Southend United 6, FC Halifax Town 2

HALIFAX, England (Interstat) — Southend United delivered a devastating attacking performance, routing Halifax Town 6-2 on Saturday in a National League match that defied all pregame projections at The Shay Stadium. The visitors, in rampant form, needed only six minutes to take the lead. Substitute Oliver Coker opened the scoring, setting the tone for a match where Southend’s substitutes would prove decisive. Halifax Town briefly threatened a response, but Southend’s William Harris doubled the advantage in the 19th minute. Any hope of a Halifax comeback was extinguished before halftime when another Southend substitute, Harry Cardwell, found the net in the… Read more...