COLCHESTER. Colchester United and Newport County didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday..
The match was played at the JobServe Community Stadium stadium in Colchester on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Martin Woods who had the assistance of Ryan Whitaker and Andy Laver. The 4th official was Mike George. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.8 degrees Celsius or 47.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.
Match Statistics
- 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
- 10 Total 5
- 2 On Target 2
- 5 Off Target 1
- 3 Shots blocked 2
- 73 Attack 113
- 37 Dangerous attack 40
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 7
Fouls
- 18 Total 11
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Colchester United was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Newport County that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Colchester United had a more offensive attitude with 37 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Colchester United to win the match.
Colchester United shot 10 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Newport County shot 5 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Colchester United received 2 yellow cards (Junior Tchamadeu and Samson Tovide). Talking about the opposition, Newport County received 2 yellow cards (C. McNeill and N. Moriah-Welsh).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Colchester United will have 38 points to hold in the 21st place. On the opposite side, Newport County will have 44 points like Gillingham to hold in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Colchester United will play away against Crawley Town on the 18th of April with a 9-4 head to head statistic in favor of Crawley Town (7 draws).
Newport County will host Mansfield Town on the 18th of April with a 11-7 head to head statistic in favor of Mansfield Town (9 draws).
Colchester United – Formation
Colchester United started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Ben Garner decided to play with the following team: Kieran O’Hara, Luke Chambers, Connor Hall, Fiacre Kelleher, Connor Wood, J. Tchamadeu, Noah Chilvers, Tom Hopper, Matt Jay, Arthur Read and Samson Tovide.
The home team had on the bench: Jayden Fevrier, John Akinde, Tommy Smith, Tom Smith, Freddie Sears, Ossama Ashley and Alex Newby.
Substitutions
Colchester United made 5 changes: Samson Tovide for John Akinde (63′), Matt Jay for Jayden Fevrier (78′), Tom Hopper for Freddie Sears (86′), Connor Hall for Tommy Smith (86′) and Arthur Read for Ossama Ashley (87′).
Newport County – Formation
Newport County started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Graham Coughlan played with: Joe Day, James Clarke, Scott Bennett, Mickey Demetriou, Cameron Norman, Matt Baker, Aaron Wildig, Henry Charsley, Omar Bogle, Will Evans and Charlie McNeill.
These were the players on the bench: Nick Townsend, James Waite, Calum Kavanagh, Nathan Moriah-Welsh, Kiban Rai, Declan Drysdale, Aaron Lewis and Adam Lewis.
Substitutions
Newport County made 3 changes: C. McNeill for Calum Kavanagh (85′), Harry Charsley for Nathan Moriah-Welsh (86′) and A. Wildig for Aaron Lewis (86′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Walsall – Sutton United – 1-1
- Northampton Town – Stevenage – 1-1
- Mansfield Town – Crawley Town – 4-1
- Leyton Orient – Carlisle United – 1-0
- Hartlepool United – Swindon Town – 2-1
- Doncaster Rovers – Crewe Alexandra – 0-2
- Colchester United – Newport County – 0-0
- Bradford City – Grimsby Town – 3-2
- Barrow – Gillingham – 2-1
- AFC Wimbledon – Rochdale – 0-1