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Thrilling Draw Between Colchester and Cambridge United at JobServe Community Stadium
Colchester, Essex – In a match contested until the very last minute, Colchester United and Cambridge United drew in a vibrant League Two encounter, corresponding to the fourth matchday of the 2025 season.
Colchester started strongly, opening the score in the 13th minute thanks to a goal by A. Read, assisted by A. Akande. However, Cambridge United reacted decisively just before halftime. J. Brophy equalized in the 45th minute, followed immediately by a goal from M. Jobe, assisted by S. Kaikai, putting the visitors ahead.
The match was characterized by intensity and physical play, with several yellow cards shown to both teams. M. Jobe and J. Payne saw yellow in the first half, while D. Ball, S. Tovide, K. Watts, and L. Bennett were booked in the second half.
Although Colchester had a slight advantage in ball possession with 51%, Cambridge United generated more scoring opportunities, with 12 total shots compared to Colchester’s 9. The visitors also dominated in corners, with 11 compared to Colchester’s 2. Ultimately, the match ended in a draw, and both teams had to settle for a point.
Substitutions colchester: at minute 66 J. Payne came in and K. Lisbie went out., at minute 66 K. Vincent-Young came in and J. Powell went out., at minute 66 A. Akande came in and O. Edwards went out., at minute 76 T. Bishop came in and D. Gape went out., at minute 77 S. Tovide came in and J. Williams went out.
Substitutions cambridge united: at minute 71 J. Brophy came in and J. Gibbons went out., at minute 72 E. Kachunga came in and S. McLoughlin went out., at minute 83 L. Appere came in and K. Kouassi went out., at minute 90 L. Bennett came in and Z. Ibsen Rossi went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Colchester
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