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Colchester United 2-1 Salford City · League Two

Colchester United beat Salford City 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 Salford City met in the League Two at Jobserve Community Stadium in Colchester on Friday, 22 December 2023.

Goalscorers

Colchester United: J. Taylor 42'; C. Cooper 89'. Salford City: C. McAleny 90'.

How the match went

The referee showed 6 yellow cards (5 for Colchester United, 1 for Salford City).

Line-ups

Colchester United started in a 4-2-3-1: Owen Goodman, Mandela Egbo, Zach Mitchell, Connor Hall, Ellis Iandolo, Cameron McGeehan, Arthur Read, Jayden Fevrier, Noah Chilvers, Matt Jay, Joe Taylor.

Salford City started in a 4-3-3: Alex Cairns, Ethan Ingram, Adrian Mariappa, Curtis Tilt, Declan John, Liam Humbles, Elliot Watt, Ryan Watson, Connor McLennan, Kelly N'Mai, Conor McAleny.

More from this competition: League Two fixtures, results and table.

Minute by minute

  1. 42'Goal! Colchester United 1-0 Salford City. J. Taylor (Colchester United) scores, assisted by C. McGeehan.
  2. 45'Half-time. Colchester United 1-0 Salford City.
  3. 89'Goal! Colchester United 2-0 Salford City. C. Cooper (Colchester United) scores, assisted by J. Akinde.
  4. 90+1'Goal! Colchester United 2-1 Salford City. C. McAleny (Salford City) scores.
  5. 90'Full-time. Colchester United 2-1 Salford City.
Full commentary (42 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Colchester United vs Salford City.
  2. 3'Attempt missed. C. McGeehan (Colchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.23.
  3. 4'Attempt missed. E. Ingram (Salford City), header from a corner. xG 0.05.
  4. 15'Attempt saved. R. Watson (Salford City), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  5. 17'Yellow card for A. Read (Colchester United) for foul.
  6. 20'Attempt blocked. J. Fevrier (Colchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  7. 25'Attempt saved. A. Read (Colchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  8. 29'Yellow card for C. Hall (Colchester United) for foul.
  9. 29'Attempt blocked. M. Jay (Colchester United), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
  10. 31'Yellow card for J. Taylor (Colchester United) for foul.
  11. 35'Attempt saved. C. McAleny (Salford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.12.
  12. 38'Yellow card for E. Ingram (Salford City) for foul.
  13. 39'Attempt blocked. E. Iandolo (Colchester United), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.69.
  14. 42'Goal! Colchester United 1-0 Salford City. J. Taylor (Colchester United) scores, assisted by C. McGeehan.
  15. 45'Attempt blocked. K. N'Mai (Salford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  16. 45'1 minute of added time.
  17. 45+1'Attempt blocked. C. McAleny (Salford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.15.
  18. 45'Half-time. Colchester United 1-0 Salford City.
  19. 46'The second half is under way.
  20. 50'Attempt missed. C. Tilt (Salford City), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.15.
  21. 58'Substitution, Colchester United: T. Dallison comes on for C. Hall.
  22. 58'Substitution, Colchester United: A. Kazeem comes on for E. Iandolo.
  23. 59'Attempt saved. C. McGeehan (Colchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  24. 61'Substitution, Salford City: M. Lund comes on for L. Humbles.
  25. 61'Substitution, Salford City: M. Smith comes on for K. N'Mai.
  26. 63'Attempt saved. J. Fevrier (Colchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  27. 67'Attempt missed. M. Lund (Salford City), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.07.
  28. 71'Substitution, Colchester United: C. Cooper comes on for M. Jay.
  29. 71'Substitution, Colchester United: J. Akinde comes on for J. Taylor.
  30. 74'Yellow card for Z. Mitchell (Colchester United) for foul.
  31. 75'Attempt blocked. C. Cooper (Colchester United), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.07.
  32. 81'Attempt missed. C. McGeehan (Colchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.
  33. 84'Attempt missed. C. McAleny (Salford City), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.28.
  34. 85'Attempt missed. A. Mariappa (Salford City), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.54.
  35. 87'Attempt missed. M. Smith (Salford City), header. xG 0.10.
  36. 89'Goal! Colchester United 2-0 Salford City. C. Cooper (Colchester United) scores, assisted by J. Akinde.
  37. 90'6 minutes of added time.
  38. 90+1'Goal! Colchester United 2-1 Salford City. C. McAleny (Salford City) scores.
  39. 90+3'Yellow card for J. Akinde (Colchester United) for foul.
  40. 90+4'Substitution, Colchester United: W. Greenidge comes on for J. Fevrier.
  41. 90+5'Attempt saved. M. Smith (Salford City), header. xG 0.19.
  42. 90'Full-time. Colchester United 2-1 Salford City.
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