Match Report


Southend UnitedSouthend United     Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wednesday
Aron PraterAron Prater Mark Woodhouse Mark Woodhouse
Jorge SoaresJ. Soares53
G
1
G
50Steve HackworthS. Hackworth
Ben OakleyB. Oakley45
D
2
D
50Stuart KoncheskyS. Konchesky
Giampaolo FiricanoG. Firicano51
D
3captain
D
53Simon MaddisonS. Maddison
David EdworthyD. Edworthy44
D
4
D
50David BloomerD. Bloomer
Mervin WindassM. Windass51
D
5
D
48Spencer RizaS. Riza
Francis BeckhamF. Beckham46
M
6
M
50Kelvin Le SauxK. Le Saux
Dominic McallisterD. Mcallister44
M
7
M
53Isaiah ChadwickI. Chadwick
Leonardo ZubizarretaL. Zubizarreta38
M
8
M
61Ross MurrinR. Murrin
Daniel BrownD. Brown42
M
captain9
A
49Elena CastilloE. Castillo
Leon McgovernL. Mcgovern49
A
10
A
41Chris WiltordC. Wiltord
Eddie RodgersE. Rodgers47
A
11
A
46Ahmed de JongA. de Jong
 
Morris HeskeyM. Heskey45
D
12
D
48Jamie SmithJ. Smith
José NavarreteJ. Navarrete36
M
13
M
37Rio HeskeyR. Heskey
Alistair HeskeyA. Heskey36
A
14
A
42Jermaine CoppingJ. Copping

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Roots Hall where Southend United play host to Sheffield Wednesday. A crowd of 10,429 fill this 10,500 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Southend United are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Sheffield Wednesday appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Dean Byrne.


0.00
The whistle blows and Sheffield Wednesday kick off!
9.19
Isaiah Chadwick hits a low pass to Chris Wiltord. Chris Wiltord tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Jorge Soares!
14.58
Daniel Brown flicks the ball to his team mate, Leon Mcgovern. Leon Mcgovern knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
16.25
Stuart Konchesky chips the ball to his team mate, Kelvin Le Saux. Kelvin Le Saux knocks the ball forward to Isaiah Chadwick. Isaiah Chadwick shoots from long range. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
34.49
David Bloomer sees space and advances. David Bloomer kicks a strong pass forward to Ross Murrin. Ross Murrin whips in a cross ball towards Chris Wiltord. Chris Wiltord makes a convincing header but it goes wide for a goal kick.
38.56
Mervin Windass flicks a high ball forward to David Edworthy who takes it down. David Edworthy darts forward. David Edworthy shoots from 25 yards. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Southend United appear unchanged since the first half. Sheffield Wednesday also appear unchanged since the first half. The Sheffield Wednesday players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Southend United kick off the second half!
48.24
David Bloomer passes the ball forward to Isaiah Chadwick. Isaiah Chadwick knocks the ball forward to Kelvin Le Saux. Kelvin Le Saux knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
53.34
Kelvin Le Saux flicks a high pass forward to Elena Castillo who brings the ball under control. Elena Castillo knocks in a cross ball towards Chris Wiltord. Chris Wiltord powers a header at goal. Magnificent block by Giampaolo Firicano!
59.11
Ross Murrin knocks the ball to his team mate, Chris Wiltord. Chris Wiltord tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
60.59
Sheffield Wednesday have made 2 substitutions with Jamie Smith replacing Spencer Riza and Jermaine Copping replacing Chris Wiltord .
63.03
Ahmed de Jong flicks the ball to his team mate, Kelvin Le Saux. Kelvin Le Saux lofts in a cross ball towards Elena Castillo. Elena Castillo flicks the ball with his head. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
71.40
Kelvin Le Saux chips the ball to his team mate, Jermaine Copping. Jermaine Copping knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Daniel Brown.
72.44
Giampaolo Firicano threads a neat ball through to Mervin Windass. Mervin Windass flicks a high pass forward. Eddie Rodgers controls it well on his chest. Eddie Rodgers lofts in a cross ball towards Francis Beckham. Francis Beckham flicks the ball with his head. Steve Hackworth gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
73.09
David Bloomer flicks a high pass forward. Ross Murrin collects the pass. Ross Murrin flicks a high ball forward to Jermaine Copping who takes it down. Jermaine Copping knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
78.57
David Bloomer clumsily knocks into Francis Beckham. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Francis Beckham hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
87.28
Kelvin Le Saux threads a neat ball through to Ross Murrin. Ross Murrin knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Giampaolo Firicano.
90.00
Jamie Smith sees a break and surges forward. Jamie Smith flicks a high pass forward. Jermaine Copping collects the pass. Jermaine Copping passes the ball forward but Elena Castillo is offside!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Southend United

Sheffield Wednesday
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
2
4
Shots off Target
0
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
42.4%
57.6%
Play Area
31.8%
48.5%
19.7%

Scorers
David Edworthy 39
Elena Castillo 63

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to David Edworthy of Southend United

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

1.Steve Hackworth (GK)
6
2.Stuart Konchesky (DEF)
6
3.Simon Maddison (DEF)
6
4.David Bloomer (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Spencer Riza (DEF)
6
6.Kelvin Le Saux (MID)
8
7.Isaiah Chadwick (MID)
6
8.Ross Murrin (MID)
8
9.Elena Castillo (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Chris Wiltord (ATT)
6
11.Ahmed de Jong (ATT)
6
 
12.Jamie Smith (DEF)
6
13.Rio Heskey (MID)
0
14.Jermaine Copping (ATT)
6