Match Report
| Southend United | Southend United |  |  | Oldham Athletic | Oldham Athletic | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Kirkland | R. Kirkland |  | 63 | G |  | 1 | | G | 48 |  | Billy Beekink | B. Beekink | |||||||||
| Mateo Muñoz | M. Muñoz |  | 60 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 45 | | Adrian Byrne | A. Byrne | |||||||||
| Paul Myers | P. Myers | | 58 | D | | 3 | | D | 45 | | Luke Shearer | L. Shearer | |||||||||
| Niccolo Lloyd | N. Lloyd | | 52 | D | | 4 | | D | 44 | | Carl Blake | C. Blake | |||||||||
| Rui Semedo | R. Semedo |  | 50 | D | | 5 | | D | 42 |  | Colin Caldwell | C. Caldwell | |||||||||
| Eddie Oakes | E. Oakes | | 54 | M | | 6 | | M | 51 | | Alfred Cooke | A. Cooke | |||||||||
| Patrick Watson | P. Watson | | 52 | M | | 7 | | M | 50 | | Ben Kirkland | B. Kirkland | |||||||||
| Alec Matteo | A. Matteo | | 48 | M | | 8 | | M | 47 | | Alistair Lawrence | A. Lawrence | |||||||||
| Malcolm Milligan | M. Milligan | | 58 | A | | 9 | | M | 46 | | Andy Marshall | A. Marshall | |||||||||
| Darius Carter | D. Carter | | 58 | A | | 10 | | A | 55 | | Dean Dichio | D. Dichio | |||||||||
| Wes Barrett | W. Barrett | | 55 | A | | 11 | | A | 53 | | Neil Hutchison | N. Hutchison | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Roots Hall where Southend United play host to Oldham Athletic. A crowd of 4,406 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Southend United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Oldham Athletic appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Southend United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Oldham Athletic appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Oldham Athletic kick off!
3.01
0-0Carl Blake hacks Malcolm Milligan from behind! Carl Blake is warned by the referee! Malcolm Milligan stretches but gets up unharmed.
4.34
0-0Paul Myers threads the ball through to Alec Matteo. Alec Matteo flicks the ball to his team mate, Wes Barrett. Wes Barrett controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Billy Beekink easily smothers it.
6.44
1-0Alec Matteo knocks the ball forward to Malcolm Milligan. Malcolm Milligan goes all the way! Malcolm Milligan shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
10.58
Patrick Watson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Wes Barrett. Wes Barrett makes a probing pass to Darius Carter. Darius Carter tries a spectacular strike. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
21.34
2-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
24.57
Alistair Lawrence flicks the ball to his team mate, Neil Hutchison. Neil Hutchison tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Richard Kirkland!
27.38
2-0Patrick Watson makes a probing pass to Darius Carter. Darius Carter goes all the way! Darius Carter rockets a shot on goal but it flies wide!
30.45
Andy Marshall passes the ball forward to Neil Hutchison. Neil Hutchison shoots from 25 yards but somehow Richard Kirkland manages to keep it out.
32.14
2-0Dean Dichio barges into Niccolo Lloyd. Dean Dichio is warned by the referee! Niccolo Lloyd gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
34.20
Ben Kirkland threads the ball through to Neil Hutchison. Neil Hutchison tries a spectacular long range effort. It curls slightly but Richard Kirkland manages to gather it comfortably.
38.47
Alec Matteo passes the ball forward to Malcolm Milligan. Malcolm Milligan finds some space and shoots from distance. Billy Beekink easily smothers it.
39.12
Patrick Watson advances with the ball. Patrick Watson kicks a strong pass forward to Darius Carter. Darius Carter takes a shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
45.00
Paul Myers makes a beautiful solo run. Paul Myers knocks the ball to his team mate, Darius Carter. Darius Carter whips in a cross ball towards Wes Barrett. Wes Barrett is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
Southend United kick off and get the second half underway!
49.12
Eddie Oakes makes a beautiful solo run. Eddie Oakes whips in a cross ball towards Darius Carter. Darius Carter heads the ball goalwards but it flies wide!
53.04
Patrick Watson knocks the ball to his team mate, Darius Carter. Darius Carter shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
57.15
Alistair Lawrence threads the ball through to Dean Dichio. Dean Dichio goes all the way! Dean Dichio shoots from just inside the box but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
59.41
Patrick Watson knocks the ball to his team mate, Wes Barrett. Wes Barrett controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
75.28
Andy Marshall threads the ball through to Dean Dichio. Dean Dichio sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
78.47
Patrick Watson sees space and advances. Patrick Watson plays a perfect one-two with Darius Carter and rushes in on goal... Patrick Watson makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
81.02
Rui Semedo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eddie Oakes. Eddie Oakes makes a simple pass to Wes Barrett. Wes Barrett goes all the way! Wes Barrett makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
85.00
Colin Caldwell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ben Kirkland. Ben Kirkland makes a probing pass to Neil Hutchison. Neil Hutchison sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
87.19
Eddie Oakes surges forward with the ball. Eddie Oakes lofts in a cross ball towards Wes Barrett. Wes Barrett is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it is miles over!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
8
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
62%
38%
Play Area
19.7%
52.1%
28.2%
Scorers