Match Report


Southend UnitedSouthend United     Swansea CitySwansea City
Aron PraterAron Prater Matthew Rees Matthew Rees
Jorge SoaresJ. Soares53
G
1
G
57Micka‘l SoloyM. Soloy
Ben OakleyB. Oakley45
D
captain2
D
57Carmine MedriC. Medri
Giampaolo FiricanoG. Firicano51
D
3captain
D
62Frank NevilleF. Neville
David EdworthyD. Edworthy44
D
4
D
54Andre SoaresA. Soares
Morris HeskeyM. Heskey45
D
5
D
51Simon BrücknerS. Brückner
Francis BeckhamF. Beckham46
M
6
M
48Alun FoxA. Fox
José NavarreteJ. Navarrete36
M
7
M
55Cedric SmitC. Smit
Dominic McallisterD. Mcallister44
M
8
M
49Rainer OuindiR. Ouindi
Daniel BrownD. Brown42
M
9
A
49Vincenzo WesselmannV. Wesselmann
Leon McgovernL. Mcgovern49
A
10
A
48Harry SimonsenH. Simonsen
Eddie RodgersE. Rodgers47
A
11
A
54Steffen ErlerS. Erler
 
Mervin WindassM. Windass51
D
12
D
48Dean ClaphamD. Clapham
Terry BridgesT. Bridges41
M
13
A
43Ralph DyerR. Dyer
Alistair HeskeyA. Heskey36
A
14
M
51Sergio CitterioS. Citterio

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Match Report
Snow falls gently from the overcast sky here at Roots Hall where Southend United play host to Swansea City. A crowd of 10,246 fill this 10,500 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Southend United are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Swansea City appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by George Young.


0.00
The first half starts with Southend United kicking off!
4.36
Giampaolo Firicano comes in with a late challenge on Rainer Ouindi. Giampaolo Firicano is shown the yellow card! Rainer Ouindi carries on, but is struggling a bit.
6.20
Cedric Smit knocks the ball to his team mate, Harry Simonsen. Harry Simonsen finds some space and shoots from distance but Jorge Soares is on top of it.
10.10
David Edworthy flicks the ball to his team mate, José Navarrete. José Navarrete sees space and advances. José Navarrete plays a one-two with Eddie Rodgers and rushes in on goal... José Navarrete strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
16.11
Alun Fox flicks a high pass forward to Vincenzo Wesselmann who brings the ball under control. Vincenzo Wesselmann lofts in a cross ball towards Steffen Erler. Steffen Erler connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
20.00
Rainer Ouindi flicks a high pass forward to Harry Simonsen who brings the ball under control. Harry Simonsen edges inside the box! Harry Simonsen makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
22.47
Andre Soares controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Simon Brückner. Simon Brückner flicks a high pass forward. Harry Simonsen holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Harry Simonsen shoots from long range. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Quality keeping!
26.18
Dominic Mcallister flicks the ball to his team mate, José Navarrete. José Navarrete shoots from 20 yards. Good keeping from Micka‘l Soloy as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
27.00
Dominic Mcallister takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Morris Heskey strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
34.42
Giampaolo Firicano hacks Harry Simonsen from behind! The referee brings Giampaolo Firicano to one side and gives him a warning! Harry Simonsen hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
36.19
Alun Fox makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Vincenzo Wesselmann. Vincenzo Wesselmann plays a scrappy one-two with Cedric Smit and advances towards the goal... Vincenzo Wesselmann side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball strikes Giampaolo Firicano's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
37.21
Corner kick to Swansea City. Rainer Ouindi plays it to the far post. Carmine Medri side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it's well over the bar!
39.38
Seeing a gap ahead, Alun Fox plays the ball forward to Cedric Smit. Cedric Smit knocks the ball to his team mate, Harry Simonsen. Harry Simonsen comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. Jorge Soares is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
42.41
Harry Simonsen barges into Giampaolo Firicano. The referee warns Harry Simonsen to calm down! Giampaolo Firicano runs off the knock.
44.20
With a delightful solo run, Daniel Brown stretches the opposition's defence. Daniel Brown rushes past Simon Brückner! Daniel Brown shoots from just inside the box but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Southend United appear unchanged since the first half. Swansea City also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Swansea City kick off the second half!
57.55
Dominic Mcallister chips the ball to his team mate, Eddie Rodgers. Eddie Rodgers shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but Micka‘l Soloy easily smothers it!
59.29
Cedric Smit plays the ball forward to Vincenzo Wesselmann. Vincenzo Wesselmann shoots from 20 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
60.45
Swansea City have made a substitution with Sergio Citterio replacing Alun Fox .
61.53
Cedric Smit deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Harry Simonsen. Harry Simonsen whips in a cross ball towards Steffen Erler. Steffen Erler heads the ball goalwards. It's there!! Jorge Soares has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
65.47
Andre Soares passes the ball forward to Steffen Erler. With a delightful solo run, Steffen Erler stretches the opposition's defence. Steffen Erler sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Jorge Soares reads it well. Good save!
66.57
Rainer Ouindi changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Rainer Ouindi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
77.20
Swansea City have made 2 substitutions with Ralph Dyer replacing Harry Simonsen and Dean Clapham replacing Simon Brückner .
78.26
Frank Neville flicks a high pass forward to Cedric Smit who brings the ball under control. Cedric Smit controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Steffen Erler. Steffen Erler runs straight at the defence! Steffen Erler shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is tipped over by Jorge Soares.
79.36
Rainer Ouindi takes the corner, swinging a high ball in towards the far post. Ralph Dyer side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it flies wide!
81.12
Cedric Smit chips the ball to his team mate, Sergio Citterio. Sergio Citterio knocks in a cross ball towards Steffen Erler. Steffen Erler is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Jorge Soares didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
84.30
Cedric Smit deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ralph Dyer. Ralph Dyer shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
85.35
Sergio Citterio makes a simple pass to Ralph Dyer. Ralph Dyer shoots from outside the area but it's drastically wayward!
89.06
Sergio Citterio hacks Daniel Brown from behind! Sergio Citterio is shown the yellow card! Daniel Brown hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Southend United

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

Possession
37.2%
62.8%
Play Area
32.1%
48.7%
19.2%

Scorers
Harry Simonsen 39
Steffen Erler 62

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Harry Simonsen of Swansea City

Match Ratings
1.Jorge Soares (GK)
8
2.Ben Oakley (DEF)
6
3.Giampaolo Firicano (DEF)yellow card
5
4.David Edworthy (DEF)
6
5.Morris Heskey (DEF)
6
6.Francis Beckham (MID)
6
7.José Navarrete (MID)
7
8.Dominic Mcallister (MID)
6
9.Daniel Brown (MID)
6
10.Leon Mcgovern (ATT)
6
11.Eddie Rodgers (ATT)
6
 
12.Mervin Windass (DEF)
0
13.Terry Bridges (MID)
0
14.Alistair Heskey (ATT)
0

1.Micka‘l Soloy (GK)
6
2.Carmine Medri (DEF)
6
3.Frank Neville (DEF)
6
4.Andre Soares (DEF)
6
5.Simon Brückner (DEF)
6
6.Alun Fox (MID)
6
7.Cedric Smit (MID)
8
8.Rainer Ouindi (MID)
7
9.Vincenzo Wesselmann (ATT)
6
10.Harry Simonsen (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Steffen Erler (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Dean Clapham (DEF)
6
13.Ralph Dyer (ATT)
6
14.Sergio Citterio (MID)yellow card
5