Match Report
| Brentford | Brentford |  |  | Southend United | Southend United | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Sol Croft | S. Croft |  | 56 | G |  | 1 | | G | 61 | | Scott Kirkland | S. Kirkland | |||||||||
| Daniel Moss | D. Moss | | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 56 | | Alistair Davies | A. Davies | |||||||||
| Peter Insley | P. Insley | | 61 | D | | 3 | | D | 53 | | Mervin Lloyd | M. Lloyd | |||||||||
| Phil Williams | P. Williams | | 55 | D | | 4 | | D | 47 | | Edward Whelan | E. Whelan | |||||||||
| Sebastian Diakite | S. Diakite |  | 54 | D | | 5 | | D | 47 | | Nigel Stone | N. Stone | |||||||||
| Jermaine Laycock | J. Laycock | | 56 | M | | 6 | | M | 55 |  | Cristiano Antunes | C. Antunes | |||||||||
| Alberto Heskey | A. Heskey | | 52 | M |  | | 7 | | M | 55 | | Max Benjamin | M. Benjamin | ||||||||
| Vitor Pinheiro | V. Pinheiro | | 47 | M | | 8 | | A | 46 | | Nigel Milburn | N. Milburn | |||||||||
| Eddie Craddock | E. Craddock | | 58 | A | | 9 | | A | 43 | | Jacob White | J. White | |||||||||
| Jean Francois Espartero | J. Espartero |  | 57 | A | | 10 | | | A | 42 | | Nwankwo Woodgate | N. Woodgate | ||||||||
| Kemal Mendonca | K. Mendonca | | 55 | A | | 11 | | A | 39 | | Julian Lawrence | J. Lawrence | |||||||||
| Carl Lineker | C. Lineker | | 53 | D | | 12 | | G | 56 | | Darius Moncur | D. Moncur | |||||||||
| Dietmar Ahrens | D. Ahrens | | 52 | D | | 13 | | M | 53 | | Henry Bould | H. Bould | |||||||||
| Simon Potts | S. Potts | | 51 | A | | 14 | | M | 51 | | Marvin Bowyer | M. Bowyer | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at Griffin Park where Brentford play host to Southend United. A crowd of 3,662 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Brentford are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while Southend United appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Terry Jacobs.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Brentford are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while Southend United appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Terry Jacobs.
0.00
0-0Southend United kick off the first half!
2.23
0-0Alberto Heskey catches Max Benjamin on the ankles. The referee calls over Alberto Heskey and warns him to calm down! Max Benjamin runs off the knock.
3.17
0-0Alistair Davies threads a neat ball through to Cristiano Antunes. Cristiano Antunes knocks the ball forward to Nigel Milburn. Nigel Milburn plays a scrappy one-two with Julian Lawrence and advances towards the goal... Peter Insley catches Nigel Milburn on the ankles. Penalty not given!!
4.43
0-0Edward Whelan breaks forward. Edward Whelan knocks the ball forward to Jacob White. Jacob White makes a defence splitting pass to Julian Lawrence. Julian Lawrence looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
16.54
0-0Max Benjamin surges forward with the ball. Max Benjamin threads the ball through to Julian Lawrence but he's offside!
20.49
0-0Jacob White comes in with a late challenge on Daniel Moss. The referee calls over Jacob White and shows him a yellow card! Daniel Moss hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
27.01
0-0With imagination, Jermaine Laycock plays the ball forward to Kemal Mendonca. Kemal Mendonca skips past Nigel Stone! Kemal Mendonca comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out. Magnificent save by Scott Kirkland!
30.15
Max Benjamin flicks a high pass forward. Nwankwo Woodgate controls it well on his chest. Nwankwo Woodgate rushes past Peter Insley! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Nwankwo Woodgate provides some space. He shoots at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
32.52
Mervin Lloyd makes a probing pass to Max Benjamin. Max Benjamin flicks a high pass forward. Jacob White collects the pass. Jacob White whips in a cross ball towards Julian Lawrence. Julian Lawrence jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
39.05
1-0Alberto Heskey flicks a high pass forward to Kemal Mendonca who brings the ball under control. Kemal Mendonca flicks a high pass forward. Eddie Craddock controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Eddie Craddock takes a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
42.29
Max Benjamin kicks a strong pass forward to Jacob White. Jacob White knocks the ball forward to Nigel Milburn but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Brentford appear unchanged since the first half. Southend United also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The second half starts with Brentford kicking off!
47.56
Peter Insley knocks the ball forward to Alberto Heskey. Alberto Heskey makes a probing pass to Jean Francois Espartero. Jean Francois Espartero shoots from outside the area. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
49.27
Cristiano Antunes hacks Vitor Pinheiro from behind! Cristiano Antunes is shown the yellow card! Vitor Pinheiro runs off the knock.
51.11
Vitor Pinheiro makes a probing pass to Jean Francois Espartero. Jean Francois Espartero makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kemal Mendonca but he's offside!
54.44
1-0Max Benjamin knocks the ball forward to Nwankwo Woodgate. Nwankwo Woodgate knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
57.24
Vitor Pinheiro barges into Max Benjamin. The referee brings Vitor Pinheiro to one side and gives him a warning! Max Benjamin runs off the knock.
60.54
1-0Brentford have made a substitution with Carl Lineker replacing Peter Insley .Southend United have made a substitution with Darius Moncur replacing Max Benjamin .
69.51
Alberto Heskey controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eddie Craddock. Eddie Craddock shoots from 20 yards. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
71.27
Nigel Stone flicks the ball to his team mate, Cristiano Antunes. With imagination, Cristiano Antunes laces a through ball forward to Julian Lawrence. Julian Lawrence makes a defence splitting pass to Nigel Milburn. Nigel Milburn shoots from just inside the box but it's drastically wayward!
73.03
Alistair Davies catches Jean Francois Espartero on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jean Francois Espartero stretches but gets up unharmed.
75.03
Alberto Heskey threads a neat ball through to Eddie Craddock. Eddie Craddock knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alistair Davies.
77.56
Brentford have made a substitution with Dietmar Ahrens replacing Jermaine Laycock .
84.01
Darius Moncur flicks a high pass forward. Nigel Milburn holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nigel Milburn controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Nwankwo Woodgate through on goal. Nwankwo Woodgate shoots from just inside the box but it misses the target by a large margin!
85.12
Carl Lineker knocks the ball forward to Alberto Heskey. Alberto Heskey threads a neat ball through to Kemal Mendonca. Kemal Mendonca shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
89.56
Vitor Pinheiro makes an attacking run forward. Vitor Pinheiro shoots from 25 yards. Scott Kirkland gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent save!
90.00
1-0Dietmar Ahrens flicks a high pass forward. Jean Francois Espartero comfortably collects the pass. Jean Francois Espartero skips past Edward Whelan! Jean Francois Espartero takes a shot at goal but somehow Edward Whelan happens to be in the right place to block it.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Sol Croft (GK)
6
2. Daniel Moss (DEF)
8
3. Peter Insley (DEF)
6
4. Phil Williams (DEF)
6
5. Sebastian Diakite (DEF)
6
6. Jermaine Laycock (MID)
6
7. Alberto Heskey (MID)
8
8. Vitor Pinheiro (MID)
7
9. Eddie Craddock (ATT)
9
10. Jean Francois Espartero (ATT)
7
11. Kemal Mendonca (ATT)
8
12. Carl Lineker (DEF)
6
13. Dietmar Ahrens (DEF)
6
14. Simon Potts (ATT)
0
1. Scott Kirkland (GK)
7
2. Alistair Davies (DEF)
5
3. Mervin Lloyd (DEF)
6
4. Edward Whelan (DEF)
7
5. Nigel Stone (DEF)
6
6. Cristiano Antunes (MID)
6
7. Max Benjamin (MID)
8
8. Nigel Milburn (ATT)
6
9. Jacob White (ATT)
5
10. Nwankwo Woodgate (ATT)
6
11. Julian Lawrence (ATT)
6
12. Darius Moncur (GK)
6
13. Henry Bould (MID)
0
14. Marvin Bowyer (MID)
0