski whips in a cross ball towards John Viduka. John Viduka flicks the ball with his head. It's miles wide!
72.29
Ga‘l Heaumet threads the ball through to Matthew Appiah. Matthew Appiah knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.34
Henrique Navarrete makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jurek Lubanski. Jurek Lubanski knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Morris Severs.
78.55
Quintero Vega threads the ball through to Matthew Appiah. Matthew Appiah knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Cristian Piñón.
83.52
Quintero Vega makes a simple pass to Olivier Genaux. Olivier Genaux shoots from distance but it is tipped over by John Pennant.
84.11
Paul C. Stinga chips the ball to his team mate, Jurek Lubanski. Jurek Lubanski knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Daniel Jordan.
87.07
Gharib Fertout makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eugenio Serrano. Eugenio Serrano shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
60.7%
39.3%
Play Area
25%
46.4%
28.6%
Scorers
| Eugenio Serrano 12, 57 |