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Match Report

Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Carrow Road where Norwich City play host to Southend United. A crowd of 8,126 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Norwich City are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Southend United appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Stan Armstrong.


0.00
Norwich City start the match!
2.09
Ivan Gallagher flicks a high pass forward. Scott Barry controls it well on his chest. Scott Barry knocks the ball to his team mate, Ben Ince. Ben Ince whips in a cross ball towards Malcolm Gower. Malcolm Gower beats his man to it with a header but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
4.16
Ivan Gallagher hits a low pass to Julian Goodwin. Julian Goodwin makes a probing pass to Damien Simonsen. Damien Simonsen whips in a cross ball towards Malcolm Gower. Graham Lockley catches Malcolm Gower on the ankles. Malcolm Gower appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
9.25
Ivan Gallagher controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Scott Barry. Scott Barry knocks the ball to his team mate, Ben Ince. Ben Ince shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
10.13
Alberto Cutler deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Malcolm Gower. Malcolm Gower sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Glynn Waters.
11.18
Scott Barry takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Nigel Bishop reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
14.08
Julian Goodwin runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Julian Goodwin knocks in a cross ball towards Damien Simonsen. Damien Simonsen makes a deft header but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
15.54
Max Mortensen sees a break and surges forward. Max Mortensen advances inside the box! Max Mortensen strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. Danny Gerrard gathers the ball up comfortably. Great save!
28.19
Graham Lockley makes a probing pass to Max Mortensen. Max Mortensen brings the ball forward. Max Mortensen makes a probing pass between the defence to Ugo Oakley. Ugo Oakley strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
33.09
Carl Vassell controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jason Moffat. Jason Moffat shoots from 25 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
36.18
Nigel Bishop surges forward with the ball. Nigel Bishop threads a neat ball through to Ugo Oakley. Ugo Oakley runs straight at the defence! Some silky footwork from Ugo Oakley provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
39.35
Julian Goodwin flicks a high pass forward to Damien Simonsen who brings the ball under control. Damien Simonsen lofts in a cross ball towards Malcolm Gower. Malcolm Gower heads the ball goalwards. Magnificent save by Glynn Waters!
42.59
Morris Lumsdon makes a simple pass to Malcolm Gower. Malcolm Gower controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
Scott Barry catches Max Mortensen on the ankles. The referee warns Scott Barry to calm down! Max Mortensen runs off the knock.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Norwich City appear unchanged since the first half. Southend United also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Southend United kick off!
47.46
Julian Goodwin flicks the ball to his team mate, Ben Ince. Ben Ince shoots from 20 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
49.27
Carl Vassell flicks a high pass forward to Ugo Oakley who brings the ball under control. Ugo Oakley knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Max Cutler.
51.38
Ivan Gallagher knocks the ball forward to Alberto Cutler. Alberto Cutler controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Damien Simonsen. Damien Simonsen lofts in a cross ball towards Malcolm Gower. With a superhuman jump, Malcolm Gower connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it flies just wide!
55.31
Ivan Gallagher flicks a high pass forward. Julian Goodwin holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Julian Goodwin flicks a high pass forward. Damien Simonsen controls it well on his chest. Damien Simonsen advances inside the box! Damien Simonsen side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it flies just off target!
57.46
Scott Barry flicks a high pass forward. Ben Ince holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ben Ince knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Graham Lockley.
60.41
Southend United appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
60.41
Carmine Bucci surges forward with the ball. Carmine Bucci threads a neat ball through to Malcolm Gower. Malcolm Gower knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
61.13
Max Cutler flicks the ball to his team mate, Julian Goodwin. Julian Goodwin knocks the ball forward to Ben Ince. Ben Ince skips past Graham Lockley! Ben Ince looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it flies just wide!
65.45
Seeing a gap ahead, Scott Barry plays the ball forward to Alberto Cutler. Alberto Cutler rushes past Paolo Lofthouse! Some good footwork from Alberto Cutler provides some space. He shoots at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
67.04
Max Mortensen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ugo Oakley. Ugo Oakley shoots from 25 yards but it flies just off target!
71.25
Scott Barry chips the ball to his team mate, Damien Simonsen. Damien Simonsen lofts in a cross ball towards Alberto Cutler. Alberto Cutler gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
72.31
Scott Barry flicks a high ball forward to Alberto Cutler who takes it down. Alberto Cutler shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
73.39
Scott Barry hacks Max Mortensen from behind! Scott Barry is warned by the referee again! Max Mortensen stretches but gets up unharmed.
81.52
Graham Lockley makes a probing pass to Max Mortensen. Max Mortensen advances with the ball. Max Mortensen whips in a cross ball towards Jason Moffat. Ivan Gallagher hacks Jason Moffat from behind! That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
85.10
Max Mortensen knocks the ball to his team mate, Jason Moffat. Jason Moffat plays a one-two with Ugo Oakley and rushes in on goal... Jason Moffat tries a spectacular strike. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Superb keeping!
89.19
Scott Barry knocks the ball to his team mate, Alberto Cutler. Alberto Cutler finds some space and shoots from distance but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
90.00
Max Mortensen sees Ugo Oakley in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ugo Oakley tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies just off target!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 2 vs 0
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 4 vs 2
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 3 vs 12
Offsides
Offsides: 0 vs 0
Fouls
Fouls: 0 vs 2
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 0 vs 0
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 44.047619047619 vs 55.952380952381
Play Area
Home team third: 29.76%, Midfield: 44.05%, Away team third: 26.19%

Scorers
Ugo Oakley 28, 36

Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ugo Oakley of Norwich City

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
1. Glynn Waters (GK)
6
6
3. Nigel Bishop (DEF)
7
4. Ugo Ince (DEF)
6
6
6. Lamberto Bosi (MID)
6
7. Carl Vassell (MID)
6
8. Max Mortensen (MID)
9
6
10. Ugo Oakley (ATT)
9
11. Jason Moffat (ATT)
6

12. Luke Gascoigne (ATT)
0
13. Steve Cort (ATT)
0
14. Ben Byrne (ATT)
0

6
2. Max Cutler (DEF)
6
7
4. Carmine Bucci (DEF)
6
6
7
7. Scott Barry (MID)
6
6
9. Ben Ince (ATT)
6
10. Malcolm Gower (ATT)
6
11. Damien Simonsen (ATT)
7

12. Gareth Standing (MID)
0
13. Ross Black (MID)
0
14. George Burbage (ATT)
0