Match Report


Colchester UnitedColchester United     West Ham UnitedWest Ham United
Jeremy SmithJeremy Smith Dave Weston Dave Weston
Matthias HamannM. Hamann70
G
1
G
79Vegard JohnsenV. Johnsen
Marcel BischoffM. Bischoff72
D
2
D
79Alex CollinsA. Collins
Benedetto GalliB. Galli74
D
captain3captain
D
79Meziane RamdaniM. Ramdani
Cristiano JesusC. Jesus72
D
4
D
78Jody MccannJ. Mccann
Eddie ImpeyE. Impey75
M
5
D
78Pedro CastilloP. Castillo
Abel AlmeidaA. Almeida67
M
6
M
78Bill PhilipsB. Philips
Emile ShearerE. Shearer79
M
7
M
75Colin InglisC. Inglis
Harry KirklandH. Kirkland75
M
8
M
79Scott PearsonS. Pearson
Christian KistnerC. Kistner70
A
9
A
82Ralph MooreR. Moore
Craig DaviesC. Davies72
A
10
A
80Robert MowbrayR. Mowbray
Sieme GentileS. Gentile70
A
11
A
79Alfredo MoyaA. Moya
 
David NewtonD. Newton39
G
12
M
75Steven SheringhamS. Sheringham
Darren MckayD. Mckay69
D
13
A
76Darren BoatengD. Boateng
Brendan OwenB. Owen61
A
14
A
78Neves Capucho CribariN. Cribari

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Colchester Community Stadium where Colchester United play host to West Ham United. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Colchester United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while West Ham United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Steve Armstrong.


0.00
The whistle blows and Colchester United get the match underway!
6.28
Bill Philips darts forward. Bill Philips whips in a cross ball towards Robert Mowbray. Robert Mowbray is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
9.43
Emile Shearer makes a probing pass to Sieme Gentile. Sieme Gentile shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by Vegard Johnsen.
10.32
Emile Shearer takes a quick corner, playing it short to Benedetto Galli. Benedetto Galli takes a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but it is blocked by Meziane Ramdani.
14.37
Abel Almeida makes a simple pass to Christian Kistner. Christian Kistner knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jody Mccann.
24.44
Harry Kirkland knocks the ball forward to Craig Davies. Craig Davies shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
26.32
Jody Mccann boots it upfield. Alfredo Moya tries a spectacular long range effort but Matthias Hamann is on top of his game. Quality keeping!
36.46
Abel Almeida makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sieme Gentile. Sieme Gentile plays a quick one-two with Christian Kistner and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Sieme Gentile provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Vegard Johnsen gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous stop!
38.41
Bill Philips sees Alfredo Moya in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alfredo Moya skips past Cristiano Jesus! Some good footwork from Alfredo Moya provides some space. He shoots at goal but it rises well off target!
39.50
Meziane Ramdani makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Scott Pearson. Scott Pearson flicks a high pass forward to Robert Mowbray who brings the ball under control. Robert Mowbray knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Matthias Hamann who gathers it comfortably.
40.54
Scott Pearson hits a low pass to Ralph Moore. Ralph Moore threads the ball through to Alfredo Moya but he's offside!
44.33
Eddie Impey controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sieme Gentile. Sieme Gentile shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
Craig Davies comes in with a late challenge on Meziane Ramdani. The referee warns Craig Davies to calm down! Meziane Ramdani stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Colchester United appear unchanged since the first half. West Ham United 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
West Ham United kick off and get the second half underway!
47.55
Harry Kirkland comes in with a late challenge on Bill Philips. Harry Kirkland is shown the yellow card! Bill Philips hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
49.17
Cristiano Jesus passes the ball forward to Emile Shearer. Emile Shearer kicks a strong pass forward to Sieme Gentile. Sieme Gentile knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Vegard Johnsen who gathers it comfortably.
51.27
Pedro Castillo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Bill Philips. Bill Philips makes a beautiful solo run. Bill Philips whips in a cross ball towards Alfredo Moya. Alfredo Moya connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's there!! Matthias Hamann has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
55.14
Meziane Ramdani makes a beautiful solo run. Meziane Ramdani flicks the ball to his team mate, Alfredo Moya. Alfredo Moya controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
59.22
Cristiano Jesus makes a strong solo run forward. Cristiano Jesus hits a low pass to Craig Davies. Craig Davies shoots from long range but it is shockingly off target!
60.13
West Ham United have made 2 substitutions with Neves Capucho Cribari replacing Alfredo Moya and Steven Sheringham replacing Colin Inglis .
61.19
Eddie Impey passes the ball forward to Craig Davies. Craig Davies knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
65.03
Abel Almeida passes the ball forward to Craig Davies. Craig Davies shoots from 20 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Well saved!
67.56
Sieme Gentile clumsily knocks into Meziane Ramdani. Sieme Gentile is given a warning by the referee! Meziane Ramdani stretches but gets up unharmed.
69.56
Abel Almeida barges into Steven Sheringham. The referee calls over Abel Almeida and shows him a yellow card! Steven Sheringham stretches but gets up unharmed.
71.44
Scott Pearson passes the ball forward to Neves Capucho Cribari. Neves Capucho Cribari lofts in a cross ball towards Ralph Moore. Ralph Moore outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. What a cracker!! Matthias Hamann had no chance!! Goal for West Ham United!
75.57
Seeing a gap ahead, Steven Sheringham plays the ball forward to Robert Mowbray. Robert Mowbray rushes past Benedetto Galli! Robert Mowbray looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Fantastic reaction save from Matthias Hamann!
77.39
West Ham United have made a substitution with Darren Boateng replacing Ralph Moore .
81.39
Jody Mccann flicks a high pass forward to Scott Pearson who brings the ball under control. Scott Pearson flicks a high pass forward. Darren Boateng collects the pass. Darren Boateng plays a quick one-two with Neves Capucho Cribari and rushes in on goal... Darren Boateng rockets a shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Colchester United

West Ham United
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
4
6
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
4
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
38.9%
61.1%
Play Area
22.2%
41.7%
36.1%

Scorers
Robert Mowbray 6
Alfredo Moya 51
Ralph Moore 71

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Bill Philips of West Ham United

Match Ratings
1.Matthias Hamann (GK)
7
2.Marcel Bischoff (DEF)
6
3.Benedetto Galli (DEF)
6
4.Cristiano Jesus (DEF)
6
5.Eddie Impey (MID)
6
6.Abel Almeida (MID)yellow card
6
7.Emile Shearer (MID)
6
8.Harry Kirkland (MID)yellow card
6
9.Christian Kistner (ATT)
6
10.Craig Davies (ATT)
6
11.Sieme Gentile (ATT)
6
 
12.David Newton (GK)
0
13.Darren Mckay (DEF)
0
14.Brendan Owen (ATT)
0

1.Vegard Johnsen (GK)
7
2.Alex Collins (DEF)
6
3.Meziane Ramdani (DEF)
7
4.Jody Mccann (DEF)
6
5.Pedro Castillo (DEF)
6
6.Bill Philips (MID)
9
7.Colin Inglis (MID)
6
8.Scott Pearson (MID)
7
9.Ralph Moore (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Robert Mowbray (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Alfredo Moya (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Steven Sheringham (MID)
6
13.Darren Boateng (ATT)
6
14.Neves Capucho Cribari (ATT)
7