COLCHESTER. Crewe Alexandra was able to clinch a draw against Colchester United with a late goal from E. Nevitt scored in the (90′) after Colchester United got a lead with a goal from N. Chilvers (35′). Crewe Alexandra was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%)
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 6,491 spectators. The referee was Lewis Smith with the collaboration of Joseph Stokes and Daniel Robinson. The 4th official was Jacob Miles. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 9.02 degrees Celsius or 48.24 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.
Match Statistics
- 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
- 15 Total 9
- 5 On Target 5
- 4 Off Target 2
- 6 Shots blocked 2
- 92 Attack 80
- 59 Dangerous attack 46
- 103 Ball safe 129
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 3
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 9 Total 10
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 1 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Crewe Alexandra had a strong ball possession 58% while Colchester United was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Colchester United had a more offensive attitude with 59 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. However, that was not enough Colchester United to win the match.
Colchester United shot 15 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Crewe Alexandra shot 9 times, 5 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Colchester United received 1 yellow card (F. Kelleher). Talking about the opposition, Crewe Alexandra received 1 yellow card (Aaron Rowe).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Colchester United has 45 points to sit in the 22nd place. Talking about the opposition, Crewe Alexandra will has 71 points like Doncaster Rovers to remain in the 6th place.
Next matches
Colchester United – Formation
Colchester United
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68'
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: S. Hornby , J. Mingi , F. Kelleher , Connor Hall , Ellis Iandolo , Cameron McGeehan , Arthur Read , Jayden Fevrier , Tom Hopper , Noah Chilvers and John Akinde .
The home team had on the bench: O. Goodman, Matt Jay, Conor Wilkinson, Riley Harbottle , Jayden Richardson, Chay Cooper and B. Ihionvien.
Substitutions
Colchester United made only 1 change substituting John Akinde for Riley Harbottle (68′).
Player of the match: Noah Chilvers
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Colchester United was Noah Chilvers.
His rating is with 1 goal, 32 passes (63% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 6 crosses.
Crewe Alexandra – Formation
Crewe Alexandra
Crewe Alexandra started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Lee Bell played with: Max Stryjek , Ryan Cooney , Zac Williams , Mickey Demetriou , Rio Adebisi , Joel Tabiner , Lewis Billington , Shilow Tracey , Matus Holicek , Chris Long and Elliott Nevitt .
These were the players on the bench: Courtney Baker-Richardson , Aaron Rowe , Charlie Finney, Josh Austerfield , Charlie Kirk , C. Agius and M. Lenarcik.
Substitutions
Crewe Alexandra made 4 changes: Matus Holicek for Josh Austerfield (46′), Chris Long for Aaron Rowe (46′), Shilow Tracey for Courtney Baker-Richardson (71′) and Ryan Cooney for Charlie Kirk (81′).
Player of the match: Mickey Demetriou
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Crewe Alexandra was Mickey Demetriou.
His rating is with 73 passes (79% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 13.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Wrexham – Stockport County – 2-1
- Swindon Town – Morecambe – 3-3
- Salford City – Harrogate Town – 2-2
- Milton Keynes Dons – Sutton United – 4-4
- Gillingham – Doncaster Rovers – 2-2
- Forest Green Rovers – Notts County – 1-0
- Crawley Town – Grimsby Town – 2-0
- Colchester United – Crewe Alexandra – 1-1
- Bradford City – Newport County – 4-1
- Barrow – Mansfield Town – 1-1
- Accrington Stanley – Tranmere Rovers – 4-1
- AFC Wimbledon – Walsall – 5-1
