League Two

January 1, 2013
  • FTFT
     
    Bristol Rov
    Plymouth
    2
    1
    2
    1
    1
  • FTFT
     
    Southend
    Gillingham
    0
    1
    0
    1
    2
  • FTFT
     
    Accrington
    Chesterfield
    1
    0
    1
    0
    3
  • FTFT
     
    Barnet
    Aldershot
    0
    1
    0
    1
    4
  • FTFT
     
    Morecambe
    Bradford
    0
    0
    0
    0
    5
  • FTFT
     
    Northampton
    Dag & Red
    3
    1
    3
    1
    6
  • FTFT
     
    Oxford Utd
    Cheltenham
    1
    0
    1
    0
    7
  • FTFT
     
    Port Vale
    Fleetwood To
    0
    2
    0
    2
    8
  • FTFT
     
    Rochdale
    Rotherham
    1
    2
    1
    2
    9
  • FTFT
     
    Torquay
    AFC Wimbledo
    2
    3
    2
    3
    10
  • FTFT
     
    Wycombe
    Exeter
    0
    1
    0
    1
    11
  • FTFT
     
    York
    Burton Albio
    3
    0
    3
    0
    12

Full-time

Southend United

0 - 1

Gillingham

League Two

13:00 +00:00, January 1, 2013

Roots Hall, England

Referee: A Woolmer

Whelpdale wins it

Scoring Summary

Southend United Gillingham
 Chris Whelpdale (3')

Match Stats

Southend United

Gillingham

18(7) Shots (on Goal) 13(3)
14 Fouls 6
12 Corner Kicks 5
0 Offsides 3
54% Time of Possession 46%
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Saves 5

Teams

Southend United Gillingham
1 Paul Smith1 Stuart Nelson
23 Chris Barker12 Andy Frampton
27 Tamika Mkandawire26 Adam Barrett
16 Luke Prosser6 Leon Legge
2 Sean Clohessy3 Joseph Martin
6 Ryan Cresswell2 Matt Fish
14 Kevan Hurst24 Myles Weston
8 Michael Timlin7 Chris Whelpdale
26 Marc Laird4 Jack Payne
21 Gavin Tomlin20 Deon Burton
20 Britt Assombalonga17 Adam Birchall
Substitutes
17 Daniel BentleyTommy Forecast 21
15 Mark PhillipsDanny Jackman 11
3 Anthony StrakerCallum Davies 15
12 Scott DonnellyCharlie Lee 8
11 David MartinCharlie Allen 14
7 Freddy EastwoodBradley Dack 18
10 Barry CorrDanny Kedwell 9
Substitutions
Barry Corr for Marc Laird (46)
Charlie Lee for Chris Whelpdale (63)
Freddy Eastwood for Britt Assombalonga (75)
Danny Jackman for Adam Birchall (64)
Scott Donnelly for Tamika Mkandawire (80)
Danny Kedwell for Deon Burton (86)
Yellow Cards
 Joseph Martin (71)
· Squads: Southend United | Gillingham

Chris Whelpdale's second-minute volley handed Gillingham a hard-fought 1-0 win at promotion rivals Southend.

Whelpdale latched on to a deep free-kick from Joe Martin and, with Shrimpers goalkeeper Paul Smith rooted to his goal-line, he cushioned the ball home from close range.

The Gills came close to doubling their lead when a looping effort from Myles Weston was tipped to safety by Smith, who also did well to keep out a 12-yard shot from former United man Adam Barrett.

However, Southend improved in the second half and almost levelled in the 58th minute when a stunning 30-yard shot from Kevan Hurst was impressively tipped over the crossbar by Stuart Nelson.

The visitors had a huge let off a minute later when Barry Corr volleyed wide of an open goal from inside the six-yard box.

But, having weathered the storm, Gillingham almost added a second when Weston fired against the foot of the right post from 12 yards.