Exeter City vs Colchester United, 2021-22 English League Two, Regular Season

· English League Two
Exeter City
  • 32': Jack Sparkes
  • 63': Offrande Zanzala
FT
2 - 0
Colchester United

    About

    Exeter City are hosting Colchester United at St James Park, Exeter, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Two.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Attempt blocked. Emyr Huws (Colchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 4': Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Foul by Offrande Zanzala (Exeter City).
    • 6': Attempt blocked. Timothee Dieng (Exeter City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pierce Sweeney with a cross.
    • 8': Attempt saved. Offrande Zanzala (Exeter City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jevani Brown with a cross.
    • 13': Corner, Exeter City. Conceded by Luke Hannant.
    • 22': Cameron Coxe (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Foul by Jack Sparkes (Exeter City).
    • 24': Attempt missed. Joshua Key (Exeter City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pierce Sweeney with a cross.
    • 24': Foul by Cameron Coxe (Colchester United).
    • 24': Offrande Zanzala (Exeter City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 26': Attempt saved. Jack Sparkes (Exeter City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 28': Offside, Colchester United. Cole Skuse tries a through ball, but Freddie Sears is caught offside.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Jack Sparkes (Exeter City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Timothee Dieng with a cross.
    • 32': Goal! Exeter City 1, Colchester United 0. Jack Sparkes (Exeter City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jevani Brown.
    • 34': Cameron Coxe (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Foul by Offrande Zanzala (Exeter City).
    • 37': Corner, Exeter City. Conceded by Tommy Smith.
    • 38': Cameron Coxe (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Foul by Jevani Brown (Exeter City).
    • 41': Archie Collins (Exeter City) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box.
    • 41': Attempt blocked. Jevani Brown (Exeter City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Offrande Zanzala.
    • 43': Foul by Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu (Colchester United).
    • 43': Matt Jay (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Jevani Brown (Exeter City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Exeter City. Conceded by Luke Chambers.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Exeter City 1, Colchester United 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Exeter City 1, Colchester United 0.
    • 46': Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 46': Foul by Timothee Dieng (Exeter City).
    • 50': Corner, Exeter City. Conceded by Cole Skuse.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Timothee Dieng (Exeter City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 52': Corner, Exeter City. Conceded by Shamal George.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Sam Stubbs (Exeter City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jevani Brown with a cross following a corner.
    • 56': Archie Collins (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Foul by Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu (Colchester United).
    • 57': Emyr Huws (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Joshua Key (Exeter City).
    • 58': Foul by Cameron Coxe (Colchester United).
    • 58': Jack Sparkes (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Foul by Tommy Smith (Colchester United).
    • 58': Offrande Zanzala (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 59': Attempt saved. Timothee Dieng (Exeter City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Archie Collins.
    • 59': Corner, Exeter City. Conceded by Shamal George.
    • 61': Foul by Cameron Coxe (Colchester United).
    • 61': Jack Sparkes (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Goal! Exeter City 2, Colchester United 0. Offrande Zanzala (Exeter City) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matt Jay.
    • 64': Substitution, Colchester United. Alan Judge replaces Luke Hannant.
    • 64': Substitution, Colchester United. John Akinde replaces Emyr Huws.
    • 65': Foul by Cameron Coxe (Colchester United).
    • 65': Jack Sparkes (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Cameron Coxe (Colchester United) is shown the yellow card.
    • 67': Attempt saved. Matt Jay (Exeter City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 67': Attempt saved. Jevani Brown (Exeter City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Matt Jay (Exeter City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Pierce Sweeney with a cross.
    • 70': Offside, Exeter City. Jack Sparkes tries a through ball, but Jevani Brown is caught offside.
    • 75': Substitution, Exeter City. Cheick Diabate replaces Alex Hartridge because of an injury.
    • 75': Substitution, Colchester United. Tyreik Wright replaces Noah Chilvers.
    • 77': Offside, Exeter City. Cameron Dawson tries a through ball, but Offrande Zanzala is caught offside.
    • 77': Substitution, Exeter City. Padraig Amond replaces Offrande Zanzala.
    • 79': Hand ball by Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu (Colchester United).
    • 81': Offside, Colchester United. Alan Judge tries a through ball, but Tyreik Wright is caught offside.
    • 83': Attempt saved. Padraig Amond (Exeter City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jevani Brown with a cross.
    • 83': Corner, Exeter City. Conceded by Shamal George.
    • 84': Foul by Matt Jay (Exeter City).
    • 84': Shamal George (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Substitution, Exeter City. Callum Rowe replaces Matt Jay.
    • 88': Corner, Exeter City. Conceded by Tommy Smith.
    • 88': Foul by Pierce Sweeney (Exeter City).
    • 88': Shamal George (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Padraig Amond (Exeter City).
    • 90'+1': Tommy Smith (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Cheick Diabate (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by John Akinde (Colchester United).
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Exeter City 2, Colchester United 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Exeter City 2, Colchester United 0.

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Two

    Venue: St James Park
    Location: Exeter, England
    Attendance: 7,549

    EFL League Two Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Accrington Stanley 0 0 0
    2 Barnet 0 0 0
    3 Bristol Rovers 0 0 0
    4 Cheltenham Town 0 0 0
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    EXE Exeter City (3-4-1-2)

    No. Name
    1 Cameron Dawson (GK)
    6 Sam Stubbs
    34 Alex Hartridge
    26 Pierce Sweeney
    14 Thimothee Dieng
    8 Archie Collins
    7 Matt Jay
    3 Jack Sparkes
    12 Joshua Key
    18 Offrande Zanzala
    20 Jeavani Brown
    Exeter City Substitutes:
    Padraig Amond, Josh Coley, Callum Rowe, Kieran Phillips, Jake Caprice, Cheick Diabaté, Scott Brown.

    COL Colchester United (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    29 Shamal George (GK)
    18 Tom Eastman
    4 Luke Chambers
    5 Tommy Smith
    27 Cameron Coxe Yellow Card
    28 Emyr Huws
    6 Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu
    8 Cole Skuse
    11 Freddie Sears
    14 Noah Chilvers
    7 Luke Hannant
    Colchester United Substitutes:
    Alan Judge, Tyreik Wright, Myles Kenlock, Sam Hornby, Junior Tchamadeu, Miles Welch-Hayes, John Akinde.

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