Match ends, Accrington Stanley 3, Colchester United 1.
AccringtonAccrington Stanley3ColchesterColchester United1
Kayden Jackson scored on his debut as Accrington started the season by beating Colchester.
Jackson opened the scoring on nine minutes when he raced onto a through ball from Liam Nolan and finished low into the bottom of the net past Sam Walker.
The Reds doubled their lead on 32 minutes after Colchester failed to clear their lines from a Sean McConville cross and the ball came out to Billy Kee, who rifled home.
Colchester had their chances with Ryan Jackson forcing an early save out of Aaron Chapman, Craig Slater scuffing a shot and Denny Johnstone's close-range strike blocked before half-time.
United boss John McGreal had used all three substitutions by the start of the second half and one of them, Sammie Szmodics, fired narrowly wide just after the restart.
However, it was three on 65 minutes when, from a McConville corner, Nolan headed on and defender Omar Beckles poked home at the far post.
Szmodics got a consolation for Colchester on 82 minutes, rifling the ball home at the far post from a deflected cross.
Match report supplied by the Press Association.
Line-ups
Accrington
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Chapman
- 12Beckles
- 3Hughes
- 5Richards-Everton
- 4DonacienSubstituted forHornby-Forbesat 74'minutes
- 7ClarkBooked at 42mins
- 6Nolan
- 28Conneely
- 11McConville
- 10JacksonSubstituted forEdwardsat 81'minutes
- 29Kee
Substitutes
- 2Hornby-Forbes
- 8Brown
- 9Edwards
- 14Leacock-McLeod
- 16Bloch Jorgensen
- 17Sousa
- 18Dallison-Lisbon
Colchester
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Walker
- 2JacksonBooked at 67mins
- 18EastmanSubstituted forKpekawaat 38'minutes
- 6Kent
- 35James
- 7Wright
- 4LapslieBooked at 45mins
- 16Murray
- 24SlaterSubstituted forKinsellaat 45'minutes
- 9JohnstoneSubstituted forSzmodicsat 45'minutes
- 19Mandron
Substitutes
- 3Kinsella
- 10Szmodics
- 12Kpekawa
- 22Vincent-Young
- 23O'Sullivan
- 29Gilmartin
- 31Issa
- Referee:
- Ross Joyce
- Attendance:
- 1,625
Match Stats
Home TeamAccringtonAway TeamColchester
- Possession
- Home57%
- Away43%
- Shots
- Home12
- Away12
- Shots on Target
- Home5
- Away2
- Corners
- Home6
- Away6
- Fouls
- Home12
- Away14
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Accrington Stanley 3, Colchester United 1.
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Foul by Liam Nolan (Accrington Stanley).
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Cole Kpekawa (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Attempt missed. Jonathan Edwards (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
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Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Ryan Jackson.
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Billy Kee (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Tom Lapslie (Colchester United).
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Attempt missed. Lewis Kinsella (Colchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
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Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Sean McConville.
Goal!
Goal! Accrington Stanley 3, Colchester United 1. Sammie Szmodics (Colchester United) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
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Attempt blocked. Mikael Mandron (Colchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Substitution
Substitution, Accrington Stanley. Jonathan Edwards replaces Kayden Jackson.
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Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Ben Richards-Everton.
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Attempt missed. Mikael Mandron (Colchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
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Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Mikael Mandron.
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Jordan Clark (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Lewis Kinsella (Colchester United).
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Attempt missed. Omar Beckles (Accrington Stanley) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
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Billy Kee (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
