SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, England (Interstat) — Southend United defeated Wealdstone 2-1 on Saturday at Roots Hall Stadium in a National League matchup.

Keenan Appiah-Forson opened the scoring for Southend in the 11th minute. Charley Kendall equalized for Wealdstone in the 34th minute. Micah Obiero restored Southend’s lead in the 38th minute, with an assist from Joe Gubbins.

Yellow cards were issued to James Morton in the 37th minute, Gubbins in the 73rd and Sean Jordon Adarkwa in the 86th.

Southend improved to 23 wins, 11 losses and 12 draws in National League play and 23-12-12 overall. Wealdstone fell to 15-18-11 in the league and 16-18-11 across all competitions.

The result snapped Wealdstone’s two-match draw streak, which included a 1-1 result at Scunthorpe United and a 1-1 home draw with Boston United. Southend entered having lost 4-3 at Hartlepool United.