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Team News - Hessy makes five changes to the Gills line-up, Gowling, Nutter, Maher, Rooney and McCammon all come into the starting XI.
Lawrence, Bentley, Palmer, Barcham and Akinfenwa are rested, though Barcham is named amongst the substitutes.
0 Mins - Conditions are dry, it's been a warm pleasant day in Essex and should be a cool dry evening.
0 Mins - Gills Captain Barry Fuller has lost the toss so the Gills will play towards their own fans in the second half.
1 Mins - Luke Rooney clutching his arm in pain after taking a high boot to the wrist from Craig Easton
2 Mins - Gills clad in red and black away kit line-up in 4-4-2 diamond with Maher in the holding role
4 Mins - Maher caught in possession, Fuller wins the ball back with a crunching tackle on Hall
6 Mins - Deep goal-kick from Evans, Hall beats Gowling for pace but can't control the ball, goal-kick Gills
8 Mins - Left winger Ryan Hall looks to be Southend's main creative option, Fuller will have to watch him closely
10 Mins - McDonald pounces on wayward pass in midfield, hooks a ball over defence but Evans races out to clear ahead of McCammon's challenge
12 Mins - Luke Rooney effort from the right edge of the box, bounces well wide of Evans far post
15 Mins - Jack Payne throw-on causes panic in the home defence, no Gills on hand to poke home the loose ball
15 Mins - Nutter crosses to the far post, McDonald heads wide with only the keeper to beat
18 Mins - Hall cross from the left, good header from Corr, pushed over the crossbar by Cronin
21 Mins - Spiller comes off worst from 50/50 challenge with Corr but seems to shake off the knock
23 Mins - Ryan Hall's curling free-kick from the right of the area evades the Southend forwards and scuds past Cronin's right-hand upright
24 Mins - Ill-timed challenge by Rooney catches Anthony Grant, who needs treatment, no card for Rooney
27 Mins - It's a pretty tepid affair, neither side offering much threat in front of goal
28 Mins - Promising break by Cody McDonald, sends the ball left to Nutter whose cross is underhit easily cleared
30 Mins - Maher sends Cody away again, he breaks clear of the defence but is denied a shooting chance by a sensational last ditch tackle from Simpson
34 Mins - Payne causes problems with another long throw-on, Sinclair attempts to volley in the loose ball but his effort is blocked
35 Mins - Neat pass from Corr sends Bouzid goal-side of the Gills defence, his low shot from the angle is blocked by the legs of Cronin
37 Mins - Lay-off by McCammon for Payne to shoot, deflected wide of the near post.
38 Mins - From the corner, Spiller's shot is cleared at the far post by Grant, Gowling is bundled over as he attempts to slot in the rebound and Southend clear.
45 Mins - Nutter finds McDonald with a deep ball from the left of the halfway line, the striker is bundled over but no foul is given
45 Mins - Fourth Official indicates one minute of time added on
46 Mins - Mercifully the half time whistle blows on a half of very poor football
Half Time Score: Southend 0-0 Gillingham
46 Mins - Subs for Southend Sofi Zaaboub and Louis Soares replace Bouzid and Hall
47 Mins - Nutter free-kick from wide on the left, headed over the far corner by Sinclair
49 Mins - Simpson cross finds Corr in the Gills area but the big centre-forward heads well wide
52 Mins - Partially cleared corner falls to Kevin Maher whose deflected volley fizzes past Evans's right-hand post
54 Mins - Spiller free-kick, met at the far post by McDonald, an easy stop for the keeper
55 Mins - Well worked set-piece see Rooney lay-off to Nutter but his powerful strike deflects behind for a corner
56 Mins - Spiller climbs at the far post to meet Nutter's left-wing corner, deflected behind again.
60 Mins - Sub for Gillingham, Andy Barcham replaces Rooney
62 Mins - Barcham has gone down injured following a challenge on the left wing, he's up but limping heavily
63 Mins - Cross from right by Soares, met be the head of Corr but hit straight at Cronin
64 Mins - Sub for Southend Matt Paterson replaces Corr
64 Mins - Cody McDonald left limping after a challenge on the edge of the area, looks like the left ankle
67 Mins - McDonald leaps to head a right-wing cross from Spiller and seems to hurt ankle further on landing
67 Mins - Sub for the Gillingham, Stefan Payne replaces Cody McDonald
69 Mins - Spiller one-two with Payne on the edge of the area, Spiller blazes the return pass over the crossbar
72 Mins - Louis Soares receives the ball on the edge of the box with only Cronin to beat, scuffs a shot miles wide, poor, very poor
74 Mins - Corner for the Gills, Nutter delivers towards Spiller, easily read by the Southend defence and cleared to safety
75 Mins - Great counter attack by Southend, Fuller disposses Paterson on the edge of the box, Sturrock pounes on loose ball but is denied by Cronin save
80 Mins - Barker sends another missile over the top for Sturrock to chase, Cronin races out to scoop up the danger
82 Mins - Can't see either side breaking the deadlock here as Stefan Payne pulls back for namesake Jack to dink over the bar from the edge of the box.
85 Mins - Booking Tony Sinclair collects his third yellow card of the campaign for an ill-timed tackle
87 Mins - Zaaboub shot blocked by Fuller, Grant follows-up but fires well wide
90 Mins - Fourth Official indicates three minutes of time to be added on
90+3 Mins - Final whistle blows and we will have a penalty shoot-out
Penalty Shoot Out:
Penalties to be taken in front of the empty Frank Walton Stand
0-0 Stefan Payne hits the first low with his right foot, saved by the keeper
0-1 Louis Soares scores Southend's first high with his right into the top right corner
1-1 Mark McCammon with the second, scores with his right into the bottom left corner
1-1 Craig Easton's hit down the centre is saved by Lance Cronin
2-1 John Nutter sent the keeper the wrong way
2-2 Chris Barker with a blast down the centre
3-2 Kevin Maher slots into the bottom right
3-3 Matt Paterson dinks over Cronin into the top corner
3-3 Danny Spiller fired high and wide into the top tier of the stand
3-3 Anthony Grant low shot to Cronin's left, well saved
3-3 Jack Payne having problems with the spot, his shot is blocked by the keeper's boot
3-4 Blair Sturrock fired over Cronin to bring and end to the Gills participation in the tournament
Final Score Southend 0-0 Gillingham
Southend win 4-3 on Penalties
Attendance: 3073 (Gillingham 426)
Gillingham: Lance Cronin, Barry Fuller, Josh Gowling, Tony Sinclair, John Nutter, Jack Payne, Kevin Maher, Danny Spiller, Luke Rooney (Andy Barcham 60), Cody McDonald (Stefan Payne 67), Mark McCammon.
Subs not used: Alan Julian, Andy White, Connor Essam
Southend United: Ryhs Evans, Peter Gilbert, Josh Simpson, Bilel Mohsni, Anthony Grant, Craig Easton, Barry Corr (Matt Paterson 64), Ryan Hall (Louis Soares 46), Adam Bouzid (Sofi Zaaboub 46), Blair Sturrock, Chris Barker
Subs not used: Glenn Morris, Graham Coughlan.
Officials
Referee: Gavin Ward
Assistants: Tony Mason & Oleksandr Saliy
Fourth official: Glenn Hambling
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