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Eastleigh 2-1 Blues
Heartbreak for Blues, who throw away a 0-1 lead and lose at the Silverlake
Blues started brightly, keeping the ball and defending aggressively, and found the breakthrough as Wreh let Mooney's pass roll for Powell, who found the bottom left corner. Blues looked comfortable and contained Eastleigh well for the first half
The second half saw the hosts take control of the game, mainly through Blues dropping very deep at times to preserve their lead. After a period of sustained pressure, Eastleigh levelled the score, through a freak goal by Danny Whitehall from inside his own half from a free-kick. The ball looked to be moving but not in the referee's opinion
Eastleigh 's goal somewhat woke Blues up, but a blatant dive was deemed to be a free-kick in a dangerous area, which was slotted into the bottom corner by Whitehall, making it 2-1. Southend fans were rightly furious at the referee, who had been against Blues for the whole match
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Next up for Blues is Maidenhead on Bank Holiday Monday!
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