Morecambe vs Colchester United, 2023-24 English League Two, Regular Season

· English League Two
Morecambe
    FT
    0 - 1
    Colchester United
    • 27': Arthur Read

    About

    Morecambe are hosting Colchester United at Mazuma Mobile Stadium, Blackpool, 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.
    • 1': Charlie Brown (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 1': Foul by Ellis Iandolo (Colchester United).
    • 4': Foul by Riley Harbottle (Colchester United).
    • 4': Jordan Slew (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 7': Corner, Morecambe. Conceded by Tom Hopper.
    • 7': Attempt blocked. Jacob Bedeau (Morecambe) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Charlie Brown with a cross.
    • 7': Attempt missed. Jake Taylor (Morecambe) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
    • 7': Delay in match because of an injury Riley Harbottle (Colchester United).
    • 9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 9': Foul by Charlie Brown (Morecambe).
    • 9': Tom Hopper (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Tom Hopper (Colchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cameron McGeehan.
    • 13': Attempt blocked. Noah Chilvers (Colchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jayden Richardson with a cross.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Jayden Fevrier (Colchester United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left.
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Alistair Smith (Colchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jayden Fevrier with a cross.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Cameron McGeehan (Colchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
    • 15': Delay in match because of an injury Noah Chilvers (Colchester United).
    • 15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 16': Foul by Gerard Garner (Morecambe).
    • 16': Riley Harbottle (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Charlie Brown.
    • 18': Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Yann Songo'o.
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Cameron McGeehan (Colchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Noah Chilvers.
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Tom Hopper (Colchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 22': Foul by Noah Chilvers (Colchester United).
    • 22': Jake Taylor (Morecambe) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Jake Taylor (Morecambe) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
    • 24': Foul by Kayden Harrack (Morecambe).
    • 24': Jayden Fevrier (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 24': Kayden Harrack (Morecambe) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 26': Alistair Smith (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 26': Foul by Jacob Bedeau (Morecambe).
    • 27': Goal! Morecambe 0, Colchester United 1. Arthur Read (Colchester United) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
    • 28': Offside, Morecambe. Gerard Garner is caught offside.
    • 29': Offside, Colchester United. Cameron McGeehan is caught offside.
    • 31': Foul by Noah Chilvers (Colchester United).
    • 31': Jake Taylor (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Corner, Morecambe. Conceded by Riley Harbottle.
    • 36': Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Farrend Rawson.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Ellis Iandolo (Colchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 37': Delay in match (Colchester United).
    • 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Arthur Read (Colchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alistair Smith.
    • 41': Foul by Riley Harbottle (Colchester United).
    • 41': Jake Taylor (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 42': Delay in match because of an injury Jayden Fevrier (Colchester United).
    • 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Joe Adams (Morecambe) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Cameron McGeehan (Colchester United) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jayden Fevrier.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Alistair Smith (Colchester United).
    • 45'+2': Jordan Slew (Morecambe) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Morecambe 0, Colchester United 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Morecambe 0, Colchester United 1.
    • 45': Substitution, Morecambe. Brandon Barker replaces Jordan Slew.
    • 46': Penalty Morecambe. Jake Taylor draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 46': Penalty conceded by Riley Harbottle (Colchester United) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 47': Penalty saved. Gerard Garner (Morecambe) left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 48': Hand ball by Charlie Brown (Morecambe).
    • 50': Offside, Colchester United. Jayden Richardson is caught offside.
    • 52': Offside, Colchester United. Jayden Fevrier is caught offside.
    • 53': Corner, Morecambe. Conceded by Arthur Read.
    • 54': Offside, Morecambe. Farrend Rawson is caught offside.
    • 57': Attempt saved. Arthur Read (Colchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jayden Fevrier.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Noah Chilvers (Colchester United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 60': Substitution, Morecambe. Max Melbourne replaces Yann Songo'o.
    • 60': Substitution, Morecambe. David Tutonda replaces Kayden Harrack.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Jayden Fevrier (Colchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ellis Iandolo.
    • 61': Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Farrend Rawson.
    • 62': Substitution, Colchester United. Conor Wilkinson replaces Noah Chilvers.
    • 64': Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Chris Stokes.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Conor Wilkinson (Colchester United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alistair Smith.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Alistair Smith (Colchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor Wilkinson.
    • 72': Substitution, Colchester United. Harry Anderson replaces Jayden Fevrier.
    • 72': Substitution, Colchester United. Tom Dallison-Lisbon replaces Riley Harbottle.
    • 73': Cameron McGeehan (Colchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 73': Foul by Farrend Rawson (Morecambe).
    • 73': Delay in match because of an injury Cameron McGeehan (Colchester United).
    • 74': Conor Wilkinson (Colchester United) is shown the yellow card.
    • 74': Farrend Rawson (Morecambe) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Alistair Smith (Colchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 77': Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Joe Adams.
    • 78': Archie Mair (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Foul by Harry Anderson (Colchester United).
    • 78': Attempt missed. Brandon Barker (Morecambe) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 80': Foul by Tom Dallison-Lisbon (Colchester United).
    • 80': Gerard Garner (Morecambe) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 80': Tom Dallison-Lisbon (Colchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Farrend Rawson (Morecambe) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jake Taylor with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 83': Offside, Morecambe. Gerard Garner is caught offside.
    • 84': Substitution, Morecambe. Saul Fox replaces Gerard Garner.
    • 84': Substitution, Morecambe. Cammy Smith replaces Joe Adams.
    • 86': Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Jacob Bedeau.
    • 87': Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Archie Mair.
    • 88': Substitution, Colchester United. Matt Jay replaces Cameron McGeehan.
    • 88': Substitution, Colchester United. John Akinde replaces Tom Hopper.
    • 89': Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Jacob Bedeau.
    • 89': Chris Stokes (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Foul by John Akinde (Colchester United).
    • 90': Attempt missed. Jacob Bedeau (Morecambe) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Cammy Smith with a cross.
    • 90'+3': Offside, Colchester United. Conor Wilkinson is caught offside.
    • 90'+5': Offside, Morecambe. Farrend Rawson is caught offside.
    • 90'+7': Alistair Smith (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+7': Foul by Jacob Bedeau (Morecambe).
    • 90'+7': Jacob Bedeau (Morecambe) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+8': Cammy Smith (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+8': Foul by John Akinde (Colchester United).
    • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Morecambe 0, Colchester United 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Morecambe 0, Colchester United 1.

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Two

    Venue: Mazuma Mobile Stadium
    Location: Blackpool, England
    Attendance: 3,383

    EFL League Two Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Swindon Town 16 +6 30
    2 Walsall 16 +6 29
    3 Milton Keynes Dons 16 +14 28
    4 Notts County 16 +11 28
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    MOR Morecambe (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    30 Archie Mair (GK)
    15 Chris Stokes
    5 Farrend Rawson Yellow Card
    4 Jacob Bedeau Yellow Card
    22 Kayden Harrack Yellow Card
    8 Joe Adams
    18 Jake Taylor
    6 Yann Songo'o
    9 Gerard Garner
    14 Jordan Slew
    20 Charlie Brown
    Morecambe Substitutes:
    Max Melbourne, Brandon Barker, Oscar Threlkeld, David Tutonda, Cameron Smith, Adam Smith, Saul Fox.

    COL Colchester United (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    1 Owen Goodman (GK)
    5 Connor Hall
    3 Ellis Iandolo
    22 Riley Harbottle
    13 Cameron McGeehan
    27 Alistair Smith
    16 Arthur Read
    26 Jayden Richardson
    14 Tom Hopper
    42 Jayden Fevrier
    10 Noah Chilvers
    Colchester United Substitutes:
    Sam Hornby, Owura Edwards, Harry Anderson, John Akinde, Thomas Dallison-Lisbon, Matt Jay, Conor Wilkinson.

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