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10/08/2027, Roots Hall Stadium, Southend, England
FA Trophy, Round 1

Southend Vs Swadlincote

Southend play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: D George (GK) , P McKenzie (CB) , S Mattas (CB) , D Gillies (CB) , P Saucer (RB) , I Cooney (LB) , P Strang (CDM) , J McPhillips (CAM) , J Akinfenwa (RM) , P Wyburn (LM) , C Baines (ST) And the subs are: D McClean (CB) , A MacAuley (CB) , R Bigham (CM) , C McManus (CM) , J Dey (ST)

Swadlincote play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: F Prom (GK) , M Herde (CB) , M Awosola (CB) , R McElligott (CB) , R Ryan (RB) , I Mellis (LB) , C Bourland (CDM) , J Mathison (CAM) , L Llewellyn (RM) , M Braden (LM) , A Badders (ST) And the subs are: D Farney (CB) , A Hughes (CB) , N Fraser (CM) , J Madden (CM) , A McTaggart (ST)

Welcome to Roots Hall Stadium in Southend, England where Southend Utd will face Swadlincote.  This is round 1 of the FA Trophy.  The attendance is 5539.

1' - Southend kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

4' - Ian Cooney passes to John McPhillips.  John McPhillips passes the ball to Paul Saucer.  Robert Ryan dispossesses Paul Saucer and takes possession.  Robert Ryan finds Chris Bourland with a short pass.  Seth Mattas successfully tackles Chris Bourland and the ball goes loose.  James Mathison runs with the ball, beating Paul Saucer.  

6' - James Mathison tries to beat Patrick Strang using his ball skills, and manages to slip past his opponent!  

8' - John McPhillips spots a run from Patrick Strang.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Patrick Strang is able to control the ball.  Patrick Strang strikes the ball, aiming for the top of the net...but the shot goes over!

9' - Chris Baines tries to beat James Mathison using his ball skills.  He sends his opponent the wrong way and takes the ball forward!  

15' - Chris Bourland finds Ian Mellis with a long ball.  Ian Mellis curls in a cross, finding Chris Bourland.  Chris Bourland powers a header towards the top corner...but the shot is saved by Danny George!  

23' - Rob McElligott plays a long pass to Mick Herde.  Mick Herde passes to Leo Llewellyn.  Leo Llewellyn slides the ball to Aaron Badders.  Aaron Badders finds Michael Braden with a short pass.  Michael Braden crosses the ball into the box, finding James Mathison.  James Mathison jumps up and gets his head to the ball down towards the bottom corner...but the ball flies wide of the post!

27' - Joel Akinfenwa finds John McPhillips with a short pass.  John McPhillips curls in a cross, and manages to find Patrick Strang.  Patrick Strang gets above the defence and heads the ball towards goal...but its over!

38' - Michael Braden sees Aaron Badders making a run.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

44' - Patrick Strang plays a long pass to Seth Mattas.  Seth Mattas passes to Joel Akinfenwa.  Joel Akinfenwa passes to Patrick Strang.  Patrick Strang passes to Chris Baines.  James Mathison tackles Chris Baines and takes the ball.  James Mathison speeds past Chris Baines.  

45' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

45' - Swadlincote kick the ball off for the restart.  

47' - Robert Ryan plays the ball to James Mathison.  James Mathison passes to Chris Bourland.  Chris Bourland spots a run from Michael Braden.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Michael Braden is able to control the ball.  Michael Braden looks to strike the ball into the corner of the net...but Danny George performs a diving save, to stop the shot!  

50' - Danny George passes to Paul Saucer.  Paul Saucer plays a long ball to John McPhillips.  John McPhillips tries to beat Leo Llewellyn using his ball skills, and manages to skip past his opponent!  

50' - John McPhillips sees a run from Chris Baines.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but Chris Baines is caught offside!  

52' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Seth Mattas will come off.  Dillon McClean joins the game from the bench.  

53' - Michael Braden sees a run from James Mathison.  He attempts to dink the ball to send his teammate through, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

54' - There is going to be a subsitution.  David Gillies will come off.  Adam MacAuley joins the game from the bench.  

55' - Patrick Strang whips in a cross, but he only manages to find opposing player Chris Bourland.  

55' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Chris Baines is going to be taken off.  Joel Dey is brought on from the bench.  

59' - Chris Bourland plays a long pass to James Mathison.  James Mathison looks to shoot from distance into the corner of the net...and James Mathison scores!  That's a nice goal from the Swadlincote player!  The ball bounced off the post and into the net!

60' - Southend kick the ball off for the restart.  

63' - Ian Cooney plays the ball to Joel Akinfenwa.  Joel Akinfenwa plays the ball to John McPhillips.  James Mathison successfully tackles John McPhillips and the ball goes loose.  John McPhillips plays a long pass to Pat McKenzie.  Pat McKenzie spots a run from Joel Akinfenwa.  He attempts a quick throughball, and Joel Akinfenwa takes the ball.  Joel Akinfenwa tries to place the ball past the keeper...and Joel Akinfenwa scores!  That's a wonderful goal from the Southend player!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but it wasn't enough!

63' - Swadlincote kick the ball off for the restart.  

76' - Chris Bourland plays a long ball to Mick Herde.  Mick Herde sees James Mathison making a run.  He attempts to play a throughball, and James Mathison runs on to the ball.  James Mathison tries to strike the ball into the corner of the net...but the shot is stopped by the keeper!  He is unable to hold it though...Michael Braden gets to the ball first...Michael Braden takes a shot...and its in! Its a goal for Swadlincote!  The keeper got a touch but it wasn't enough!

76' - Southend kick the ball off for the restart.  

77' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Mike Awosola is going to be taken off.  David Farney is going to be brought on.  

82' - Aaron Badders looks to strike a long range shot into the top of the net...but the keeper manages to stop the shot!  

90' - Pat McKenzie plays a long pass to Paul Wyburn.  Paul Wyburn sees a run from Joel Akinfenwa.  He attempts to dink the ball to send his teammate through, but Joel Akinfenwa has strayed offside!  

91' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Aaron Badders is going to be taken off.  Jasper Madden joins the game from the bench.  

91' - The referee blows the whistle for full time. 



The match has ended Southend Utd 1 - 2 Swadlincote.