Colchester United 2-1 Port Vale · League Two
Colchester United beat Port Vale 2-1 in the League Two. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Colchester United and Port Vale met in the League Two at Jobserve Community Stadium in Colchester on Tuesday, 11 March 2025.
Goalscorers
Colchester United: S. Tovide 34'; F. Kelleher 86'. Port Vale: R. Richards 85'.
How the match went
The referee showed 4 yellow cards (2 for Colchester United, 2 for Port Vale).
Line-ups
Colchester United started in a 4-2-3-1: Matt Macey, Mandela Egbo, Fiacre Kelleher, Tom Flanagan, Rob Hunt, Arthur Read, Ellis Iandolo, Harry Anderson, Jack Payne, Owura Edwards, Samson Tovide.
Port Vale started in a 3-4-1-2: Ben Amos, Jesse Debrah, Nathan James Smith, Connor Hall, Kyle John, Ryan Croasdale, Rhys Walters, Mitchell Clark, Ethan Chislett, Lorent Tolaj, Ronan Curtis.
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Minute by minute
- 34'Goal! Colchester United 1-0 Port Vale. S. Tovide (Colchester United) scores.
- 45'Half-time. Colchester United 1-0 Port Vale.
- 85'Goal! Colchester United 1-1 Port Vale. R. Richards (Port Vale) scores, assisted by J. Stockley.
- 86'Goal! Colchester United 2-1 Port Vale. F. Kelleher (Colchester United) scores, assisted by L. Taylor.
- 90'Full-time. Colchester United 2-1 Port Vale.
Full commentary (36 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Colchester United vs Port Vale.
- 1'Attempt saved. S. Tovide (Colchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 5'Attempt missed. L. Tolaj (Port Vale), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 10'Attempt saved. R. Curtis (Port Vale), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 13'Attempt saved. E. Iandolo (Colchester United), header from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 18'Attempt blocked. R. Walters (Port Vale), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 28'Attempt saved. K. John (Port Vale), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 32'Attempt saved. O. Edwards (Colchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 34'Goal! Colchester United 1-0 Port Vale. S. Tovide (Colchester United) scores.
- 42'Yellow card for K. John (Port Vale) for foul.
- 44'Attempt saved. S. Tovide (Colchester United), header from a set piece. xG 0.06.
- 45'Attempt missed. S. Tovide (Colchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 45'2 minutes of added time.
- 45+2'Attempt missed. J. Payne (Colchester United), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.06.
- 45'Half-time. Colchester United 1-0 Port Vale.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Colchester United: L. Taylor comes on for S. Tovide.
- 61'Attempt blocked. J. Payne (Colchester United), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.04.
- 63'Substitution, Port Vale: J. Stockley comes on for E. Chislett.
- 64'Substitution, Port Vale: J. Umolu comes on for K. John.
- 64'Attempt blocked. J. Umolu (Port Vale), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.13.
- 65'Attempt missed. O. Edwards (Colchester United), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.10.
- 75'Substitution, Colchester United: J. Tucker comes on for J. Payne.
- 77'Yellow card for M. Clark (Port Vale) for foul.
- 80'Yellow card for R. Hunt (Colchester United) for time wasting.
- 82'Substitution, Port Vale: T. Sang comes on for R. Croasdale.
- 82'Substitution, Port Vale: R. Richards comes on for M. Clark.
- 82'Attempt missed. A. Read (Colchester United), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.04.
- 85'Goal! Colchester United 1-1 Port Vale. R. Richards (Port Vale) scores, assisted by J. Stockley.
- 85'Yellow card for E. Iandolo (Colchester United) for foul.
- 86'Goal! Colchester United 2-1 Port Vale. F. Kelleher (Colchester United) scores, assisted by L. Taylor.
- 87'Substitution, Port Vale: R. Harper comes on for R. Walters.
- 89'Substitution, Colchester United: T. Simpson comes on for O. Edwards.
- 90'9 minutes of added time.
- 90+10'Attempt blocked. R. Curtis (Port Vale), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.03.
- 90'Full-time. Colchester United 2-1 Port Vale.