COLCHESTER. Colchester United defeats Exeter City 3-1. Colchester United got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from S. Jasper (12′) and N. Chilvers (45′). Exeter City tried to recover with a goal from P. Amond (69′). Notwithstanding, the match was closed by a goal (74′) scored by F. Sears for Colchester United. Exeter City was surely superior in terms of ball possession (61%).
The match was played at the JobServe Community Stadium stadium in Colchester on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Tom Nield with the support of Marc Wilson and Ryan Whitaker. The 4th official was Stephen Brown. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 2.5 degrees Celsius or 36.54 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.
Match Statistics
- ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
- 8 Total 15
- 3 On Target 7
- 5 Off Target 8
- 0 Shots blocked 1
- 68 Attack 149
- 26 Dangerous attack 72
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 9
- 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 5 Total 10
- 3 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Exeter City had a superior ball possession 61% while Colchester United was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Exeter City has a more offensive attitude with 72 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 7 were on target. Anyway, Colchester United was able to find the solution to win this contest.
Colchester United shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Exeter City shot 15 times, 7 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Colchester United received 3 yellow cards (N. Chilvers, C. Skuse and J. Tchamadeu). On the other side, Exeter City didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Colchester United will have 20 points like Mansfield Town to hold in the 19th place. Regarding the opposition, Exeter City will stay with 32 points like Swindon Town to hold in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Colchester United will host Newport County on the 26th of November with a 4-3 head to head record in favor of Colchester United (2 draws).
Exeter City will play away agasint Rochdale on the 27th of November with a 5-4 head to head statistic in favor of Exeter City (1 draw).
Colchester United – Formation
Colchester United
35'
23'
45'
Colchester United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Hayden Mullins decided to play with the following team: Jake Turner , Junior Tchamadeu , Luke Chambers , Tommy Smith , Charlie Daniels , Cole Skuse , Noah Chilvers , Sylvester Jasper , Armando Dobra , Luke Hannant and Freddie Sears .
The home team had on the bench: D. Gerken, Cameron Coxe , F. Nouble, A. Judge, Shawn McCoulsky , C. Cooper and Tom Eastman .
Colchester United could not rely on the presence of C. Coxe (injured).
Substitutions
Colchester United made 3 changes: J. Tchamadeu for C. Coxe (35′), L. Hannant for T. Eastman (70′) and F. Sears for S. McCoulsky (86′).
Best player: Jake Turner
The most impressive player for Colchester United was the goalkeeper: Jake Turner. His rating is 8.43. He performed 8 saves.
Exeter City – Formation
Exeter City
Exeter City started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Matthew Taylor played with: Cameron Dawson , Pierce Sweeney , George Ray , Alex Hartridge , Josh Key , Archie Collins , Timothée Dieng , Jake Caprice , Matt Jay , Jevani Brown and Sam Nombe .
The following players were sitting on the bench: C. Daniel, H. Kite, J. Grounds, Pádraig Amond , Josh Coley , Owura Edwards and S. Brown.
Substitutions
Exeter City made 3 changes: G. Ray for P. Amond (54′), M. Jay for J. Coley (81′) and J. Brown for O. Edwards (83′).
Best player: Pádraig Amond
The player that probably impressed the most for Exeter City was Pádraig Amond.
His rating is with 1 goal, 5 passes (40% accurate) and 0 key passes.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 54′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Carlisle United – Harrogate Town – 0-2
- Colchester United – Exeter City – 3-1
- Crawley Town – Newport County – 1-1
- Forest Green Rovers – Barrow – 2-0
- Northampton Town – Oldham Athletic – 2-1
- Port Vale – Walsall – 0-1
- Rochdale – Stevenage – 2-2
- Salford City – Bristol Rovers – 1-1
- Scunthorpe United – Leyton Orient – 1-1
- Sutton United – Mansfield Town – 2-0
- Swindon Town – Hartlepool United – 3-1
- Tranmere Rovers – Bradford City – 2-1
