MORECAMBE. Colchester United beats Morecambe 1-0 after A. Read scored just 1 goal (27′).

Gerard Garner squandered a decisive penalty (47′). That would have allowed Morecambe to draw the match.​

The match was played at the Mazuma Stadium stadium in Morecambe on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 3,383 spectators.​ The referee was Daniel Middleton with the help of Paul Stonier and Graeme Fyvie. The 4th official was Peter Wright. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 7.95 degrees Celsius or 46.31 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.​

Match Statistics​

Morecambe

0 - 1

Colchester United

  • 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
  • 8 Total 16
  • 1 On Target 3
  • 5 Off Target 5
  • 2 Shots blocked 8
  • 100 Attack 94
  • 52 Dangerous attack 65
  • 76 Ball safe 53
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 9
  • 4 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 6 Total 6
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Morecambe was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Colchester United that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Colchester United was putting more pressure with 65 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Colchester United won the match.​

Morecambe shot 8 times, 1 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Colchester United shot 16 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Morecambe received 3 yellow cards (Jacob Bedeau, Farrend Rawson and Kayden Harrack). On the opposite side, Colchester United received 2 yellow cards (Tom Dallison and Conor Wilkinson).

Match Timeline

Kayden Harrack- Yellow
24'
27'
Arthur Read(goal)
Brandon Barker- sub ->Jordan Slew
46'
Gerard Garner- missed penalty
47'
Max Melbourne- sub ->Yann Songo\'o
60'
David Tutonda- sub ->Kayden Harrack
60'
62'
Conor Wilkinson- sub ->Noah Chilvers
72'
Harry Anderson- sub ->Jayden Fevrier
72'
Tom Dallison- sub ->Riley Harbottle
74'
Conor Wilkinson- Yellow
Farrend Rawson- Yellow
75'
80'
Tom Dallison- Yellow
Cammy Smith- sub ->Joe Adams
84'
88'
John Akinde- sub ->Tom Hopper
88'
Matt Jay- sub ->Cameron McGeehan
Jacob Bedeau- Yellow
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 playing this contest, Morecambe stays with 37 points like Walsall, Swindon Town and Newport County to hold in the 15th place. Regarding the opposition, Colchester United will has 28 points like Grimsby Town and Doncaster Rovers to hold in the 21st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Morecambe will play away with Walsall on the 6th of January with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Morecambe (1 draw).

Colchester United will host Forest Green Rovers on the 3rd of February with a 6-4 head to head record in favor of Forest Green Rovers (0 draws).

Morecambe – Formation

Morecambe
G
Archie Mair 30.Scotland
6.7
D
Jacob Bedeau 4.Grenada
7.0
90'
D
Farrend Rawson 5.England
7.5
75'
D
Chris Stokes 15.England
7.5
D
Kayden Harrack 22.Grenada
6.3
60' 24'
M
Yann Songo'o 6.Cameroon
6.4
60'
M
Joe Adams 8.England
6.3
84'
M
Jordan Slew 14.England
6.8
46'
M
Jake Taylor 18.England
8.1
M
Charlie Brown 20.England
7.0
F
Gerard Garner 9.England
6.3
84'
Substitutes
G
Adam Smith 21.England
D
David Tutonda 3.DR Congo
7.3
60'
D
Max Melbourne 23.England
6.7
60'
D
Oscar Threlkeld 28.England
F
Brandon Barker 7.England
6.7
46'
F
Cammy Smith 17.Scotland
7.0
84'

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

The manager Ged Brannan decided to play with the following team: A. Mair (6.7), Kayden Harrack (6.3), Farrend Rawson (7.5), Christopher Stokes (7.5), Jacob Bedeau (7.0), Yann Songo’o (6.4), Jake Taylor (8.1), Charlie Brown (7.0), Joe Adams (6.3), Jordan Slew (6.8) and Gerard Garner (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: David Tutonda (7.3), Brandon Barker (6.7), Cammy Smith (7.0), Adam Smith, Max Melbourne (6.7), Oscar Threlkeld and Saul Fox (6.6).

Substitutions

Morecambe made 4 changes: Yann Songo’o for Max Melbourne (60′), Kayden Harrack for David Tutonda (60′), Jordan Slew for Brandon Barker (46′) and Joe Adams for Cammy Smith (84′).

Player of the match: Jake Taylor​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Morecambe was Jake Taylor.

His rating is 8.1 with 34 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 3 crosses.

Colchester United – Formation

Colchester United
G
O. Goodman 1.England
7.7
D
Ellis Iandolo 3.England
7.5
D
Connor Hall 5.England
7.0
D
Riley Harbottle 22.England
6.4
72'
M
Cameron McGeehan 13.Northern Ireland
7.9
88'
M
Arthur Read 16.England
7.5
27'
M
Jayden Richardson 26.England
7.0
M
Alistair Smith 27.England
7.9
F
Noah Chilvers 10.England
6.8
62'
F
Tom Hopper 14.England
6.6
88'
F
Jayden Fevrier 42.England
7.9
72'
Substitutes
G
S. Hornby 29.England
D
Tom Dallison 6.England
6.4
72' 80'
M
Matt Jay 7.England
6.6
88'
M
O. Edwards 11.England
M
Harry Anderson 17.England
6.6
72'
F
Conor Wilkinson 8.Republic of Ireland
6.4
62' 74'
F
John Akinde 24.England
6.4
88'

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

Danny Cowley played with: Owen Goodman (7.7), Riley Harbottle (6.4), Connor Hall (7.0), Ellis Iandolo (7.5), Jayden Richardson (7.0), Alistair Smith (7.9), Cameron McGeehan (7.9), Arthur Read (7.5), Noah Chilvers (6.8), Tom Hopper (6.6) and Jayden Fevrier (7.9).

They had on the bench: Tom Dallison (6.4), Matt Jay (6.6), Conor Wilkinson (6.4), Owura Edwards, Harry Anderson (6.6), John Akinde (6.4) and Sam Hornby.

Colchester United could not rely on the presence of Matt Jay (injured).

Substitutions

Colchester United made 5 changes: Noah Chilvers for Conor Wilkinson (62′), Riley Harbottle for Tom Dallison (72′), Jayden Fevrier for Harry Anderson (72′), Cameron McGeehan for Matt Jay (88′) and Tom Hopper for John Akinde (88′).

Player of the match: Cameron McGeehan​

The most impressive player for Colchester United was Cameron McGeehan even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is 7.9 with 30 passes (87% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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