HARROGATE. Harrogate Town snatched a late win Colchester United 1-0 after J. Muldoon scored just 1 goal (90′).

The match was played at the CNG Stadium stadium in Harrogate on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 2,706 spectators.​ The referee was Tom Nield assisted by Mark Stevens and Matt McGrath. The 4th official was Matthew Corlett. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 7.87 degrees Celsius or 46.17 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.​

Match Statistics​

Harrogate Town

1 - 0

Colchester United

  • 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
  • 11 Total 25
  • 6 On Target 5
  • 1 Off Target 9
  • 4 Shots blocked 11
  • 97 Attack 90
  • 47 Dangerous attack 57
  • 28 Ball safe 30
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 9
  • 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 1 Total 4
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 0 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Harrogate Town was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Colchester United that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Colchester United had a more offensive attitude with 57 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 5 were on target. Still, Harrogate Town succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.​

Harrogate Town shot 11 times, 6 on target, 1 off target. Talking about the opposition, Colchester United shot 25 times, 5 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Harrogate Town received 1 yellow card (Anthony O’Connor). Talking about the opposition, Colchester United received 3 yellow cards (Owen Goodman, Cameron McGeehan and Riley Harbottle).

Match Timeline

28'
Riley Harbottle- Yellow
39'
Cameron McGeehan- Yellow
57'
O. Goodman- Yellow
70'
73'
John Akinde- sub ->Tom Hopper
73'
Matt Jay- sub ->Cameron McGeehan
77'
Conor Wilkinson- sub ->Noah Chilvers
Anthony O'Connor- Yellow
90'
Jack Muldoon(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 playing this match, Harrogate Town has 47 points to hold in the 7th place. Regarding the opposition, Colchester United will stays with 29 points like Grimsby Town to hold in the 22nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Harrogate Town will play away against Mansfield Town on the 13th of February with a 5-1 head to head record in favor of Harrogate Town (1 draw).

Colchester United will host Grimsby Town on the 13th of February with a 5-4 head to head in favor of Colchester United (4 draws).

Harrogate Town – Formation

Harrogate Town
G
James Belshaw 31.England
8.1
D
Derrick Abu 2.England
6.7
D
Anthony O'Connor 15.Republic of Ireland
9.1
90'
D
Matty Foulds 23.England
7.5
D
Liam Gibson 30.England
7.8
M
George Thomson 7.England
7.0
M
Dean Cornelius 8.Scotland
7.3
M
Abraham Odoh 9.England
7.7
M
Matty Daly 10.England
7.1
M
Stephen Dooley 22.Northern Ireland
7.7
F
Jack Muldoon 18.England
7.3
90'
Substitutes
G
Jonathan Mitchell 21.England
D
Warren Burrell 6.England
M
Josh Falkingham 4.England
M
Levi Sutton 17.England
F
Jeremy Sivi 19.England
F
Josh March 24.England
F
Tom Bloxham 27.England

Harrogate Town adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Simon Weaver decided to play with the following team: J. Belshaw (8.1), Derrick Abu (6.7), Liam Gibson (7.8), Anthony O’Connor (9.1), Matthew Foulds (7.5), Dean Cornelius (7.3), Stephen Dooley (7.7), George Thomson (7.0), Matty Daly (7.1), Abraham Odoh (7.7) and Jack Muldoon (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Josh Falkingham, Warren Burrell, Levi Sutton, Jeremy Sivi, Jonathan Mitchell, Josh March and Thomas Bloxham.

Substitutions

Harrogate Town decided to remain with the initial team without doing any substitution.

Player of the match: Anthony O’Connor​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Harrogate Town was Anthony O’Connor even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is 9.1 with 58 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 2 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.

Colchester United – Formation

Colchester United
G
O. Goodman 1.England
7.5
57'
D
Ellis Iandolo 3.England
7.3
D
Connor Hall 5.England
6.7
D
Riley Harbottle 22.England
7.3
28'
D
Jayden Richardson 26.England
7.5
M
Noah Chilvers 10.England
7.5
77'
M
Cameron McGeehan 13.Northern Ireland
7.5
73' 39'
M
Harry Anderson 17.England
7.5
M
Alistair Smith 27.England
7.7
M
Jayden Fevrier 42.England
7.1
70'
F
Tom Hopper 14.England
7.0
73'
Substitutes
G
S. Hornby 29.England
D
Tom Dallison 6.England
M
Matt Jay 7.England
6.6
73'
M
O. Edwards 11.England
M
J. Mingi 20.England
6.8
70'
F
Conor Wilkinson 8.Republic of Ireland
7.3
77'
F
John Akinde 24.England
6.7
73'

Also Colchester United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Danny Cowley played with: Owen Goodman (7.5), Jayden Richardson (7.5), Riley Harbottle (7.3), Connor Hall (6.7), Ellis Iandolo (7.3), Cameron McGeehan (7.5), Alistair Smith (7.7), Jayden Fevrier (7.1), Noah Chilvers (7.5), Harry Anderson (7.5) and Tom Hopper (7.0).

They had on the bench: Tom Dallison, Matt Jay (6.6), Conor Wilkinson (7.3), Owura Edwards, Jay Mingi (6.8), John Akinde (6.7) and Sam Hornby.

Substitutions

Colchester United made 4 changes: Jayden Fevrier for Jay Mingi (70′), Tom Hopper for John Akinde (73′), Cameron McGeehan for Matt Jay (73′) and Noah Chilvers for Conor Wilkinson (77′).

Player of the match: Alistair Smith​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Colchester United was Alistair Smith.

His rating is 7.7 with 52 passes (77% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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