BARROW-IN-FURNESS. Barrow had a surprising win over Colchester United with a 2-0 win with a goal from K. Spence (45′) and a goal from S. Foley (90′). Colchester United lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the The Dunes Hotel Stadium stadium in Barrow-in-Furness on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 3,631 spectators. The referee was Scott Jackson with the help of Connor Brown and Alex Gray. The 4th official was John Mulligan. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 6.6 degrees Celsius or 43.88 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.
Match Statistics
- 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
- 8 Total 9
- 4 On Target 3
- 1 Off Target 3
- 3 Shots blocked 3
- 73 Attack 131
- 32 Dangerous attack 53
- 71 Ball safe 91
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 6
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 10 Total 14
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Colchester United had a strong ball possession 60% while Barrow was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Colchester United was putting more pressure with 53 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, Barrow found a way to find the solution to win this contest.
Barrow shot 8 times, 4 on target, 1 off target. On the opposite side, Colchester United shot 9 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Barrow received 1 yellow card (Luca Stephenson). Talking about the opposition, Colchester United received 3 yellow cards (Connor Hall, Bradley Ihionvien and Jayden Richardson).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Barrow has 59 points to sit in the 6th place. On the other side, Colchester United will stays with 32 points to remain in the 22nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Barrow will host Newport County on the 16th of September with a 6-5 head to head stats in favor of Barrow (2 draws).
Colchester United will host Doncaster Rovers on the 12th of March with a 8-3 head to head statistic in favor of Doncaster Rovers (2 draws).
Barrow – Formation
Barrow
69'
45'
83'Barrow started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Peter Wild decided to play with the following team: Paul Farman , George Ray , James Chester , Rory Feely , Tyrell Warren , Kian Spence , Dean Campbell , Robbie Gotts , Elliot Newby , Emile Acquah and Cole Stockton .
The home team had on the bench: Mazeed Ogungbo , Josh Lillis, Sam Foley , Luca Stephenson , Dom Telford and Ben Whitfield .
Barrow could not rely on the presence of Sam Foley (injured).
Substitutions
Barrow made 5 changes: Dean Campbell for Sam Foley (69′), Tyrell Warren for Luca Stephenson (73′), Cole Stockton for Mazeed Ogungbo (80′), Emile Acquah for Dom Telford (74′) and Elliot Newby for Ben Whitfield (72′).
Player of the match: Paul Farman
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Barrow was the goalkeeper: Paul Farman. His rating is 7.85. He performed 3 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 , Mandela Egbo , Tom Dallison , Connor Hall , Harry Anderson , Noah Chilvers , Arthur Read , Alistair Smith , Tom Hopper and Cameron McGeehan .
They had on the bench: Matt Jay , Jay Mingi, Riley Harbottle , John Akinde , Sam Hornby, Jayden Fevrier and Bradley Ihionvien .
Colchester United could not rely on the presence of Riley Harbottle (injured).
Substitutions
Colchester United made 5 changes: Mandela Egbo for Riley Harbottle (38′), Tom Hopper for John Akinde (74′), Jayden Richardson for Bradley Ihionvien (59′), Harry Anderson for Jayden Fevrier (59′) and Alistair Smith for Matt Jay (74′).
Player of the match: Cameron McGeehan
The player that probably impressed the most for Colchester United was Cameron McGeehan.
His rating is with 39 passes (79% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Sutton United – Grimsby Town – 1-1
- Stockport County – Newport County – 1-0
- Notts County – AFC Wimbledon – 0-2
- Morecambe – Wrexham – 1-3
- Milton Keynes Dons – Salford City – 3-1
- Mansfield Town – Swindon Town – 3-2
- Harrogate Town – Crawley Town – 1-2
- Gillingham – Tranmere Rovers – 1-1
- Forest Green Rovers – Walsall – 2-0
- Doncaster Rovers – Crewe Alexandra – 2-0
- Barrow – Colchester United – 2-0
- Accrington Stanley – Bradford City – 0-3
