CREWE. Crewe Alexandra conquers Colchester United 1-0 after D. Agyei scored just 1 goal (80′). Crewe Alexandra took advantage of its better ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Alexandra Stadium stadium in Crewe on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Thomas Parsons assisted by Michael Webb and Hristo Karaivanov. The 4th official was Andy Haines. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 12.3 degrees Celsius or 54.21 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.
Match Statistics
- 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
- 9 Total 13
- 4 On Target 0
- 5 Off Target 13
- 0 Shots blocked 1
- 95 Attack 81
- 30 Dangerous attack 49
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 7
- 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 16 Total 17
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Crewe Alexandra was in firm control of the ball 60% while Colchester United was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Colchester United was more pushing with 49 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 0 were on target. Nonetheless, Crewe Alexandra succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.
Crewe Alexandra shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Colchester United shot 13 times, 0 on target, 13 off target.
Cards
Crewe Alexandra received 2 yellow cards (L. Offord and T. Uwakwe). Talking about the opposition, Colchester United received 3 yellow cards (O. Ashley, F. Nouble and L. Hannant).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Crewe Alexandra will have 22 points to remain in the 16th place. On the opposite side, Colchester United will stay with 11 points to remain in the 24th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Crewe Alexandra will host AFC Wimbledon on the 18th of April with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Crewe Alexandra (3 draws).
Colchester United will play away agasint Crawley Town on the 18th of April with a 9-4 head to head in favor of Crawley Town (7 draws).
Crewe Alexandra – Formation
Crewe Alexandra
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Crewe Alexandra started with a christmas tree line-up (4-3-2-1).
The manager Alex Morris decided to play with the following team: Arthur Okonkwo, Billy Sass-Davies, Rio Adebisi, Conor Thomas, Kelvin Mellor, Tariq Uwakwe, Luke Offord, Daniel Agyei, Bassala Sambou, Joel Tabiner and Lachlan Brook .
The home team had on the bench: Dave Richards, Eli King, Oliver Finney, Zac Williams, Thakgalo Khanya Leshabela, Regan Griffiths and Charlie Colkett .
Substitutions
Crewe Alexandra made 3 changes: R. Adebisi for E. King (54′), J. Tabiner for O. Finney (64′) and L. Brook for C. Colkett (76′).
Best player: Lachlan Brook
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Crewe Alexandra was Lachlan Brook even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 24 passes (70% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.
Colchester United – Formation
Colchester United
Colchester United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Matt Bloomfield played with: Sam Hornby, Luke Chambers, Tom Eastman, Al Amin Kazeem, J. Tchamadeu, Alan Judge, Ossama Ashley, Frank Nouble, Samson Tovide, Alex Newby and Luke Hannant .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Noah Chilvers , Beryly Lubala, Freddie Sears, Tommy Smith, Dan Chesters , Marley Marshall Miranda and Kieran O’Hara.
Substitutions
Colchester United made 4 changes: S. Tovide for F. Sears (84′), A. Newby for D. Chesters (84′), L. Hannant for N. Chilvers (84′) and F. Nouble for B. Lubala (85′).
Best player: Dan Chesters
The most impressive player for Colchester United was Dan Chesters.
His rating is with 2 passes (50% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 1.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 84′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Swindon Town – Tranmere Rovers – 1-1
- Sutton United – Bradford City – 0-2
- Newport County – Stockport County – 1-2
- Gillingham – Northampton Town – 0-2
- Stevenage – Hartlepool United – 1-0
- Salford City – AFC Wimbledon – 0-0
- Rochdale – Mansfield Town – 0-1
- Harrogate Town – Leyton Orient – 0-2
- Grimsby Town – Doncaster Rovers – 1-3
- Crewe Alexandra – Colchester United – 1-0
- Crawley Town – Barrow – 1-0
- Carlisle United – Walsall – 0-0
