CARLISLE. Carlisle United beats Colchester United 1-0 after A. McCalmont scored just 1 goal (4′). Colchester United lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Brunton Park stadium in Carlisle on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Neil Hair with the help of Andrew Dallison and Rob Merchant. The 4th official was Matthew Corlett. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 2 degrees Celsius or 35.65 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 46%.
Match Statistics
- 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
- 12 Total 8
- 3 On Target 0
- 6 Off Target 5
- 3 Shots blocked 3
- 102 Attack 112
- 45 Dangerous attack 36
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 5
Fouls
- 7 Total 7
- 0 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Colchester United had a strong ball possession 58% while Carlisle United was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Carlisle United had a more offensive attitude with 45 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Carlisle United won the match.
Carlisle United shot 9 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Colchester United shot 8 times, 0 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Carlisle United will have 55 points to sit in the 3rd place. Talking about the opposition, Colchester United will stay with 35 points to sit in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Carlisle United will host Stockport County on the 18th of April with a 3-2 head to head in favor of Stockport County (2 draws).
Colchester United will play away agasint Crawley Town on the 18th of April with a 9-4 head to head statistic in favor of Crawley Town (7 draws).
Carlisle United – Formation
Carlisle United
80'
4'
Carlisle United started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Paul Simpson decided to play with the following team: Tomáš Holý, Paul Huntington, Morgan Feeney, Jack Armer, Owen Moxon, Omari Patrick, Callum Guy, Alfie John Mccalmont, Jon Mellish, J. Ellis and Joe Garner.
The home team had on the bench: Jack Robinson, Kristian Dennis, Corey Whelan, John-Kymani Gordon, Jayden John-Lloyd Harris, Jordan Gibson and Michael Kelly.
Substitutions
Carlisle United made 4 changes: Joe Garner for John-Kymani Gordon (65′), Omari Patrick for Kristian Dennis (65′), Jack Ellis for Corey Whelan (80′) and A. McCalmont for Jordan Gibson (84′).
Colchester United – Formation
Colchester United
Colchester United started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Matt Bloomfield played with: Kieran O’Hara, Tommy Smith, Connor Hall, Fiacre Kelleher, Connor Wood, Will Greenidge, Ossama Ashley, Noah Chilvers, Kwesi Appiah, Arthur Read and Samson Tovide.
They had on the bench: Alex Newby, Tom Hopper, Al Amin Kazeem, Matt Jay, John Akinde, Marley Marshall Miranda and Tom Smith.
Substitutions
Colchester United made 4 changes: Ossama Ashley for Matt Jay (54′), Ossama Ashley for Tom Hopper (55′), W. Greenidge for Alex Newby (55′) and Connor Wood for John Akinde (76′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Northampton Town – Grimsby Town – 1-2
- Bradford City – Barrow – 0-1
- Sutton United – Doncaster Rovers – 2-0
- Walsall – Newport County – 1-1
- Salford City – Swindon Town – 1-2
- Rochdale – Gillingham – 0-2
- Leyton Orient – Crawley Town – 1-0
- Harrogate Town – Crewe Alexandra – 2-2
- Carlisle United – Colchester United – 1-0
- Tranmere Rovers – Mansfield Town – 0-2
- Stockport County – Stevenage – 2-0
- AFC Wimbledon – Hartlepool United – 2-2
