- English League 2
- 16 May 2012, 7:45pm
- Roots Hall
- Attendance: 8,190
Southend | v | Crewe |
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live commentary
Match ends, Southend United 2, Crewe Alexandra 2.
90+5 mins:Second Half ends, Southend United 2, Crewe Alexandra 2.
90+2 mins:Attempt missed. Moshni Bilel (Southend United) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Lee Hills with a cross.
89 mins:Foul by Sean Clohessy (Southend United).
89 mins:Kelvin Mellor (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick.
88 mins:Goal! Southend United 2, Crewe Alexandra 2. Chris Barker (Southend United) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Hall with a cross.
86 mins:Goal! Southend United 1, Crewe Alexandra 2. Max Clayton (Crewe Alexandra) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nick Powell.
85 mins:Offside, Southend United. Moshni Bilel tries a through ball, but Moshni Bilel is caught offside.
85 mins:Corner, Southend United.
84 mins:Attempt saved. Moshni Bilel (Southend United) header from the centre of the box is saved. Assisted by Lee Hills with a cross.
82 mins:Attempt missed. Freddy Eastwood (Southend United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sean Clohessy with a cross.
81 mins:Attempt missed. Moshni Bilel (Southend United) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ryan Hall.
80 mins:Corner, Southend United.
80 mins:Hand ball by Kelvin Mellor (Crewe Alexandra).
80 mins:Attempt missed. Matt Tootle (Crewe Alexandra) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.
78 mins:Foul by Nick Powell (Crewe Alexandra).
78 mins:Anthony Grant (Southend United) wins a free kick.
75 mins:Substitution, Crewe Alexandra. Max Clayton replaces Ajay Leitch-Smith.
74 mins:Anthony Grant (Southend United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
74 mins:Foul by Anthony Grant (Southend United).
74 mins:Lee Bell (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick.
73 mins:Attempt missed. Nick Powell (Crewe Alexandra) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left.
71 mins:Nick Powell (Crewe Alexandra) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
68 mins:Attempt saved. Ryan Hall (Southend United) header from the centre of the box is saved. Assisted by Lee Hills with a cross.
68 mins:Offside, Crewe Alexandra. Nick Powell tries a through ball, but Nick Powell is caught offside.
66 mins:Offside, Southend United. Moshni Bilel tries a through ball, but Moshni Bilel is caught offside.
66 mins:Attempt blocked. Moshni Bilel (Southend United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
65 mins:Attempt missed. Nick Powell (Crewe Alexandra) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
64 mins:Goal! Southend United 1, Crewe Alexandra 1. Neil Harris (Southend United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Chris Barker with a cross.
63 mins:Harry Davis (Crewe Alexandra) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
63 mins:Foul by Harry Davis (Crewe Alexandra).
63 mins:Michael Timlin (Southend United) wins a free kick.
62 mins:Attempt missed. Nick Powell (Crewe Alexandra) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
60 mins:Attempt missed. Ryan Hall (Southend United) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
58 mins:Foul by Anthony Grant (Southend United).
58 mins:Nick Powell (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick.
57 mins:Freddy Eastwood (Southend United) hits the woodwork with a left footed shot from outside the box.
56 mins:Attempt saved. Freddy Eastwood (Southend United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.
54 mins:Substitution, Southend United. Neil Harris replaces Elliot Benyon.
53 mins:Michael Timlin (Southend United) hits the woodwork with a left footed shot from outside the box.
52 mins:Attempt missed. Nick Powell (Crewe Alexandra) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.
50 mins:Corner, Crewe Alexandra.
49 mins:Hand ball by Lee Hills (Southend United).
49 mins:Attempt blocked. Nick Powell (Crewe Alexandra) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
48 mins:Corner, Crewe Alexandra.
47 mins:Attempt saved. Byron Moore (Crewe Alexandra) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.
Second Half begins Southend United 0, Crewe Alexandra 1.
45+3 mins:First Half ends, Southend United 0, Crewe Alexandra 1.
36 mins:Ajay Leitch-Smith (Crewe Alexandra) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
34 mins:Attempt missed. Byron Moore (Crewe Alexandra) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
32 mins:Substitution, Southend United. Lee Hills replaces Peter Gilbert.
31 mins:Offside, Southend United. Freddy Eastwood tries a through ball, but Freddy Eastwood is caught offside.
31 mins:Attempt saved. Ryan Hall (Southend United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved.
27 mins:Foul by Anthony Grant (Southend United).
27 mins:Nick Powell (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick.
26 mins:Offside, Crewe Alexandra. Ajay Leitch-Smith tries a through ball, but Ajay Leitch-Smith is caught offside.
24 mins:Goal! Southend United 0, Crewe Alexandra 1. Ajay Leitch-Smith (Crewe Alexandra) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ashley Westwood.
23 mins:Foul by Ashley Westwood (Crewe Alexandra).
23 mins:Michael Timlin (Southend United) wins a free kick.
22 mins:Foul by Elliot Benyon (Southend United).
22 mins:Kelvin Mellor (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick.
21 mins:Attempt blocked. Freddy Eastwood (Southend United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
20 mins:Attempt missed. Sean Clohessy (Southend United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
19 mins:Corner, Southend United.
16 mins:Attempt missed. Nick Powell (Crewe Alexandra) right footed shot from outside the box.
13 mins:Foul by Moshni Bilel (Southend United).
13 mins:Harry Davis (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick.
13 mins:Attempt blocked. Elliot Benyon (Southend United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Moshni Bilel with a cross.
11 mins:Offside, Southend United. Elliot Benyon tries a through ball, but Elliot Benyon is caught offside.
7 mins:Attempt missed. Lee Bell (Crewe Alexandra) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
7 mins:Corner, Crewe Alexandra.
6 mins:Foul by Anthony Grant (Southend United).
6 mins:Lee Bell (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick.
6 mins:Attempt saved. Moshni Bilel (Southend United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.
4 mins:Foul by Michael Timlin (Southend United).
4 mins:Matt Tootle (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- English League 2
- 16 May 2012, 7:45pm
- Roots Hall
- Attendance: 8,190
| Southend | v | Crewe |
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match report
Max Clayton scored the goal which sent Crewe to Wembley for the League Two play-off final after a 3-2 aggregate win over Southend.
Substitute Clayton, 17, had only been on the field 10 minutes when he tucked the ball home to put his side 3-1 ahead on aggregate in the 86th minute.
Ajay Leitch-Smith had earlier opened the scoring for the visitors before Neil Harris levelled for Southend in the second half.
Clayton's strike appeared to be enough but Chris Barker ensured a nervy final few minutes for the visitors when he headed Southend level on 88 minutes.
But Crewe, who won the first leg courtesy of Adam Dugdale's goal, held out to book a place in next weekend's final against Cheltenham or Torquay.
Southend, looking to reach a Wembley final for the first time in their history, threatened in the early stages with Bilel Mohsni testing goalkeeper Steve Phillips from long range and Sean Clohessy firing over.
However, Crewe stunned the home crowd in the 24th minute thanks to a superb strike from Leitch-Smith.
Ashley Westwood won the ball in midfield and fed Leitch-Smith, who still had plenty to do in the corner of Southend's penalty area.
But the 22-year-old striker turned back inside Clohessy, shifting the ball onto his right food before sending his shot arrowing across Shrimpers goalkeeper Cameron Belford and inside the far post.
Southend thought they had scored eight minutes later after Phillips spilled Ryan Hall's shot at the feet of Freddy Eastwood, but he was offside when he swept the ball home.
Moments later it was Belford's turn to blunder, gifting Crewe a chance to put the game to bed when his attempted clearance flew straight to Byron Moore.
The winger found himself clean through, just inside the area, but his composure deserted him as he shanked a shot embarrassingly high and wide, almost clearing the stand behind the goal.
Belford made amends either side of half-time, denying Leitch-Smith as he burst through again before diving to his left to keep out a fierce volley from Moore.
Southend must have known their luck was out when they were denied by the woodwork twice in as many minutes.
First Michael Timlin's shot from outside the box clipped the upright, and moments later Eastwood's low drive thumped the inside of the opposite post and rolled agonisingly across the goal-line to safety.
The hosts did haul themselves back into the tie just after the hour mark, substitute Harris profiting from another Phillips error to slide the ball home.
But as Southend poured forward they were undone on the counter-attack, with Clayton holding the ball up before rolling it inside Phillips' near post.
Barker immediately headed Southend level again three minutes from time but Crewe, who finished 11 points behind their opponents in seventh, are now just 90 minutes from promotion.
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