Match Report


Colchester UnitedColchester United     SouthamptonSouthampton
Jeremy SmithJeremy Smith Computer Player Computer Player
Louis TourselL. Toursel73
G
1
G
74Andreas IsakssonA. Isaksson
Marcel BischoffM. Bischoff71
D
2
D
75Roberto MuzziR. Muzzi
Benedetto GalliB. Galli74
D
captain3
D
72Malte SchellM. Schell
Cristiano JesusC. Jesus72
D
4
D
67Graham BarrettG. Barrett
Adam MortensenA. Mortensen64
M
5
M
74Giulliano HilgerinkG. Hilgerink
Darius ThompsonD. Thompson62
M
6
M
72Philippe BeyeP. Beye
Emile ShearerE. Shearer79
M
7captain
M
70Jamal StamJ. Stam
Michael GowerM. Gower67
M
8
M
68Matthew TaylorM. Taylor
Michael BlatsisM. Blatsis65
A
9
A
73Alex ElliottA. Elliott
Craig DaviesC. Davies72
A
10
A
70Diego ZitelliD. Zitelli
Sieme GentileS. Gentile70
A
11
A
68Chris CharltonC. Charlton
 
David NewtonD. Newton39
G
12
A
67Kai HeiserK. Heiser
Isaiah BastinI. Bastin34
D
13
M
66Harry JohnsonH. Johnson
Brendan OwenB. Owen61
A
14
D
64Patrick PottsP. Potts

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Colchester Community Stadium where Colchester United play host to Southampton. A crowd of 16,543 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Colchester United and Southampton are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Gary James.


0.00
The whistle blows and Colchester United get the match underway!
2.44
Matthew Taylor sees Alex Elliott in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alex Elliott knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Marcel Bischoff.
3.17
Darius Thompson comes in with a late challenge on Jamal Stam. Darius Thompson is warned by the referee! Jamal Stam hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
4.17
Darius Thompson threads a neat ball through to Michael Blatsis. Michael Blatsis whips in a cross ball towards Sieme Gentile. Sieme Gentile rises majestically and gets a header on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
9.55
Marcel Bischoff makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Emile Shearer. Emile Shearer sees Michael Blatsis in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Michael Blatsis lofts in a cross ball towards Craig Davies. Craig Davies makes a convincing header but it is miles over!
10.26
Roberto Muzzi decides to run forward with the ball. Roberto Muzzi flicks a high ball forward to Chris Charlton who takes it down. Chris Charlton skips past Cristiano Jesus! Chris Charlton comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but is denied by Louis Toursel. Excellent save.
12.42
Michael Gower flicks a high pass forward. Sieme Gentile controls it well on his chest. Sieme Gentile shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
14.28
Emile Shearer changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Emile Shearer knocks in a cross ball towards Craig Davies. Craig Davies connects with a diving header but it is miles over!
16.30
Graham Barrett clumsily knocks into Sieme Gentile. The referee warns Graham Barrett to calm down! Sieme Gentile carries on, but is struggling a bit.
20.10
Philippe Beye flicks a high pass forward. Diego Zitelli controls it well on his chest. Diego Zitelli makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Chris Charlton but he's offside!
24.33
Roberto Muzzi threads a neat ball through to Philippe Beye. Philippe Beye flicks a high pass forward. Chris Charlton controls it well on his chest. Chris Charlton knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Benedetto Galli.
33.23
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
34.30
Darius Thompson clumsily knocks into Jamal Stam. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jamal Stam stretches but gets up unharmed.
38.53
Marcel Bischoff decides to run forward with the ball. Marcel Bischoff makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Michael Blatsis. Michael Blatsis knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Graham Barrett.
39.07
Jamal Stam hits a low pass to Chris Charlton. Chris Charlton shoots from 25 yards but it's a woeful effort!
42.32
Seeing a gap ahead, Malte Schell plays the ball forward to Matthew Taylor. Matthew Taylor controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Chris Charlton. Chris Charlton cuts inside the box! Chris Charlton rockets a shot on goal. Magnificent save by Louis Toursel!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Colchester United appear unchanged since the first half. Southampton also appear unchanged since the first half. The Southampton players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Southampton kick off and get the second half underway!
54.31
Matthew Taylor comes in with a late challenge on Adam Mortensen. The referee brings Matthew Taylor to one side and gives him a warning! Adam Mortensen stretches but gets up unharmed.
59.43
Adam Mortensen threads the ball through to Michael Blatsis. Michael Blatsis knocks in a cross ball towards Craig Davies. Craig Davies powers a header at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
60.38
Matthew Taylor flicks a high pass forward. Alex Elliott controls it well on his chest. Alex Elliott knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Marcel Bischoff.
67.08
Malte Schell barges into Craig Davies. Malte Schell is warned by the referee! Craig Davies grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
69.29
Jamal Stam kicks a strong pass forward to Alex Elliott. Alex Elliott lofts in a cross ball towards Chris Charlton. Chris Charlton gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it's drastically wayward!
73.33
Philippe Beye makes a simple pass to Chris Charlton. Chris Charlton shoots from 25 yards. It's miles wide!
75.38
Marcel Bischoff threads a neat ball through to Darius Thompson. Darius Thompson flicks the ball to his team mate, Michael Blatsis. Michael Blatsis controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
77.57
Southampton have made 3 substitutions with Kai Heiser replacing Graham Barrett, Harry Johnson replacing Philippe Beye and Patrick Potts replacing Alex Elliott .
84.17
Malte Schell flicks a high pass forward to Harry Johnson who brings the ball under control. Harry Johnson flicks the ball to his team mate, Patrick Potts. Patrick Potts shoots from long range but it flies just off target!
87.36
Roberto Muzzi flicks a high pass forward. Harry Johnson holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Harry Johnson threads a neat ball through to Patrick Potts. Patrick Potts makes a simple pass, allowing Chris Charlton to run into the box. Chris Charlton tries a spectacular strike. It curls slightly but Louis Toursel manages to gather it.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Colchester United

Southampton
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
1
3
Shots off Target
5
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
46.8%
53.2%
Play Area
29.9%
46.8%
23.4%

Scorers
Sieme Gentile 4

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Sieme Gentile of Colchester United

Match Ratings
1.Louis Toursel (GK)
8
2.Marcel Bischoff (DEF)
9
3.Benedetto Galli (DEF)
6
4.Cristiano Jesus (DEF)
6
5.Adam Mortensen (MID)
6
6.Darius Thompson (MID)yellow card
6
7.Emile Shearer (MID)
7
8.Michael Gower (MID)
6
9.Michael Blatsis (ATT)
8
10.Craig Davies (ATT)
6
11.Sieme Gentile (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.David Newton (GK)
0
13.Isaiah Bastin (DEF)
0
14.Brendan Owen (ATT)
0

1.Andreas Isaksson (GK)
6
2.Roberto Muzzi (DEF)
7
3.Malte Schell (DEF)
6
4.Graham Barrett (DEF)
6
5.Giulliano Hilgerink (MID)
6
6.Philippe Beye (MID)
7
7.Jamal Stam (MID)
6
8.Matthew Taylor (MID)
6
9.Alex Elliott (ATT)
6
10.Diego Zitelli (ATT)
6
11.Chris Charlton (ATT)
8
 
12.Kai Heiser (ATT)
6
13.Harry Johnson (MID)
6
14.Patrick Potts (DEF)
6