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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 41 (setup 4, season 34)
Colchester United
v.
Rushden&Diamonds
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
11
Overall form:
Home form:
Liam KELLY717Stephen HENDERSON
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
14
Overall form:
Home form:
Gonzalo Ávila Gordon, PIPA728RAFAEL Pereira da Silva
Tyrick MITCHELL83Alexander BUTTNER
Kevin STEWART47Jake LIVERMORE
Max KILMAN57Scott WHARTON
Toby SIBBICK76Di'Shon BERNARD
Don COWIE7Giles BARNES
Junior STANISLAS8Brennan JOHNSON
Luke NORRIS697Mauro BOSELLI
Callum HARRIOTT10Alex MIGHTEN
Igor VETOKELE11Roarie DEACON
Manager
Ben STEVENSON12Vontae CAMPBELL
Stefan MARINOVIC13Alan JULIAN
Nathan BYRNE14Ciaron BROWN
Tom LAPSLIE15Will PATCHING
Courtney SENIOR16Fabian Adrian HIMCINSCHI

Colchester United 3 Rushden&Diamonds 1
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 7,530, Stadium: Community Stadium, Referee: Graham SALISBURY 6)
44 Stanislas, 50 Mitchell, 81 VetokeleScorers71 Johnson
Substitutions71 Livermore <=> Patching
Sendings off
Bookings60 Buttner
1Corners1
10Fouls5
5Offsides0
9Shots on6
5Shots off10
14Total shots16
4Shots saved5
44%Possession56%
Man of the match: RAFAEL Pereira da Silva
5DEACON shot wide.
7The 'keeper did well to hold onto a wicked shot from STANISLAS.
8The 'keeper was able to palm clear a tame header from STANISLAS.
19JOHNSON poked an easy chance past the lefthand post.
21MIGHTEN floated the ball to JOHNSON who headed it over.
23Uncertainty in the Colchester United defence enabled JOHNSON to hit an effort just wide.
25KELLY dived to his right to stop an accurate drive from Rushden&Diamonds's JOHNSON.
43COWIE made space on the right and dragged the ball to NORRIS who touched the ball wide.
44GOAL!! PIPA drove a powerful shot against the upright with STANISLAS tapping in the rebound. (1-0 Colchester United)
 
50GOAL!! A perfect ball from STANISLAS left STEWART in the clear, he made HENDERSON commit himself before squaring the ball to MITCHELL to score. (2-0 Colchester United)
54MIGHTEN worked the ball to BARNES, BOSELLI controlled his pass and headed the ball within easy reach of KELLY.
57STANISLAS drilled a deadly shot over the bar from thirty yards out.
60The referee yellow cards BUTTNER.
64STANISLAS waltzed away from BERNARD and stabbed a poor shot over the bar.
71GOAL!! Some steady work by MIGHTEN on the left, left JOHNSON yards clear, and he nutmegged KELLY and blasted the ball into the roof of the net. (2-1 Colchester United)
73NORRIS rushed through the Rushden&Diamonds defence but shot straight at the 'keeper.
74A tame shot from MITCHELL trickled agonisingly wide.
81GOAL!! A one-handed save from the Rushden&Diamonds 'keeper enabled VETOKELE to force the ball into the empty net. (3-1 Colchester United)
84A useful ball from PATCHING on the left bobbled toward BOSELLI who scuffed his effort wide.
90+1BARNES beat three Colchester United players and slammed a shot just beyond the near post.
90+3MITCHELL fired the ball through a crowd of players but the 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his left.
90+3JOHNSON was put clear by BARNES and he stepped inside KELLY but thrust his shot over the bar.