SOUTHEND manager Mark Molesley was left ruing a “freak moment” in his side’s defeat to Bolton at Roots Hall.
An 82nd-minute goal from Bolton substitute Shaun Miller secured a third successive win for the visitors.
But Molesley could not believe how the goal came about as goalkeeper Mark Oxley failed to deal with a high ball inside the six-yard box. “I last saw a goal like that 12 or 14 years ago. It’s held up in the wind and hit the back of the crossbar before somehow spinning back round,” said Molesley, whose team remain one point and one place above the drop zone.
“There’s a shout for it b...