SOUTHEND-ON-SEA. Southend United was eventually too much to handle for Scunthorpe United with the goal of W. Fonguck (36′), J. Hyde (49′) and J. Hyde (73′). Southend United was surely superior in terms of ball possession (65%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
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 Aji Ajibola.
Match Statistics
- ! 65 Ball Possession 35
Shots
- 16 Total 2
- 8 On Target 0
- 8 Off Target 2
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 111 Attack 100
- 85 Dangerous attack 37
- 135 Ball safe 112
- 0 Penalties 0
- 11 Corners 1
Fouls
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Southend United had a strong ball possession 65% while Scunthorpe United was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Southend United was putting more pressure with 85 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Southend United won the match.
Southend United shot 16 times, 8 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Scunthorpe United shot 2 times, 0 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Southend United received 1 yellow card (O. Kensdale). On the other side, Scunthorpe United received 3 yellow cards (E. Whitehouse, G. Taft and R. Ogle).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Southend United will have 20 points like Barnet and Dorking Wanderers to hold in the 9th place. Talking about the opposition, Scunthorpe United will stay with 11 points to sit in the 23rd 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 stats.
Scunthorpe United will play away agasint Dorking Wanderers on the 29th of April with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Scunthorpe United (0 draws).
Southend United – Formation
Southend United
64'
74'
36'
The manager Kevin Maher decided to play with the following team: Collin Andeng Ndi, Gus Scott-Morriss, Shaun Hobson, Ollie Kensdale, Kaspar Lopata, Jack Bridge, Wesley Fonguck, Noor Husin, Callum Powell, Cavanagh Miley and Jake Hyde.
The home team had on the bench: Christopher Wreh, Harry Taylor, Rhys Murphy, Louis James Lomas and Jason Demetriou.
Substitutions
Southend United made 3 changes: C. Powell for C. Wreh (69′), W. Fonguck for H. Taylor (74′) and J. Hyde for R. Murphy (87′).
Scunthorpe United – Formation
Scunthorpe United
Keith Hill played with: Marcus Dewhurst, Andrew Boyce, George Taft, Kgosietsile Ntlhe, Reagan Ogle, Jacob Butterfield, Colin Daniel, Eliott Whitehouse, Tom Pugh, Robert Apter and Joseph Nuttall.
They had on the bench: Caolan Lavery, Jai Rowe, Ethan Young, Owen Foster and Cameron Wilson.
Substitutions
Scunthorpe United made 2 changes: E. Whitehouse for C. Lavery (52′) and C. Daniel for J. Rowe (69′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the National League.
- Torquay United – Altrincham – 4-4
- Dorking Wanderers – Wealdstone – 3-1
- Solihull Moors – Eastleigh – 3-0
- Southend United – Scunthorpe United – 3-0
- Oldham Athletic – Yeovil Town – 2-0
- Gateshead – Woking – 1-3
- Halifax Town – Dagenham & Redbridge – 2-0
- Chesterfield – Bromley – 3-2
- Boreham Wood – Wrexham – 1-1
- Barnet – Maidenhead United – 2-1
- Aldershot Town – York City – 2-1
