SOUTHEND-ON-SEA. Southend United had a surprising win over Dorking Wanderers with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored by J. Bridge (9′) and a goal from S. Hobson (32′).
The match was played at the Roots Hall Stadium stadium in Southend-on-Sea on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Wayne Cartmel.
Match Statistics
- 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
- 9 Total 12
- 5 On Target 1
- 4 Off Target 11
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 100 Attack 119
- 64 Dangerous attack 50
- 128 Ball safe 144
- 1 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 6
Fouls
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Southend United was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Dorking Wanderers that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Southend United was more pushing with 64 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Southend United won the match.
Southend United shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Dorking Wanderers shot 12 times, 1 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Southend United received 1 yellow card (K. Lopata). Regarding the opposition, Dorking Wanderers didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Southend United will have 33 points to sit in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Dorking Wanderers will stay with 22 points like Halifax Town to sit in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the National League, Southend United will host Wealdstone on the 29th of April with a 1-1 head to head record.
Dorking Wanderers will host Scunthorpe United on the 29th of April with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Scunthorpe United (0 draws).
Southend United – Formation
Southend United
32'
34'
90'
The manager Kevin Maher decided to play with the following team: Collin Andeng Ndi, Harry Taylor, Gus Scott-Morriss, Shaun Hobson, Ollie Kensdale, Kaspar Lopata, Jack Bridge, Wesley Fonguck, Callum Powell, Cavanagh Miley and Christopher Wreh.
The home team had on the bench: Aaron Cosgrove, Harry Cardwell, Daniel Mooney, Louis James Lomas and Jason Demetriou.
Substitutions
Southend United made 3 changes: C. Wreh for A. Cosgrave (67′), C. Powell for H. Cardwell (72′) and W. Fonguck for D. Mooney (90′).
Dorking Wanderers – Formation
Dorking Wanderers
Marc White played with: Slavomir Huk, Barry Fuller, Joe Cook, Archie Procter, Jack Jebb, Bobby-Joe Taylor, Niall McManus, Daniel Gallagher, Luke Moore, Ryan Seager and Jimmy Muitt.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Harry Ottaway, Isaac Philpot, Alfie Egan, Sami El-Abd and Callum Kennedy.
Substitutions
Dorking Wanderers made 3 changes: B. Taylor for H. Ottaway (40′), B. Fuller for I. Philpott (64′) and A. Procter for A. Egan (64′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the National League.
- Altrincham – York City – 2-1
- Yeovil Town – Gateshead – 3-1
- Scunthorpe United – Maidstone United – 0-2
- Oldham Athletic – Barnet – 0-2
- Wealdstone – Wrexham – 0-0
- Torquay United – Chesterfield – 1-5
- Southend United – Dorking Wanderers – 2-0
- Solihull Moors – Dagenham & Redbridge – 0-3
- Eastleigh – Notts County – 0-2
- Bromley – Halifax Town – 1-1
- Boreham Wood – Woking – 0-1
- Aldershot Town – Maidenhead United – 1-2
