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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 22 (setup 1, season 30)
Walsall
v.
Colchester United
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
12
Overall form:
Home form:
Darren KEET1ANDRÉ Campos MOREIRA
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
22
Overall form:
Home form:
Kévin THÉOPHILE-CATHERINE27Robert BAUER
Maxime LESTIENNE3Alex GERSBACH
Francisco Javier García Fernández, JAVI GARCÍA847Miguel Ángel ALMIRON Rejala
Iván Rodrigo PIRIS Leguizamón5Diego Javier LLORENTE Ríos
Jorge PULIDO Mayoral666Danny BAKKER
Frederico Rodrigues Santos, FRED77Onur BULUT
PHILIPPE COUTINHO Correia68Rachid GHEZZAL
Marouane CHAMAKH9Kevin FRIESENBICHLER
James McCARTHY7107Ádám NAGY
Alejandro POZUELO Melero611Umar SADIQ
Manager
Stefano SABELLI12Dion COOLS
Matthew PENNINGTON713Paul IZZO
Will GRIGG14Emil BERGSTRÖM
Edimilson FERNANDES15Damian VAN BRUGGEN
Pietro PERDICHIZZI16Alessandro SCHÖPF

Walsall 2 Colchester United 0
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 29,824, Stadium: Bescot, Referee: Mick RUSSELL 6½)
19 McCarthy, 58 PirisScorers
52 Philippe Coutinho <=> Pennington, 59 Lestienne <=> PerdichizziSubstitutions54 Friesenbichler <=> Schöpf
Sendings off
Bookings
2Corners4
13Fouls17
3Offsides9
9Shots on4
8Shots off6
17Total shots10
6Shots saved4
53%Possession47%
Man of the match: Francisco Javier García Fernández, JAVI GARCÍA
4NAGY steamed through the Walsall defence but shot straight at the 'keeper.
9CHAMAKH stabbed an easy chance past the lefthand post.
11FRIESENBICHLER shot wide.
18A shot from CHAMAKH seemed a certain goal but the 'keeper managed to fist the ball away.
18POZUELO headed over the bar.
19GOAL!! A wonderful dummy from FRED allowed LESTIENNE to lay a lovely ball off to MCCARTHY who struck the ball over the line. (1-0 Walsall)
23A cross from GHEZZAL left BULUT in lots of space but he snapped at his shot.
42An inswinging corner was forced into the arms of the Colchester United 'keeper by POZUELO.
43A fine dribble was ended by a good save by the advancing Walsall 'keeper.
 
48A shot from MCCARTHY was kicked off the line by BAUER.
52A twenty-five yard shot from FRIESENBICHLER caused the Walsall 'keeper no problem.
53Uncertainty in the Colchester United defence enabled LESTIENNE to blast an effort over the bar.
58GOAL!! . (2-0 Walsall)
63PENNINGTON nodded the ball wide from just inside the area.
70FRED made space on the right and knocked the ball to CHAMAKH who rasped the ball over.
74A corner found PENNINGTON who touched the ball over the bar.
78A penalty box scramble resulted in SCHÖPF tapping a low shot wide.
80GHEZZAL's shot was well held by the Walsall 'keeper.
84A neatly crafted cross from FRED, was flicked goalbound by CHAMAKH only for the 'keeper to block.
88PIRIS ran onto a wonderful ball from FRED but fired his shot wide.
90+2FRED stepped inside SCHÖPF but tapped the ball into the arms of the 'keeper.
90+2The Colchester United 'keeper did well to hold onto a fierce strike from MCCARTHY.