English
Colchester and Bradford played an exciting match at the JobServe Community Stadium in Colchester, Essex, on November 16th, 2024, corresponding to matchday 16 of League Two. The game, refereed by C. Brook, ended in a 2-2 draw.
Despite a clear possession advantage (66% for Colchester), the scoreline remained tight. Bradford took the lead in the 30th minute with a goal from A. Cook. Colchester responded with a goal from J. McDonnell in the 90th minute, equalising the match. The game was punctuated by several yellow cards: one for Colchester (J. McDonnell) and four for Bradford (A. Cook, J. Shepherd, L. Richards and B. Halliday). In terms of goal-scoring opportunities, Colchester had 8 shots (only 1 on target) while Bradford managed 6 (1 on target). Colchester’s territorial dominance was reflected in their 3 corners compared to Bradford’s 2. Colchester committed slightly more fouls (8) than Bradford (7).
Substitutions colchester: at minute 46 S. Tovide came in and J. Gordon went out., at minute 61 O. Edwards came in and J. Payne went out., at minute 77 O. Thorn came in and H. Anderson went out., at minute 88 T. Hopper came in and T. Flanagan went out.
Substitutions bradford: at minute 58 C. Oduor came in and B. Pointon went out., at minute 77 C. Evans came in and O. Sanderson went out., at minute 86 C. Diabate came in and A. Cook went out., at minute 86 V. Oliver came in and L. Richards went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Colchester
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