Match Report
| Southend United | Southend United |  |  | Macclesfield Town | Macclesfield Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Marcus Fowler | M. Fowler |  | 62 | G |  | 1 | | G | 48 | | Jacob Cole | J. Cole | |||||||||
| Niccolo Peckham | N. Peckham | | 60 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 57 | | Darren Black | D. Black | |||||||||
| Oleg Defoe | O. Defoe | | 59 | D | | 3 | | D | 53 | | Duncan Power | D. Power | |||||||||
| Danny Emerton | D. Emerton |  | 51 | D | | 4 | | D | 51 | | Noel Luzhny | N. Luzhny | |||||||||
| Andy Lloyd | A. Lloyd | | 46 | D | | 5 | | D | 49 | | Nicholas Rowett | N. Rowett | |||||||||
| Edward Merson | E. Merson | | 64 | M | | 6 | | M | 67 | | Ledley Lofthouse | L. Lofthouse | |||||||||
| Stanley Nicholls | S. Nicholls | | 61 | M | | 7 | | M | 60 | | Matt Impey | M. Impey | |||||||||
| Graham Bishop | G. Bishop | | 59 | M | | 8 | | M | 54 | | Syd Marshall | S. Marshall | |||||||||
| Titus Wise | T. Wise | | 53 | A | | 9 | | M | 50 | | Peter Griffin | P. Griffin | |||||||||
| Sol Charles | S. Charles | | 45 | A | | 10 | | A | 68 | | Sylvain Barry | S. Barry | |||||||||
| Ronnie Marr | R. Marr | | 43 | A | | 11 | | A | 67 | | Jason Robinson | J. Robinson | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Roots Hall where Southend United play host to Macclesfield Town. A crowd of 4,784 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Southend United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Macclesfield Town appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Southend United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Macclesfield Town appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0Southend United kick off and get the match underway!
3.22
1-0Oleg Defoe knocks the ball to his team mate, Graham Bishop. Graham Bishop advances with the ball. Graham Bishop whips in a cross ball towards Sol Charles. Sol Charles is unmarked! He powers a header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
6.26
1-0Edward Merson barges into Syd Marshall. Edward Merson is given a warning by the referee! Syd Marshall carries on, but is struggling a bit.
14.55
1-0Oleg Defoe makes a probing pass to Edward Merson. Edward Merson makes a probing pass to Ronnie Marr. Ronnie Marr finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
16.56
Edward Merson chips the ball to his team mate, Sol Charles. Sol Charles sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
18.30
Stanley Nicholls flicks the ball to his team mate, Sol Charles. Sol Charles shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
20.15
1-0Edward Merson chips the ball to his team mate, Titus Wise. Titus Wise shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Jacob Cole.
22.56
1-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
24.40
Duncan Power makes a simple pass to Matt Impey. Matt Impey controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jason Robinson. Jason Robinson shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
26.33
1-0Andy Lloyd knocks the ball to his team mate, Graham Bishop. Graham Bishop makes a simple pass to Ronnie Marr. Ronnie Marr knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jacob Cole who gathers it comfortably.
27.56
Oleg Defoe flicks the ball to his team mate, Graham Bishop. Graham Bishop advances with the ball. Graham Bishop shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
33.37
Graham Bishop knocks the ball to his team mate, Ronnie Marr. Ronnie Marr knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jacob Cole who gathers it comfortably.
34.20
1-0Jason Robinson comes in with a late challenge on Oleg Defoe. The referee calls over Jason Robinson and warns him to calm down! Oleg Defoe stretches but gets up unharmed.
42.41
Noel Luzhny chips the ball to his team mate, Ledley Lofthouse. Ledley Lofthouse chips the ball to his team mate, Sylvain Barry. Sylvain Barry lofts in a cross ball towards Jason Robinson. Jason Robinson flicks the ball with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The second half starts with Macclesfield Town kicking off!
47.02
Matt Impey threads the ball through to Jason Robinson. Jason Robinson shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
53.40
Stanley Nicholls chips the ball to his team mate, Ronnie Marr. Ronnie Marr controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
54.06
Graham Bishop makes a probing pass to Sol Charles. Sol Charles shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
61.09
Titus Wise comes in with a late challenge on Nicholas Rowett. Titus Wise is shown the yellow card! Nicholas Rowett grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
63.28
Oleg Defoe deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stanley Nicholls. Stanley Nicholls passes the ball forward to Titus Wise. Titus Wise knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Duncan Power.
67.53
Graham Bishop kicks a strong pass forward to Titus Wise. Titus Wise plays a perfect one-two with Ronnie Marr and rushes in on goal... Titus Wise tries a spectacular strike which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
72.05
Oleg Defoe knocks the ball to his team mate, Stanley Nicholls. Stanley Nicholls flicks the ball to his team mate, Titus Wise. Titus Wise knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jacob Cole who gathers it comfortably.
77.42
Noel Luzhny makes a probing pass to Ledley Lofthouse. Ledley Lofthouse kicks a strong pass forward to Jason Robinson. Jason Robinson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
79.35
Syd Marshall deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jason Robinson. Jason Robinson tries a spectacular long range effort. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
83.02
Matt Impey kicks a strong pass forward to Sylvain Barry. Sylvain Barry shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Marcus Fowler.
84.25
Oleg Defoe knocks the ball to his team mate, Stanley Nicholls. Stanley Nicholls passes the ball forward to Sol Charles. Sol Charles tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
89.56
Titus Wise catches Noel Luzhny on the ankles. Titus Wise is warned by the referee! Noel Luzhny hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
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