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Hard-Fought Draw in Colchester: Crewe Grabs a Point After Intense Match
Colchester, Essex – In a match played at the JobServe Community Stadium, Colchester and Crewe Alexandra drew in a game marked by intensity and numerous cards. Despite their superior possession (66% against 34%), Colchester failed to turn their dominance into a victory.
Crewe took the lead in the 39th minute thanks to a goal from J. March, assisted by R. Hutchinson. However, Colchester equalized in the 66th minute with a goal by K. Lisbie, assisted by A. Read.
The match was punctuated by yellow cards. For Crewe, J. Golding, T. O’Reilly, R. Hutchinson, and J. Connolly were booked. For Colchester, D. Cowley and J. Tucker also received yellow cards. Despite having significantly fewer shots (5 vs 13) and less possession, Crewe managed to secure a valuable point from their visit to Colchester. Colchester dominated in shots on target (7 vs 1) and corners (3 vs 1), but the Crewe defense proved solid and organized. The high number of fouls committed by Crewe (16 against Colchester’s 12) reflected the intensity of the game.
Substitutions colchester: at minute 45 T. Flanagan came in and H. Araujo went out., at minute 62 H. Anderson came in and K. Lisbie went out., at minute 62 J. Payne came in and J. Williams went out., at minute 77 T. Bishop came in and D. Gape went out., at minute 77 S. Tovide came in and M. Mbick went out.
Substitutions crewe: at minute 58 E. Tezgel came in and D. Rankine went out., at minute 58 J. Golding came in and J. Powell went out., at minute 58 O. Lunt came in and M. Holicek went out., at minute 85 T. O’Reilly came in and L. Moult went out., at minute 90 J. March came in and J. J. Mingi went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Colchester
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