- English League 2
- 5 May 2012, 3:00pm
- Roots Hall
- Attendance: 9,122
Southend | v | Macclesfield |
2
| 0 |
live commentary
Match ends, Southend United 2, Macclesfield Town 0.
90+4 mins:Second Half ends, Southend United 2, Macclesfield Town 0.
90+1 mins:Goal! Southend United 2, Macclesfield Town 0. Neil Harris (Southend United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom right corner.
90+1 mins:Attempt blocked. Elliot Benyon (Southend United) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
90+1 mins:Attempt blocked. Neil Harris (Southend United) right footed shot is blocked.
90 mins:Substitution, Southend United. Elliot Benyon replaces Freddy Eastwood.
89 mins:Corner, Southend United.
89 mins:Foul by Waide Fairhurst (Macclesfield Town).
89 mins:Anthony Grant (Southend United) wins a free kick.
88 mins:Foul by Michael Bakare (Macclesfield Town).
88 mins:Anthony Grant (Southend United) wins a free kick.
87 mins:Substitution, Macclesfield Town. Waide Fairhurst replaces Tony Diagne.
84 mins:Foul by Peter Gilbert (Southend United).
84 mins:Matthew Hamshaw (Macclesfield Town) wins a free kick.
82 mins:Foul by Ben Mills (Macclesfield Town).
82 mins:Mark Phillips (Southend United) wins a free kick.
81 mins:Foul by Michael Bakare (Macclesfield Town).
81 mins:Sean Clohessy (Southend United) wins a free kick.
78 mins:Attempt missed. Michael Bakare (Macclesfield Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
77 mins:Substitution, Macclesfield Town. Ben Mills replaces Adam Roberts.
77 mins:Foul by Anthony Grant (Southend United).
77 mins:Tony Diagne (Macclesfield Town) wins a free kick.
76 mins:Corner, Southend United.
76 mins:Corner, Southend United.
75 mins:Attempt saved. Michael Timlin (Southend United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved.
75 mins:Corner, Southend United.
74 mins:Corner, Southend United.
74 mins:Attempt saved. Ryan Hall (Southend United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved.
71 mins:Offside, Macclesfield Town. Ross Draper tries a through ball, but Ross Draper is caught offside.
70 mins:Attempt missed. Freddy Eastwood (Southend United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
69 mins:Attempt saved. Neil Harris (Southend United) header from the centre of the box is saved. Assisted by Sean Clohessy with a cross.
67 mins:Foul by Moshni Bilel (Southend United).
67 mins:Tony Diagne (Macclesfield Town) wins a free kick.
66 mins:Attempt blocked. Matthew Hamshaw (Macclesfield Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
65 mins:Attempt saved. Neil Harris (Southend United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved.
65 mins:Attempt missed. Anthony Grant (Southend United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
64 mins:Substitution, Macclesfield Town. Michael Bakare replaces Colin Daniel.
63 mins:Ben Tomlinson (Macclesfield Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
63 mins:Foul by Ben Tomlinson (Macclesfield Town).
63 mins:Peter Gilbert (Southend United) wins a free kick.
63 mins:Attempt missed. Neil Harris (Southend United) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ryan Hall with a cross.
62 mins:Attempt missed. Tony Diagne (Macclesfield Town) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matthew Hamshaw.
61 mins:Corner, Macclesfield Town.
60 mins:Foul by Moshni Bilel (Southend United).
60 mins:Tony Diagne (Macclesfield Town) wins a free kick.
60 mins:Foul by Ross Draper (Macclesfield Town).
60 mins:Peter Gilbert (Southend United) wins a free kick.
59 mins:Attempt saved. Freddy Eastwood (Southend United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved.
57 mins:Attempt missed. Freddy Eastwood (Southend United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
51 mins:Hand ball by Moshni Bilel (Southend United).
50 mins:Adam Roberts (Macclesfield Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
50 mins:Foul by Adam Roberts (Macclesfield Town).
50 mins:Sean Clohessy (Southend United) wins a free kick.
49 mins:Foul by Ben Tomlinson (Macclesfield Town).
49 mins:Peter Gilbert (Southend United) wins a free kick.
49 mins:Foul by Ryan Hall (Southend United).
49 mins:Matthew Hamshaw (Macclesfield Town) wins a free kick.
47 mins:Foul by Ben Tomlinson (Macclesfield Town).
47 mins:Mark Phillips (Southend United) wins a free kick.
Second Half begins Southend United 1, Macclesfield Town 0.
45+2 mins:First Half ends, Southend United 1, Macclesfield Town 0.
45+1 mins:Foul by Nathaniel Brown (Macclesfield Town).
45+1 mins:Moshni Bilel (Southend United) wins a free kick.
45 mins:Corner, Macclesfield Town.
45 mins:Attempt missed. Colin Daniel (Macclesfield Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
45 mins:Corner, Macclesfield Town.
43 mins:Attempt saved. Ben Tomlinson (Macclesfield Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved.
41 mins:Foul by Sam Wedgbury (Macclesfield Town).
41 mins:Ryan Hall (Southend United) wins a free kick.
39 mins:Offside, Southend United. Freddy Eastwood tries a through ball, but Freddy Eastwood is caught offside.
38 mins:Michael Timlin (Southend United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
38 mins:Foul by Michael Timlin (Southend United).
38 mins:Lewis Chalmers (Macclesfield Town) wins a free kick.
34 mins:Corner, Southend United.
34 mins:Attempt missed. Moshni Bilel (Southend United) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
32 mins:Hand ball by Ross Draper (Macclesfield Town).
32 mins:Foul by Ryan Hall (Southend United).
32 mins:Matthew Hamshaw (Macclesfield Town) wins a free kick.
24 mins:Goal! Southend United 1, Macclesfield Town 0. Peter Gilbert (Southend United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Hall.
24 mins:Corner, Southend United.
24 mins:Attempt missed. Neil Harris (Southend United) right footed shot from the right side of the box.
23 mins:Attempt missed. Michael Timlin (Southend United) left footed shot from outside the box.
20 mins:Hand ball by Anthony Grant (Southend United).
20 mins:Foul by Ross Draper (Macclesfield Town).
20 mins:Chris Barker (Southend United) wins a free kick.
20 mins:Attempt missed. Moshni Bilel (Southend United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
17 mins:Attempt saved. Freddy Eastwood (Southend United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.
16 mins:Offside, Macclesfield Town. Tony Diagne tries a through ball, but Tony Diagne is caught offside.
15 mins:Corner, Macclesfield Town.
14 mins:Attempt missed. Neil Harris (Southend United) left footed shot from the centre of the box.
12 mins:Hand ball by Neil Harris (Southend United).
11 mins:Attempt saved. Michael Timlin (Southend United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved.
11 mins:Attempt missed. Matthew Hamshaw (Macclesfield Town) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
8 mins:Attempt saved. Ben Tomlinson (Macclesfield Town) header from the centre of the box is saved.
8 mins:Corner, Macclesfield Town.
5 mins:Attempt missed. Ben Tomlinson (Macclesfield Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box.
3 mins:Foul by Matthew Hamshaw (Macclesfield Town).
3 mins:Peter Gilbert (Southend United) wins a free kick.
1 mins:Offside, Southend United. Neil Harris tries a through ball, but Neil Harris is caught offside.
1 mins:Foul by Ben Tomlinson (Macclesfield Town).
1 mins:Anthony Grant (Southend United) wins a free kick.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- English League 2
- 5 May 2012, 3:00pm
- Roots Hall
- Attendance: 9,122
| Southend | v | Macclesfield |
2
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match report
Southend secured a 2-0 win over relegated Macclesfield, but it was ultimately not enough to secure automatic promotion.
Left-back Peter Gilbert shot low into the bottom corner of Jose Veiga's goal from Ryan Hall's corner in the 24th minute to put the Shrimpers in the driving seat.
With promotion rivals Torquay losing 3-0 at Hereford and Crawley goalless at Accrington at the time, Southend moved into the third and final automatic promotion spot.
But Crawley midfielder Scott Neilson fired a 67th-minute winner at the Frazer Eagle Stadium to ensure his side reclaimed the third place they had held before kick-off.
Neil Harris snatched a second for the Blues in the 90th minute when Veiga parried substitute Elliot Benyon's header and the veteran striker put the rebound away, while Macclesfield put in a spirited performance but rarely threatened Southend's goal.
The scoreline meant Southend finished fourth and face seventh-placed Crewe in the play-off semi-finals.
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