Match Report
| Southend United | Southend United |  |  | Sheffield United | Sheffield United | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Richard Kirkland | R. Kirkland |  | 62 | G |  | 1 | | G | 45 | | Max Clegg | M. Clegg | |||||||||
| Paul Myers | P. Myers | | 58 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 60 |  | Florin Zeklos | F. Zeklos | |||||||||
| Niccolo Lloyd | N. Lloyd | | 52 | D | | 3 | | D | 51 |  | Rui Reis | R. Reis | |||||||||
| Rui Semedo | R. Semedo | | 50 | D | | 4 | | D | 49 | | Francis Shields | F. Shields | |||||||||
| Stephen Fox | S. Fox | | 50 | D | | 5 | | D | 49 | | Ruben Varela | R. Varela | |||||||||
| Eddie Oakes | E. Oakes | | 54 | M | | 6 | | M | 54 | | Graham Watson | G. Watson | |||||||||
| Patrick Watson | P. Watson | | 52 | M | | 7 | | M | 49 | | Trevor Lua-Lua | T. Lua-Lua | |||||||||
| Syd Jess | S. Jess | | 46 | M | | 8 | | M | 49 | | Adam Shearer | A. Shearer | |||||||||
| Malcolm Milligan | M. Milligan | | 58 | A | | 9 | | A | 58 | | Joe Terry | J. Terry | |||||||||
| Darius Carter | D. Carter | | 57 | A | | 10 | | A | 56 | | Alan Brand | A. Brand | |||||||||
| Wes Barrett | W. Barrett | | 55 | A | | 11 | | A | 52 |  | Adil Ramzi | A. Ramzi | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Roots Hall where Southend United play host to Sheffield United. A crowd of 8,777 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Southend United and Sheffield United are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Southend United and Sheffield United are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Southend United kick off the first half!
10.10
0-0Trevor Lua-Lua threads the ball through to Joe Terry. Joe Terry shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
12.51
Rui Reis knocks the ball forward to Trevor Lua-Lua. Trevor Lua-Lua knocks the ball to his team mate, Alan Brand. Alan Brand shoots from long range. It's miles wide!
14.35
0-0Graham Watson surges forward with the ball. Graham Watson knocks in a cross ball towards Alan Brand. Alan Brand powers a header at goal. Richard Kirkland easily picks it out of the air!
15.15
0-0Niccolo Lloyd threads the ball through to Patrick Watson. Patrick Watson brings the ball forward. Patrick Watson knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Max Clegg who gathers it comfortably.
18.45
Eddie Oakes makes a simple pass to Darius Carter. Darius Carter shoots from distance but it flies wide!
26.25
Patrick Watson makes a probing pass to Wes Barrett. Wes Barrett lofts in a cross ball towards Malcolm Milligan. Malcolm Milligan is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
27.47
0-1Francis Shields controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Trevor Lua-Lua. Trevor Lua-Lua surges forward with the ball. Trevor Lua-Lua finds some space and shoots from distance which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
30.02
Adam Shearer makes a probing pass to Adil Ramzi. Adil Ramzi chips the ball to his team mate, Alan Brand. Alan Brand shoots from just inside the box but it goes wide for a goal kick.
33.55
Adam Shearer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Joe Terry. Joe Terry shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
39.06
Niccolo Lloyd threads the ball through to Eddie Oakes. Eddie Oakes knocks the ball forward to Malcolm Milligan. Malcolm Milligan plays a perfect one-two with Darius Carter and rushes in on goal... Malcolm Milligan makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The second half starts with Sheffield United kicking off!
48.58
Francis Shields kicks a strong pass forward to Trevor Lua-Lua. Trevor Lua-Lua controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Joe Terry. Joe Terry tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
51.38
0-1Francis Shields hacks Malcolm Milligan from behind! Francis Shields is given a warning by the referee! Malcolm Milligan runs off the knock.
53.14
0-1Eddie Oakes clumsily knocks into Adam Shearer. The referee calls over Eddie Oakes and shows him a yellow card! Adam Shearer grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
60.37
Graham Watson makes a beautiful solo run. Graham Watson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
63.10
Ruben Varela threads the ball through to Trevor Lua-Lua. Trevor Lua-Lua makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Joe Terry. Joe Terry knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
67.16
Eddie Oakes comes in with a late challenge on Adam Shearer. The referee calls over Eddie Oakes and warns him to calm down! Adam Shearer runs off the knock.
71.51
0-1Rui Semedo hacks Adil Ramzi from behind! The referee calls over Rui Semedo and shows him a yellow card! Adil Ramzi stretches but gets up unharmed.
72.03
Stephen Fox controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Patrick Watson. Patrick Watson advances with the ball. Patrick Watson goes all the way! Patrick Watson makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
77.49
Eddie Oakes makes a simple pass to Malcolm Milligan. Malcolm Milligan tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
83.16
Adam Shearer sees a break and surges forward. Adam Shearer tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
85.12
Niccolo Lloyd knocks the ball forward to Patrick Watson. Patrick Watson knocks the ball to his team mate, Darius Carter. Darius Carter shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
87.21
Adam Shearer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alan Brand. Alan Brand goes all the way! Alan Brand cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it flies wide!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
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