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Match report
English Footie
League 1: Round 36 (setup 4, season 27)
Colchester United
v.
Crewe Alexandra
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
5
Overall form:
Home form:
Freddie WOODMAN616Alex McCARTHY
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
6
Overall form:
Home form:
Cuco MARTINA2Adam SMITH
Ben MEE83Craig FORSYTH
Florin GARDOS74Lewis COOK
Gareth McAULEY57Enda STEVENS
Pat BALDWIN66Harlee DEAN
Don COWIE7Kenny LUNT
Junior STANISLAS8Rolando AARONS
Jay BOTHROYD79Jarrod BOWEN
Joe MASON107Cole SKUSE
Igor VETOKELE6116Ross McCORMACK
Manager
Kris COMMONS12Kortney HAUSE
Jason STEELE13Ali AL-HABSI
Steve SCHUMACHER814LUIS Fernández Teijeiro
Theo ROBINSON15Owen DALE
Moses ASHIKODI16Conor GRANT

Colchester United 1 Crewe Alexandra 2
(Half-time: 0-2, Attendance: 7,359, Stadium: Community Stadium, Referee: Roger FREESTONE 6½)
47 BothroydScorers9 Forsyth, 19 Aarons
66 Martina <=> SchumacherSubstitutions
Sendings off
Bookings68 Smith
0Corners6
16Fouls9
1Offsides2
7Shots on3
9Shots off4
16Total shots7
6Shots saved1
47%Possession53%
Man of the match: Ben MEE
2A deadly shot from STANISLAS was saved by the Crewe Alexandra 'keeper.
2A great strike from STANISLAS was dealt with by a fine parry from the 'keeper.
6An inswinging corner was flicked into the arms of MCCARTHY by BOTHROYD.
9GOAL!! A deep cross from COOK on the left was headed home by FORSYTH at the far post. (1-0 Crewe Alexandra)
15MASON made space on the right and knocked the ball to BOTHROYD who touched the ball wide.
19GOAL!! AARONS hit a curling twenty yard shot past the hapless Colchester United 'keeper. (2-0 Crewe Alexandra)
21A good effort from BOTHROYD scraped the top of the crossbar.
23A great save prevented BOTHROYD from scoring a great goal.
28A accurate pass fell to BOTHROYD and his left foot shot floated narrowly wide.
36A fine piece of skill was ended by a good save by the oncoming Crewe Alexandra 'keeper.
37STANISLAS shot over.
 
47GOAL!! Unlucky GARDOS hit the post before BOTHROYD poked the ball home as DEAN failed to clear. (2-1 Crewe Alexandra)
48A useful ball from COWIE on the right fell to BOTHROYD who sliced his shot over the bar.
53BOWEN nutmegged STANISLAS but placed the ball into the arms of the Colchester United 'keeper.
54STANISLAS scuffed a simple chance.
57MCCORMACK beat GARDOS and blasted the ball to SKUSE who fumbled his shot wide.
67A corner fell to SKUSE who forced an effort inches over.
68The referee cautions SMITH for an off-the-ball incident against COWIE.
74Uncertainty in the Colchester United defence enabled AARONS to hammer the ball just beyond the far post.
77SKUSE drilled a right foot shot just beyond the far post from twenty yards out.
83BOTHROYD rasped the ball through a ruck of players but the 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his left.
85A weak strike from MASON bounced agonisingly wide.
88BOTHROYD stroked an easy chance past the near post.
89SCHUMACHER headed over.