Match Report
| Southend United | Southend United |  |  | Swindon Town | Swindon Town | ||||||||||||||||
| John Diffey | John Diffey | manager | Alex Tinnion | Alex Tinnion | |||||||||||||||||
| Dinu Cuza | D. Cuza |  | 73 | G |  | 1 | | G | 69 |  | Cesar Pinheiro | C. Pinheiro | |||||||||
| Pascal Léonard | P. Léonard |  | 63 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 69 |  | Fredrik Barck | F. Barck | |||||||||
| Ivan Jarni | I. Jarni |  | 79 | D | | 3 | | D | 62 |  | Augustine Amunike | A. Amunike | |||||||||
| Patrick Butt | P. Butt |  | 74 | D | | 4 | | D | 69 |  | Miguel Ward | M. Ward | |||||||||
| Stephan Gyan | S. Gyan |  | 65 | M | | 5 | | D | 63 |  | Nicolas Moreno | N. Moreno | |||||||||
| Victor Leon | V. Leon | | 68 | M | | 6 | | M | 66 |  | Alpay Abdullah | A. Abdullah | |||||||||
| Taavi Nurmela | T. Nurmela | | 75 | M | | 7 | | M | 70 |  | Mauro Aurelio | M. Aurelio | |||||||||
| Jon Dahl Degn | J. Degn |  | 61 | M | | 8 | | M | 67 |  | Gonçalo Juarez | G. Juarez | |||||||||
| Pedro Sierra | P. Sierra |  | 54 | A | | 9 | | A | 67 |  | Colin Inglis | C. Inglis | |||||||||
| Gregory Stewart | G. Stewart | | 80 | A | | 10 | | A | 74 | | Stuart Bremner | S. Bremner | |||||||||
| Trevor Thatcher | T. Thatcher | | 70 | A | | 11 | | A | 60 |  | Dino Lorenzi | D. Lorenzi | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Roots Hall where Southend United play host to Swindon Town. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Southend United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Swindon Town appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Southend United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Swindon Town appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Swindon Town start the match!
2.15
0-0Taavi Nurmela makes a probing pass to Gregory Stewart. Gregory Stewart knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Augustine Amunike.
4.46
Patrick Butt deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Victor Leon. Victor Leon flicks the ball to his team mate, Trevor Thatcher. Trevor Thatcher knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Cesar Pinheiro who gathers it comfortably.
6.10
0-0Mauro Aurelio makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dino Lorenzi. Dino Lorenzi goes all the way! Dino Lorenzi shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it flies wide!
9.33
0-0Alpay Abdullah makes a simple pass to Dino Lorenzi. Dino Lorenzi sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Dinu Cuza manages to gather it comfortably.
16.44
Gonçalo Juarez flicks the ball to his team mate, Dino Lorenzi. Dino Lorenzi goes all the way! Dino Lorenzi shoots from just inside the box but it is tipped over by Dinu Cuza.
28.20
Augustine Amunike makes a beautiful solo run. Augustine Amunike flicks the ball to his team mate, Stuart Bremner. Stuart Bremner tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
30.10
0-0Colin Inglis slams into Patrick Butt with his studs up. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a red card!! Patrick Butt carries on, but is struggling a bit.
32.31
0-0Victor Leon hacks Gonçalo Juarez from behind! Victor Leon is shown the yellow card! Gonçalo Juarez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
33.45
Taavi Nurmela chips the ball to his team mate, Pedro Sierra. Pedro Sierra knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
36.35
Victor Leon makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Trevor Thatcher. Trevor Thatcher shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Cesar Pinheiro.
38.11
Taavi Nurmela deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gregory Stewart. Gregory Stewart lofts in a cross ball towards Pedro Sierra. Pedro Sierra connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Cesar Pinheiro easily smothers it.
40.39
Taavi Nurmela flicks the ball to his team mate, Gregory Stewart. Gregory Stewart goes all the way! Gregory Stewart rockets a shot on goal but Cesar Pinheiro is on top of it.
44.03
0-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
45.00
Jon Dahl Degn controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gregory Stewart. Gregory Stewart whips in a cross ball towards Pedro Sierra. Pedro Sierra flicks the ball with his head. Cesar Pinheiro easily picks it out of the air!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The whistle blows and Southend United get the second half underway!
48.59
Victor Leon kicks a strong pass forward to Pedro Sierra. Pedro Sierra lofts in a cross ball towards Trevor Thatcher. Trevor Thatcher connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is tipped over by Cesar Pinheiro.
55.08
Alpay Abdullah advances with the ball. Alpay Abdullah plays a perfect one-two with Stuart Bremner and rushes in on goal... Alpay Abdullah tries a spectacular strike but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
59.22
Stephan Gyan passes the ball forward to Gregory Stewart. Gregory Stewart knocks in a cross ball towards Pedro Sierra. Pedro Sierra is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
60.04
Victor Leon flicks the ball to his team mate, Trevor Thatcher. Trevor Thatcher knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
61.45
Jon Dahl Degn chips the ball to his team mate, Pedro Sierra. Pedro Sierra goes all the way! Pedro Sierra shoots from just inside the box. It curls slightly but Cesar Pinheiro manages to gather it comfortably.
65.12
Ivan Jarni makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Taavi Nurmela. Taavi Nurmela chips the ball to his team mate, Pedro Sierra. Pedro Sierra lofts in a cross ball towards Trevor Thatcher. Trevor Thatcher flicks the ball with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
67.33
Taavi Nurmela controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gregory Stewart. Gregory Stewart shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
75.13
Augustine Amunike makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gonçalo Juarez. Gonçalo Juarez makes a probing pass to Stuart Bremner. Stuart Bremner shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
79.55
Gonçalo Juarez kicks a strong pass forward to Dino Lorenzi. Dino Lorenzi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
81.43
Alpay Abdullah makes a simple pass to Stuart Bremner. Stuart Bremner shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
84.52
Patrick Butt passes the ball forward to Jon Dahl Degn. Jon Dahl Degn threads the ball through to Gregory Stewart. Gregory Stewart knocks in a cross ball towards Pedro Sierra. Pedro Sierra is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Cesar Pinheiro easily picks it out of the air!
87.04
Alpay Abdullah knocks the ball forward to Stuart Bremner. Stuart Bremner knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
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