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Commentary
A tame strike from ZINCKERNAGEL trickled agonisingly wide.
GOAL!! A patient Colchester United side were rewarded with a lovely strike from ALFA SEMEDO. (1-0 Colchester United)
A good ball from BACUNA on the left fell to SØRLOTH who sliced his effort wide.
SØRLOTH rifled a simple chance past the righthand post.
PAAL ran onto a great ball from SZMODICS but pulled his shot wide of the righthand post.
14¹SØRLOTH was put clear by BACUNA and he stepped inside the 'keeper but rammed his shot inches wide.
20¹GOAL!! With his back to goal SØRLOTH swivelled and rattled the ball past the Colchester United 'keeper. (1-1)
21¹A bad tackle gets BACUNA a yellow card.
29¹GOAL!! A weak drive from SØRLOTH seemed to hold no problem for the Colchester United 'keeper but the ball somehow squeezed over the line. (2-1 Birmingham City)
31¹GOAL!! A deep cross from SZMODICS on the left was headed home by SAYYADMANESH at the far post. (2-2)
37¹GARDNER made space on the right and touched the ball to BACUNA who fired the ball over.
40¹The referee yellow cards PATERSON for violent conduct against SZMODICS.
43¹GARDNER beat ALFA SEMEDO and fired the ball to OKORE who dragged his effort wide.
48¹ZINCKERNAGEL beat a number of Birmingham City players and fired a shot inches wide.
TROSSARD pulled away from SZMODICS but flicked the ball into the arms of FODERINGHAM.
15²The hapless Colchester United 'keeper was all agog as a backpass from STEWART fell just wide.
19²TROSSARD scuffed an easy chance.
20²A cross from FORREST left TROSSARD in plenty of space but he rushed his shot.
22²ZINCKERNAGEL hit a right foot shot just beyond the near post from long range.
29²A free-kick from ZINCKERNAGEL raced wide.
31²A corner found SØRLOTH who headed the ball just wide.
38²A accurate pass found TROSSARD and his right foot shot floated narrowly over.

 
Colchester United
 
League position: -
Home league form: OWW-
Overall league form: LOWW----
Formation: 4-3-3
Line-ups
(c)Wesley FODERINGHAM1Neil ETHERIDGE
Ben JOHNSON2Maxime COLIN
Kenneth PAAL3Rémy VITA
Sammie SZMODICS4Gary GARDNER
Naby SARR5Tin PLAVOTIC
Mads ANDERSEN6Jores OKORE
ALFA SEMEDO Esteves7Juninho BACUNA
Philip ZINCKERNAGEL8Leandro TROSSARD(c)
(p)Allahyar SAYYADMANESH9Alexander SØRLOTH(p)
(f)Ross STEWART10James FORREST(f)
Luke THOMAS11Jamie PATERSON
Manager
Drey WRIGHT  12  Josh WILLIAMS
Kieran O'HARA  13  Ryan STIRK
Tom EASTMAN  14  Dion DE NEVE
Tom DALLISON  15  Harlee DEAN
Alex GILBEY16  Marcel OAKLEY
 
Birmingham City
 
League position: -
Away league form: W---
Overall league form: WWXL----
Formation: 4-3-3

Statistics
Colchester United 2 Birmingham City 2
(Half-time: 2-2, Attendance: 9,984, Stadium: Community Stadium, Referee: Andy Hall 6)

Alfa Semedo 1¹, Sayyadmanesh 31¹
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
Sørloth 20¹, Sørloth 29¹
ThomasóGilbey 28² 
  
 Bacuna 21¹, Paterson 40¹
31
221
10
23
510
713
01
55%45%
Man of the match: Ben Johnson