English League Two

FT Monday, January 2, 2017
Cheltenham Town LLWLL 0
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Colchester United WDWWW 2
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COL112
JobServe Community Stadium · 3,840 att.

Match Report

Colchester close in on play-offs after win over Cheltenham

Colchester close in on play-offs after win over Cheltenham

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Head to Head

COL leads series 4-1

Lineups

COL · 3-4-1-2

  1. 1Sam WalkerG
  2. 6Frankie KentCD
  3. 15George ElokobiCD-L
  4. 18Tom EastmanCD-R
  5. 22Owen GarvanCM-L
  6. 4Tom LapslieCM-R
  7. 24Craig SlaterAM
  8. 11Brennan DickensonLM
  9. 2Richard BrindleyRM
  10. 28Kurtis GuthrieCF-L
  11. 9Chris PorterCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 14Alex WynterSUB
  2. 30Lloyd DoyleySUB
  3. 19Macauley BonneSUB
  4. 7Drey WrightSUB
  5. 25Dillon BarnesSUB
  6. 12Kane Vincent-YoungSUB
  7. 31Tarique Fosu-HenrySUB

CHL · 4-4-2

  1. 1Russell GriffithsG
  2. 24Daniel O'ShaughnessyCD-L
  3. 23Manny OnariaseCD-R
  4. 17Jordan CranstonLB
  5. 28Robert DickieRB
  6. 18James RoweCM-L
  7. 7Harry PellCM-R
  8. 10Amari Morgan-SmithLM
  9. 8Billy WatersRM
  10. 36Diego De GirolamoCF-L
  11. 30Dan HolmanCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 2Jack BarthramSUB
  2. 9Daniel WrightSUB
  3. 4Kyle StorerSUB
  4. 12Calum KitschaSUB
  5. 11Jack MunnsSUB
  6. 21James DaytonSUB
  7. 6Danny ParslowSUB

Timeline

  1. 10' Goal! Colchester United 1, Cheltenham Town 0. Tom Eastman (Colchester United) header from a difficult angle on the right to the top left corner. Assisted by Owen Garvan following a set piece situation.
  2. 29' Robert Dickie (Cheltenham Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 37' Harry Pell (Cheltenham Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 38' Tom Lapslie (Colchester United) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 64' Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Daniel Wright replaces Dan Holman.
  6. 64' Substitution, Cheltenham Town. James Dayton replaces Amari Morgan-Smith.
  7. 75' Substitution, Colchester United. Drey Wright replaces Richard Brindley.
  8. 81' Substitution, Colchester United. Tarique Fosu-Henry replaces Craig Slater.
  9. 84' Goal! Colchester United 2, Cheltenham Town 0. Brennan Dickenson (Colchester United) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Chris Porter.
  10. 88' Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Jack Munns replaces Diego De Girolamo.
  11. 90'+1' Substitution, Colchester United. Macauley Bonne replaces Chris Porter.

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