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05/10/2030, Alexandra Stadium, Crewe, England
League Two, English Football League

Crewe Vs Colchester

Crewe play in a 4-4-2 Diamond formation, and line up with: G Crowe (GK) , J Meiklejohn (CB) , J Caudill (CB) , D Breckenridge (RB) , A Morgan (LB) , N Edmundson (CDM) , G Isola (CAM) , I Evans (RM) , B Smiley (LM) , B MacKay (ST) , M Egerton (ST) And the subs are: L Neild (CB) , S Maddox (CB) , D Flynn (CM) , J Taylor (CM) , A Mohan (ST)

Colchester play in a 4-3-3 Def formation, and line up with: D Hughes (GK) , M Cadwallader (CB) , K Mathison (CB) , P McAndrews (RB) , M McCombe (LB) , T Boyce (CM) , P McColm (CDM) , C McNiven (CDM) , B Prothro (RW) , S Beirne (LW) , G Murray (ST) And the subs are: P McRaney (CB) , S Couch (CB) , I Griffiths (CM) , J McRae (CM) , I Morris (ST)

Welcome to Alexandra Stadium in Crewe, England where Crewe Alexandra will face Colchester.  This is a league fixture taking place in the League Two, English Football League.  The attendance is 9764.

1' - Crewe kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

9' - Brendan Smiley passes a long ball to Nicholas Edmundson.  Nicholas Edmundson finds Aron Morgan with a short pass.  Aron Morgan sees Barry MacKay making a run.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, but Barry MacKay has strayed offside!  

11' - Peter McColm plays a long pass to Tobias Boyce.  Nicholas Edmundson successfully tackles Tobias Boyce and gains possession for his team.  Nicholas Edmundson attempts to beat Patrick McAndrews using his skills, but is brought down illegally.  That will be a freekick for Crewe.  

13' - Max Egerton stands over the ball, preparing to take the freekick.  He curls the ball into the box, and manages to find Nicholas Edmundson.  Nicholas Edmundson looks to strike the ball into the top of the net...but Davie Hughes stops the shot!  

16' - Jay Caudill plays a long pass to Geoff Isola.  Geoff Isola sees Barry MacKay making a run.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, but Barry MacKay has strayed offside!  

18' - Peter McColm tackles Geoff Isola and takes the ball.  Peter McColm brings the ball forward, outpacing Aron Morgan.  

21' - Peter McColm sees a run from Gethin Murray.  He tries to release him with a throughball, and Gethin Murray runs on to the ball.  Gethin Murray looks to strike the ball into the corner of the net...but Gareth Crowe manages to stop the shot!  

26' - Gareth Crowe plays a short pass to Geoff Isola.  Geoff Isola crosses the ball into the box, and manages to find Barry MacKay.  Barry MacKay heads the ball down towards the bottom corner...but Davie Hughes gets down to stop the shot!  

33' - Shaun Beirne attempts to outskill David Breckenridge, but is brought down illegally.  That will be a freekick for Colchester.  

35' - Peter McColm prepares to take the freekick.  He curves the ball into the box, and manages to find Shaun Beirne.  Shaun Beirne looks to slide the ball past the keeper...but the shot goes wide!

41' - Geoff Isola crosses the ball and finds Inigo Evans.  Inigo Evans gets above the defence and directs a header attempting to beat Davie Hughes...but the ball flies over the bar!

44' - Davie Hughes plays a long pass to Peter McColm.  Peter McColm finds Gethin Murray with a short pass.  Gethin Murray uses his pace to beat Jay Caudill.  

45' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

45' - Colchester kick the ball off for the restart.  

48' - Patrick McAndrews passes to Kai Mathison.  Kai Mathison slides the ball to Charles McNiven.  Charles McNiven finds Marcus McCombe with a long ball.  Marcus McCombe crosses the ball, but he only manages to find opposing player Aron Morgan.  

50' - Tobias Boyce tackles Aron Morgan and takes possession.  Tobias Boyce spots a run from Shaun Beirne.  He attempts a quick throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

51' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Michael Cadwallader will come off.  Paul McRaney joins the game from the bench.  

52' - Charles McNiven sees a run from Tobias Boyce.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

53' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Kai Mathison is going to be taken off.  Steven Couch is brought on from the bench.  

57' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Jack Meiklejohn is going to be taken off.  Lee Neild is brought on from the bench.  

60' - Peter McColm tackles Lee Neild and takes possession.  Colchester attempt a quick counter attack.  Peter McColm attempts to outskill David Breckenridge and succeeds, neatly slipping past the opposing player!  

60' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Gethin Murray is going to be taken off.  Ian Morris is brought on from the bench.  

61' - Peter McColm spots a run from Shaun Beirne.  He attempts a quick throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

65' - Brendan Smiley passes to Aron Morgan.  Aron Morgan finds Barry MacKay with a short pass.  Barry MacKay looks to shoot from distance into the corner of the net...but the keeper dives and manages to stop the shot!  

66' - Davie Hughes spots a run from Shaun Beirne.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Shaun Beirne takes the ball.  Shaun Beirne fires a shot...and Shaun Beirne scores!  That's a wonderful goal from the Colchester player!  The ball bounced off the post and into the net!

67' - Crewe kick the ball off for the restart.  

71' - Tobias Boyce attempts to outskill Geoff Isola.  The opposing player is unable to stop Tobias Boyce who takes the ball forward!  

72' - Tobias Boyce spots a run from Shaun Beirne.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Shaun Beirne is able to control the ball.  Shaun Beirne tries to cutback, but Tobias Boyce overshoots the ball and it goes loose! Bart Prothro runs with the ball, but is dispossessed by Nicholas Edmundson.  

75' - Bart Prothro passes the ball to Peter McColm.  Peter McColm crosses the ball, but he only manages to find opposing player Lee Neild.  

78' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Max Egerton is going to be taken off.  Adam Mohan joins the game from the bench.  

79' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Jay Caudill is going to be taken off.  Stuart Maddox is going to be brought on.  

85' - Stuart Maddox passes the ball to Nicholas Edmundson.  Nicholas Edmundson speeds past Marcus McCombe.  

87' - Brendan Smiley looks to strike a long range shot into the corner of the net...and its in! It's a wonderful goal from Brendan Smiley for Crewe!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but it wasn't enough!

87' - Colchester kick the ball off for the restart.  

91' - Paul McRaney plays a short pass to Tobias Boyce.  Tobias Boyce slides the ball to Steven Couch.  Steven Couch passes to Paul McRaney.  Paul McRaney sees a run from Ian Morris.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Ian Morris takes the ball.  Ian Morris strikes the ball towards goal...but its wide!



The match has ended Crewe Alexandra 1 - 1 Colchester.