Match Day Thread Southend Utd v Pompey

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Southend

• 1 Oxley
• 24 Demetriou
• 6 Turner
• 5 Ferdinand
• 3 Coker
• 11 McLaughlin
• 16 Yearwood
• 8 Timlin
• 21 Harrison
• 19 Ladapo
• 10 Cox

Substitutes

• 9 Fortuné
• 13 Bishop
• 17 McGlashan
• 27 Kyprianou
• 31 Robinson
• 42 Bwomono
• 44 Wright

 

Southend Utd kick off to start the match

 

Good run by Conor Chaplin in the first minute, and his shot goes just wide !

 

6 minutes gone, and it's 1-0 to the home team with an own goal from Matt Clarke, following a bad mistake from Anton Walkes.

Walkes gets caught in possession by Harrison and when Clarke tries to dispossess, he can only succeed in firing the ball into the net

 

12 minutes gone and it's going "Pete Tong" ! ....... 2-0 to Sarfend.

Jason Demetriou (Southend United) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Stephen McLaughlin.

 

Almost a third for the hosts, but Yearwood's drive flies just past the post (15 mins).

Young defender Anton Walkes appears to be 'out of sorts'.

 

Pompey fans making a racket behind one of the goals, despite being 2-0 down !

 

Commentators on Express FM are saying that the playing surface at Roots Hall is terrible.

The home team are obviously used to playing on it...

 

Attempt blocked. Gareth Evans (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. 30th minute.

 

2-1 now

Brett Pitman sets up Gareth Evans to score.

 

Gareth Evans goes off injured. Express FM reckon he was caught by a defender as he scored.

Connor Ronan comes on, and Jamal Lowe switches to the right wing.

 

Afternoon 3rd eye

 

45 minutes up - 3 minutes added on.

 

Brett Pitman can't quite get on the end of Lowe's teasing cross from the right (45+1 mins)

 

Let's hope so. We seem to be getting back into the game after a terrible start.

 

Half time whistle goes. 2-1 to Sarfend.