Colchester United conquers Scunthorpe United 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

COLCHESTER. Colchester United beat Scunthorpe United to win 2-1.

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Colchester United conquers Scunthorpe United 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

COLCHESTER. Colchester United prevailed over Scunthorpe United to win 2-1. It was Colchester United to strike first with an early goal of F. Sears at the 5′. Then A. Dobra scored again for Colchester United in the 14′ minute with a goal. Eventually, H. Davis reduced the distance for Scunthorpe United with a goal. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.​ Scunthorpe United lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the JobServe Community Stadium stadium in Colchester on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Gavin Ward who had the assistance of Nigel Lugg and Matt McGrath. The 4th official was Nicholas Cooper. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.3 degrees Celsius or 55.96 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Colchester United

2 - 1

Team 1

Scunthorpe United

  • 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
  • 8 Total 11
  • 3 On Target 1
  • 5 Off Target 10
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 77 Attack 117
  • 34 Dangerous attack 54
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 4
  • 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 10 Total 22
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Scunthorpe United was in firm control of the ball 57% while Colchester United was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Scunthorpe United was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 1 were on target. Notwithstanding, Colchester United found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Colchester United shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Scunthorpe United shot 11 times, 1 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Colchester United received 2 yellow cards (B. Wiredu and L. Chambers). Regarding the opposition, Scunthorpe United received 3 yellow cards (M. Hippolyte, H. Hackney and L. Thompson).

Match Timeline

5'
14'
33'
41'
42'
46'
Alfie Beestin- sub ->T. Pugh
46'
61'
65'
77'
82'
87'
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Forest Green Rovers
84
46
Exeter City
84
46
Bristol Rovers
80
46
Northampton Town
80
46
Port Vale
78
46
Swindon Town
77
46
Mansfield Town
77
46
Sutton United
76
46
Tranmere Rovers
75
46
Salford City
70
46
Newport County
69
46
Crawley Town
61
46
Leyton Orient
58
46
Bradford City
58
46
Colchester United
55
46
Walsall
54
46
Hartlepool United
54
46
Rochdale
53
46
Harrogate Town
53
46
Carlisle United
53
46
Stevenage
47
46
Barrow
44
46
Oldham Athletic
38
46
Scunthorpe United
26
46

After playing this contest, Colchester United will have 17 points like Crawley Town to stay in the 17th place. On the opposite side, Scunthorpe United will stay with 11 points to stay in the 24th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Colchester United will play away against Stevenage on the 20th of November with a 9-3 head to head record in favor of Colchester United (4 draws).

Scunthorpe United will host Salford City on the 13th of November with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Salford City (2 draws).

Colchester United – Formation

Colchester United
G
Shamal George 29.England
6.8
D
Luke Chambers 4.England
6.4
33'
D
C. Daniels 23.England
6.6
D
Tom Eastman 18.England
6.7
D
Miles Welch-Hayes 2.England
7.1
M
Cole Skuse 8.England
7.3
M
Brendan Wiredu 6.England
6.9
41'
M
Noah Chilvers 14.England
7.1
F
Armando Dobra 19.Albania
7.8
90' Goals14'
F
Freddie Sears 11.England
7.3
87' Goals5'
F
Sylvester Jasper 17.Bulgaria
7.1
65'
Substitutes
G
Jake Turner 24.England
D
Tommy Smith 5.New Zealand
D
Ryan Clampin 3.England
87'
M
L. Hannant 7.England
90'
M
G. Kennedy 21.England
F
Shawn McCoulsky 15.England
F
Frank Nouble 9.England
6.7
65'

Colchester United started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Hayden Mullins decided to play with the following team: Shamal George (6.8), Miles Welch-Hayes (7.1), Luke Chambers (6.4), Tom Eastman (6.7), Charlie Daniels (6.6), Noah Chilvers (7.1), Cole Skuse (7.3), Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu (6.9), Sylvester Jasper (7.1), Freddie Sears (7.3) and Armando Dobra (7.8).

The home team had on the bench: T. Smith, L. Hannant, S. McCoulsky, G. Kennedy, Frank Nouble (6.7), Ryan Clampin and J. Turner.

Substitutions

Colchester United made 3 changes: S. Jasper for F. Nouble (65′), F. Sears for R. Clampin (87′) and A. Dobra for L. Hannant (90′).

Best player: Armando Dobra​

The most impressive player for Colchester United was Armando Dobra.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 14 passes (71% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 15. He performed 1 cross.

Scunthorpe United – Formation

Scunthorpe United
G
Rory Watson 1.England
6.3
D
H. Davis 24.England
7.4
Goals82'
D
George Taft 5.England
6.4
D
Ross Millen 2.Scotland
6.3
D
Emmanuel Onariase 6.England
6.1
D
L. Thompson 16.Northern Ireland
5.8
77'
M
H. Hackney 26.England
7.3
90'
M
Tom Pugh 23.England
6.4
46'
M
Myles Hippolyte 11.Grenada
6.7
42'
F
Ryan Loft 9.England
7.0
61'
F
Jake Scrimshaw 18.England
6.4
Substitutes
J. Balme 33.England
D
Jai Rowe 12.England
6.4
M
Alfie Beestin 8.England
7.0
46'
M
T. O'Neill 21.England
F
Devarn Green 7.England
6.9
46'
F
Aaron Jarvis 19.England
6.8
61'
F
Harry Wood 14.England

Scunthorpe United started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Regarding the opposition, Neil James Cox played with: Rory Watson (6.3), Ross Millen (6.3), Harry Davis (7.4), Manny Onariase (6.1), George Taft (6.4), Lewis Thompson (5.8), Hayden Hackney (7.3), Tom Pugh (6.4), Myles Hippolyte (6.7), Ryan Loft (7.0) and Jake Scrimshaw (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Alfie Beestin (7.0), J. Balme, Devarn Green (6.9), Aaron Jarvis (6.8), H. Wood, Jai Rowe (6.4) and T. O’Neill.

Substitutions

Scunthorpe United made 3 changes: M. Hippolyte for J. Rowe (46′), T. Pugh for D. Green (46′) and R. Loft for A. Jarvis (61′).

Best player: Harry Davis​

The most impressive player for Scunthorpe United was Harry Davis.

His rating is (7.4) with 1 goal, 67 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 10.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League Two.​