SALFORD. Salford City and Colchester United draw 1-1. M. Smith scored the first goal (45′) for Salford City. B. Ihionvien equalized (75′).
The match was played at the The Peninsula Stadium stadium in Salford on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. In front of 2,438 spectators. The referee was Kirsty Dowle with the support of Matthew Sowerby and Paul Newhouse. The 4th official was Connor Brown. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was quite cold at 5.01 degrees Celsius or 41.02 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.
Match Statistics
- 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
- 11 Total 16
- 5 On Target 7
- 6 Off Target 6
- 1 Shots blocked 3
- 109 Attack 108
- 67 Dangerous attack 52
- 101 Ball safe 91
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 4
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 12 Total 16
- 4 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Salford City was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Colchester United that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Salford City was putting more pressure with 67 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Salford City to win the match.
Salford City shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Colchester United shot 16 times, 7 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Salford City received 4 yellow cards (Ethan Ingram, Adrian Mariappa, Liam Humbles and Callum Morton). On the opposite side, Colchester United received 3 yellow cards (Connor Hall, Danny Cowley and Ellis Iandolo).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Salford City has 40 points like Tranmere Rovers to hold in the 19th place. On the opposite side, Colchester United will has 32 points to hold in the 21st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Salford City will host Gillingham on the 2nd of March with a 2-1 head to head in favor of Gillingham (0 draws).
Colchester United will host Stockport County on the 2nd of March with a 3-3 head to head statistic.
Salford City – Formation
Salford City
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58'
45'
Salford City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Karl Robinson decided to play with the following team: Alex Cairns , Dan Chesters , Adrian Mariappa , Curtis Tilt , Declan John , Ryan Watson , Elliot Watt , Kyrell Malcolm , Callum Hendry , Callum Morton and Matt Smith .
The home team had on the bench: Ethan Ingram , Matthew Lund , Connor McLennan , Conor McAleny , Kevin Berkoe, Joel Torrance and Liam Humbles .
Salford City could not rely on the presence of Conor McAleny (injured) and Matthew Lund (injured).
Substitutions
Salford City made 5 changes: Callum Hendry for Conor McAleny (38′), Dan Chesters for Matthew Lund (58′), Kyrell Malcolm for Ethan Ingram (58′), Ryan Watson for Liam Humbles (84′) and Callum Morton for Connor McLennan (84′).
Player of the match: Alex Cairns
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Salford City was the goalkeeper: Alex Cairns. His rating is 8.06. He performed 6 saves.
Colchester United – Formation
Colchester United
Colchester United started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Danny Cowley played with: Owen Goodman , Jayden Richardson , Riley Harbottle , Tom Dallison , Connor Hall , Ellis Iandolo , Alistair Smith , Cameron McGeehan , Noah Chilvers , Tom Hopper and John Akinde .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Matt Jay , Arthur Read , Mandela Egbo , Jay Mingi, Sam Hornby, Marley Marshall and Bradley Ihionvien .
Substitutions
Colchester United made 4 changes: Jayden Richardson for Arthur Read (62′), Riley Harbottle for Mandela Egbo (54′), Alistair Smith for Bradley Ihionvien (73′) and John Akinde for Matt Jay (73′).
Player of the match: Matt Jay
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Colchester United was Matt Jay.
His rating is with 10 passes (64% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 3.
His performance was exceptional also because he started the match from the bench before entering in the 73′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Harrogate Town – Newport County – 1-4
- Walsall – Accrington Stanley – 2-1
- Swindon Town – Tranmere Rovers – 3-1
- Salford City – Colchester United – 1-1
- Notts County – Sutton United – 3-4
- Forest Green Rovers – Wrexham – 1-1
