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26/08/2031, Turf Moor, Burnley, England
EFL Cup, Round 2

Burnley Vs Colchester

Burnley play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: L Popkin (GK) , I Belches (CB) , P Harding (CB) , B Speed (CB) , C Dubango (RB) , S Winning (LB) , B MacFarland (CDM) , A Ajanwachukwu (CAM) , C Dougherty (RM) , O Sherif (LM) , D Skene (ST) And the subs are: R Spence (CB) , C Nevin (CB) , A Doughtie (CM) , J Vaux (CM) , R Keough (ST)

Colchester play in a 4-3-3 Def formation, and line up with: D Hughes (GK) , P McRaney (CB) , M Cadwallader (CB) , P McAndrews (RB) , M McCombe (LB) , M Zocco (CM) , P McColm (CDM) , S Egerton (CDM) , B Prothro (RW) , S Beirne (LW) , I Morris (ST) And the subs are: K Mathison (CB) , S Couch (CB) , I Griffiths (CM) , B McCreadie (CM) , G Murray (ST)

Welcome to Turf Moor in Burnley, England where Burnley will face Colchester.  This is round 2 of the EFL Cup.  The attendance is 15709.

1' - Burnley kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

8' - Sam Egerton finds Mike Zocco with a short pass.  Mike Zocco sees Bart Prothro making a run.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, and Bart Prothro takes the ball.  Bart Prothro attempts to strike the ball into the corner of the net...but Louis Popkin deflects the shot out of play.  The linesman signals its a corner for Colchester.  Shaun Beirne gets ready to take the corner.  He whips the ball into the box and finds Peter McColm.  Peter McColm gets his head to the ball towards the top corner...but the shot is saved by Louis Popkin!  

12' - Peter McColm slides the ball to Bart Prothro.  Bart Prothro attempts to outskill Bryn Speed and succeeds, sending his opponent the wrong way!  

13' - Bart Prothro sees Mike Zocco making a run.  He attempts to play a throughball, but Mike Zocco has strayed offside!  

19' - Des Skene passes a long ball to Ian Belches.  Ian Belches sees a run from Antwan Ajanwachukwu.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Antwan Ajanwachukwu takes the ball.  Antwan Ajanwachukwu tries to skip past  the advancing keeper...but the keeper manages to get down and take the ball!Davie Hughes passes the ball to Marcus McCombe.  Marcus McCombe plays a long ball to Michael Cadwallader.  Michael Cadwallader sees Bart Prothro making a run.  He attempts a quick throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

21' - Des Skene passes the ball to Sam Winning.  Sam Winning spots a run from Brendan MacFarland.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but Brendan MacFarland is caught offside!  

25' - Peter McColm plays a short pass to Paul McRaney.  Sam Winning tackles Paul McRaney and the ball goes loose.  Brendan MacFarland spots a run from Des Skene.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Des Skene runs on to the ball.  Des Skene attempts to hit the ball past the keeper...and Des Skene scores!  That's a nice goal from the Burnley player!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but it wasn't enough!

26' - Colchester kick the ball off for the restart.  

28' - Patrick McAndrews plays the ball to Peter McColm.  Peter McColm plays the ball to Sam Egerton.  Sam Egerton sees a run from Mike Zocco.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Mike Zocco is able to take the ball.  Mike Zocco tries to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...but Louis Popkin gets down to stop the shot!  

31' - Louis Popkin finds Ian Belches with a long ball.  Ian Belches passes to Des Skene.  Des Skene attempts to use his skills to beat Marcus McCombe, but is brought down illegally.    The referee shows Marcus McCombe the yellow card! That will be a freekick for Burnley.  

33' - Des Skene places the ball to take the freekick.  He curves the ball into the box, and manages to find Antwan Ajanwachukwu.  Antwan Ajanwachukwu heads the ball towards the top corner...but the shot goes over!

34' - Davie Hughes sees a run from Mike Zocco.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but the linesman signals for offside!  

37' - Des Skene passes a long ball to Sam Winning.  Sam Winning tries to shoot from distance into the corner of the net...but the shot is deflected out of play by the keeper!  The linesman flags for a corner for  Burnley.  Des Skene places the ball to take the corner.  He curls the ball into the box and finds Antwan Ajanwachukwu.  Antwan Ajanwachukwu directs a header attempting to beat the keeper...but its over!

40' - Davie Hughes finds Mike Zocco with a long ball.  Mike Zocco sees Ian Morris making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

42' - Des Skene finds Antwan Ajanwachukwu with a long pass.  Antwan Ajanwachukwu attempts to beat Marcus McCombe using his skills, but is brought down.  That will be a freekick for Burnley.  

45' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

45' - Colchester kick the ball off for the restart.  

50' - Michael Cadwallader passes to Peter McColm.  Peter McColm passes to Patrick McAndrews.  Callum Dougherty dispossesses Patrick McAndrews and takes the ball.  Burnley launch a counter attack.  Callum Dougherty tries to hit a long range shot...but the shot is stopped by the keeper!  He is unable to hold it though...Oz Sherif is first to the loose ball...Oz Sherif tries to hit the ball past the keeper...but the shot is deflected out of play by the keeper!  The linesman flags for a corner for  Burnley.  Des Skene will take the corner.  He curves the ball into the box, but Patrick McAndrews intercepts and takes possession.  

51' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Michael Cadwallader will come off.  Steven Couch joins the game from the bench.  

53' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Philip Harding is going to be taken off.  Richard Spence is brought on from the bench.  

61' - Richard Spence chips a long ball to Sam Winning.  Peter McColm dispossesses Sam Winning and the ball goes loose.  Patrick McAndrews tackles Brendan MacFarland and takes the ball.  Patrick McAndrews spots a run from Ian Morris.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, but Ian Morris is caught offside!  

65' - Des Skene plays a long ball to Sam Winning.  Sam Winning plays the ball to Callum Dougherty.  Callum Dougherty attempts to beat Mike Zocco using his skills, and is able to dribble past his opponent!  

69' - Mike Zocco tries to beat Corey Dubango using his ball skills, but is illegally impeded.    The referee pulls out a card...it's yellow.  He books Corey Dubango.That will be a freekick for Colchester.  

70' - Peter McColm will take the freekick.  He floats the ball into the box, but no one is able to get to the ball.  

73' - Peter McColm plays a short pass to Shaun Beirne.  Shaun Beirne sees Ian Morris making a run.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, and Ian Morris runs on to the ball.  Ian Morris takes a shot, aiming for the corner of the net...but the shot goes wide!

74' - Louis Popkin spots a run from Antwan Ajanwachukwu.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

75' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Paul McRaney is going to be taken off.  Kai Mathison joins the game from the bench.  

76' - Patrick McAndrews sees a run from Mike Zocco.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Mike Zocco is unable to control the ball!  

77' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Antwan Ajanwachukwu will come off.  James Vaux joins the game from the bench.  

79' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Ian Morris is going to be taken off.  Gethin Murray joins the game from the bench.  

80' - Richard Spence sees a run from Des Skene.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Des Skene takes the ball.  Des Skene shoots, aiming for the corner of the net...and Des Skene scores!  That's a good goal from the Burnley player!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but it wasn't enough!

81' - Colchester kick the ball off for the restart.  

86' - Richard Spence sees James Vaux making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but James Vaux is caught offside!  

88' - Peter McColm spots a run from Shaun Beirne.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Shaun Beirne has strayed offside!  

92' - The referee blows the whistle for full time. 



The match has ended Burnley 2 - 0 Colchester.