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Match report
English Footie
FA Cup: Round 2 (setup 4, season 27)
Colchester United
v.
Tranmere Rovers
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
8
Overall form:
Home form:
Freddie WOODMAN718Diego Alonso Roberto PENNY Váldez
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
5
Overall form:
Home form:
Cuco MARTINA2Jack STEPHENS
Ben MEE37MARCOS ALONSO Mendoza
Florin GARDOS74Francisco Javier García Fernández, JAVI GARCÍA
Gareth McAULEY56Dedryck BOYATA
Nils-Eric JOHANSSON766Danny COLLINS
Don COWIE7Rostyn GRIFFITHS
Junior STANISLAS687Bersant CELINA
Jay BOTHROYD9Orlando Carlos Braga de SÁ
Igor VETOKELE610Jari OOSTERWIJK
Joshua KING611Dom CALVERT-LEWIN
Manager
Marco 'Davide' FARAONI12Erik HUSEKLEPP
Jason STEELE13Tomasz KUSZCZAK
Pat BALDWIN14Wes ATKINSON
Kris COMMONS15Matthew BRIGGS
Joe MASON16Alexis ALLART

Colchester United 2 Tranmere Rovers 0
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 7,515, Stadium: Community Stadium, Referee: MELLIN 5)
1 Cowie, 80 BothroydScorers
62 Stanislas <=> MasonSubstitutions
Sendings off
Bookings
2Corners6
8Fouls6
0Offsides1
7Shots on4
11Shots off4
18Total shots8
5Shots saved4
51%Possession49%
Man of the match: Diego Alonso Roberto PENNY Váldez
1GOAL!! A cross from the right was nodded down by VETOKELE for COWIE to score. (1-0 Colchester United)
4A good ball from STANISLAS on the left found BOTHROYD who mishit his shot wide.
6A header by STANISLAS at the near post was comfortably collected by the Tranmere Rovers 'keeper.
8STANISLAS floated the ball to KING who turned it wide.
9 stroked a simple chance past the righthand post.
18CELINA's shot was well held by the 'keeper.
23PENNY dived to his left to save an accurate shot from Colchester United's BOTHROYD.
30A weak strike from KING rolled agonisingly wide.
33VETOKELE worked the ball to KING, BOTHROYD collected his cross and headed the ball within easy reach of PENNY.
35A fine dribble was ended by a good save by the oncoming 'keeper.
37COWIE beat STEPHENS and flicked the ball to STANISLAS who hit his shot wide.
39A shot from was smothered by the Colchester United 'keeper.
41A cross from VETOKELE left MARTINA in plenty of space but he fluffed his shot.
 
47 dribbled past GARDOS and poked a poor shot into the crowd.
52MARTINA beat two Tranmere Rovers players and blasted an effort wide.
56A good effort from BOYATA scraped the outside of the righthand post.
57GARDOS headed just wide.
63The bemused Tranmere Rovers 'keeper was a mere bystander as a backpass from COLLINS dropped just wide.
65A free-kick from MASON raced wide.
69A penalty box meleé resulted in VETOKELE driving a low shot over.
70The Tranmere Rovers 'keeper saved a neatly crafted strike from KING.
72A perfect shot from CELINA was dealt with by a useful stop from the Colchester United 'keeper.
74PENNY was able to claw away a fierce shot.
77BOYATA shot wide.
80GOAL!! With his back to goal BOTHROYD turned and rifled the ball past PENNY. (2-0 Colchester United)
86GARDOS made space on the right and knocked the ball to KING who fired the ball wide.