Match Report
| Southend United | Southend United |  |  | Ipswich Town | Ipswich Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Marcus Fowler | M. Fowler |  | 62 | G |  | 1 | | G | 61 |  | Vittorio Rustico | V. Rustico | |||||||||
| Niccolo Peckham | N. Peckham | | 60 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 66 | | Darius Hall | D. Hall | |||||||||
| Oleg Defoe | O. Defoe | | 59 | D | | 3 | | D | 65 | | Aaron Rowett | A. Rowett | |||||||||
| Andy Lloyd | A. Lloyd | | 46 | D | | 4 | | D | 55 | | Nigel Mason | N. Mason | |||||||||
| Dion Mann | D. Mann | | 44 | D | | 5 | | M | 67 | | Ashley Thompson | A. Thompson | |||||||||
| Edward Merson | E. Merson | | 64 | M | | 6 | | M | 58 | | James Wainwright | J. Wainwright | |||||||||
| Stanley Nicholls | S. Nicholls | | 61 | M | | 7 | | M | 57 | | Michael Benjamin | M. Benjamin | |||||||||
| Graham Bishop | G. Bishop | | 59 | M | | 8 | | M | 56 | | Carl Clemence | C. Clemence | |||||||||
| Titus Wise | T. Wise | | 53 | A | | 9 | | A | 70 | | Paul Waters | P. Waters | |||||||||
| Sol Charles | S. Charles | | 45 | A | | 10 | | A | 65 | | Paul Redknapp | P. Redknapp | |||||||||
| Ronnie Marr | R. Marr | | 43 | A | | 11 | | A | 53 | | Danny Oliver | D. Oliver | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Roots Hall where Southend United play host to Ipswich Town. A crowd of 4,741 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Southend United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Ipswich Town appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Southend United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Ipswich Town appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Southend United kick off and get the match underway!
2.53
0-0Andy Lloyd flicks the ball to his team mate, Stanley Nicholls. Stanley Nicholls controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sol Charles. Sol Charles finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
3.51
0-0Oleg Defoe controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Graham Bishop. Graham Bishop makes a simple pass to Titus Wise. Titus Wise passes the ball forward but Sol Charles is offside!
4.10
Edward Merson knocks the ball to his team mate, Titus Wise. Titus Wise shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
8.01
0-0James Wainwright kicks a strong pass forward to Danny Oliver. Danny Oliver sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Marcus Fowler easily smothers it!
9.25
0-0Southend United are easily keeping Ipswich Town at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
12.46
Graham Bishop deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sol Charles. Sol Charles finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
14.45
0-0Graham Bishop clumsily knocks into James Wainwright. Graham Bishop is given a warning by the referee! James Wainwright runs off the knock.
16.24
Ashley Thompson kicks a strong pass forward to Paul Waters. Paul Waters tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Marcus Fowler easily smothers it!
18.21
0-1Michael Benjamin knocks the ball forward to Danny Oliver. Danny Oliver knocks in a cross ball towards Paul Redknapp. Paul Redknapp connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. What a cracker!! Marcus Fowler had no chance!! Goal for Ipswich Town!
21.02
Carl Clemence takes it forward alone. Carl Clemence shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
24.53
Michael Benjamin barges into Edward Merson. Michael Benjamin is warned by the referee! Edward Merson stretches but gets up unharmed.
26.10
Carl Clemence makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paul Waters. Paul Waters passes the ball forward but Danny Oliver is offside!
27.25
0-1Ronnie Marr barges into Aaron Rowett. Ronnie Marr is shown the yellow card! Aaron Rowett stretches but gets up unharmed.
28.36
Edward Merson makes a simple pass to Ronnie Marr. Ronnie Marr shoots from long range. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
38.50
Niccolo Peckham controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Edward Merson. Edward Merson kicks a strong pass forward to Ronnie Marr. Ronnie Marr finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
42.46
Stanley Nicholls makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Titus Wise. Titus Wise shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Ipswich Town kick off the second half!
48.20
Edward Merson chips the ball to his team mate, Titus Wise. Titus Wise knocks the ball forward to Sol Charles but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
53.24
Carl Clemence sees a break and surges forward. Carl Clemence goes all the way! Carl Clemence shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it flies wide!
55.25
0-1Andy Lloyd clumsily knocks into Paul Redknapp. Andy Lloyd is shown the yellow card! Paul Redknapp gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
60.22
Darius Hall chips the ball to his team mate, Michael Benjamin. Michael Benjamin takes it forward alone. Michael Benjamin sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
65.11
Niccolo Peckham knocks the ball forward to Stanley Nicholls. Stanley Nicholls makes a simple pass to Ronnie Marr. Ronnie Marr shoots from long range but it flies wide!
66.42
Aaron Rowett makes a simple pass to Michael Benjamin. Michael Benjamin sees a break and surges forward. Michael Benjamin shoots from outside the area but Marcus Fowler is on top of it.
67.10
Stanley Nicholls threads the ball through to Ronnie Marr. Ronnie Marr makes a probing pass to Titus Wise but he's offside!
69.05
0-1Edward Merson passes the ball forward to Titus Wise. Titus Wise knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Vittorio Rustico who gathers it comfortably.
72.28
James Wainwright catches Graham Bishop on the ankles. James Wainwright is warned by the referee! Graham Bishop hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
73.22
Dion Mann takes it forward alone. Dion Mann passes the ball forward to Ronnie Marr. Ronnie Marr controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
78.12
Nigel Mason flicks the ball to his team mate, Ashley Thompson. Ashley Thompson kicks a strong pass forward to Danny Oliver. Danny Oliver makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paul Redknapp but he's offside!
83.58
Andy Lloyd makes a simple pass to Stanley Nicholls. Stanley Nicholls kicks a strong pass forward to Titus Wise. Titus Wise knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Darius Hall.
84.48
Edward Merson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sol Charles. Sol Charles shoots from long range. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
87.11
Sol Charles comes in with a late challenge on Nigel Mason. Sol Charles is shown the yellow card! Nigel Mason stretches but gets up unharmed.
89.38
James Wainwright kicks a strong pass forward to Danny Oliver. Danny Oliver knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Oleg Defoe.
90.00
Nigel Mason catches Ronnie Marr on the ankles. Nigel Mason is shown the yellow card! Ronnie Marr runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
2
4
Shots off Target
7
3
Offsides
3
2
Fouls
4
3
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
59.1%
40.9%
Play Area
27.3%
45.5%
27.3%
Scorers
| Sol Charles 84 | Paul Redknapp 18 |