COLCHESTER. Barrow was able to reverse the scoreline before demolishing Colchester United. It was Colchester United to score first with a goal from Cameron McGeehan. Nonetheless, later Barrow found the way to turn the tables scoring 4 consecutive goals with William Greenidge (52′), George Ray (86′), George Ray (90′) and Zach Mitchell (90′).

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 Declan Bourne with the help of Andrew Aylott and Adrian Tranter. The 4th official was Stuart Kane. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 4.99 degrees Celsius or 40.98 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.​

Match Statistics​

Colchester United

1 - 4

Barrow

  • 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
  • 12 Total 16
  • 8 On Target 6
  • 2 Off Target 8
  • 2 Shots blocked 2
  • 93 Attack 132
  • 35 Dangerous attack 53
  • 163 Ball safe 146
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 5
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 6 Total 7
  • 3 Yellow Cards 3
  • 1 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 1 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Colchester United was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Barrow that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Barrow was more pushing with 53 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Barrow won the match.​

Colchester United shot 12 times, 8 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Barrow shot 16 times, 6 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Colchester United received 3 yellow cards (Jayden Fevrier, Samson Tovide and Cameron McGeehan). Regarding the opposition, Barrow received 3 yellow cards (Dom Telford, Jamie Proctor and Luca Stephenson).

Match Timeline

7'
Luca Stephenson- Yellow
Cameron McGeehan(goal)
20'
Cameron McGeehan- Yellow
37'
43'
Dom Telford- Yellow
45'
Jamie Proctor- Yellow
Samson Tovide- Yellow
45'
46'
Tom White- sub ->Robbie Gotts
Jayden Fevrier- Yellow
51'
52'
72'
David Worrall- sub ->Luca Stephenson
73'
Emile Acquah- sub ->Dom Telford
72'
Rory Feely- sub ->James Chester
76'
77'
Ben Whitfield- sub ->Jamie Proctor
Jayden Fevrier(yellowredcard)
84'
86'
George Ray(goal)Niall Canavan
90'
George Ray(goal)Kian Spence
Zach Mitchell(own-goal)
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Stockport County
92
46
Wrexham
88
46
Mansfield Town
86
46
Milton Keynes Dons
78
46
Doncaster Rovers
71
46
Crewe Alexandra
71
46
Crawley Town
70
46
Barrow
69
46
Bradford City
69
46
AFC Wimbledon
65
46
Walsall
65
46
Gillingham
64
46
Harrogate Town
63
46
Notts County
61
46
Morecambe
58
46
Tranmere Rovers
57
46
Accrington Stanley
57
46
Newport County
55
46
Swindon Town
54
46
Salford City
51
46
Grimsby Town
49
46
Colchester United
45
46
Sutton United
42
46
Forest Green Rovers
42
46

After this encounter, Colchester United will stay with 20 points like Doncaster Rovers to remain in the 20th place. Regarding the opposition, Barrow will have 34 points to sit in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Colchester United will host Accrington Stanley on the 17th of February with a 5-1 head to head record in favor of Accrington Stanley (0 draws).

Barrow will play away agasint Salford City on the 17th of February with a 4-1 head to head record in favor of Salford City (4 draws).

Colchester United – Formation

Colchester United
G
Tom Smith 12.England
6.8
D
Tom Dallison 6.England
6.6
D
Zach Mitchell 15.England
6.3
D
Mandela Egbo 18.England
7.0
M
W. Greenidge 2.England
6.1
M
Noah Chilvers 10.England
6.4
M
Cameron McGeehan 13.Northern Ireland
7.5
37' 20'
M
Arthur Read 16.England
7.3
M
Joe Taylor 25.Wales
6.0
M
Jayden Fevrier 42.England
6.3
51'
F
Samson Tovide 9.England
6.4
76' 45'
Substitutes
G
T. Collins 44.England
D
F. Kelleher 4.Republic of Ireland
M
Matt Jay 7.England
M
G. Kennedy 21.England
M
Chay Cooper 37.England
F
Tom Hopper 14.England
F
B. Ihionvien 48.England
6.6
76'

Colchester United started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Matthew Etherington decided to play with the following team: Tom Smith (6.8), Mandela Egbo (7.0), Tom Dallison (6.6), Zach Mitchell (6.3), Jayden Fevrier (6.3), Cameron McGeehan (7.5), Arthur Read (7.3), William Greenidge (6.1), Noah Chilvers (6.4), Joe Taylor (6.0) and Samson Tovide (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Fiacre Kelleher, Matt Jay, Tom Hopper, Gene Kennedy, Chay Cooper, Ted Collins and Bradley Ihionvien (6.6).

Substitutions

Colchester United made only 1 change substituting Samson Tovide for Bradley Ihionvien (76′)​.

Player of the match: Cameron McGeehan​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Colchester United was Cameron McGeehan.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 74 passes (77% accurate) and 6 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.

Barrow – Formation

Barrow
G
Paul Farman 1.England
7.5
D
George Ray 5.Wales
8.9
86', 90'
D
Niall Canavan 6.Republic of Ireland
8.2
D
James Chester 17.Wales
6.8
72'
M
Dean Campbell 4.Scotland
8.7
M
Kian Spence 8.England
8.4
M
Elliot Newby 11.England
7.8
M
Robbie Gotts 15.England
7.3
46'
M
Luca Stephenson 18.England
6.7
72' 7'
F
Jamie Proctor 9.England
6.4
77' 45'
F
Dom Telford 19.England
7.0
73' 43'
Substitutes
G
Josh Lillis 12.England
D
Rory Feely 24.Republic of Ireland
6.8
72'
M
David Worrall 7.England
6.8
72'
M
Tom White 13.England
7.1
46'
M
Ben Whitfield 34.England
6.4
77'
F
Emile Acquah 20.England
6.4
73'

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

Peter Wild played with: Paul Farman (7.5), James Chester (6.8), George Ray (8.9), Niall Canavan (8.2), Luca Stephenson (6.7), Kian Spence (8.4), Dean Campbell (8.7), Robbie Gotts (7.3), Elliot Newby (7.8), Jamie Proctor (6.4) and Dom Telford (7.0).

They had on the bench: David Worrall (6.8), Josh Lillis, Tom White (7.1), Emile Acquah (6.4), Rory Feely (6.8) and Ben Whitfield (6.4).

Barrow could not rely on the presence of Ben Whitfield (injured) and Tom White (injured).

Substitutions

Barrow made 5 changes: Dom Telford for Emile Acquah (73′), Luca Stephenson for David Worrall (72′), Jamie Proctor for Ben Whitfield (77′), Robbie Gotts for Tom White (46′) and James Chester for Rory Feely (72′).

Player of the match: George Ray​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Barrow was George Ray.

His rating is (8.9) with 2 goals, 26 passes (73% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 5.

Results of the day

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