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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 22 (setup 6, season 13)
Colchester United
v.
Bristol Rovers
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
18
Overall form:
Home form:
Dillon BARNES1Jack BONHAM
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
22
Overall form:
Home form:
Carl JENKINSON2Matt DOHERTY
Matthew BRIGGS37Amari'i BELL
Max POWER74Ryan EDWARDS
Johnny MULLINS5Tony CRAIG
Tom EASTMAN666Tom LOCKYER
Ashley VINCENT76Ollie CLARKE
Drey WRIGHT78Zach CLOUGH
James WILSON797Gareth EVANS
John AKINDE610Kyle BENNETT
Etien VELIKONJA611Gavin REILLY
Manager
John WHITE12Liam SERCOMBE
René GILMARTIN13Shane REDMOND
Rashid YUSSUFF14Joe PARTINGTON
Cameron JAMES15Stuart SINCLAIR
Kane VINCENT-YOUNG166Stefan PAYNE

Colchester United 0 Bristol Rovers 1
(Half-time: 0-0, Attendance: 8,811, Stadium: Community Stadium, Referee: Roger FREESTONE 7½)
Scorers74 Evans
Substitutions77 Edwards <=> Payne
Sendings off
Bookings
3Corners5
12Fouls13
1Offsides2
4Shots on6
5Shots off7
9Total shots13
4Shots saved4
46%Possession54%
Man of the match: Matt DOHERTY
2A mix up in the Colchester United defence enabled CLOUGH to thump the ball just beyond the far post.
8AKINDE headed the ball wide of the goal from just inside the area.
10BONHAM saved a beautiful effort from VELIKONJA.
12A cross from WRIGHT left BRIGGS in lots of space but he rushed his shot.
13A penalty box meleé resulted in BENNETT knocking a low shot wide.
19CLARKE floated the ball to EVANS who forced it wide.
21The Bristol Rovers 'keeper did well to hold onto a wicked strike from WILSON.
32BENNETT made space on the right and touched the ball to CLOUGH who rasped the ball over.
36The 'keeper dived to his left to save a fierce drive from Bristol Rovers's CLOUGH.
40REILLY's shot beat the 'keeper but rebounded off the Colchester United woodwork.
 
47EVANS's shot was well saved by BARNES.
58DOHERTY rifled an easy chance past the righthand post.
59A fine ball from CLARKE on the left bobbled toward CRAIG who sliced his shot over the bar.
64A pin-point pass found WILSON and his right foot effort raced narrowly over.
68EVANS placed a right foot shot wide from close range.
70MULLINS nutmegged LOCKYER but lashed the ball into the arms of the Bristol Rovers 'keeper.
74GOAL!! WRIGHT tried to play the ball out of the Colchester United penalty area but was tackled by EDWARDS who fired the ball to EVANS for an easy goal. (1-0 Bristol Rovers)
75BONHAM parried a neatly crafted strike from WILSON.
79A tame strike from MULLINS rolled agonisingly wide.
82EVANS rasped the ball through a ruck of players but the 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his left.
83A header by CLARKE at the far post was comfortably collected by BARNES.
85WILSON ran onto a great ball from POWER but blasted his effort wide.