Match Report


Southend UnitedSouthend United     Milton Keynes DonsMilton Keynes Dons
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Scott KirklandS. Kirkland61
G
1captain
G
50Kelvin HibbsK. Hibbs
Mervin LloydM. Lloyd53
D
2
D
48Gregoor ZuidersmaG. Zuidersma
Edward WhelanE. Whelan47
D
3
D
47Jonathan WoodgateJ. Woodgate
Nigel StoneN. Stone47
D
4
D
44Anthony MurrinA. Murrin
Arthur McleodA. Mcleod43
D
5
M
57Les ClarkeL. Clarke
Cristiano AntunesC. Antunes55
M
6
M
53Joe GoldbergJ. Goldberg
Max BenjaminM. Benjamin55
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7
M
53Dave LaverD. Laver
Nigel MilburnN. Milburn46
A
8
M
52Mathias BiancalaniM. Biancalani
Jacob WhiteJ. White43
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9
A
43Greg PetersG. Peters
Nwankwo WoodgateN. Woodgate42
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captain10
A
43Simon BestS. Best
Julian LawrenceJ. Lawrence39
A
11
A
39Nick CollymoreN. Collymore
 
Darius MoncurD. Moncur56
G
12
M
46Bill ButtB. Butt
Henry BouldH. Bould53
M
13
M
45Glynn SmithG. Smith
Marvin BowyerM. Bowyer51
M
14
G
45Terry PeckhamT. Peckham

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Roots Hall where Southend United play host to Milton Keynes Dons. A crowd of 3,807 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Southend United are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Milton Keynes Dons appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Gary Benali.


0.00
Southend United start the match!
4.50
Anthony Murrin clumsily knocks into Julian Lawrence. Anthony Murrin is shown the yellow card! Julian Lawrence runs off the knock.
6.44
Nigel Milburn comes in with a late challenge on Anthony Murrin. Nigel Milburn is shown the yellow card! Anthony Murrin stretches but gets up unharmed.
8.11
Max Benjamin knocks the ball to his team mate, Nwankwo Woodgate. Nwankwo Woodgate threads the ball through into the box. Julian Lawrence tries a spectacular strike but it's drastically wayward!
10.40
Edward Whelan threads a neat ball through to Max Benjamin. Max Benjamin flicks a high pass forward. Jacob White controls it well on his chest. Jacob White runs straight at the defence! Jacob White cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
12.04
Les Clarke flicks a high pass forward. Greg Peters collects the pass. Greg Peters shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
16.52
Cristiano Antunes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nwankwo Woodgate. Nwankwo Woodgate knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Kelvin Hibbs who gathers it comfortably.
20.44
Mathias Biancalani threads the ball through to Greg Peters. Greg Peters controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
21.07
Max Benjamin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Julian Lawrence. Julian Lawrence advances inside the box! Julian Lawrence looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
22.07
With imagination, Anthony Murrin picks a pass forward to Mathias Biancalani. Mathias Biancalani threads a neat ball through to Simon Best. Simon Best shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
24.42
Max Benjamin flicks a high pass forward. Nigel Milburn controls it well on his chest. Nigel Milburn controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Kelvin Hibbs is on top of it.
30.38
Jonathan Woodgate flicks a high ball forward to Dave Laver who takes it down. Dave Laver threads a neat ball through to Simon Best. Simon Best shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
33.51
Nigel Stone makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Cristiano Antunes. Cristiano Antunes runs straight at the opposition's defence. Cristiano Antunes lofts in a cross ball towards Nigel Milburn. Nigel Milburn powers a header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
34.51
With some swift thinking, Jonathan Woodgate plays the ball forward to Dave Laver. Dave Laver passes the ball forward to Greg Peters. Greg Peters shoots from long range but it flies just off target!
36.42
Mervin Lloyd takes it forward alone. Mervin Lloyd threads the ball through to Nigel Milburn. Nigel Milburn knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gregoor Zuidersma.
40.05
Arthur Mcleod controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Max Benjamin. Max Benjamin flicks a high ball forward to Julian Lawrence who takes it down. Julian Lawrence finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
44.47
Mathias Biancalani makes a simple pass to Simon Best. Simon Best shoots from long range. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent save!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Southend United appear unchanged since the first half. Milton Keynes Dons also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Milton Keynes Dons kick off!
48.03
Cristiano Antunes flicks the ball to his team mate, Jacob White. Jacob White controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Kelvin Hibbs!
51.29
Simon Best barges into Nigel Stone. Simon Best is shown the yellow card! Nigel Stone hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
55.24
Cristiano Antunes flicks the ball to his team mate, Julian Lawrence. Julian Lawrence shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
57.33
Mathias Biancalani passes the ball forward to Simon Best. Simon Best plays a quick one-two with Nick Collymore and rushes in on goal... Simon Best comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball swerves viciously but Nigel Stone blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
60.30
Southend United have made a substitution with Darius Moncur replacing Max Benjamin .
63.47
Darius Moncur makes a probing pass to Nwankwo Woodgate. Nwankwo Woodgate shoots from long range but it rises well off target!
65.36
Dave Laver surges forward with the ball. Dave Laver controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
66.43
Dave Laver advances with the ball. Dave Laver finds some space and shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
72.55
Nigel Stone picks a pass forward to Darius Moncur. Darius Moncur sees a break and surges forward. Darius Moncur makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nigel Milburn but he's offside!
73.53
Edward Whelan flicks the ball to his team mate, Darius Moncur. Darius Moncur kicks a strong pass forward to Nwankwo Woodgate. Nwankwo Woodgate whips in a cross ball towards Julian Lawrence. Julian Lawrence jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
75.19
Darius Moncur brings the ball forward. Darius Moncur makes a probing pass to Jacob White but he's offside!
77.48
Edward Whelan breaks forward. Edward Whelan threads the ball through to Julian Lawrence. Julian Lawrence plays a quick one-two with Nwankwo Woodgate and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Julian Lawrence provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball bounces but comes off Jonathan Woodgate and goes wide.
78.06
It's a corner kick. Nigel Milburn loops the ball out towards the edge of the box. Some silky footwork from Cristiano Antunes provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
79.49
Dave Laver chips the ball to his team mate, Greg Peters. Greg Peters makes a pass forward but Simon Best makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
83.02
Arthur Mcleod makes a simple pass to Darius Moncur. Darius Moncur passes the ball forward to Nigel Milburn. Nigel Milburn plays a one-two with Julian Lawrence and advances towards the goal... Nigel Milburn side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
85.45
Mathias Biancalani kicks a strong pass forward to Nick Collymore. Nick Collymore finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
87.41
Mathias Biancalani threads a neat ball through to Simon Best. Simon Best knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Mathias Biancalani kicks a strong pass forward to Greg Peters. Greg Peters lofts in a cross ball towards Simon Best. Simon Best flicks the ball with his head but is denied by Scott Kirkland. Excellent save.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Southend United

Milton Keynes Dons
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
10
7
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
56.7%
43.3%
Play Area
28.9%
44.4%
26.7%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Darius Moncur of Southend United

Match Ratings
1.Scott Kirkland (GK)
8
2.Mervin Lloyd (DEF)
7
3.Edward Whelan (DEF)
7
4.Nigel Stone (DEF)
8
5.Arthur Mcleod (DEF)
6
6.Cristiano Antunes (MID)
8
7.Max Benjamin (MID)
8
8.Nigel Milburn (ATT)yellow card
5
9.Jacob White (ATT)
7
10.Nwankwo Woodgate (ATT)
6
11.Julian Lawrence (ATT)
7
 
12.Darius Moncur (GK)
8
13.Henry Bould (MID)
0
14.Marvin Bowyer (MID)
0

1.Kelvin Hibbs (GK)
7
2.Gregoor Zuidersma (DEF)
6
3.Jonathan Woodgate (DEF)
7
4.Anthony Murrin (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Les Clarke (MID)
6
6.Joe Goldberg (MID)
6
7.Dave Laver (MID)
8
8.Mathias Biancalani (MID)
8
9.Greg Peters (ATT)
6
10.Simon Best (ATT)yellow card
6
11.Nick Collymore (ATT)
6
 
12.Bill Butt (MID)
0
13.Glynn Smith (MID)
0
14.Terry Peckham (GK)
0