Match Report


Colchester UnitedColchester United     Bristol RoversBristol Rovers
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Carl DichioC. Dichio71
G
1
G
58Nicholas DeanN. Dean
Ronnie RobertsR. Roberts55
D
2
D
59Ronald BlinkerR. Blinker
Rafael BentoR. Bento52
D
captain3captain
D
57Adam NewbyA. Newby
Vasco CarvalhoV. Carvalho49
D
4
D
51Colin GreavesC. Greaves
Luke GuppyL. Guppy61
M
5
D
40Isaiah LawrenceI. Lawrence
Steve LawrenceS. Lawrence60
M
6
M
66Niccolo LumsdonN. Lumsdon
Brian StewartB. Stewart56
M
7
M
62Jose PoulardJ. Poulard
Paul HuckerbyP. Huckerby54
M
8
A
57Adriano BianconeA. Biancone
Dion ThirlwellD. Thirlwell63
A
9
A
47Dean LoweD. Lowe
Julian GaladamesJ. Galadames61
A
10
A
42Phil HarleyP. Harley
Edgar QuaresmaE. Quaresma57
A
11
A
36Adam KanuA. Kanu
 
Wes YoudsW. Youds55
G
12
M
58Florian SeifertF. Seifert
Kemal BenaliK. Benali52
G
13
M
55Tim ShearerT. Shearer
Anthony KeeganA. Keegan51
M
14
G
46Jermaine AdamsJ. Adams

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Colchester Community Stadium where Colchester United play host to Bristol Rovers. A crowd of 4,660 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Colchester United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Bristol Rovers appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Neil Boertien.


0.00
Bristol Rovers kick off!
2.01
Paul Huckerby threads a neat ball through to Dion Thirlwell. Dion Thirlwell tries a spectacular long range effort but it is shockingly off target!
3.39
Jose Poulard flicks a high ball forward to Adam Kanu who takes it down. Adam Kanu whips in a cross ball towards Phil Harley. Phil Harley is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
9.04
Dean Lowe hacks Vasco Carvalho from behind! Dean Lowe is warned by the referee! Vasco Carvalho gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
12.14
Rafael Bento flicks a high pass forward to Paul Huckerby who brings the ball neatly under control. Seeing a gap ahead, Paul Huckerby plays the ball forward to Dion Thirlwell. Dion Thirlwell shoots from outside the area. Nicholas Dean gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice keeping!
15.23
Colin Greaves catches Edgar Quaresma on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Edgar Quaresma gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
20.18
Ronnie Roberts takes a short throw-in bringing Rafael Bento into play. Rafael Bento threads the ball through to Luke Guppy. Luke Guppy makes a probing pass to Edgar Quaresma. Edgar Quaresma whips in a cross ball towards Dion Thirlwell. Dion Thirlwell makes a deft header. Isaiah Lawrence clears it off the line with his head!
21.44
Jose Poulard flicks a high pass forward. Dean Lowe holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Dean Lowe finds some space and shoots from distance. Superb reactions from Carl Dichio. What a save!
22.07
Steve Lawrence hits a low pass to Dion Thirlwell. Dion Thirlwell whips in a cross ball towards Julian Galadames. Julian Galadames shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it is miles over!
24.51
Rafael Bento takes the throw-in. Seeing a gap ahead, Ronnie Roberts laces a weighted ball forward to Steve Lawrence. Steve Lawrence flicks a high pass forward. Dion Thirlwell collects the pass. Dion Thirlwell shoots from long range. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
28.19
Jose Poulard barges into Luke Guppy. Jose Poulard is warned by the referee! Luke Guppy hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
32.15
Luke Guppy flicks a high ball forward to Edgar Quaresma who takes it down. Edgar Quaresma whips in a cross ball towards Dion Thirlwell. Dion Thirlwell jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it is tipped over by Nicholas Dean.
33.11
Corner kick to Colchester United. Paul Huckerby chips it out wide. Adriano Biancone reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
36.11
Brian Stewart chips the ball to his team mate, Edgar Quaresma. Edgar Quaresma controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
40.28
Niccolo Lumsdon hits a low pass to Dean Lowe. Dean Lowe knocks in a cross ball towards Adam Kanu. Adam Kanu makes a deft header but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
45.00
Steve Lawrence knocks the ball to his team mate, Dion Thirlwell. Dion Thirlwell shoots from 25 yards but is denied by Nicholas Dean. Excellent save.
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. Bristol Rovers 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
The second half starts with Colchester United kicking off!
51.00
Colin Greaves flicks the ball to his team mate, Jose Poulard. Jose Poulard chips the ball to his team mate, Adam Kanu. Adam Kanu whips in a cross ball towards Phil Harley. Phil Harley makes a looping header on goal. Ronnie Roberts sticks out a leg. His wonderful reaction block keeps it out!
54.32
Vasco Carvalho controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paul Huckerby. Paul Huckerby makes a simple pass to Julian Galadames. Julian Galadames threads the ball through into the box. Some good footwork from Dion Thirlwell provides some space. He shoots at goal. Superb reactions from Nicholas Dean. What a save!
59.28
Luke Guppy flicks the ball to his team mate, Dion Thirlwell. Dion Thirlwell finds some space and shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
60.43
Bristol Rovers have made 3 substitutions with Florian Seifert replacing Colin Greaves, Tim Shearer replacing Adriano Biancone and Jermaine Adams replacing Phil Harley .
63.50
Brian Stewart makes a simple pass to Dion Thirlwell. Dion Thirlwell shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
65.40
Luke Guppy hacks Niccolo Lumsdon from behind! The referee calls over Luke Guppy and warns him to calm down! Niccolo Lumsdon stretches but gets up unharmed.
67.01
Adam Newby chips the ball to his team mate, Jose Poulard. Jose Poulard plays the ball forward to Adam Kanu. Adam Kanu controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
72.49
Brian Stewart runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Brian Stewart whips in a cross ball towards Dion Thirlwell. Dion Thirlwell finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Solid save from Nicholas Dean.
73.50
Rafael Bento flicks a high pass forward. Steve Lawrence holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Steve Lawrence threads the ball through to Edgar Quaresma. Edgar Quaresma shoots from long range. Nicholas Dean gets down and covers it.
77.14
Colchester United have made a substitution with Anthony Keegan replacing Luke Guppy .
78.14
Vasco Carvalho decides to run forward with the ball. Vasco Carvalho passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Dion Thirlwell. Dion Thirlwell advances inside the box! Dion Thirlwell side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Nicholas Dean manages to gather it.
81.53
Niccolo Lumsdon flicks a high pass forward. Jermaine Adams collects the pass. Jermaine Adams knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Vasco Carvalho.
85.11
Ronnie Roberts knocks the ball to his team mate, Anthony Keegan. Anthony Keegan sees Dion Thirlwell in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Dion Thirlwell sees Edgar Quaresma just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Edgar Quaresma makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
87.27
Niccolo Lumsdon hits a low pass to Dean Lowe. Dean Lowe whips in a cross ball towards Tim Shearer. Vasco Carvalho hacks Tim Shearer from behind! Penalty not given!!
90.00
Adam Kanu catches Vasco Carvalho on the ankles. Adam Kanu is shown the yellow card! Vasco Carvalho runs off the knock.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Colchester United

Bristol Rovers
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
8
3
Shots off Target
7
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
4
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
61.9%
38.1%
Play Area
23.8%
46.4%
29.8%

Scorers
Phil Harley 3

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nicholas Dean of Bristol Rovers

Match Ratings
1.Carl Dichio (GK)
6
2.Ronnie Roberts (DEF)
7
3.Rafael Bento (DEF)
6
4.Vasco Carvalho (DEF)
7
5.Luke Guppy (MID)
6
6.Steve Lawrence (MID)
7
7.Brian Stewart (MID)
7
8.Paul Huckerby (MID)
6
9.Dion Thirlwell (ATT)
8
10.Julian Galadames (ATT)
6
11.Edgar Quaresma (ATT)
6
 
12.Wes Youds (GK)
0
13.Kemal Benali (GK)
0
14.Anthony Keegan (MID)
6

1.Nicholas Dean (GK)
9
2.Ronald Blinker (DEF)
7
3.Adam Newby (DEF)
6
4.Colin Greaves (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Isaiah Lawrence (DEF)
6
6.Niccolo Lumsdon (MID)
6
7.Jose Poulard (MID)
7
8.Adriano Biancone (ATT)
6
9.Dean Lowe (ATT)
6
10.Phil Harley (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Adam Kanu (ATT)yellow card
6
 
12.Florian Seifert (MID)
6
13.Tim Shearer (MID)
6
14.Jermaine Adams (GK)
6