SOUTHEND-ON-SEA. Southend United was able to turn the tables against Altrincham to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half. It was Altrincham to strike first with an early goal of Chris Conn-Clarke at the 4′. Then it was a goal in the 40′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Wesley Fonguck gave the win to Southend United in the 45′ minute. Southend United made the most of its superior ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Roots Hall Stadium stadium in Southend-on-Sea on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Jason Richardson. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 5.71 degrees Celsius or 42.28 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.
Match Statistics
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 20 Total 7
- 5 On Target 3
- 13 Off Target 4
- 9 Shots blocked 1
- 119 Attack 86
- 87 Dangerous attack 35
- 81 Ball safe 109
- 0 Penalties 0
- 11 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 11 Total 7
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Southend United had a superior ball possession 58% while Altrincham was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Southend United was putting more pressure with 87 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Southend United won the match.
Southend United shot 18 times, 5 on target, 13 off target. On the other side, Altrincham shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Southend United received 2 yellow cards (Noor Husin and Collin Andeng-Ndi). Regarding the opposition, Altrincham received 1 yellow card (Elliot Osborne).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Southend United has 44 points to remain in the 13th place. On the other side, Altrincham will stays with 52 points to hold in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the National League, Southend United will play away against Oldham Athletic on the 2nd of March with a 9-7 head to head in favor of Southend United (5 draws).
Altrincham will play away against Dagenham & Redbridge on the 2nd of March with a 5-4 head to head stats in favor of Dagenham & Redbridge (2 draws).
Southend United – Formation
Southend United
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78'
45'
Southend United adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Kevin Maher decided to play with the following team: Collin Andeng-Ndi, Jason Demetriou, Adam Crowther, Gus Scott-Morriss, Nathan Ralph, Noor Husin, Cavanagh Miley, Wesley Fonguck, Jack Bridge, Marcus Dackers and Harry Cardwell.
The home team had on the bench: Danny Waldron, Jack Wood, Henry Sandat, James Morton and Oliver Coker.
Substitutions
Southend United made only 1 change substituting Harry Cardwell for Danny Waldron (78′).
Altrincham – Formation
Altrincham
Also Altrincham adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Phil Parkinson played with: Matthew Gould, Lewis Baines, Jake Cooper, Sam Roscoe, Edward Jones, Isaac Marriott, Elliot Osborne, George Wilson, Alex Newby, Chris Conn-Clarke and Dior Angus.
They had on the bench: Oliver Byrne, Matty Kosylo, Regan Linney and Dan Mooney.
Substitutions
Altrincham made 2 changes: Isaac Marriott for Matty Kosylo (74′) and Alex Newby for Dan Mooney (77′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the National League.
- Solihull Moors – Kidderminster Harriers – 0-1
- Southend United – Altrincham – 2-1
- Rochdale – Wealdstone – 3-0
- Eastleigh – Oldham Athletic – 1-2
- Barnet – Chesterfield – 0-2
- Woking – Gateshead – 3-2
