Walsall 2 - 2 Southend

Walsall   2 - 2   Southend

Sam Parkin's injury-time penalty rescued a point for 10-man Walsall.

The Saddlers led when Steve Jones nodded in Darryl Westlake's free-kick but Dwayne Mattis was sent off for a second bookable offence after an hour.

Lee Barnard levelled for Southend after home keeper Clayton Ince inexplicably threw the ball straight to him.

Dougie Freedman then headed in to make it 2-1 but Southend celebrations were cut short when Simon Francis felled Parkin and the striker smashed in.

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Southend United manager, Steve Tilson told BBC Essex:

"Again disappointed, I don't think we played well today but to get yourself 2-1 up so late in the game, you've got to kill it off and take the three points.

"It's a poor penalty to give away, Lee will be disappointed, we've won the game, they're down to 10 men, they don't look like scoring and its a naive challenge but the ref couldn't wait to give it."

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Saturday, 15 August 2009

League One

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Time
Walsall	2 - 2	Southend	R
(HT 1 - 0)
Jones 11 Parkin (pen) 90+2		Barnard 66 Freedman 80

Walsall

• 01 Ince
• 05 Hughes
• 06 Smith
• 16 Westlake
• 19 Vincent
• 07 Jones (Taundry 75)
• 08 Mattis yellow card, red card
• 18 Till (Nicholls 83)
• 20 Richards
• 09 Parkin
• 10 Deeney

Substitutes

• 21 Gilmartin,
• 03 Sansara,
• 04 Roberts,
• 14 Taundry,
• 12 Bradley,
• 15 O'Keefe,
• 11 Nicholls

Southend

• 01 Mildenhall
• 02 Francis
• 03 White
• 05 Heath
• 06 Barrett
• 04 Christophe (Sawyer 62)
• 07 Grant (Betsy 81)
• 08 McCormack
• 14 Moussa
• 09 Barnard
• 10 Walker (Freedman 62)

Substitutes

• 24 Joyce,
• 15 Sankofa,
• 20 Mvoto Owono,
• 21 Betsy,
• 28 Sawyer,
• 11 Revell,
• 16 Freedman

Ref: MossAtt: 3658

WALSALL

SOUTHEND

Possession

• Walsall 49%
• Southend 51%

Shots on target

• Walsall 3
• Southend 5

Shots off target

• Walsall 1
• Southend 4

Corners

• Walsall 2
• Southend 2

Fouls

• Walsall 10
• Southend 7

• Final Result
• Full Time
• 90:00+4:08 The referee signals the end of the game.
• 90:00+3:42 John White takes a shot. Save by Clayton Ince.
• 90:00+1:26 GOAL - Sam Parkin:Walsall 2 - 2 Southend Sam Parkin scores a power penalty. Walsall 2-2 Southend.
• 90:00+0:33 Penalty awarded for an unfair challenge on Sam Parkin by Lee Sawyer.
• 86:28 Sam Parkin takes a shot from a long way out which goes wide of the right-hand post.
• 82:46 Substitution Alex Nicholls comes on in place of Peter Till.
• 80:57 Substitution Kevin Betsy is brought on as a substitute for Anthony Grant.
• 79:22 The assist for the goal came from Lee Barnard.
• 79:22 GOAL - Dougie Freedman:Walsall 1 - 2 Southend Dougie Freedman finds the back of the net with a headed goal from close in. Walsall 1-2 Southend.
• 76:15 Anthony Grant sends in a cross.
• 74:43 Peter Till restarts play with the free kick.
• 74:43 Substitution Richard Taundry joins the action as a substitute, replacing Steve Jones.
• 74:43 Sam Parkin fouled by Adam Barrett, the ref awards a free kick.
• 73:32 Shot from just outside the penalty area by Franck Moussa misses to the left of the target.
• 72:24 Jamie Vincent concedes a free kick for a foul on Anthony Grant. Simon Francis crosses the ball in from the free kick, clearance made by Troy Deeney.
• 69:49 Peter Till takes the inswinging corner, save made by Steve Mildenhall.
• 68:14 The assistant referee flags for offside against Anthony Grant. Clayton Ince restarts play with the free kick.
• 65:27 GOAL - Lee Barnard:Walsall 1 - 1 Southend Lee Barnard scores a goal from just inside the penalty area low into the middle of the goal. Walsall 1-1 Southend.
• 64:17 Anthony Grant is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Jamie Vincent restarts play with the free kick.
• 63:24 Shot from just outside the penalty box by Franck Moussa misses to the left of the target.
• 61:09 Substitution Lee Sawyer comes on in place of Jean Francois Christophe.
• 61:09 Substitution (Southend) makes a substitution, with Dougie Freedman coming on for James Walker.
• 60:14 Steve Mildenhall restarts play with the free kick.
• 60:14 Sent off Red card for Dwayne Mattis.
• 59:55 Foul by Dwayne Mattis on Matt Heath, free kick awarded.
• 57:59 Anthony Grant fouled by Steve Jones, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Simon Francis.
• 57:04 Franck Moussa takes a shot. Save by Clayton Ince.
• 56:31 Steve Jones takes a shot. Steve Mildenhall makes a save.
• 53:49 Anthony Grant is adjudged to have handled the ball. Free kick taken by Jamie Vincent.
• 52:23 Alan McCormack takes a shot and went wide right of the goal.
• 50:27 Matthew Richards challenges Anthony Grant unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Simon Francis.
• 49:48 Lee Barnard is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Indirect free kick taken by Jamie Vincent.
• 47:09 Matthew Richards delivers the ball.
• 45:01 The referee blows his whistle to start the second half.
• Half Time
• 45:00+2:22 The match has reached half-time.
• 45:00+1:44 Corner taken by Franck Moussa played to the near post.
• 44:31 Unfair challenge on Sam Parkin by Adam Barrett results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Matthew Richards.
• 43:36 The referee blows for offside. Free kick taken by Matt Heath.
• 42:32 Jamie Vincent fouled by Jean Francois Christophe, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Jamie Vincent.
• 40:26 The assistant referee signals for offside against James Walker. Mark Hughes restarts play with the free kick.
• 39:31 Foul by Troy Deeney on John White, free kick awarded. Steve Mildenhall takes the direct free kick.
• 37:28 Troy Deeney is caught offside. Free kick taken by Adam Barrett.
• 35:36 Dwayne Mattis is penalised for handball and concedes a free kick. Simon Francis restarts play with the free kick.
• 31:23 The referee blows for offside. Indirect free kick taken by Clayton Ince.
• 29:53 Free kick awarded for a foul by Matt Heath on Sam Parkin. Matthew Richards takes the direct free kick.
• 27:13 Unfair challenge on James Walker by Dwayne Mattis results in a free kick. Alan McCormack takes the direct free kick.
• 26:16 James Walker takes a shot. Save made by Clayton Ince.
• 24:12 Direct free kick taken by Adam Barrett.
• 24:12 Booking Dwayne Mattis booked for unsporting behaviour.
• 23:57 Free kick awarded for a foul by Dwayne Mattis on Anthony Grant.
• 20:27 Peter Till takes a shot. Steve Mildenhall makes a save.
• 17:50 Emmanuele Smith concedes a free kick for a foul on James Walker. Alan McCormack takes the free kick.
• 17:10 Lee Barnard is ruled offside. Free kick taken by Clayton Ince.
• 16:28 James Walker gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Emmanuele Smith. Free kick taken by Emmanuele Smith.
• 15:05 Matthew Richards takes a short corner.
• 10:55 The assist for the goal came from Darryl Westlake.
• 10:55 GOAL - Steve Jones:Walsall 1 - 0 Southend Steve Jones finds the back of the net with a headed goal from inside the box. Walsall 1-0 Southend.
• 10:21 Unfair challenge on Peter Till by Jean Francois Christophe results in a free kick. Darryl Westlake restarts play with the free kick.
• 6:19 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on John White by Sam Parkin. Free kick taken by Steve Mildenhall.
• 3:30 Handball decision goes against Lee Barnard. Direct free kick taken by Darryl Westlake.
• 2:28 Jean Francois Christophe produces a right-footed shot from long range which goes wide right of the target.
• 1:45 Free kick awarded for a foul by Troy Deeney on Adam Barrett. Direct free kick taken by Adam Barrett.
• 0:33 Inswinging corner taken by Franck Moussa from the left by-line.
• 0:00 The game gets underway.

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