Southend United | 1 - 0 | Preston North End |
|---|---|---|
| Liam Dickinson (55') |  | |
| Date | : | Tue, Nov 22, 2011 | Time | : | 20:45 CET |
| Play on | : | English FA Cup |
Goal striker Liam Dickinson volley gave Southend a 1-0 win over Preston and a second round FA Cup tie at home to Oldham.
The original first round fixture ended goalless at Deepdale and was the same story after the first half of the recording, which was a pretty even affair.
Southend had the better chances, with the Preston goalkeeper Thorsten Stuckmann maintain a powerful free kick from Dickinson and Neil Harris converted a header wide.
Preston raised his game in the half progressed and I saw Danny Mayor shoot everything after a run from the halfway line before the goalkeeper Luke Daniels approached drilling a free kick Paul Parry in his own net.
But Southend were ahead 10 minutes into the second half when Ryan Hall's shot was rejected by Stuckmann to Bilel Mohsni, who headed the ball to unleash a volley Dickinson with his right foot on the network.
Paul Coutts had an effort ruled offside on 65 minutes and, despite great pressure applied, the visitors could not match against the npower League Two leaders.
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