- English League 2
- 15 December 2012, 3:00pm
- Roots Hall
- Attendance: 5,142
Southend![]() | v | Bradford![]() |
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live commentary
Match ends, Southend United 2, Bradford City 2.
90+4 mins:Second Half ends, Southend United 2, Bradford City 2.
90+4 mins:Attempt blocked. Gary Jones (Bradford City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90+3 mins:Foul by Marc Laird (Southend United).
90+3 mins:Zavon Hines (Bradford City) wins a free kick.
90+2 mins:Attempt missed. Carl McHugh (Bradford City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
90+2 mins:Foul by Ryan Cresswell (Southend United).
90+2 mins:Zavon Hines (Bradford City) wins a free kick.
90+1 mins:Goal! Southend United 2, Bradford City 2. Gavin Tomlin (Southend United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
89 mins:Corner, Bradford City.
88 mins:Attempt missed. Ryan Cresswell (Southend United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
88 mins:Foul by James Hanson (Bradford City).
88 mins:Kevan Hurst (Southend United) wins a free kick.
87 mins:Attempt saved. Britt Assombalonga (Southend United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved.
86 mins:Substitution, Southend United. Freddy Eastwood replaces Chris Barker.
86 mins:Foul by Luke Prosser (Southend United).
86 mins:Zavon Hines (Bradford City) wins a free kick.
85 mins:Corner, Southend United.
85 mins:Attempt missed. Gavin Tomlin (Southend United) right footed shot from outside the box.
84 mins:Corner, Southend United.
84 mins:Attempt saved. Britt Assombalonga (Southend United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.
82 mins:Foul by Marc Laird (Southend United).
82 mins:Zavon Hines (Bradford City) wins a free kick.
81 mins:Substitution, Bradford City. Richard Ravenhill replaces Nathan Doyle.
80 mins:Goal! Southend United 1, Bradford City 2. Ryan Cresswell (Southend United).
80 mins:Corner, Southend United.
79 mins:Corner, Bradford City.
79 mins:Attempt saved. Will Atkinson (Bradford City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved.
78 mins:Offside, Southend United. Chris Barker tries a through ball, but Chris Barker is caught offside.
75 mins:Foul by Barry Corr (Southend United).
75 mins:Matt Duke (Bradford City) wins a free kick.
73 mins:Corner, Southend United.
71 mins:Substitution, Bradford City. Zavon Hines replaces Nahki Wells.
71 mins:Foul by Barry Corr (Southend United).
71 mins:Gary Jones (Bradford City) wins a free kick.
69 mins:Substitution, Southend United. Barry Corr replaces Tamika Mkandawire.
68 mins:Foul by Ryan Cresswell (Southend United).
68 mins:Carl McHugh (Bradford City) wins a free kick.
68 mins:Corner, Southend United.
68 mins:Attempt saved. Britt Assombalonga (Southend United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved.
64 mins:Own Goal by Luke Prosser, Southend United. Southend United 0, Bradford City 2.
63 mins:Attempt missed. Gavin Tomlin (Southend United) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.
59 mins:Substitution, Bradford City. Craig Forsyth replaces Garry Thompson.
59 mins:Foul by Kevan Hurst (Southend United).
59 mins:Will Atkinson (Bradford City) wins a free kick.
59 mins:Corner, Southend United.
58 mins:Attempt missed. Luke Prosser (Southend United) left footed shot from the centre of the box.
58 mins:Nathan Doyle (Bradford City) is shown the yellow card.
58 mins:Foul by Nathan Doyle (Bradford City).
58 mins:Gavin Tomlin (Southend United) wins a free kick.
57 mins:Attempt missed. Britt Assombalonga (Southend United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sean Clohessy with a cross.
55 mins:Attempt missed. Kevan Hurst (Southend United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
54 mins:Foul by James Hanson (Bradford City).
54 mins:Ryan Cresswell (Southend United) wins a free kick.
49 mins:Foul by Carl McHugh (Bradford City).
49 mins:Britt Assombalonga (Southend United) wins a free kick.
48 mins:Corner, Southend United.
Second Half begins Southend United 0, Bradford City 1.
45+2 mins:First Half ends, Southend United 0, Bradford City 1.
43 mins:Foul by Marc Laird (Southend United).
43 mins:Gary Jones (Bradford City) wins a free kick.
43 mins:Attempt missed. Gavin Tomlin (Southend United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
37 mins:Foul by Nahki Wells (Bradford City).
37 mins:Luke Prosser (Southend United) wins a free kick.
36 mins:Foul by Michael Timlin (Southend United).
36 mins:Stephen Darby (Bradford City) wins a free kick.
36 mins:Corner, Southend United.
35 mins:Foul by James Meredith (Bradford City).
35 mins:Gavin Tomlin (Southend United) wins a free kick.
33 mins:Attempt missed. Britt Assombalonga (Southend United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sean Clohessy with a cross.
31 mins:Attempt missed. Michael Timlin (Southend United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
31 mins:Attempt blocked. Kevan Hurst (Southend United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
30 mins:Foul by Garry Thompson (Bradford City).
30 mins:Michael Timlin (Southend United) wins a free kick.
28 mins:Goal! Southend United 0, Bradford City 1. Nahki Wells (Bradford City).
25 mins:Attempt missed. James Hanson (Bradford City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gary Jones with a cross.
25 mins:Michael Timlin (Southend United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
24 mins:Foul by Michael Timlin (Southend United).
24 mins:Stephen Darby (Bradford City) wins a free kick.
23 mins:Attempt saved. Nahki Wells (Bradford City) left footed shot is saved.
21 mins:Attempt missed. Garry Thompson (Bradford City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
19 mins:Corner, Bradford City.
17 mins:Attempt saved. Will Atkinson (Bradford City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved.
9 mins:Attempt saved. Michael Timlin (Southend United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved.
9 mins:Corner, Bradford City.
9 mins:Attempt missed. James Hanson (Bradford City) header from the left side of the box.
8 mins:Foul by Britt Assombalonga (Southend United).
8 mins:Rory McArdle (Bradford City) wins a free kick.
7 mins:Attempt missed. Ryan Cresswell (Southend United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is too high. Assisted by Kevan Hurst.
7 mins:Corner, Southend United.
6 mins:Attempt missed. James Hanson (Bradford City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by James Meredith with a cross.
4 mins:Offside, Southend United. Kevan Hurst tries a through ball, but Kevan Hurst is caught offside.
3 mins:Attempt missed. Kevan Hurst (Southend United) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- English League 2
- 15 December 2012, 3:00pm
- Roots Hall
- Attendance: 5,142
Southend![]() | v | Bradford![]() |
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match report
Southend staged a stunning late fight back to secure a 2-2 draw against Bradford at Roots Hall.
The Shrimpers were 2-0 down with 10 minutes to go but claimed a share of the spoils thanks to late goals from Ryan Cresswell and Gavin Tomlin.
Prior to that, Bradford seemed set to continue their run of good results and went in front in the 27th minute with Nahki Wells tapping home from close range after his first effort had been well blocked by Luke Prosser.
The Bantams doubled their lead in the 64th minute when Will Atkinson's low right-wing cross was sliced in to his own net by Prosser.
However, the Shrimpers got back in to the game in the 80th minute when Cresswell headed home a right-wing corner from Kevan Hurst and they made sure of a point in the dying seconds when a long ball forward picked out Tomlin.
The striker showed great composure to fire home from 12 yards for his ninth goal in as many games as Southend made it 12 without defeat.
team line-up
| 1 | Paul Smith | |
| 2 | Sean Clohessy | |
| 6 | Ryan Cresswell | |
| 27 | Tamika Mkandawire | 69 |
| 23 | Chris Barker | 86 |
| 16 | Luke Prosser | |
| 14 | Kevan Hurst | |
| 8 | Michael Timlin | |
| 26 | Marc Laird | |
| 20 | Britt Assombalonga | |
| 21 | Gavin Tomlin |
substitutes
| 10 | Barry Corr | 69 |
| 7 | Freddy Eastwood | 86 |
| 18 | Ryan Leonard | |
| 3 | Anthony Straker | |
| 17 | Daniel Bentley | |
| 11 | Dave Martin | |
| 12 | Scott Donnelly |
referee
Steve Martinteam line-up
| 12 | Matt Duke | |
| 3 | James Meredith | |
| 16 | Carl McHugh | |
| 2 | Stephen Darby | |
| 23 | Rory McArdle | |
| 24 | Nathan Doyle | 81 |
| 11 | Garry Thompson | 59 |
| 18 | Gary Jones | |
| 14 | Will Atkinson | |
| 21 | Nahki Wells | 71 |
| 9 | James Hanson |
substitutes
| 27 | Curtis Good | |
| 15 | Craig Forsyth | 59 |
| 1 | Jon McLaughlan | |
| 20 | Zavon Hines | 71 |
| 17 | Alan Connell | |
| 4 | Richard Ravenhill | 81 |
| 26 | Blair Turgott |
referee
Steve Martinmatch stats
| possession % | 50 | 49 | |
| shots on target | 6 | 4 | |
| shots off target | 11 | 5 | |
| corners | 9 | 4 | |
| tackles won | 0 | 0 | |
| offsides | 2 | 0 |





