Source: FOOTYMAD
Saddlers Shredded By Super Shrimpers
It taken nearly three months but at last the Shrimpers won their first game of 2010 in an impressive display that puts them right back in the hunt to escape the drop. Franck Moussa opened the scoring in the 19th minute following a long throw-in from Johnny Herd. Clayton McDonald could only head the ball to Moussa on the edge of the box and he unleashed a spectacular volley into the net. Fourteen minutes later, McDonald received his marching orders following an ugly challenge on Anthony Grant and it was the third time in four matches that Walsall had had a man red carded. Although Matt Richards struck the Southend woodwork in a 25-yard free-kick just before the interval, the visitors spent most of the game repelling a series of Southend raids. It was no surprise when the home side increased their lead six minutes into the second half when Moussa crossed from the left for Scott Spencer to head home from close range. Man-of-the-match Moussa completed the scoring in the 89th minute when he directed a header beyond the reach of goalkeeper Rene Gilmartin following a right-wing cross from full-back Simon Francis. (Full S24 report to follow shortly)Southend player markings: Mildenhall - 7, Francis - 7, Baldwin - 7, Sankofa - 7, Herd - 7, Grant - 8, McCormack - 7, Scannell - 7 (O'Keefe 64 - 6), Moussa - 9, Vernon - 6, Spencer - 7 (Crawford 82 - 6). Coca-Cola League One, Tuesday, 23rd March 2010 @ 19:45; Roots HallMoussa 19, 89Spencer 51Starting Line-ups 1Mildenhall 2Francis 5Baldwin 15Sankofa 18Herd 7Grant 8McCormack 12Scannell (O'Keefe 64)14Moussa 17Vernon 28Spencer (Crawford 82)Substitutes 3Malone 9Paterson 20M'Voto 22O'Keefe (Scannell 64)30Crawford (Spencer 82)36Bentley 15Goal Attempts87On Target28Off Target60Hit Woodwork04Offsides26Corners211Fouls15Starting Line-ups 21Gilmartin 14Taundry 19Vincent 28McDonald 8Mattis (Bradley 78)15O'Keefe (Smith 37)20Richards (Till 46)24Gray 7Jones 10Deeney 11Nicholls Substitutes 1Ince 2Weston 6Smith (O'Keefe 37)9Parkin 12Bradley (Mattis 78)18Till (Richards 46)27Byfield RefereeC Boyeson, E Yorkshire - 8 Attendance6432Southend Utd. Cards(none)Walsall CardsNicholls33unsporting behaviourMcDonald39violent conductMattis44unsporting behaviour
