Match Report
| Southend United | Southend United |  |  | Sunderland | Sunderland | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Danny Gerrard | D. Gerrard |  | 67 | G |  | 1 | |  | G | 63 |  | Romero P. Fernandez | R. Fernandez | ||||||||
| Max Cutler | M. Cutler | | 50 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 59 | | Craig Gower | C. Gower | |||||||||
| Ivan Gallagher | I. Gallagher | | 47 | D | | 3 | | D | 59 |  | Diego Di Natale | D. Di Natale | |||||||||
| Carmine Bucci | C. Bucci | | 47 | D | | 4 | | D | 58 |  | Kai Sparwasser | K. Sparwasser | |||||||||
| Morris Lumsdon | M. Lumsdon | | 68 | M | | | 5 | | D | 56 | | Eoin Gardner | E. Gardner | ||||||||
| Julian Goodwin | J. Goodwin | | 61 | M | | 6 | | M | 61 |  | Ricardo Veloso | R. Veloso | |||||||||
| Scott Barry | S. Barry | | 60 | M | | 7 | | M | 60 | | Thomas Janes | T. Janes | |||||||||
| Alberto Cutler | A. Cutler | | 58 | M | | 8 | | M | 57 | | Jakob Arendt | J. Arendt | |||||||||
| Ben Ince | B. Ince | | 75 | A | | 9 | | M | 57 | | Peter Dublin | P. Dublin | |||||||||
| Malcolm Gower | M. Gower | | 63 | A | | 10 | | A | 64 | | Wayne Dichio | W. Dichio | |||||||||
| Damien Simonsen | D. Simonsen | | 56 | A | | 11 | | A | 62 |  | John Blinker | J. Blinker | |||||||||
| Gareth Standing | G. Standing | | 54 | M | | 12 | | A | 62 | | Graham Rankin | G. Rankin | |||||||||
| Ross Black | R. Black | | 54 | M | | 13 | | A | 58 | | Danny Murrin | D. Murrin | |||||||||
| George Burbage | G. Burbage | | 52 | A | | 14 | | D | 56 | | Nuno Semedo | N. Semedo | |||||||||
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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Roots Hall where Southend United play host to Sunderland. A crowd of 8,043 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Southend United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Sunderland appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Stan Armstrong.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Southend United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Sunderland appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Stan Armstrong.
0.00
0-0Sunderland start the game by kicking off the first half!
6.06
0-0Scott Barry threads the ball through to Damien Simonsen. Damien Simonsen controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Romero P. Fernandez gets down and covers it.
12.12
0-0Peter Dublin threads the ball through to Wayne Dichio. Wayne Dichio shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
16.18
0-0Ricardo Veloso makes a probing pass to Wayne Dichio. Wayne Dichio makes a probing pass to John Blinker but he's offside!
20.40
0-1Kai Sparwasser controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Thomas Janes. Thomas Janes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Wayne Dichio. Wayne Dichio whips in a cross ball towards John Blinker. John Blinker gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. What a cracker!! Danny Gerrard had no chance!! Goal for Sunderland!
26.59
0-1Scott Barry deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ben Ince. Ben Ince knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Romero P. Fernandez who gathers it comfortably.
27.20
Kai Sparwasser hits a low pass to Peter Dublin. Peter Dublin changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Peter Dublin shoots from distance but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
28.59
Craig Gower passes the ball forward to Ricardo Veloso. Ricardo Veloso takes it forward alone. Ricardo Veloso shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
30.35
Max Cutler controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alberto Cutler. Alberto Cutler hits a low pass to Malcolm Gower. Malcolm Gower deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ben Ince but the linesman indicates offside!
32.47
Scott Barry threads a neat ball through to Damien Simonsen. Damien Simonsen knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Kai Sparwasser.
38.39
0-1Diego Di Natale hacks Ben Ince from behind! The referee calls over Diego Di Natale and shows him a yellow card! Ben Ince stretches but gets up unharmed.
40.46
Diego Di Natale makes a beautiful solo run. Diego Di Natale threads a neat ball through to John Blinker. John Blinker knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
Morris Lumsdon knocks the ball forward to Damien Simonsen. Damien Simonsen knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Romero P. Fernandez who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Southend United appear unchanged since the first half. Sunderland also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The whistle blows and Southend United get the second half underway!
47.08
0-1Kai Sparwasser barges into Malcolm Gower. The referee calls over Kai Sparwasser and warns him to calm down! Malcolm Gower runs off the knock.
49.42
Jakob Arendt flicks a high ball forward to John Blinker who takes it down. John Blinker shoots from 25 yards but it flies just wide!
51.32
Julian Goodwin knocks the ball forward to Ben Ince. Ben Ince whips in a cross ball towards Malcolm Gower. Malcolm Gower makes a deft header but it flies just off target!
53.47
Ben Ince catches Craig Gower on the ankles. The referee calls over Ben Ince and warns him to calm down! Craig Gower runs off the knock.
55.17
Max Cutler controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Scott Barry. Scott Barry flicks a high pass forward. Malcolm Gower controls it well on his chest. Malcolm Gower lofts in a cross ball towards Damien Simonsen. Damien Simonsen knocks the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
60.10
1-1Southend United appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
60.10
Jakob Arendt makes an attacking run forward. Jakob Arendt shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
66.26
1-1Julian Goodwin passes the ball forward to Alberto Cutler. Alberto Cutler whips in a cross ball towards Malcolm Gower. Malcolm Gower gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but is denied by Diego Di Natale. Excellent block.
72.01
Julian Goodwin makes a simple pass to Alberto Cutler. Alberto Cutler knocks in a cross ball towards Ben Ince. Ben Ince connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
73.07
Scott Barry takes it forward alone. Scott Barry shoots from 20 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
83.59
Jakob Arendt makes a simple pass to Wayne Dichio. Wayne Dichio sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Superb keeping!
84.53
Carmine Bucci sees Julian Goodwin in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Julian Goodwin threads a neat ball through to Malcolm Gower. Malcolm Gower knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
52.4%
47.6%
Play Area
24.4%
42.7%
32.9%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Damien Simonsen of Southend United |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Danny Gerrard (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Max Cutler (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Ivan Gallagher (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Carmine Bucci (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Morris Lumsdon (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Julian Goodwin (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Scott Barry (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Alberto Cutler (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Ben Ince (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Malcolm Gower (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Damien Simonsen (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 12. | Gareth Standing (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Ross Black (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | George Burbage (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Romero P. Fernandez (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Craig Gower (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Diego Di Natale (DEF) |  | 6 |
| 4. | Kai Sparwasser (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Eoin Gardner (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Ricardo Veloso (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Thomas Janes (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Jakob Arendt (MID) | 8 | |
| 9. | Peter Dublin (MID) | 7 | |
| 10. | Wayne Dichio (ATT) | 8 | |
| 11. | John Blinker (ATT) | | 9 |
| 12. | Graham Rankin (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Danny Murrin (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Nuno Semedo (DEF) | 0 | |