Match Report
| Brentford | Brentford |  |  | Southend United | Southend United | ||||||||||||||||
| Anthony Connelly | Anthony Connelly | manager | John Diffey | John Diffey | |||||||||||||||||
| Mark Dugbatey | M. Dugbatey |  | 84 | G |  | 1 | | G | 73 |  | Dinu Cuza | D. Cuza | |||||||||
| Colin Burley | C. Burley |  | 72 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 64 |  | Pascal Léonard | P. Léonard | |||||||||
| Elbekay Hadji | E. Hadji |  | 78 | D | | 3 | | D | 79 |  | Ivan Jarni | I. Jarni | |||||||||
| Evangelos Boutaris | E. Boutaris |  | 78 | D | | 4 | | D | 74 |  | Patrick Butt | P. Butt | |||||||||
| Dragan Boksic | D. Boksic | | 71 | D | | 5 | | D | 62 |  | Richardur Hafsteinsson | R. Hafsteinsson | |||||||||
| Guerino Triuzzi | G. Triuzzi |  | 69 | M | | 6 | | M | 70 | | Guy Scifo | G. Scifo | |||||||||
| Alf-Inge Johnsen | A. Johnsen |  | 81 | M | | 7 | | M | 76 |  | Taavi Nurmela | T. Nurmela | |||||||||
| Oluwashegun Babayaro | O. Babayaro |  | 81 | M | | 8 | | M | 69 |  | Victor Leon | V. Leon | |||||||||
| Mark Appiah | M. Appiah | | 74 | A | | 9 | | A | 80 |  | Gregory Stewart | G. Stewart | |||||||||
| Georgios Bourbakis | G. Bourbakis | | 71 | A | | 10 | | A | 68 |  | Humberto Brown | H. Brown | |||||||||
| Manuel Salgado | M. Salgado |  | 84 | A | | 11 | | A | 70 | | Trevor Thatcher | T. Thatcher | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Griffin Park where Brentford play host to Southend United. A crowd of 20,623 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Brentford and Southend United are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Brentford and Southend United are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Southend United kicking off!
4.53
0-0Richardur Hafsteinsson makes a probing pass to Victor Leon. Victor Leon makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Humberto Brown. Humberto Brown knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
8.29
0-0Alf-Inge Johnsen threads the ball through to Georgios Bourbakis. Georgios Bourbakis flicks the ball to his team mate, Mark Appiah. Mark Appiah shoots from just inside the box but Dinu Cuza is on top of it.
15.37
0-0Dragan Boksic passes the ball forward to Guerino Triuzzi. Guerino Triuzzi knocks the ball forward to Manuel Salgado. Manuel Salgado controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
16.24
Taavi Nurmela makes a simple pass to Humberto Brown. Humberto Brown finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
27.11
Guy Scifo knocks the ball forward to Trevor Thatcher. Trevor Thatcher whips in a cross ball towards Humberto Brown. Humberto Brown directs the ball goalwards with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
28.13
0-0Ivan Jarni catches Georgios Bourbakis on the ankles. The referee calls over Ivan Jarni and shows him a yellow card! Georgios Bourbakis stretches but gets up unharmed.
33.00
Oluwashegun Babayaro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Georgios Bourbakis. Georgios Bourbakis knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
36.11
Alf-Inge Johnsen makes a simple pass to Mark Appiah. Mark Appiah shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by Dinu Cuza!
39.21
Guy Scifo knocks the ball to his team mate, Humberto Brown. Humberto Brown knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Elbekay Hadji.
40.49
Victor Leon kicks a strong pass forward to Gregory Stewart. Gregory Stewart shoots from outside the area but somehow Mark Dugbatey manages to keep it out.
42.01
1-0Dragan Boksic knocks the ball forward to Oluwashegun Babayaro. Oluwashegun Babayaro flicks the ball to his team mate, Manuel Salgado. Manuel Salgado shoots from outside the area. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
Alf-Inge Johnsen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Manuel Salgado. Manuel Salgado whips in a cross ball towards Mark Appiah. Mark Appiah heads the ball goalwards. Dinu Cuza easily smothers it.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The second half starts with Brentford kicking off!
49.49
Dragan Boksic takes it forward alone. Dragan Boksic makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mark Appiah. Mark Appiah knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ivan Jarni.
53.58
Ivan Jarni sees a break and surges forward. Ivan Jarni makes a probing pass to Humberto Brown. Humberto Brown makes a probing pass to Gregory Stewart. Gregory Stewart rockets a shot on goal. Magnificent save by Mark Dugbatey!
55.26
Patrick Butt catches Guerino Triuzzi on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Guerino Triuzzi hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
59.33
Taavi Nurmela deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Trevor Thatcher. Trevor Thatcher shoots from 20 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
60.36
Taavi Nurmela controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Humberto Brown. Humberto Brown shoots from 25 yards. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Humberto Brown!
66.22
Oluwashegun Babayaro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Manuel Salgado. Manuel Salgado goes all the way! Manuel Salgado takes a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Dinu Cuza!
69.08
Dragan Boksic comes in with a late challenge on Gregory Stewart. Dragan Boksic is shown the yellow card! Gregory Stewart runs off the knock.
72.59
Guy Scifo knocks the ball forward to Gregory Stewart. Gregory Stewart whips in a cross ball towards Trevor Thatcher. Trevor Thatcher directs the ball goalwards with his head. Mark Dugbatey easily smothers it.
78.05
Patrick Butt knocks the ball forward to Taavi Nurmela. Taavi Nurmela makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gregory Stewart. Gregory Stewart lofts in a cross ball towards Trevor Thatcher. Trevor Thatcher powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
79.10
Patrick Butt makes a probing pass to Victor Leon. Victor Leon advances with the ball. Victor Leon knocks in a cross ball towards Gregory Stewart. Gregory Stewart is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Mark Dugbatey easily picks it out of the air!
83.16
Evangelos Boutaris makes a probing pass to Oluwashegun Babayaro. Oluwashegun Babayaro surges forward with the ball. Oluwashegun Babayaro knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ivan Jarni.
87.48
Guy Scifo threads the ball through to Humberto Brown. Humberto Brown lofts in a cross ball towards Gregory Stewart. Gregory Stewart powers a header at goal but somehow Mark Dugbatey manages to keep it out.
90.00
Oluwashegun Babayaro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Georgios Bourbakis. Georgios Bourbakis lofts in a cross ball towards Mark Appiah. Mark Appiah is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Mark Appiah!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
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