Match Report


Southend UnitedSouthend United     Bristol RoversBristol Rovers
Aron PraterAron Prater Computer Player Computer Player
Jorge SoaresJ. Soares53
G
captain1
G
42Graham BeagrieG. Beagrie
Giampaolo FiricanoG. Firicano51
D
2
D
54John Wright-PhillipsJ. Wright-Phillips
David EdworthyD. Edworthy44
D
3
D
54Lee BlakeL. Blake
Mervin WindassM. Windass51
D
4
D
52Warren MercerW. Mercer
Morris HeskeyM. Heskey45
D
5
D
49Nigel MooreN. Moore
Francis BeckhamF. Beckham46
M
6captain
M
55Sebastiano ArtisticoS. Artistico
Dominic McallisterD. Mcallister44
M
7
M
51Ian CookeI. Cooke
Leonardo ZubizarretaL. Zubizarreta39
M
8
M
46Edward BoatengE. Boateng
Daniel BrownD. Brown42
M
9
M
38Neil BallN. Ball
Leon McgovernL. Mcgovern49
A
10
A
51Mike DrydenM. Dryden
Eddie RodgersE. Rodgers47
A
11
A
50Glynn SimonsenG. Simonsen
 
Duncan DuberryD. Duberry43
D
12
D
47Gareth HarrisonG. Harrison
José NavarreteJ. Navarrete36
M
13
A
46Dean GallagherD. Gallagher
Alistair HeskeyA. Heskey36
A
14
A
41Carl JeffersC. Jeffers

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Roots Hall where Southend United play host to Bristol Rovers. Its a sell-out today with the 10,500 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Southend United and Bristol Rovers are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Oleg Copping.


0.00
Southend United get the match underway!
4.02
Neil Ball threads a neat ball through to Mike Dryden. Mike Dryden knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
10.16
Warren Mercer hacks Francis Beckham from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Francis Beckham grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
12.41
John Wright-Phillips makes a simple pass to Edward Boateng. Edward Boateng brings the ball forward. Edward Boateng plays a quick one-two with Mike Dryden and rushes in on goal... Edward Boateng takes a shot at goal but slams it into the crowd!
22.26
David Edworthy threads a neat ball through to Leonardo Zubizarreta. Leonardo Zubizarreta kicks a strong pass forward to Daniel Brown. Daniel Brown tries a spectacular long range effort. Solid save from Graham Beagrie.
32.03
Nigel Moore clumsily knocks into Francis Beckham. The referee calls over Nigel Moore and shows him a yellow card! Francis Beckham hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
40.43
Mike Dryden flicks a high pass forward to Glynn Simonsen who brings the ball under control. Glynn Simonsen plays a quick one-two with Mike Dryden and rushes in on goal... Glynn Simonsen shoots from just inside the box. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
42.10
Daniel Brown catches Sebastiano Artistico on the ankles. The referee calls over Daniel Brown and shows him a yellow card! Sebastiano Artistico hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Southend United appear unchanged since the first half. Bristol Rovers also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Bristol Rovers kick off!
51.29
Dominic Mcallister darts forward. Dominic Mcallister knocks the ball forward, putting Eddie Rodgers through on goal. Some good footwork from Eddie Rodgers provides some space. He shoots at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
61.08
Sebastiano Artistico clumsily knocks into Leon Mcgovern. The referee calls over Sebastiano Artistico and shows him a yellow card! Leon Mcgovern gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
63.44
Seeing a gap ahead, Lee Blake plays the ball forward to Neil Ball. Neil Ball knocks the ball to his team mate, Glynn Simonsen. Glynn Simonsen shoots from long range. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
66.03
Daniel Brown runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Daniel Brown knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
69.51
Ian Cooke catches Daniel Brown on the ankles. Ian Cooke is given a warning by the referee! Daniel Brown gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
75.54
Leonardo Zubizarreta makes a simple pass to David Edworthy. David Edworthy makes a simple pass to Eddie Rodgers. Eddie Rodgers sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
79.24
Edward Boateng decides to run forward with the ball. Edward Boateng advances inside the box! Edward Boateng comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
84.32
Sebastiano Artistico threads the ball through to Glynn Simonsen. Glynn Simonsen shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Southend United

Bristol Rovers
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
1
2
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
1
4
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.7%
47.3%
Play Area
24.3%
51.4%
24.3%

Scorers
Glynn Simonsen 63
Edward Boateng 79

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Edward Boateng of Bristol Rovers

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

1.Graham Beagrie (GK)
6
2.John Wright-Phillips (DEF)
6
3.Lee Blake (DEF)
6
4.Warren Mercer (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Nigel Moore (DEF)yellow card
5
6.Sebastiano Artistico (MID)yellow card
6
7.Ian Cooke (MID)
5
8.Edward Boateng (MID)goal scored
9
9.Neil Ball (MID)
7
10.Mike Dryden (ATT)
6
11.Glynn Simonsen (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Gareth Harrison (DEF)
0
13.Dean Gallagher (ATT)
0
14.Carl Jeffers (ATT)
0