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Colchester United 2-0 Grimsby Town · League Two

Colchester United beat Grimsby Town 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 Grimsby Town met in the League Two at Jobserve Community Stadium in Colchester on Tuesday, 16 April 2024.

Goalscorers

Colchester United: T. Hopper 5'; J. Akinde 79'. Grimsby Town did not score.

How the match went

The referee showed 4 yellow cards (3 for Colchester United, 1 for Grimsby Town) and 1 red card.

Line-ups

Colchester United started in a 3-5-2: Sam Hornby, Jay Mingi, Tom Dallison, Connor Hall, Jayden Fevrier, Alistair Smith, Arthur Read, Cameron McGeehan, Ellis Iandolo, John Akinde, Tom Hopper.

Grimsby Town started in a 3-4-1-2: Jake Eastwood, Toby Mullarkey, Doug Tharme, Harvey Rodgers, Liam Smith, Curtis Thompson, Kieran Green, Charles Vernam, Harry Clifton, Justin Obikwu, Donovan Wilson.

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

Minute by minute

  1. 5'Goal! Colchester United 1-0 Grimsby Town. T. Hopper (Colchester United) scores, assisted by A. Read.
  2. 45'Half-time. Colchester United 1-0 Grimsby Town.
  3. 79'Goal! Colchester United 2-0 Grimsby Town. J. Akinde (Colchester United) scores.
  4. 90+6'Red card! T. Dallison (Colchester United) is sent off for foul.
  5. 90'Full-time. Colchester United 2-0 Grimsby Town.
Full commentary (38 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Colchester United vs Grimsby Town.
  2. 5'Goal! Colchester United 1-0 Grimsby Town. T. Hopper (Colchester United) scores, assisted by A. Read.
  3. 10'Attempt blocked. J. Akinde (Colchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  4. 23'Attempt saved. C. Vernam (Grimsby Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  5. 28'Attempt missed. C. McGeehan (Colchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  6. 32'Attempt blocked. D. Wilson (Grimsby Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  7. 33'Attempt blocked. J. Fevrier (Colchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  8. 44'Attempt blocked. C. Vernam (Grimsby Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  9. 45'3 minutes of added time.
  10. 45+2'Attempt blocked. J. Obikwu (Grimsby Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.16.
  11. 45'Half-time. Colchester United 1-0 Grimsby Town.
  12. 46'The second half is under way.
  13. 46'Substitution, Colchester United: N. Chilvers comes on for A. Smith.
  14. 47'Attempt missed. D. Wilson (Grimsby Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  15. 48'Yellow card for J. Obikwu (Grimsby Town) for simulation.
  16. 49'Attempt missed. L. Smith (Grimsby Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  17. 51'Attempt missed. K. Green (Grimsby Town), header. xG 0.05.
  18. 53'Attempt missed. J. Obikwu (Grimsby Town), shot. xG 0.06.
  19. 53'Attempt blocked. H. Clifton (Grimsby Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  20. 59'Off the woodwork! J. Fevrier (Colchester United), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.15.
  21. 66'Substitution, Grimsby Town: H. Wood comes on for C. Thompson.
  22. 73'Yellow card for S. Hornby (Colchester United) for time wasting.
  23. 73'Attempt missed. H. Clifton (Grimsby Town), header. xG 0.09.
  24. 74'Attempt blocked. J. Fevrier (Colchester United), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
  25. 75'Yellow card for E. Iandolo (Colchester United) for foul.
  26. 76'Attempt missed. D. Wilson (Grimsby Town), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.04.
  27. 78'Substitution, Grimsby Town: A. Eisa comes on for L. Smith.
  28. 79'Goal! Colchester United 2-0 Grimsby Town. J. Akinde (Colchester United) scores.
  29. 82'Attempt saved. H. Wood (Grimsby Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  30. 83'Substitution, Colchester United: R. Harbottle comes on for J. Akinde.
  31. 90'Attempt blocked. N. Chilvers (Colchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  32. 90'6 minutes of added time.
  33. 90+2'Yellow card for A. Read (Colchester United) for foul.
  34. 90+3'Attempt saved. K. Green (Grimsby Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  35. 90+6'Red card! T. Dallison (Colchester United) is sent off for foul.
  36. 90+7'Substitution, Colchester United: J. Richardson comes on for J. Fevrier.
  37. 90+8'Attempt saved. C. Vernam (Grimsby Town), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.05.
  38. 90'Full-time. Colchester United 2-0 Grimsby Town.
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