Grimsby Town vs Colchester United, 2023-24 English League Two, Regular Season

· English League Two
Grimsby Town
  • 7': Owen Goodman (OG)
  • 52': Donovan Wilson
FT
2 - 3
Colchester United
  • 11': Joseph Taylor
  • 35': Zach Mitchell
  • 64': Arthur Read

About

Grimsby Town are hosting Colchester United at Blundell Park, Grimsby, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Two.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Foul by Toby Mullarkey (Grimsby Town).
  • 3': Samson Tovide (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Toby Mullarkey.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Chay Cooper (Colchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jayden Fevrier.
  • 4': Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Michee Efete.
  • 5': Danny Rose (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Zach Mitchell (Colchester United).
  • 6': Delay in match (Grimsby Town).
  • 6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 7': Own Goal by Owen Goodman, Colchester United. Grimsby Town 1, Colchester United 0.
  • 9': Arthur Read (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Danny Rose (Grimsby Town).
  • 11': Goal! Grimsby Town 1, Colchester United 1. Joseph Taylor (Colchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Arthur Read with a through ball.
  • 12': Abobaker Eisa (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 12': Foul by Cameron McGeehan (Colchester United).
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Kamil Conteh (Grimsby Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Abobaker Eisa.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Gavan Holohan (Grimsby Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kamil Conteh.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Toby Mullarkey (Grimsby Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Danny Rose.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Jayden Fevrier (Colchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by William Greenidge.
  • 20': Delay in match because of an injury Michee Efete (Grimsby Town).
  • 22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 22': Donovan Wilson (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Foul by Zach Mitchell (Colchester United).
  • 22': Zach Mitchell (Colchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 23': Foul by Toby Mullarkey (Grimsby Town).
  • 23': Samson Tovide (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Offside, Colchester United. Samson Tovide tries a through ball, but Joseph Taylor is caught offside.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Chay Cooper (Colchester United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mandela Egbo.
  • 28': Foul by Gavan Holohan (Grimsby Town).
  • 28': Joseph Taylor (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Delay in match (Colchester United).
  • 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 34': Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Niall Maher.
  • 35': Goal! Grimsby Town 1, Colchester United 2. Zach Mitchell (Colchester United) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Arthur Read with a cross following a corner.
  • 36': Substitution, Grimsby Town. Jamie Andrews replaces Gavan Holohan because of an injury.
  • 39': Foul by Jamie Andrews (Grimsby Town).
  • 39': Jayden Fevrier (Colchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 39': Jamie Andrews (Grimsby Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 42': Delay in match because of an injury Samson Tovide (Colchester United).
  • 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+3': Attempt saved. Chay Cooper (Colchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jayden Fevrier.
  • 45'+3': Arthur Read (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Kamil Conteh (Grimsby Town).
  • 45'+4': Offside, Colchester United. William Greenidge tries a through ball, but Joseph Taylor is caught offside.
  • 45'+7': First Half ends, Grimsby Town 1, Colchester United 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Grimsby Town 1, Colchester United 2.
  • 45': Substitution, Grimsby Town. Kieran Green replaces Toby Mullarkey.
  • 48': Foul by Michee Efete (Grimsby Town).
  • 48': Samson Tovide (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Abobaker Eisa (Grimsby Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kamil Conteh.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Danny Rose (Grimsby Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Danny Amos with a cross.
  • 50': Corner, Grimsby Town. Conceded by Zach Mitchell.
  • 52': Goal! Grimsby Town 2, Colchester United 2. Donovan Wilson (Grimsby Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kamil Conteh.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Donovan Wilson (Grimsby Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jamie Andrews with a cross.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Jamie Andrews (Grimsby Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Donovan Wilson.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Danny Rose (Grimsby Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Abobaker Eisa (Grimsby Town) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Jayden Fevrier (Colchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cameron McGeehan.
  • 57': Substitution, Colchester United. Tom Dallison-Lisbon replaces Zach Mitchell.
  • 57': Substitution, Colchester United. Jade Jay Mingi replaces Chay Cooper.
  • 59': Connor Hall (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Foul by Donovan Wilson (Grimsby Town).
  • 60': Foul by Tom Dallison-Lisbon (Colchester United).
  • 60': Jamie Andrews (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 60': Tom Dallison-Lisbon (Colchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Kieran Green (Grimsby Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Donovan Wilson (Grimsby Town) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Abobaker Eisa.
  • 62': Offside, Colchester United. Tom Dallison-Lisbon tries a through ball, but Joseph Taylor is caught offside.
  • 64': Goal! Grimsby Town 2, Colchester United 3. Arthur Read (Colchester United) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jade Jay Mingi.
  • 66': Abobaker Eisa (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 66': Foul by Mandela Egbo (Colchester United).
  • 66': Mandela Egbo (Colchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 67': Corner, Grimsby Town. Conceded by Connor Hall.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Danny Rose (Grimsby Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 68': Corner, Grimsby Town. Conceded by Cameron McGeehan.
  • 70': Foul by Michee Efete (Grimsby Town).
  • 70': Samson Tovide (Colchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Danny Amos (Grimsby Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Danny Rose.
  • 74': Donovan Wilson (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by Connor Hall (Colchester United).
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Abobaker Eisa (Grimsby Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Danny Amos.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Samson Tovide (Colchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Joseph Taylor with a cross following a fast break.
  • 76': Substitution, Colchester United. Noah Chilvers replaces Samson Tovide.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Danny Rose (Grimsby Town) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Abobaker Eisa with a cross.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Abobaker Eisa (Grimsby Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Niall Maher.
  • 82': Donovan Wilson (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 82': Foul by Connor Hall (Colchester United).
  • 84': Arthur Read (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84': Foul by Kamil Conteh (Grimsby Town).
  • 86': Foul by Abobaker Eisa (Grimsby Town).
  • 86': Mandela Egbo (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Substitution, Colchester United. Tom Hopper replaces Joseph Taylor.
  • 89': Substitution, Grimsby Town. Arthur Gnahoua replaces Kamil Conteh.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Abobaker Eisa (Grimsby Town) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Niall Maher.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Grimsby Town 2, Colchester United 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Grimsby Town 2, Colchester United 3.

Game Information

Competition: English League Two

Venue: Blundell Park
Location: Grimsby, England
Attendance: 5,010

EFL League Two Standings

# 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 Standings

Line-Ups

GRI Grimsby Town (4-4-2)

No. Name
12 Jake Eastwood (GK)
31 Niall Maher
5 Harvey Rodgers
22 Danny Amos
2 Michee Efete
42 Kamil Conteh
8 Gavan Holohan
7 Abobaker Eisa
28 Toby Mullarkey
32 Danny Rose
25 Donovan Wilson
Grimsby Town Substitutes:
Kieran Green, Harvey Cartwright, Luke Waterfall, Otis Khan, Jamie Andrews, Rekeil Pyke, Arthur Gnahoua.

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

No. Name
1 Owen Goodman (GK)
5 Connor Hall
15 Zach Mitchell Yellow Card
16 Arthur Read
18 Mandela Egbo Yellow Card
2 William Greenidge
13 Cameron McGeehan
37 Chay Cooper
9 Samson Tovide
42 Jayden Fevrier
25 Joseph Taylor
Colchester United Substitutes:
Jade Jay Mingi, Noah Chilvers, Tom Hopper, Sam Hornby, Matt Jay, Bradley Ihionvien, Thomas Dallison-Lisbon.

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