SOUTHEND-ON-SEA. Southend United was ultimately too good for Halifax Town with the goal of G. Scott-Morriss was the star player of the match after he scored in the 79th and 85th minute. Henry Sandat (3′), Gus Scott-Morriss (79′) and Gus Scott-Morriss (85′).
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 weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 5.65 degrees Celsius or 42.17 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 11 Total 10
- 7 On Target 2
- 4 Off Target 8
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 120 Attack 126
- 60 Dangerous attack 43
- 112 Ball safe 112
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 5
Fouls
- 0 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 53% of the time vs. Halifax Town that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Southend United had a more offensive attitude with 60 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Southend United won the match.
Southend United shot 11 times, 7 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Halifax Town shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Southend United has 31 points like Boreham Wood and Hartlepool United to hold in the 14th place. On the opposite side, Halifax Town will stays with 40 points like Gateshead and Aldershot Town to sit in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the National League, Southend United will play away with Eastleigh on the 2nd of December with a 2-2 head to head.
Halifax Town will host Maidenhead United on the 20th of January with a 7-5 head to head in favor of Maidenhead United (2 draws).
Southend United – Formation
Southend United
79', 85'
87'
Southend United started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Kevin Maher decided to play with the following team: Collin Andeng-Ndi, Gus Scott-Morriss, Harry Taylor, Ollie Kensdale, Nathan Ralph, Brooklyn Kabongolo, Wesley Fonguck, Noor Husin, Jack Bridge, James Morton and Henry Sandat.
The home team had on the bench: Jack Wood, Cavanagh Miley, Mauro Vilhete and Jason Demetriou.
Substitutions
Southend United made 3 changes: Henry Sandat for Jack Wood (90′), Jack Bridge for Jason Demetriou (87′) and James Morton for Cavanagh Miley (73′).
Halifax Town – Formation
Halifax Town
Halifax Town started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Chris Millington played with: Sam Johnson, Jordan Keane, Adam Senior, Jamie Stott, Aaron Cosgrave, Jack Hunter, Jack Hunter, Kane Thompson-Sommers, Florent Hoti, Andrew Oluwabori and Jamie Cooke, A. Cappello.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Marcel Wedrychowski, Rob Harker, Jimiel Chikukwa, Tom Wilson, Tom Wilson and Festus Arthur.
Substitutions
Halifax Town made 3 changes: Aaron Cosgrave for Jimiel Chikukwa (89′), Jack Hunter for Luke Summerfield (85′) and Florent Hoti for Rob Harker (72′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the National League.
- Southend United – Halifax Town – 3-0
- Solihull Moors – Woking – 3-0
- Rochdale – Kidderminster Harriers – 2-0
- Maidenhead United – Bromley – 0-0
- Hartlepool United – Oxford City – 2-1
- Ebbsfleet United – Wealdstone – 2-0
- Dorking Wanderers – Oldham Athletic – 0-1
- Altrincham – Barnet – 3-2
