Southend United steals a 2-1 win against Torquay United

TORQUAY. Southend United beat Torquay United to win 2-1. A goal from C. Miley was decisive in the 90min.

Southend United steals a 2-1 win against Torquay United

TORQUAY. Southend United topped Torquay United to win 2-1. A goal from C. Miley was decisive in the 90min. It was Southend United to strike first with a goal of Callum Powell at the 27′. Then it was a goal in the 85′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Cav Miley gave the win to Southend United in the 90′ minute with a goal.

The match was played at the Plainmoor Ground stadium in Torquay on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Gary Parsons. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.1 degrees Celsius or 43 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
  • 9 Total 7
  • 3 On Target 4
  • 6 Off Target 3
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 72 Attack 60
  • 30 Dangerous attack 36
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 2 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Torquay United was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Southend United that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Southend United was more pushing with 36 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Southend United won the contest.​

Torquay United shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Southend United shot 7 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Torquay United received 2 yellow cards (Brett McGavin and Tom Lapslie). On the opposite side, Southend United received 4 yellow cards (Callum Powell, Noor Husin, Jason Dimitriou and K. Łopata).

Match Timeline

27'
Callum Powell (goal)
Brett McGavin- Yellow
40'
45'
Callum Powell - Yellow
Lewis Collins- sub ->Jacob Mensah
46'
69'
70'
Tom Lapslie- Yellow
73'
75'
Jason Dimitriou- sub ->Gus Scott-Morriss
Ryan Hanson- sub ->Ross Marshall
82'
Lewis Collins(goal)
85'
88'
Noor Husin- Yellow
90'
Cav Miley(goal)
90'
90'
90'
Jason Dimitriou- Yellow

Standings

After playing this contest, Torquay United will stay with 29 points to hold in the 22nd place. Regarding the opposition, Southend United will have 50 points like Eastleigh to sit in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the National League, Torquay United will host Wrexham on the 29th of April with a 6-6 head to head record.

Southend United will host Wealdstone on the 29th of April with a 1-1 head to head statistic.

Torquay United – Formation

Torquay United
G
Mark Halstead 1.England
D
Dean Moxey 21.England
D
Shaun Donnellan 16.Republic of Ireland
D
Ross Marshall 6.England
82'
D
Jacob Mensah 12.Ghana
46'
D
Nico Lawrence 19.England
M
Tom Lapslie 4.England
73'
M
Brett McGavin 14.England
40'
F
Dillon De Silva 27.Sri Lanka
69'
F
Aaron Jarvis 9.England
F
T. Fadahunsi 10.England
Substitutes
G
Rhys Lovett 22.England
D
Ben Wyatt 15.England
69'
D
Daniel Martin 3.England
M
Ryan Hanson 7.England
82'
F
Lewis Collins 31.Wales
46' Goals85'

The manager Gary Johnson decided to play with the following team: Mark Halstead, Dean Moxey, Shaun Donnellan, Ross Marshall, Jacob Mensah, Nico Lawrence, Tom Lapslie, Brett McGavin, Dillon De Silva, Aaron Jarvis and Tope Fadahunsi.

The home team had on the bench: Lewis Collins, Ben Wyatt, Ryan Hanson, Daniel John Martin and Rhys Lovett.

Substitutions

Torquay United made 3 changes: Jacob Mensah for Lewis Collins (46′), D. De Silva for Ben Wyatt (69′) and Ross Marshall for Ryan Hanson (82′).

Southend United – Formation

Southend United
G
B. Noukeu 40.Cameroon
D
Louis Lomas 4.England
D
Gus Scott-Morriss 2.England
75'
D
Shaun Hobson 5.England
D
Ollie Kensdale 6.England
M
Harry Taylor 16.England
M
Jack Bridge 7.England
90'
M
Noor Husin 8.Afghanistan
88'
M
Cav Miley 17.England
Goals90'
F
Callum Powell  11.England
70' 45' Goals27'
F
Tongqing Li 39.England
Substitutes
D
Jason Dimitriou 24.Cyprus
75' 90'
D
Kacper Lopata 22.Poland
90' 90'
M
Dan Mooney 10.Wales
70'
M
Wesley Fonguck 18.England
M
Henry Sandat 35.England

Kevin Maher played with: Blondy Nna Noukeu, Harry Taylor, Louis James Lomas, Gus Scott-Morriss, Shaun Hobson, Ollie Kensdale, Jack Bridge, Noor Husin, Callum Powell, Cavanagh Miley and Jake Hyde.

The following players were sitting on the bench: Daniel Mooney, Jason Demetriou, Kaspar Lopata, Wesley Fonguck and Henry Sandat.

Substitutions

Southend United made 3 changes: Callum Powell for Dan Mooney (70′), Gus Scott-Morriss for Jason Dimitriou (75′) and Jack Bridge for Kaspar Lopata (90′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the National League.​