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Colchester edged out Carlisle in a tense encounter
Colchester, Essex – Colchester United secured a narrow 1-0 victory over Carlisle United in a hard-fought match at the JobServe Community Stadium.
The game was characterized by its intensity, with a total of 31 fouls, 5 yellow cards, and plenty of missed opportunities.
Possession was slightly in favor of Carlisle (56%), but Colchester were more effective in attack, managing 14 shots, 4 of them on target. Carlisle, on the other hand, could only register 1 shot on goal.
The match started with a yellow card to S. Lavelle of Carlisle in the 2nd minute, followed by a similar card for C. Harper of the same team in the 25th minute. In the second half, the intensity increased with yellow cards for J. Mellish of Carlisle (49th minute), J. McDonnell and T. Flanagan of Colchester (82nd minute).
Despite chances created by both teams, only one could find the net, and it was Colchester who took the victory thanks to a solitary goal in the second half.
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Substitutions colchester: at minute 46 F. Kelleher came in and M. Egbo went out., at minute 46 J. Gordon came in and T. Hopper went out., at minute 77 J. McDonnell came in and A. Woodyard went out.
Substitutions carlisle: at minute 65 J. Robinson came in and A. Davies went out., at minute 65 D. Sadi came in and L. Armstrong went out., at minute 72 B. Barclay came in and J. Mellish went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Colchester
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