Match Report


Colchester UnitedColchester United     Stoke CityStoke City
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Carl DichioC. Dichio71
G
1
G
59John VenusJ. Venus
Kelvin BoertienK. Boertien63
D
2
D
70Christian LindnerC. Lindner
Ian ThomsonI. Thomson57
D
captain3captain
D
65Alioune MarletA. Marlet
Rafael BentoR. Bento52
D
4
D
64James GrayJ. Gray
Luke GuppyL. Guppy61
M
5
M
67Sven FrommS. Fromm
Steve LawrenceS. Lawrence60
M
6
M
56Mick KasperM. Kasper
Brian StewartB. Stewart56
M
7
M
54Matthias MorlockM. Morlock
Paul HuckerbyP. Huckerby54
M
8
M
53Gary PeckhamG. Peckham
Dion ThirlwellD. Thirlwell63
A
9
A
63Nwankwo GreavesN. Greaves
Julian GaladamesJ. Galadames61
A
10
A
58Simon HenryS. Henry
Edgar QuaresmaE. Quaresma57
A
11
A
54Alfred CharltonA. Charlton
 
Nick KahnN. Kahn64
G
12
D
63Anthony PallisterA. Pallister
Wes YoudsW. Youds55
G
13
D
59Henry FletcherH. Fletcher
Kemal BenaliK. Benali52
G
14
D
57Ruben TeixeiraR. Teixeira

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Colchester Community Stadium where Colchester United play host to Stoke City. A crowd of 8,667 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Colchester United and Stoke City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Alan Cole.


0.00
The first half starts with Stoke City kicking off!
2.16
Brian Stewart flicks a high ball forward to Julian Galadames who takes it down. Julian Galadames skips past Christian Lindner! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Julian Galadames provides some space. He rifles a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but John Venus easily smothers it!
6.42
Brian Stewart deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dion Thirlwell. Dion Thirlwell knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Christian Lindner.
14.02
Brian Stewart threads a neat ball through to Edgar Quaresma. Edgar Quaresma passes the ball forward but Julian Galadames is offside!
21.33
Brian Stewart flicks the ball to his team mate, Julian Galadames. Julian Galadames shoots from outside the area. The keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
26.06
Christian Lindner threads a neat ball through to Gary Peckham. Gary Peckham changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Gary Peckham knocks in a cross ball towards Nwankwo Greaves. Nwankwo Greaves finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
34.51
Steve Lawrence flicks a high pass forward to Edgar Quaresma who brings the ball under control. Edgar Quaresma lofts in a cross ball towards Julian Galadames. Julian Galadames outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
36.10
Kelvin Boertien plays the ball forward to Brian Stewart. Brian Stewart makes a beautiful solo run. Brian Stewart controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
45.00
Mick Kasper sees a break and surges forward. Mick Kasper puts a great ball through. Simon Henry runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Colchester United appear unchanged since the first half. Stoke City 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
Colchester United kick off the second half!
47.21
Brian Stewart knocks the ball to his team mate, Julian Galadames. Julian Galadames shoots from outside the area. The keeper, John Venus, sees it late!! Goal for Colchester United!
54.52
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
57.13
Luke Guppy flicks a high pass forward. Julian Galadames controls it well on his chest. Julian Galadames shoots from distance but it's a lousy effort!
65.20
With imagination, Sven Fromm plays the ball forward to Simon Henry. Simon Henry chips the ball to his team mate, Alfred Charlton. Alfred Charlton side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Carl Dichio with no chance!! Goal for Stoke City!
77.43
Colchester United have made a substitution with Kemal Benali replacing Luke Guppy .
79.33
Steve Lawrence flicks a high pass forward. Julian Galadames collects the pass. Julian Galadames sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
81.36
Sven Fromm knocks the ball forward to Nwankwo Greaves. Nwankwo Greaves shoots from 20 yards. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Stoke City!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Colchester United

Stoke City
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
4
0
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50.9%
49.1%
Play Area
22.6%
54.7%
22.6%

Scorers
Julian Galadames 47
Nwankwo Greaves 26, 81
Alfred Charlton 65

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nwankwo Greaves of Stoke City

Match Ratings
1.Carl Dichio (GK)
6
2.Kelvin Boertien (DEF)
6
3.Ian Thomson (DEF)
6
4.Rafael Bento (DEF)
6
5.Luke Guppy (MID)
6
6.Steve Lawrence (MID)
6
7.Brian Stewart (MID)
7
8.Paul Huckerby (MID)
6
9.Dion Thirlwell (ATT)
6
10.Julian Galadames (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Edgar Quaresma (ATT)
6
 
12.Nick Kahn (GK)
0
13.Wes Youds (GK)
0
14.Kemal Benali (GK)
6

1.John Venus (GK)
6
2.Christian Lindner (DEF)
6
3.Alioune Marlet (DEF)
6
4.James Gray (DEF)
6
5.Sven Fromm (MID)
7
6.Mick Kasper (MID)
6
7.Matthias Morlock (MID)
6
8.Gary Peckham (MID)
7
9.Nwankwo Greaves (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Simon Henry (ATT)
6
11.Alfred Charlton (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Anthony Pallister (DEF)
0
13.Henry Fletcher (DEF)
0
14.Ruben Teixeira (DEF)
0