Match Report


Colchester UnitedColchester United     Sheffield UnitedSheffield United
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Carl DichioC. Dichio71
G
1
G
69Mervin VickersM. Vickers
Kelvin BoertienK. Boertien63
D
2
D
69Mick ArmstrongM. Armstrong
Ian ThomsonI. Thomson57
D
captain3
D
54Trevor StuartT. Stuart
Ronnie RobertsR. Roberts55
D
4
D
49Luke BenjaminL. Benjamin
Luke GuppyL. Guppy61
M
5
M
78Craig GoldbergC. Goldberg
Steve LawrenceS. Lawrence60
M
6captain
M
75Wagneau BérenguerW. Bérenguer
Brian StewartB. Stewart56
M
7
M
70Francis DaviesF. Davies
Paul HuckerbyP. Huckerby54
M
8
M
69Shaun TaylorS. Taylor
Dion ThirlwellD. Thirlwell63
A
9
A
67Albert BravoA. Bravo
Julian GaladamesJ. Galadames61
A
10
A
65David van den BergD. van den Berg
Edgar QuaresmaE. Quaresma57
A
11
A
55Paolo SimonsenP. Simonsen
 
Nick KahnN. Kahn64
G
12
M
58Jason FoxJ. Fox
Wes YoudsW. Youds55
G
13
G
57Leon ScalesL. Scales
Kemal BenaliK. Benali52
G
14
A
51Bill SinclairB. Sinclair

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Colchester Community Stadium where Colchester United play host to Sheffield United. A crowd of 8,210 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Colchester United and Sheffield United are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Les Butt.


0.00
The whistle blows and Sheffield United kick off!
2.55
Brian Stewart hits a low pass to Julian Galadames. Julian Galadames rushes past Mick Armstrong! Julian Galadames tries a spectacular strike but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
3.24
Ronnie Roberts makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Steve Lawrence. Steve Lawrence sees space and advances. Steve Lawrence tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
6.12
Brian Stewart threads a neat ball through to Julian Galadames. Julian Galadames knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
8.53
Mick Armstrong makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Craig Goldberg. Craig Goldberg flicks a high pass forward to Paolo Simonsen who brings the ball under control. Paolo Simonsen whips in a cross ball towards Albert Bravo. Albert Bravo makes a convincing header but it goes wide for a goal kick.
9.11
Luke Guppy sees Dion Thirlwell in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Dion Thirlwell whips in a cross ball towards Edgar Quaresma. Edgar Quaresma knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball comes off Trevor Stuart and the loose ball is cleared up field.
10.02
With vision, Steve Lawrence laces a weighted ball forward to Edgar Quaresma. Edgar Quaresma shoots from long range. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
15.05
From the throw-in, Mick Armstrong picks out Luke Benjamin. Luke Benjamin pushes up the pitch. Luke Benjamin threads a neat ball through to Albert Bravo. Albert Bravo tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
20.54
Ronnie Roberts volleys a long ball forward. Edgar Quaresma shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
24.25
Brian Stewart clumsily knocks into Wagneau Bérenguer. The referee brings Brian Stewart to one side and gives him a warning! Wagneau Bérenguer stretches but gets up unharmed.
27.03
Ronnie Roberts makes a probing pass to Steve Lawrence. Steve Lawrence flicks a high pass forward. Julian Galadames collects the pass. Julian Galadames finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow Mervin Vickers manages to keep it out.
30.23
Ronnie Roberts sees Luke Guppy in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Luke Guppy flicks a high pass forward. Edgar Quaresma holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Edgar Quaresma finds some space and shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
33.36
Steve Lawrence deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Julian Galadames. Julian Galadames sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
36.10
Brian Stewart deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dion Thirlwell. Dion Thirlwell shoots from 25 yards but it flies well off target!
40.27
Mick Armstrong hits a low pass to Francis Davies. With some swift thinking, Francis Davies plays the ball forward to Paolo Simonsen. Paolo Simonsen knocks in a cross ball towards Albert Bravo. Albert Bravo beats his man to it with a header but it is tipped over by Carl Dichio.
41.57
Craig Goldberg takes the corner, driving a low ball to the near post. Trevor Stuart tries a spectacular strike but it is shockingly off target!
45.00
Steve Lawrence knocks the ball forward to Dion Thirlwell. Dion Thirlwell lofts in a cross ball towards Julian Galadames. Julian Galadames is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Good keeping from Mervin Vickers as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
45.00
Paul Huckerby takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Julian Galadames shoots from just inside the box but it misses the target by a large margin!
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. Sheffield United also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Colchester United kick off the second half!
47.45
Shaun Taylor sees a break and surges forward. Shaun Taylor skips past Kelvin Boertien! Shaun Taylor takes a shot at goal but it is miles over!
49.54
Ian Thomson chips the ball to his team mate, Steve Lawrence. Steve Lawrence kicks a strong pass forward to Dion Thirlwell. Dion Thirlwell knocks in a cross ball towards Edgar Quaresma. Edgar Quaresma makes a convincing header but it curls horrendously wide!
51.32
Seeing a gap ahead, Wagneau Bérenguer plays the ball forward to Albert Bravo. Albert Bravo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
63.18
Luke Guppy flicks a high pass forward. Dion Thirlwell controls it well on his chest. Dion Thirlwell controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
65.11
Francis Davies makes a simple pass to Paolo Simonsen. Paolo Simonsen plays a one-two with Albert Bravo and rushes in on goal... Paolo Simonsen makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Nice keeping!
66.42
With great vision, Steve Lawrence plays the ball forward to Dion Thirlwell. Dion Thirlwell threads the ball through into the box. Julian Galadames tries a spectacular strike. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
71.17
Francis Davies comes in with a late challenge on Brian Stewart. Francis Davies is warned by the referee! Brian Stewart stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.52
Colchester United have made a substitution with Kemal Benali replacing Luke Guppy .
81.49
Francis Davies surges forward with the ball. Francis Davies plays a one-two with Paolo Simonsen and advances towards the goal... Francis Davies shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
85.54
Luke Benjamin flicks a high pass forward. Shaun Taylor holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Shaun Taylor makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Albert Bravo. Albert Bravo skips past Kelvin Boertien! Kelvin Boertien hacks Albert Bravo from behind! That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
87.40
With vision, Steve Lawrence laces a weighted ball forward to Julian Galadames. Julian Galadames knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mick Armstrong.
89.02
Paul Huckerby catches Craig Goldberg on the ankles. Paul Huckerby is warned by the referee! Craig Goldberg runs off the knock.
90.00
Steve Lawrence knocks the ball to his team mate, Edgar Quaresma. Edgar Quaresma shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Colchester United

Sheffield United
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
10
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
56.4%
43.6%
Play Area
25.6%
44.9%
29.5%

Scorers
Francis Davies 81

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Francis Davies of Sheffield United

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

1.Mervin Vickers (GK)
8
2.Mick Armstrong (DEF)
6
3.Trevor Stuart (DEF)
6
4.Luke Benjamin (DEF)
7
5.Craig Goldberg (MID)
6
6.Wagneau Bérenguer (MID)
6
7.Francis Davies (MID)goal scored
9
8.Shaun Taylor (MID)
7
9.Albert Bravo (ATT)
6
10.David van den Berg (ATT)
6
11.Paolo Simonsen (ATT)
7
 
12.Jason Fox (MID)
0
13.Leon Scales (GK)
0
14.Bill Sinclair (ATT)
0