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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 40 (setup 6, season 13)
Colchester United
v.
Bradford City
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
22
Overall form:
Home form:
Dillon BARNES1Jonathan BOND
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
5
Overall form:
Home form:
Carl JENKINSON72Maxime COLIN
Matthew BRIGGS3Ashley COLE
Anthony WORDSWORTH48Pelle CLEMENT
Pat BALDWIN5Ryan McGOWAN
Johnny MULLINS66Jake BIDWELL
John-Joe O'TOOLE77Niclas ELIASSON
Drey WRIGHT87James MEREDITH
James WILSON79Jordy HIWULA Mayifula
John AKINDE610Jack PAYNE
Etien VELIKONJA11Eoin DOYLE
Manager
Denny JOHNSTONE12Clayton DONALDSON
René GILMARTIN13Richard O'DONNELL
John WHITE146Hope AKPAN
Rashid YUSSUFF615Timothée DIENG
Tom EASTMAN16Billy CLARKE

Colchester United 1 Bradford City 4
(Half-time: 0-3, Attendance: 9,908, Stadium: Community Stadium, Referee: Christian BEECK 7½)
72 WrightScorers20 Meredith, 30 Cole, 42p Hiwula, 67 Hiwula
50 Baldwin <=> Yussuff, 52 Jenkinson <=> WhiteSubstitutions85 Eliasson <=> Akpan
Sendings off
Bookings45+3 Payne
6Corners10
16Fouls10
2Offsides5
4Shots on6
7Shots off11
11Total shots17
3Shots saved2
42%Possession58%
Man of the match: Pelle CLEMENT
5DOYLE floated the ball to MEREDITH who forced it wide.
8A mix up in the Colchester United defence enabled DOYLE to fire an effort just beyond the far post.
10A great effort from BALDWIN scraped the outside of the righthand post.
20GOAL!! With his back to goal MEREDITH wrong-footed the defence and flicked the ball past the Colchester United 'keeper. (1-0 Bradford City)
24WILSON ran onto a great ball from O'TOOLE but pulled his effort wide.
30A fine ball from COLE on the right bobbled toward MCGOWAN who scuffed his shot just wide.
30GOAL!! A cross from ELIASSON was nodded away by WRIGHT only for DOYLE to crack the ball back into the box for COLE to force over the line. (2-0 Bradford City)
35MCGOWAN beat three Colchester United players and blasted a shot over the bar.
42GOAL!! A foul on DOYLE inside the area gave Bradford City a penalty which HIWULA tucked away.
43A poor strike from WILSON trickled agonisingly wide.
45+2A shot from COLIN seemed a certain goal but the 'keeper managed to parry the ball clear.
45+3The ref books PAYNE.
 
49CLEMENT fluffed a simple chance.
52A penalty box scramble resulted in MEREDITH knocking a low shot wide.
56COLE headed just beyond the near post.
64BOND was able to block a tame shot from WILSON.
67GOAL!! . (4-0 Bradford City)
69A accurate pass found WILSON and his left foot effort flew narrowly wide.
71A header by WILSON at the far post was easily collected by the Bradford City 'keeper.
72GOAL!! A delightful bit of skill enabled WRIGHT to run through the Bradford City defence and score. (4-1 Bradford City)
83COLE stroked an easy chance past the righthand post.
90+2The hapless Colchester United 'keeper was all agog as a backpass from O'TOOLE fell just wide.