SOUTHEND-ON-SEA. Torquay United conquered Southend United to win 2-1. A goal from C. Wreh was decisive in the 86min. It was Torquay United to strike first with an early goal of R. Hanson at the 4′. Then W. Goodwin scored again for Torquay United in the 61′ minute. Eventually, C. Wreh reduced the distance for Southend United (86′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Southend United was definitely better in terms of ball possession (74%).
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 Robert Massey Ellis.
Match Statistics
- ! 74 Ball Possession 26
Shots
- 33 Total 6
- 6 On Target 2
- 27 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 133 Attack 89
- 111 Dangerous attack 39
- 283 Ball safe 261
- 0 Penalties 0
- 13 Corners 1
Fouls
- 1 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Southend United was in firm control of the ball 74% while Torquay United was struggling with a 26% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Southend United was more pushing with 111 dangerous attacks and 33 shots of which 6 were on target. Anyway, Torquay United managed to find the solution to win this encounter.
Southend United shot 33 times, 6 on target, 27 off target. On the opposite side, Torquay United shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Southend United received 1 yellow card (O. Kensdale). Regarding the opposition, Torquay United received 4 yellow cards (B. Wyatt, D. Crowe, D. Moxey and R. Lovett).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Southend United will stay with 8 points like Oldham Athletic and Dagenham & Redbridge to sit in the 13th place. On the opposite side, Torquay United will have 7 points like Maidenhead United and Dorking Wanderers to sit 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 1-0 head to head record in favor of Wealdstone (1 draw).
Torquay United will host Wrexham on the 29th of April with a 6-5 head to head statistic in favor of Torquay United (8 draws).
Southend United – Formation
The manager Kevin Maher decided to play with the following team: C. Andeng Ndi, L. Lomas, G. Scott-Morriss, S. Hobson, O. Kensdale, T. Clifford, W. Fonguck, C. Powell, C. Miley, D. Mooney and A. Cosgrave.
The home team had on the bench: J. Bridge, C. Wreh, J. Demetriou, O. Coker and K. Łopata.
Substitutions
Southend United made 3 changes: A. Cosgrave for C. Wreh (64′), T. Clifford for J. Bridge (64′) and G. Scott-Morriss for J. Demetriou (78′).
Torquay United – Formation
Gary Johnson played with: R. Lovett, D. Moxey, B. Wyatt, R. Marshall, K. Evans, A. Omar, B. McGavin, D. Crowe, R. Hanson, C. Andrews and W. Goodwin.
They had on the bench: D. Martin, A. Hall, A. Jarvis, O. Tomlinson and N. Iseguan.
Substitutions
Torquay United made 3 changes: B. Wyatt for D. Martin (46′), K. Evans for A. Hall (70′) and C. Andrews for A. Jarvis (78′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the National League.
- Solihull Moors – Altrincham – 5-1
- Dorking Wanderers – Wrexham – 0-5
- Bromley – Eastleigh – 2-1
- Scunthorpe United – Boreham Wood – 0-2
- Oldham Athletic – Chesterfield – 0-2
- Maidenhead United – Halifax Town – 1-1
- Gateshead – Maidstone United – 4-1
- Dagenham & Redbridge – Notts County – 0-5
- Aldershot Town – Barnet – 3-1
- Yeovil Town – York City – 0-1
- Southend United – Torquay United – 1-2