Southend United 0-1 Stockport County
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John Rooney's first-half strike proved enough as Stockport edged out Southend to record their first win of the season.
The visitors started brightest at Roots Hall and Arjan Raikhy had an effort from Macauley Southam-Hales' throw-in well saved during the opening exchanges.
Rooney made the decisive breakthrough after 16 minutes as he picked up a loose ball on the edge of the box and, with plenty of space, fired past goalkeeper Steve Arnold into the top corner.
Stockport goalkeeper Ben Hinchliffe tipped Jason Demetriou's shot wide as the hosts pressed for an equaliser before the break.
Rooney looked for a second deep into the second half before firing a long-range effort over the crossbar, but his sole effort proved enough to help Stockport move up to 13th, a spot below Southend.
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