Match Report
Colchester United U21 went into the game 4th in the table on 4 points; Everton U21 sat 2nd on 8 — a 4-point gap. On recent form Colchester United U21 sat only 31st league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 4th overall. Against a league average of 1.72 goals per team per game, Colchester United U21 ran at 1.33 scored and 4 conceded, Everton U21 at 2.17 and 1.5.
With 70 matches recorded and 0.8 yellow cards per game, L. Wood was the man in the middle. Wallace Binder Stadium in Maldon, capacity 2,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Everton U21 led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.