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Commentary
The 'keeper stopped a neatly crafted strike from GESTEDE.
A corner bobbled toward COMMONS who flicked the ball inches over.
23¹A strike from WELSH held little difficulty for the Colchester United 'keeper.
30¹COWIE booked by WHITESTONE.
30¹A drive from BAMFORD seemed a certain goal but STEELE managed to parry the ball away.
34¹GOAL!! After some fine play on the left MASON came inside and placed the ball into the top corner. (1-0 Colchester United)
41¹GOAL!! A great solo effort from COMMONS who beat three defenders before firing the ball into the roof of the net. (2-0 Colchester United)
44¹The 'keeper dived to his right to save a fierce shot from Birmingham City's WILSON.
GOAL!! MASON hit a glorious twenty-five yard shot past the motionless Birmingham City 'keeper. (3-0 Colchester United)
A great effort from WILSON scraped the woodwork.
A header from BAMFORD was booted off the line by JOHANSSON.
A fine ball from VOLLAND on the left fell to WELSH who mishit his effort over.
The 'keeper was able to palm clear a poor shot from GESTEDE.
17²COMMONS rifled an easy chance past the righthand post.
18²GOAL!! A great drive from JOHANSSON was palmed away by the 'keeper only as far as COMMONS who flicked the ball past the stranded Birmingham City 'keeper. (4-0 Colchester United)
27²WILSON steamed through the Colchester United defence but shot straight at the Colchester United 'keeper.
29²A accurate pass found GARDOS and his looping shot flew narrowly over.
37²GESTEDE dummied MELLI but lashed the ball into the arms of the 'keeper.
39²DOWNING booked by the referee for a cynical challenge.
42²GESTEDE headed over.
43²BAMFORD beat COWIE and flicked the ball to VOLLAND who pulled his effort wide.
44²The Colchester United 'keeper did well to hold onto a fierce shot from MELLI.

 
Colchester United
 
League position: 3
Home league form: WWXW
Overall league form: WWXWXLXL
Formation: 4-3-3
Line-ups
Jason STEELE1Milos VESIC
Cuco MARTINA2MELLI(c)
Ben MEE3Andy WELSH
Florin GARDOS4Stewart DOWNING
(c)Gareth McAULEY5CHICO
Nils-Eric JOHANSSON6Luis JIMENEZ
Don COWIE7Kevin VOLLAND
Kris COMMONS8Marko ARNAUTOVIC
(p)Rudy GESTEDE9Callum WILSON(p)
(f)Junior STANISLAS10Patrick BAMFORD(f)
Joe MASON11Enner VALENCIA
Manager
Pat BALDWIN  12  Scott PARKER
Steve PHILLIPS  13  Jon STEWART
Steve SCHUMACHER  14  Michael TONGE
Igor VETOKELE15  Luke MURPHY
Theo ROBINSON  16  Carlton COLE
 
Birmingham City
 
League position: 19
Away league form: LOLW
Overall league form: LLWOLWWW
Formation: 4-3-3

Statistics
Colchester United 4 Birmingham City 0
(Half-time: 2-0, Attendance: 7,458, Stadium: Community Stadium, Referee: Dean Whitestone 6)

Mason 34¹, Commons 41¹, Mason 1², Commons 18²
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
 
MeeóVetokele 18² 
  
Cowie 30¹Downing 39²
13
175
31
78
104
1712
28
46%54%
Man of the match: Kevin Volland