Match Report


Southend UnitedSouthend United     Swansea CitySwansea City
John DiffeyJohn Diffey Matthew Rees Matthew Rees
Pierre-Yves ChabbertP. Chabbert61
G
1
G
65Eddie LumsdonE. Lumsdon
Marco DidaM. Dida58
D
2
D
63Dale BarrettD. Barrett
Alberto ShieldsA. Shields59
D
3
D
63Mike HackworthM. Hackworth
Patrick ButtP. Butt73
D
4
D
61Roberto TorresR. Torres
Fredrik CarterF. Carter60
D
5
M
62Andy SimonsenA. Simonsen
Silvain HupkesS. Hupkes65
M
6
M
65Morgan TedescoM. Tedesco
Victor LeonV. Leon66
M
7
M
70Florian LichteneggerF. Lichtenegger
Jason FinneyJ. Finney63
M
8
M
62Fredrik McManamanF. McManaman
Thomas DiakiteT. Diakite58
A
9
A
56Andy JamesA. James
Trevor ThatcherT. Thatcher65
A
10
A
67Leon CarrickL. Carrick
Paolo PowellP. Powell58
A
11
A
61Hannes MaierH. Maier

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Roots Hall where Southend United play host to Swansea City. A crowd of 19,762 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Southend United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Swansea City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.


0.00
Swansea City kick off and get the match underway!
4.11
Silvain Hupkes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Trevor Thatcher. Trevor Thatcher knocks in a cross ball towards Thomas Diakite. Thomas Diakite connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
9.44
Fredrik McManaman makes a probing pass to Leon Carrick. Leon Carrick finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
10.51
Fredrik Carter clumsily knocks into Leon Carrick. Fredrik Carter is shown the yellow card! Leon Carrick hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
12.40
Florian Lichtenegger chips the ball to his team mate, Leon Carrick. Leon Carrick shoots from 20 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
20.46
Morgan Tedesco deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Andy James. Andy James sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
24.26
Silvain Hupkes passes the ball forward to Paolo Powell. Paolo Powell whips in a cross ball towards Trevor Thatcher. Trevor Thatcher powers a header at goal. Magnificent save by Eddie Lumsdon!
28.10
Florian Lichtenegger knocks the ball to his team mate, Hannes Maier. Hannes Maier shoots from 20 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
38.56
Patrick Butt kicks a strong pass forward to Victor Leon. Victor Leon kicks a strong pass forward to Trevor Thatcher. Trevor Thatcher knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
39.25
Alberto Shields comes in with a late challenge on Fredrik McManaman. The referee calls over Alberto Shields and warns him to calm down! Fredrik McManaman stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!


45.00
Southend United kick off the second half!
48.10
Fredrik Carter threads the ball through to Jason Finney. Jason Finney knocks the ball to his team mate, Trevor Thatcher. Trevor Thatcher whips in a cross ball towards Thomas Diakite. Thomas Diakite directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
49.25
Silvain Hupkes passes the ball forward to Paolo Powell. Paolo Powell knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dale Barrett.
51.24
Florian Lichtenegger brings the ball forward. Florian Lichtenegger kicks a strong pass forward to Leon Carrick but the referee indicates it's offside!
57.01
Fredrik McManaman deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Hannes Maier. Hannes Maier knocks the ball forward to Leon Carrick but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
59.30
Morgan Tedesco kicks a strong pass forward to Hannes Maier. Hannes Maier lofts in a cross ball towards Leon Carrick. Leon Carrick powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
60.18
Mike Hackworth controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Fredrik McManaman. Fredrik McManaman controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Hannes Maier. Hannes Maier sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
69.06
Roberto Torres threads the ball through to Andy Simonsen. Andy Simonsen makes a beautiful solo run. Andy Simonsen makes a simple pass to Leon Carrick. Leon Carrick takes a shot at goal but it is miles over!
72.39
Victor Leon knocks the ball forward to Trevor Thatcher. Trevor Thatcher knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Roberto Torres.
78.28
Florian Lichtenegger kicks a strong pass forward to Andy James. Andy James makes a probing pass to Leon Carrick but he's offside!
84.11
Roberto Torres chips the ball to his team mate, Andy Simonsen. Andy Simonsen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Leon Carrick. Leon Carrick goes all the way! Leon Carrick makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Pierre-Yves Chabbert.
87.35
Fredrik McManaman kicks a strong pass forward to Andy James. Andy James goes all the way! Andy James shoots from just inside the box but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Florian Lichtenegger of Swansea City
Match Statistics
 

Southend United

Swansea City
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
2
1
Shots off Target
1
8
Offsides
0
3
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
38%
62%
Play Area
36.7%
41.8%
21.5%