Grimsby Town vs Colchester United, 2022-23 English League Two, Regular Season

· English League Two
Grimsby Town
    FT
    0 - 1
    Colchester United
    • 32': Tom Hopper

    About

    Grimsby Town are hosting Colchester United at Blundell Park, Grimsby, 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.
    • 2': Delay in match because of an injury George Lloyd (Grimsby Town).
    • 4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 4': Foul by Harry Clifton (Grimsby Town).
    • 4': Matt Jay (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 7': Attempt missed. George Lloyd (Grimsby Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joshua Emmanuel with a cross.
    • 7': Foul by Michee Efete (Grimsby Town).
    • 7': Tom Hopper (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Hand ball by Ossama Ashley (Colchester United).
    • 13': Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Danny Amos.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Luke Chambers (Colchester United) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Connor Wood with a cross following a corner.
    • 18': Foul by Connor Hall (Colchester United).
    • 18': Joshua Emmanuel (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Attempt missed. John McAtee (Grimsby Town) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by Niall Maher.
    • 21': Delay in match because of an injury Cole Skuse (Colchester United).
    • 23': Substitution, Colchester United. Arthur Read replaces Cole Skuse because of an injury.
    • 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 25': Alex Hunt (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 25': Foul by Arthur Read (Colchester United).
    • 28': Dangerous play by Arthur Read (Colchester United).
    • 28': Danny Amos (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Niall Maher (Grimsby Town).
    • 31': John Akinde (Colchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Fiacre Kelleher (Colchester United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Connor Wood with a cross.
    • 32': Goal! Grimsby Town 0, Colchester United 1. Tom Hopper (Colchester United) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fiacre Kelleher following a set piece situation.
    • 33': Alex Hunt (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 33': Foul by Connor Wood (Colchester United).
    • 34': Corner, Grimsby Town. Conceded by Tom Hopper.
    • 35': Attempt blocked. Michee Efete (Grimsby Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 35': Attempt blocked. George Lloyd (Grimsby Town) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Michee Efete (Grimsby Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
    • 36': Foul by John Akinde (Colchester United).
    • 36': Niall Maher (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Foul by John McAtee (Grimsby Town).
    • 36': Matt Jay (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 38': Attempt saved. Matt Jay (Colchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Arthur Read.
    • 38': Foul by Tom Hopper (Colchester United).
    • 38': Joshua Emmanuel (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Joshua Emmanuel (Grimsby Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by John McAtee.
    • 44': Hand ball by John Akinde (Colchester United).
    • 45': Arthur Read (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45': Foul by Luke Waterfall (Grimsby Town).
    • 45': Luke Waterfall (Grimsby Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Harry Clifton (Grimsby Town) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joshua Emmanuel.
    • 45'+4': Foul by Connor Wood (Colchester United).
    • 45'+4': Joshua Emmanuel (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+4': Connor Wood (Colchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, Grimsby Town 0, Colchester United 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Grimsby Town 0, Colchester United 1.
    • 45': Substitution, Grimsby Town. Danilo Orsi replaces Alex Hunt.
    • 48': Foul by Tom Hopper (Colchester United).
    • 48': Michee Efete (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Danilo Orsi (Grimsby Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Clifton.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Danilo Orsi (Grimsby Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Danny Amos with a cross.
    • 58': Foul by Ossama Ashley (Colchester United).
    • 58': John McAtee (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 59': Attempt missed. John McAtee (Grimsby Town) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Niall Maher with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 62': Arthur Read (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Foul by Niall Maher (Grimsby Town).
    • 63': Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Michee Efete.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Fiacre Kelleher (Colchester United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Connor Wood with a cross following a corner.
    • 65': Substitution, Colchester United. Noah Chilvers replaces Matt Jay.
    • 65': Substitution, Colchester United. Kwesi Appiah replaces John Akinde.
    • 68': Corner, Grimsby Town. Conceded by Fiacre Kelleher.
    • 70': Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Joshua Emmanuel.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Noah Chilvers (Colchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kwesi Appiah.
    • 73': Fiacre Kelleher (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Foul by George Lloyd (Grimsby Town).
    • 75': Substitution, Grimsby Town. Gavan Holohan replaces Joshua Emmanuel.
    • 75': Substitution, Grimsby Town. Thomas Dickson-Peters replaces George Lloyd.
    • 75': Substitution, Grimsby Town. Stephen Wearne replaces John McAtee.
    • 75': Substitution, Grimsby Town. Mikey O'Neill replaces Bryn Morris.
    • 77': Hand ball by Danilo Orsi (Grimsby Town).
    • 78': Kieran O'Hara (Colchester United) is shown the yellow card.
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Stephen Wearne (Grimsby Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gavan Holohan.
    • 80': Substitution, Colchester United. Samson Tovide replaces Tom Hopper.
    • 81': Foul by Junior Tchamadeu (Colchester United).
    • 81': Harry Clifton (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Delay in match because of an injury Noah Chilvers (Colchester United).
    • 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Kwesi Appiah (Colchester United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Arthur Read.
    • 89': Foul by Harry Clifton (Grimsby Town).
    • 89': Noah Chilvers (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Niall Maher (Grimsby Town).
    • 90'+1': Samson Tovide (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Grimsby Town 0, Colchester United 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Grimsby Town 0, Colchester United 1.

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Two

    Venue: Blundell Park
    Location: Grimsby, England
    Attendance: 6,462

    EFL League Two Table

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

    Line-Ups

    GRI Grimsby Town (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    1 Max Crocombe (GK)
    6 Luke Waterfall Yellow Card
    31 Niall Maher
    2 Michee Efete
    17 Bryn Morris
    15 Harry Clifton
    16 Alex Hunt
    22 Danny Amos
    7 Joshua Emmanuel
    9 George Lloyd
    10 John Mcatee
    Grimsby Town Substitutes:
    Gavan Holohan, Danilo Orsi-Dadomo, Anthony Driscoll-Glennon, Mikey O'Neill, Thomas Dickson-Peters, Andy Smith, Stephen Wearne.

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

    No. Name
    13 Kieran O'Hara (GK) Yellow Card
    15 Fiacre Kelleher
    29 Connor Hall
    4 Luke Chambers
    17 Ossama Ashley
    8 Cole Skuse
    20 Matt Jay
    23 Connor Wood Yellow Card
    22 Junior Tchamadeu
    24 John Akinde
    25 Tom Hopper
    Colchester United Substitutes:
    Noah Chilvers, Sam Hornby, William Greenidge, Arthur Read, Kwesi Appiah, Alex Newby, Samson Tovide.

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