Wrexham recovers a 0-1 deficit to prevail over Colchester United 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

COLCHESTER. Wrexham was capable to reverse the score against Colchester United to win 2-1.

April 7, 2024

COLCHESTER. Wrexham was capable to turn the tables against Colchester United to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Colchester United to strike first with a goal of John Akinde at the 54′. Then it was a goal in the 62′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Max Cleworth gave the win to Wrexham in the 85′ minute. Colchester United lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the JobServe Community Stadium stadium in Colchester on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 8,432 spectators. The referee was Tom Reeves with the assistance of Jacob Lehane and Damith Bandara. The 4th official was Paul Evans. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 15.81 degrees Celsius or 60.46 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.

Match Statistics

Colchester United

1 - 2

Wrexham

57 Ball Possession 43

Shots

14 Total 12
2 On Target 2
7 Off Target 8
5 Shots blocked 2

119 Attack 81
46 Dangerous attack 44
179 Ball safe 162

0 Penalties 0
3 Corners 7

Fouls

7 Total 12
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Colchester United had a strong ball possession 57% while Wrexham was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Colchester United was putting more pressure with 46 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 2 were on target. Even so, Wrexham found a way to find the solution to win this match.

Colchester United shot 14 times, 2 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Wrexham shot 12 times, 2 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Colchester United didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Wrexham received 1 yellow card (George Evans).

Match Timeline

29'

George Evans- Yellow

34'

Elliot Lee- sub ->Jacob Mendy

John Akinde(goal)Cameron McGeehan

54'

62'

Paul Mullin(goal)Ryan Barnett

Jayden Fevrier- sub ->Ellis Iandolo

67'

Ollie Palmer- sub ->Steven Fletcher

Samson Tovide- sub ->John Akinde

67'

Noah Chilvers- sub ->Alistair Smith

80'

84'

Luke Bolton- sub ->Ryan Barnett

84'

Jack Marriott- sub ->Paul Mullin

85'

Max Cleworth(goal)George Evans

89'

Matt Jay- sub ->Tom Dallison

89'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Colchester United stays with 38 points to hold in the 23rd place. Regarding the opposition, Wrexham will has 76 points to hold in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Colchester United will host Stockport County on the 9th of April with a 3-3 head to head record.

Wrexham will host Crawley Town on the 9th of April with a 4-2 head to head in favor of Crawley Town (1 draw).

Colchester United – Formation

Colchester United

O. Goodman 1.England

6.6

Connor Hall 5.England

7.0

Tom Dallison 6.England

6.4

89'

J. Mingi 20.England

7.0

Ellis Iandolo 3.England

7.1

67'

Cameron McGeehan 13.Northern Ireland

7.5

Arthur Read 16.England

7.5

Harry Anderson 17.England

6.7

Alistair Smith 27.England

7.0

80'

Tom Hopper 14.England

7.0

89'

John Akinde 24.England

6.8

67'

54'

Substitutes

S. Hornby 29.England

F. Kelleher 4.Republic of Ireland

Matt Jay 7.England

89'

Noah Chilvers 10.England

6.8

80'

Samson Tovide 9.England

6.8

67'

Jayden Fevrier 42.England

6.6

67'

B. Ihionvien 48.England

89'

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

The manager Danny Cowley decided to play with the following team: O. Goodman (6.6), J. Mingi (7.0), Tom Dallison (6.4), Connor Hall (7.0), Harry Anderson (6.7), Alistair Smith (7.0), Arthur Read (7.5), Ellis Iandolo (7.1), Cameron McGeehan (7.5), John Akinde (6.8) and Tom Hopper (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: F. Kelleher, Matt Jay, Samson Tovide (6.8), Noah Chilvers (6.8), S. Hornby, Jayden Fevrier (6.6) and B. Ihionvien.

Substitutions

Colchester United made 5 changes: Alistair Smith for Noah Chilvers (80′), John Akinde for Samson Tovide (67′), Ellis Iandolo for Jayden Fevrier (67′), Tom Hopper for B. Ihionvien (89′) and Tom Dallison for Matt Jay (89′).

Player of the match: Cameron McGeehan

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

His rating is 7.5 with 37 passes (89% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.

Wrexham – Formation

Wrexham

Arthur Okonkwo 33.England

6.7

Eoghan O'Connell 15.Republic of Ireland

7.0

Jacob Mendy 19.Gambia

6.8

34'

Thomas O'Connor 22.Republic of Ireland

7.0

Ryan Barnett 29.England

7.0

84'

Max Cleworth 32.Wales

7.5

85'

George Evans 12.England

7.0

29'

Andy Cannon 20.England

7.3

James McClean 23.Republic of Ireland

7.0

Steven Fletcher 26.Scotland

7.0

67'

Paul Mullin 10.England

7.9

84'

62'

Substitutes

Mark Howard 21.England

Ben Tozer 4.England

Jordan Davies 7.Wales

Luke Bolton 17.England

6.4

84'

Elliot Lee 38.England

6.6

34'

Ollie Palmer 9.England

6.4

67'

Jack Marriott 11.England

6.4

84'

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

Phil Parkinson played with: Arthur Okonkwo (6.7), Ryan Barnett (7.0), Max Cleworth (7.5), Eoghan O’Connell (7.0), Thomas O’Connor (7.0), Jacob Mendy (6.8), Andy Cannon (7.3), George Evans (7.0), James McClean (7.0), Paul Mullin (7.9) and Steven Fletcher (7.0).

They had on the bench: Ben Tozer, Jordan Davies, Ollie Palmer (6.4), Jack Marriott (6.4), Luke Bolton (6.4), Mark Howard and Elliot Lee (6.6).

Wrexham could not rely on the presence of Elliot Lee (injured).

Substitutions

Wrexham made 4 changes: Jacob Mendy for Elliot Lee (34′), Steven Fletcher for Ollie Palmer (67′), Ryan Barnett for Luke Bolton (84′) and Paul Mullin for Jack Marriott (84′).