COLCHESTER. Stevenage conquers Colchester United with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Reid (45′) and a goal from L. Norris (49′). Colchester United lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%).
Stevenage remained with 10 players after L. Norris received a double yellow card in the 84′. Still, Stevenage still found a way to win this match playing only in 10.
The match was played at the JobServe Community Stadium stadium in Colchester on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Charles Breakspear with the support of Paul Yates and Garry Maskell. The 4th official was Declan O’Shea. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.4 degrees Celsius or 50.68 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 47%.
Match Statistics
- 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
- 17 Total 11
- 4 On Target 5
- 13 Off Target 6
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 90 Attack 88
- 41 Dangerous attack 48
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 8
- 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 14 Total 14
- 3 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 2 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Colchester United had a strong ball possession 60% while Stevenage was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Stevenage had a more offensive attitude with 48 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Stevenage won the match.
Colchester United shot 17 times, 4 on target, 13 off target. On the other side, Stevenage shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Colchester United received 2 yellow cards (B. Wiredu and T. Eastman). On the other side, Stevenage received 4 yellow cards (L. Norris, J. Reid, B. Coker and C. Carter).
Also, Stevenage didn’t finish the match with 11 players after L. Norris (Stevenage) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (84′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Colchester United will stay with 45 points to remain in the 20th place. On the other side, Stevenage will have 37 points like Barrow and Oldham Athletic to remain in the 23rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Colchester United will play away against Exeter City on the 15th of April with a 8-5 head to head record in favor of Exeter City (6 draws).
Stevenage will host Rochdale on the 15th of April with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Stevenage (1 draw).
Colchester United – Formation
Colchester United
53'
79'
Colchester United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Wayne Brown decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Colchester United made 2 changes: T. Wright for J. Akinde (50′) and C. Skuse for C. Andrews (79′).
Stevenage – Formation
Stevenage
84'
49'
Stevenage started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Steve Evans played with: .
Stevenage could not rely on the presence of C. Lines (injured) and B. Andrade (injured).
Substitutions
Stevenage made 3 changes: J. Taylor for C. Lines (64′), E. List for B. Andrade (70′) and A. Read for C. Carter (85′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Tranmere Rovers – Bristol Rovers – 1-1
- Swindon Town – Newport County – 0-1
- Sutton United – Leyton Orient – 1-0
- Scunthorpe United – Mansfield Town – 0-4
- Forest Green Rovers – Hartlepool United – 1-1
- Salford City – Harrogate Town – 2-0
- Rochdale – Walsall – 1-0
- Port Vale – Oldham Athletic – 3-2
- Northampton Town – Bradford City – 0-0
- Crawley Town – Barrow – 1-0
- Colchester United – Stevenage – 0-2
- Carlisle United – Exeter City – 0-1
