COLCHESTER. Colchester United had a surprising win over Shrewsbury Town with a 2-0 win with a goal from W. Goodwin (4′) and a goal from A. Read (37′). Colchester United was truly better in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the JobServe Community Stadium stadium in Colchester on Saturday and it started at 3:01 pm local time. The referee was James Oldham who had the assistance of Conor Farrell and Damith Bandara. The 4th official was Ryan Whitaker. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 7.9 degrees Celsius or 46.22 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.
Match Statistics
- ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
- 6 Total 15
- 4 On Target 4
- 1 Off Target 8
- 1 Shots blocked 3
- 87 Attack 96
- 28 Dangerous attack 79
- 63 Ball safe 40
- 18 Free Kicks 12
- 0 Penalties 0
- 0 Corners 2
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 12 Total 18
- 4 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Colchester United had a superior ball possession 61% while Shrewsbury Town was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Shrewsbury Town was more aggressive with 79 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, Colchester United was able to find the solution to win this contest.
Colchester United shot 6 times, 4 on target, 1 off target. On the other side, Shrewsbury Town shot 15 times, 3 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Colchester United received 4 yellow cards (Matt Macey, Rob Hunt, Kyreece Lisbie and Kane Vincent-Young). Talking about the opposition, Shrewsbury Town received 3 yellow cards (Josh Ruffels, and N. Freeman).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Colchester United has 45 points like Grimsby Town to remain in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Shrewsbury Town stays with 23 points to remain in the 22nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Colchester United will play away with Barrow on the 14th of February with a 0-0 head to head statistic.
Shrewsbury Town will host Barrow on the 10th of February with a 0-0 head to head.
Colchester United – Formation
Colchester United
84'
63'
37'
Colchester United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Danny Cowley decided to play with the following team: Matt Macey , Kane Vincent-Young , Jack Tucker , Harvey Araujo , Rob Hunt , Arthur Read , Teddy Bishop , Kyreece Lisbie , Jack Payne , Samson Tovide and Will Goodwin .
The home team had on the bench: Tom Flanagan, Tom Smith, Jaden Williams , Owura Edwards , Fin Back, Finley Barbrook and Romeo Akachukwu .
Substitutions
Colchester United made 5 changes: Teddy Bishop for Finley Barbrook (63′), Samson Tovide for Owura Edwards (63′), Arthur Read for Romeo Akachukwu (74′), Will Goodwin for Jaden Williams (74′) and Kyreece Lisbie for Tom Flanagan (89′).
Player of the match: Arthur Read
The most impressive player for Colchester United was Arthur Read.
His rating is with 1 goal, 35 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 6.
Shrewsbury Town – Formation
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Gavin Patrick Cowan played with: Matthew Cox , Luca Hoole , Will Boyle , Josh Ruffels , Ismeal Kabia , N. Freeman , Sam Clucas , Mal Benning , Anthony Scully , George Lloyd and John Marquis .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Tom Anderson, Tommy McDermott , Tom Sang , Will Brook, Taylor Perry , Iwan Morgan and Kevin Berkoe .
Shrewsbury Town could not rely on the presence of Taylor Perry (injured).
Substitutions
Shrewsbury Town made 5 changes: Anthony Scully for Iwan Morgan (46′), Mal Benning for Kevin Berkoe (63′), N. Freeman for Tom Sang (63′), Sam Clucas for Taylor Perry (18′) and George Lloyd for Tommy McDermott (71′).
Player of the match: Kevin Berkoe
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Shrewsbury Town was Kevin Berkoe.
His rating is with 8 passes (50% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 4. He performed 1 cross.
His performance was extraordinary also because he started the contest from the bench before entering in the 63′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Bristol Rovers – Chesterfield – 2-3
- Cheltenham Town – Milton Keynes Dons – 2-3
- Colchester United – Shrewsbury Town – 2-0
- Crawley Town – Crewe Alexandra – 0-1
- Fleetwood Town – Bromley – 1-2
- Gillingham – Tranmere Rovers – 2-1
- Harrogate Town – Cambridge United – 2-1
- Newport County – Grimsby Town – 0-0
- Notts County – Barrow – 2-1
- Swindon Town – Oldham Athletic – 3-0
- Walsall – Barnet – 1-3
