Match Report


Southend UnitedSouthend United     Leeds UnitedLeeds United
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Danny GerrardD. Gerrard67
G
1
G
63Kelvin LightfootK. Lightfoot
Max CutlerM. Cutler50
D
2
D
67Daniele JobsonD. Jobson
Ivan GallagherI. Gallagher47
D
3
D
59Chris UnsworthC. Unsworth
Carmine BucciC. Bucci47
D
4
D
57Darren ScholesD. Scholes
Morris LumsdonM. Lumsdon68
M
captain5
D
56Gavin WainwrightG. Wainwright
Julian GoodwinJ. Goodwin61
M
6
M
60Daniel VieiraD. Vieira
Scott BarryS. Barry60
M
7captain
M
54Graham MillsG. Mills
Alberto CutlerA. Cutler58
M
8
M
51Sebastiao RegoS. Rego
Ben InceB. Ince75
A
9
M
50Arthur ParkerA. Parker
Malcolm GowerM. Gower63
A
10
A
75Dave EtheringtonD. Etherington
Damien SimonsenD. Simonsen56
A
11
A
71Norman HughesN. Hughes
 
Ross BlackR. Black55
M
12
A
66Paolo Lua-LuaP. Lua-Lua
Gareth StandingG. Standing54
M
13
G
60Paul DrakeP. Drake
George BurbageG. Burbage52
A
14
D
51Francis KingF. King

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Roots Hall where Southend United play host to Leeds United. A crowd of 8,149 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Southend United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Leeds United appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Nicky Laycock.


0.00
Southend United kick off and get the first half underway!
2.11
Dave Etherington comes in with a late challenge on Carmine Bucci. Dave Etherington is shown the yellow card! Carmine Bucci grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
4.57
Julian Goodwin passes the ball forward to Malcolm Gower. Malcolm Gower finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Quality keeping!
6.38
Sebastiao Rego flicks a high pass forward. Dave Etherington holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Dave Etherington shoots from 20 yards but somehow Danny Gerrard manages to keep it out.
12.41
Chris Unsworth knocks the ball forward to Sebastiao Rego. Sebastiao Rego threads the ball through to Norman Hughes. Norman Hughes shoots from long range. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
18.46
Darren Scholes hits a low pass to Graham Mills. Graham Mills flicks the ball to his team mate, Dave Etherington. Dave Etherington sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
24.44
Max Cutler hacks Norman Hughes from behind! The referee warns Max Cutler to calm down! Norman Hughes runs off the knock.
26.49
Arthur Parker flicks a high pass forward. Dave Etherington holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Dave Etherington whips in a cross ball towards Norman Hughes. Norman Hughes connects with a diving header. Danny Gerrard didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
27.29
Sebastiao Rego controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Norman Hughes. Norman Hughes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Danny Gerrard is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
32.42
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
34.01
Seeing a gap ahead, Sebastiao Rego plays the ball forward to Norman Hughes. Norman Hughes shoots from outside the area but it flies just off target!
36.34
Sebastiao Rego deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Norman Hughes. Norman Hughes knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Carmine Bucci.
38.29
Julian Goodwin flicks the ball to his team mate, Ben Ince. Ben Ince tries a spectacular long range effort but it whistles just wide of the post!
44.13
Scott Barry makes a simple pass to Damien Simonsen. Damien Simonsen lofts in a cross ball towards Ben Ince. Ben Ince jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
45.00
Ivan Gallagher boots it upfield. Damien Simonsen whips in a cross ball towards Malcolm Gower. Malcolm Gower directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Southend United appear unchanged since the first half. Leeds United also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Leeds United kick off and get the second half underway!
47.37
Daniel Vieira knocks the ball forward to Norman Hughes. Norman Hughes knocks in a cross ball towards Dave Etherington. Dave Etherington directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Danny Gerrard.
48.18
Corner kick to Leeds United. Chris Unsworth chips it to the near post. Julian Goodwin reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
51.05
Daniel Vieira flicks a high pass forward to Dave Etherington who brings the ball under control. Dave Etherington lofts in a cross ball towards Norman Hughes. Norman Hughes rises majestically and gets a header on goal but is denied by Danny Gerrard. Excellent save.
55.54
Julian Goodwin hits a low pass to Malcolm Gower. Malcolm Gower knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Kelvin Lightfoot who gathers it comfortably.
60.06
Southend United appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation. Leeds United have made a substitution with Paolo Lua-Lua replacing Gavin Wainwright .
61.15
Darren Scholes passes the ball forward to Graham Mills. Graham Mills deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Norman Hughes. Norman Hughes makes a probing pass to Dave Etherington but he's offside!
63.58
Chris Unsworth controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Daniel Vieira. Daniel Vieira passes the ball forward to Dave Etherington. Dave Etherington controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Danny Gerrard is on top of it.
66.57
Graham Mills controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Norman Hughes. Norman Hughes finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Danny Gerrard!
72.33
Scott Barry threads a neat ball through to Damien Simonsen. Damien Simonsen whips in a cross ball towards Alberto Cutler. Alberto Cutler makes a looping header on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
73.43
Julian Goodwin darts forward. Julian Goodwin lofts in a cross ball towards Damien Simonsen. Damien Simonsen flicks the ball with his head. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
75.59
Scott Barry picks a pass forward to Malcolm Gower. Malcolm Gower knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.33
Sebastiao Rego threads the ball through to Norman Hughes. Norman Hughes shoots from 25 yards. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
78.42
Chris Unsworth flicks a high pass forward to Arthur Parker who brings the ball under control. Arthur Parker deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dave Etherington. Dave Etherington controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
79.08
Max Cutler advances with the ball. Max Cutler knocks the ball to his team mate, Alberto Cutler. Alberto Cutler lofts in a cross ball towards Ben Ince. With a superhuman jump, Ben Ince connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but somehow Darren Scholes happens to be in the right place to block it.
83.55
Graham Mills clumsily knocks into Scott Barry. The referee calls over Graham Mills and shows him a yellow card! Scott Barry runs off the knock.
84.12
Paolo Lua-Lua knocks the ball forward to Sebastiao Rego. Sebastiao Rego flicks a high pass forward to Dave Etherington who brings the ball under control. Dave Etherington finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies just off target!
87.06
Max Cutler threads a neat ball through to Julian Goodwin. Julian Goodwin advances with the ball. Julian Goodwin plays a one-two with Malcolm Gower and advances towards the goal... Julian Goodwin shoots from just inside the box. Chris Unsworth steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
90.00
Sebastiao Rego makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dave Etherington. Dave Etherington plays a one-two with Norman Hughes and advances towards the goal... Dave Etherington side-steps and rifles a shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Southend United

Leeds United
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
5
9
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.8%
51.2%
Play Area
35.4%
42.7%
22%

Scorers
Malcolm Gower 45
Norman Hughes 12, 27
Dave Etherington 91

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Norman Hughes of Leeds United

Match Ratings
1.Danny Gerrard (GK)
7
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)
6
8.Alberto Cutler (MID)
6
9.Ben Ince (ATT)
6
10.Malcolm Gower (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Damien Simonsen (ATT)
6
 
12.Ross Black (MID)
0
13.Gareth Standing (MID)
0
14.George Burbage (ATT)
0

1.Kelvin Lightfoot (GK)
6
2.Daniele Jobson (DEF)
6
3.Chris Unsworth (DEF)
6
4.Darren Scholes (DEF)
6
5.Gavin Wainwright (DEF)
6
6.Daniel Vieira (MID)
6
7.Graham Mills (MID)yellow card
6
8.Sebastiao Rego (MID)
8
9.Arthur Parker (MID)
6
10.Dave Etherington (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
7
11.Norman Hughes (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Paolo Lua-Lua (ATT)
6
13.Paul Drake (GK)
0
14.Francis King (DEF)
0