Tranmere 1 - 1 Colchester

Tranmere   1 - 1   Colchester

Tranmere 1-1 Colchester

Tranmere ended a run of six successive League One defeats to ease the pressure on under-fire manager John Barnes.

John Welsh netted the opener for the home side, making the most of a rebound after Colchester goalkeeper Ben Williams blocked Marlon Broomes' shot.

The lead lasted just two minutes, with John O'Toole tucking home Kayode Odejayi's cross.

Tranmere thought they had won it in the 89th minute but Kitson Bain's strike was ruled out for offside.

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Tranmere manager John Barnes told BBC Radio Merseyside:

"I knew they would pose a physical threat which I thought we stood up to well. Not only did we stand up to the phyisical threat well in the first half we played well.

"We passed the ball well and we got into some good positions."

Colchester United manager Aidy Boothroyd told BBC Essex:

"I didn't think we played well today at all, I thought we were slow to get started.

"I thought we were maybe a little complacent coming here and perhaps we thought we were going to walk away with it.

"It's a little wake-up call for us, because you have to compete and fight and earn the right to get the ball down and play."

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Saturday, 26 September 2009

League One

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Time
Tranmere	1 - 1	Colchester	R
(HT 1 - 1)
Welsh 35		O'Toole 37

Tranmere

• 01 Daniels
• 02 Logan yellow card
• 03 Cresswell yellow card
• 05 Goodison
• 08 Broomes yellow card
• 06 McLaren yellow card
• 11 Welsh
• 21 Carole (Mahon 66)
• 23 Shuker
• 09 Moore (Curran 80)
• 18 Ricketts (Bain 87)

Substitutes

• 13 Collister,
• 12 Taylor,
• 04 Edds,
• 10 Mahon,
• 19 Barnett,
• 15 Bain,
• 25 Curran

Colchester

• 01 Williams
• 04 Okuonghae
• 21 Batth (Heath 74)
• 23 Tierney yellow card
• 25 White
• 08 O'Toole yellow card
• 14 Fox (Hackney 66)
• 22 Wordsworth yellow card
• 09 Platt (Gillespie 78)
• 15 Odejayi
• 20 Lisbie yellow card

Substitutes

• 12 Cousins,
• 28 Heath,
• 31 Ifil,
• 34 Bender,
• 11 Hackney,
• 39 Elito,
• 18 Gillespie

Ref: BrattAtt: 5314

TRANMERE

COLCHESTER

Possession

• Tranmere 50%
• Colchester 50%

Shots on target

• Tranmere 6
• Colchester 5

Shots off target

• Tranmere 8
• Colchester 8

Corners

• Tranmere 4
• Colchester 6

Fouls

• Tranmere 10
• Colchester 21

• Final Result
• Full Time
• 90:00+4:03 The final whistle is blown by the referee.
• 90:00+2:14 Marc Tierney crosses the ball, Luke Daniels makes a save.
• 90:00+1:13 The ball is delivered by Simon Hackney, John-Joe O'Toole makes a clearance.
• 89:07 The official flags Kithson Bain offside. Ben Williams restarts play with the free kick.
• 88:47 Centre by Shaleum Logan.
• 88:08 Kithson Bain challenges John White unfairly and gives away a free kick. Ben Williams takes the free kick.
• Correction - 87:28 Effort from inside the area by Matt Heath misses to the left of the target.
• 87:28 Matt Heath has an effort at goal from deep inside the area missing to the right of the target.
• 86:58 Free kick awarded for a foul by John Welsh on Anthony Wordsworth. Direct free kick taken by Anthony Wordsworth.
• 86:19 Substitution Kithson Bain comes on in place of Michael Ricketts.
• 85:10 Free kick awarded for a foul by Matt Heath on Michael Ricketts. Chris Shuker restarts play with the free kick.
• 82:32 Unfair challenge on Shaleum Logan by Simon Hackney results in a free kick. Chris Shuker takes the free kick.
• 81:39 The ball is crossed by Marc Tierney.
• 81:15 Corner taken by Simon Hackney from the left by-line to the near post, clearance made by Paul McLaren.
• 81:03 The ball is crossed by John White, save by Luke Daniels.
• 80:35 Kayode Odejayi concedes a free kick for a foul on Marlon Broomes. Luke Daniels takes the free kick.
• 79:20 Substitution Ian Thomas-Moore leaves the field to be replaced by Craig Curran.
• 77:23 Substitution Steven Gillespie on for Clive Platt.
• 77:23 Chris Shuker delivers the ball, Aaron Cresswell has an effort from just inside the box that misses to the left of the target.
• 76:49 Marc Tierney takes a shot. Save by Luke Daniels.
• 75:32 Unfair challenge on Simon Hackney by Shaleum Logan results in a free kick. Simon Hackney takes the direct free kick.
• 74:43 Michael Ricketts takes a shot. Save made by Ben Williams.
• 72:55 Shaleum Logan restarts play with the free kick.
• 72:55 Substitution Matt Heath replaces Danny Batth.
• 72:55 Booking Caution for Marc Tierney.
• 72:47 Marc Tierney concedes a free kick for a foul on Shaleum Logan.
• 71:37 Corner taken right-footed by Simon Hackney.
• 71:30 Marc Tierney delivers the ball, clearance by Paul McLaren.
• 71:12 Marc Tierney sends in a cross, clearance by Shaleum Logan.
• 71:05 John White sends in a cross.
• 70:31 Alan Mahon crosses the ball, save made by Ben Williams.
• 70:01 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Ian Goodison by Kayode Odejayi. Luke Daniels restarts play with the free kick.
• 67:21 Unfair challenge on Shaleum Logan by Simon Hackney results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Shaleum Logan.
• 65:44 Direct free kick taken by Luke Daniels.
• 65:44 Substitution Simon Hackney joins the action as a substitute, replacing David Fox.
• 65:44 Kayode Odejayi challenges Marlon Broomes unfairly and gives away a free kick.
• 64:46 Magnus Okuonghae takes the free kick.
• 64:46 Substitution Alan Mahon is brought on as a substitute for Sebastien Carole.
• 64:46 Ian Thomas-Moore is ruled offside.
• 64:14 Marc Tierney challenges Michael Ricketts unfairly and gives away a free kick. Michael Ricketts takes the free kick.
• 63:30 Chris Shuker has an effort at goal from the edge of the box that misses to the right of the target.
• 63:21 Aaron Cresswell delivers the ball.
• 63:13 Shaleum Logan delivers the ball.
• 62:15 Michael Ricketts is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Direct free kick taken by Ben Williams.
• 61:47 David Fox gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Sebastien Carole. Aaron Cresswell takes the free kick.
• 59:40 Free kick awarded for a foul by Kevin Lisbie on Aaron Cresswell. Aaron Cresswell takes the direct free kick.
• 59:01 Paul McLaren takes a inswinging corner from the left by-line to the near post, John White makes a clearance.
• 58:37 Kayode Odejayi is ruled offside. Free kick taken by Luke Daniels.
• 58:26 David Fox crosses the ball.
• 57:03 Direct free kick taken by Marlon Broomes.
• 57:03 Booking Caution for John-Joe O'Toole.
• 56:44 John White challenges Ian Thomas-Moore unfairly and gives away a free kick.
• 54:10 Foul by Michael Ricketts on Danny Batth, free kick awarded. Ben Williams restarts play with the free kick.
• 53:25 Marc Tierney produces a cross, Kevin Lisbie has a header from close in and clears the crossbar.
• 52:47 The ball is crossed by Marc Tierney, Aaron Cresswell manages to make a clearance.
• 51:55 Michael Ricketts has an effort at goal from just inside the box that misses to the left of the goal.
• 51:15 Aaron Cresswell has shot on goal from just outside the penalty box which goes wide of the right-hand upright.
• 50:51 The ball is crossed by Sebastien Carole, Ian Thomas-Moore takes a shot. Magnus Okuonghae gets a block in.
• 50:06 Unfair challenge on Marc Tierney by Chris Shuker results in a free kick. Ben Williams restarts play with the free kick.
• 49:42 Kayode Odejayi concedes a free kick for a foul on Paul McLaren. Luke Daniels takes the free kick.
• 47:59 Inswinging corner taken by Anthony Wordsworth, Magnus Okuonghae has a headed effort at goal from deep inside the area missing to the right of the target.
• 47:39 John White produces a cross, Kevin Lisbie takes a shot. Save by Luke Daniels.
• 46:36 Magnus Okuonghae gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Ian Thomas-Moore. Paul McLaren takes the free kick.
• 46:11 Kevin Lisbie crosses the ball, John-Joe O'Toole has an effort at goal from the edge of the box that misses to the right of the target.
• 45:01 The second half kicks off.
• Half Time
• 45:00+4:34 The half-time whistle blows.
• 45:00+3:42 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Paul McLaren by Kevin Lisbie. Chris Shuker takes the free kick.
• 45:00+3:24 Booking Paul McLaren shown a yellow card.
• 45:00+3:11 Booking Marlon Broomes goes into the book.
• 45:00+2:53 Booking Anthony Wordsworth is given a yellow card.
• 45:00+0:31 Chris Shuker restarts play with the free kick.
• 45:00+0:31 Booking Booking for Kevin Lisbie for unsporting behaviour.
• 45:00+0:26 Free kick awarded for a foul by Kevin Lisbie on Aaron Cresswell.
• 43:52 Michael Ricketts is caught offside. Ben Williams takes the direct free kick.
• 43:37 Kayode Odejayi is caught offside. Ian Goodison takes the direct free kick.
• 42:41 Unfair challenge on Danny Batth by Michael Ricketts results in a free kick. Ben Williams restarts play with the free kick.
• 42:26 Clive Platt gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Marlon Broomes. Free kick taken by Luke Daniels.
• 40:53 Ian Thomas-Moore challenges Ben Williams unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Ben Williams.
• 39:44 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Shaleum Logan by Kayode Odejayi. Direct free kick taken by Luke Daniels.
• 37:44 Inswinging corner taken by Anthony Wordsworth, Magnus Okuonghae produces a header from inside the area that goes over the bar.
• 37:31 Shot on goal by John-Joe O'Toole from just inside the area clears the crossbar.
• 36:16 Assist on the goal came from Kayode Odejayi.
• 36:16 GOAL - John-Joe O'Toole:Tranmere 1 - 1 Colchester A goal is scored by John-Joe O'Toole from inside the penalty box to the bottom left corner of the goal. Tranmere 1-1 Colchester.
• 36:07 The ball is sent over by Kayode Odejayi,
• 35:00 GOAL - John Welsh:Tranmere 1 - 0 Colchester John Welsh finds the net with a goal from close in to the top left corner of the goal. Tranmere 1-0 Colchester.
• 33:52 Corner taken right-footed by Chris Shuker, Effort from 12 yards by Marlon Broomes. Save by Ben Williams.
• 33:04 Kevin Lisbie gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Sebastien Carole. Paul McLaren restarts play with the free kick.
• 30:53 Ian Thomas-Moore produces a right-footed shot from just outside the box that goes wide right of the target. Corner from the right by-line taken by Chris Shuker, clearance by John-Joe O'Toole. Sebastien Carole sends in a cross.
• 29:01 Effort on goal by Kevin Lisbie from deep inside the penalty area misses to the right of the target.
• 28:09 Foul by John Welsh on John-Joe O'Toole, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Marc Tierney.
• 26:43 Direct free kick taken by Danny Batth.
• 26:43 Booking Booking for Aaron Cresswell.
• 26:32 Aaron Cresswell challenges Clive Platt unfairly and gives away a free kick.
• 25:53 Effort from deep inside the area by Kayode Odejayi misses to the right of the target.
• 25:18 Centre by Danny Batth, save by Luke Daniels.
• 24:52 Corner taken by Anthony Wordsworth played to the near post, Paul McLaren manages to make a clearance.
• 23:55 The assistant referee signals for offside against Kevin Lisbie. Direct free kick taken by Luke Daniels.
• 22:29 Sebastien Carole has an effort at goal from outside the penalty box which goes wide left of the goal.
• 18:41 Anthony Wordsworth produces a cross, Luke Daniels makes a save.
• 18:23 Ian Thomas-Moore takes a shot. Save made by Ben Williams.
• 17:33 The ball is swung over by David Fox, save made by Luke Daniels.
• 16:20 Strike comes in from David Fox from the free kick, save by Luke Daniels.
• 16:20 Booking Shaleum Logan shown a yellow card.
• 16:07 Shaleum Logan challenges Clive Platt unfairly and gives away a free kick.
• 15:51 Michael Ricketts takes a shot. Ben Williams makes a save.
• 14:54 Unfair challenge on Paul McLaren by John-Joe O'Toole results in a free kick. Luke Daniels takes the free kick.
• 13:42 The ball is sent over by Paul McLaren, Kayode Odejayi makes a clearance.
• 13:11 Corner taken right-footed by Paul McLaren from the right by-line, David Fox manages to make a clearance.
• 11:36 Michael Ricketts takes a shot. Magnus Okuonghae makes a clearance.
• 11:09 Ian Thomas-Moore fouled by John-Joe O'Toole, the ref awards a free kick. Paul McLaren takes the free kick.
• 9:56 John-Joe O'Toole is penalised for handball and concedes a free kick. Luke Daniels takes the direct free kick.
• 9:25 Anthony Wordsworth takes a shot. Save made by Luke Daniels.
• 8:53 John-Joe O'Toole gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Marlon Broomes. Free kick taken by Luke Daniels.
• 7:28 Inswinging corner taken by Anthony Wordsworth from the right by-line, Paul McLaren makes a clearance.
• 6:01 A cross is delivered by Shaleum Logan, John-Joe O'Toole makes a clearance.
• 3:34 Shot by Aaron Cresswell from outside the box goes high over the target.
• 2:43 The ball is swung over by Aaron Cresswell, Magnus Okuonghae makes a clearance.
• 2:00 Kayode Odejayi is penalised for a handball. Luke Daniels restarts play with the free kick.
• 0:00 The ref blows the whistle to start the match.

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