Match Statistics – U's 1 Shrimpers 1 (Shrimpers win 5-3 on penalties)

Last updated : 30 September 2004 By TLG

COLCHESTER
UNITED

1(P3)

vs.

1(P5)

SOUTHEND
UNITED

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


Tesfaye Bramble set Blues on their way
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

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