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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 1 (setup 5, season 17)
Bristol City
v.
Colchester United
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
5
John ALVBÅGE1Sinan BOLAT
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
10
Tony HIBBERT726Chris GUNTER
Nathan BAKER737Alexander BUTTNER
Rodolph AUSTIN47Wout BRAMA
Aden FLINT57Federico Julián FAZIO
Souleymane BAMBA766Mark WILSON
Marlon PACK77GÖKHAN Töre
Jamie PATERSON786Anas SHARBINI
Milan DJURIC796Morten NORDSTRAND
Andy KEOGH610Nenad KRSTICIC
Scott McDONALD7117Filip DJURICIC
Manager
Jonathan LEKO12Dave EDWARDS
Jan LASTUVKA13James SHEA
Mark LITTLE14David VAUGHAN
Jennison MYRIE-WILLIAMS15Daniel Tawiah OPARE
Josh BROWNHILL16Kristján Gauti EMILSSON

Bristol City 2 Colchester United 0
(Half-time: 0-0, Attendance: 21,428, Stadium: Ashton Gate, Referee: Dave FOSTER 6½)
58 Baker, 87 BambaScorers
Substitutions
Sendings off45 Nordstrand
3 KeoghBookings11 Nordstrand
19Corners2
2Fouls6
1Offsides5
5Shots on5
10Shots off3
15Total shots8
3Shots saved5
51%Possession49%
Man of the match: Sinan BOLAT
3KEOGH cautioned by the referee for a clinical foul.
5A cross from GÖKHAN left SHARBINI in plenty of space but he rushed his shot.
11NORDSTRAND booked.
12An inswinging corner was forced into the arms of the 'keeper by MCDONALD.
38MCDONALD headed over.
40A poor strike from DJURIC bounced agonisingly wide.
42DJURIC floated the ball to KEOGH who flicked it wide.
45NORDSTRAND sent off.
45+1DJURIC was put clear by BAMBA and he pulled away from BOLAT but glanced his shot just beyond the far post.
 
50MCDONALD fluffed a simple chance.
51A useful ball from MCDONALD on the right found DJURIC who sliced his effort just beyond the far post.
52FLINT ran onto a great ball from PACK but fumbled his shot wide of the goal.
54A accurate pass was collected by BAKER and his deadly effort went narrowly over.
56FLINT hoofed the ball wide from just outside the area.
58GOAL!! A tackle from SHARBINI gave Bristol City a free-kick twenty-five yards out which BAKER stroked past the Colchester United 'keeper. (1-0 Bristol City)
68DJURICIC worked the ball to GÖKHAN, KRSTICIC collected his cross and booted the ball within easy reach of the 'keeper.
70PATERSON raced past SHARBINI but knocked the ball into the arms of the 'keeper.
71The 'keeper did well to hold onto a fierce shot from PATERSON.
71A mix up in the Bristol City defence enabled BUTTNER to thump the ball just beyond the near post.
73A great save prevented KRSTICIC from scoring a lovely goal.
80GÖKHAN's shot beat ALVBÅGE but rebounded off the Bristol City crossbar.
85The Bristol City 'keeper was able to block a powerful effort.
87A shot from BRAMA was booted off the line by FLINT.
87GOAL!! A scuffed BAKER shot fell to BAMBA who made no mistake from just inside the area. (2-0 Bristol City)
89KRSTICIC beat two Bristol City players and thundered a golden opportunity inches over.
90+1KEOGH beat KRSTICIC and whacked the ball to AUSTIN who pulled his shot wide.