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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 5 (setup 1, season 29)
Southend United
v.
Bristol Rovers
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
22
Overall form:
Home form:
Justo Wilmar VILLAR Viveros1Vito MANNONE
Formation:
4-4-2
League position:
9
Overall form:
Home form:
Tony HIBBERT28Lamine GASSAMA
Daniel PUDIL3Ryan CONROY
Jirí BÍLEK748Lassana DIARRA
Jorge MERÉ Pérez65Facundo Omar CARDOZO
Mark HUDSON67Chancel Mangulu MBEMBA
Febian BRANDY77Modou BARROW
Bryan Jafet RUIZ González8Birkir BJARNASON
Kenwyne JONES97Martin BRAITHWAITE
Volodymyr HOMENYUK106Daniel DIDAVI
EWERTHON Henrique de Souza11Memphis DEPAY
ManagerScott Smillie
Lloyd DYER12Kai BÜLOW
Stephen BYWATER13Pierluigi GOLLINI
Grant BASEY14SALIH Uçan
Taylor MOORE15Sandro WAGNER
Scott ROBINSON16Jonathan CALLERI

Southend United 0 Bristol Rovers 1
(Half-time: 0-0, Attendance: 20,237, Stadium: Roots Hall, Referee: Grant HEGLEY 6½)
Scorers83 Depay
Substitutions
Sendings off
Bookings
7Corners6
2Fouls5
5Offsides13
5Shots on16
6Shots off2
11Total shots18
5Shots saved13
45%Possession55%
Man of the match: Lamine GASSAMA
2A useful ball from PUDIL on the right fell to RUIZ who sliced his effort just beyond the near post.
6A fine run was ended by a good save by the advancing MANNONE.
11A shot from BJARNASON was smothered by the Southend United 'keeper.
14A twenty-five yard shot from DEPAY caused the Southend United 'keeper no problem.
15The Southend United 'keeper saved a glorious effort from DEPAY.
19MANNONE saved a lovely strike from RUIZ.
29A cross from BÍLEK left PUDIL in lots of space but he fluffed his shot.
33DEPAY's shot was well held by the Southend United 'keeper.
34JONES was put clear by BÍLEK and he pulled away from the Bristol Rovers 'keeper but thrust his shot wide.
35RUIZ's header was well saved by MANNONE.
39The motionless 'keeper was all agog as a backpass from BJARNASON fell just over.
40Uncertainty in the Bristol Rovers defence enabled MERÉ to thump an effort wide.
44The 'keeper was able to block a wicked shot.
 
46VILLAR dived to his left to block a fierce drive from Bristol Rovers's DEPAY.
57A good effort from JONES scraped the woodwork.
64An outswinging corner was headed into the arms of the Bristol Rovers 'keeper by RUIZ.
66A perfect shot from GASSAMA was dealt with by a fine block from the 'keeper.
73DEPAY worked the ball to BJARNASON, BRAITHWAITE latched onto his pass and kicked the ball within easy reach of VILLAR.
79BARROW stormed through the Southend United defence but shot straight at VILLAR.
83GOAL!! After being forced wide DEPAY managed to force the ball in from the tightest of angles. (1-0 Bristol Rovers)
85DIDAVI stabbed a simple chance past the righthand post.
87A shot from BJARNASON was headed off the line by MERÉ.