O'Donovan beat the offside trap to slot past Steve Mildenhall and Southend's afternoon grew worse when Alan McCormack saw red for two bookings.
Simon Francis hit a post for the visitors but their misery was completed when O'Donovan fired a low shot home.
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Saturday, 6 March 2010
League One
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Time
Hartlepool
3-0
Southend
FT
(HT 2-0)
O'Donovan 16
O'Donovan 32
O'Donovan 90+2
Hartlepool
01 Flinders
02 Austin
05 Collins
29 Hartley
04 Liddle
08 Jones (Brown 62)
11 Monkhouse
15 Sweeney yellow card
30 Gamble (Humphreys 69)
10 Boyd (Behan 79)
32 O'Donovan
Substitutes
21 Cook,
16 Haslam,
03 Humphreys,
07 McSweeney,
09 Behan,
12 Brown,
26 Bjornsson
Southend
01 Mildenhall
02 Francis
05 Baldwin
06 Barrett
20 Mvoto Owono (Malone 46)
08 McCormack yellow card, red card
12 Scannell
14 Moussa
09 Paterson (Spencer 72)
17 Vernon
26 Laurent
Substitutes
21 Jack,
03 Malone,
15 Sankofa,
18 Herd,
28 Spencer,
30 Crawford
Ref: WaughAtt: 3,299
HARTLEPOOL SOUTHEND
Possession
Hartlepool 51%
Southend 49%
Attempts on target
Hartlepool 6
Southend 3
Attempts off target
Hartlepool 5
Southend 7
Corners
Hartlepool 5
Southend 7
Fouls
Hartlepool 14
Southend 8
Final Result
Full Time
90:00+2:35 The referee blows his whistle to end the game.
90:00+1:02 The assist for the goal came from Denis Behan.
90:00+1:02 GOAL - Roy O'Donovan:Hartlepool 3 - 0 Southend Roy O'Donovan grabs a goal from inside the penalty box to the bottom left corner of the goal. Hartlepool 3-0 Southend.
Correction - 90:00+0:39 Corner taken right-footed by Simon Francis.
90:00+0:39 Corner taken by Neil Austin from the left by-line.
90:00+0:19 The ball is crossed by Damian Scannell, clearance by Peter Hartley.
90:00+0:02 Damian Scannell fouled by Roy O'Donovan, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Simon Francis.
89:03 Shot by Simon Francis from deep inside the penalty area misses to the left of the target.
88:37 Simon Francis has an effort at goal from just outside the penalty box hitting the post.
87:56 Gary Liddle challenges Scott Spencer unfairly and gives away a free kick. Scott Malone takes the indirect free kick.
Correction - 87:32 Roy O'Donovan takes a shot. Steve Mildenhall makes a save.
87:32 Roy O'Donovan takes a shot. Save by Steve Mildenhall.
85:08 Foul by Antony Sweeney on Franck Moussa, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Scott Malone.
84:41 The referee blows for offside against Ritchie Humphreys. Steve Mildenhall takes the indirect free kick.
84:32 A cross is delivered by James Brown.
83:22 The referee blows for offside. Indirect free kick taken by Scott Flinders.
83:03 Unfair challenge on Damian Scannell by Ritchie Humphreys results in a free kick. Indirect free kick taken by Damian Scannell.
81:08 Indirect free kick taken by Ritchie Humphreys.
81:08 Sent off Alan McCormack dismissed for second bookable offence.
80:56 Foul by Alan McCormack on Antony Sweeney, free kick awarded.
79:17 Roy O'Donovan gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Pat Baldwin. Steve Mildenhall takes the free kick.
78:24 Substitution Adam Boyd leaves the field to be replaced by Denis Behan.
78:00 Unfair challenge on Neil Austin by Scott Vernon results in a free kick. Indirect free kick taken by Neil Austin.
76:17 Antony Sweeney has an effort at goal from just inside the box that misses to the right of the target.
74:32 James Brown produces a cross, save by Steve Mildenhall.
71:25 Substitution Scott Spencer is brought on as a substitute for Matthew Paterson.
70:35 Adam Barrett gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Roy O'Donovan. Neil Austin takes the indirect free kick.
69:53 Andy Monkhouse produces a left-footed shot from the edge of the area and misses to the left of the target.
68:22 Substitution Ritchie Humphreys replaces Joe Gamble.
68:10 Roy O'Donovan produces a left-footed shot from the edge of the box and misses to the right of the goal.
66:18 Corner taken by Scott Malone from the right by-line played to the near post, Francis Laurent has a headed effort from close
range and clears the crossbar.
66:02 Franck Moussa takes a shot. James Brown gets a block in.
65:33 Corner taken by Simon Francis from the left by-line, Gary Liddle manages to make a clearance.
64:20 Free kick awarded for a foul by Andy Monkhouse on Francis Laurent. Simon Francis takes the indirect free kick.
63:05 Booking Antony Sweeney is shown a yellow card.
62:45 Free kick awarded for a foul by Scott Malone on James Brown. Neil Austin takes the free kick.
61:30 Substitution (Hartlepool) makes a substitution, with James Brown coming on for Ritchie Jones.
60:23 Outswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Joe Gamble, Foul by Antony Sweeney on Pat Baldwin, free kick awarded. Free
kick taken by Steve Mildenhall.
60:07 Neil Austin produces a cross, blocked by Damian Scannell.
59:33 Francis Laurent produces a cross.
57:23 Adam Barrett produces a left-footed shot from close in which goes wide of the left-hand upright.
56:56 Short corner taken by Simon Francis, clearance by Gary Liddle.
56:39 Adam Barrett takes a shot. Blocked by Gary Liddle.
54:51 Effort from the edge of the box by Ritchie Jones goes wide of the right-hand upright.
54:26 Ritchie Jones produces a cross, save by Steve Mildenhall.
52:20 Unfair challenge on Andy Monkhouse by Francis Laurent results in a free kick. Scott Flinders takes the indirect free kick.
51:19 Franck Moussa fouled by Adam Boyd, the ref awards a free kick. Simon Francis takes the indirect free kick.
50:43 Effort from deep inside the area by Francis Laurent misses to the left of the goal.
46:34 Matthew Paterson is ruled offside. Scott Flinders takes the free kick.
45:52 Simon Francis takes a inswinging corner from the left by-line played to the near post, clearance made by Gary Liddle.
45:01 The referee gets the second half underway.
45:01 Substitution Scott Malone comes on in place of Jean Yves Mvoto.
Half Time
45:00+2:50 The referee blows for half time.
45:00+2:20 Peter Hartley concedes a free kick for a foul on Francis Laurent. Simon Francis takes the indirect free kick.
45:00+1:58 Short corner taken by Simon Francis.
45:00+1:12 Antony Sweeney concedes a free kick for a foul on Francis Laurent. Adam Barrett takes the free kick.
42:43 Adam Boyd is ruled offside. Steve Mildenhall restarts play with the free kick.
40:01 Peter Hartley crosses the ball, save made by Steve Mildenhall.
38:56 Sam Collins concedes a free kick for a foul on Scott Vernon. Direct free kick taken by Pat Baldwin.
38:20 Joe Gamble takes the outswinging corner, clearance by Francis Laurent.
38:10 The ball is crossed by Peter Hartley, clearance by Adam Barrett.
36:22 Neil Austin takes the indirect free kick.
35:21 Booking Caution for Alan McCormack.
33:54 Neil Austin crosses the ball, Jean Yves Mvoto manages to make a clearance.
Correction - 31:41 Assist on the goal came from Ritchie Jones.
31:41 The assist for the goal came from Adam Boyd.
31:41 GOAL - Roy O'Donovan:Hartlepool 2 - 0 Southend Roy O'Donovan finds the net with a goal from inside the area to the bottom right corner of the goal. Hartlepool 2-0 Southend.
28:50 Roy O'Donovan is ruled offside. Free kick taken by Steve Mildenhall.
28:07 Simon Francis decides to take the corner short.
27:27 Simon Francis takes a shot. Scott Flinders makes a save.
25:04 Scott Vernon has an effort at goal from outside the penalty box missing to the wide left of the goal.
21:02 Handball by Andy Monkhouse. Simon Francis takes the free kick.
20:57 Centre by Simon Francis.
20:06 Scott Vernon fouled by Peter Hartley, the ref awards a free kick. Simon Francis restarts play with the free kick.
18:32 Free kick awarded for a foul by Neil Austin on Damian Scannell. Simon Francis restarts play with the free kick, Close range
headed effort by Adam Barrett goes wide of the left-hand post.
17:44 Damian Scannell sends in a cross.
17:07 Joe Gamble takes the outswinging corner, Adam Barrett makes a clearance.
16:54 Andy Monkhouse takes a shot. Jean Yves Mvoto gets a block in.
15:32 Assist by Adam Boyd.
15:32 GOAL - Roy O'Donovan:Hartlepool 1 - 0 Southend Roy O'Donovan scores a goal from inside the penalty box to the bottom right corner of the goal. Hartlepool 1-0 Southend.
13:59 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Andy Monkhouse by Francis Laurent. Direct effort from the free kick comes in
from Neil Austin, save by Scott Flinders.
12:57 Damian Scannell produces a cross.
11:59 Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Peter Hartley from the left by-line.
11:32 Adam Boyd takes a shot from inside the box clearing the bar.
10:35 Free kick awarded for a foul by Adam Boyd on Alan McCormack. Free kick taken by Steve Mildenhall.
8:51 Free kick awarded for a foul by Franck Moussa on Andy Monkhouse. Scott Flinders restarts play with the free kick.
5:04 Andy Monkhouse delivers the ball, Pat Baldwin makes a clearance.
3:14 The offside flag is raised against Adam Boyd. Indirect free kick taken by Steve Mildenhall.
0:58 Jean Yves Mvoto gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Adam Boyd. Neil Austin takes the free kick.
0:00 The referee starts the match.
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