Match Report


West Ham UnitedWest Ham United     Colchester UnitedColchester United
Dave WestonDave Weston Jeremy Smith Jeremy Smith
Vegard JohnsenV. Johnsen79
G
1
G
73Louis TourselL. Toursel
Alex CollinsA. Collins79
D
2
D
71Marcel BischoffM. Bischoff
Shaun WardS. Ward76
D
3captain
D
69Colin BaileyC. Bailey
Meziane RamdaniM. Ramdani79
D
captain4
D
72Cristiano JesusC. Jesus
Pedro CastilloP. Castillo78
D
5
M
73Eddie ImpeyE. Impey
Bill PhilipsB. Philips78
M
6
M
65Liam WinterburnL. Winterburn
Brendan McgovernB. Mcgovern71
M
7
M
69Massimiliano FranchiM. Franchi
Scott PearsonS. Pearson79
M
8
M
79Emile ShearerE. Shearer
Ralph MooreR. Moore82
A
9
A
65Michael BlatsisM. Blatsis
Robert MowbrayR. Mowbray80
A
10
A
61Brendan OwenB. Owen
Alfredo MoyaA. Moya79
A
11
A
63David MorabitoD. Morabito
 
Clifton TierneyC. Tierney78
A
12
G
39David NewtonD. Newton
Neves Capucho CribariN. Cribari78
A
13
D
34Isaiah BastinI. Bastin
Darren BoatengD. Boateng76
A
14
A
72Craig DaviesC. Davies

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at London Stadium where West Ham United play host to Colchester United. A crowd of 16,985 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
West Ham United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Colchester United appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Peter Monk.


0.00
West Ham United get the match underway!
2.08
Colin Bailey flicks a high pass forward. Eddie Impey holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Eddie Impey sees Michael Blatsis in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Michael Blatsis knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Meziane Ramdani.
3.54
Scott Pearson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Robert Mowbray. Robert Mowbray plays a quick one-two with Alfredo Moya and rushes in on goal... Robert Mowbray tries a spectacular strike but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
4.40
With a delightful solo run, Eddie Impey stretches the opposition's defence. Eddie Impey knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Vegard Johnsen who gathers it comfortably.
6.31
Meziane Ramdani threads the ball through to Scott Pearson. Scott Pearson flicks a high pass forward. Alfredo Moya controls it well on his chest. Alfredo Moya finds some space and shoots from distance. Louis Toursel gets down and covers it.
9.05
Brendan Mcgovern threads a neat ball through to Alfredo Moya. Alfredo Moya plays a one-two with Ralph Moore and rushes in on goal... Alfredo Moya rockets a shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Alfredo Moya!
14.03
Scott Pearson hits a low pass to Alfredo Moya. Alfredo Moya tries a spectacular long range effort but is denied by Louis Toursel. Excellent save.
20.10
Eddie Impey knocks the ball to his team mate, Brendan Owen. Brendan Owen knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Vegard Johnsen who gathers it comfortably.
21.19
Massimiliano Franchi clumsily knocks into Brendan Mcgovern. Massimiliano Franchi is given a warning by the referee! Brendan Mcgovern stretches but gets up unharmed.
27.14
Scott Pearson flicks a high pass forward to Alfredo Moya who brings the ball under control. Alfredo Moya tries a spectacular long range effort. Superb reactions from Louis Toursel. What a save!
28.27
Pedro Castillo flicks a high ball forward to Bill Philips who takes it down. Bill Philips flicks the ball to his team mate, Alfredo Moya. Alfredo Moya lofts in a cross ball towards Robert Mowbray. Robert Mowbray shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Louis Toursel manages to gather it effortlessly.
32.59
Marcel Bischoff threads the ball through to Emile Shearer. Emile Shearer flicks a high pass forward to David Morabito who brings the ball under control. David Morabito finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
33.39
Pedro Castillo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Brendan Mcgovern. Brendan Mcgovern flicks a high pass forward. Robert Mowbray controls it well on his chest. Robert Mowbray tries a spectacular long range effort but it whistles just wide of the post!
34.42
With some swift thinking, Eddie Impey plays the ball forward to Michael Blatsis. Michael Blatsis lofts in a cross ball towards Brendan Owen. Brendan Owen jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
36.29
Shaun Ward passes the ball forward to Bill Philips. Bill Philips deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Robert Mowbray. Robert Mowbray deftly passes the ball to Ralph Moore, releasing him through on goal. Ralph Moore strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but somehow Louis Toursel manages to keep it out.
40.28
Brendan Mcgovern flicks the ball to his team mate, Robert Mowbray. Robert Mowbray kicks a strong pass forward to Alfredo Moya but the referee indicates it's offside!
42.29
Marcel Bischoff clumsily knocks into Robert Mowbray. Marcel Bischoff is shown the yellow card! Robert Mowbray hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
Emile Shearer flicks a high ball forward to David Morabito who takes it down. David Morabito shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
Colchester United kick off the second half!
48.15
Pedro Castillo surges forward with the ball. Pedro Castillo kicks a strong pass forward to Alfredo Moya. Alfredo Moya makes a probing pass to Robert Mowbray but he's offside!
53.11
Massimiliano Franchi makes a probing pass to David Morabito. David Morabito knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Pedro Castillo.
54.31
Liam Winterburn threads a neat ball through to Michael Blatsis. Michael Blatsis controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent keeping!
57.05
Liam Winterburn clumsily knocks into Brendan Mcgovern. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Brendan Mcgovern gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
60.16
Liam Winterburn kicks a strong pass forward to Michael Blatsis. Michael Blatsis whips in a cross ball towards David Morabito. David Morabito makes a convincing header. Fantastic reaction save from Vegard Johnsen!
65.33
Liam Winterburn makes a probing pass to Michael Blatsis. Michael Blatsis tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
71.20
Cristiano Jesus barges into Robert Mowbray. Cristiano Jesus is warned by the referee! Robert Mowbray stretches but gets up unharmed.
73.44
Shaun Ward sees a break and surges forward. Shaun Ward passes the ball forward to Ralph Moore. Ralph Moore advances inside the box! Ralph Moore cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Ralph Moore scores for West Ham United!!
77.37
West Ham United have made 3 substitutions with Clifton Tierney replacing Ralph Moore, Neves Capucho Cribari replacing Alfredo Moya and Darren Boateng replacing Robert Mowbray .
78.38
Shaun Ward chips the ball to his team mate, Bill Philips. Bill Philips makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Clifton Tierney. Clifton Tierney lofts in a cross ball towards Darren Boateng. With a superhuman jump, Darren Boateng connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The keeper is on top of it. Good save!
85.40
Brendan Mcgovern surges forward with the ball. Brendan Mcgovern plays a quick one-two with Neves Capucho Cribari and rushes in on goal... Brendan Mcgovern muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Louis Toursel with no chance!! Goal for West Ham United!
89.37
Bill Philips hacks Massimiliano Franchi from behind! Bill Philips is shown the yellow card! Massimiliano Franchi runs off the knock.
90.00
West Ham United are in full control of this game.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

West Ham United

Colchester United
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
9
2
Shots off Target
2
4
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
1
4
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
58.8%
41.2%
Play Area
26.2%
47.5%
26.2%

Scorers
Alfredo Moya 9
Ralph Moore 73
Brendan Mcgovern 85

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Brendan Mcgovern of West Ham United

Match Ratings
1.Vegard Johnsen (GK)
6
2.Alex Collins (DEF)
6
3.Shaun Ward (DEF)
7
4.Meziane Ramdani (DEF)
6
5.Pedro Castillo (DEF)
7
6.Bill Philips (MID)yellow card
6
7.Brendan Mcgovern (MID)goal scored
9
8.Scott Pearson (MID)
7
9.Ralph Moore (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Robert Mowbray (ATT)
6
11.Alfredo Moya (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Clifton Tierney (ATT)
6
13.Neves Capucho Cribari (ATT)
6
14.Darren Boateng (ATT)
6

1.Louis Toursel (GK)
8
2.Marcel Bischoff (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Colin Bailey (DEF)
6
4.Cristiano Jesus (DEF)
6
5.Eddie Impey (MID)
6
6.Liam Winterburn (MID)yellow card
6
7.Massimiliano Franchi (MID)
6
8.Emile Shearer (MID)
6
9.Michael Blatsis (ATT)
6
10.Brendan Owen (ATT)
6
11.David Morabito (ATT)
6
 
12.David Newton (GK)
0
13.Isaiah Bastin (DEF)
0
14.Craig Davies (ATT)
0