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Match report
English Footie
League 1: Round 17 (setup 4, season 27)
Colchester United
v.
Nottingham Forest
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
7
Overall form:
Home form:
Freddie WOODMAN71Jordan SMITH
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
24
Overall form:
Home form:
Cuco MARTINA2Tendayi DARIKWA
Ben MEE836Armand TRAORÉ
Florin GARDOS847Liam BRIDCUTT
Gareth McAULEY5Joe WORRALL
Nils-Eric JOHANSSON6Jack HOBBS
Don COWIE776Matty CASH
Junior STANISLAS8Barrie McKAY
Jay BOTHROYD797Daryl MURPHY
Igor VETOKELE106Ben BRERETON DÍAZ
Joshua KING11Jamie WARD
Manager
Joe MASON12Ben OSBORN
Jason STEELE13Dimitar EVTIMOV
Marco 'Davide' FARAONI14Eric LICHAJ
Kris COMMONS15Chris COHEN
Steve SCHUMACHER166Mustapha CARAYOL

Colchester United 2 Nottingham Forest 1
(Half-time: 1-1, Attendance: 7,364, Stadium: Community Stadium, Referee: Lee MASON 6½)
16 Bothroyd, 60 StanislasScorers13 Murphy
Substitutions50 Murphy <=> Carayol
Sendings off
27 StanislasBookings25 Cash
3Corners4
5Fouls15
5Offsides3
3Shots on5
10Shots off6
13Total shots11
0Shots saved4
61%Possession39%
Man of the match: Gareth McAULEY
4SMITH saved a lovely strike from BOTHROYD.
6BOTHROYD ran onto a great ball from VETOKELE but pulled his shot wide.
8MARTINA headed the ball wide from just outside the area.
10WOODMAN saved a curling shot from MCKAY.
13A corner found MEE who headed an effort inches over.
13GOAL!! The creative WARD neatly touched on a cross for MURPHY to blast the ball in. (1-0 Nottingham Forest)
16GOAL!! A quick free-kick allowed GARDOS to play the ball to BOTHROYD who fired a deadly shot into the net. (1-1)
25CASH booked for a late foul on JOHANSSON.
27The referee cautions STANISLAS.
28STANISLAS was put clear by BOTHROYD and he dummied the Nottingham Forest 'keeper but rammed his shot wide.
30DARIKWA headed inches wide.
32A clever cross from BRIDCUTT, was drove goalbound by MCKAY only for WOODMAN to block.
38MARTINA beat two Nottingham Forest players and blasted a golden opportunity over the bar.
 
46A accurate pass was collected by MURPHY and his right foot shot went narrowly wide.
52BOTHROYD made space on the right and knocked the ball to STANISLAS who clipped the ball over.
59A free-kick from GARDOS raced over the bar.
60GOAL!! After being forced wide STANISLAS managed to force the ball in from the narrowest of angles. (2-1 Colchester United)
61KING floated the ball to STANISLAS who forced it over.
63CASH dummied GARDOS but shot the ball into the arms of the 'keeper.
63MCKAY placed a looping shot just wide from thirty yards out.
66A penalty box meleé resulted in WARD tapping a low shot over.
69TRAORÉ shot wide.
75COWIE scuffed a simple chance.
77A strike from MCKAY held little difficulty for the 'keeper.
82A fine ball from MCKAY on the right was collected by CASH who mishit his shot over.
89A mix up in the Nottingham Forest defence enabled MEE to crack the ball just wide.