Match Report
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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Colchester Community Stadium where Colchester United play host to Stockport County. A crowd of 17,523 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Colchester United and Stockport County are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Gary James.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Colchester United and Stockport County are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Gary James.
0.00
0-0Stockport County start the match!
2.15
0-1Franceco Foggia makes a beautiful solo run. Franceco Foggia runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Franceco Foggia makes a probing pass between the defence to João Osorio. João Osorio rockets a shot on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
6.04
0-1Marcel Bischoff knocks the ball to his team mate, Darius Thompson. Darius Thompson plays the ball forward to Brendan Owen. Brendan Owen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
8.42
0-1Sjaak Leiwakabessy barges into Brendan Owen. Sjaak Leiwakabessy is warned by the referee! Brendan Owen hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
9.27
Benedetto Galli chips the ball to his team mate, Liam Winterburn. Liam Winterburn makes a probing pass to Brendan Owen. Brendan Owen runs straight at the defence! Brendan Owen muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Colchester United!
12.03
1-1Torsten Völler threads the ball through to Jørgen Hakansson. Jørgen Hakansson shoots from 25 yards. Solid save from Louis Toursel. What a great pair of hands!
18.18
1-1Anthony Etherington knocks the ball to his team mate, João Osorio. João Osorio knocks in a cross ball towards Jørgen Hakansson. Jørgen Hakansson makes a deft header but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
20.55
Darius Thompson changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Darius Thompson knocks in a cross ball towards Craig Davies. Craig Davies is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous save!
21.30
1-1Benedetto Galli comes in with a late challenge on Jørgen Hakansson. The referee calls over Benedetto Galli and shows him a yellow card! Jørgen Hakansson carries on, but is struggling a bit.
22.31
Marcel Bischoff hits a low pass to Liam Winterburn. Liam Winterburn passes the ball forward to Craig Davies. Craig Davies skips past Tomek Joswiak! Craig Davies takes a shot at goal but is denied by Vito Colasante. Excellent save.
26.24
Liam Winterburn surges forward with the ball. Liam Winterburn shoots from 25 yards but somehow Vito Colasante manages to keep it out.
27.35
Tomek Joswiak deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Panagiotis Tsigos. Panagiotis Tsigos knocks the ball forward to Jørgen Hakansson. Jørgen Hakansson knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Marcel Bischoff.
28.54
Colin Bailey flicks a high ball forward to Liam Winterburn who takes it down. Liam Winterburn makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Brendan Owen. Brendan Owen knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Sjaak Leiwakabessy.
32.37
Torsten Völler makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jørgen Hakansson. Jørgen Hakansson shoots from long range. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Good keeping!
33.11
Darius Thompson sees Brendan Owen in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Brendan Owen knocks in a cross ball towards Sieme Gentile. Sieme Gentile makes a deft header but it misses the target by a large margin!
34.33
Franceco Foggia runs forward with the ball. Franceco Foggia makes a probing pass to Jørgen Hakansson. Jørgen Hakansson plays a scrappy one-two with João Osorio and advances towards the goal... Jørgen Hakansson takes a shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Quality keeping!
36.13
Panagiotis Tsigos flicks a high pass forward. João Osorio controls it well on his chest. João Osorio knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Colin Bailey.
42.22
1-1Torsten Völler flicks a high pass forward. João Osorio comfortably collects the pass. João Osorio threads the ball through to Jørgen Hakansson but he's offside!
44.14
Marcel Bischoff flicks the ball to his team mate, Liam Winterburn. Liam Winterburn flicks a high pass forward to Brendan Owen who brings the ball neatly under control. Brendan Owen shoots from outside the area but it whistles just wide of the post!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Colchester United appear unchanged since the first half. Stockport County also appear unchanged since the first half. The Colchester United players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
The second half starts with Colchester United kicking off!
48.32
Darius Thompson flicks a high pass forward. Craig Davies controls it well on his chest. Craig Davies knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
49.20
Liam Winterburn runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Liam Winterburn sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
51.38
Darius Thompson flicks a high pass forward. Brendan Owen controls it well on his chest. Brendan Owen shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
55.36
Anthony Etherington clumsily knocks into Liam Winterburn. Anthony Etherington is shown the yellow card! Liam Winterburn carries on, but is struggling a bit.
59.03
Eddie Impey flicks a high pass forward. Sieme Gentile controls it well on his chest. Sieme Gentile sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Vito Colasante manages to keep it out.
60.49
1-1Stockport County have made 3 substitutions with Ivan Pastor replacing Panagiotis Tsigos, Fatik Kasmi replacing Duccio Carnasciali and Craig Simonsen replacing Kurt Denneboom .
61.53
Ivan Pastor laces a weighted ball forward to Craig Simonsen. Craig Simonsen finds some space and shoots from distance. Craig Simonsen scores for Stockport County!!
73.08
1-2The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
81.53
Michael Gower knocks the ball forward to Brendan Owen. Brendan Owen controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies well off target!
84.43
Torsten Völler makes a simple pass to Craig Simonsen. Craig Simonsen threads the ball through to Jørgen Hakansson but he's offside!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
6
5
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
47.1%
52.9%
Play Area
27.6%
43.7%
28.7%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to João Osorio of Stockport County |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Louis Toursel (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Marcel Bischoff (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Benedetto Galli (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 4. | Colin Bailey (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Eddie Impey (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Darius Thompson (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Liam Winterburn (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Michael Gower (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Brendan Owen (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 10. | Craig Davies (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Sieme Gentile (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | David Newton (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Isaiah Bastin (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Michael Blatsis (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Vito Colasante (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Sjaak Leiwakabessy (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Tomek Joswiak (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Franceco Foggia (DEF) | 8 | |
| 5. | Panagiotis Tsigos (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Torsten Völler (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Anthony Etherington (MID) | | 5 |
| 8. | Duccio Carnasciali (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Jørgen Hakansson (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Kurt Denneboom (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | João Osorio (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Ivan Pastor (MID) | 7 | |
| 13. | Fatik Kasmi (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Craig Simonsen (ATT) | | 8 |