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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 5 (setup 4, season 29)
Colchester United
v.
Grimsby Town
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
9
Overall form:
Home form:
Stefan MARINOVIC1James McKEOWN
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
21
Overall form:
Home form:
Marco 'Davide' FARAONI2Patrik GERRBRAND
Pat BALDWIN37José Manuel CASADO Bizcocho
Ben STEVENSON47Bruno ZUCULINI
Florin GARDOS757Steve COOK
Kane VINCENT-YOUNG66Matthew CONNOLLY
Don COWIE67Fernando Martin FORESTIERI
Junior STANISLAS8Marc PUGH
Jay BOTHROYD69Lukás MAGERA
Theo ROBINSON10Jamie PATERSON
Igor VETOKELE611Tommer HEMED
Manager
Tom LAPSLIE12John WELSH
Jason STEELE13Sam RUSSELL
Ollie SIMS14Joe PIGOTT
Courtney SENIOR15Gaël BIGIRIMANA
Ben DICKENSON166Luke SUMMERFIELD

Colchester United 2 Grimsby Town 2
(Half-time: 2-0, Attendance: 7,438, Stadium: Community Stadium, Referee: Anthony TAYLOR 7)
6 Stanislas, 45+1 StanislasScorers46 Magera, 63 Cook
48 Bothroyd <=> DickensonSubstitutions63 Hemed <=> Summerfield
Sendings off
Bookings
2Corners2
5Fouls3
0Offsides3
4Shots on8
7Shots off7
11Total shots15
1Shots saved4
61%Possession39%
Man of the match: Marco 'Davide' FARAONI
6GOAL!! A nice run by ROBINSON on the left was capped by a great cross which STANISLAS touched home at the far post. (1-0 Colchester United)
8The 'keeper was able to palm clear a poor shot from MAGERA.
10ROBINSON hoofed the ball wide of the righthand post from just inside the area.
14FORESTIERI floated the ball to PUGH who flicked it just beyond the far post.
17A penalty box scramble resulted in GERRBRAND knocking the ball over.
20MARINOVIC did well to hold onto a powerful strike from FORESTIERI.
27STANISLAS fluffed an easy chance.
29The motionless 'keeper could only watch as a backpass from FORESTIERI fell just over.
30A header by COWIE at the far post was easily collected by the Grimsby Town 'keeper.
33A great save prevented PUGH from scoring an exceptional goal.
34PATERSON dribbled away from FARAONI and stabbed a tame shot over.
36PATERSON headed wide.
40HEMED raced past ROBINSON but slammed the ball into the arms of the Colchester United 'keeper.
41STANISLAS was put clear by GARDOS and he dummied the 'keeper but drilled his shot inches over.
45+1GOAL!! A mishit clearance fell to BOTHROYD who mishit a shot goalward, luckily STANISLAS was on hand to fire the ball into the net. (2-0 Colchester United)
 
46GOAL!! A hefty goal-kick from CASADO caught the Colchester United defence square and MAGERA raced through to easily score. (2-1 Colchester United)
54A shot from ZUCULINI held little difficulty for MARINOVIC.
57A cross from PATERSON left CASADO in plenty of space but he fluffed his shot.
60A thirty yard drive from HEMED caused the 'keeper little difficulty.
61A poor shot from STANISLAS trickled agonisingly wide.
62PUGH whacked a looping shot just beyond the far post from close range.
63GOAL!! A shot from COOK rolled through a crowd of players and rolled past the unsighted Colchester United 'keeper. (2-2)
65A corner was collected by PUGH who flicked an effort just wide.
68STANISLAS ran onto a great ball from ROBINSON but toe-poked his shot wide.
76A good ball from VETOKELE on the left was collected by STANISLAS who mishit his shot over the bar.
90The 'keeper blocked a refined shot from STANISLAS.