Match Report


Southend UnitedSouthend United     Northampton TownNorthampton Town
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Scott KirklandS. Kirkland61
G
1
G
54Ugo DefoeU. Defoe
Alistair DaviesA. Davies57
D
2
D
60Oleg JoachimO. Joachim
Mervin LloydM. Lloyd53
D
3
D
59Ruben CarvalhoR. Carvalho
Edward WhelanE. Whelan47
D
4
D
55Nicola C. PasqualinN. Pasqualin
Nigel StoneN. Stone47
D
5
D
53Harris FuchsH. Fuchs
Cristiano AntunesC. Antunes55
M
6
M
64Damien CampbellD. Campbell
Max BenjaminM. Benjamin55
M
7captain
M
61Daniele BarrettD. Barrett
Nigel MilburnN. Milburn46
A
8
M
60Peter WrightP. Wright
Jacob WhiteJ. White43
A
9
A
63Oleg GoldbergO. Goldberg
Nwankwo WoodgateN. Woodgate42
A
captain10
A
62Kevin LisbieK. Lisbie
Julian LawrenceJ. Lawrence39
A
11
A
52Peter McgovernP. Mcgovern
 
Darius MoncurD. Moncur56
G
12
M
59Billy WardB. Ward
Henry BouldH. Bould53
M
13
G
51Sylvain AllmanS. Allman
Marvin BowyerM. Bowyer51
M
14
M
50Thierry GrondinT. Grondin

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Roots Hall where Southend United play host to Northampton Town. A crowd of 4,699 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Southend United are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Northampton Town appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Darren Bower.


0.00
Northampton Town start the game by kicking off the first half!
4.36
Peter Wright flicks a high ball forward to Oleg Goldberg who takes it down. Oleg Goldberg makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Peter Mcgovern. Peter Mcgovern strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
10.54
Peter Wright knocks the ball forward to Oleg Goldberg. Oleg Goldberg shoots from 25 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. He makes it look easy!
12.56
Max Benjamin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nwankwo Woodgate. Nwankwo Woodgate shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
15.12
Max Benjamin barges into Daniele Barrett. The referee calls over Max Benjamin and shows him a yellow card! Daniele Barrett grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
16.58
Ruben Carvalho pushes up the pitch. Ruben Carvalho decides to run forward with the ball. Ruben Carvalho shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
22.55
Edward Whelan catches Peter Mcgovern on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Peter Mcgovern runs off the knock.
24.30
Max Benjamin knocks the ball forward to Jacob White. Jacob White sees Nwankwo Woodgate just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Nwankwo Woodgate rockets a shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
26.41
Oleg Joachim advances with the ball. Oleg Joachim knocks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Lisbie. Kevin Lisbie shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
27.33
Damien Campbell flicks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Lisbie. Kevin Lisbie tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
36.15
Ruben Carvalho flicks a high pass forward. Daniele Barrett easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Daniele Barrett flicks a high pass forward to Oleg Goldberg who brings the ball under control. Oleg Goldberg knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Scott Kirkland who gathers it comfortably.
44.37
Damien Campbell sees Kevin Lisbie in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Kevin Lisbie sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and Southend United kick off!
48.24
Nigel Stone chips the ball to his team mate, Max Benjamin. Max Benjamin kicks a strong pass forward to Jacob White. Jacob White sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
51.00
Peter Wright darts forward. Peter Wright finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. He makes it look easy!
53.58
Daniele Barrett sees Oleg Goldberg in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Oleg Goldberg knocks in a cross ball towards Kevin Lisbie. Kevin Lisbie heads the ball goalwards but it curls horrendously wide!
55.56
Cristiano Antunes flicks the ball to his team mate, Jacob White. Jacob White cuts inside the box! Jacob White rockets a shot on goal. It's miles wide!
60.13
Southend United have made a substitution with Darius Moncur replacing Max Benjamin .
63.44
Cristiano Antunes comes in with a late challenge on Damien Campbell. The referee calls over Cristiano Antunes and shows him a yellow card! Damien Campbell runs off the knock.
66.23
Peter Wright makes an attacking run forward. Peter Wright shoots from outside the area but it flies just off target!
69.39
Ruben Carvalho runs forward with the ball. Ruben Carvalho runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Ruben Carvalho tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
75.19
Darius Moncur flicks a high pass forward. Nigel Milburn collects the pass. Nigel Milburn knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ugo Defoe who gathers it comfortably.
77.04
Oleg Joachim clumsily knocks into Nwankwo Woodgate. The referee warns Oleg Joachim to calm down! Nwankwo Woodgate stretches but gets up unharmed.
78.14
Darius Moncur hacks Peter Wright from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Peter Wright grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
89.55
Peter Wright threads a neat ball through to Kevin Lisbie. Kevin Lisbie shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
90.00
Cristiano Antunes chips the ball to his team mate, Nigel Milburn. Nigel Milburn knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ruben Carvalho.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Southend United

Northampton Town
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
0
3
Shots off Target
4
8
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
34.7%
65.3%
Play Area
27.8%
48.6%
23.6%

Scorers
Ruben Carvalho 69

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ruben Carvalho of Northampton Town

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

1.Ugo Defoe (GK)
6
2.Oleg Joachim (DEF)
7
3.Ruben Carvalho (DEF)goal scored
9
4.Nicola C. Pasqualin (DEF)
6
5.Harris Fuchs (DEF)
6
6.Damien Campbell (MID)
6
7.Daniele Barrett (MID)
6
8.Peter Wright (MID)
8
9.Oleg Goldberg (ATT)
6
10.Kevin Lisbie (ATT)
6
11.Peter Mcgovern (ATT)
6
 
12.Billy Ward (MID)
0
13.Sylvain Allman (GK)
0
14.Thierry Grondin (MID)
0