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Southend 1-1 Stockport: Shrimpers hit by lethal Leon

Published 00:00 13/10/08 By By Mirror Sport

Leon McSweeney scored a spectacular equaliser for Stockport despitebeing on the pitch less than 60 seconds.

The substitute smashed in from 25 yards to cancel out Lee Barnard's opener for Southend. Stockport boss JimGannonsaid: "When he comes off thebench you know you'll get 100 per cent from Leon."

Southend had Dan Harding sent off for a late challenge on McSweeney.

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