Colchester United 2-0 Tranmere Rovers · League Two
Colchester United beat Tranmere Rovers 2-0 in the League Two. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Colchester United and Tranmere Rovers met in the League Two at Jobserve Community Stadium in Colchester on Saturday, 9 September 2023.
Goalscorers
Colchester United: J. Taylor 11'; B. Ihionvien 87'. Tranmere Rovers did not score.
How the match went
The referee showed 7 yellow cards (2 for Colchester United, 5 for Tranmere Rovers).
Line-ups
Colchester United started in a 3-1-4-2: Owen Goodman, Mandela Egbo, Zach Mitchell, Connor Hall, Cameron McGeehan, Jayden Fevrier, Arthur Read, Noah Chilvers, Al-Amin Kazeem, Joe Taylor, Samson Tovide.
Tranmere Rovers started in a 4-4-2: Luke McGee, Josef Yarney, Tom Davies, Jordan Turnbull, Kieron Morris, Dan Pike, Christopher Merrie, Connor Jennings, Regan Hendry, Sam Taylor, Kristian Dennis.
More from this competition: League Two fixtures, results and table.
Minute by minute
- 11'Goal! Colchester United 1-0 Tranmere Rovers. J. Taylor (Colchester United) scores, assisted by A. Read.
- 45'Half-time. Colchester United 1-0 Tranmere Rovers.
- 87'Goal! Colchester United 2-0 Tranmere Rovers. B. Ihionvien (Colchester United) scores.
- 90'Full-time. Colchester United 2-0 Tranmere Rovers.
Full commentary (61 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Colchester United vs Tranmere Rovers.
- 1'Attempt missed. C. McGeehan (Colchester United), header from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 1'Attempt blocked. J. Fevrier (Colchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 5'Attempt blocked. S. Tovide (Colchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.27.
- 7'Attempt blocked. N. Chilvers (Colchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 11'Goal! Colchester United 1-0 Tranmere Rovers. J. Taylor (Colchester United) scores, assisted by A. Read.
- 15'Yellow card for C. Hall (Colchester United) for time wasting.
- 16'Attempt saved. A. Read (Colchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 27'Yellow card for R. Hendry (Tranmere Rovers) for time wasting.
- 27'Attempt missed. J. Yarney (Tranmere Rovers), header from a corner. xG 0.06.
- 28'Attempt missed. J. Fevrier (Colchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 30'Attempt saved. N. Chilvers (Colchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.13.
- 31'Attempt blocked. A. Read (Colchester United), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 32'Attempt blocked. C. McGeehan (Colchester United), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.44.
- 36'Attempt blocked. C. McGeehan (Colchester United), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.07.
- 37'Attempt saved. S. Tovide (Colchester United), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.68.
- 38'Attempt saved. J. Fevrier (Colchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 39'Yellow card for T. Davies (Tranmere Rovers) for foul.
- 40'Attempt missed. S. Tovide (Colchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 40'Attempt saved. N. Chilvers (Colchester United), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
- 45'Yellow card for C. Jennings (Tranmere Rovers) for foul.
- 45'8 minutes of added time.
- 45+1'Yellow card for S. Tovide (Colchester United) for time wasting.
- 45+3'Attempt missed. R. Hendry (Tranmere Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 45+5'Attempt missed. S. Tovide (Colchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 45+8'Attempt missed. A player (Tranmere Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.12.
- 45'Half-time. Colchester United 1-0 Tranmere Rovers.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 47'Yellow card for D. Pike (Tranmere Rovers) for foul.
- 48'Attempt saved. C. McGeehan (Colchester United), header from a set piece. xG 0.04.
- 48'Attempt missed. C. McGeehan (Colchester United), header from a set piece. xG 0.02.
- 54'Attempt missed. N. Chilvers (Colchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 54'Attempt blocked. C. Hall (Colchester United), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.13.
- 55'Substitution, Tranmere Rovers: R. McAlear comes on for K. Dennis.
- 55'Substitution, Tranmere Rovers: C. Jolley comes on for D. Pike.
- 57'Substitution, Colchester United: J. Mingi comes on for C. McGeehan.
- 58'Attempt missed. C. Jennings (Tranmere Rovers), header. xG 0.08.
- 61'Attempt saved. J. Fevrier (Colchester United), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.10.
- 62'Attempt missed. M. Egbo (Colchester United), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.11.
- 62'Attempt missed. J. Mingi (Colchester United), header from a corner. xG 0.12.
- 62'Attempt saved. S. Tovide (Colchester United), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.05.
- 63'Attempt missed. C. Jolley (Tranmere Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.
- 64'Attempt saved. J. Taylor (Colchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 65'Attempt missed. J. Mingi (Colchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.14.
- 71'Substitution, Tranmere Rovers: J. Hawkes comes on for R. Hendry.
- 71'Substitution, Tranmere Rovers: C. Wood comes on for S. Taylor.
- 72'Substitution, Colchester United: M. Bandeira comes on for A. Read.
- 78'Attempt saved. J. Yarney (Tranmere Rovers), header from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 83'Substitution, Colchester United: B. Ihionvien comes on for S. Tovide.
- 84'Substitution, Colchester United: J. Akinde comes on for J. Taylor.
- 84'Substitution, Colchester United: W. Greenidge comes on for A. Kazeem.
- 86'Attempt blocked. C. Hall (Colchester United), header from a corner. xG 0.10.
- 87'Goal! Colchester United 2-0 Tranmere Rovers. B. Ihionvien (Colchester United) scores.
- 87'Yellow card for L. McGee (Tranmere Rovers) for argument.
- 87'Attempt blocked. J. Akinde (Colchester United), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.14.
- 90'11 minutes of added time.
- 90+2'Substitution, Tranmere Rovers: R. Apter comes on for K. Morris.
- 90+2'Attempt blocked. B. Ihionvien (Colchester United), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.17.
- 90+9'Attempt saved. J. Turnbull (Tranmere Rovers), header from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 90+12'Attempt blocked. J. Turnbull (Tranmere Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 90'Full-time. Colchester United 2-0 Tranmere Rovers.
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