. Aldershot Town succeeded in reverse the score against Southend United to win 2-1. It was Southend United to strike first with a goal of Rhys Murphy at the 16′. Then it was a goal in the 63′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, J. Partington gave the win to Aldershot Town in the 70′ minute with a penalty.
The match was played at the Roots Hall (Southend-on-Sea, Essex) stadium in on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Scott Simpson.
Match Statistics
- 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
- 10 Total 16
- 3 On Target 6
- 7 Off Target 10
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 129 Attack 109
- 65 Dangerous attack 59
- 123 Ball safe 117
- 0 Penalties 1
- 5 Corners 4
Fouls
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Southend United had a superior ball possession 55% while Aldershot Town was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Southend United was more pushing with 65 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, Aldershot Town found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.
Southend United shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Aldershot Town shot 16 times, 6 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Southend United received 2 yellow cards (Shaun Hobson and Steve Arnold). Regarding the opposition, Aldershot Town received 2 yellow cards (H. Ochieng and J. Amaluzor).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Southend United will stay with 53 points to hold in the 10th place. Talking about the opposition, Aldershot Town will have 43 points like Halifax Town to remain in the 16th 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.
Aldershot Town will host Altrincham on the 29th of April with a 6-6 head to head record.
Southend United – Formation

The manager Kevin Maher decided to play with the following team: Steve Arnold, Nathan Ralph, Gus Scott-Morriss, Shaun Hobson, Ollie Kensdale, Jack Bridge, Wesley Fonguck, Cavanagh Miley, Rhys Murphy, Harry Cardwell and Daniel Mooney.
The home team had on the bench: Callum Powell, Harry Taylor, Christopher Wreh, Louis James Lomas and Jason Demetriou.
Substitutions
Southend United made 3 changes: Wesley Fonguck for Callum Powell (61′), Rhys Murphy for Harry Taylor (61′) and Dan Mooney for Christopher Wreh (86′).
Aldershot Town – Formation

Ross McNeilly played with: Luca Ashby-Hammond, Joe Partington, Myles Kenlock, Corey Jordan, Tyler Cordner, Tyler Jayden Frost, Henry Ochieng, Oli Pendlebury, Ryan Glover, Jack Barham and Justin Amaluzor.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Michael Klass, Jacob Hutchinson, Josh McQuoid, Karoy Anderson and Lloyd Thomas.
Substitutions
Aldershot Town made 3 changes: H. Ochieng for Michael Klass (46′), J. Barham for Jacob Hutchinson (71′) and J. Amaluzor for Josh McQuoid (84′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the National League.
- York City – Dorking Wanderers – 2-1
- Solihull Moors – Boreham Wood – 2-0
- Bromley – Wrexham – 1-2
- Woking – Chesterfield – 0-1
- Southend United – Aldershot Town – 1-2
- Scunthorpe United – Wealdstone – 4-1
- Maidenhead United – Maidstone United – 2-1
- Gateshead – Torquay United – 1-1
- Halifax Town – Yeovil Town – 1-1
- Eastleigh – Altrincham – 3-2
- Dagenham & Redbridge – Oldham Athletic – 1-1
- Barnet – Notts County – 1-1