Match Report
| Southend United | Southend United |  |  | Blackpool | Blackpool | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mikkel Perez | M. Perez |  | 76 | G |  | 1 | | G | 57 |  | James Merson | J. Merson | |||||||||
| Bojan Laursen | B. Laursen |  | 75 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 69 | | Anthony Minto | A. Minto | |||||||||
| Kubilay Türkyilmaz | K. Türkyilmaz |  | 75 | D | | 3 | | D | 66 | | Mick Gerrard | M. Gerrard | |||||||||
| Daniel Oliveira | D. Oliveira |  | 72 | D | | 4 | | D | 59 |  | Richard James | R. James | |||||||||
| Runar El-Fakiri | R. El-Fakiri |  | 74 | M | | 5 | | D | 54 |  | Vincenzo Viviani | V. Viviani | |||||||||
| Stephen Rizzo | S. Rizzo |  | 71 | M | | 6 | | M | 78 | | Joao Carvalho | J. Carvalho | |||||||||
| Osku Rajalin | O. Rajalin |  | 69 | M | | 7 | | M | 77 | | Samuel Santos | S. Santos | |||||||||
| Rigobert Mbamba | R. Mbamba |  | 27 | M | | 8 | | M | 66 | | Chris Draper | C. Draper | |||||||||
| Tonci Rukavina | T. Rukavina |  | 77 | A | | 9 | | A | 75 | | Harry Lawrence | H. Lawrence | |||||||||
| Ivan Ortega | I. Ortega |  | 77 | A | | 10 | | A | 67 | | Anthony McManaman | A. McManaman | |||||||||
| Vitor Vieira | V. Vieira | | 74 | A | | 11 | | A | 55 | | Eduardo Moutinho | E. Moutinho | |||||||||
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Roots Hall where Southend United play host to Blackpool. A crowd of 18,728 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Southend United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Blackpool appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Southend United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Blackpool appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Southend United kick off and get the first half underway!
4.11
0-0Mick Gerrard chips the ball to his team mate, Joao Carvalho. Joao Carvalho deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Anthony McManaman. Anthony McManaman knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Daniel Oliveira.
6.11
0-0Joao Carvalho flicks the ball to his team mate, Harry Lawrence. Harry Lawrence whips in a cross ball towards Eduardo Moutinho. Eduardo Moutinho heads the ball goalwards but it curls horrendously wide!
10.21
Rigobert Mbamba knocks the ball forward to Ivan Ortega. Ivan Ortega shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
12.33
Anthony Minto takes it forward alone. Anthony Minto chips the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Moutinho. Eduardo Moutinho plays a perfect one-two with Harry Lawrence and rushes in on goal... Eduardo Moutinho tries a spectacular strike but it goes wide for a goal kick.
15.34
Chris Draper knocks the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Moutinho. Eduardo Moutinho finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
18.40
1-0Kubilay Türkyilmaz controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stephen Rizzo. Stephen Rizzo makes a simple pass to Vitor Vieira. Vitor Vieira makes a simple pass to Ivan Ortega. Ivan Ortega takes a shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
21.21
1-0Joao Carvalho deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Harry Lawrence. Harry Lawrence lofts in a cross ball towards Eduardo Moutinho. Eduardo Moutinho is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but Mikkel Perez is on top of it.
24.39
1-0Tonci Rukavina comes in with a late challenge on Anthony Minto. Tonci Rukavina is given a warning by the referee! Anthony Minto hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
26.45
1-0Osku Rajalin brings the ball forward. Osku Rajalin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ivan Ortega but the linesman indicates offside!
32.22
Osku Rajalin brings the ball forward. Osku Rajalin sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
34.35
Osku Rajalin chips the ball to his team mate, Ivan Ortega. Ivan Ortega whips in a cross ball towards Vitor Vieira. Vitor Vieira is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Vitor Vieira scores for Southend United!!
39.54
Vincenzo Viviani makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Samuel Santos. Samuel Santos controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Harry Lawrence. Harry Lawrence shoots from distance. Mikkel Perez easily smothers it.
42.13
Richard James threads the ball through to Samuel Santos. Samuel Santos controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eduardo Moutinho. Eduardo Moutinho knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Mikkel Perez who gathers it comfortably.
44.42
Richard James chips the ball to his team mate, Joao Carvalho. Joao Carvalho passes the ball forward to Eduardo Moutinho. Eduardo Moutinho knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The whistle blows and Blackpool kick off!
47.13
Joao Carvalho chips the ball to his team mate, Harry Lawrence. Harry Lawrence tries a spectacular long range effort but Mikkel Perez is on top of it.
49.45
Bojan Laursen threads the ball through to Osku Rajalin. Osku Rajalin threads the ball through to Ivan Ortega. Ivan Ortega shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by James Merson.
55.21
2-0Kubilay Türkyilmaz clumsily knocks into Eduardo Moutinho. Kubilay Türkyilmaz is given a warning by the referee! Eduardo Moutinho carries on, but is struggling a bit.
63.20
Chris Draper flicks the ball to his team mate, Anthony McManaman. Anthony McManaman shoots from distance but it is miles over!
65.53
Bojan Laursen makes a probing pass to Stephen Rizzo. Stephen Rizzo knocks the ball to his team mate, Vitor Vieira. Vitor Vieira kicks a strong pass forward to Ivan Ortega but the referee indicates it's offside!
67.27
Joao Carvalho passes the ball forward to Harry Lawrence. Harry Lawrence knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Mikkel Perez who gathers it comfortably.
72.55
Osku Rajalin takes it forward alone. Osku Rajalin tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
75.39
Osku Rajalin chips the ball to his team mate, Tonci Rukavina. Tonci Rukavina deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ivan Ortega. Ivan Ortega makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
79.55
Chris Draper takes it forward alone. Chris Draper controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
83.23
Samuel Santos makes a beautiful solo run. Samuel Santos goes all the way! Samuel Santos cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but Mikkel Perez is on top of it.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
39.5%
60.5%
Play Area
27.6%
40.8%
31.6%
Scorers
| Ivan Ortega 18 Vitor Vieira 34 Osku Rajalin 73 |