Match Report


Southend UnitedSouthend United     Northampton TownNorthampton Town
Computer Player Computer Player Jakob Falk-sørensen Jakob Falk-sørensen
Dennis DublinD. Dublin62
G
1
G
60Norman SimonsenN. Simonsen
Colin MorrisC. Morris71
D
2
D
61Tiago VianaT. Viana
Eric ZimmermannE. Zimmermann57
D
captain3
D
61Warren MersonW. Merson
Billy HendryB. Hendry52
D
4
D
60Uwe SeibertU. Seibert
Jonas LinkeJ. Linke44
D
5captain
D
50Eoin GrondinE. Grondin
Giacomo BelleriG. Belleri70
M
6
M
59Edward LinekerE. Lineker
Robert GallagherR. Gallagher65
M
7
M
62Dean Le TissierD. Le Tissier
Shota Van PuttenS. Van Putten57
M
8
M
62Leon MarsdenL. Marsden
Hugo TavaresH. Tavares75
A
9
M
61Gavin RaeG. Rae
Cristian CastelliC. Castelli54
A
10
A
60Enrico BenussiE. Benussi
Stuart McallisterS. Mcallister43
A
11
A
61Maurice NelsonM. Nelson
 
Simon SummerbeeS. Summerbee55
M
12
D
56Daan RicciD. Ricci
Mick HoweyM. Howey50
G
13
M
57Raimond Van Der LeegteR. Van Der Leegte
Omer BishopO. Bishop43
A
14
A
62Pedro OliveiraP. Oliveira

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Roots Hall where Southend United play host to Northampton Town. A crowd of 9,212 fill this 10,500 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Southend United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Northampton Town appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Adam Brown.


0.00
The whistle blows and Southend United get the match underway!
4.15
Giacomo Belleri flicks a high pass forward. Cristian Castelli holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Cristian Castelli sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Norman Simonsen effortlessly gets down and covers it.
12.35
Cristian Castelli flicks a high pass forward. Stuart Mcallister holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Stuart Mcallister edges inside the box! Stuart Mcallister rockets a shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
14.57
With vision, Dean Le Tissier laces a weighted ball forward to Gavin Rae. Gavin Rae makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Maurice Nelson. Maurice Nelson knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Colin Morris.
16.11
Eric Zimmermann threads a neat ball through to Robert Gallagher. Robert Gallagher chips the ball to his team mate, Shota Van Putten. Shota Van Putten flicks a high pass forward. Cristian Castelli controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Cristian Castelli cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
21.44
Shota Van Putten threads a neat ball through to Giacomo Belleri. Giacomo Belleri threads a neat ball through to Cristian Castelli. Cristian Castelli sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just off target!
22.01
Uwe Seibert makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eoin Grondin. Eoin Grondin knocks the ball to his team mate, Enrico Benussi. Enrico Benussi shoots from 25 yards but is denied by Dennis Dublin. Excellent save.
26.38
Robert Gallagher receives the ball from a throw-in from Stuart Mcallister. Robert Gallagher makes a simple pass to Hugo Tavares. Hugo Tavares controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Stuart Mcallister through on goal. Stuart Mcallister takes a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Norman Simonsen effortlessly smothers it!
32.02
With a delightful solo run, Hugo Tavares stretches the opposition's defence. Hugo Tavares shoots from 20 yards. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
45.00
Leon Marsden knocks the ball forward to Maurice Nelson. Maurice Nelson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
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 have changed their lineup with Daan Ricci replacing Uwe Seibert and Raimond Van Der Leegte replacing Dean Le Tissier. The Northampton Town players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Northampton Town get the second half underway!
47.52
Robert Gallagher sees Giacomo Belleri in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Giacomo Belleri brings the ball forward. Giacomo Belleri knocks in a cross ball towards Cristian Castelli. Cristian Castelli jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
48.14
Eric Zimmermann flicks a high pass forward. Shota Van Putten holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Shota Van Putten passes the ball forward to Hugo Tavares. Hugo Tavares shoots from distance. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
51.03
Billy Hendry surges forward with the ball. With fabulous imagination, Billy Hendry laces a weighted ball forward to Stuart Mcallister. Stuart Mcallister runs straight at the defence! Stuart Mcallister strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. It's miles wide!
53.41
Giacomo Belleri threads a neat ball through to Cristian Castelli. Cristian Castelli shoots from outside the area. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Superb keeping!
54.29
Raimond Van Der Leegte flicks a high pass forward. Enrico Benussi controls it well on his chest. Enrico Benussi lofts in a cross ball towards Maurice Nelson. Maurice Nelson beats his man to it with a header. The keeper is on top of it. Excellent save!
55.49
Shota Van Putten flicks a high pass forward. Giacomo Belleri collects the pass. Giacomo Belleri whips in a cross ball towards Stuart Mcallister. Stuart Mcallister makes a deft header. Solid save from Norman Simonsen.
60.43
Northampton Town have made a substitution with Pedro Oliveira replacing Maurice Nelson .
61.48
Robert Gallagher clumsily knocks into Leon Marsden. The referee brings Robert Gallagher to one side and gives him a warning! Leon Marsden hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
67.06
Edward Lineker runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Edward Lineker knocks in a cross ball towards Enrico Benussi. Enrico Benussi makes a looping header on goal. The keeper is on top of it. Excellent keeping!
72.25
Shota Van Putten barges into Raimond Van Der Leegte. The referee brings Shota Van Putten to one side and gives him a warning! Raimond Van Der Leegte stretches but gets up unharmed.
75.18
Robert Gallagher threads the ball through to Cristian Castelli. Cristian Castelli runs straight at the defence! Some good footwork from Cristian Castelli provides some space. He shoots at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
79.19
Giacomo Belleri makes an attacking run forward. Giacomo Belleri shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Norman Simonsen effortlessly smothers it!
81.28
Billy Hendry flicks a high pass forward. Robert Gallagher controls it well on his chest. Robert Gallagher knocks the ball forward to Cristian Castelli. Cristian Castelli knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Eoin Grondin.
87.13
Eric Zimmermann knocks the ball forward to Giacomo Belleri. Giacomo Belleri brings the ball forward. Giacomo Belleri plays a scrappy one-two with Robert Gallagher and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some good footwork from Giacomo Belleri provides some space. He shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Norman Simonsen.
88.14
Corner kick to Southend United. Shota Van Putten plays it short to Colin Morris. Colin Morris shows great control and tries a shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Southend United

Northampton Town
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
9
3
Shots off Target
6
0
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
76.3%
23.7%
Play Area
28.9%
42.1%
28.9%

Scorers
Cristian Castelli 16
Hugo Tavares 32

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Giacomo Belleri of Southend United

Match Ratings
1.Dennis Dublin (GK)
7
2.Colin Morris (DEF)
6
3.Eric Zimmermann (DEF)
6
4.Billy Hendry (DEF)
6
5.Jonas Linke (DEF)
6
6.Giacomo Belleri (MID)
9
7.Robert Gallagher (MID)
7
8.Shota Van Putten (MID)
7
9.Hugo Tavares (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Cristian Castelli (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Stuart Mcallister (ATT)
7
 
12.Simon Summerbee (MID)
0
13.Mick Howey (GK)
0
14.Omer Bishop (ATT)
0

1.Norman Simonsen (GK)
8
2.Tiago Viana (DEF)
6
3.Warren Merson (DEF)
6
4.Uwe Seibert (DEF)
6
5.Eoin Grondin (DEF)
6
6.Edward Lineker (MID)
6
7.Dean Le Tissier (MID)
6
8.Leon Marsden (MID)
6
9.Gavin Rae (MID)
6
10.Enrico Benussi (ATT)
6
11.Maurice Nelson (ATT)
6
 
12.Daan Ricci (DEF)
6
13.Raimond Van Der Leegte (MID)
6
14.Pedro Oliveira (ATT)
6