Colchester United vs Doncaster Rovers, 2022-23 English League Two, Regular Season

· English League Two
Colchester United
  • 45'+1': Alex Newby
  • 59': Samson Tovide
  • 89': Luke Hannant
FT
3 - 0
Doncaster Rovers

    About

    Colchester United are hosting Doncaster Rovers at JobServe Community Stadium, Colchester, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Two.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Adam Long (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 1': Foul by Samson Tovide (Colchester United).
    • 3': Foul by Frank Nouble (Colchester United).
    • 3': Kyle Knoyle (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Foul by Kyle Hurst (Doncaster Rovers).
    • 4': Ossama Ashley (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Foul by Junior Tchamadeu (Colchester United).
    • 6': Kyle Hurst (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 7': Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by James Maxwell.
    • 7': Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Jonathan Mitchell.
    • 8': Attempt saved. Luke Chambers (Colchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tommy Smith.
    • 8': Foul by Ossama Ashley (Colchester United).
    • 8': Harrison Biggins (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 11': Foul by Kyle Hurst (Doncaster Rovers).
    • 11': Ossama Ashley (Colchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 11': Kyle Hurst (Doncaster Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 15': Foul by Ben Close (Doncaster Rovers).
    • 15': Ossama Ashley (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Corner, Doncaster Rovers. Conceded by Tommy Smith.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Harrison Biggins (Doncaster Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luke Molyneux following a corner.
    • 17': Offside, Doncaster Rovers. Harrison Biggins tries a through ball, but Adam Long is caught offside.
    • 17': Offside, Colchester United. Sam Hornby tries a through ball, but Frank Nouble is caught offside.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Samson Tovide (Colchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 18': Foul by Luke Chambers (Colchester United).
    • 18': George Miller (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 20': Foul by Frank Nouble (Colchester United).
    • 20': Harrison Biggins (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Luke Molyneux (Doncaster Rovers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ro-Shaun Williams.
    • 22': Corner, Doncaster Rovers. Conceded by Luke Chambers.
    • 23': Foul by Luke Hannant (Colchester United).
    • 23': Harrison Biggins (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 23': Luke Hannant (Colchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Harrison Biggins (Doncaster Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 26': Foul by Luke Molyneux (Doncaster Rovers).
    • 26': Tommy Smith (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Samson Tovide (Colchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.
    • 28': Offside, Colchester United. Alan Judge tries a through ball, but Samson Tovide is caught offside.
    • 29': Attempt blocked. George Miller (Doncaster Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Molyneux.
    • 29': Corner, Doncaster Rovers. Conceded by Luke Chambers.
    • 33': Foul by Alan Judge (Colchester United).
    • 33': Kyle Hurst (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 34': Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Kyle Knoyle.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Luke Molyneux (Doncaster Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kyle Knoyle.
    • 38': Foul by Frank Nouble (Colchester United).
    • 38': Harrison Biggins (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Attempt blocked. Kyle Hurst (Doncaster Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Maxwell.
    • 39': Attempt missed. James Maxwell (Doncaster Rovers) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Kyle Knoyle with a cross.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Harrison Biggins (Doncaster Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by George Miller.
    • 41': Offside, Colchester United. Al-Amin Kazeem tries a through ball, but Frank Nouble is caught offside.
    • 45': Foul by Adam Long (Doncaster Rovers).
    • 45': Samson Tovide (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45': Adam Long (Doncaster Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+1': Goal! Colchester United 1, Doncaster Rovers 0. Alex Newby (Colchester United) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
    • 45'+3': Offside, Colchester United. Luke Chambers tries a through ball, but Samson Tovide is caught offside.
    • 45'+3': Attempt saved. Alan Judge (Colchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, Colchester United 1, Doncaster Rovers 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Colchester United 1, Doncaster Rovers 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Doncaster Rovers. Aidan Barlow replaces Luke Molyneux.
    • 46': Foul by Aidan Barlow (Doncaster Rovers).
    • 46': Luke Hannant (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Corner, Doncaster Rovers. Conceded by Alex Newby.
    • 53': Foul by Alan Judge (Colchester United).
    • 53': James Maxwell (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Offside, Doncaster Rovers. Ro-Shaun Williams tries a through ball, but George Miller is caught offside.
    • 58': Corner, Doncaster Rovers. Conceded by Ossama Ashley.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Adam Long (Doncaster Rovers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ben Close with a cross following a corner.
    • 59': Goal! Colchester United 2, Doncaster Rovers 0. Samson Tovide (Colchester United) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Alan Judge following a fast break.
    • 64': Substitution, Doncaster Rovers. Adam Clayton replaces Kyle Hurst.
    • 64': Substitution, Doncaster Rovers. Jon Taylor replaces Adam Long.
    • 69': Foul by Tommy Smith (Colchester United).
    • 69': Harrison Biggins (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 70': Substitution, Colchester United. Freddie Sears replaces Samson Tovide.
    • 70': Substitution, Colchester United. Matty Longstaff replaces Alan Judge.
    • 71': Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Ro-Shaun Williams.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Tommy Smith (Colchester United) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Matty Longstaff with a cross following a corner.
    • 78': Substitution, Doncaster Rovers. Kieran Agard replaces Aidan Barlow because of an injury.
    • 80': Corner, Doncaster Rovers. Conceded by Ossama Ashley.
    • 81': Foul by Ossama Ashley (Colchester United).
    • 81': Harrison Biggins (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 82': Ossama Ashley (Colchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 83': Foul by Freddie Sears (Colchester United).
    • 83': Tom Anderson (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Foul by Jon Taylor (Doncaster Rovers).
    • 83': Matty Longstaff (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Attempt saved. Matty Longstaff (Colchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner.
    • 84': Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Jonathan Mitchell.
    • 85': Foul by Junior Tchamadeu (Colchester United).
    • 85': George Miller (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 85': Junior Tchamadeu (Colchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 88': Foul by Tom Anderson (Doncaster Rovers).
    • 88': Luke Hannant (Colchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 88': Tom Anderson (Doncaster Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 89': Goal! Colchester United 3, Doncaster Rovers 0. Luke Hannant (Colchester United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Doncaster Rovers. Charlie Seaman replaces Kyle Knoyle.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Colchester United. Emyr Huws replaces Luke Hannant because of an injury.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Matty Longstaff (Colchester United).
    • 90'+4': Harrison Biggins (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by James Maxwell.
    • 90'+5': Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Jon Taylor.
    • 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Ossama Ashley (Colchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matty Longstaff.
    • 90'+6': Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Ro-Shaun Williams.
    • 90'+6': Offside, Colchester United. Junior Tchamadeu tries a through ball, but Freddie Sears is caught offside.
    • 90'+7': Attempt blocked. Emyr Huws (Colchester United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 90'+7': Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Adam Clayton.
    • 90'+8': Substitution, Colchester United. Thomas Eastman replaces Frank Nouble.
    • 90'+9': Substitution, Colchester United. Noah Chilvers replaces Ossama Ashley.
    • 90'+12': Second Half ends, Colchester United 3, Doncaster Rovers 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Colchester United 3, Doncaster Rovers 0.

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Two

    Venue: JobServe Community Stadium
    Location: Colchester, England
    Attendance: 3,607

    EFL League Two Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Port Vale 16 +8 33
    2 Crewe Alexandra 15 +6 28
    3 Doncaster Rovers 16 +4 28
    4 Walsall 14 +12 27
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    COL Colchester United (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Sam Hornby (GK)
    5 Tommy Smith
    4 Luke Chambers
    30 Al-Amin Kazeem
    22 Junior Tchamadeu Yellow Card
    7 Luke Hannant Yellow Card
    17 Ossama Ashley Yellow Card
    10 Alan Judge
    34 Samson Tovide
    45 Frank Nouble
    19 Alex Newby
    Colchester United Substitutes:
    Freddie Sears, Daniel Chesters, Emyr Huws, Noah Chilvers, Tom Eastman, Kieran O'Hara, Matthew Longstaff.

    DON Doncaster Rovers (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    1 Jonathan Mitchell (GK)
    4 Tom Anderson Yellow Card
    15 Adam Long Yellow Card
    6 Ro-Shaun Williams
    33 Ben Close
    14 Harrison Biggins
    3 James Maxwell
    2 Kyle Knoyle
    9 George Miller
    21 Kyle Hurst Yellow Card
    7 Luke Molyneux
    Doncaster Rovers Substitutes:
    Adam Clayton, Kieran Agard, Aidan Barlow, Joseph Olowu, Louis Jones, Charlie Seaman, Jon Taylor.

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