COLCHESTER | 1(P3) | vs. | 1(P5) | SOUTHEND |
Richard Garcia 63 | 3469 | Tesfaye Bramble 40 | ||
4-4-2 | TEAMS | 4-4-2 | ||
Aidan Davison | 6.5 | 8 | Darryl Flahavan | |
Greg Halford | 7 | 6.5 | Duncan Jupp | |
Pat Baldwin | 6 | 6 | Che Wilson | |
Wayne Brown [P4X] | 6.5 | 7 | Andy Edwards | |
Stephen Hunt | 7 | 7.5 | Adam Barrett | |
Neil Danns [P3√] | 7.5 | 6 | Mark Gower | |
Bobby Bowry | 6.5 | 5.5 | [P3√] Kevin Maher | |
Kevin Watson [P2√] | 5 | 8.5 | Mark Bentley | |
Joe Keith [P1√] | 5.5 | 8 | Carl Pettefer | |
Gareth Williams | 5.5 | 8.5 | Tesfaye Bramble | |
Richard Garcia | 6.5 | 7.5 | [P1√] Wayne Gray | |
SUBS | ||||
Dean Gerken | Nicky Nicolau | |||
Gavin Johnson (90) | 6 | 6 | [P2√] (83) Lewis Hunt | |
Jamie Cade (90) | 5.5 | 6 | [P4√] (93) Drewe Broughton | |
Ben Bowditch | 7 | [P5√] (117) James Corbett | ||
John White | Michael Kightly |
Match Statistics |
Colchester United (0)…1 Southend United (1)…1 @ Layer Road in LDV Vans Trophy First Round on Wednesday 29/09/04 |
Goals: Colchester: Garcia 63 (back post header from a Keith free-kick; inside area; timed at 62:34) Southend: Bramble 40 (rasping drive from 20 yards; outside area; timed at 39:07). |
Bookings: Colchester: Brown 4 (foul), Baldwin 65 (foul); Southend: Jupp 67 (foul) |
Sent-off: Southend: Bentley 108 (being fouled) |
Total Goal Efforts | U’s 19 Shrimpers 18 |
Shots/Headers On Target | U’s 8 Shrimpers 6 |
Shots/Headers Off Target | U’s 10 Shrimpers 7 |
Blocked shots | U’s 1 Shrimpers 3 |
Hit Woodwork | U’s 0 Shrimpers 2 |
Corners | U’s 17 Shrimpers 11 |
Free-kicks | U’s 23 Shrimpers 11 |
Offsides | U’s 2 Shrimpers 3 |
Sundries |
Match Time | 126:31 (First half: 47:09, Second half: 48:52; Extra Time: First half: 15:08, Second half: 15:22) |
Indicated Stoppage Time | First half: 2 minutes, Second half: 3 minutes |
Actual Stoppage Time | First half: 2:09, Second half: 3:52 |
Referee: John Robinson (Humberside) 0 out of 10 – a complete and utter joke. I can’t even being myself to explain anymore about this complete beurk, except I hope we never see him anywhere near Southend United ever, ever again. |
Attendance: 3,469 (approximately 950 Shrimpers) |
Programme Cover: Greg Halford |
AND ANOTHER THING…
**Southend United completed a fourth successive win at Layer Road, albeit this time on penalty kicks, having won 4-3 and 2-0 at the north Essex ground and 3-2 at Colchester in the LDV Vans Trophy area final last season
**It was the first time the Shrimpers have won a first-team penalty shoot-out in their second appearance – the last time was the 5-4 Anglo-Italian Cup English final defeat to Notts County at Meadow Lane
**Southend now hold a 27-26 lead in the all-time head-to-head with the U’s – further proof that the Shrimpers are indeed ‘Champions of Essex’
**Drewe Broughton made his 75th career substitute appearance
**Wayne Gray was making his first LDV Vans Trophy apperance, despiote having a series of loan spells at Second and Third Division clubs
**Adam Barrett and Mark Bentley were making their first LDV appearances for Southend United
**Bentley's sending-off was his first in Southend United colours
**Tesafaye Bramble notched his fourth LDV Vans Trophy goal, his 39th career strike and his second in succession at Layer Road
Match Statistics: Mark Wallis
Layout and Facts: Robert Craven
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