| 3¹ | A corner fell to HACKNEY who fired the ball wide. |
| 7¹ | A fine run was ended by a good save by the advancing GUNN. |
| 10¹ | MADUEKE's header was well saved by GUNN. |
| 17¹ | Uncertainty in the Forest Green defence enabled BARNES to blast an effort wide. |
| 30¹ | A penalty box scramble resulted in BEIER tapping the ball wide. |
| 37¹ | BEIER blasted a deadly shot just beyond the near post from twenty yards out. |
| 39¹ | STRUIJK waltzed round BITSHIABU and flicked a tame shot over the bar. |
| 41¹ | A tame strike from THOMAS-ASANTE trickled agonisingly wide. |
| 43¹ | A useful ball from O'HARE on the left was collected by CONWAY who scuffed his shot over. |
| 5² | A shot from WILLIAMS was smothered by GUNN. |
| 9² | MADUEKE beat PORTEOUS and hit the ball to HØJLUND who fumbled his effort wide. |
| 9² | GOAL!! A curling inswinging corner was forced in at the near post by WILLIAMS. (1-0 Colchester United)| 13² | LINDELÖF headed over. | | 18² | BARNES made space on the right and pulled the ball to MADUEKE who rasped the ball wide. | | 25² | O'HARE stormed through the Colchester United defence but shot straight at the Colchester United 'keeper. | | 33² | CRESSWELL rattled an easy chance past the lefthand post. | | 35² | GOAL!! A long shot from MILAMBO deflected off the legs of STRUIJK and into his own net. (2-0 Colchester United)| 36² | RAMAZANI booked by the referee. | | 38² | A cross from MILAMBO left BEIER in plenty of space but he rushed his shot. | | 41² | GOAL!! A long clearance by the Forest Green 'keeper beat the Colchester United defence and O'HARE drove the ball beyond the advancing 'keeper. (2-1 Colchester United)| 43² | GOAL!! HØJLUND hit a curling twenty-five yard shot past the bemused Forest Green 'keeper. (3-1 Colchester United)| 43² | CONWAY scuffed a simple chance. | | | | |