Southend were taken aback on their return to action after a spell of freezing weather as Eastleigh picked up an away win.
Charlie Carter forced Shrimpers goalkeeper Blondy Nna Noukeu into one of two critical errors in the 32nd minute, along with Alfie Lloyd after the ball was sent back into the danger zone.
Carter doubled the lead after the play-offs chasing Southend who struggled to clear a long throw into the box in the 72nd minute, but the hosts quickly rallied and halved the deficit when Harry Cardwell found the bottom from the net after some good work from Rhys Murphy.
But that was not to be the case as Nna Noukeu somehow allowed a speculative effort from substitute JJ McKiernan to squirm past him with four minutes to go.
Match report provided by PA Media.
Alignments
Southend
Training 5-3-2
- 40Nna Noukeu
- 3RalphBooked at 90 minutes
- 6kensdale
- 16taylorBooked at 32 minsReplaced byhydeat 87′minutes
- 22Line
- 24DemetriouReplaced byScott Morrissat 67′minutesBooked at 90 minutes
- 7Bridge
- 8Husin
- 17Miley
- 11PowellReplaced byMurphyat 67′minutes
- 39Cardwell
Substitutes
- 2Scott Morriss
- 5Hobson
- 9Murphy
- 18Fonguk
- 39hyde
Eastleigh
Training 4-4-2
- 1McDonnell
- 5Martin
- 6Magoma
- 7Carter
- 21RutherfordBooked at 90 minutes
- 19Panther
- 4AtanganaBooked at 38 minsReplaced byMcKiernanat 62′minutes
- 8CisseBooked at 43 mins
- tenHesketReplaced byharpistat 76′minutes
- 14Abrahams
- 23LloydBooked at 51 mins
Substitutes
- 12Langston
- 13Flitney
- 16McKiernan
- 17harpist
- Arbitrator:
- Greg Rollason
- Presence:
- 5,735
Live Text
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Match ends, Southend United 1, Eastleigh 3.
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Second Half ends, Southend United 1, Eastleigh 3.
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Gus Scott-Morriss (Southend United) is shown the yellow card for bad foul play.
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Nathan Ralph (Southend United) is shown the yellow card for dangerous fouls.
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Oscar Rutherford (Eastleigh) is shown the yellow card for dangerous fouls.
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Replacement, Southend United. Jake Hyde replaces Harry Taylor.
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Aim! Southend United 1, Eastleigh 3. JJ McKiernan (Eastleigh).
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Aim! Southend United 1, Eastleigh 2. Harry Cardwell (Southend United).
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Replacement, Eastleigh. Vincent Harper replaces Jake Hesketh.
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Aim! Southend United 0, Eastleigh 2. Charlie Carter (Eastleigh).
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Replacement, Southend United. Rhys Murphy replaces Callum Powell.
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Replacement, Southend United. Gus Scott-Morriss replaces Jason Demetriou.
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Replacement, Eastleigh. JJ McKiernan replaces Nigel Atangana.
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Alfie Lloyd (Eastleigh) is shown the yellow card for dangerous fouls.
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Second Half begins Southend United 0, Eastleigh 1.
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First Half ends, Southend United 0, Eastleigh 1.
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Ousseynou Cissé (Eastleigh) is shown the yellow card for dangerous fouls.
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Nigel Atangana (Eastleigh) is shown the yellow card for dangerous fouls.
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Aim! Southend United 0, Eastleigh 1. Alfie Lloyd (Eastleigh).
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Harry Taylor (Southend United) is shown the yellow card for dangerous foul play.
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